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PPV Predictions: TNA Genesis 2010

The first pay per view of 2010 comes to us courtesy of TNA who present Genesis tonight. ODB and Tara battle over the Knockouts Championship in a best two out of three falls match. Who will leave as the Knockouts Champion? The Diva Dirt writers weigh in: Erin: This feud, in my opinion, hasn’t really … Read more

Unwrapped: Eye Candy for the Week Ending January 16th, 2010

Welcome to this week’s edition of Unwrapped! As always, we will be grading all of the new photoshoots (or “eye candy”, as we like to call them) from the week gone by, judging them like so:

Sweet (Great)Bland (Iffy)Sour (Awful)

You, the reader, will also get the chance to grade the “eye candy” yourself by giving your opinion on each shoot and voting for your favorite out of the whole bunch. Now, dive in!

Eve Torres‘s Winterlong
Grade: Sweet. I’m absolutely in love with the blue in Eve’s dress. It pops and suits her perfectly. The mini dress is given a cool mod feel by the thigh-high boots, and I like that that’s pretty much the extent of the look. With the eye-catching boots, trying to add much else would just overwhelm her. The gold accent on the dress is cool as well and adds some pizazz to the dress without overdoing it. Personally, I’d be fine with a plain blue dress, but I suppose in a WWE shoot there needs to be more excitement, and this gold design helps to do that. Eve’s poses are fun and sexy, a few of them evoking that mod feel that the boots bring. They bring fun to the photoshoot without looking cheesy and put-on, which really isn’t as easy as it sounds.
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Rosa Mendes‘s The Black Rider
Grade: Bland. We know by now that Rosa is a fan of leather, cowboy boots, and the color black, so this shoot isn’t all that surprising or out-of-the-box. Still, Rosa has worn them better before. The vest just doesn’t look right–maybe if it were unzipped (for the whole shoot and not just one shot) or paired with a non-black dress it wouldn’t make the outfit look like one strangely-layered dress. The cowboy boots just don’t go with the look at all, though I’d wager that they wouldn’t go with much at all. I’m just not a fan of fancy-designed cowboy boots–cowboy boots can look costume-y anyways and I think they need to be in a more subtle color/design in order for them not to look silly and out of place. Here, Rosa’s boots look just that. Still, her poses are sexy as always, and almost sell the look to me. Almost.
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Perfect 10: Week of January 11th, 2010

The Perfect 10 counts down the ten Divas and Knockouts who have had the best week in television on Raw, SmackDown, ECW and TNA Impact. The Perfect 10 considers matches, promos, character development and more. Who’ll be #1 this week? THIS WEEK MOVEMENT DIVA LAST WEEK AWESOME KONG & HAMADA Still at the top of … Read more

Daffney: No More Crazy Bumps

Most would agree that Daffney‘s barbed wire fall at Bound for Glory was one of the most unforgettable Knockout moments of 2009, but don’t expect to see much more of that in the near future. While Dr. Stevie’s “most precious patient” loves taking those crazy risks, she tells IGN UK that TNA is likely putting … Read more

Angelina Love Comments on TNA Return, Thanks Fans

After making a somewhat memorable return on Thursday’s episode of Impact, Angelina Love has commented on her comeback via MySpace, thanking her fans for their unrelenting support in the four months she was gone from the company. The former Knockouts Champion writes: I just want to take this time to write a big huge THANK … Read more

Wrestlers 4 Haiti Hits $5000 Mark in Two Days

Wrestlers 4 Haiti led by TNA Knockout, Awesome Kong has raised over $5000 in just over two days. Thanks to generous donations from fans, the guerilla charity fundraiser totalled $2,597.23 in proceeds during a tally earlier this evening. Wrestling legend, Mick Foley added another $2500 to the fund bringing the total to $5,097.23. The TNA … Read more

In Video: Kelly Kelly and Maria on Sky Sports News

As we mentioned on Twitter earlier this week, Divas Kelly Kelly and Maria joined the Sky Sports News broadcast on Thursday in the UK. The duo were in London to promote the Royal Rumble on January 31st. Watch the interview below:

Again, another fun interview and both girls bounced off each other and showed personality.

