Maria Kanellis and Mike Bennett weren’t the only wrestling couple to depart from Impact Wrestling this week. Reby Hardy and her husband Broken Matt Hardy along with Jeff ‘Brother Nero’ Hardy have also left the company. In an interview with SiriusXM Rush, Reby Hardy discusses the family decision to leave Impact, what she loved the … Read more
Just one week after it was reported that Maria Kanellis and her husband Mike Bennett had signed new deals with Impact Wrestling, PWInsider now reports that the husband-wife duo have parted ways with the company. The report adds that both Maria and Mike were working on pay-per-appearance deals after their contracts expired in December 2016. Additionally, … Read more
via GIPHY We’re 6 days away from the last RAW PPV before the big one, Fastlane! We know that RAW Women’s Champion, Bayley, will be making her first title defence against the PPV Queen, Charlotte Flair. However, we also know that other Superstars have been involved with the picture, so let’s see what happened on … Read more
The rivalry between Mickie James and Becky Lynch is just getting started and tonight, it’s about to reach new heights. WWE announced that both women will face off tonight in a 2 out of 3 falls match. TOMORROW NIGHT on #SDLive, @BeckyLynchWWE and @MickieJames will look to settle their score in a #2OutOf3Falls Match! But … Read more
WWE has added a second women’s match to Sunday’s Fastlane PPV, pitting Sasha Banks against Nia Jax. During a backstage segment on Raw, Sasha assured Bayley that she would be at ringside to for her Women’s title match against Charlotte Flair to prevent any sort of trickery. Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon would walk in on … Read more
USA Today just broke the news of their female inductee to their annual Hall of Fame. And after a few weeks of guesses, it’s none other than the Glamazon, Beth Phoenix! This induction will make Beth the youngest inductee, as well as the woman with the quickest induction since her retirement. And on top of her … Read more
According to PWInsider, WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair is in attendance at Green Bay, Wisconsin and is scheduled be at tonight’s Raw taping. Ric’s presence will most likely be used in a segment to help further Charlotte Flair’s storyline against Bayley ahead of their Raw Women’s Title rematch at Fastlane. Ric is no stranger … Read more
Former WWE Divas champion Celeste Bonin (famously known as Kaitlyn) announced via her Instagram that she will be splitting with her husband PJ Braun. In her Instagram post she stated that her website, Celestial Bodiez, had its domain taken down and her company can now be found at celestialbodiezz.com. During the video blog posted on the social media … Read more
This past month it was reported that Lucha Underground will be making its debut on Netflix, originally thought to premiere in February. Now Lucha Underground and Entertainment Weekly are officially announcing a premiere date of March 15 for Seasons One and Two of the series! This news makes Lucha Underground the first televised wrestling series … Read more
Who is Ember Moon? ESPN recently interviewed Ember, who’s character is still shrouded in mystery, about her enigmatic character, her signature Eclipse, her wrestling inspirations and more. On her character: “I think that I bring something different as far as who I am as a person and who I am in and out of the … Read more
Whose star shone brightest this week? You tell us! With our Star of the Week poll, we’ll pick the week’s top five women in wrestling and let you choose who is number one. The poll will open each Saturday and close on Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Alexa Bliss … Read more
WWE ring announcer turned host of the Making Their Way to the Ring podcast Lilian Garcia recently participated in a session of Reddit’s AMA. The “Decade Diva” answered questions regarding her time in WWE, storylines she was involved in during her tenure and her new role as a podcast host. Below are some highlights. Her … Read more
Each week, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Kelly Kelly confirms she’ll be attending WrestleMania weekend and is open for mini-run back in … Read more
Holy matrimony Knockout fans! After some blackmail, heartache and an accidental engagement, the twisted wrestling wedding of Braxton Sutter and Laurel Van Ness takes place on this week’s Impact. Be sure to have those Kleenex tissues on hand for when this unlikely pair share their “I do” vows. Speaking of wrestling couples and wedding, this … Read more
Welcome to this week’s NXT Redux! Last week Billie Kay and Peyton Royce enacted some revenge on Ember Moon and Liv Morgan. This week Peyton faces off against both Liv and Ember in a triple threat to determine Asuka‘s next opponent. Let’s watch the match: The bout starts off with Liv going after Peyton and … Read more
SmackDown Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss was a guest ESPN’s “Off the Top Rope” this week to discuss her thoughts on SmackDown Women’s division, who have been her biggest wrestling influencers and overcoming a near death eating disorder. Highlights of the interview below. Thoughts on the SmackDown Women’s Division: “The women on SmackDown Live! have dominated … Read more
Former SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi was a guest on this week’s “Making their Way to the Ring” podcast with Lilian Garcia. The interview was conducted prior to Naomi having to relinquish the Women’s Title due to an injury. Highlights of the interview, (courtesy of Wrestling INC) below: On how it felt to win the Women’s … Read more
Little Miss Bliss is making waves wherever she goes and this week she’s featured on WWE’s new mini documentary series “My Daughter (or Son) is a WWE Superstar.” The video chronicles Alexa Bliss‘ life growing up, from her days in Ohio with her family to her training in gymnastics and various other sports and disciplines. She … Read more
In a recent interview with the Miami Herald, Billie Kay, one half of the Iconic Duo, reveals that she didn’t always get along with Peyton Royce. “We went to the same high school,” Kay said. “I was three years ahead of her. Westfields Sports High, I was there for basketball, and she was there for … Read more
Wrestlemania is just over a month away, and the women of SmackDown appear more than ready to settle their battles on the grandest stage of ’em all. In tonight’s edition of SmackDown Live, we shed some tears, kayfabe lines are somewhat blurred, and a certain someone solidifies herself as the top dog of the division. … Read more
According to a new report from Wrestling Zone, Maria Kanellis and her husband Mike Bennett have signed a new year contract long with Impact Wrestling; this a nearly two months after the couple revealed that their contracts with Impact were up. Maria and her husband Mike Bennett made their Impact debut at the start of … Read more
After winning the SmackDown Women’s Title at the Elimination Chamber, Naomi relinquished her SmackDown Women’s Title. Due to injury, @NaomiWWE must relinquish her SmackDown Women's Championship. #SDLive @WWEDanielBryan pic.twitter.com/2WMeZWfvDi — WWE (@WWE) February 22, 2017 During the opening of SmackDown, General Manager Daniel Bryan invited Naomi to the ring to address the rumors surrounding her … Read more
Last week, we saw the WWE Universe’ sweetheart, Bayley become the new RAW Women’s Champion! Tears, smiles and hugs for all! However, we know that being the Champion is never the end of the story, so let’s see what happened this week on the RAW Redux! First glimpse of women’s action this week comes from … Read more
Impact Wrestling has announced their next set of television tapings from the Impact Zone in Orlando, beginning from March leading into August. In addition, Impact has also announced two special Live episodes of Impact Wrestling for April 20th and August 17th 2017. Dates for these next set of tapings are as follows: Thursday, March 2nd … Read more
In less than two weeks, newly crowned Raw Women’s Champion Bayley will defend her Raw title against Charlotte Flair at Fastlane. "Are you willing to throw away who you are…to hold a championship that you didn't really earn?" – @StephMcMahon to @itsBayleyWWE #RAW pic.twitter.com/FVIjzYCCY4 — WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 21, 2017 In the midst of Bayley … Read more
