TNA’s car crash of a pay per view, Sacrifice aired last night and the real losers of the night were the TNA Knockouts. It’s no secret that we here at Diva Dirt have been overly vocal about the direction of TNA’s women’s division in the past month and rightly so. Last night’s pay per view … Read more
Have you ever wondered what kind of fragrances the Divas would produce? Nah, me neither, but WWE.com did a random but sort of interesting piece on hypothetical fragrances of the Superstars and Divas – you know, because the world doesn’t have enough tacky celebrity fragrances. Above are the “bottles” of each Diva’s perfume. Care to guess which belongs to whom? Read more to find out..
Welcome to week two of Diva of the Week, we aim to recognise and honour the gold standard among the Divas, Knockouts and women of wrestling based on the week’s shows, news and more. This week the award has some nostalgic value as we award the Diva of the Week to the newly retired Torrie … Read more
Get this week’s Diva news rounded up… with commentary! This week we discuss the release of a legend, the latest on Escort Ashley, a TNA Knockout’s opinion and who we think will get their head shaved!
• Torrie Wilson Leaves With Dignity Intact
This week’s big shocker was the release of Torrie Wilson. Torrie had been with the company for over 7 years and had been a fan favorite for years. There had been rumors that Wilson might have been a spokesperson, poster girl, or anything related of the sort for the company but according to our own Melanie, Torrie indeed asked for her release from the company.
Erin: I was shocked and bummed about this at first, but the more I thought about it, the more glad I was that it happened. Really, all Torrie would do if she stayed onboard would be promotional appearances and other useless jobs. Rather than squander the “major Diva” status she holds, it better to go out on your own terms and do your own thing. If she can’t wrestle, what’s the point? Bikini contests and photoshoots get old. Now she can focus on her store and go on other ventures. I’m happy for her. :)
Melanie: Obviously, I have a lot to say on this issue but I’m going to try and keep it brief. When I first found out the news, I was really shocked, saddened and pretty pissed off. But I got the chance to speak to Torrie and hearing her side of things made me do a complete 180 – I felt really positive and good, both for her and as a fan. Torrie will always be my favourite WWE Diva in history, I’m really lucky to have followed her entire career and even accomplish goals that I never could dream of: being able to consider her a friend, running her official fansite. It’s sad to see that this chapter in her life is over but I know that Torrie is extremely happy and therefore, I am too.
Ryan: Good for her, really. She’s been an amazing competitor throughout these past years, and I’ve loved watching her week after week. Sadly, I knew it was slowly coming to an end after reading her MySpace blog about the doctors saying she should stop wrestling due to her back issues. Torrie Wilson will never be forgotten – atleast by me. She has always been one of my favorite Diva’s. The positive side to this is now she can concentrate on her clothing store and move on with 7 wonderful years of wrestling under her belt. Good luck, Torrie. We here at Diva Dirt wish you the best of luck in everything that you do.
Wow, never did I think I’d be writing this but Kelly Kelly really delivered the goods last night on SmackDown! The ECW Diva sold incredibly well to the aggressive and impressive, Natalya in a really physical, gritty match up. Honestly, I love SmackDown! right now, I’m going to go out on a limb and even … Read more
Lifting the cloud left by the sad and shocking news that Torrie Wilson was released yesterday, I can confirm that Torrie in fact asked for her release. Torrie got to bow out on her own terms and that’s something that I felt really strongly about. I can now accept the fact that Torrie is no … Read more
Welcome to the YouTube Classics! Today’s offering brings with it a quite random selection – but that’s the point, isn’t it? After all, I’m here to bring you matches you haven’t seen in quite some time, and this definitely won’t be an exception to that. This match brings us all the way back to the … Read more
 
 
Tonight on Total Nonstop Action, there was a small segment where all the Knockouts were crowded into Jim Cornette’s office. Cornette stated that he may have went over the top for making the “head shaving” match at Sacrifice, but planned on making it up to them by planning a special match for tonight. The match that was made was all the Diva’s that were participating in the head shaving match Sacrifice, were to compete in tonight’s “immunity” match. There would be a long metal pole in the corner of the ring, and the Knockout who climbed the pole and grabbed the pair of sheers at the top – would win immunity and be able to avoid getting her head shaved completely bald at the Pay-Per-View.
