We’ve reached the fallout from Royal Rumble and the winner of the women’s match, Rhea Ripley, will speak on tonight’s Raw. She is set to make her decision about who she will face at WrestleMania (Bianca Belair or Charlotte Flair). With Beth Phoenix appearing to spear Ripley as well, will we see them interact tonight? … Read more
The 2023 Royal Rumble winner Rhea Ripley is certainly on cloud nine after her victory over the weekend. After her win, she spoke with Ariel Helwani of BT Sports and the two talked about fans comparing her to Chyna. “I think it’s cool. I want people to keep saying that. I know Kofi said that … Read more
Michelle McCool ended up being the one legend in this year’s Royal Rumble match. A match that did have a few other surprises including the WWE returns of Chelsea Green and Nia Jax. Natalya, Shotzi, Asuka, and Piper Niven also returned from their absences as well.
Prior to the Royal Rumble event, McCool commented on her social media that she did not receive a call this year despite the show being in her home state. She took to her social media today to thank the WWE Universe for her appearance. She states that because of the comments from the fans within the last two weeks she did get the call. It was nine days prior to the Rumble which was indeed after she said she did not receive a call.
Real talk….thank YOU @WWEUniverse !Y’all legit did this and I love you for it!I’ve never felt so loved?Because of y’alls messages to @wwe & @TripleH the last 2 weeks, I got the call…9 days before the Rumble(I wasn’t lying when I told y’all I hadn’t gotten the call yet)???? pic.twitter.com/1RGJb00GwQ
McCool’s entrance was unique as she was in the front row watching the show with her family. She would enter the Rumble from there and would immediately start the fight with Tamina at ringside. She lasted nearly 14 minutes and eliminated Tamina and also helped with the Nia Jax elimination. McCool was eliminated by Rhea Ripley.
The former four-time champion has appeared in two prior Rumbles. The inaugural one was in 2018 and the other in 2022. She has had eight eliminations between all three appearances.
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Piper Niven made her return to a WWE ring over the weekend at the Royal Rumble event. She was out of action since September. Entering into the match at the number 18 spot, Niven was no longer named Doudrop which is something that many fans have been wanting ever since her name was changed. Never … Read more
The winner of the 2023 Royal Rumble is Rhea Ripley and she will be heading to headline WrestleMania 39. She entered the Rumble match at the number one position and with her win, she is one of only four people who have won the Rumble from the number one spot. Ripley last eliminated Liv Morgan … Read more
Here’s your Royal Rumble Discussion Post for tonight’s show. Matches – Bianca Belair (c) vs. Alexa Bliss – Raw Women’s Championship 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match And 18 more TBD Enjoy.
It’s Royal Rumble Day!! Tonight’s Royal Rumble event will feature the Raw Women’s Championship being defended as the champ for over 300 days Bianca Belair faces Alexa Bliss. The build up for this match has seen the change in Bliss from being an ally of Belair to morphing back to her evil ways. This time … Read more
Many women’s wrestling fans were not happy by the middle of the Raw XXX episode which took place on Jan. 23. If it wasn’t for the lack of women’s legends to celebrate 30 years of Raw, it was the advertised match between Bayley and Becky Lynch inside of a steel cage did not happen. What ended up taking place was Damage CTRL attacking Lynch inside the cage before making their escape.
According to a report from Fightful Select after this occurrence, it was reported that the opening segment of the Trial of Sami Zayn with the Bloodline ran too long which caused other parts of the show (primarily the women’s steel cage match) to be trimmed.
In an interview with Ariel Helwani over Royal Rumble weekend for BT Sports, Bayley spoke about how she felt about the situation. The clip above was originally posted on the WWE on BT Sports Twitter account but has since been deleted.
“I felt good. I honestly think it put our story in a whole different place. I think it did a lot for Damage CTRL. So I’m super happy with it.”
She continues to say that she is not bummed about the match being cut and was asked if she saw the support of the fans online.
“I did, which is cool. They have our backs and stuff, but I don’t want them to think that women’s wrestling is moving backward or that we’re not seen in the same light as Roman Reigns or anybody like that. We are very appreciated backstage, we’re treated super well, and we are a part of big conversations when it comes to big stories, big matches, big premium live events. We’re in conversations with that. I don’t want the fans to get the wrong idea with what happened. It was just what happened, happened. We’re going to make the best of it and they’re going to see how it made everything so much bigger and better.”
