In March 2011, Daffney’s contract with TNA expired and like a bevvy of other Knockouts, she was let go by the company. However, Daffney’s story didn’t end there. First revealing to Diva Dirt that she had filed a lawsuit against the company stemming from injuries sustained during her time in TNA, Daffney has been fighting … Read more
SHIMMER has announced that it is breaking away from its usual non-touring schedule to put on a show as part of WrestleMania weekend in the New York/New Jersey area. SHIMMER, along with four other top independent promotions — CHIKARA, CZW, Dragon Gate USA and EVOLVE — will present the first annual WrestleCon from April 5th … Read more
WWE Hall of Famer Sunny, real name Tammy Sytch, has entered WWE sponsored rehab today. The former WWE Diva took part in what is described as an emotional shoot interview this past weekend for RF Video, which comes on the heels of her being rushed to the emergency room on Friday night “after she nearly … Read more
In an impromptu Divas match at Money in the Bank, the babyface team of Layla, Kaitlyn and Tamina Snuka scored a tag team victory over Beth Phoenix, Natalya and Eve Torres. After a back and forth match that saw some good action (Eve and Kaitlyn worked well together), things eventually broke down in typical fashion … Read more
WWE presents its annual Money in the Bank pay per view tonight. Tune in at 8pm ET to watch. Discuss the show in the comments!
Diva Dirt had the privilege of being joined by the Scream Queen herself, Daffney, in her first exclusive interview since leaving TNA and filing a lawsuit against the company. With her new role in SHINE Wrestling as live event hostess, Daffney talks to us exclusively in a long and emotional interview about her situation with … Read more
TNA Knockout Mickie James is heading to the UK in September to compete for Pro Wrestling Elite. The company announced yesterday that James will be part of the company’s double header in Ayr, Scotland on September 15th and 16th. James will face Pro-Wrestling: EVE standout Kay Lee Ray. The young Scottish wrestler has caught the … Read more
2011 Diva Dirt Legacy Award recipient Manami Toyota will once again return to American soil to compete in CHIKARA’s ‘King of Trios‘ tag team tournament. Much like last year, she will team up with Jigsaw and Mike Quackenbush. In 2011’s tournament, the trio defeated Amazing Red and Joel and Wil Maximo to advance to the … Read more
Promoting the upcoming documentary in the UK about the Knight family, matriarch Saraya (real name Julia) talks about daughter Saraya-Jade (aka Britani Knight)’s transition to the US to work for WWE where she now competes as Paige in developmental territory, FCW. Speaking about a scene in the documentary in which the Knights see Paige off … Read more
Several WWE and TNA stars are in San Diego for the annual Comic Con convention, including Divas Champion Layla, Knockouts Champion Brooke Tessmacher, as well as Alicia Fox. Diva Dirt reader and part time superhero, The Scone, one of the stars of the YouTube show ‘The New Adventures of Pinkgirl and The Scone‘ had the … Read more
Why, hello there, everyone, and welcome to your trusted weekly dose of Impact Wrestling. Let me be the bearer of bad news for you all… I will NOT be recapping Claire this week (as much as it pains me). Never fear, it’s not because I hate her or anything. She’s still so much of a … 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: If you could pick one (only one!) female independent wrestler to be signed by WWE or TNA, who would it be? We’ve read your responses on … Read more
Welcome to another wonderful edition of the Superstars Redux. It’s the first week in a pretty long time that I have one of these to write, and depending on the match, this could be a good or bad thing. Already from the get go, I’m kind of excited because it’s a match we haven’t seen … Read more
Get your weekly dose of Knockouts action on tonight’s Impact. Tonight’s show is live, so be sure to into Spike TV at the special start time of 8pm ET. Discuss the show in the comments!
It looks as though Kharma may be gone from WWE. After WWE’s official Twitter account moved Kharma’s profile to its ‘Alumni’ list along with a multitude of former WWE stars, including the Bella Twins, speculation began to grow on the social networking site. Responding via Twitter, the former Awesome Kong wrote: “Getting a flood of … Read more
WWE and Mattel have unveiled several new WWE Diva action figures at the annual San Diego Comic Con today. Among those immortalized in plastic are Alicia Fox, AJ, Beth Phoenix, Kelly Kelly and Layla. Plus, the late Miss Elizabeth receives joins the ‘WWE Legends’ line of figures. Check out pictures of the Diva figures below … Read more
WWE is hyping the debut of third generation Diva Raquel Diaz on the newly revamped version of NXT next week. This week’s episode of NXT features a video package promoting both she and her “Exfoliating Ugliness Tour”. You can check out the video below in full:
Five-time Knockouts Champion Angelina Love made the surprising announcement that she has decided to leave TNA a couple of weeks ago. The veteran Knockout, who has been with TNA since 2007, leaves behind a legacy of multiple title reigns, pay per view matches and oh so many Beautiful People skits. But what are some of … Read more
TNA President Dixie Carter is reportedly being courted to star in Bravo’s latest Real Housewives offshoot, Real Housewives of Nashville. According to the report, securing Carter is a high priority. The highly popular franchise has become a key part of Bravo’s programming with versions set in New York, New Jersey, Orange County, Atlanta, and this … Read more
Ring of Honor First Lady Maria Kanellis has revealed that she turned down an opportunity to work for TNA. The former WWE Diva, who can be seen with real-life boyfriend Mike Bennett on ROH television, tells WrestlingInc.com: “They have approached me, but I love my spot at Ring of Honor. I can’t imagine leaving.” Kanellis … Read more
Former WWE Diva and current Ring of Honor star Maria Kanellis has commented on the large number of WWE Divas who have chosen to leave the company and pursue other passions. In recent years, we’ve seen a growing number of women opt to walk away from the company including Michelle McCool, Gail Kim, the Bella … Read more
It’s hard to believe that we are coming up to 1000 episodes of Raw. On July 23rd, WWE celebrates its milestone 1,000th episode on USA Network and to celebrate, over the next month we’re going to be asking you to crown the Greatest Raw Diva Ever! The Diva Dirt team has compiled a list of … Read more
Diva Dirt can confirm that rumors circulating on various websites this past weekend linking veteran wrestler and former WSU World Champion Mercedes Martinez to a WWE tryout are false. It was reported that Martinez took part in a WWE tryout at the company’s developmental camp in Tampa, FL. Wishing to clarify on these claims, Martinez … Read more
SHINE Wrestling has announced two more matches for its debut show on July 20th live on Internet pay per view. In addition to the five matches announced earlier this week, two new matches join the card: * Mercedes Martinez vs Leva Bates * Christina Von Eerie vs Cherry Bomb Additionally, SHINE has launched its official … Read more
Warning: When I started writing this, I had no idea it would turn out this way. I was simply going to do a recap like always, but then personal feelings and opinions poured out, and there we go. I just want to state that this is just MY opinion and it DOES NOT necessarily reflect … Read more
