Tonight on the TLC Kickoff show, Boston’s own Sasha Banks bested Becky Lynch in front of her hometown crowd. After Team B.A.D. serenaded the audience with an original “Christmas carol”, Sasha went to work, battling Becky in a back-and-forth match that tested both Divas’ technical prowess and stamina. .@SashaBanksWWE is in full #BossMode on the … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight at TLC, Charlotte defends the Divas Title against Paige. Will Paige be able to get in Charlotte’s head? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: Chris: Who the hell is the heel? Charlotte wins. Erin: For various reasons, this feud ran out of steam around Survivor Series. I understand why … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks will square off on tonight’s TLC Kickoff show. The WWE has announced the match on WWE.com. The accompanying article has positioned the match as an opportunity for Sasha to assert herself in the Divas Title scene: The Kickoff match is the latest in a thrilling … Read more
Leading up to TLC tonight, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2014, when Nikki Bella defended the Divas Title against AJ Lee. Fresh off of a reunion at Survivor Series that won Nikki the title, the Bellas made full use of their alliance, Brie … Read more
Lucha Underground is teasing its new season with a trailer full of new footage featuring the promotion’s biggest stars. The trailer showcases Sexy Star, Black Lotus, a healed up Ivelisse and a new look for Catrina. In addition to these returning stars, the trailer also features a mysterious woman. This may be Cheerleader Melissa, whose … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Nikki Bella is getting closer to an in-ring return. The former Divas Champion posted an update on her injury recovery this afternoon, sharing that she should know her return date in one week: Missing the ring, the Bella Army & Team Bella so bad! In little over a week… I … Read more
Hey guys! So last week on SmackDown, Charlotte cost Becky Lynch her match against Paige. Then on RAW, things escalated to crazy heights when Paige slapped The Divas Champion’s Hall of Famer dad Ric Flair. As this episode of SmackDown was the go home show to TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs, how will the challenger … 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: Asuka Asuka … Read more
Leading up to TLC tomorrow night, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2013, when AJ defended the Divas Title against Natalya. A combination of AJ’s wiles and Tamina Snuka‘s presence at ringside allowed AJ to extend her eventual record-setting reign. She would pin Natalya … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] For the first time, a NXT TakeOver event will take place during WrestleMania weekend. Today, the WWE announced a NXT TakeOver event for Friday, April 1st, two days before WrestleMania 32. It will emanate from the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, less than 20 miles from AT&T … Read more
Leading up to TLC tomorrow night, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2012, when Naomi won a pre-show Battle Royal to earn a shot at Eve Torres‘s Divas Title. The Funkadactyl cashed in her title shot on the main show, surprising Eve with her … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @wwebeckylynch/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Every Friday, 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 our latest batch: Beautiful Baby on board! As … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @we_are_stardom/Twitter” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: * Evie, Hiroyo … Read more
Leading up to TLC this Sunday, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2011, when Beth Phoenix defended her Divas Title against Kelly Kelly. By this point, these two were more than familiar with each other, and Kelly’s goal of regaining the title she lost … Read more
WWE Shop has unveiled new shirts for two of NXT’s most popular Divas: Asuka and Women’s Champion Bayley. The shirts – Asuka’s first and Bayley’s second and third – are all available for preorder and come in youth, adult and women’s sizes. You can preorder Asuka’s shirt and Bayley’s shirts now on WWE Shop. They … Read more
We’re one week away from NXT TakeOver: London, and our two Diva feuds are making their final approach to the big night. Bayley gets ready to defend her NXT Women’s Title against Nia Jax, while Emma and Asuka prepare to square off for the first time. Next week, both feuds will finally put their intimidation … Read more
The latest episode of Renee Young‘s interview show Unfiltered features none other than The Boss, Sasha Banks. In the interview, Sasha talks about her beauty routine, sharing that during her off time, she wears very little makeup in order to give her skin “a break.” She says she doesn’t want to be “Sasha Banks” when … Read more
Brie and Nikki Bella joined Kathie Lee and Hoda on this morning’s episode of Today, helping the hosts play a sister-themed trivia game. The Bellas revealed the answers to questions about Wilson Phillips, The Parent Trap, Serena and Venus Williams and Scarlett Johansson, adding in quips about their relationship as twin sisters. Nikki also spoke … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @LuchaElRey/Twitter” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Lucha Underground has announced its season two premiere date: Wednesday, January 27th. The promotion made the announcement on Twitter, also revealing that the show will remain in its 8pm time slot: #LuchaUnderground Season 2 premieres Wednesday January 27 at 8pm ET on @ElReyNetwork. See you real soon, Believers! pic.twitter.com/jliniuzQ0O — … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: Give us your predictions for Charlotte vs. Paige at TLC. We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on the … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Last night, Nikki Bella hit the red carpet alongside John Cena at the New York premiere of his movie Sisters. Sisters, a comedy that stars Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, sees Cena play a muscled, tattooed drug dealer named Pazuzu. While the review embargo hasn’t lifted yet, Cena … Read more
Spoilers for the 2015 edition of WWE Tribute to the Troops.
The latest episode of WWE Breaking Ground sheds light on a Diva friendship and teases a mid-match injury. Carmella takes the focus of the Divas side of this episode, her relationship with NXT Superstar Colin Cassady and friendship with NXT Women’s Champion Bayley each being explored. We see Bayley and Carmella bond during NXT’s Nashville/Louisville … Read more
Only would WWE television lead me to choose a title quite like the one for this week’s Raw Redux! Charlotte‘s blossoming heel turn continue to bloom last night, alongside help from her Dad who was in attendance for the second week in a row. Great to see Bob Backlund again. Or is her Dad IRS? … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] This Sunday at TLC, Charlotte will defend the Divas Title against Paige, and her father Ric Flair will be in her corner. The match, which was announced on tonight’s Raw, had been expected for weeks, ever since Paige lost her Survivor Series rematch via a double countout two weeks ago. … Read more