Later on, the match went underway and all the Knockouts piled out to the ring one by one. As the bell sounded each Knockout ran at one another and clobbered each other to the mat. Angelina Love and Velvet Sky double teamed everyone, Christy Hemme and Salinas battled it out quite a bit, and it kept changing variously. Out of all the Knockouts within the ring, the Knockout that seemed to be getting the biggest push out of the bunch was Traci Brooks. If anything, I can see her winning the Number One Contender’s match for Knockout Championship at Sacrifice above everyone else.
The match was pretty strong for the most part. I enjoyed it more so than WWE’s Diva matches from the past two weeks or so. TNA Production is starting to have a little more value, and I’m beginning to have a deep admiration for it’s Women’s Division.
In a bit of news that I’m not happy to report (and am posting mainly so Melanie doesn’t have to), it looks like Torrie and the WWE have parted ways after over 7 years. WWE.com provides us with the standard generic, information-less statement: WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Diva Torrie … Read more
TNA’s Velvet Sky addressed Ashleygate in an audio interview with Monday Night Mayhem, referring to Ashley as an escort with, “That’s disgusting.” The Knockout who is dating WWE’s Gregory Helms says that a few sources very close to the story told her they wouldn’t be surprised if the rumours turn out to be true. Read … Read more
Trish Stratus made a much welcomed cameo appearance on RAW, much to the delight of her hometown crowd in Toronto, Canada. But we want to hear from you – do you think Trish should keep her distance from WWE in future, to protect her legacy or would you welcome her making regular cameos? Legends like … Read more
Welcome all and one to the Writer’s Room, which is pretty much just a personal touch to Diva Dirt, where us writers can talk about anything and everything! I’ll be writing today’s edition but hopefully in future, Erin and Ryan will check in with ya’ll as well! Anyway, I wanted to talk today about the … Read more
This week’s SmackDown! features a Divas match, once again! Looks like SmackDown’s on a roll! Highlight the text below to view the spoilers: Natalya defeated Kelly with a Sharpshooter, which got a big pop.
Welcome to the YouTube Classics! Today, I’m posting two videos – one in keeping with this week’s “WWE Alumni” theme and one inspired by last night’s 100th episode of ECW. First, I’ll post what we believe to be one of the best Diva moments on ECW so far. In the land of bikini contests and … Read more
Oh dear lord. Somebody pinch me, because am I really seeing stars… and a moon?! I don’t know what kinda mumbo jumbo goes over in Hicksville, but what on earth made Michelle McCool think this is a good look? If that walked down the street, do not tell me you wouldn’t turn your head. I’m … Read more
Rather than addressing the situation head on and putting her story out there, RAW’s Ashley instead dodges the bullet in her latest MySpace blog and in my eyes, it’s a very cowardly thing to do. Making no mention of the recent allegations made against her, Ash simply thanks her fans for their support: “Damn…all I … Read more
On Wrestlezone.com, Ryan Clark has posted a small article explaining that if these allegations of Ashley working for the escort service happen to be true, she shouldn’t be fired: Last week Rolling Stone Magazine broke the news a recent FBI investigation revealed WWE Diva Ashley Massaro used to work as a high-priced escort. Massaro has … Read more
On this week’s RAW, we saw a Women’s Championship Lumberjack Match, the return of Trish Stratus and Katie Lea and Paul Burchill continued their handicap stint.
Thoughts & Reactions
The Women’s Championship match, when I first read about it, I thought for sure they’d made the wrong decision; they should’ve kept this match for Judgment Day. The match itself was not good. Plodding along with kicks and punches, it really wasn’t fun to watch and that is a problem I have with matches with these two Divas, their Armageddon match last year bored me to tears. It wasn’t until Melina was injected into the picture on New Year’s Eve in a triple threat match, that this feud got a little more exciting. That was a fun match. Live from London, Mickie and Beth really pulled it out of the bag, it could’ve been a really bad match a few weeks ago when Mickie won the title but it wasn’t, thankfully. I think everyone got into it because of the London crowd and the big fight feel; but this match it felt dull. Not to mention, some incredibly sloppy ring-work from Mickie James, a few of the spots in this match were really awkward to watch. I didn’t expect that from Mickie, but last night, she wasn’t on her game. All these repetetive descriptions of Beth Phoenix by the announcers is getting really boring; how many times can we hear that she’s the most dominant Diva to ever enter the WWE, she’s this, she’s that. Jim Ross, you’ve been doing the same shtick for over six months, get some new material.
