SmackDown’s Blair Davenport and NXT’s Riley Osborne have tied the knot. The couple first mentioned their engagement in December.
Davenport posted the news on her social media with a caption “Mr. & Mrs.” The two started dating when they met in NXT. Since then, Davenport has been moved to SmackDown and most recently feuding with Naomi. Osborne is a part of Chase U in NXT.
Diva Dirt sends our best to the happy couple!
It is being reported by PWInsider and followed up by Fightful that WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix is no longer with the company.
Phoenix had been working with the company as NXT commentator from 2019 to 2021 and then made appearances on the main roster in 2022 and 2023. Most recent was at Elimination Chamber in 2023 where she teamed with her husband Edge in a win over Finn Balor and Rhea Ripley.
Since Edge left WWE to join AEW, now going by his real name Adam Copeland, Phoenix has not been on WWE TV. There is no word at this time if she intends on appearing for AEW.
WWE is still on their Japan live show tour and one last show to go will be a true memory for the current WWE Women’s Champion Bayley.
Satomura laid out the challenge to a championship match in which Bayley gladly accepted. Since being on this tour, Bayley has been teaming with Satomura, Bianca Belair, and Jade Cargill against Damage CTRL and Tiffany Stratton.
The babyface team that includes Satomura and Bayley have been winning their matches. This is the first time they have shared the ring together.
It was announced on Thursday that Satomura will be retiring in 2025.
Tony Khan is “sick of it” so he finally booked it, Mercedes Moné with Kamille by her side will face Britt Baker at All In with the TBS Championship on the line. Baker tried to get the match booked at Dynamite this week but Moné said “no.”
At San Diego Comic Con, Moné and Kamille (dressed up as Poison Ivy and Bane) interrupted the panel which had Baker on it. Tensions were high, and everyone on stage was holding them back. Khan said he was sick of it (Moné and Baker going at it) so he made the match official as the crowd chanted “book the match.”
After they were separated a backstage moment with Moné and Kamille had the TBS Champion fuming. She specifically said “anyone but Britt Baker.”
After a tumultuous Slammiversary this past Saturday, the TNA Knockouts are continuing where they left off heading into tonight’s Impact!
First, we hear from Rosemary as The Hive regroups stabbing away their past failures. Next week, we finally have the chance to see Rosemary back in action.
In Knockouts action, TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne looks to team up with Eric Young to go against Ash By Elegance and Hammerstone in a intergender tag team match. Grace defended her Knockouts World title against Ash this past pay-per-view. Despite the loss, Ash looks to regroup and has a lot more muscle on her side this time around.
The two knockouts start the match and look to shake hands but Grace meets a slap from ASh and starts to go to town on her. Ash manages to get back on her feet to hit a DDT and get the tag out.
Ash gets the tag in and goes after Grace and her team continues to make quick tags to isolate Young in their corner. Grace finally gets the tag in and takes out Ash, but her partner is laid out as well. Grace meets face-to-face with Hammerstone and tries to test her power on him, but transitions into taking Ash out ringside.
Young tries to get to the top tope, but Ash slips him up for Hammerstone to lock in the submission for the win.
What did you think of tonight’s TNA Impact? How was the intergender tag team match? Can Grace get up from this defeat? And are you excited to see Rosemary return? Let us know in the comments!
The legend Meiko Satomura is going to be saying goodbye to the ring n 2025. According to a report by Tokyo Spots, in will be sometime in the Spring.
Next year in April will mark her 30th year in wrestling. Satomura is expected to make an official announcement in the near future. She is currently working the Japan live shows for WWE teaming up with Bayley, Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill facing Damage CTRL and Tiffany Stratton. Satomura is reportedly still under contract with WWE.
A list of outstanding accomplishments for Satomura over the years include:
The votes are in from Diva Dirt readers and you all have collectively decided that Natalya was the best cast member on Total Divas.