In conjunction with what took place at Raw XXX, the Bella Twins who were originally advertised but could not attend spoke about the lack of women’s representation. You can read about Nikki Bella’s comments here and also watch what they had to say on Tamron Hall below.
Nikki Bella: “Some of us have had career-ending injuries. We shouldn't go away. I feel if a wrestler leaves the company, or they are no longer there, it doesn't mean that they shouldn't be remembered.”pic.twitter.com/0SVDIuvqnq
On the Jan. 27 episode of NXT Level Up, Dani Palmer took on Lola Vice. This was Vice’s first televised match and in turn, it ended up being Palmer’s first victory. Vice was signed with WWE after last year’s WrestleMania tryouts. She worked on some NXT Live shows prior to this debut match. As for … Read more
It was confirmed on the Jan. 27 episode of AEW Rampage that Jade Cargill will put the TBS Championship on the line against Red Velvet. Cargill is currently 49-0 and Velvet is looking to make that 49-1 by not only defeating her former Baddies leader but becoming the new champ. The match will take place … Read more
A SmackDown Women’s Championship match has been set for next week. After the persistent nature of Sonya Deville, the champion Charlotte Flair informed Adam Pearce that she will let her have a title match. On this week’s SmackDown, it was shown that earlier in the day during Flair’s interview with Ryan Satin on Out of … Read more
*Please note that this article may be considered spoilers for the upcoming Royal Rumble event.* Tomorrow is the big day for the 2023 Royal Rumble in San Antonio, Texas. As expected, some names are being revealed as in town for the event. Keep in mind that the names provided do not necessarily mean they will … Read more
We have reached the last show before the Royal Rumble and let’s hope tonight’s show is better for the women than last week’s and even the last Raw. Last week there were no women’s matches, so hopefully, that changes tonight. The SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair has been feuding with Sonya Deville since she returned … Read more
The 2023 Royal Rumble is almost here! One of the fan’s favorite events of the year will take place this Saturday and it will hold the sixth women’s Royal Rumble match. A favorite match type of many, for women’s wrestling fans we weren’t able to have the full joy of the women participating in this … Read more
Bianca Belair hits another milestone in her career as she has reached 300 days as Raw Women’s Champion.
Belair has held the gold since she defeated her rival Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 38. This puts her just five days behind Charlotte Flair’s total combined days (with six reigns) of 305 and just nine days behind Asuka (with two reigns) at 309. The only two women who have a longer combined day reign are Alexa Bliss and Becky Lynch.
Belair has successfully defended her title against the likes of Sonya Deville, Becky Lynch, Asuka, Carmella, and Bayley. Her last title defense against Alexa Bliss ended in disqualification. The two will be facing each other in a rematch at the Royal Rumble on Jan. 28.
Check back in with Diva Dirt to discuss the Royal Rumble on Jan. 28 in the Discussion Post.
Formerly The Boss and now The CEO, Mercedes Mone is ready to take her talent globally. She appeared at NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 17 event earlier in the month and already has herself a championship bout against a familiar competitor KAIRI. The IWGP Women’s Champion will put her gold on the line against Mone at Battle … Read more
Fans have not seen Doudrop in the ring since Sept. 6 when she teamed up with Nikki A.S.H in a successful victory against Toxic Attraction in NXT. Since then, Nikki has become Nikki Cross again and has moved forward without Doudrop by her side. Doudrop recently commented on Twitter that she was very sick, but … Read more
Tara returns for one night only! The January 26 episode of IMPACT featured a Knockouts World Tag Team Championship match as Jessicka and Taya Valkyrie of The Death Dollz defended against Gisele Shaw and her mystery tag team partner as selected by Santino Marella. As it played out, the chosen partner was none other than … Read more
Currently in WWE as champions, we have Bianca Belair as the Raw Women’s Champion and more recently Charlotte Flair crowned as the SmackDown Women’s Champion. Flair made her return at the end of December and became a 14-time women’s champion after defeating Ronda Rousey in quick fashion. Rousey had just retained the gold against Raquel … Read more
Ruby Soho wins big on AEW Dynamite. As announced earlier on Wednesday, Britt Baker is injured and was not medically cleared to compete in the advertised three-way against Ruby Soho and Toni Storm. Nevertheless, Soho still battled Storm in a grudge match after the attack on Willow Nightingale last week. Soho laid in her strikes … Read more
A former WWE writer by the name of Chris Dunn was a recent guest on the Public Enemies Podcast. He spoke about some topics for the women’s division that never end up happening. One of them was a unique partnership considered between the current Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair and former WWE Women’s Tag Team … Read more
NXT’s Nikkita Lyons has confirmed on her social media that she has been sidelined with an injury. She states she has torn her ACL and Meniscus. Lyons was written off on the Jan. 24 episode of NXT from an attack in the parking lot. An attack that had many other female talent around including her … Read more
AEW has announced that Dr. Britt Baker will no longer be able to participate in the Jan. 25 episode of Dynamite. She was originally scheduled in a Three Way match along with Ruby Soho and Toni Storm. Now, the match will move forward as a singles match with Soho taking on Storm. On last week’s … Read more
If you missed the Jan. 24 episode of NXT, then you missed a show filled with the women’s division. There were a total of four women’s matches along with various segments. The show closed out with the Championship Summit which had the NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez go face-to-face-to-face with Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin of Toxic Attraction. Her opponents for Vengeance Day on Feb. 4. But more on that later.
