The Wrap (June 24th, 2016): News from the week in women’s wrestling
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. * Chyna‘s Memorial Celebration took place this week. (YouTube) * Pro Wrestling Tees will be running … Read more
WAGs star Barbie Blank discusses the current state of WWE, Test’s passing and more
On the current state of the division and her era: “I loved what they did with us, I am not mad at it. Yeah they’re putting a lot more focus on the women too, but I feel like they’re shying away from the era of what I was – of the models, you know? … I … Read more
Social Media Catch-Up (June 24th, 2016): Fathers Day, Total Divas, National Selfie Day and more
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: To start things off, some of our … Read more
WWE’s women to appear on both rosters during the upcoming brand split?
Ever since the announcement of the WWE brand split taking place on July 19th, speculation regarding the placement of the women of WWE has been a very popular topic amongst women’s wrestling fans. Some reports have stated that the women will end on one brand, whilst others have said something different. During a recent edition … Read more
SmackDown Redux (June 23rd, 2016): Sasha makes her mark
The past few months have been pretty dull for the women of WWE. So with the happenings of this week’s RAW, things have gotten a little more exciting. Unfortunately, this edition of SmackDown doesn’t follow that. But before we get into that let’s remind ourselves of what happened this Thursday… Dana Brooke and Charlotte are initially greeted … Read more
Impact Write-Up (June 21st, 2016): Broken friendships & broken trust
A battle between former partners? Cameras catching secret conversations? A leading group inviting a new recruitee? A struggle for power? Why, this can only mean that the return of summer’s favorite reality show Big Brother is upon us! While all these said events are the staple norm for the long running competition series, they also … Read more
Lucha Underground Analysis (June 22, 2016): The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground, I’ll be filling in for Jack this week since he has some prior commitments. LU continues to revolutionize the business with its first all women’s tag bout in the promotion’s history. With two Aztec Medallions on the line, tempers flared between all competitors. Our menacing proprietor Dario Cuerto took … Read more
Melina announces return to the ring for Queen of the Ring tournament
Melina is making her return to the ring for Southside Wrestling’s first Queen of the Ring tournament to crown a winner for the Queen of Southside title. The event takes place October 2nd in Sheffield. She took to twitter to announce her impending return. It's true. I've decided to get back in the ring 2 participate … Read more
Matches announced for SHIMMER 81 event
SHIMMER kicks off their three day weekend event in Chicago tomorrow, June 24th, with SHIMMER 81. In addition to the match-up between Jessicka Havok and a debuting Viper, three championships will be on the line. https://twitter.com/SHIMMERwomen/status/745811125309104129 SHIMMER Champion Madison Eagles will defend her title against Courtney Rush. Tonight has us in a foul mood.. Good … Read more
NXT Redux (June 22, 2016): Bayley returns while Nia Jax’s rage burns
Welcome to this week’s NXT Redux! Bayley is back and better than ever this week as she takes on one of the busiest indy darlings out in the field, Deonna Purrazzo. We’ll also see the return of Nia Jax after losing her match at TakeOver, so she’s back and deadlier than before. But before we … Read more
More news on Paige’s possible arrest Sunday
New details regarding what initially seemed to be the detainment and arrest of WWE Superstar Paige, have been addressed by MLW Radio hosted by Court Bauer, Mister Saint Laurent and Konnan. According to the trio, Paige and Alberto Del Rio were enjoying the Absinthe show together in Las Vegas after Sunday’s Money in the Bank. … Read more
Summer Rae discusses her inspirations, fitness and more in interview
While the jury is still out on who really started the “divas/women’s wrestling revolution,” one of the first shots were fired in NXT by Summer Rae and her work with the BFFs in laying the foundation for a stronger division. Naluda recently sat down with Summer, real name Danielle Moinet, where she discussed her inspirations, … Read more
WWE Main Event Spoilers: June 22nd, 2016
Below are spoilers for this week’s episode of WWE Main Event, airing internationally and on Hulu.
Linda McMahon on her role in WWE, life with Vince, empowering women and more
Linda McMahon spoke with Sports Illustrated about her role in helping build WWE, her life with Vince, newest venture with Women’s Leadership LIVE and more. On helping build WWE into its massive brand: She worked behind the scenes to create publishing, music, and licensing deals–like action figures–for the company, she explained. “We built each division … Read more
WWE Raw Redux (June 21st, 2016): The Boss struts back into the title picture
WWE applying logic to their product? Well I never! Welcome to a very positive edition of the Raw Redux here on Diva Dirt. Stephanie McMahon was M.I.A this week, but we were treated to a WWE Women’s Championship match and some straight fire was lit under a secondary female feud. One match, two backstage segments … Read more
Chelsea Green signs with TNA
Former WWEÂ Tough Enough contestant Chelsea Green has signed a deal with TNA. Chelsea made the surprise announcement on her official Instagram page: View this post on Instagram A post shared by ?????????CHELSEA GREEN (@chelseaagreen) Since the start of 2016, Chelsea has made several appearances in TNA. She first made a surprise appearance at TNA’s … Read more
Paige arrested after Money in the Bank pay-per-view?
Was WWE Superstar Paige arrested after last night’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view? Wrestling News Source has obtained images of Paige being taken away in a police van by a police officer, which can be seen below. WWE Star Paige arrested?! – https://t.co/3QfWR8Qq6I #wwe pic.twitter.com/JyVIJGdYhA — WrestlingNewsSource (@WNSource) June 20, 2016 The report states that … Read more
WWE sets date for its brand split
WWE revealed more information this morning regarding its hotly anticipated brand draft which will split superstars’ rosters between its flagship Monday night Raw brand and Tuesday night SmackDown. The draft will take place during SmackDown’s first live show on Tuesday, July 19 at 8 pm ET. WWE issued this statement about the news: WWE’S DESTINY … Read more
Money in the Bank Results: Charlotte and Dana bank a win, Natalya has a change of heart
Tonight at Money in the Bank, the team of Charlotte and Dana Brooke managed to defeat the self-proclaim team Hart & Fire, collectively known as Natalya and Becky Lynch. Becky and Natalya dominated the beginning of the match, hitting Dana and Charlotte with as many tag team maneuvers as they could. Charlotte and Dana would … Read more
WWE Superstars Redux (June 17th, 2016): So nice, they did it twice
This week on WWE Superstars, fans were treated to the second match up in Sasha Banks and Summer Rae‘s budding feud. The two former BFFs have been colliding since Sasha’s recent return to the ring earlier in the month. This week, there were not any lengthy promos between the two adversaries, rather we headed straight … Read more
Social Media Catch-Up (June 19th, 2016): Bayley turns 27, Sasha Banks reflects and more
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: The Bella Twins took to Twitter to … Read more
Vote For the Star of the Week Ending June 18th, 2016
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: Carmella Carmella … Read more
SmackDown Redux (June 16th, 2016): Natalya and Becky’s days are numbered
As a fan of women’s wrestling in WWE, you get used to seeing either phenomenal work or complete nonsense. That is, except for this week. The work we see this week isn’t exactly going to be remembered years from now as the “glory days”, but it isn’t entirely something we should forget either. Because for … Read more
The Wrap (June 17th, 2016): News from the week in women’s wrestling
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. * Trish Stratus spoke to WWE.com about her upcoming movie “Gridlock” (WWE.com) * Asuka and Sasha … Read more