Just two weeks from her big Hollywood break, as a contestant on NBC’s “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!”, Torrie Wilson has been on a promotional spree for the series. In an interview with AOL today, Torrie blows the whistle on Divas partaking in backstage politics – something we hear less about in … Read more
This week’s house show results vastly contradict the picture painted by reports late last week of WWE officials ‘souring’ on Gail Kim. The Diva notched up a weekend of victories at SmackDown live events, teaming with Eve Torres in matches against Layla and Natalya. If said rumours were to be believed, one would think Gail … Read more
A mysterious but rather hilarious list has been circulating on the Internet for the past week. “20 Rules for the Diva Afterlife” was supposedly written by a former Diva. Whoever wrote it really should consider a book deal, because this was a great – if a little bitter – read. My first thought was Sunny, … Read more
For all the SHIMMER fans out there who are waiting on pins and needles for the next set of DVDs to hit the market, I got some big news out of the last SHIMMER tapings. – Roxxi (using her SHIMMER name, Nikki Roxx) returned to the company, picking up singles wins over Cat Power and … Read more
Looks like Miss Angela Fong has gotten a callup… kinda. According to reports from house shows, Angela has been reprising her role as a ring announcer for Smackdown and ECW live shows. While this may not seem very significant, but if you recall Angela was rumored to be called up as Cryme Tyme’s manager. Maybe this … Read more
Welcome to the Perfect 10! Following a week of rough-and-tumble Diva and Knockout action, where do our ladies rank? Who scored an impressive victory? Who faltered in the ring? Were championships decided? The Perfect 10 ranks the ten best Diva performances for the week! Check back every Sunday for a new countdown! NOTE: We’ve listened … Read more
As soon as she signed with WWE, I knew I was going to write this post eventually. Reports suggest that WWE officials are considering Gail Kim‘s return a ‘flop’ and are scaling back her initial push. As some commenters rightfully pointed out yesterday, how the hell is Gail supposed to get over when she – … Read more
Over the past few weeks, many of you have noticed the fact that the Women’s Champion, Melina has yet to make her SmackDown debut yet. This coupled with the fact that she was supposedly complaining about moving to the blue-brand, led to speculation that she was in the proverbial ‘doghouse’. Well according to new reports, … Read more
This week’s SmackDown sees a double dose of Diva action, as Gail Kim and Michelle McCool do battle in the ring while Layla and Eve battle in an arm wrestling challenge. Let’s look at Gail vs Michelle first, watch below: A few weeks ago when it was suggested that SmackDown got the upper hand in … Read more
TNA has firmed up it’s plans for the Sacrifice pay per view on May 24th, and among the announced matches is yet another first ever for the TNA Knockouts. For the first time in the company’s history, several yet-to-be-determined Knockouts will compete in a Monster’s Ball match. The match is a TNA innovation, which is … Read more
Following in the footsteps of last week’s SmackDown Divas match on Superstars, this week it was the turn of the Raw Divas. Beth Phoenix and intern, Rosa Mendes teamed up to take on Kelly Kelly and Santina. Watch below: One thing was evident – the Raw Divas got a longer running time than last week’s … Read more
This week’s edition of ECW saw Evan Bourne defeating Natalya‘s boytoy Tyson Kidd. However, off air, the WWE Mobile Exclusive brought about a confrontation between the third generation Diva and the interim General Manager of ECW, Tiffany. After his loss to Evan Bourne on this week’s ECW on Sci Fi, Tyson Kidd and his Extreme associate, … Read more
Thanks to Mike Aldren of the Wrestling Globe Newsletter for e-mailing us this one. In today’s issue of the newsletter, Mike reveals the identity of the ‘mystery blonde’, Carly who was mistaken for Lacey Von Erich last week. Carly worked a match teaming with Angela Fong against Jenny Cash and Beverly Mullins at a house … Read more
As we first reported on our Twitter page yesterday, WWE has done the unthinkable… signed an actual trained female wrestler to a developmental deal. According to reports, the first such signing since Natalya’s signing in 2007 (Gail Kim doesn’t count, she wasn’t signed to a developmental deal). That newly signed Diva goes by the name … Read more
In a minor spoiler for this week’s SmackDown, it looks as though an alliance has formed between last week’s winning duo on WWE Superstars. JR reveals in his blog that Alicia Fox accompanied Michelle McCool to the ring for her match on SmackDown, which airs this Friday night. Not sure what to make of that … Read more
With the recent release of TNA Knockout Roxxi, more reports of Rhaka Khan‘s poor backstage etiquette are flowing in . Turns out Roxxi isn’t the only Knockout Rhaka had beef with. First on the Rhaka’s hit list is rookie Knockout, Madison Rayne. Upset that she was late for a spot during a match, Rhaka delivered an … Read more
Check out the spoilers for Friday’s show below, highlight to read: – Michelle McCool def. Gail Kim. – Eve def. Layla in an arm wrestling match.
Okay, so I guess technically there’s no such thing as a ‘pay per view caliber match’ when it comes to Divas, since all of their matches seem to be throwaway content or filler. But WWE pushed too early, last night, in what I expect will be the start of a ‘feud’ between Mickie James and … Read more
Check out spoilers for the Raw portion of WWE Superstars below: Kelly Kelly & Santina def. Beth Phoenix & Rosa Mendes. Kelly pinned Rosa after hitting the K2.
You probably won’t get the title unless you live in the UK and ever watched ITV’s Stars in Their Eyes, but anyhoo it looks like some of our current Superstars and Divas are hoping to mould their careers on the successful legacies carved by some of WWE’s biggest legends. Among them three Divas: Michelle McCool, … Read more
Welcome to the Perfect 10! Following a week of rough-and-tumble Diva and Knockout action, where do our ladies rank? Who scored an impressive victory? Who faltered in the ring? Were championships decided? The Perfect 10 ranks the ten best Diva performances for the week! Check back every Sunday for a new countdown! THIS WEEK MOVEMENT … Read more
In the exact words of Vince McMahon, allow me to quote: “No more bra and panties matches and things of that nature.” *Insert a hallelujah* That was the official statement from Vince during today’s [May 1st] WWE shareholders conference, in regard to a question about the direction of the Divas. And if you think Vince … Read more
SmackDown’s new Diva, Alicia Fox added some volume for her impending SmackDown debut (which actually occured on WWE Superstars), perhaps to coincide with her new found attitude? Finally dumping the two-tone weave, Alicia is showing off some major lioness mane in her new WWE.com photoshoot ‘Foxy Curls’ and I have to say, she is working … Read more
As the Draft finally takes shape, an influx of new Superstars and Divas make their awaited SmackDown arrivals this week. Among is WWE’s resident Nasty Girl, Layla! The Londoner faced off against mainstay, Eve Torres in what Cryme Tyme described as a ‘Brooklyn Breakdown’ dance-off, check it out below: What’s this? A dance-off that is … Read more
In an update on yesterday’s breaking news, it has now been confirmed that TNA released Roxxi from her contract. The company pulled Roxxi’s profile from their website early this morning. It is now being suggested that former TNA World Champion, Kurt Angle may have had a hand in Roxxi’s release given his political stroke within … Read more
Last night’s episode of WWE Superstars saw the first Divas match of the new series, when SmackDown’s Gail Kim and Maria teamed up to take on Michelle McCool and new import, Alicia Fox. Check out the match below: Now onto my thoughts! So Alicia’s debut for SmackDown occurs on Superstars, if that makes sense. Despite … Read more