NXT talent has taken over Twitter with the hashtag #ThankYouNaylor, paying tribute to NXT Creative Assistant Rob Naylor, who is leaving the company. He was especially close with Diva Summer Rae, who arrived at NXT the same time he did. Back when the company was known as FCW, Summer served as General Manager, and Rob … Read more
The Perfect 10 has returned, and it’s better than ever! Each week, the Diva Dirt team will compile a list of the top 10 women in wrestling. Placement is determined by performances and achievements from the past week. The Perfect 10 will be posted every Monday, taking into account any Pay-Per-View events. Ready to dive … Read more
Diva Dirt’s Fast 5 will take on a theme and present to you–in no particular order–five related things from the world of women’s wrestling. Last week, we learned that TNA has likely retired the Knockouts Tag Team Titles. The belts, with their short and rocky history, were a divisive topic among fans: some felt that … Read more
Christina Von Eerie has been confirmed as the second SHIMMER wrestler to be appearing at the Bellatrix Female Warriors October event, Bellatrix 7. Von Eerie joins Courtney Rush as two of the five stars from SHIMMER that will make the trip across the Atlantic for the Bellatrix vs. SHIMMER themed show. The remaining three wrestlers … Read more
As we reported yesterday, Brooke Hogan has gotten engaged to boyfriend Phil Costa of the Dallas Cowboys. Brooke has posted various photos of her rooftop proposal, the latest coming today on Instagram. She posted the above photo without a caption, but you know what they say: a picture’s worth a thousand words. Congrats again to … Read more
Salutations kind NXT friends, and welcome to this weeks stop in the NXT Women’s Title tournament. Over the past three weeks we’ve seen Paige, Alicia Fox, and Summer Rae each advance with a victory, but this week we’ve got the last bout scheduled before we move on to the semi-final action. It’ll be the battle … Read more
A candid photo of Nikki Bella and boyfriend John Cena has got tongues wagging, but not for the reason you’d think. The photo in question, taken by a fan and distributed around social networks, shows Nikki out shopping with Cena while in a wheelchair. A pair of crutches can be seen in the seat next … Read more
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