[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] A new report is shedding light on what went on behind the scenes when AJ Lee made her explosive criticisms of Stephanie McMahon and the WWE on Twitter yesterday. According to the Wrestling Observer (via Lords of Pain), a source close to the situation says AJ did it “completely on … Read more
Tune in to NXT on the WWE Network and Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network, both at 8pm ET. Discuss the shows in the comments! RELATED: NXT Spoilers: February 18th – March 11th, 2015
WWE has garnered the attention of TIME, who has posted a recap of the now infamous AJ Lee and Stephanie McMahon Twitter altercation. As we reported yesterday, AJ tweeted her thoughts on the unequal treatment towards women in WWE directly to Stephanie McMahon. Stephanie and her father, Vince McMahon, have both responded to #GiveDivasAChance movement. … Read more
On this Sunday’s episode of Total Divas, Paige tries to fulfill a longtime wish by getting an elaborate chest tattoo. Fearing that this tattoo could land her in hot water with WWE management, Alicia Fox and Rosa Mendes hunt down Paige at a tattoo parlor and try to convince her not to get the ink. … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Former Divas Champion AJ Lee has boldly called out WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon for the poor treatment of the WWE’s female wrestlers. AJ retweeted Stephanie’s endorsement of Patricia Arquette‘s Oscars acceptance speech, in which the actress called for equal pay for women: RT @StephMcMahon: Thank You @PattyArquette for … Read more
Spoilers for the February 28th edition of WWE Main Event.
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Former Divas Champion Paige recently spoke to the Turnbuckle Weekly show, addressing a few hot topics in wrestling: the next season of Total Divas, AJ Lee‘s status and the lack of opportunities given to main roster Divas. Paige confirmed her involvement with Total Divas season four, which begins filming soon. … 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: #GiveDivasAChance trends worldwide on Twitter during Raw. NXT … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: Sonny Gutierrez” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] This past Sunday, Japanese women’s wrestling promotion Stardom held an event at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. In the night’s main event, World of Stardom Champion Yoshiko defended her title against Act Yasukawa. What followed has sparked outrage in joshi circles. According to eyewitness Sonny Gutierrez of Pro Wrestling … Read more
If you thought Lilian Garcia‘s WWE Fastlane botches were bad (“Here are your winners, and STILL the NEW WWE Tag Team Champions!”) well they are nothing on the atrocious booking of the WWE Divas during last night’s Monday Night Raw. And then there was the horrid match length. And then there was the abysmal commentary. … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Despite stiff competition from the Oscars and WWE Fastlane, Total Divas ratings managed to climb, drawing 1.068 million viewers according to TV By the Numbers. This is up from last week’s 914,000 viewers and reverses the downward trend the show’s been on since its return in January. The episode also … Read more
Last night during Raw, Divas fans’ frustration manifested into social media action. Frustration at repetitive booking and short matches – more or less a constant state of mind amongst Divas fans – boiled over after a 30 second Divas tag match on Raw. Shortly after that match, #GiveDivasAChance began trending on Twitter, at one point … 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!
[media-credit name=” Photo: @RealSummerWWE/Twitter” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] The DVD artwork for The Marine 4 has been revealed, and a dangerous-looking Summer Rae is front and center. Summer tweeted a photo of the cover, which sees her alongside co-star The Miz: Soon pic.twitter.com/fbqtuNDK37 — Summer Rae (@RealSummerWWE) February 23, 2015 Summer’s involvement in The Marine 4 was … Read more
Diva Dirt wants to hear your voice! Diva Dirt Countdown is ranking the Most Intimidating! We’ve narrowed down the finalists, and now it’s up to you to determine the top five. Voting will be open until Thursday, March 5th. The results will be revealed the following Sunday.
Last night’s WWE Fastlane saw Nikki Bella make her first Divas Title defense of 2015 against Paige in the culmination of a feud that critics called, “Meh.” A series of predictable singles matches and middle school level teasing didn’t make for an exciting feud, to say the least. However, there’s always a chance that the … Read more
A new name has been added to the list of expected 2015 WWE Hall of Fame inductees. According to F4WOnline (via Lords of Pain), former WWE Women’s Champion Alundra Blayze is expected to be announced for the 2015 class soon. Blayze competed in the WWE as Alundra Blayze before moving to WCW, where she controversially … Read more
With the conclusion of Total Divas comes After Total Divas, the official after show in which Renee Young and Summer Rae break down the events of each episode. This week, joined by Brie Bella, they talk about “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Purses”, which featured Eva Marie‘s family trip; Natalya working to help her family alongside estranged … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @natalieevamarie/Twitter” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Total Divas stars Cameron and Eva Marie represented the WWE at today’s E! Oscars celebration, attending the E! Red Carpet Countdown. The Divas tweeted photos from the event, which was broadcast on E! prior to the Academy Awards red carpet show: .@WWECameron having a great time at the #ERedCarpet #Oscars … Read more
Tonight at WWE Fastlane, Nikki Bella continued her heelish ways, retaining the Divas Championship by grabbing a handful of Paige‘s tights. Nikki was accompanied to the ring by her sister Brie, but needed no help to sneak out the win. After a quick bout that saw the Divas battle briefly outside the ring, Nikki rolled … Read more
Tonight at Fastlane, Nikki Bella defends the Divas Title against Paige. Tune in to Fastlane on the WWE Network starting at 7:00pm ET with the Kickoff show. Discuss the show in the comments!
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight at Fastlane, Nikki Bella defends the Divas Title against Paige. Will Paige be able to overcome her numbers disadvantage? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: Adrian: I would love for this match to get the time and booking it deserves. Paige vs Nikki is probably the best one-on-one combination … Read more
WSU’s 8th Anniversary show was a white-hot bed of non-stop action, with a plethora of outstanding matches. External circumstances (largely weather-related) meant that the show was delayed by about half an hour and that the crowd was significantly smaller than was expected, but was that going to stop these women from putting on the show … Read more
Diva Dirt Countdown takes on various aspects of women’s wrestling, ranking them and presenting them to you. Hosted by Diva Dirt’s Jake, its aim is to prompt debates about everything from matches and clothing to entrances, music and more. This Diva Dirt Countdown takes on the best authority figures, featuring what you chose as the … Read more
The latest WWE Top 10 takes on smack talk, ranking the ten greatest insults in WWE history. Two Diva moments landed in the list’s top three. Ranking at number three is AJ Lee‘s “talent is not sexually transmitted” attack on Brie and Nikki Bella. Topping the entire list is Chris Jericho‘s bait-and-switch on Rhyno and … Read more