Welcome to this week’s edition of FCW Watch. In the last month or so, rookie sensation AJ Lee has taken on all comers and shot to the top of the FCW Diva totem pole. However, she has one last obstacle to overcome: Queen of FCW and Smackdown Diva, Serena Mancini. The last time these two met in singles action the result was less than impressive. Can they put on a decent match this time around? Watch below as the ‘Pocket Rocket’ takes on the First Lady of The Straight Edge Society for the crown:
First out is the challenger AJ Lee, who is perky as always. AJ’s ability to get the crowd behind her is a great quality to have and will definitely benefit her when she makes the jump to the main roster. Out next is the Champion Serena, sporting some new gear (Finally!). The newly converted Serena removes her trademark Fedora to revealed that freshly shaven head we’ve all come to love (or hate) in the past month on Smackdown.
The Divas return to WWE Superstars this week after a one week absence. The match was filmed last night and airs on Thursday. For spoiler purposes we’ve put the video in spoiler tags, click ‘Show’ to watch.
WWE is set to give ECW it’s final swansong tonight before introducing a new show, NXT next week. The show, which will feature upcoming talents from the developmental system, is said to be shaping up nicely. The Figure Four Weekly newsletter writes that Vince McMahon wants Divas to be heavily involved in the show. Take … Read more
Today’s the big day for WWE Women’s Champion, Mickie James as her debut single, ‘Are You With Me?’ premieres! If you hear it on radio or online, please do come here and leave your comments on the song throughout the day. It looks like the song may be available on Mickie’s new official website MickieJames.com … Read more
Talk show host and all around trash magnet Jerry Springer is hosting Raw tonight. Keep a look out for build up to Maryse and Gail’s match at this Sunday’s Elimination Chamber. Discuss the show in the comments!
With just a day to go until her music is unleashed on the world, Women’s Champion Mickie James has spoken at length about her new album, Strangers & Angels, in particular commenting on her debut single ‘Are You With Me?’ which will be added to country radio tomorrow: We are less than 18 hours away … Read more
SmackDown Diva and aspiring singer, Maria has bestowed her praise upon legendary Diva, Trish Stratus calling the 7-time Women’s Champ ‘fearless’. Speaking to the Daily Record in the UK, she says: “She was fearless,” said Maria. “She really changed the face and perception of women’s wrestling. “Seeing her inspired me to enter a competition for … Read more
TNA is due to make the announcement that Impact is moving to Monday nights at 2.30pm ET/7.30pm UK. Watch the live stream below and discuss in the comments. EDIT: Announcement has been made. Catch the replay below:
7-time WWE Women’s Champion, Trish Stratus briefly returned to WWE to take part in a new webisode called ‘Introducing…’ on WWE.com. The series catches up with Superstars past and present who discuss their first appearance on WWE television. Unfortunately, the video is only available to WWEClassics.com subscribers so you will have to pay to see … Read more
Despite WWE ending it’s ties with Playboy, one current WWE Diva has posed for the magazine. Outgoing ECW GM, Tiffany is featured in a special lingere issue under her real name of Taryn Terrell. In the ‘Playboy Book of Lingerie’, Tiffany even discusses her WWE career which indicates that the shoot was approved by WWE. … Read more
Straight Edge Society Diva, Serena has been added to the WWE.com Superstars section. Check it out by clicking here. Though usually customary to have an initial photoshoot already uploaded, Serena doesn’t have any posed pictures on her page yet but you can preview what will likely be an upcoming photoshoot. There’s some posed shots in … Read more
Hollywood trade Variety has confirmed today that TNA Impact will move to Monday nights beginning March 8th. The show will be pit against Monday Night Raw at 9pm. TNA President, Dixie Carter commented to Variety: “We’ve always wanted to go on Monday nights. That’s where the wrestling viewing audience is accustomed to being.” TNA is … Read more
What would Valentine’s Day be without our Divas and Knockouts stripping down to their lingerie? This year, WWE, who usually love any opportunity to dish out a gimmick photoshoot, have actually gasp recycled last year’s V-Day photoshoot with a few pictures thrown in for girls that weren’t with the company this time last year [Gail … Read more
Both WWE and TNA gave us handicap matches this week on SmackDown and Impact, meanwhile Raw gave us a shortened match with no entrances. What is your best bet for this week?
