The current reigning NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose revealed some exciting news for herself from outside the wrestling ring. In a social media post on Sept. 17, Rose announced that she is now engaged to Sabatino Piscitelli who is former NXT talent Tino Sabbatelli. The couple have been dating since 2018. Rose captioned the social … Read more
Indie wrestler Brandi Lauren has officially been announced as part of the newest recruitment class for NXT at the WWE Performance Center. She is the only woman in this class. On the announcement she is listed by her real name Brandi Pawalek. PWInsider originally reported her signing with the company at the end of August. … Read more
WWE has been hosting tryouts this week at their Performance Center in Orlando, Fla. Many women are present for the tryout. Diva Dirt can confirm from our sources that both Layne “Derby Doll” Rosario and Aja Perera are among those in attendance. Rosario has been a frequent performer recently in the Florida indie scene. She … Read more
NXT’s resident and the company’s first female referee is making her way to Friday Night SmackDown. Previously this would be seen as a call up to the “main roster” but as NXT is being billed as a third equal brand this will be a lateral move for her. This news came after she officiated the … Read more
Chelsea Green made her NXT debut last night at the NXT tapings for Full Sail University and unfortunately broke her wrist. The injury required her to go into immediate surgery today to repair the break. The break occurred mid-match, but Green was able to finish the match and even hit her finisher move, the UnPrettyHer. … Read more
Former Ring of Honor star Karen Q made her debut for the NXT brand at a live event last evening in Tampa, FL. She was recently signed to WWE and reported to the Performance Center. Along with Rachael Ellering, Karen Q was the only other woman brought into this class. Her debut came in the … Read more
Kairi Sane was the big winner in the NXT Year-End Awards tonight, taking home both Female Competitor of the Year and Overall Competitor of the Year. Several awards were announced on the pre-show of NXT TakeOver: Phoenix, with the balance announced on WWE.com. Sane joins Bayley and Asuka as a winner of the Female Competitor … Read more
A former TNA/Impact Knockout made her presence known at the most recent NXT television taping last night. Rebel, going by her real name Tanea Brooks, competed in a tag team match. Per Wrestling Inc., she teamed up with Amber Nova to face off against Io Shirai and Kairi Sane. Brooks is best known for her … Read more
Although it was already speculated and rumored, the WWE has now officially announced the signing of Mia Yim and Chelsea Green as part of the latest recruits to the WWE Performance Center. Other names include Matt Riddle, Punishment Martinez, Humberto Carrillo, Daniel Vidot, and Jordan Omogbehin. WWE.com had the following to say about the former Knockout … Read more
Today (October 11th), the WWE announced that their NXT UK series will beginning streaming on the WWE Network starting next week, October 17th, at 8 p.m. BT/3 p.m. ET. In a press release, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative had the following to say about the new brand: … Read more
Although she had previously appeared on NXT television as an enhancement talent, last night’s (September 29th) NXT house show in Fort Pierce, Florida saw Mia Yim make her official NXT live debut. At the show, Yim was victorious in match-up against Aliyah. @MiaYim #NXTFtPierce pic.twitter.com/WSviamX5Xz — ? Queen Gigi ? (@772DIVA) September 30, 2018 https://twitter.com/DemetriThomasX/status/1046220686614810626 … Read more
NXT UK star Toni Storm is reportedly suffering an undisclosed injury that has caused her to be pulled from this weekend’s shows at wXw and PROGRESS. Both promotions took to Twitter to announce Storm having to cancel her appearances from the upcoming shows. wXw has added that due to their Women’s Title not being defended … Read more
During this past weekend’s (August 25th) NXT Live house show event in Largo, Florida, Four Horsewomen of MMA member Jessamyn Duke made her official NXT debut. At the live house show, Duke teamed up with fellow Horsewomen of MMA members Shayna Baszler and Marina Shafir (who made her official NXT debut last month) to defeat … Read more
Ahead of this weekend’s NXT UK tapings in Birmingham, England, the WWE have unveiled their new NXT UK Women’s Championship via their official Instagram account: View this post on Instagram A post shared by WWE (@wwe) From the shared photo, the NXT UK Women’s Title is a resemblance to the men’s WWE UK Championship belt, … Read more
