Bad news for fans who were looking forward to the ‘dream match‘ between Mickie James and Sara Del Rey on April 2nd.
James has been pulled from the match due to her shoulder injury sustained last weekend at a TNA house show.
Remix Pro Wrestling has announced that TNA Knockouts Champ, Madison Rayne will replace James in the match.
Mickie will still appear at the show, taking place in Marietta, OH, signing autographs and taking pictures.
More details here.
More videos from Sunday’s SUN show!
Watch below:
Kellie Skater, Mia Svensson and Cotton/Sakai after the cut:
Diva Dirt LIVE returns tonight from 10pm ET. We’ll be discussing & taking your calls on Michael Cole interrupting the Divas… again, will Eve get involved at ‘Mania?, will the Divas get a spot on the show?, SHIMMER this weekend and more. Call in with your thoughts on 347-989-8156.
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Several WWE Divas appeared on this past week’s episode of ‘Cake Boss’ on TLC, which featured Santino as a guest star.
Check out the clip below:
Thanks to Shirlz for the tip.
Former WWE Diva, Maria Kanellis has released a unique line of cream perfumes.
Titled ‘Signature’, Kanellis’ rub-on perfumes come in three scents — mimosa, sandalwood and ylang ylang.
Each cream is priced at $11.95.
Click here to purchase.
News and notes from the SUN office:
The debut of Pro-Wrestling SUN in Jackson, NJ was a great success! Thank you to those who were able to make the trip out there to share in the our day. Here is the fallout from SUNrise:
Mercedes Martinez (WSU) and Kellie Skater (PWWA) opened the show with a fantastic match that saw gratuitous amounts of shenanigans from the Aussie, yet they were no match for Latina Sensation. Skater fell to the Fisherman Buster from the reigning WSU Champion.
Immediately following this bout, The undisputed “Queen of Wrestling” Sara Del Rey hit the ring to run down the match that she was originally scheduled to be a part of. She then turned her thoughts to Madison Eagles, who due to an emergency, had to pull off the show earlier in the day. Del Rey felt slighted that SHIMMER champion Eagles was getting main event status and a chance for a future title against SUN Champion Allison Danger. SDR insinuated herself into the main event and challenged Danger for the title later on the show.
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Spoilers for Friday’s SmackDown:
After being shafted from Raw last week, in favor of Snooki, Divas Champion, Eve, is in action this week, taking on Maryse in a non-title match. We even get a mid-match interruption by Michael Cole. Oh joy… Check out the match below:
We come from commercial to find Maryse already in the ring, doing the usual preening. Eve makes her way out next to a pretty good reaction, while Maryse mocks her from inside the ring. The official signals for the bell, but Maryse stops to do a very over-dramatic hairflip before the match begins. Eve brushes Maryse and does a little mocking of her own. Maryse offense and goes for a slap, but Eve dodges and strikes back with a slap of her own.
Diva Dirt caught up with some of the stars of Pro Wrestling SUN following the company’s debut show in Jackson, NJ on Sunday.
Watch our clips with new SUN Champ, Sara Del Rey, as well as WSU’s Marti Belle and Mercedes Martinez below.
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BuzzFocus.com video interviews with Trish Stratus and the Tough Enough contestants about the upcoming series.
The interviews were filmed during a media day at the set of the show in Simi Valley, CA.
This is the first time that the contestants can be seen discussing the show. The cast members interviewed include Rima Fakih, Christina Crawford and Ivelisse Velez (Juliet the Huntress). Click here to check it out.
You can watch Trish’s interview here.
The Divas came out in support of Chris Jericho last night on the season premiere of ‘Dancing with the Stars’.
While Raw was live on USA, Alicia Fox and the Bella Twins were live on ABC. They were spotted in the crowd, clapping and cheering on Jericho following his first dance on the show.
Check out the briefest of clips below:
WSU events during WrestleMania weekend, including ‘IndyMania’, in Jersey:
WSU Press Release
– WSU Presents Tournament Saturday with the J-Cup and King & Queen of the Ring Tournaments on 4/2. New matches & brackets announced!
– WSU Teams up with ACE & NYWC to present INDYMANIA: Watch WSU/ACE/NYWC on 4/3 and watch Wrestlemania for Free!
