Monday night’s Raw left us with perhaps the most personal and intense Diva rivalry in years, setting up a Divas Title match at Survivor Series that held the promise of a real, vengeful fight between Charlotte and Paige. For some reason, that match never came to pass. Sure, the match went on as scheduled, but … Read more
Tonight at Survivor Series, Charlotte earned two big victories: retaining the Divas Title and getting sweet revenge on Paige. In an intense match that displayed traces of the fervor that erupted last Monday, Charlotte dug deep, overcoming an early disadvantage to overpower Paige and retain her title. After trading control throughout the match, Paige’s fate … Read more
Spoilers for the February 24th & March 2nd episodes of Lucha Underground.
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Is Awesome Kong retiring from the ring? Japanese wrestling site Battle News is reporting that Kong – real name Kia Stevens – has been advised by her doctor to retire from wrestling after being pulled from a tournament at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall for health reasons. It is believed that these … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight at Survivor Series, Charlotte defends the Divas Title against Paige. Will Paige walk out with the Divas Title? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: Chris: If you liked the end of Raw or not, one thing is for sure. It’s been the focus of much of the wrestling media’s … Read more
Ahead of Survivor Series tonight, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2012, when Eve Torres defended her Divas Title against Kaitlyn. Despite an attempted repeat of Night of Champions by Aksana, Kaitlyn came close to victory. Eve’s wiles proved too much to handle, though. … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: CZWrestling.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Yesterday, WSU presented its latest event, Cherry-T, on iPPV. The event served as a fundraiser for injured WSU Champion Cherry Bomb. Full results below, courtesy of Dave Muscarella: Annie Social def. Angie Skye. Penelope Ford, Brittany Blake, Sozio, Joey Janela & Kira def. Amanda Rodriguez, Jewells Malone, Sassy Stephie, Dave … Read more
Diva matches on WWE Superstars are a rarity. In fact, the last one took place all the way back in June. I suppose you could consider this the first Superstars appearance of the “Diva Revolution era”, which isn’t really saying much. If the Revolution was as effective as some would have us believe, the Divas … 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: Awesome Kong … Read more
Hey guys! I’m back after a Diva-less SmackDown last week, so let’s get this literary party started! On RAW, Paige and Charlotte main-evented in one of the most controversial contract signing segments in recent memory. This episode of SmackDown was the last show until Survivor Series, how will Charlotte rebound from the epic insults and … Read more
Ahead of Survivor Series tomorrow night, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2010, when Natalya took on Layla and Michelle McCool in a Handicap match for the Divas Title. Natalya would win the match and gain her first Divas Championship, but Lay-Cool sought revenge … Read more
Ahead of Survivor Series tomorrow night, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2007, when Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Maria Kanellis, Michelle McCool and Torrie Wilson took on Beth Phoenix, Jillian Hall, Layla, Melina and Victoria. The 10-Diva Tag Team match did not operate under … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @thelanawwe/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: After last week’s horific attacks … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @MCWWrestling/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: * Kimber Lee … Read more
Ahead of Survivor Series this Sunday, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to the very first Survivor Series, when The Fabulous Moolah led Rockin’ Robin, Velvet McIntyre, Itsuki Yamazaki and Noriyo Tateno against Sensational Sherri, Leilani Kai, Judy Martin, Donna Christanello and Dawn Marie Johnston. … Read more
Welcome to another Main Event Redux! This week, two tragically neglected Divas go head-to-head when Alicia Fox takes on Naomi. Will their performance force the WWE to see the error of their ways? Probably not, but knowing these two Divas, it won’t be for lack of trying. Let’s see what they’ve got: Alicia enters first, … Read more
NXT Diva Gionna Daddio has undergone another name change. Gionna, who briefly took on the ring name Marley, wrestled at last night’s NXT tapings under the name Liv Morgan. Gionna was signed to the WWE and joined NXT a year ago. She made her first television appearance earlier this month in a match against Eva … Read more
After five long round-robin style matches, Group Knockouts have at least reached their final match to determine who will move on to the final sixteen of the World Title Series. As we’ve learned on last week’s show, Gail Kim (along with Matt Hardy and Ethan Carter III) has already qualified to advance to the final … Read more
Spoilers for the November 25th – December 9th episodes of NXT.
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Former Diva AJ Lee is writing a memoir. AJ announced the news today, revealing that she’s struck a deal with The Leschne Agency to publish the book, titled Crazy is My Superpower, in spring 2017: So proud to announce my book deal with @penguinrandom / @CrownPublishing . A lifelong dream … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] New details have emerged about the controversial segment between Charlotte and Paige that closed Monday’s Raw, revealing how and why the memory of Charlotte’s late brother Reid Flair was evoked. According to PWInsider, the idea was something that was presented to Charlotte, and she was given the opportunity to give … Read more
USA Network has announced a week of WWE-related programming for the week of December 20th. This lineup will include an airing of Paige and The Miz‘s WWE Studios movie Santa’s Little Helper on Sunday, followed by a Slammy Awards edition of Raw on Monday. A live episode of SmackDown will air on Tuesday. On Wednesday, … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] UPDATE: Wrestling Observer is reporting that the match is no longer planned for the show. Could Natalya and Sasha Banks go head-to-head on the Survivor Series Kickoff show? According to the Wrestling Observer (via Wrestling Inc), at one point, the match was planned for the pre-show. However, it’s unknown if … Read more
Surprise! This week’s NXT isn’t just offering you a Women’s Title main event match: it’s presenting you the most Diva-heavy episode yet. We’ve got three (count ’em, three) Diva matches on deck, as well as countless storylines to set up, with twists galore just around the corner. Suddenly, the Diva Revolution doesn’t feel quite so … Read more
TNA has revealed its new television home: POP TV. POP TV, formerly known as the TV Guide Channel, will air Impact Wrestling on Tuesdays at 9pm ET starting January 5th. The premiere episode will be a live two hour show. A video promo announcing the news has been released: View the full press release below: … 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: What are your predictions for Charlotte vs. Paige at Survivor Series? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on … Read more