DivaMania is heading to Baltimore, MD next weekend — May 14th — with Maria Kanellis and Taryn Terrell due to appear.
The former WWE Divas will be signing autographs from 8.30pm ET at Mist Baltimore and then partying with fans at the club later in the evening.
Cheerleader Melissa (aka Alissa Flash) is on the cover of the latest issue of Respect magazine, an online PDF about female wrestling. Melissa discusses her ‘Terminator’-esque character, SHIMMER and more: “RESPECT returns with a huge interview with former TNA Knockout and current independent mega-star Cheerleader Melissa! ‘The Female Terminator’ talks to the magazine about working … Read more
SHIMMER rivals Allison Danger and Portia Perez faced off on the latest episode of NWA Hollywood. Watch as they reignite their feud:
The Smashing Pumpkins have enlisted Cheerleader Melissa (Alissa Flash) and Shelly Martinez to star in their next music video. Billy Corgan of the Pumpkins, who is a long-time wrestling fan, released the news via Twitter. He retweeted music video director, Robby Starbuck’s tweet which said: “The beautiful and ferocious @funtimeshelly and @FutureLegendCF will be my … Read more
The title ‘What A Difference A Week Makes’ is basically the gist of this entire Redux. Think about what you were doing at this time last week and take a look at how far we have come in just seven days. Last week, Layla and Michelle were brawling inside the ring with one another until Layla (wo)manned up and challenged her former best friend to a match at Extreme Rules. Michelle accepted and added a stipulation that the loser would have to leave the WWE. At this time last week, all of us were still sitting on her hands wondering when the artist formerly known as Awesome Kong would debut in the WWE. I was a proud worshiper of Randygod. Christian had never touched main event championship gold. And as far as we knew it, Osama Bin Laden was still living large somewhere in the Middle East.
And now?
The decorated career of Michelle McCool is nothing more than another chapter in the history books. Layla is/should be the top face on SmackDown. Kharma is running rampant on both brands (as we will see later). I no longer support Randy Orton title reigns because it prematurely ended the first ever, and well deserved reign of Christian.
Oh yeah, that Bin Laden guy is dead, too.
So yeah, what a difference a week makes, right?
SmackDown opens up for the Divas by showing a highlights from the Layla/Michelle Extreme Rules match. The match itself still gives me chills for the sheer emotion it brought to the table. They leave out Kharma’s debut and when the show returns, the Lay-Cool theme song begins to play. I suppose we have to call it Layla’s song now, but anyway, the feisty little spitfire makes her way to the ring. She’s still sporting the word “Flawless” on her gear, which I love, and she plays to the crowd once she enters. After a second, her music fades out and is replaced by the sassy little beat belonging to new SmackDown Diva, Alicia Fox. Foxy sashays her way out to the ring dripping with attitude and beaming with confidence. She enters the ring, plays to the crowd as well, and gets settled for her first match on the blue brand in awhile. Once Fox’s music fades, the referee calls for the bell.
Oh my my my! Last week, we got a reel of conspiracies with character zombies and measurement hungry tailor maids! This week, we’ve got an action packed episode of Impact that is bound to leave you hanging on the edge of your seat with laughter and intrigue. A healthy matchup with a main event to scream over. Not to mention, more information regarding the “mistress” who is set to turn The Queen of the Mountain’s world upside down. Not to mention, it’s Cinco de Mayo! Orale! Are you ready for it? I’m sorry. I can’t hear you. Are you ready for it?! I hope so. Vamos!
So we start this week out backstage, with Karen Jarrett and her tagalong husband, Jeff. They’re banging on the supposed locker room door of Velvet Sky like a couple of landlords looking for their rent money. Sure enough, the door swings open and whoa…Velvet appears in nothing but a pair of towels. However, she has a face full of makeup. Yeah. I totally shower with my face completely done up too. It’s a favorite pasttime of mine. Karen tells Velvet that she’s solved the mystery and she knows Velvet is the one that Kurt hired to take a hit out on her. Nope! NOPE! But oh yes, Karen says and tells her that Big Daddy, aka Tagalong Jeffro, isn’t going to let that happen. So she needs to go blow dry her weave, put her skanky little outfit on and meet them in the ring. Why? Because thanks to Hogan and Bischoff, they have an offer for her that she cannot refuse.