On Tuesday, a poll opened with 20 past WWE Divas who were main characters on the hit reality television show. Natalya grabbed the top spot with 247 votes, but it is important to note that she only won by 10 votes! The runner up was the woman that slapped her, Summer Rae!
The total number of votes was 1,538. Below is the full results.
On this special Blood and Guts edition of AEW Dynamite, surprises were in store and some fresh debuts have shaken up the AEW Women’s Division on the road to All In next month.
To kick off the night, the new CMLL Women’s World Champion Willow Nightingale is ready to talk about her recent title victory. But, Nightingale can’t get a word out as Kris Statlander blindsides her and sends her crashing through production boxes. Stokeley proposes that the two women have an Eliminator match for the title next week on Dynamite, with Nightingale too battered for a response.
Next, Britt Baker is set to return to the ring against Hikaru Shida. Baker has been at odds with TBS Champion Mercedes Moné, who has been dodging a potential title match ever since Baker’s return. Tonight she looks to prove herself against former AEW Women’s World Champion Shida and hopes Moné gives her an answer.
The two rivals reignite this old fire and have not missed a beat. Baker looks to find ways to defeat her like she’s done before, but Shida does not look to give up without a fight. The two brawl outside and Baker meets the wrath of Shida.
Shida attempts to go for her patented dive, but Baker is quick to come back and follows with a Slingeblade.
The two are back and forth both drop to their knees. Shida wants to use her kendo stick but gets caught with a snapping neckbreaker. She tries to fight back, but Baker finds a counter and grips in the lock jaw for the win.
Post-win, Moné comes out and acknowledges that Baker wants a TBS title match at All In. Moné answers “No.” And to reiterate her answer, AEW’s recent signing Kamille, makes her debut to demolish Baker in the ring and has seemingly aligned herself with The CEO.
A second debut is also in the works tonight as Owen Hart Cup Winner, “The Glamour” Mariah May, reintroduces herself with a new title in hand and a familiar heel. Unfortunately for her opponent, May makes really quick work of her.
The win is short-lived as “Timeless” Toni Storm arrives from the crowd in disguise, drops the bob, and hammers on May. The referees and security break the two apart and Storm screams if May “prepared to die” because she is ready to go All In on her.
What did you think of tonight’s Blood & Guts? What did you think of Kamille’s debut and pairing with Moné? Will Storm finally get her revenge? Let us know in the comments below!
Raquel Rodriguez may just be back on TV soon according to PWInsider sources. Sources state she will return in the “near future.”
Rodriguez, who has been out of action since February, has been off the active roster due to her MCAS diagnosis. She has been suffering with this condition since the end of last year, but diagnosed in January, and return briefly at the WWE Elimination Chamber event. She last faced Chelsea Green in February where she was victorious.
NWA continues to lock in their roster as two more women, Ruthie Jay and Taylor Rising, have signed contracts.
The official announcement by NWA reads as follows:
Today the company announces the signing of stars Ruthie Jay and Taylor Rising, cementing the future of the division. Both competitors joined NWA in 2023, becoming championship contenders almost immediately.
“The National Wrestling Alliance is dedicated to providing fans the absolute best female athletes in professional wrestling today,” says Joe Galli, NWA Chief Operating Officer.
“Ruthie Jay and Taylor Rising are two of the hottest young stars in the National Wrestling Alliance today,” Galli continues. “Signing both ensures our women continue to provide some of the hardest-hitting, most exciting action in all the NWA for a long time to come.”
More than once, Ruthie Jay has come close to unseating NWA Women’s World Champion Kenzie Paige (who also recently signed an exclusive contract). Born in Haiti, “The Five Star Athlete” remains a top challenge for singles championships. Her team with partner La Rosa Negra poses a serious threat to the Women’s World Tag Team Titles as well.
Hailing from Canada, Rising made her NWA debut in the 2023 Burke Invitational Gauntlet. She went on to unsuccessfully challenge for the Women’s TV and World Tag titles. Signing a long-term, exclusive contract ensures an opportunity to continue finding her footing in the NWA.
