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‘Independent Women’, Episode 11: “Maria Kanellis”

In the eleventh episode of Independent Women – titled “Maria Kanellis” – Cheerleader Melissa talks to former WWE Diva and First Lady of ROH Maria Kanellis about building an ROH women’s division, picking up acting gigs, preventing wardrobe malfunctions and more.

Check out Maria’s podcast Maria & Mike in Wonderland on iTunes.

Independent Women is Diva Dirt’s original web series that gives fans a peek behind the scenes at the lives of women’s wrestlers on the independent scene, from life on the road to the action backstage.

The star of the series is SHIMMER Champion and the woman atop the 2013 PWI Female 50, Cheerleader Melissa. She will personally film her experiences on the indy scene, from cutting promos to getting stitches to rubbing elbows with the biggest names in women’s wrestling.

The goal of this series will be to expand to get the perspectives of several women on the indy scene, with Melissa as our star. If you are a well-known indy wrestler interested in getting involved, please contact us!

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Indy Star Wrestles Match for TNA Xplosion

Indy star Alpha Female may not be making her U.S. debut until next week’s WSU Mutiny, but she’s already making a big splash, competing for TNA at last night’s Impact tapings in Glasgow, Scotland. According to TNA Insider, Alpha Female wrestled a match taped for TNA Xplosion, taking on former Knockouts Champion ODB. This is … Read more

Impact Write-Up (January 30th, 2014): A Beautiful Reunion

Greetings, Impact fans! It is I, Chris and this week Impact hails from Scotland. Does the DixieTrain run across International lines? In any event, There was plenty of Knockouts action this week so let’s get to it! The first bit of female goodness we get on the show comes from a Dixie Carter appearance. She … Read more

Video: Lana Appears on This Week’s SmackDown

NXT Diva Lana made her first WWE television appearance on this week’s SmackDown, standing alongside Alexander Rusev in a video package teasing his arrival in the WWE. Lana speaks one line, saying simply, “Rusev hits, Rusev crush.” RELATED: Lana Manages SmackDown Dark Match Rusev made his WWE debut at Sunday’s Royal Rumble, but has yet … Read more

Video: Gail Kim Talks WWE Frustrations, the Diva She Wants to See in TNA & More

Former Knockouts Champion Gail Kim didn’t pull any punches in her latest interview, speaking with the Wrestling with Rosenberg show in depth about her time in the WWE and how it compares to TNA. Her first WWE run: “That whole time I was so green…so inexperienced…I don’t understand how Kelly Kelly did it at the … Read more

Women’s Title Match Added to Live NXT Special

NXT goes live for one night only February 27th on the WWE Network, and the Divas will be represented in a big way. The special episode, dubbed “NXT Arrival”, will feature a NXT Women’s Title match, pitting champ Paige against Emma. RELATED: NXT Spoilers: March 5th – March 26th, 2014 The match, which will mark … Read more

Your Two Cents: Who Should Be the Next Divas Champion?

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: AJ Lee is the longest reigning Divas Champion, but she can’t hold the title forever. Who should she drop it to? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and … Read more

WWE Main Event Redux (January 29th, 2014): Whose Bark is Worse Than Their Bite?

I have earned the fine distinction of bringing you this week’s Main Event Redux which, dare I say, surprised me a bit, both in a good way and a bad way. Let’s start with the backstage segment: Backstage, we see Alicia Fox and Aksana trying to give wrestling advice to Tamina Snuka for her upcoming … Read more

‘Total Divas’ Press Release: Premiere Date Set; Divas Title Match at WrestleMania?

E! has issued an official press release for Total Divas season two, revealing two interesting bits of information. Firstly, it announces the season two premiere date, setting it for March 16th at 9pm ET. This moves the show from its usual 10pm ET time slot, a definite show of confidence in its ability to garner … Read more

UPDATE: Reby Sky Arrested

News has emerged that independent wrestler Reby Sky was arrested earlier this month. TMZ has revealed that Reby, real name Rebecca Hardy, was arrested alongside her husband, former WWE and TNA star Matt Hardy. The report states that police were called to a hotel in Emporia, Virginia at around 5:45am on January 1st, 2014. Both … Read more

Lana Manages SmackDown Dark Match

Tonight, NXT Diva Lana made her first appearance at a main roster event, managing Alexander Rusev in an untelevised match prior to the SmackDown taping. According to PWMania.com, Rusev wrestled Tyson Kidd in a winning effort. Rusev made his WWE debut on Sunday night as surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble match. Lana was not … Read more

Bobby’s Corner: Nidia – Underrated, Underutilized and Underappreciated

What’s up guys? Well, in case you’re a little lost with what’s going on here (to be honest, you should be since I’m pretty much winging it right now), welcome to the debut edition of my column, Bobby’s Corner. I’d like to give you a little more information about what this column will focus on, but to … Read more

Raw Redux (January 27th, 2014): Naomi Still Has AJ’s Number

There were a lot of salty people left hurt by the Royal Rumble and for once it wasn’t for the lack of Divas. I don’t usually praise the fact that Divas were left off a major card, but boy am I glad they didn’t get lost in the ugly shuffle of Sunday night’s travesty. I’m … Read more

Video: Summer Rae Talks Joining the Cast of ‘Total Divas’

In a WWE.com exclusive video, Summer Rae speaks for the first time about joining the Total Divas cast. She told Tom Phillips that she’s just excited that the “cat’s out of the bag”, as she’s already been filming for the show for two months. As for what the audience can expect to see in the … Read more

Diva Dirt Weekly for the Week Ending January 27th, 2014

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 Impact Wrestling to SmackDown to Raw. Joining the audio will be team members Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: We remember the life and career … Read more