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Additional title matches made official for The Summit

June 1, 2019 by Nick

It has been previously reported that there will be a wrestling supershow named The Summit that will take place in August. This show will feature incredible talent from Smash Wrestling, RISE, SHIMMER, and Femme Fatales. During this event, four titles will be on the line for this huge event in Toronto, Canada. KC Spinelli and … Read more

Shayna Baszler retains NXT Women’s Championship

June 8, 2019June 1, 2019 by Nick

NXT TakeOver XXV celebrates their 25th installment this evening from Bridgeport, Conn. The women’s involvement during this celebratory event was an NXT Women’s Championship match. Shayna Baszler defended her title against Io Shirai. This was Shirai’s first title opportunity against the submission magician since her best friend Kairi Sane left NXT to join the SmackDown … Read more

WWE Superstars reflect on NXT prior to TakeOver XXV

June 8, 2019June 1, 2019 by Nick

WWE’s developmental brand NXT has featured their TakeOver events since 2014. It has been five years since the brand has been able to feature it’s the best talent on a special that is equivalent to its main rosters pay-per-views. Tonight on the WWE Network the 25th TakeOver event will be featured. As a general structure … Read more

Sasha Banks update after meeting with Vince McMahon

June 8, 2019May 31, 2019 by Nick

In the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, it is being reported that Sasha Banks has recently had a meeting with Vince McMahon. The meeting took place on May 23. Banks and McMahon are rumored to be on better terms at this time as the meeting went well. Nothing has been confirmed at this time about a … Read more

10-Knockouts Gauntlet Match, TNA 11/14/11

May 31, 2019 by Nick

Welcome to another Free Match Friday! This week it has been decided to keep with the IMPACT theme from last week. This time it will go back several more years to TNA where a gauntlet match was featured to determine the number one contender to Gail Kim’s Knockouts Championship.

Kim won the championship for the second time in her career the night prior at Turning Point. This title win occurred in a fatal-four way (also featured Madison Rayne and Mickie James) and Velvet Sky was the champion heading into the match. With the help of Karen Jarrett and Rayne, Kim planned for the winner of this Gauntlet match to be Rayne. Was Rayne successful in becoming the number one contender?

Take a look at this match to see if Rayne could pull off the victory to Kim’s satisfaction.

Check back in with Diva Dirt every Friday for Free Match Friday! Which company/wrestlers would you like to see on a future Free Match Friday? Let us know in the comment section!

GLOW Season 3 receives release date

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 by Nick

The Emmy Award-winning series GLOW is back on Netlfix for a third season. The new season finally has a release date of Aug. 9. The show is airing later in the year compared to the prior seasons that aired in June. The show is based off the syndicated television show Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW). … Read more

Terri Runnels arrested at airport updated

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 by Nick

Update: Terri Runnels posted a video to her Twitter account. She explains that she forgot that her gun was in her bag when she went to the airport for her early flight. Former WWE Diva Terri Runnels was arrested Wednesday morning at Tampa International Airport. As reported by TMZ sports, Runnels was arrested due to … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 05/28/19

June 8, 2019May 28, 2019 by Nick

RAW this week produced a carbon copy of the show they did the prior week. From this, it has fans having little faith in what SmackDown will produce. SmackDown was better than RAW again this week, but only slightly. The matches from the blue brand were essentially the same as the prior week just like … Read more

Jordynne Grace receives a rematch for Taya Valkyrie’s title

June 8, 2019May 28, 2019 by Nick

Jordynne Grace will receive another crack at the Knockouts Championship as she faces Taya Valkyrie on June 8. The match will occur at IMPACT Wrestling’s A Night You Can’t MIST event. This will be a rematch between the two from their encounter at Rebellion in April. After a hard fought match, the champion was able … Read more

Sadie Gibbs signs with All Elite Wrestling

May 28, 2019 by Simon Hannig

All Elite Wrestling has signed Sadie Gibbs. AEW announced that she joined the team this afternoon. ?? https://t.co/9iCu2MWo19 — SADIE GIBBS (@SadieGibbs) May 28, 2019 This signing was reported by many outlets earlier in the year, but it is now official. Gibbs has performed for British Empire Wrestling (BEW) and she was one of three … Read more

Winners & Losers: RAW 05/27/19 Updated

May 28, 2019May 27, 2019 by Nick

Update: A dark main event occurred when RAW went off the air last evening. In a video from reddit, Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring and passes Seth Rollins on the stage. The majority of fans are focusing on the relationship aspect of the two’s exchange. The more important takeaway from this is … Read more

Maria Kanellis mentions the end of her current contract

May 27, 2019 by Nick

Maria Kanellis took to her Twitter account today to suggest that the end of her contract with WWE will be up shortly. She returned to WWE with her husband Mike Kanellis in 2017 during the month of June. She said the following on Twitter: This tweet obviously caused many fans to start naming off multiple … Read more

Multiple talents returning to STARDOM

May 27, 2019 by Nick

It has been reported by Squared Circle Sirens that STARDOM has announced several talents returning to the promotion. They are scheduled to appear for the next few months up to August. The names included are Bobbi Tyler, Zoe Lucas, Xia Brookside, and Toni Storm. Bobbi Tyler recently toured Japan and participated at the STARDOM NYC … Read more

