Former Women’s Champion and everyone’s favourite tack princess, Candice Michelle has been cleared for an in-ring return. Celebrating the news, the Diva wrote on her Twitter page: “Houston I am cleared for take off!!!” Let’s hope for her sake that statement doesn’t turn into “Houston, we have a problem.” We’ll see if Can-Can can stay … Read more
Last month, Melanie got to talk to former Knockout and current SHIMMER star Roxxi about her release from TNA, backstage altercations and more. Well since that was a resounding success, I’ve decided to try my damnedest to bring you more exclusive interviews from the world of SHIMMER. Vote below for the SHIMMER star you’d like … Read more
This week’s SmackDown spoilers are under the cut. The show airs on Friday, don’t forget to check back for our Redux! Melina def. Alicia Fox. After the match, Michelle attacks Melina and says that she will be the first ever Diva to be Women’s & Divas Champion.
Spoilers for Thursday night’s episode of WWE Superstars are below. The match will be courtesy of SmackDown: Eve def. Layla. Maria served as special guest referee.
Last night’s Raw saw Rosa Mendes finally get a match of her own and WWE marked the occasion by giving her an entrance theme to call her own & by taking off the Glamazon-shaped training wheels, as we saw Rosa send her mentor, Beth Phoenix to the back rather than accompany her to the ring. … Read more
Below is my first audio bulletin for Diva Dirt, in which I discuss last night’s Raw that saw Rosa Mendes usurp Jillian’s jobber position. Plus how I’m feeling confident for the Divas to get a pay per view match and the professional implication of that disgusting Victoria rumour. Please bear in mind that I sound … Read more
Two thirds of The Beautiful People were interviewed by Phil Strum of the Poughkeepsie Journal, who maintains his own blog called Under the Ring. The original two thirds, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky talk about the addition of Madison Rayne and more. On Rayne, Sky dishes: Madison’s really come into her own. At first, we … Read more
Last night’s SmackDown house show saw the passing of a title belt – the Women’s Championship – as Melina temporarily passed the title onto an unlikely ‘new champion’ in Chris Jericho, lol. The Intercontinental Champion accidentally left his belt at his hotel room, which meant he had an Intercontinental Championship match but no Intercontinental title. … Read more
It’s here, it’s finally here! Welcome folks, this is it – the launch of 50 Sexiest Divas 2009. Last year, nearly 1000 votes were cast and you crowned Melina as the Sexiest Diva of 2008! Can the Women’s Champion successfully defend her crown this summer or will we have a new Sexiest Diva for 2009? … Read more
Maryse in “Lady in Red” We’re debuting a new format for our Eye Candy posts – complete with more detailed critiques and “graded” categories. View the photoshoot we’ve “hung” on our wall, read our critique, vote, and last but not least – sound off in the comments! The Look: Maryse is, obviously, wearing her ring … Read more
It has been a slow news weekend, although given the manic week we’ve had, the downtime is much welcome! We usually post short news bulletins on our Twitter page, so to get the news first, be sure to follow us at twitter.com/divadirt. Anyway read on: Former WWE Diva, Lena Yada is in talks to join … Read more
Today on ‘Before They Were Divas’, we’re taking a look back at 4 time Women’s Champion Mickie James’ early days in TNA. Watch below as she takes on former ECW Diva and ‘Full Bodied Italian’, Trinity: Alexis Laree(Mickie James) vs Trinity The match starts off strong with some impressive chain wrestling followed by a scary-looking … Read more
Two months ago, Torrie Wilson was announced as part of the cast of a new NBC reality series, “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!” Everyone had their doubts, including me, and I know Torrie personally. Why this particular reality show? It definitely sounded gruelling – and having watched the British version – I … Read more
Diva Dirt is dusting off an old classic, which just so happens to dust off old classics itself. Welcome back to YouTube Classics! Everyday (read: whenever we feel like it) we’ll be posting a classic Divas match/segment/moment from our trusty friend, YouTube! A caged treat for you today, as Gail Kim and Jacqueline, two former … Read more
This week’s SmackDown saw more of the same tag team action we saw last week, minus two members (though one was at ringisde). Women’s Champion Melina teamed up with Eve Torres to take on the Diva who pinned her last week, Layla and the #1 Contender for her title, Michelle McCool. Check it out below: … Read more
Yesterday, a really despicable story made it’s way online that we chose to steer clear from, that Lisa Marie Varon aka Victoria aka Tara was the ‘mistress’ of Chris Benoit at the time of his murder-suicide two years ago, this month. That story was enough to send the usually dignified new Knockout over the edge, … Read more
Extra bonus match to kick off your weekend, courtesy of TNA. This week it’s ODB vs Velvet Sky:
According to a new story on Vickie Guerrero‘s WWE departure, Vickie’s daughters may have asked her to quit the company. Both of Vickie’s daughters are teenagers, one of whom is said to have just finished her senior year in high school, and were becoming upset at the portrayal of their mother on national television and … Read more
The Glamazon, Beth Phoenix returned to top form last night on WWE Superstars, leading her protege, Rosa Mendes to victory over the Bella Twins. Check it out below: Sure she was playing in the ‘kiddy pool’ but it’s a starting point to getting her Raw career back on track, after all a win’s a win. … Read more
Tonight on Impact: Victoria makes her in-ring debut for TNA, as she faces off against Madison Rayne of the Beautiful People. Watch below:
Our story on Maria yesterday has caught the attention of the Diva herself and this morning as I checked my e-mails as I do every morning, quite a few people brought her reaction to our attention. On her Twitter page, Maria responds to Diva Dirt as ‘haters’ and having ‘insulted her’. She writes: [In response … Read more
Katie Lea in “Black & Blue” We’re debuting a new format for our Eye Candy posts – complete with more detailed critiques and “graded” categories. View the photoshoot we’ve “hung” on our wall, read our critique, vote, and last but not least – sound off in the comments! The Look: Katie Lea’s advanced towards a … Read more
In a sign that WWE’s longest serving non-Diva could be hanging up her microphone, WWE is looking for a new female ring announcer that can moonlight as a singer. Perhaps they are simply looking to replicate her 10-year success for SmackDown, ECW or Superstars or perhaps Lilian Garcia will be retiring from WWE. Well either … Read more
One of our favourite, beloved ex-Divas turned TNA Knockout, Victoria aka Lisa Marie aka Tara, has written a new MySpace blog covering all the points of criticism that have been raised in the weeks since she joined TNA Wrestling. Among them, Lisa addresses why she left WWE, why she decided to go to TNA and … Read more
As you can see, the time has come for the return of our old audio features, this time in the form of Audio Bulletins. Expect to see a few of these each week, covering a wide array of topics. For the first Bulletin, I cover Vickie Guerrero‘s sudden retirement by taking a look back at … Read more
Looks like we aren’t the only ones noticing Maria has slowly been fading off SmackDown. According to sources, Maria’s stock has dropped with management, hence her lack of use over the past couple of months. While most of the Divas on the brand are seeing an upsurge in ringtime, Maria has noticeably been disregarded or … Read more