Last night, Mayu Iwatani defeated Kelly Klein to win the ROH Women of Honor Championship belt. The match took place at the Ring of Honor Bound by Honor pay-per-view live from Miami, Florida. This was the third one-on-one battle between Klein and Iwatani. The first two matches saw Klein defeat the Japanese star. Last night, … Read more
As reported earlier this weekend, a leaked clip of a local ad for a WWE live event in Jonesboro, Arkansas circulated promoting an “Intergender Special Attraction” featuring Nia Jax and Dean Ambrose. Well, it turns out the match isn’t happening. According to John Pollock of Post Wrestling, the ad is “outdated” and the match won’t … Read more
WWE announced on their Twitter page that The Man has been invited back to Raw this week by The McMahons. Becky Lynch is currently “suspended” by Stephanie McMahon because she refuses to have her knee examined by a doctor. As the storyline goes, Nia Jax attacked Lynch at the Royal Rumble. Last week, Lynch appeared … Read more
WWE could really be making a push to include intergender wrestling in their shows. It appears that they’re advertising Nia Jax vs. Dean Ambrose for a live event in Jonesboro, Arkansas on Feb. 22. A leaked clip of a local commercial for WWE’s live event in Jonesboro, Arkansas is promoting an “Intergender Special Attraction” pitting … Read more
Yesterday on WWE’s Twitter account, an International Superstar Shake-Up has been announced to follow WrestleMania this April. The “international” aspect is suggested due to it taking place in Canada. Since 2016, this will be the third year in a row since WWE split their roster into brands from the Draft that a Shake-Up will occur. … Read more
This just in, per WWE’s official Twitter page, Ronda Rousey is now set to defend her WWE Raw Women’s Championship against Ruby Riott on Feb. 17 at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. The news comes mere days after an angle was kickstarted between Rousey and The Riott Squad on Monday Night Raw. On the show, after … Read more
Yesterday, TMZ Sports broke the news that Ronda Rousey was involved in opening a suicide prevention center. On Thursday afternoon, Rousey and Melissa Rivers held an event outside the building to commemorate the new Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center, which will open on Feb. 22. She and Rivers wanted to stress the importance of having … Read more
WWE took to Twitter yesterday in order to garner up a discussion on who will be next in line for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Asking who will “step up” has stirred up many responses by both fans and wrestlers. For the upcoming Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, neither main roster champion has a title match booked 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
As of this writing, we are mere minutes removed from the AEW Double or Nothing Ticket Party. To call it a banger would be an understatement. The promotion was able to set up major storylines for the future while also giving us a glimpse at the brand’s latest additions to the roster. Which, speaking of … Read more
As of this writing, we are less than 30 minutes away from AEW’s Double or Nothing Party, which will be livestreamed online. However, the good ole boys over at AEW just could not wait another hour before breaking the internet – well, the wrestling side of the internet community – yet again as they have … Read more
Yesterday on Twitter, a video of Joanie Laurer surfaced where she discussed how she wanted to apologize to WWE. Rob Potylo, who runs Chyna’s official Twitter page, posted the video on his account. Joanie recorded the video just two months before her untimely passing in 2016. In the video she said, “One of the things … Read more
On today’s edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer stated that Banks is not cleared to wrestle. It is unclear what exact injury she is dealing with but it seems it may have occurred or was further aggravated at Royal Rumble against Ronda Rousey. Banks was pulled from live events last weekend so she could … Read more
Aja Perera was successful in defending her title last month against Kiera Hogan at SHINE 56. After she won the match, her business partner Ayla Fox announced Perera’s next title defense. Perera is set to defend her SHINE Nova Championship in a tag team match against rivals the Cutie Pie Club at SHINE 57. Prior … Read more
With just under two weeks before the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view takes place, we finally have every participant announced for the Women’s Tag Team Championship Elimination Chamber match as of this past SmackDown. The latest and last team joining is the team of Carmella and Naomi. They were announced as the final entrants in the Chamber … Read more
The WWE women’s rev-and-or-evolution is going swimmingly, by many measures. The addition of the women’s tag belts bring the total number of women’s titles in the company to five, with plenty of fierce competition to hold each one. Their roster is huge and diverse, with tons of talent. The biggest stars in the company right … Read more
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