Both women have already been confirmed for NWA 76. Emanating from Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena on August 31, the celebration of the National Wrestling Alliance’s 1948 founding, the anniversary spectacular is the NWA’s biggest Signature Live Event of the year.
Below you will find the results from the July 23 tapings of NXT Level Up. The match should air on July 26 on Peacock after SmackDown.
Diggs was featured on Level Up earlier in the month in a loss against Tatum Paxley.
Welcome back to our weekly NXT recap!
First segment of the night backstage we have Lola Vice, Karmen Petrovic, and Sol Ruca reviewing Isla Dawn’s match with Stephanie Vaquer from the Mexico’s live events. Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend interrupt, throwing shade about who will be the next contenders for the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles, leading to Karmen & Sol vs. Jakara & Lash later tonight.
Carlee Bright vs. Wren Sinclair:
The Family watches from above, intrigued by Wren blackmailing Charlie Dempsey and his crew into joining her at ringside. Wren and Carlee lock up with Wren overpowering Carlee initially. After some back-and-forth diva’s era chain wrestling, Wren hits a leaping facebuster for two. Carlee responds with a second-rope dropkick, but Charlie interferes by putting Wren’s foot on the ropes. Despite Kendall Grey’s interference, Wren rolls up Carlee with Charlie’s help for the three-count.
Winner: Wren Sinclair
Kelly Kincaid sits with Thea Hail, discussing last year’s GAB title fight and how she has grown. Thea acknowledges Ridge Holland’s mistakes but emphasizes his integration into Chase U. She is focused on winning the title to inspire girls like her, despite Roxy being a significant hurdle.
Kelani Jordan is seen backstage watching a dollhouse video posted by Tatum Paxley which was shown to her by recruit Zena Sterling. Leigh Laurel is the other woman in this segment as she and Sterling help an “injured” Ashante Thee Adonis who smirks at the camera.
Karmen Petrovic & Sol Ruca vs. Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson:
Jakara starts strong against Karmen, but Sol hits a moonsault for a near fall. Sol locks in a sleeper but Jakara counters. Lash tags in and overpowers Sol initially, but Sol counters with a springboard X-Factor. Karmen tags in and gains momentum, but Lash and Jakara’s teamwork gives them the upperhand. Lash hits a backbreaker drop for the pin. Post-match, Lash challenges Alba and Isla to defend their titles next week at the GAB.
Winners: Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson
Roxy confronts Shawn, upset that Thea got a sit-down interview while she didn’t, expressing frustration over not receiving the recognition she deserves ahead of their title match next week.
The WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre will be defending their titles next week on NXT during the first night of The Great American Bash. Their opponents will be Meta Four’s Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson.
Talk about challenging for the titles took place on the July 23 episode of NXT. In a backstage segment, Lola Vice, Karmen Petrovic, and Sol Ruca were watching a video of Stephanie Vaquer taking on Isla Dawn at the recent Mexico house shows.
Seeing Dawn in the ring led to a conversation about the tag champions and how they have yet to defend their gold. Legend and Jackson entered and threw their name into the title picture. This booked a match between Petrovic & Ruca vs Legend & Jackson later on in the night.
After a competitive match between the two teams, Legend pinned Petrovic for the win. Post match, Legend and Jackson challenged the champions for next week. Dawn and Fyre accepted the challenge on social media.
The most recent episode of WWE Main Event taped on July 22 and will air July 25. Below you will find the results for the women.
WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus will have her own ‘Biography: WWE Legends’ episode airing on August 4. It was previously announced that both Stratus and Becky Lynch were getting their own episodes.
On Stratus’ website it states:
This episode is not just a documentary but a personal journey. It will delve into Trish Stratus’ life and her rise and impact on the industry that led to her being named by WWE, the #1 Greatest Female of All Time. There are new interviews and stories from Trish as well as family, friends, and colleagues, who will share anecdotes and fascinating insights. Plus, Trish opens up for the first time about various topics both in and out of the ring.
