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 — Lucha Underground (@LuchaElRey) December 9, … 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
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 has already drawn positive buzz for his … 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
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. The feud has taken an … Read more
NXT Diva Carmella recently appeared on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast, discussing her wrestling roots, choosing between wrestling and managing, her childhood wrestling idol and more. Transcript courtesy of Wrestling Inc. Carmella talked about growing up in wrestling, as her father Paul Van Dale worked as enhancement talent for the WWE: “I grew up watching … Read more
Last night at Chikara’s Top Banana event, Kimber Lee made history by becoming the first woman to win the CHIKARA Grand Championship. Kimber, who also currently holds the SHIMMER Tag Team Titles, the WSU Tag Team Titles, the Legacy Wrestling Women’s Championship and the MCW Women’s Championship, won the belt by cashing in a previously … Read more
Hey guys! Last week on SmackDown, Paige got the better of Becky Lynch and on RAW, Charlotte defeated her friend using questionable tactics to say the least. How will the Lass-Kicker rebound from these losses as we continue the road to TLC? Our first Diva sighting is of Summer Rae accompanying her man Tyler Breeze … 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
Becky Lynch recently joined Chris Jericho on his Talk is Jericho podcast during the WWE’s October tour of Mexico, discussing her temporary wrestling retirement, working in NXT, the inspiration behind her ring name and more. Working her first WWE international tour in Mexico: She admits that this is her first trip to Mexico. It’s one … Read more
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: I would be lying if I said I didn’t fangirl … Read more
Tough Enough competitor Daria Berenato made her NXT debut at last night’s live event in Orlando, Florida. Daria, whose WWE signing was confirmed in October, took on Nia Jax. She competed under her real name and utilized the “Jersey Devil” nickname she had on Tough Enough. She lost the match, but was upbeat about the … 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. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: * Japanese wrestling star Act Yasukawa has announced … Read more
This week on WWE Main Event, the Team B.A.D./Team Bella feud continues, as “The Boss” Sasha Banks and Alicia Fox square off, with Naomi, Tamina and Brie Bella making their presence felt at ringside. Will Team B.A.D.’s numbers advantage work in their favor yet again? Let’s watch: The Divas start with a shoving match, Sasha … Read more
Tough Enough competitor Chelsea Green will be appearing in a new independent Canadian film described as a “romantic wrestling comedy”. The movie, titled Chokeslam, will also feature Chelsea’s trainer Lance Storm and WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley. The movie’s synopsis tells of a butcher who reunites with his ex-girlfriend – now a world famous … Read more
After taking a coincidental Thanksgiving break last week, the Knockouts return to action on Impact this week, as we have now reached the Round of 16 in the TNA World Title Series. Speaking of Thanksgiving, allow me to take a moment to give thanks that we are just that much closer to ending this never … Read more
The WWE may be interested in having Maria Kanellis return to the company. According to a report from the Wrestling Observer (via The Ring Fan), the WWE recently ran an article featuring the former Diva, and it’s apparently being considered a notable sign that she may be brought back. Her contract with ROH, along with … Read more
Former WWE Diva Melina has responded to a new report that sought to explain why she isn’t returning to Lucha Underground. The report, from Wrestling Observer, claimed that Lucha Underground had replaced Melina with AAA’s Taya Valkyrie because Melina had been “extremely difficult” to work with. Melina responded to this claim today on Twitter, accusing … Read more
With two weeks to go until NXT TakeOver: London, it’s time to start finalizing the card. This week on NXT, we had confirmation of two big Divas matches that have been in the works for some time now. NXT Women’s Champion Bayley will look to extend her title reign and conquer her most fearsome challenger … Read more
Congratulation are in order Layla! The former Divas Champion married former WWE Superstar Richard Young (AKA Ricky Ortiz) this past weekend, as revealed in an Instagram post from a wedding guest: Congratulations Layla & Rich. Love you guys. ?? #Layla #Rich #beautifulwedding A photo posted by m i k a h f o s t … Read more
Fresh off her return to Raw this Monday, Lana and Rusev joined Michael Cole on this week’s sit-down interview on WWE.com. On her claim that she never went “all the way” with Dolph Ziggler, Lana said she’s always been a “good girl” and has always told the truth. She says her father, a Russian minister, … 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 has been the greatest heel turn in women’s wrestling history? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on … Read more
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley continued to express his frustration with the WWE product on the latest Steve Austin Show, explaining why he’s close to tuning out and sharing his suggestions for how the WWE could turn things around. One of Foley’s biggest complaints came from the treatment of former NXT Women’s Champion Sasha … Read more