– New DVDs released at WSUVideo.comWSU & NWS Team Up To Present “Tournament Saturday”
WSU & NWS to present both “The 5th Annual Women’s J-Cup Tournament” & “The 6th Annual King & Queen of the Ring Tournament” on Saturday April 2nd
WSU Also Teams Up With ACE Pro Wrestling & NYWC on 4/3 for INDYMANIA!WHAT: WSU & NWS Team Up For Two Shows in One Day
WHEN: Saturday April 2nd, 2011
WHERE: The Presbyterian Boy’s Girl’s Club
ADDRESS: 663 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ
BELL TIMES: 2:35 (J-CUP), 7:35 (KING & QUEEN)
There will be a break in between the shows for fans to go out and get something to eat, drink, etc.
Ticket Prices: $19 adults for each show, $28 for a combo ticket
To order tickets please email [email protected] or call 732 888 1704
For up-to-the-minute updates, please check WSUWrestling.com & our Facebook at Facebook.com/wsuwrestling
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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 Show LIVE at 11pm ET following Raw!
Discuss the show in the comments!
Spoilers for Thursday’s Superstars:
Trish Stratus‘ official website confirmed she will appear on Raw tonight.
The 7-time Women’s Champ will likely be continuing her storyline leading into WrestleMania. Trish will team with John Morrison and Snooki from MTV’s Jersey Shore against Lay-Cool and Dolph Ziggler.
No word on whether Snooki will appear tonight also.
Trish Stratus spoke to IGN about the upcoming series of Tough Enough during a recent visit to the show’s Simi Valley set.
When asked about her current favorite Diva, Trish voted for fellow Canadian, Natalya:
“She’s untapped,” Trish smiled. “Fans are starting to get to know her more and more and I’m just waiting for the day where she goes out there and really can do her thing because I don’t think she’s been given the opportunity to really get out there and show everybody what she’s got.”
With Sunny going into this year’s Hall of Fame, Trish says Chyna should be next:
A few notes coming out of this past Saturday’s DivaMania tour stop in Bethlehem, PA:
* The event was covered by local news in Pennsylvania on Saturday. You can see the video report here.
* One Diva Dirt reader, Brittany Borelli attended the autograph signing and wrote in a report. Brittany noted that Ashley Massaro claimed she had a reality show coming to FOX this fall. Brittany writes:
I asked her [Ashley] if she was still interested in wrestling and she said, “Oh yeah. I actually have a show coming out in the fall, but I can’t really give too much away.” I said, “Yeah I heard about that. It’s a reality show, right?” and she said “Yeah, it’s gonna be awesome.” Then i said “Is it gonna be on TV?”, she said “Yep, on FOX.” I said “Cool, I’ll definitely tune in & watch.”
Massaro talked briefly about the reality show on Shane ‘Hurricane’ Helms’ web show last week. We’ll see if it happens.
* DivaMania organizers sent us a few pictures from the event on Saturday (see below). More here.
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Results and pictures from yesterday’s Anarchy Championship Wrestling show in San Antonio, TX courtesy of regular contributor, Brandon:
ACW was back in business in the 210 for their March show in Texas – “A Chain Reaction of Evil,” a night that displayed some insane wrestling from the Anarchists. But the real stars of the show were the American Joshis: Tag Champions, Rachel Summerlyn and Jessica James, Athena, Amanda Fox, and the returning Lillie Mae.
The Joshi action kick off with a pre-show match between “Five Star” Amanda Fox and the returning Lillie Mae, who took a brief hiatus from ACW. This match resulted in Amanda Fox on top against the “Hot Little Momma With a Pick Up Truck” Mae with the Ocana Roll while posing. It was a decent match, and good show from both girls. There were a few iffy spots in the match, but it picked up as it progressed. Best move of the match was when Lillie was choking Amanda with her foot, and from there Amanda wrapped her legs on Mae’s legs and rolled into a heel hook on Mae. Great amateur wrestling showing from the “Five Star.”
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SHIMMER Vol. 35 is now shipping via ROHstore.com. Click here to purchase.
