Priscilla Kelly is looking ahead towards SHINE 56 after her victory at SHINE 55, this past weekend. Kelly most recently competed against the team of Rainbow Bright (Luscious Latasha and Gabby Gilbert) in a handicap match. The two-on-one advantage for Rainbow Bright was not enough for this pair, as Kelly was able to muster out … Read more
It’s been close to a year since Ronda Rousey made her surprise debut at the inaugural women’s Royal Rumble. The former UFC Bantamweight Champion came out to a huge ovation when “Bad Reputation” played for the first time. In the month that followed, she exceeded expectations, eventually becoming Raw Women’s Champion. However, the crowd reaction … Read more
The fact that Monday Night Raw airs every week for three hours isn’t a big deal. Most NFL games run at least that, and most MLB baseball games run longer. In the instance of both, one could argue that depending on what team you’re into, the weekly (or daily) installment of those games can be … Read more
Earlier this week, it was announced that Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey is currently in possession of the second longest reign as Raw‘s champion, per WWE Stats & Info. If Ronda’s current title reign lasts through the week of WrestleMania 35 in April 2019, she will own the longest Raw Women’s Championship reign in the show’s … Read more
After over 7,000 votes for EACH category, the 2018 Diva Dirt Fan Awards winners have been announced. This year, Diva Dirt announced the winners in multiple platforms, making it easier for readers and fans to find out which women wrestlers won their favorite categories. Diva Dirt partnered with women’s wrestling YouTube channel Ring The Belle … Read more
Lacey Evans is one of six NXT superstars who will be called up to the main roster in the near future. The McMahons announced the call-ups as part of a “shake up” on Raw, but we can safely assume the six stars will be distributed across both brands. Nikki Cross, the only other woman named for … Read more
Recently, Lilian Garcia sat down with WWE and ESPN on-air personality, Charly Caruso, for her latest episode of “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia”. Caruso started the interview by sharing how she is from Indianapolis, Indiana, and she is a graduate of American University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Charly comes from a very traditional journalism … Read more
Vanessa Borne won her first match on NXT TV last year by defeating Jayme Hachey to qualify for the inaugural Mae Young Classic. She was eliminated in the first round by Serena Deeb, and hasn’t won a match since. She’s faced Nikki Cross, Kairi Sane and Dakota Kai, and come up short every time. Just … Read more
Last night, Monday Night Raw was highlighted by an Eight Woman Gauntlet #1 Contender’s Match main event. While the match was won by Natalya, it is Mickie James who comes out of the match with the bigger spotlight. Not particularly because of her performance in the match – although she did well as she eliminated … Read more
WWE TLC is in the books, and in it we saw four matches involving a total of 11 women. We’re going to look at the top winners of the night. Not necessarily who won matches, but who came out of their matches, angles, and segments looking as good as, or better than, when the bell … Read more
WWE Mixed Match Challenge Season 2 has been a real mixed bag. This season added two more episodes and five more minutes per, making it 14 30-minute episodes. It seemed like it dragged on forever though, in part because of the change to a round-robin style bracket. The who’s who list of wrestlers who were … Read more
In many ways, WWE TLC was a surprisingly great show. Of course, some matches fell down a cliff before they began (i.e. Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose), but other matches were wildly fun to watch in ways we didn’t expect (i.e. Nia Jax vs Ronda Rousey). Between all of the show’s ups and downs, the … Read more
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On Dec. 13, WWE held tryouts in Orlando at the Performance Center and breakout indie star, Penelope Ford was in attendance. Ford was named and featured heavily in a number of photos posted on WWE.com and WWEPC social media. The images showed Ford training and working out alongside a number of other indie wrestlers, an … Read more
According to sources at Saturday’s WWE live event in Oakland, California, Billie Kay had to be assisted from the ring and to the back after a possible head injury. The reported injury occurred during a tag team match with Kay and her fellow IIconic teammate, Peyton Royce against Naomi and Lana. During the match, Kay … Read more
Kelly Klein finally captured the Women of Honor World Championship at Ring of Honor’s Final Battle. The event took place at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York and featured the Four Corner Survival match between Sumie Sakai, Madison Rayne, Karen Q and Kelly Klein. After suffering defeat at the hands of Sakai in the final … Read more
It’s been a tumultuous year for Asuka. She seemed poised for a big push following her dominant run as NXT Women’s Champion. In January, she entered and won the first-ever women’s Royal Rumble, punching her ticket to WrestleMania. She and the Miz won the inaugural WWE Mixed Match Challenge. At WrestleMania, she lost to Charlotte, … Read more
This morning, WWE announced that Becky Lynch would be the focus of the next episode of WWE Chronicle. The show, which last featured Dean Ambrose, takes place during the events after Lynch was punched by Nia Jax, and prior to her in-ring return. The documentary will highlight Lynch’s journey in “doctor jail” after the punch … Read more
Mandy Rose and Naomi have been feuding for quite some time. They’ve had a few matches here and there during 2018 – including a match-up during the Mixed Match Challenge tournament – but it wasn’t until recently that the two have been in the midst of a bonafide feud. The two Superstars have been in … Read more
Last night’s Raw showed some definite improvement after two poor showings in a row. However, the Ruby Riott segment was tough to watch. That’s not an indictment of Riott as a performer. She has been much better at promo work since she made the leap to the main roster. It’s this angle she’s working with Natalya. … Read more
MGM have released the first official poster and stills from “Fighting With My Family”, the upcoming biographical feature about the life of WWE superstar Paige. The Office co-creator Stephen Merchant adapted the screenplay from the 2012 Channel 4 documentary The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family, and helmed it in his directorial debut. “Fighting With My Family” is … Read more
Professional wrestling, especially in the WWE, can be a staunchly black and white product. The baby faces are champions of good meant to be cheered. The heels are nefarious or cowardly and meant to be booed. These visceral crowd reactions are engrained deep within every event-going fan. So, when a character or a storyline comes … Read more
Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir will make their in-ring debut for NXT TV in a tag match with Io Shirai and Dakota Kai next week. NXT General Manager William Regal made the match official after Kai and Shirai demanded a chance at the former MMA stars. Duke and Shafir signed with WWE earlier this year, … Read more
Mia Yim is the latest NXT Superstar to qualify for a fatal four-way match to determine the number one contender to the NXT Women’s Championship. NXT General Manager William Regal announced the match on Twitter just over a week ago, along with Bianca Belair as the first competitor. Belair remains undefeated in singles competition on … Read more
Rhea Ripley will put her title on the line for the first time next week as she faces off with Isla Dawn. Sid Scala, the assistant to NXT UK General Manager Johnny Saint, announced the match in the second hour of this week’s double bill. Rhea Ripley claimed the NXT UK Women’s title two weeks … Read more
Pro Wrestling: EVE held their anticipated annual event, SHEvivor Series, last Saturday, and Diva Dirt’s Laura Mauro was able to get exclusive photos and videos, as well as a recap of all the action. The event featured talent from all over the independent circuit, worldwide, and even some women of NXT UK and Impact. The … Read more