Tonight on the show, we talk and take your calls about the WWE Draft moves.
LOG ON AT 9.45PM FOR CHAT • SHOW AT 10PM
Tonight on the show, we talk and take your calls about the WWE Draft moves.
My dear Tough Enough brethren… and er, sisteren, apologies for the late Redux this week. A little thing called the WWE Draft happened and sent us into an orbital spin from which we have only just recovered. Well, that and I spent the past 24 hours weeping in bed that our adorable, sassy, minxy little Miss USA has been shown the door on Tough Enough. Ahem, enough about that…
Let’s catch up on this week’s TE!
After surviving elimination for yet another week, Rima arrives at the house where she’s greeted by a strange and mysterious figure. Who is this Christina and what has she done with the mute? In her confessional, Christina says that Ryan (Skidmarks, to you and I) should have confidence or people will walk all over you. So not only is she utterly adorable, but she’s wise beyond her years too!
Here are the spoilers for this week’s edition of Friday Night Smackdown:
On this week’s special draft edition of Monday Night Raw, SmackDown’s Layla squared off against Raw’s Eve, with a draft pick on the line for their brand. To top things off, Layla’s former friend Michelle McCool is at ringside. Will Layla be to score a pick for the blue brand or will Michelle’s presence ensure a victory for Eve? Check out the match below:
We kick things off with Eve already in the ring, representing the red brand. Layla makes her way to the ring next, sporting a customized Smackdown T-shirt. While Layla does her usual entrance, Michelle makes her way out to ring to watch her former friend’s match. After a quick recap of Layla and Michelle’s fight on Smackdown, the official signals for the bell and our cross-branded Divas match is underway.
WWE shook up the Divas roster in the annual WWE Draft today with five Divas finding new homes.
SmackDown gained three new Divas in Alicia Fox, Natalya and Tamina, while Raw gained the duo of Beth Phoenix and Kelly Kelly.
Thoughts: While it had been widely expected for Beth to move over to Raw, seeing her and Kelly move is a shocker. That now means SmackDown will have to build its division around a new top babyface, likely Natalya or whichever member of LayCool turns face. I hope to see a Tamina heel turn, however, because I think she has a lot of potential in a Khali/Big Show-like role.
The new WWE Divas rosters after the jump!
WSU will be holding two matches on May 27th that could have implications for its 6/25 iPPV.
Details below:
Tough Enough trainer featured as the special guest on TLC’s after show last night. Watch below:
From tonight’s Raw:
Miss USA, Rima Fakih, was the latest contestant cut on WWE’s Tough Enough this week.
Host ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin decided that Rima wasn’t ‘physically ready’ for the competition.
Breaking from tradition, Austin simply eliminated Rima without the usual bottom three segment.
After being eliminated, Trish Stratus told Rima that she reminded her of herself and that she broke preconceived notions of what a beauty queen is.
Agree with this cut? Shocked? Sound off in the comments!
Spoilers for Thursday’s Superstars:
Get your Monday night Divas fix by tuning in to Raw tonight at 9pm ET on the USA Network.
Be sure to tune in to the Post-Raw & Tough Enough Show LIVE at 11pm ET!
Discuss the show in the comments!
Diva Dirt caught up with some of the stars of GLOW as they reunited for a public appearance for the first time in 20 years.
Check out our interview with Little Egypt below:
Classic footage of Little Egypt in GLOW:
Tough Enough contestant Christina Crawford spoke to Florida college UCF’s newspaper this past weekend talking about her current run on the reality show and her dream to follow in the footsteps of sister and current Diva, Alicia Fox.
She says:
“I would love love love to win that title one day,” Crawford, a senior interpersonal organization communication major, said. “But it would be the best if I could take it from my sister.”
Ever since her sister was hired with the WWE, Crawford wanted to follow in her footsteps. She said the show is a once in a lifetime opportunity that she can’t pass up.
“What started my dream of working with the WWE was when my sister got hired, but I was too young at the time to apply,” Crawford said. “My dream was to go to school and then I would try out for the WWE.”
Crawford, 22, is excited that she might get the chance to work with her sister.
“She is on the main roster and I haven’t gotten the chance to work with her yet,” Crawford said. “But we do hang out together and it’s great moral support.”
Read more here.
High quality fan footage from live event in France this weekend. Thanks to Mike for the tip.
Alicia Fox
Alicia displays her ability to make a photoshoot interesting based merely on what she brings to the table: her look and poses. Her dress and matching shoes are vibrant and unique, the sleeves puffing out like some sort of bird’s defense mechanism. That’s not to say it’s not a good look on her–it is! It probably helps that the dress’s pattern looks somewhat like feathers and her hair is appropriately messy. Think of it like Natalie Portman in Black Swan, but she’s turning into a tropical bird instead of a swan. All bird references aside, Alicia pulls off the look with ease, and her poses are, as usual, a natural mixture of cute and sexy. A think a brighter setting–even a white studio background–would have better complimented this lively look. Still, Alicia does more than her fair share of the work in making this photoshoot pop.
Rating: • • • • •
• View the photoshoot.
