Former SHIMMER star Rebecca Knox has announced her move to Florida to begin training at NXT. Knox–real name Rebecca Quin–is from Dublin, Ireland. She announced the news on her Twitter account: Florida get ready, Ireland get grieving. #NXT — Rebecca Quin (@RebeccaMQuin) June 29, 2013 Rebecca then clarified that she is setting off from Ireland … Read more
TNA have taped two episodes of Impact Wrestling in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out spoilers below:
Rumors have surfaced via social media that Divas at WWE’s NXT developmental territory have been subjected to sexual harassment by a trainer. The trainer has been referred to as their strength coach, but hasn’t been mentioned by name. Cryptic tweets have been sent by recently released NXT talent Briley Pierce (aka Ryan Nemeth, Dolph Ziggler‘s … Read more
It’s a TLC reunion — minus the T! WWE songbird Lilian Garcia and former WWE Women’s Champion Candice Michelle got together at the annual LOPen charity golf and music festival where Lilian tore the house down with a rendition of the US national anthem, according to Candice. She tweeted: With @LilianGarcia at #LOPEN2013 wow did … Read more
Serena Deeb’s fantastic 2013 continues as she’s heading back to Japan in July to wrestle for Wrestling New Classic! The promotion is owned by former WWE star Tajiri and is fairly new, having started running shows in April of last year. Serena will take on WNC Women’s Champion Lin Byron on July 25th at Shinjuku … Read more
Numerous stars of ’80s promotion GLOW have paid tribute to their colleague Big Bad Mama — real name Lynn Braxton — who passed away last night aged 61. Original GLOW girl Little Egypt said her heart was “saddened” at the loss of Lynn, who succumbed to her battle with cancer. She wrote on Facebook: “Our … Read more
This past Monday on Raw, Divas Champion AJ Lee got in Kaitlyn‘s head once again by dressing like her and making her relive the secret admirer fiasco. Not to be one-upped by the champ, Kaitlyn has a trick up her sleeve as AJ faces off against Natalya in non-title action. Check it out below: We … Read more
Wedding bells are ringing across the wrestling world, it seems! TNA Knockouts executive Brooke Hogan — daughter of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan — has gotten engaged to boyfriend Phil Costa, who plays for the Dallas Cowboys football team. Brooke’s brother Nick Hogan broke the news on Instagram, posting a picture of the happy couple in … Read more
Wedding fever is in the air among WWE and E!’s Total Divas! With Natalya tying the knot to her long time beau Tyson Kidd this week, and Brie Bella hinting that she and Daniel Bryan may follow suit, it looks like there may be a race up the aisle as Funkadactyl Naomi has revealed she’s … Read more
As reported earlier this week, WWE’s long-time sweethearts Natalya and Tyson Kidd tied the knot in a ceremony filmed for upcoming E! reality show, Total Divas, and the blushing bride is spilling the secrets on her big day! The WWE Diva tells E! Online that the intimate wedding took place at a private home and … Read more
WWE.com ran into Kaitlyn after she turned the tables on AJ Lee, interrupting her match against Natalya on SmackDown to skip around the ring dressed as the Divas Champion. After initially mistaking her for AJ, the interviewer asked Kaitlyn what was going through her mind when portraying AJ. Kaitlyn replied that, as AJ’s crazy, there’s … Read more
GLOW star Lynn Braxton, who wrestled as Big Bad Mama, had died of cancer at age 61. Braxton appeared on seasons three and four of GLOW, wrestling as an intimidating powerhouse with a painted face. She appeared in the GLOW documentary, which aired recently on LOGO. She also made an appearance on an episode of … Read more
Are the Knockouts Tag Team Championships no more? It would appear so as TNA Wrestling have removed the listing of the tag team belts from the roster page of their official website. In the past, when a championship has been vacated, it will say so on the roster page. However the image of the Knockouts … Read more
WWE.com has given us a look at Kaitlyn‘s interview from the July issue of WWE Magazine. In the interview, the former Divas Champion clarifies what her “Hybrid Diva” moniker means, how she landed on NXT at the last minute and if her history with Dolph Ziggler has ever come up with AJ Lee. On why … Read more
There’s Divas action on tonight’s SmackDown, so tune in at 8pm ET on SyFy. Discuss the show in the comments! RELATED: SmackDown Spoilers: June 28th, 2013
The past few days in Natalya‘s life have been such a whirlwind, we’ve decided that one “Picture of the Day” wouldn’t suffice. Instead, we’re rounding up a few photos to give you a quick look inside a week in the life of the former Divas Champion. As we reported yesterday, Natalya and Tyson Kidd were … Read more
WWE.com’s Behind the Match series has taken a look back at a bout from Kaitlyn‘s not so distant past: her Triple Threat match against Layla and Eve Torres at Hell in a Cell 2012. The website got inside the mind of the former Divas Champion as she explained her strategy in attempting to win Eve’s … Read more
Hello, hello Diva Dirt readers and welcome to this week’s Write-Up! Last night on Impact, reigning Knockouts Champion Mickie James defended her title against her former friend–and the former champ–Velvet Sky. These two have had a rivalry that has certainly heated up in the space of a few weeks. Mickie attitude has changed (and I … Read more
Get your weekly dose of Knockouts action on tonight’s Impact Wrestling. Tune in to Spike TV at the start time of 9pm ET. Discuss the show in the comments! RELATED: Impact Wrestling Spoilers: June 27th, 2013
UPDATE: We’ve added more photos to the gallery below. Leading up to tonight’s charity fashion show, Divas from the WWE and NXT posted photos of their looks on Instagram. Natalya, Rosa Mendes, Aksana, Naomi, Summer Rae and Sasha Banks are featured in the photos, showing off very diverse styles. The fashion show benefits Florida’s Academy … Read more
Between his recent injuries and her hard-fought Divas Championship win, Dolph Ziggler and AJ Lee certainly deserve a little rest and relaxation. The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion tweeted the above photo yesterday, saying that he and his “mini muffin” were on a mini vacation: mini vaca with my mini muffin @WWEAJLee #LoveMuscleBeach pic.twitter.com/8MJUetG5ih — … Read more
WWE.com has taken a look at the on-going NXT Women’s Championship tournament and its participants at the semi-final stage. Written by NXT ring announcer Byron Saxton, the piece spotlights Alicia Fox, Emma, Paige and Summer Rae with insight from WWE and NXT Superstars. On Alicia Fox, Byron says: “Alicia Fox knows all about making history. … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: Since Stephanie McMahon‘s confrontation with AJ Lee last week, fans have been abuzz. We want to know: do you want to see Stephanie step back into … Read more
Natalya is now a married woman! As we speculated yesterday, Natalya has tied the knot with longtime beau Tyson Kidd. Yesterday, stars of the upcoming series Total Divas seemed to be converging for a wedding, judging by their Instagram photos, and now footage of the reception has leaked, showing Natalya in her wedding dress. In … Read more
Do or Die Wrestling, Poland’s first wrestling promotion, will make history when they showcase the country’s first women’s wrestling match. The match pits Bianca, the girlfriend of DDW promoter Pan Pawlowski, against Aurora, the host of DDW’s web show DDW Unchained. The historic match will take place on August 17th at DDW 8. Read the … Read more
Don’t mess with Tess! Although Brooke Tessmacher has been absent from Impact Wrestling lately, she’s recently been spotted in plastic form! The former Knockouts Champion has received her very first action figure in Jakks Pacific’s new TNA Deluxe Impact Series 10 line. As you can see, she is wearing her signature Texas-themed ring gear. Check … Read more