I believe Kelly was on Sky Sports 1’s Soccer AM this morning, so I’ll add a clip here when it hits YouTube. It’s now on YouTube:

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SmackDown Redux (January 15th, 2010) – Michelle’s Going in for the Kill

The Lost-like wheel of fortune stops on Michelle McCool this week, continuing the analogy that each week a different Diva is the main focus of the SmackDown storyline. The Women’s Champion, who recently celebrated 200 days with the gold, threw her hat into the race to prove just who the most dominant Diva is on … Read more

The Guide to Impact (January 14th, 2010): The Second Coming of Love

This week on TNA Impact, one of the biggest news stories of 2009 came full circle as former Knockouts Champion Angelina Love made her return to the company after being released in September due to visa issues. But before we get into that, Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne of The Beautiful People took on new Knockouts Tag Team Champions Awesome Kong and Hamada. Check out the match and Angelina’s return below:

The Beautiful People make their way to the ring first, sporting their new matching ring gear. I know she’s not actually wrestling, but would it kill them to pick up a trashy velour outfit for Lacey? She looks tragically out of place next to the newly coordinated Velvet and Madison. As the trio strut their stuff on the ramp, Velvet Sky spots a familiar face in the crowd. Is that… Ashley Massaro? No, it’s her old friend Angelina Love! Reunion Time! Velvet and Madison seem ecstatic to see their former teammate, but Lacey Von Erich doesn’t share the sentiment. In fact, she makes sure to give Angelina a good dose of stink-eye while greeting her. I love how TNA played up the tension between Lacey and Angelina. If I didn’t know any better, I would think Lacey genuinely disliked Angelina, because that fake ass smile she gave her was 100%, Grade A bitchy. I may not a fan of Lacey between the ropes, but it’s the little things like this that she excels in.

Next out is the Tag Team Champions Awesome and Hamada looking surly as usual. I couldn’t help but notice that Hamada seems to still be having trouble with that ankle of hers. Props to her for working matches essentially on one foot.

The bell rings and it looks like it’ll be Hamada and Velvet kicking things off. Velvet starts the match on a sour note, striking a Karate Kid crane pose. That’s not offensive at all, right? The two lock up and Hamada forces Velvet to the ropes prompting a not-so-clean break by Hamada. Hamada unwisely turns her back to Velvet, who jumps at the opportunity to take her down by the hair. Velvet mounts Hamada and hits a few rights, followed by a splash in the corner and her trademark bulldog. She goes for the pin, but it’s not enough to keep Hamada down.

Velvet and Madison exchange quick tags, keeping control of the champion. The duo take a bit too much time executing a double Russian Legsweep and Hamada capitalizes, tripping both girls and tagging in Kong. Kong snatches both girls down to the mat by the hair, before stacking them up in the corner for a splash of her own. Finally, she grabs Madison, the official sacrificial lamb for The Beautiful People, and hits the Awesome Bomb for the three count.

As we said on last night’s Post-Impact Show, the match was just fraction of what it could have been. It seemed to drag on and it didn’t help that the majority of the match was worked by Velvet Sky, who is definitely the weaker link wrestling wise. Furthermore, where were Sarita and Taylor Wilde? If anything, they deserve first crack at Kong and Hamada. Hopefully we’ll be seeing them next week on Impact.

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Maria Looking to Leave WWE?

A precariously worded article at The Sun suggests that SmackDown Diva, Maria may be ‘eyeing her WWE farewell’. The recent Slammy-award winning Diva spoke on Sky Sports News yesterday, which is cited in the piece: TAKE one last lingering look at these snaps of stunning Maria Kanellis — because she might not be a WWE … Read more

In Video: Hermie’s Hotseat with ‘Original Flavour’ Traci Brooks

Hermie’s Hotseat returns with another Knockout-themed edition, this time Hermie Sadler is joined by the original TNA Knockout — or as we lovingly call her, Original Flavour — Traci Brooks. Watch below: While the conversation never truly deviates from Traci’s breasts [or flotation devices as Hermie calls them], Traci does go into some depth about … Read more