Kelly Kelly
From one photoshoot the lacks any sort of setting to one that is practically alive with activity! Kelly poses in front of a interesting building and a gorgeous body of water, and her outfit is sleek, if decidedly un-touristy. The all-over black lessens the visual impact of the tied-up shirt and shredded jeans and makes them look pretty stylish instead of overdone. Her poses look less like a Diva posing in a photoshoot and more like a traveler taking photos for Facebook, but it would probably look strange if she was pulling out all the stops, don’t you think? I think Kelly does the right thing here, smiling, standing statuesquely and letting the scenery do the talking. This results in some really beautiful photos.
Rating: • • • • •
• View the photoshoot.
We have more exclusive photos from the annual Cauliflower Alley Club reunion earlier this week!
During the three day festivities there were plenty of female wrestling stars on hand including a GLOW reunion which saw the likes of Little Egypt, MTV and others come together.
Happy Good Friday and Earth Day! I hope you all celebrated Jesus and everything he did for us if that is your religious belief and I also hope you recycled because it’s important to protect our planet. Welcome to another wonderful edition of the SD Redux and without beating around the bush (because I have nothing witty to say) lets on with the show. This week’s Diva portion of SmackDown kicks off with a replay of the Lay-Cool disaster from the previous week, as well as a new edition of Couple’s Therapy. Lets take a look at how it all played out this week.
Michelle McCool and Layla are both dressed much better this week than last. Layla returns to being sexy in short shorts and a wife beater, and Michelle is also rocking daisy dukes, as well as a slinky silver, off-the-shoulder top. LOVING it! Michelle tells the doctor that this therapy has been working wonders for them because last week on SmackDown, Layla lost yet another match! Michelle gives a sarcastic “yay” and Layla pretty much kills her with a dirty look.
Hello there! Didn’t I just see you guys like four days ago? Geeze! I love you. Really. Last week, we saw two BFFs finally combust into a fiery pit of despair. We also saw a number one contender, gimp arm and all, come into her inner strength. This week, we’ve got a tag team match for the Knockouts Tag Team Championships and some backstage antics that could leave you either majorly excited or scratching your head in question. Either way, I’m determined to make this fun so grab your refreshments, take a comfy seat and turn up the volume because I’m going to need your full attention. I demand it! Do you know who I am?! Who do you think you are?! I’m the Queen! Me! ME! Oh just go read the Write-Up already! =P
We start things off backstage where it seems like the cameras are spying on Madison Rayne and Tara. The former Knockouts Champion is all up in Tara’s grill, telling that it was her fault she lost her title to Mickie James four days prior. She says that for all she knows, the two of them are in cahoots. Tara reminds her that it was her locked in the cage with Mickie and Madison goes on to say that she wasn’t there when she needed her. From what I recall, Madi, you demanded Tara stay in the back and play with little dollies while you unceremoniously got your ass beat. But that’s just one person’s reflection. Oh wait..nope, Tara remembers it the same way I do. Maybe we’re in cahoots! CAHOOTS!
The website Cageseat Seats has published an article looking at Daffney’s recent filing of a worker’s comp cliam against her former employer, TNA Wrestling.
The article highlights some of the conditions Daffney worked under while in the company, including being ‘pressured’ into doing hardcore spots that led to injuries.
Read some highlights below:
Diva Dirt’s Mr Glamazon was on hand at this week’s Cauliflower Alley Club reunion this week, where soon-to-be WWE Diva, Awesome Kong — real name Kia Stevens — was the recipient of the first ever Women’s Wrestling (Active) Award for her accomplishments thus far in the industry.
Get your weekly dose of Knockouts action on tonight’s Impact. To watch, tune into Spike TV from 9pm ET.
Discuss the show in the comments!
SHIMMER star Melanie Cruise received a tryout with TNA last night prior to the Impact tapings.
Cruise lost to Sarita via roll-up.
Chicago-based Cruise is 6ft, much taller than most of her SHIMMER peers and probably taller than most of the Knockouts also. Like Isis the Amazon, she could fill a ‘giant’ type role which I’m guessing is why TNA may be interested in her.
Cruise is definitely athletic and impressed against MsChif and Cheerleader Melissa at last month’s SHIMMER tapings. You can see some of her SHIMMER work here.
Thanks to Meagan for the tip.
Spoilers for the April 28th Impact:
Former Tough Enough champion, Jackie Haas blogs on the new series of Tough Enough. Read her insight and opinion on the series every week exclusively here at Diva Dirt.
Called it!
Mama’s know best… did I not say last week that the wrestling business is not for those that have little kiddos – could not agree with Michelle any more to make the decision to walk away from “her dream” to take care of her baby. Maybe someday will be the right day for her and I wish her the best of luck on putting it all together.
Mikael – again, who the heck is this? Right choice in the elimination. When Stone Cold is trying to pull charisma out of your ass and you have a promo that puts me to sleep, bye-bye. Sure we will see him with a developmental contract (as the majority of the contestants will probably end up like this sooner or later). He had the build but that’s it; at least in my eyes. Next…
Tonight on the show, we talk and take your calls on Sunday’s Knockouts Championship victory for Mickie James, Serena Deeb‘s tryout and Awesome Kong‘s latest promo — are her dolls referring to current Divas?