The WWE have announced during this weekend’s NXT UK tapings in Birmingham, England, the inaugural NXT UK Women’s Champion will be crowned as part of a two-day tournament. The first @NXTUK Women’s Champion will be crowned at the #NXTUK tapings this weekend in Birmingham, and tickets are available RIGHT NOW! https://t.co/W3YhaxNES9 pic.twitter.com/8Do3escRfD — NXT UK … Read more
During this past Thursday’s (July 26th) NXT Live house show event in Largo, Florida, Four Horsewomen of MMA member Marina Shafir made her official NXT debut when she teamed up with Nikki Cross (with Xia Li) to defeat the team of Aliyah and Rhea Ripley (with Reina Gonzalez). https://twitter.com/FLWrestlingFan/status/1022641194638168064 https://twitter.com/FLWrestlingFan/status/1022695424325545984 According to a fan in … Read more
According to LuchaCentral (via Squared Circle Sirens), the WWE has signed Lacey Lane to a developmental contract. The site pointed out that during an appearance on the Spinning Heel Kick Podcast, Lane (who took part in a WWE tryout in February 2017) explained that she was set to report to the Performance Center in March, … Read more
The WWE has announced that NXT Superstar Bianca Beliar will not be in able to compete in next week’s number one contender’s match as originally planned: The injury is likely to be a storyline as the match has already been taped during the week that Beliar was preparing for her wedding to fellow NXT Superstar Montez … Read more
As it was previously reported, the WWE is set to launch a new NXT UK series, which will feature talents from the UK and Ireland. In addition, two new Championships will be introduced, including a UK Women’s Championship. So far, Toni Storm and Jinny have reportedly signed WWE UK deals while offering Nina Samuels and Charlie Morgan to … Read more
Former Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Chelsea Green (AKA Laurel Van Ness) was a familiar face at this week’s WWE tryout session held at the Performance Center. As seen below, Green is featured on WWE’s official WWE Recruit Instagram account taking part in one of the tryout’s drill session: https://www.instagram.com/p/BkkpuNEAjgm/?taken-by=wwerecruit https://www.instagram.com/p/BklNMpiAmvw/?taken-by=wwerecruit In the summer of 2014, … Read more
Bianca Belair is a married woman. The EST on NXT has married fellow NXT Superstar Montez Ford, nearly a year after the couple announced their engagement. Below are a few photos of the event that have emerged from attended guests: Congratulations to my friends @MontezFordWWE and @BiancaBelairWWE on their wedding day ???? pic.twitter.com/YnywcoaTBU — HBCade … Read more
During today’s (June 18th) taping of WWE’s United Kingdom Championship Tournament in London, it was announced that the WWE will launch a new NXT UK series. The new series will feature competitors from the UK and Ireland. In addition to the UK Championship title, two new Championships – the UK Women’s Championship and UK Tag … Read more
In celebration of her near one anniversary with NXT, Dakota Kai recently spoke with WWE.com to discuss her current run with the brand, her NXT Women’s Title match against Shayna Baszler, who influenced and more. Highlights of the interview below. On her recent NXT Women’s Title match: This match was personal. I’m happy that I … Read more
Squared Circle Sirens is reporting that independent star Deonna Purrazzo has signed with the WWE and will be reporting the Performance Center shortly. While Purrazzo was signed to a Ring of Honor contract but PWInsider adds that the deal allowed Purrazzo to opt out after six months. Purrazzo has wrestled in various promotions all throughout … Read more
American Ninja Warrior star turned NXT Superstar Kacy Catanzaro was recently interviewed by TV Insider to discuss her jump for the action-packed reality competition to joining WWE’s NXT brand, her initial doubts of becoming a wrestler and shares which Superstar she would like to see take on the American Ninja Warrior obstacle courses. Highlights of … Read more
The Four Horsewomen of MMA’s arrival to the WWE is now complete as the company has announced that Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir have reported to their Performance Center to begin their training. They join their fellow Horsewomen of MMA, Raw Superstar Ronda Rousey and current NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, in making the move … Read more