Please Support Awesome Kong & Wrestlers 4 Haiti

TNA’s Awesome Kong has shown great iniative in getting the wrestling world involved in raising money for Haiti, which was struck by a tragic earthquake earlier this week. We’d like to show our support and urge all of you to support as well… First of all, Kong will be hosting a benefit tonight at the … Read more

Raw Redux Does WWE Superstars (Jan. 14th, 2010): Half of a Rematch

In what you could consider a partial rematch of last week’s Superstars match, Gail Kim is again taking on Jillian, this time in a Mixed Tag Team match–Gail pairing with Primo and Jillian with Chavo Guerrero. Watch the match below:

Primo and Chavo start out the match. Primo dominates Chavo until some dirty tricks put Guerrero in control. Jillian even gets a few boots on Primo while the referee’s back is turned. Primo eventually regains control, prompting Chavo to go running to his momma Jillian, grabbing a hold of her midsection. As unorthodox as it is, this counts as a tag, and Jillian enters the ring. Before Primo tags her in (and he really doesn’t need to, I guess), Jillian charges, and he dodges, and she eats Gail’s fist.

Gail blasts into the ring, going on a roll of offense, irish-whipping Jillian into the corner, hitting a flying clothesline. She backs up and goes for a two-fer, but Jillian moves, and she ends up between the ropes and wrapped around the turnbuckle. Gail gathers herself, though, and ducks a blow by Jillian, hitting one of her own and climbing the turnbuckle. Chavo distracts her, however, and Jillian causes her to lose her footing. Gail crotches herself on the top rope, and Jillian tosses her from there to the mat. She goes for the pin, earning a 2-count.

Frustrated, Jillian goes a bit unhinged, grabbing Gail by the head and slamming the back of hit repeatedly against her knee. The hold quickly is reduced into a blatant hair pull. She eventually lets go and goes for the pin again, still getting only 2. She picks Gail up and tosses her by the hair like she’s a ragdoll, which probably isn’t far off from her actual weight–no insult intended, she’s just so tiny! Jillian then just stands on Gail’s face–hey, if it gets the job done, why not? The referee scolds her, and she relents. I like how Jillian is showing a blatant disregard for the rules. There’s not even a hint of integrity to her wrestling, and I like that kind of honesty in a heel.

Jillian slams Gail into the corner and drives a few well-placed knees into her midsection. She brings Gail to the ropes, whipping her to the other side, but Gail hangs on, attempting a kick when Jillian advances on her. Jillian catches her foot, however, and drags her hopping to the center of the ring, taking her down with a clothesline. She taunts the crowd before going for her cartwheel splash, which Gail blocks with her knees. Both Divas try to regroup, crawling to their respective corners and tagging in their teammates.

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In Video: Lacey Von Erich on ‘Spin Cycle’

Beautiful People star, Lacey Von Erich is one of the guests on the new episode of TNA’s Spin Cycle hosted by Jeremy Borash. Interestingly, Borash mentioned in a recent interview that this episode had to have re-shoots because of Von Erich’s ‘potty mouth’. I wonder how much might let slip in the final version? Check … Read more

Questions for Krissy Vaine

Our own Diva, Krissy Vaine will be joining us tomorrow for an audio recording and we are looking for questions from you for her to answer! They can be about wrestling, health, beauty… whatever! Try to make them original and fun ;) We’ll only be picking the top five questions to put to Krissy. [Hey, … Read more

Women of Wrestling Episode 4: Kelly Kelly

Stew and Lee: So where in the world has the Women of Wrestling Podcast been for these last couple of months? Good question, dear listener… but while we ponder that one, why not sit back and enjoy a stopgap chat with WWE’s very own Kelly Kelly. Yes, you read that correctly. An abbreviated interview, but … Read more

Maria Reveals Album Title and Release Date

SmackDown Diva, Maria Kanellis will release her debut EP entitled ‘Sevin Sins’ on April 13th. The album will feature pop-rock songs. The title, a pun on the phrase ‘seven sins’, is dedicated to her partner Vin. Fellow SmackDown Diva, Mickie James will also release her debut country album this March, while former Diva Lilian Garcia … Read more