Even though Trish’s fans have known her for almost 25 years, this ‘Biography’ promises to give them an even deeper understanding of the woman behind the legend.
Australian talent, Delta, has reportedly signed with WWE. After months of speculation, more concrete news has been presented.
Following a report by Fightful Select:
Delta Brady is on her way to WWE.
On July 20th, Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan reported the latest details on Delta Brady, an Australian women’s pro wrestler who had garnered attention from WWE after attending tryouts back during Elimination Chamber week, with several we had spoken to being of the belief she was on her way to the company following her finishing up her dates in Australia.
Now, Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned from sources close to Delta that following her tryout during WWE’s time in Australia in February, she was offered a contract with the company and would go on to sign with the company, but was allowed to finish off her remaining dates in Australia.
These same sources say that Delta was slated to move to the US this month, but no start date at the WWE Performance Center is known as of this writing, but it is expected she will start in NXT along with Giulia and Stephanie Vaquer once she has settled into living in the US.
Total Divas was a phenomenon for its time and revolutionized the women of WWE even before the women’s evolution started!
The hit show started in 2013 with a core cast of seven women – five professional wrestlers (Naomi, Cameron, Nikki & Brie Bella, Natalya) and two newcomers – JoJo and Eva Marie. The show mixed perfectly the level of drama that fans thirsted for and the elements of wrestling we all love. It even introduced a whole new fan base to WWE.
Over its nine seasons and 120 episodes, a total of 20 women were listed as main cast stars. Now we want you our readers to vote on who was the best cast member of the show! Please note that we have only included those who were listed as a main cast member, even if it was one season. So any guest stars, sorry Tamina and Liv Morgan, will not be included.
You will be able to vote up to 5 names! The results will be up Thursday of this week.
Happy Voting!
Hey everyone! We’re back with another edition of Monday Night Raw, and we’re less than two weeks away from SummerSlam!
Rhea Ripley steps right back into her leadership role with Judgment Day as she gives them a pep talk backstage, but Dominik Mysterio is confused about why she said “yeet” to Jey Uso. Ripley brushes it off as just playing around.
Lyra Valkyria vs. Sonya Deville
Katana Chance, Kayden Carter, Shayna Baszler, and Zoey Stark were out to support their respective allies. Deville took it to Valkyria early on, but Valkyria fires back. After some assistance from Shayna, Valkyria appears to hurt her ribs after a dive onto the outside as the match goes to a break. Valkyria striking up a storm and get’s a near fall with a bridging suplex. A gutwrench powerbomb earned another near fall before chaos erupted with everyone brawling on the floor. The distraction allowed Deville to hit the Deville’s Advocate for the pin
Winner: Sonya Deville
This week’s Wyatt Sicks Promo features some more context to Nikki Cross’ involvement with the group
Rhea Ripley, accompanied by Dominik Mysterio, heads to ringside as the crowd cheers. Ripley, who will face Liv Morgan for the Women’s World Championship at SummerSlam, challenges Morgan to come get Dominik if she wants him.
Liv Morgan, the Women’s World Champion, enters from the back of the arena wearing a “Daddy Dom” shirt and short jean shorts. She taunts Ripley, saying she can wait until SummerSlam because she has self-control. Morgan claims both she and Dominik have feelings for each other and asserts that attractive men like Dominik prefer women like her, not Ripley. She turns to show off, provoking Rhea to try to leave the ring, but Dominik holds her back. Morgan urges Dominik to speak, saying she feels the same way and asks him to say three little words.
Dominik responds, “I hate you,” and accuses Morgan of ruining his life repeatedly, expressing his disdain for her. Liv appears to be crying as the split screen shows her reaction. Dominik continues, blaming Morgan for all his troubles. Ripley then pulls back Dominik’s hair, whispers in his ear, and licks the side of his face, finishing with a kiss on the cheek, clearly pleased with what she heard.
Zelina Vega, with her arm taped up, get’s a pre-match interview declaring she’s tired of being underestimated and is ready to shut people up.
