[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome to this week’s NXT review! It’s the beginning of a new chapter in the brand and even though it still feels a bit like the old one, our division is moving forward with a strong showing by Carmella as she takes on Tessa Blanchard, daughter of WWE Hall of Famer … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Is Sasha Banks in agreement with the majority of women’s wrestling fans regarding WWE’s recent booking of their female talent? It would certainly appear so, if implicit reblogging of fans on Tumblr are anything to go by. Sasha shared two posts from fans, questioning the storylines (or lack thereof) currently on … Read more
[media-credit name=”Lucha Underground” align=”aligncenter” width=”500″][/media-credit] Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground Analysis! In what I assumed would be one match out of many on this week’s show, the Six to Survive elimination match actually filled the entire broadcast! Ivelisse and Taya are in this Number One Contender’s match, taking on each other and Johnny Mundo, … Read more
Below are spoilers for next week’s episode of Impact Wrestling.
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Japanese wrestling news site enuhito.com sat down with Asuka to discuss her new life in America, returning to Japan with WWE in July, her feelings on the NXT Women’s Championship, training, and more. On getting acclimated with living in the US: It took 6 months to get used to live in … Read more
[media-credit name=”Impact Wrestling” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] TNA has announced that this year’s inductee to their TNA Hall of Fame will former Knockouts Champion Gail Kim. This marks the first time a woman will be inducted to TNA’s Hall of Fame. Previous inductees include Sting, Kurt Angle, Team 3-D, Jeff Jarrett and Earl Hebner. Gail has a prestigious career in … Read more
[media-credit name=”Shimmer” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] The next live events for Shimmer Women Athletes will take place on June 24th, 25th, and 26th in the Chicago area. The events on Friday, June 24th and Saturday, June 25th will be held at Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago, and the event on Sunday, June 26th will be at the … Read more
Below are spoilers for this week’s episode of WWE Main Event, airing internationally and on Hulu.
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] WWE2K Games has revealed that Sasha Banks is the first female Superstar to join this year’s gaming roster. Rob Schamberger, resident WWE artist and Canvas to Canvas creator, is at E3 this week revealing Superstars through artwork. Excited to announce that #THEBOSS @SashaBanksWWE is on the #WWE2K17 roster! Painting via @robschamberger … Read more
Welcome to Monday Night Raw, the show where the only competitors that don’t get entrances are the women! Don’t worry guys, I’ve actually got a lot of good to say this week. Just wanted to get some of the sarcasm out of the way first. First up this week, we hear that Stephanie was in … Read more
TNA has taped a future episode of TNA Xplosion as well as TNA One Night Only: World Cup last night. Spoilers below.
Below are spoilers for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars, airing on the WWE Network.
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] A women’s tag team match has been announced for Sunday’s Money in the Bank match. The team of Dana Brooke and WWE’s Women’s Champion Charlotte will take on the team Becky Lynch and Natalya. The announcement was made via WWE’s Facebook page, where Natalya and Becky speak with Tom Phillips about their … Read more
For a company that always seems to have a dark cloud floating around them, with periodical reports of it nearly closing their doors, TNA has pulled through with their annual Slammiversary PPV for another year. For their twelfth edition of Slammiversary, two Knockouts matches would grace the card. One would be a Knockouts title … Read more
[media-credit name=”Impact Wrestling” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight at Slammiversary, a new Knockouts Champion was crowned. What was supposed to have been a one-on-one match between Knockouts Champion Jade and Sienna became a triple threat match when executive manager Billy Corgan inserted Gail Kim to the title match. This after he favored Maria Kanellis not being able to compete in … 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. Due to some site maintenance yesterday, this week’s poll will open Sunday afternoon and close on Monday afternoon. Let’s take a look … Read more
Ahead of Slammiversary tonight, we’re taking a look back at memorable Knockout moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re going back to 2014, when Knockouts Champion Angelina Love put the title on the line against Gail Kim. Angelina had won the belt from Madison Rayne at Sacrifice, fresh off her TNA return, and … Read more
Ahead of Slammiversary tonight, we’re taking a look back at memorable Knockout moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re going back to 2012, when Knockouts Champion Gail Kim put the title on the line against Brooke. Brooke played the classic underdog here, battling hard against the clever veteran. Gail, despite throwing everything she … Read more
Ahead of Slammiversary tonight, we’re taking a look back at memorable Knockout moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re going back to 2010, when both Madison Rayne and Roxxie put something precious on the line. For Madison, it was the Knockouts Title. For Roxxi, it was her career – if she didn’t win … Read more
[media-credit name=”Wrestlicious” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] The success of reality TV in the world of women’s wrestling is no secret. From the likes of WWE and E!’s Total Divas garnering hundreds of thousands of viewers weekly, as well as multiple award nominations and red carpet appearances, it can definitely be a great way to bring a mainstream … Read more
[media-credit name=”Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Diva Dirt recently sat down with a reliable source close to the development team behind Netflix’s new women’s wrestling series titled GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) to find out a little more about the program that we’re all so excited about. GLOW tells the tale of a struggling … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @MsCharlotteWWE/Twitter” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Each week, the Social Media Catch-Up will bring you a roundup of our favorite social media postings by the women in wrestling and present them to you here. Have you found a post we should include next week? Send it in. Here’s what we found from this week: Starting off … Read more
This week’s SmackDown may have ended Dana Brooke‘s short lived winning streak, but that’s as exciting as it gets. What we see in this episode is virtually what we’ve seen in every other segment the women have had for the past month.The ladies give us their all, but unfortunately when the material they have to work … Read more
[media-credit name=”TrishStratus.com & Gridlocked” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] To promote her upcoming film GRIDLOCKED, Trish Stratus and Allan Unger, the writer/director of the movie, along with her co-star Cody Hackman, participated in a Reddit AMA. Questions ranged from her feelings on acting, to what she thinks about the current state of women’s wrestling, her fitness routines, and more. … Read more
Each Friday, 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. * ROH will be hosting a live event for their Women of Honor division in July. … Read more