The Sea Stars win their first ever Tag Team Championship

May 27, 2019 by Nick

Sabotage Wrestling hosted their Come and Take It event this past weekend in Austin, Texas. In the Sabotage Tag Team Championship match, the champions Fun & Sexy (Baby D & Phoebe) defended their titles against The Sea Stars (Delmi Exo & Ashley Vox). At the start of the show, Nastico showed up and presented the … Read more

Dream Card: Five matches for an all women’s WWE event

May 26, 2019 by Nick

In October WWE hosted it’s first ever all-woman pay-per-view, Evolution. An event with only women’s matches is far from a new idea. Promotions such as SHINE, SHIMMER, and more recently RiSE have been putting on amazing matches for years. Nevertheless, this was a first for the worlds largest wrestling organization. At this time WWE has … Read more

Double or Nothing results, Awesome Kong is All Elite

May 28, 2019May 25, 2019 by Nick

AEW had their first event this weekend live from Las Vegas. The Double or Nothing pay-per-view has been a highly anticipated debut event for the newly formed organization. There were two women’s matches on the card that involved several female talents. The first match had quite a surprise to many. That surprise was Awesome Kong. … Read more

Cody Rhodes takes a jab at Bayley’s gimmick

May 24, 2019 by Nick

In a recent press conference at Starrcast Cody Rhodes had a few choice words to say about WWE’s Bayley. In fact, the response was more towards WWE themselves and not the actual talent. The moment occurred when Rhodes brought up Kylie Rae in regards to her match at this weekends Double or Nothing event. He … Read more

Laurel Van Ness vs. Jade, IMPACT Xplosion

May 24, 2019 by Nick

Another week is coming to an end, so that can only mean one thing. Free Match Friday!

For this week’s Free Match Friday, let’s explore the six-sided ring of IMPACT Wrestling. With Madison Rayne on commentary, the match produced a level of high energy from both competitors. Laurel Van Ness ends up coming short but it wasn’t from a lack of heart.

Van Ness attempts to put away Jade with the curb stomp. Jade is able to avoid what would have inevitably been her fate and delivers a package pile driver. She attempted this move earlier in the match but was unable to execute it. Jade pins Van Ness for the win.

Check back in with Diva Dirt every Friday for a match to kick off your weekend!

Karissa Rivera supposedly at WWE Performance Center

May 24, 2019 by Nick

According to Squared Circle Sirens, Karissa Rivera is at WWE’s Performance Center this week. She had a tryout with the company in December. Rivera mostly recently appeared on RAW as an enhancement talent. She faced Lacey Evans in a losing effort. Rivera is a second-generation talent from New Jersey. She trains under Damian Adams who … Read more

The IIconics talk on returning to Australia later this year

May 23, 2019 by Nick

WWE’s Australian duo, The IIconics, accomplished a tremendous goal at WrestleMania by becoming the Women’s Tag Team Champions. Since winning the titles over a month ago, the pair continue to soak in the joy of being on top. Since WrestleMania, WWE has announced that the company will be returning to Australia in October. The cities … Read more

WWE announces matches for their Japan LIVE shows

May 23, 2019 by Nick

WWE has recently announced their matches for their upcoming LIVE dates in Tokyo, Japan. These events will take place from Sumo Hall and will occur on June 28 & 29. The women’s matches that are heavily focused at this event involve the RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and the Women’s Tag Team Champions, The IIconics. … Read more

Jordynne Grace to defend WSW Championship

May 23, 2019 by Nick

World Series Wrestling (WSW) crowned their inaugural women’s champion in March. Jordynne Grace won the title after a six-woman tournament where she pinned KellyAnne in a triple threat match. This match also included Shazza McKenzie. McKenzie wasn’t part of the fall, therefore she felt that she should be first in line for the title. Unfortunately … Read more

Ruby Riott out of action, underwent surgery

May 22, 2019 by Nick

Ruby Riott has been missing in action lately, and now we know why. WWE has reported that Riott underwent surgery on her right shoulder to repair a bilateral injury. At this moment there is no time frame announced for how long she will be out of the ring. She will need the same surgery performed … Read more

Update: Educational fund set up for Ashley Massaro’s daughter

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 by Nick

Update: Gail Kim has announced on her Twitter account that she will be auctioning off her ring gear. The gear is from her match with Tessa Blanchard at Rebellion which was her very last match ever. The proceeds will be going to Alexa. Other large contributions have been given to the education fund from Lilian … Read more

A tragedy, depression, and what to do about it

May 22, 2019 by Team DD

Op-ed by Bob MageePro Wrestling: Between the SheetsPWBTS.comPWBTS on Facebook Ex-WWE superstar Ashley Massaro was found hanging in an apparent suicide, multiple sources connected with the situation told TMZ Sports on Tuesday. She was found unconscious inside of her Suffolk County, NY home the last Thursday morning after not reporting to her Long Island disk jockey job, was … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 05/21/19

September 24, 2019May 22, 2019 by Nick

Just two days removed from the Money in the Bank pay-per-view, SmackDown Live is ready to host a new champion. Bayley won both the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match and cashed in on Charlotte Flair to become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion. Becky Lynch takes advantage of the wild card rule and joins … Read more

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