Zelina Vega vs. Zoey Stark
Sonya Deville and Shayna Baszler accompany Zoey Stark. Vega starts with a strong babyface flurry, but Stark quickly targets Vega’s injured arm. A spinning elbow gives Vega brief respite, but Stark snaps her bad arm over the rope. After a commercial break, Stark lands a springboard missile dropkick for a near fall. Vega breaks out of an armbar and hits an enziguri into a DDT. A moonsault gets Vega a two-count, but Baszler trips her. Lyra Valkyria, Katana Chance, and Kayden Carter rush in to brawl. Vega then hits the Code Red (after a cast shot) on Stark for the pin.
Winner: Zelina Vega
The Women’s Tag Team Champs were interviewed backstage about their upcoming face-to-face with Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair this Friday. They were interrupted by Deville, Baszler, and Stark. The newly formed trio claimed to be running through the division on Raw but the champs did point out how Zoey just lost to Zelina.
Raw had some good content and further along each of the respective stories going into SummerSlam. The Liv/Rhea stuff continues to be a highlight, personally I didn’t believe Liv’s crocodile tears but maybe that’s because I’d like it if Morgan was the mastermind behind Judgement Day’s eventual implosion. Sound off with your thoughts in the comment section!
Below you will find the spoilers from the July 21 tapings. This was the fallout also from Slammiversary. Results provided by Joel Pearl of Fightful.
Taping 1
Taping 2 –
Tonight’s Raw will have the following –
After last week’s confrontation between Thea Hail and the NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez, Hail will have a sit down interview this Tuesday.
Hail is set to challenge Perez for the championship at the upcoming The Great American Bash special. For a look at what went down last week you can watch below.
Also confirmed for Tuesday is Wren Sinclair vs. Carlee Bright. Sinclair is trying to impress No Quarter Catch Crew so she can join.
On the July 20 episode of AEW Collision, Skye Blue took on Hikaru Shida. The match had to be stopped by the referee as Blue went down on the outside due to her ankle. Shida was declared the winner.
Tony Khan did say that it is an ankle injury and that Skye is home resting. Skye’s boyfriend and AEW/ROH star Kyle Fletcher posted the following photo of Skye below.
There is no word on her return time at the moment of this writing.
A report is making its rounds from PWN that Tamina has been removed from WWE’s internal roster. What this means is that she is currently still listed on WWE.com as an active member but she is no longer listed as one for WWE themselves. In addition, they report MVP and Bobby Lashley have been removed as well.
Tamina’s last match was in February 2023 on Main Event in a loss against Michin. She also was not involved in the last WWE Draft. Tamina has been with WWE since 2010 making her the second longest woman on the roster, behind Natalya. She made her debut alongside The Usos as a heel stable to attack The Hart Dynasty (Natalya, Tyson Kids, and David Hart Smith).
Tamina is a former multi-time 24/7 Champion and a WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion with Natalya. She participated in many firsts including the first women’s Royal Rumble and first women’s Money in the Bank.
There’s no word at this time if she will continue to work with the company behind the scenes.
Jordynne Grace proves why she is known as The Juggernaut as she stays on top of the Knockouts division.
Grace defeats Ash by Elegance at Slammiversary on Saturday. The Juggernaut Driver did it once again to put Ash away and continue Grace’s dominance. Grace has held the gold since January when she took the belt from Trinity.
During the match, Rosemary chases off Ash’a personal concierge with a knife.
Jordynne Grace & Eric Young vs. Hammerstone & Ash By Elegance is set for TNA iMPACT July 25.
Also at Slammiversary Malisha retains the Knockouts World Tag Titles against Spitfire. The Malisha executed a doomsday bulldog on Jody Threat for victory.
Tasha Steelz was victorious in a Four Way. Shw defeated Faby Apache, Gisele Shaw, and Xia Brookside. Shaw delivered a running knee to Brookside, but Steelz shoved Shaw aside to steal the pin.