Card below:
1. Melanie Cruise vs. Jessica James
2. Mercedes Martinez vs. Misaki Ohata
3. Nikki Roxx & Ariel vs. Daizee Haze & Tomoka Nakagawa
4. Allison Danger vs. Veronika Vice
5. Serena Deeb vs. Portia Perez
6. Amazing Kong vs. Kellie Skater
7. Rachel Summerlyn vs. Sara Del Rey
8. Ayako Hamada vs. Nicole Matthews
9. Cheerleader Melissa vs. Ayumi Kurihara
10. SHIMMER Title Match: Madison Eagles vs. Jessie McKay
SHIMMER Vol. 36 is now available for pre-order here.
The Pro Wrestling SUN office issued the following statement exclusively to Diva Dirt regarding SHIMMER Champion, Madison Eagles‘ absence from the company’s debut show yesterday in Jackson, NJ.
The full statement below:
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the debut of Pro-Wrestling SUN in Jackson, NJ! Unfortunately, Madison Eagles was forced to pull out of the show the morning of due to circumstances that are hers alone to share. We here at SUN respect her privacy and stand by Eagles’ in her decision to remove herself to focus her full attention on the unexpected situation she faced. SUN wishes the entire Eagles clan the best and look forward to having Madison on future shows.
The line-up for yesterday’s show was changed as a result, with Sara Del Rey being slotted into the main event against Allison Danger. Despite being a last minute switch, Del Rey ended up winning the match and becoming SUN Champion. Full results from the show here.
Eagles has stated on Twitter that she will be in Chicago this weekend for SHIMMER.
SHIMMER founders, Dave Prazak and Allison Danger, are the latest guests on IWantWrestling.com‘s ‘Promote This’ podcast, discussing this weekend’s tapings.
IWantWrestling.com is spearheaded by Dave Lagana, former WWE writer and current producer at ROH.
Also on the podcast, Dave Prazak announces which SHIMMER match will be our Alternative WrestleMania Match on April 3rd.
Click here to check out the interview.
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On the podcast, Prazak and Danger revealed that Ayako Hamada and Ayumi Kurihara will wrestle this weekend at the SHIMMER tapings in Berwyn, IL.
To pick up your tickets click here.
Check out this series of promos that were filmed last week prior to NCW Femmes Fatales’ fifth DVD taping.
These promos were filmed for the Femmes Fatales V DVD, but only a few will be used which means you can exclusively see them all right here at Diva Dirt!
Allison Danger’s new promotion, Pro Wrestling SUN debuts today in Jackson, NJ.
Diva Dirt’s Steven is on hand with live results:
* Mercedes Martinez def. Kellie Skater with a Fisherman Buster.
* Sara Del Rey comes out and says she made sure Madison Eagles wouldn’t be at the show today and she instead will face Allison Danger for the SUN Championship in the main event.
* Mia Svensson def. Mia Yim via DQ. Svensson tried to hit Yim with a monkey wrench while the referee was down. Yim dodged it and Svenson laid down on the mat. The referee saw Svensson on the mat and DQ’d Yim.
Gail Kim
I’ve always found that outfits that might look a little trashy on some Divas manage to work with Gail. This obviously has a lot to do with her smaller frame, so certain skimpy outfits don’t look as revealing on her. Here, Gail’s wearing a tiny black halter top, black pleather hot pants and some intense accessories in the form of her heels and forearm-devouring bracelet. With the color scheme consisting entirely of black, even down to her hair, the look is very sleek and almost super spy-esque. She wears it well, and her poses are diverse and interesting, though I think, in keeping with the look, Gail probably could have been a bit more mysterious and serious in some of them. In two photos, she gets that mood perfectly right, and I think a photoshoot full of that would have been a nice departure and a full transformation from the smiley babyface Gail is right now.
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• View the photoshoot.
Maryse
Maryse’s super-long hair isn’t enough to distract us from her dress, which is detailed quite nicely around the neck. Her bracelets, with equal detail, compete with that as areas of interest, and I can’t help but think choosing one (namely the one on her left arm) would have made for a less cluttered look. She’s posing against a wall and garage door, which don’t exactly fit with her look, and while it adds interest more than a regular studio background would, the result is a shoot that looks a bit mismatched. She evens looks a bit cheerier than usual, and I find myself appreciating the typical sultry poses a bit more–the devious look is more natural on her.
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• View the photoshoot.
