Ahead of tonight’s Extreme Rules, we’re taking a look back at memorable moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re going back to 2014, when Paige defended the Divas Championship against Tamina Snuka. After her shocking main roster debut saw her unseat AJ Lee, Paige was faced with a huge challenge in her first … Read more
Ahead of tonight’s Extreme Rules, we’re taking a look back at memorable moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re going back to 2012, when Nikki Bella defended her newly won Divas Championship against Layla. Nikki had been originally scheduled to face the woman she won the belt from: Beth Phoenix. However, as Beth … Read more
STARDOM has wrapped up their European tour with their International Grand Prix event in London today. Full results below, courtesy of Diva Dirt’s Jack, who was on hand at the show. Results: It was announced that the winner of the International Grand Prix tournament taking place will crown a new Number One contender to the STARDOM … Read more
Before tonight’s heated rivalry between Charlotte and Natalya comes to a head at Extreme Rules, NJ Advanced Media spoke with Charlotte about her respect for Nattie, what the women’s wrestling revolution means and more. On her respect for Natalya: “Natalya put me on the map, and I will say that forever. She’s my wrestling sister. … Read more
Numerous news outlets today are reporting Sasha Banks suffered a head injury at a recent house show. Yesterday, Squared Circle Sirens ran a scoop saying “something to do with Sasha’s head” occurred during a live show on May 15. That day Sasha took part in a six-woman tag where she partnered with Paige and Becky … 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: Carmella Carmella … Read 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: Brie Bella took to Twitter to announce … Read more
The fourth and final team for AAA’s Lucha Libre World Cup has been confirmed. Team USA will comprise of Lucha Underground’s Mariposa (under her Cheerleader Melissa character), Wonder of STARDOM Champion Santana Garrett and TNA Knockout Sienna. Santana shared the news in a tweet: ?? TEAM USA ??Has been announced!#AAA#TeamUSA#LuchaWorldCup ????????? pic.twitter.com/fG1liVlXrH — Santana Garrett … 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. * WWE will be holding tryouts this weekend at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. … Read more
This week’s edition of Smackdown is an interesting one. On one hand, we have Dana Brooke doing a phenomenal job as The Predator, a woman that is targeting the underdogs and aiming to take over the WWE. And then, we have Maryse, a veteran in the business with a wonderful solo career behind here who, … Read more
According to a report by Season-Zero.com, Jenji Kohan, creator of Orange Is The New Black and Weeds, is set to begin working on a brand new series revolving around the world of women’s wrestling. GLOW tells the tale of a struggling actress in the 1980s that lands a role on cult women’s wrestling product “GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling)”. Here she … Read more
WWE is taping two weeks worth of NXT tonight. Spoilers below.
Welcome to this week’s NXT everyone! After a few weeks of slow progress in the women’s division, we are treated to three women’s segments! As we inch closer to a TakeOver in June several competitors look to step up to the plate in snagging the gold from our women’s champion. Plus a rematch between Bayley … Read more
WWE’s official YouTube channel released a promo package for this Sunday’s upcoming Extreme Rules Submission match between Natalya and Charlotte. The package highlights the feud so far, including the “Chicago Screwjob“, Stephanie’s backstage announcement and RAW’s main event contract signing. Who do you think will leave Extreme Rules as the Women’s Champion? Let us know your views … Read more
This week’s Lucha Underground was all about multi-matches, our fave Luchadoras overwhelmed by male competitors, hoping to overcome the odds. Kobra Moon and Sexy Star were in action, the latter of which was relinquishing her Aztec Medallion for a chance to win the Gift of the Gods Championship. Can Sexy follow in the footsteps of … Read more
Fresh from her RAW main event slot alongside WWE Women’s Champion Charlotte, former Divas Champion Natalya sat down with Sporting News to discuss her recent RAW segment, the possibility of women being the main event of a WWE PPV, her husband and her WWE career. On being in the final segment of Monday’s RAW: “It … Read more
Hola Knockout fans and welcome to this week’s Impact Write-Up. I would first like to apologize for missing last week’s Impact Write-Up. Time was working against me between my work schedule and final exam preparations but nevertheless, we are back for our weekly dose of Knockouts action! On this week’s program, TNA Knockout enforcer Sienna … Read more
One of Japan’s hottest women’s wrestling promotions will venture to European shores this weekend. STARDOM are to hold European shows in Barcelona, Spain and London, England on May 21st and 22nd respectively, promising a unique blend of talent from Japan, the UK, Germany, Mexico, Spain, the US and New Zealand. Talent announced include Alpha Female, … Read more
AAA has announced the addition of Team Canada to participate at this year’s Lucha Libre World Cup. As previously reported, the tournament will feature competitors from different parts of the world, all from different wrestling promotions. Representing Team Canada this year include Lucha Underground star and AAA Women’s Champion Taya Valkyrie, TNA’s Allie and independent star … Read more
Nikki Bella and Brie Bella were interviewed by E!‘s Maria Menounos at NBCUniversal’s 2016 Upfronts in New York City. During the interview Nikki and Brie discussed Nikki’s wrestling future, what to expect on Total Bellas and more. On Nikki’s return to the ring: “My bone looks like it’s fusing, which is crazy, but I’m hoping … Read more
Just a day after she announced she has a memoir in the works, Stephanie McMahon isn’t slowing down. Known for her tough workout routines, WWE’s Chief Brand Officer will be appearing on a fitness podcast ready to share some of her knowledge. Steph will this Thursday guest on Joe DeMarco‘s Industrial Strength Show podcast, and … Read more
After WWE.com broke the news that Emma will need to undergo surgery to repair a ruptured disc in her back, an outpouring of well wishes came from her colleagues on Twitter. Heal fast @EmmaWWE because we're only getting started — Rebecca Quin (@BeckyLynchWWE) May 16, 2016 Wishing you a speedy recovery @EmmaWWE we need women … Read more
Extreme Rules is just 5 days away and WWE built our Women’s Championship match up in style… a main event contract signing! Both Shane and Stephanie McMahon were present to oversee proceedings between challenger Natalya and champion Charlotte. Ric Flair was also involved and… let’s just say Charlotte was definitely embarrassed by her Dad’s crazy … Read more
WWE’s official Twitter account has tweeted that we will be receiving at least two women’s oriented segments on tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW. The first segment announced is a contract signing between current Women’s Champion Charlotte and the number one contender Natalya in regards to this Sunday’s Extreme Rules Submission match. The tweet can be seen below: We make it OFFICIAL … Read more
According to a recent tweet by WWE insider Dave Meltzer, a former NXT Women’s Champion has not been prominently appearing on WWE television due to a creative plan. He explains that Sasha Banks is still “working a full schedule”, but is being kept off of the TV programming due to “long-term storyline reasons”. This tweet could … Read more