Does this phase our adorable Vel Vel? Well, of course not. Even when Tagalong Papa tells her she’s stepped in it, she doesn’t skip a beat. “I may have stepped in it but at least I didn’t get it dumped all over me!” And that pisses Karen off and she tries to go after Velvet but all she does is wave her off and step back into her locker room while Tagalong pushes his wife away. Oh I so cannot wait for this. /sarcasm
This week on WWE Superstars, ‘The Paparazzi Princess’ Melina, takes on long time rival ‘The Glamazon’ Beth Phoenix, in singles action. Can Beth score a win in her first match back on the Raw roster or will Melina send the firebird down in flames? Check out the match below:
Thoughts: Another very strong showing from the Raw Divas this week’s Superstars. Whenever we the phrase “Beth vs Melina”, I’m sure most Diva fans’ minds go back to that excellent ‘I Quit’ match at Extreme Rules and rightly so. While I won’t say this match was as entertaining as that one, it was excellent in it’s own right.
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!
Raw’s newest Diva, Kelly Kelly, spoke to WWE.com about making Maxim’s Hot 100 list at #82.
Kelly said: ““Honestly, it’s so crazy to think about the big names that are on there. Getting the honor to be on that list with them is amazing.”
Spoiler pictures of the big TNA debut. These scenes air next Thursday. Thanks to Ryan & Sasha for sending those in.
Tough Enough trainer, Trish Stratus’ official website uploaded a clip of her teaching yoga to the contestants. Apparently the scene was cut from the show hence Trish making it available. Watch below:
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Spoiler footage for this week’s SmackDown taping: Thanks to Matthew for the tip.
As reported on Monday, Isis the Amazon — real name Lindsay Hayward — was backstage at both of this week’s Impact tapings and was due to debut for TNA, however, the one-time WWE NXT rookie ended up not being used on either taping.
According to the Figure Four Weekly, Michelle McCool may not be done with WWE entirely. Though Michelle herself confirmed that her time as an active performer is up, the latest F4W reports that WWE has offered the first ever Divas Champion a spot (presumably as a trainer) on the next season of Tough Enough — … Read more
Spoiler footage for next week’s Impact: Thanks to She-Wolf for the tip.
PWInsider is reporting that Alicia Fox may have suffered a separated shoulder at last night’s SmackDown taping. Fox apparently landed harshly after taking a clothesline from Kharma. Best wishes to Alicia on a speedy recovery.
Tonight on the show, we talk and take your calls about Michelle McCool leaving WWE, Kharma’s WWE debut and the big TNA debut. Please note: Show contains spoilers. DIVA-DIRT.COM/LIVE LOG ON AT 9.45PM FOR CHAT • SHOW AT 10PM
Spoilers for this week’s Friday Night Smackdown:
Spoilers for next Thursday’s Impact:
ProWrestling.net is reporting that a major name is set to join TNA. For spoiler purposes, we have placed the news in spoiler tags:
I joined David Lagana of IWantWrestling.com today to discuss Kharma’s WWE debut and the departure of Michelle McCool. Check out the podcast here. Thanks to David for the invite. Be sure to visit IWantWrestling.com, follow @IWantWrestling on Twitter and add #IWantWrestling to your tweets. Follow me on Twitter at @MelanieTeamDD.
On this week’s edition of Monday Night Raw, the newly drafted Kelly Kelly steps into the spotlight on her new home of Raw, facing off against the rarely seen Maryse. Can SmackDown’s former golden girl make a splash in her Raw debut or will Maryse take her to school? Check out the match below:
Out first is Maryse, and I must say she’s is looking fantastic! Really loving the white gear. Kelly makes her way out next, to pretty good reaction from the live crowd. Love her or hate her, you have to admit not many Divas can illicit a reaction from the crowd like Kelly can. After the usual pandering to the crowd, the referee signals for the bell and our Divas match in underway.
Maxin magazine has honored Raw Diva, Kelly Kelly and former Diva, Stacy Keibler in its 2011 Hot 100 list. Kelly is ranked at #82, while Keibler makes the list at #72. Congrats to both ladies! Any other Divas you’d have liked to see ranked?
AIW’s Girls Night Out 3 is now available on DVD.
The card is as follows:
1. Roxie Cotton VS. Allysin Kay
2. Super Oprah VS. Mickie Knuckles
3. Isis VS. Jessicka Havok
4. Mickie Knuckles VS. Arella Angel
5. Madison Eagles VS. Mena Libra
6. AIW WOMENS TITLE: Angeldust (C) VS. Sara Del Rey
You can pick up the DVD here.
Watch a preview below:
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