[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Each Friday, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: * Leva Bates, … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] New NXT Women’s Champion Bayley recently spoke to WWE.com about her monumental victory at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, sharing her emotional experience before, during and after the big match. Her reaction upon winning the title: “All I could do was cry. I was crying because of everything I’ve been through to … Read more
This week’s NXT took its first bold post-TakeOver step towards the future, showcasing two of the Divas division’s future stars: Alexa Bliss and Eva Marie. With a new Women’s Champion and a clear path to the top, both Divas had big opportunities to make their case for stardom. Alexa took on Blue Pants, seeking revenge … Read more
Details are emerging on a shooting incident that took place this afternoon in the parking lot outside of the WWE Performance Center. PWInsider is reporting in the incident, which resulted in the shooting of a man who had been turning up on WWE property continuously for the past month due to his “fixation” on a … Read more
NXT Diva Zahra Schreiber has been released by the WWE, according to a report from TMZ. This follows the exposure of a series of offensive social media posts – which included Nazi imagery and racist comments – that were published prior to her WWE signing. This wasn’t the first time offensive tweets from Zahra were … Read more
Whose star shone brightest this week? You tell us! With our Star of the Week poll, we’ll pick the week’s top five women in wrestling and let you choose who is number one. The poll will open each Saturday and close on Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Emma Emma … Read more
Rumors of Kana‘s WWE signing may have just been verified. The Japanese wrestling veteran has been rumored to be joining the WWE since she made a surprise appearance in the front row at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn on Saturday, appearing on camera and being identified by name. Today, the Wrestling Observer (via Lords of Pain) reported … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] The WWE has confirmed the next big leap for NXT: a live TakeOver special from London, England. The news was announced by WWE COO Triple H, who tweeted: If you can't be in the UK in person to see @WWENXT take over, #NXTLondon will be LIVE only on @WWENetwork 12/16. pic.twitter.com/8K5esUiO7S … Read more
NXT looked to come off strong from its triumphant TakeOver of Brooklyn, putting on two big Divas matches on this week’s show. Eva Marie had her second NXT match, wrestling Carmella in a blow-off bout from their Twitter feud. Okay, so maybe it wasn’t a blow-off, but it was an interesting chance to see two … Read more
Former TNA Knockout Sarah Stock has announced that she’s leaving CMLL, ending over a decade with the company. Stock, who wrestled extensively for the Mexico-based promotion in the years before and after her TNA run, revealed that she’s pursing a new opportunity that fans are speculating could be a job as a NXT trainer. Sarah … Read more
Tune in to NXT on the WWE Network at 8pm ET. Then, tune in to Impact Wrestling on Destination America at 9pm ET. Discuss the shows in the comments! RELATED: NXT Spoilers: August 26th, 2015 | Impact Wrestling Spoilers: August 26th & September 2nd, 2015
Last night, the NXT Divas managed to raise the bar once again in the first live special off of their home turf. NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks took a break from the main roster to defend her title against the ultimate underdog, Bayley, in what was billed the co-main event of the evening. I’d speculate … Read more
Following her huge NXT Women’s Championship victory at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, Bayley spoke to WWE.com about what the moment meant to her. Through her tears, Bayley explained that though she had been dreaming of this moment for years, she was never truly prepared for it. She said the post-match congratulations she received from fellow Four … Read more
Whose star shone brightest this week? You tell us! With our Star of the Week poll, we’ll pick the week’s top five women in wrestling and let you choose who is number one. The poll will open each Saturday and close on Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Bayley Bayley … Read more
Tonight at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, a new NXT Women’s Champion was crowned. In what was billed the co-main event of the evening, Bayley unseated champion Sasha Banks. Both Divas were taken to their absolute limits in the match, resulting in a hard fought victory for the underdog. Sasha took aim at Bayley’s broken hand, at … Read more
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn airs live tonight at 9pm ET on the WWE Network. Tune in to the pre-show at 8:30pm. Sasha Banks will be defending the NXT Women’s Title against Bayley. Discuss the show in the comments!
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, Sasha Banks defends the NXT Women’s Title against Bayley. Will we see a fourth Women’s Champion? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: Chris: This quite frankly Ladies and Gentlemen, should be the main event. I can’t remember the last time I was this excited for … Read more
Get hyped for tonight’s NXT Takeover: Brooklyn NXT Women’s Championship match between Bayley and NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks with a unique rivalry-spanning video package entitled “The Tale of the Four Horsewomen” made by YouTuber LitHarmony. The narrated mini-movie focuses on the journeys of both champion and challenger, as well as the history also involving … Read more
Join Diva Dirt’s Chris, Erin and Jake as we discuss NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn and SummerSlam, giving our thoughts and predictions on Bayley vs. Sasha Banks and the Three-Team Elimination Tag Team match. We also talk Tough Enough, previewing Tuesday’s big finale. Listen below or download by right clicking here. [sc_embed_player_template1 fileurl=”http://cdn.media.diva-dirt.com/ddweekly/ddweekly82215.mp3″] Listen to the … Read more
Get hyped for NXT Takeover: Brooklyn with two exclusive Diva Dirt Hype video packages highlighting the participants in tomorrow’s NXT Women’s Championship match. The first, made by YouTuber Jordan, highlights the challenger Bayley: The second video, made by YouTuber Branden, takes a look at the NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks: Music: “Superstar” by RuPaul; “Up … Read more
We’re mere days away from NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, where Sasha Banks will defend the NXT Women’s Title against Bayley. With this being the last stop before the big show, GM William Regal has staged a segment that surely has Bayley marking out: a good, old fashioned contract signing! Regal is out first, introducing Bayley and … Read more
Tune in to NXT on the WWE Network at 8pm ET. Then, tune in to Impact Wrestling on Destination America at 9pm ET. Discuss the shows in the comments! RELATED: NXT Spoilers: August 19th – September 2nd, 2015 | Impact Wrestling Spoilers: August 12th & 19th, 2015
[media-credit name=”Photo: SI.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Sports Illustrated is the latest major media outlet to shine a light on the WWE’s Diva Revolution, publishing an article outlining the past, present and potentially bright future of the division. The article, which gives a brief background on the history of the Divas division, focuses mostly on three stars … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] WWE Hall of Famer and current Tough Enough trainer Lita will join Renee Young, Byron Saxton and Corey Graves on the pre-show panel for NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn this Saturday. Her involvement was announced in a tweet from NXT, which also confirms that the Kickoff show will start at 8:30pm ET, … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @TripleH/Twitter” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] UPDATE: This week’s NXT has confirmed that both of these matches are being taped for next week’s episode of NXT. Two more Diva matches have been added to the undercard of NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn. The two matches – a Fatal Four-Way between Becky Lynch, Charlotte, Emma and Dana Brooke and … Read more