First, let’s go over the results of the matches –
Tiffany Stratton def. Indi Hartwell
Elektra Lopez def. Wendy Choo
Fallon Henley & Kiana James def. Ivy Nile & Tatum Paxley
Katana Chance & Kayden Carter (c) def. Alba Fyre & Sol Ruca – NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles
To open this week’s show, Tiffany Stratton returns to the ring for the first time since August. Her return ruffled the feathers of Indi Hartwell when Stratton seemed smug about how she referred to the women’s locker room. The match would result in the favor of the returning Stratton as she delivered a moonsault from the top rope to pin Hartwell for the victory.
Next up, we have Elektra Lopez taking on Wendy Choo. This match was more so for the story of Lopez who has been talking to Valentina Feroz as of late. Feroz has had a string of bad luck over the past number of months. Her tag team partner Yulisa Leon was sidelined with an injury, and she lost her mentor of sorts in Sanga. Lopez told Feroz last week to watch her match this week to see how to be victorious.
Lopez is known for her cheating ways to win matches and this time would be no different. After Choo got a near fall from a cross body, Lopez pulled brass knuckles out of her gear to utilize. She delivered a right hand which knocked out Choo for the three count. Post-match, Feroz looked on, and even though she doesn’t agree with Lopez’s tactics maybe she is reconsidering.
Nikkita Lyons was attacked in the parking lot. There were several people around when she was attacked and it would be Hartwell and Lyra Valkyria who came and tried to help her. This was announced as Cora Jade was being interviewed in the locker room. Jade was upset that her interview was cut short just as she was explaining that Valkyria left her a black feather in her locker.
Stevie Turner was interviewed (sort of) by Mckenzie Mitchell. Turner stated that her debut will be next week and that she would eventually like to face Roxanne Perez. She has a feeling Perez won’t be champion past Vengeance Day.
Thea Hail had an award ceremony with the rest of Chase U.
Lastly, we had the Championship Summit which took place in the main event. Roxanne Perez will be defending her NXT Women’s Title for the first time at Vengeance Day in a Triple Threat against both members of Toxic Attraction. Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne won this opportunity by simultaneously eliminating each other at the end of a 20-woman battle royal.
Throughout the night, both Dolin and Jayne had separate interviews. Basically talking about their growing dislike for one another ever since they were named number one contenders. They took this to the summit and they didn’t hold back. They would trade insults with Perez eventually saying she loves to see both of them go at each other. The champ was afraid of a handicap situation at Vengeance Day but now thinks it may be a real Triple Threat.
Dolin and Jayne end up getting up from their seats and in each other’s faces until they then put on a smile. It was an act all along and Toxic Attraction is still standing together. They would target Perez and put her through the table. The show ended with a shot of Dolin and Jayne holding up the championship together.
NXT – Feb. 1
Cora Jade vs. Lyra Valkyria
Stevie Turner Debuts
Vengeance Day – Feb. 4
Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Jacy Jayne – NXT Women’s Title
Kayden Carter & Katana Chance (c) vs. Fallon Henley & Kiana James – NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles
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The NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships will be on the line at NXT’s Vengeance Day which takes place on Feb. 4. The longest-reigning tag champs will Kayden Carter & Katana Chance will face the newly formed team of former rivals Kiana James & Fallon Henley. Carter & Chance have held the gold for 175 days … Read more
The former MMA fighter Valerie Loureda, now with the ring name Lola Vice, had her first WWE TV match taped. It was taped prior to this week’s NXT episode for the Jan. 27 episode of Level Up which will air this Friday. She faced another fairly new face – Dani Palmer. Vice is the first … Read more
