Greetings and salutations Knockout fans and welcome to this week’s edition of Impact Write-Up. The newly crowned Knockouts Champion Brooke is set for her first official title defense this week against Marti Bell of The Dollhouse; an odd choice given as there was no real explanation as to how Marti even received this title shot … Read more
Yesterday, after nearly a decade with WWE, Layla announced her retirement. Anyone who listens to the weekly rants of myself, Erin and Chris on Diva Dirt Weekly is well aware of how big of a Layla fan I am. Whether she was capturing the Divas Championship in a return match or pouring kitty litter on … Read more
Angelina Love is pregnant with her first child. The record-setting six-time TNA Knockouts Champion took to Twitter to announce that she and her husband – fellow TNA wrestler Davey Richards – are expecting: Angelina tweeted: @RichardsWesley and I are excited & proud to announce that…….?????? pic.twitter.com/6Oo9i1qxVY — Lauren/Angelina Love (@ActualALove) July 30, 2015 Angelina and … Read more
Earlier this month, we learned that WWE Hall of Famer Sunny was arrested on DUI charges, but new information indicates that she’s got even more trouble ahead of her. The Times News is reporting that Sunny – real name Tamara Sytch – is facing two additional DUI charges for separate incidents in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. … Read more
This week on NXT, the self-proclaimed “Total Diva” Dana Brooke finally has a chance to take on the woman who’s been in her crosshairs for months: Charlotte. Dana’s been talking a big game, but can that translate to anything substantial in the ring? She better hope so… We kick off the show with an appearance … Read more
Oy vey. Here’s my exact face after watching this week’s Total Divas. Tuesday’s eppy of Total Divas threatened to destroy the majority of my brain cells. That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy it, because I did, but good grief. I wanted to throw myself in traffic by the time the episode was said and … Read more
You know your biggest show of the season is so monumentally massive when it starts one week early! Lucha fans, the event we have all been waiting for has arrived as Ultima Lucha is here. The three-hour epic will be split across two separate episodes, with an hour of Ultima action taking place in the … Read more
Spoilers for future episodes of Impact Wrestling, taped July 29th, 2015.
The sister of Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas may have a future as a WWE Diva. PWInsider (via Lords of Pain) is reporting that Mika Rotunda, sister of Bray and Bo as well as daughter of former WWE Superstar I.R.S., recently took part in a tryout at the WWE Performance Center. The report also states … Read more
Tune in to NXT on the WWE Network and Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network, both airing at 8pm ET. Then, tune in to Impact Wrestling on Destination America at 9pm ET. Discuss the shows in the comments! RELATED: NXT Spoilers: July 22nd – August 12th, 2015 | Impact Wrestling Spoilers: July 29th & … Read more
Layla is retiring from the WWE, ending her nine year run with the company. The news of her retirement was broken in a WWE.com interview, in which she revealed her reasons for retiring: “I feel like deciding to retire from the ring has been a hard decision to make because I’m passionate and I love … Read more
Last night’s Total Divas pulled in the highest number of viewers so far this season, according to TV by the Numbers. The episode, titled “Divas on Overdrive”, drew 1.083 million viewers. This is higher than the 1.031 million brought in by the season’s previous top episode, “She Said She Said”. In the 18-49 demo, the … Read more
Is Chyna set to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house in the UK? According to a report from English tabloid newspaper The Daily Star, Chyna is in advanced talks with producers who want the former WWE Intercontinental and Women’s Champion to “make the show an all-out sex fest.” A source for the Channel 5 show … Read more
With the sixth episode Tough Enough in the books, it’s time for another Redux. This week’s show had a shocking elimination and – perhaps even more shocking – saw one of the judges finally utilize their save. Let’s just say The Miz made a splashy first impression… The episode kicked off with reactions to Patrick‘s … Read more
Spoilers for the August 26th & September 2nd episodes of Impact Wrestling.
Alicia Fox suffered a “mild concussion” on last night’s Raw, according to a report from WWE.com. The article specifies that she sustained the concussion during her tag match and promises to update fans on her condition as more details become available. While it’s not confirmed that this is a storyline injury, this could be a … Read more
Another Raw, another step in a revolutionary direction. Hello Diva fans and welcome to this week’s Raw Redux. After moving house today and finally putting away all of my things, there’s not a way better to relax than to have two Divas matches, two in-ring segments and a backstage segment waiting for me to recap. … Read more
Japanese women’s wrestling promotion Stardom has announced their first American tour. In conjunction with Diva Dirt, Stardom is coming to the Los Angeles area on Friday, October 16th and Sunday, October 18th. Among the talents appearing are Cheerleader Melissa, Io Shirai, Kairi Hojo, Mayu Iwatani, Act Yasukawa, Chelsea, Reo Hazuki, Kris Wolf, Hudson Envy, Starfire, … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from NXT to Impact Wrestling to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Tough Enough Episode 5: “Swallow Your Pride, It’s … Read more
Tough Enough trainer Lita has given us a an up close and personal look at her training process in a new digital extra. In the video, Lita dons a GoPro camera and practices collar-and-elbow tie-ups with trainees Chelsea and Sara Lee. Watch the video below: A new episode of Tough Enough airs tonight at 8pm … Read more
Spoilers for the August 12th & 19th episodes of Impact Wrestling.
Naomi, Sasha Banks and Tamina Snuka of Team B.A.D. will be appearing live on tomorrow night’s episode of Tough Enough. This news was announced on tonight’s Raw and tweeted by the WWE: Don't miss #TeamBAD LIVE tomorrow night on @WWEToughEnough at 8/7c on @USA_Network! pic.twitter.com/PZCn83WmAN — WWE Tough Enough (@WWEToughEnough) July 28, 2015 They will … Read more
Tonight on Raw, it was announced that Paige will be the next guest featured on a live edition of the Stone Cold Podcast, to be aired on the WWE Network. The WWE also tweeted the news with a teaser video: NEXT WEEK: The #StoneColdPodcast returns LIVE with @RealPaigeWWE, right after #RAW, only on @WWENetwork! http://t.co/DVKiB0JjwH … Read more
Tune in to Raw on the USA Network at 8pm ET, as well as the pre-show on the WWE Network. Discuss the show in the comments!