As I said earlier, I felt they should have kept this match until Judgment Day but I can see why they haven’t. Even though the match was pretty dull, the ending was very well done and it brings Melina into the fold and I can’t knock that. I predict a triple threat match at Judgment Day, so hopefully that match will be better than this one – Melina is a lot of fun to watch in the ring. But there are a few possible routes WWE could go here: Could Melina turn face? After all, she cost Beth her match, I could see Beth trying to retaliate and “bully” Melina, effectively making Melina a face. This is something I would love to see and it would also balance out the women’s division in terms of good in-ring workers. Either way, I’m glad they’ve bought Melina into the fold, why waste a talent like her?
Trish Stratus’ return was a fun little cameo, as I’ve written in another post, she’s stepped back onto RAW in a 50-second segment and shown more character and personality than any of the current crop of Divas could ever hope to display.
I’m glad they’ve continued having Katie and Burchill team up, despite the horrible commentary from Mike Adamle. I mean seriously?! “She’s definitely not a pretty face!” Excuse you?! I think he meant “She’s not just a pretty face”, but that kind of shocked me. I hope Katie can join the women’s division soon or at least play a bigger role than just directing traffic for Burchill, even though she’s in the match too.
RAW ring announcer, Lilian Garcia made quite the faux pas in front a very vocal Canadian crowd, last night. Lilian addressed the arena, the Air Canada Centre as the “Air America Centre” leading to a chorus of boos from the fans in attendance! Ouch. Lilian did make it up, with what I assume would have … Read more
With last night’s RAW being held at the Air Canada Center in Toronto, Trish Stratus made a surprise appearance on the show and conducted a little interview with WWE.com afterwards! Eek! Trish!
Only a short segment, but the crowd was going crazy for Trish! No doubt, the 7-time Women’s Champion still has it! Check out her WWE.com interview after the cut:
Welcome to the YouTube Classics! If you weren’t here last time, I’ll catch you up on what this whole thing is about: each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I will post a classic or otherwise memorable match. After a week off due to computer problems, we’re back! This week’s theme will be “WWE Alumni” – videos featuring … Read more
  Whose celebrating Cinco De Mayo? Melina Perez is! Her most recent WWE photoshoot displays her in a variety of spanish-themed outfits for the regional holiday in Mexico. I think the photos are beautiful in a traditional standard, but some scream tacky to me. The first set of photos have Melina in a red and … Read more
Tonight on Monday Night RAW, Beth Phoenix is scheduled to face Mickie James for her prized Women’s Championship. However, there is a special stipulation – a Lumberjill match! The sexiest women on television, the WWE Divas, will be surrounding the ring as these two beauties battle it out within the squared circle. Will Mickie James … Read more
A web archive of the old Bella Models website, has been recovered using archive.org, a popular site that stores old websites. Bella Models was the escort service run by Michelle “Nici” Braun that WWE Diva, Ashley has found herself connected to. The official Bella Models site, when it was active had a page dedicated to … Read more
On MiamiHerald.com, World Wrestling Entertainment star, Fit Finlay, was interviewed about each individual aspect within the WWE. When asked about the Diva’s Division, he had this to say: We’ve got tremendous girls right now, we’ve got Beth Phoenix who in my opinion is the more dominant female of the whole [WWE] girl division. There’s Beth and … Read more
With all the heat that’s being directed towards the 2005 Diva Search Winner Ashley Massaro, people expect her not to make an appearance on tonight’s scheduled Monday Night RAW. According to Ryan Clark at Wrestlezone.com, Ashley is indeed backstage at tonight’s show in Toronto, and should be making an appearance. Personally, I think it’s a … Read more