For the first time in what seems like years, the TNA Knockouts have been benched from tomorrow night’s Against All Odds pay per view. With so much change in TNA since Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan took over the reins in January, could this be a sign of the times? The Knockouts have always had … Read more
Reports originated from ProWrestling.net suggest that TNA Knockout, Awesome Kong is currently serving a suspension following her altercation with Bubba the Love Sponge at the Impact tapings last month. Jason Powell reports that Kong was suspended after she refused to compete on the company’s UK tour, which was part of the fallout of the Bubba … Read more
(** author’s note: To all the readers, I apologize profusely for this going up so late! My work schedule was nothing but mornings this week and it completely threw me through a loop! Hopefully the read is well worth the wait =D)
For the past few weeks, Impact has turned into the Beautiful People show and this week was no exception. As usual, Lacey Von Erich, Madison Rayne, Velvet Sky, and ex-member Angelina Love took center stage. Joining them this week was special guest star, Knockout’s Champion Tara. What did the fabulous fivesome have up their sleeves for us this week? Click the video below to watch or just continue reading if you can’t be bothered.
Before the match begins, we’re treated to an interview with Angelina and Tara. Right off the bat, Christy brings up the past history between the two former rivals and Angelina is quick with a rebuttal. She flat out admits that she didn’t care for Tara when she (Tara) first arrived in TNA. Tara takes it in stride and Angelina continues on by saying the past is the past. She brings up last week and the amazing match the two women had, then gets disgusted because of how the Beautiful People interfered. Tara mumbles “welcome to my world” but Angelina brushes it off. She says that last week she and Tara had each others’ backs and that this week it would be no different.
Christy, who’s been nodding along all this time, turns her attention to Tara and asks her if there’s a special plan to take care of the Beautiful People tonight. Tara says something along the lines of “…the plan for tonight is quite simple. It’s going to get Ugly.” A confident Angelina takes the microphone, puts on her serious face, and adds “…real ugly.” Great promo by both.
After the interview, the terrible ring entrance by the Beautiful People takes place. I’m all about flashy entrances, but they completely kill me (and not in a good way). Madison and Velvet having matching outfits is completely adorable and I really like Lacey’s boots. Angelina walks out to the ring next wearing something slightly trashy but what else is new? The girl does the trash look well and manages to make it not look disgusting like it would on most people. Finally, Tara comes to the ring. All I can do is pray for no wardrobe malfunction this week. It takes a little longer than necessary to get everyone settled but when they finally do, Velvet bravely offers to being the match against Tara. It takes all of two seconds for Tara to tag in Angelina and once that happens, Velvet is off and running. She wants absolutely nothing to do with Angelina and I don’t blame her. Angelina is one fierce mamacita and Velvet stands no chance against her!
Velvet seems to be heading towards the ramp and Angelina continues to stalk her. When Velvet sees she has nowhere to go reality sinks in. She’s totally stuck. Angelina is almost to her when Lacey comes up from behind. This doesn’t faze Angelina because she slaps the stew out of her replacement. Angelina climbs back on the apron where Madison is waiting to confront her. Needless to say Angelina doesn’t care what Madison has to say because Madison Rayne gets a boot to the gut for her efforts. While all that goes on, Velvet gets back in the ring and she starts attacking Angelina. She gets her former bestie down on the mat and begins to work her over, gaining the clear upperhand. A small “You Can’t Wrestle” chant breaks out while Velvet is offense but if she actually cares, she doesn’t show it. She happily chokes Angelina Love with the woman’s own hair. When Velvet tires of the choking, she gets Angelina in a position to whip her into the ropes. I kid you not, someone from the crowd screams “TAG IN LACEY” but that doesn’t happen… yet. (Dun, dun, duuuunnnn!) Velvet whips Angelina across the ring, but it does her no good. Angelina knows what’s coming and attempts to go on offense. Velvet anticipates this, falls flat on her backside, and rolls out of the ring.
Velvet wants none of what Angelina’s got, and that’s fine with the Canadian. She turns her attention to Madison and starts picking on her. The pastel blue attired member of TBP is pulled into the ring by her blonde and pink locks, and is forced to eat a face full of turnbuckle as a punishment. Angelina tags in Tara and the Knockout’s Champion gets her first taste of action in the match! Tara sunset flips in, goes for the cover on Madison, but only gets a two count. Madison gets up but is taken down twice with arm drags. She’s taken down again with a suplex and Tara rolls her over into a guillotine-like move. Tara does a great job of bullying Madison around the ring with various little moves and eventually Madison has to get out of the ring. Velvet and Lacey jump down from the apron and start to comfort their fellow BP member. The Beautiful People receive no sympathy for Tara and Angelina. Angelina gets into the ring with Tara and the two women bounce off the ropes and come flying at the backs of the BP with dropkicks. All three members go flying into the guardrail and I’ll let you guess which one took that bump awkwardly. Tara and Angelina celebrate their dominance as the match fades to a commercial break.
