WWE is set to return to Saudi Arabia this summer. Fightful.com broke the news earlier today. Reportedly, the third venture in Saudi Arabia, following the Greatest Royal Rumble and Crown Jewel, will take place on Friday, May 3rd. This lines up with a report from the Wrestling Observer. Back in December, Dave Meltzer suggested WWE … Read more
It was reported as early as last week that Becky Lynch vs Ronda Rousey was a lock for the main event of WrestleMania 35. As quickly as the report was released, new reports are emerging that plans have changed. In his latest Wrestling Observer Radio appearance, Dave Meltzer mentioned that as of now, Charlotte Flair … Read more
The Elimination Chamber Women’s Tag Team Title match is just about set. Tonight, Sasha Banks and Bayley became the last Raw tag team to qualify for the chance to be the inaugural Women’s Tag Team Champions. The Boss ‘N’ Hug Connection won the final qualifying match against the team of Nikki Cross and Alicia Fox, … Read more
Today is a sad day in the sport of professional wrestling as indie favorite Kris Wolf has just announced her plans to retire. In her latest YouTube livestream, Wolf reveals that her next wrestling tour is going to be her last one. Wolf mentions that she’s currently dealing with some serious “symptoms” regarding her “concussion … Read more
Real life husband and wife Rusev and Lana appeared on today’s episode of Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia. They were very candid with their frustrations with the creative direction of their characters. The duo was extremely over with the crowd thanks to the Rusev Day chants, but according to Rusev, WWE has put a nix … Read more
Last Sunday, Nia Jax crashed the 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble, becoming the fourth female wrestler to compete in the Men’s Royal Rumble. She is now the second woman to participate in both the Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble match – behind Beth Phoenix – and the only woman to compete in both in one night. … Read more
According to Mike Johnson at PWInsider, Paige is scheduled to appear on this week’s episode of Raw and SmackDown. This will be the first time she has appeared on television since her role as the SmackDown General Manager ended. Many fans were upset when WWE removed Paige from her General Manager role, back in December. … Read more
In the past week, we have seen three tag teams earn and declare their spots for the Elimination Chamber to crown the inaugural WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. Today, we can add a fourth team to the mix in the form of Billie Kay and Peyton Royce of The IIconics. Much like their fellow Chamber … Read more
Becky Lynch will make her second appearance in a row on Monday Night Raw, next week. Earlier today, WWE announced the 2019 Women’s Royal Rumble Winner was invited to Raw by none other than Stephanie McMahon. The Man showed up on Raw last Monday to formally challenge Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women’s Championship at … Read more
Independent wrestler Priscilla Kelly continues to participate in controversial matches. Kelly was involved in a tag team match, as reported by Pro Wrestling Sheet, with her partner Darby Allin, facing the team of Delilah Doom and Eli Everfly at The Ultimate Bar Brawl, in Atlanta. At the culmination of the match, Kelly “threw up” on … Read more
Free Match Friday is a weekly feature from Diva Dirt. Every Friday, we’ll spotlight a great indie match available to watch for free online. Some of the best wrestling in the world is happening in high school gyms and sports bars, and even, occasionally, in an appropriate venue for a wrestling match. This week, our … Read more
A new report from Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso seems to indicate that WrestleMania 35, set for Sunday, Apr. 7 at Metlife Stadium, will close with Ronda Rousey defending her Raw Women’s Championship against Becky Lynch. According to the report, “Sources close to WWE have told Sports Illustrated that the current plan is to close WrestleMania … Read more
It appears NXT Superstar, Tegan Nox, is healing nicely from the major knee surgery she suffered last August. She posted a gif on her Twitter page earlier today alluding to making great progress in her rehabilitation. The Welsh wrestler experienced a horrific knee injury last August when taping an episode for the quarterfinals of the … Read more
Last week, Chief Brand Officer, Brandi Rhodes, teased All Elite Wrestling would introduce some “newly signed women” on February 7th at their Ticket Announcement Party. There’s still a lot of mystery surrounding who the promotion may be in negotiations with, but reports suggest Kylie Rae is one of them. Dave Meltzer broke the news on … Read more
Veda Scott talks to Diva Dirt about working with TJPW and DDT in Japan, including intergender wrestling, what makes these promotions unique, working with Miyu Yamashita, and more.
Mercedes Martinez will challenge Allysin Kay for the SHINE Championship at SHINE 57, it was announced late yesterday evening. Kay won the title at SHINE 53 by defeating Martinez in the finals of a tournament for the then-vacant belt. Their match is one of three title defenses scheduled for the event. The title opportunity comes … Read more
The Jan. 29 edition of SmackDown went out of its way to lay out WWE’s card for the company’s upcoming Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. In addition to announcing the show’s WWE Championship main event match-up, we also saw two WWE Superstars “declare” their spot in the Women’s Tag Team Championship Elimination Chamber match. Halfway into the … Read more
Priscilla Zuniga, known as Diamante in Impact Wrestling, seems to no longer be with the company. This week on the Impact Wrestling website, a number of talent were moved to the alumni section including Diamante. Other names moved were Caleb Conley, Austin Aries, Bhupinder Singh, Gursinder Singh and Vikas Kumar. It is unclear if she … Read more
As noted on last night’s episode of Raw, Dana Brooke replaced Ember Moon as Natalya’s partner in the qualifying match for a chance to compete in the Women’s Tag Team Title Match at Elimination Chamber. WWE made an official announcement after Raw with a backstage interview for WWE.com. In the exclusive, Moon confirmed she injured … Read more
Two weeks ago, Alexa Bliss unveiled the Women’s Tag Team Championship belts and announced inaugural champions will be crowned in an Elimination Chamber match. Three teams from Raw and three teams from SmackDown will enter the chamber on Sun., Feb. 17, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Tonight, the qualifying matches began on Monday Night Raw. Nia … Read more
We are just over 24 hours removed from Becky Lynch’s monumental Royal Rumble win. While Men’s Rumble winner Seth Rollins needed until the end of the night to decide which World Champion he will face at Mania, Becky knew exactly who she wanted to face when she walked into Monday Night Raw. Immediately following Ronda … Read more
Today, UFC fighter Cris Cyborg visited the WWE’s Performance Center in Orlando. ESPN MMA reporter Ariel Helwani posted the photo of Cyborg on his Twitter page. It is unclear why the former UFC champ was at the PC, but rumors are circulating. Fightful‘s Sean Ross Sapp reached out to Cyborg regarding her visit and she … Read more
It’s been a Cinderella story for Becky Lynch, starting with her winning streak after Money in the Bank. Her character shift at SummerSlam paved the way for the hottest run of her career, which culminated in a Royal Rumble win last night. The Man seems destined to main event WrestleMania. She could be setting her … Read more
The 2019 Royal Rumble is officially in the book, and the winner, Becky Lynch, is heading to WrestleMania. This year’s match had some big shoes to fill, because the first Women’s Royal Rumble was so good. Whether viewers enjoyed it as much probably relies on their opinion of the surprise entrants. Last year’s rumble was … Read more
The 2019 Royal Rumble event is over (for the women), and we were blessed with three matches: 2 championship matches and the Royal Rumble. The reception to the matches were mixed. There were some sloppy spots in the singles matches and there were people all over the place in the Rumble match itself. There were … Read more
Nia Jax crashed the 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble, ambushing number 30 entrant R-Truth and taking his place. Jax’s shocking appearance makes her the fourth female wrestler to compete in the Men’s Royal Rumble. Jax had already competed in the Women’s Royal Rumble earlier in the card, where she entered at number 29 and eliminated Natalya … Read more