FCW Diva and former independent wrestler, Buggy Nova, who had been going by Natalie until now, has revealed her new WWE stage name. It looks like she’ll now be known as Skyler Moon in WWE. Nova changed her Twitter handle to @SkYlerMoon_WWE. Buggy, from California, joined WWE earlier this year.
While not much is known about her at this time, Diva Dirt can reveal that another new WWE Diva signing has reported to FCW. Diva Dirt’s Bobby, who attended the FCW live event in Melbourne, FL on Saturday, spotted a young woman with dark hair and foreign accent at the show. She, along with Ashley … Read more
After recently reporting that she had relocated to Florida and begun training at FCW, former SHIMMER competitor, Tenille officially made her wrestling debut for the company Saturday night at a live event in Melbourne, Fl. Tenille squared off against Audrey Marie, Natalie (Buggy Nova), Raquel Diaz and Paige in a five woman battle royal, which … Read more
Two-time WWE Hall of Famer, Ric Flair’s daughter has reported to WWE’s developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). Ashley Fliehr Johnson, the young daughter of the wrestling legend, was signed earlier this year. She was spotted at tonight’s (July 28) FCW live event in Melbourne, FL by Diva Dirt’s Bobby. The new Diva obviously has … Read more
Former SHIMMER star Tenille, who we recently reported had relocated to Tampa, Florida to begin working for WWE under a developmental deal, reported to Florida Championship Wrestling today. Australian-born Tenille was signed to a deal last March after successfully earning a contract in an open tryout. However, due to nagging shoulder injuries which required surgery, … Read more
A documentary about the Knight family, including current FCW star Paige aka Britani Knight, will air on UK television next week. “The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family” will air on Channel 4 on Wednesday, July 18th at 10pm. The documentary will follow a year in the life of the Knights. It looks as though footage … Read more
FCW has crowned a new Divas Champion in Caylee Turner. Turner won the belt at a live event Friday night in Melbourne, Florida. Head trainer for the developmental territory, Bill DeMott, confirmed the news via Twitter: “New #FCW Divas Champion @WWECayleeTurner !!!!! What a show we are having!” With the victory, Turner ends Raquel Diaz‘s … Read more
FCW Diva Raquel Diaz has officially become the longest reigning FCW Divas Champion, after breaking the record formerly held by inaugural champ, Naomi. Diaz’s reign has reached 190 days, surpassing Naomi’s 189 days as champion. She defeated Audrey Marie to win the title back in December 2011. Diaz — real name, Shaul Guerrero — is … Read more
It looks as though WWE has signed California-based independent wrestler, Buggy Nova, to a developmental deal. Nova made her debut at an FCW live event yesterday and competed in a dance-off hosted by SmackDown Superstar, Damien Sandow. She also took part in a Divas bikini contest. Nova previously had tryouts with WWE in January, where … Read more
Greetings everybody, and welcome to one of those rare non-TV recap posts I pop up with every now and again. If you somehow didn’t see the topic title or the big photo right above this, allow me to inform you of the purpose of this post. Friday night I attended my first FCW show since … Read more
Former WWE developmental talent Irena Janjic, who competed as Leah West in FCW before being released, was involved in a car accident in her native Australia last night. Janjic, who now competes as Alex Lee, was in a car with other wrestlers traveling to a show in New South Wales. NHB Girls reports that wet … Read more
One of the young Divas in FCW is sporting a brand new look, and that Diva is… *Drumroll*… Raquel Diaz, aka Shaul Guerrero. The Guerrero prodigy tweeted a picture of herself rocking a Gaga-like blonde hairdo and similarly eccentric makeup, reminding us of Mother Monster in her Poker Face video. The FCW Divas Champ debuted … Read more
FCW Divas Champion Raquel Diaz, real name Shaul Guerrero, has reportedly received praise from WWE officials for her work in the developmental territory, reports the Wrestling Observer. Guerrero, the daughter of Raw star Vickie and the late Eddie Guerrero, joined WWE last year and has quickly risen to the top of the FCW Divas division. … Read more
WWE has denied reports that it is closing its Florida based developmental territory, FCW. WWE’s Executive Vice President of Talent, Triple H told WWE.com: “It is absolutely not true. FCW is not closing. I don’t know how the rumor started but I believe it’s a situation where the ‘dirt sheets’ want to believe they have … Read more
WWE developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling is to close down, according to F4WOnline.com. WWE has reportedly informed its television partner in Florida, Bright House, that it will cease production immediately and stop filming new episodes. Currently, there are three more episodes of FCW due to air. The website reports that the FCW talent will be … Read more
In a move that seems to confirm her apparent WWE release last year, Irena Janjic returned to the ring in her native Australia on March 3rd. She wrestled for Impact Pro Wrestling Australia – the promotion where she started her original training, before heading overseas for Lance Storm’s Storm Wrestling Academy – in a match … Read more
FCW has added former Pro-Wrestling: EVE and SHIMMER star Britani Knight to its official roster. Knight, real name Saraya-Jade Bevis, is now going by the name Paige in WWE. The former EVE Champion debuted in FCW last month going by her real name until receiving her “official” name. Check out her profile page here. Speaking … Read more
Danielle Moinet has been added to the Florida Championship Wrestling roster page. She is now going by the name of Summer Rae. Moinet made her debut for FCW in November 2011 and is currently serving as the ring announcer for live events and television tapings. Moinet, from Raleigh, North Carolina, is a former model and … Read more
Hiya everybody (insert “Hi, Dr. Nick” reply from you all) and welcome to another one of those rare FCW related segments that does not take place on television. This weekend I attended another thrilling, chilling live event from the developmental territory, which featured some pretty stellar matches and a meet and greet with former WWE … Read more
As reported earlier today, British wrestler Britani Knight made her first appearance under WWE contract last night at FCW. Knight competed in a six-Diva battle royal which featured Audrey Marie, Cameron Lynn (Ariane Andrew), Caylee Turner (Christina Crawford), Raquel Diaz (Shaul Guerrero) and Sofia Cortez (Ivelisse Velez). Carole Hughes sent in a few pictures: [nggallery … Read more
Standout independent British wrestler, Britani Knight, has reported to WWE’s developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling. Knight flew from her native England to Tampa, Florida earlier this week and made her debut at an FCW live event last night as part of a six-Diva battle royal under the name “Sariah”, reports PWInsider. The name is probably … Read more
The profile for Leah West (Irena Janjic) has been removed from the FCW roster page, which usually indicates a release. However, recently departed Eden Stiles’ profile still remains online, so one has to be curious if this was simply a mistake. Janjic was signed to a WWE deal earlier this year after training under Lance … Read more
Former Tough Enough contestant Ivelisse Velez, who we reported last month signed with WWE, is now going by the name Sofia Cortez. The official FCW website added her to the roster today. Ivelisse joins Christina Crawford (Caylee Turner) and Ariane Andrew (Cameron Lynn) as the three female Tough Enough contestants that were signed. You can … Read more
In an update to the earlier post, here’s the first picture of the new FCW Divas Champion…
A new FCW Divas Champion has been crowned. Spoilers below: Full spoilers from the taping here.