After humiliating Michelle McCool and Layla at the Royal Rumble and snaring the coveted Women’s Championship on the same night, you’d think the jibes and taunts at Mickie James‘ expense would be over by now. Wrong. It’s evident that SmackDown has hit a creative roadblock as we seem to be going around in circles with little to no new storyline progressio — same old story. Watch this week’s action below:
McCool and Layla once again tease Mickie over her weight at the crafts table where a bowl of fruit is laid next to a bowl of cottage cheese. [Seriously, what crafts table has a bowl of cottage cheese anyway?] Mickie says that ‘this between us’ is over but Lay-Cool have other plans. Mickie smacks the bowl of cottage cheese out of Michelle’s hand and one obviously inserted sound effect later, we’re led to be believe that it was dumped all over a bystanding Vickie Guerrero.
In the ring then, we’re ready for Mickie vs Layla with James getting in a few forearms and a low dropkick before the match is stopped by Guerrero. Looks like Mickie is set to catch hell from Vickie. Guerrero makes the match a handicap match and as if by magic, Michelle is already taking off her hoodie, belt and shoes. As McCool gets in the ring, she’s attacked by Mickie who then fights back with a kick to the stomach as Layla gets her licks in. Mickie is thrown against the ropes but comes back with a kick to Michelle and slams her face first to the canvas. She then follows through with a Thesz Press on Layla. Michelle comes at her, Mickie sweeps her off her feet and goes for a bridged pin but Layla hits her with a low dropkick, breaking up the pin.
Mickie tries to fight back against Lay-Cool but is overpowered by McCool who hits her with a spinning backbreaker. Mickie is thrown into a corner and McCool hits a high knee. Layla then has her turn but is thrown over the top ropes by Mickie who then hits her with a forearm. She hits McCool with an elbow and goes for her patented headscissors from the corner but Layla grabs her hair. Mickie is forced to let go of the hold on Michelle and then kicks Layla off the apron.
Michelle comes charging at her with a huge [barefoot] big boot and a Faith Breaker for the win.
Check out a preview of Mickie James‘ cover art for her debut single, ‘Are You With Me?’ which will be serviced to radio on Tuesday. The cover was shot by renowned wrestling photographer Matt Roberts last week. Matt is going to be working with Diva Dirt in the near future, so stay tuned for more … Read more
Tonight on Impact, it’s a handicap match with The Beautiful People taking on Angelina Love and Tara. Plus: The Beautiful People appear on the Impact pre and post shows at www.tnawrestlinglive.com. Discuss all the action in the comments!
It looks like WWE has released FCW Diva, Penny Cash from her contract. Cash’s profile and picture has been removed from the FCW roster page, leading many to believe she has been future endeavored. Cash, real name Jenny Quinn, had been working as a backstage interviewer while recovering from an injury. She had recently made her return … Read more
Welcome to FCW watch, where we take a look at our future Divas down in Florida Championship Wrestling. On the last edition of FCW Watch, we saw an impressive singles debut from former Orlando Magic dancer, Naomi Night. This week we get yet another debut from Abraham Washington’s better half, Liviana, as she teams up with Naomi Night to face AJ Lee and Raw Diva, Eve. Will Liviana impress us as much as her partner did in her match? Watch the match below and be the judge:
AJ Lee and Eve vs Naomi Night and Liviana
Naomi and Liviana make their way to the ring first, to the tune of a generic Gwen Stefani rip-off. Next out is future Queen of FCW candidate, AJ Lee who introduces her partner Eve.
Eve is set to start things off with Naomi, but Naomi wants a piece of AJ, perhaps to avenge her loss last week. The two lock up and show some of their basic wrestling skills until AJ gets the upper hand, laying Naomi out with a stiff dropkick. AJ Lee stays on the offense, throwing some forearms but Naomi takes control, tossing AJ into the middle rope.
WWE will not be promoting another Survivor Series pay per view, Vince McMahon revealed today in an investors conference call. The WWE Chairman called the concept ‘obsolete’ in light of falling buyrates in recent years. The November pay per view will be rebranded beginning this year, putting an end to the 23 year long Thanksgiving … Read more
TNA Knockout, Awesome Kong proves once again just why you should be following her on Twitter. Kong has announced another ‘Kongtest’ for her Twitter followers in time for Valentine’s Day in which she is giving away an iPod Nano and an iPod Shuffle and all you have to do is send a tweet! For all … Read more
