Despite having to wrap up warm like her life depended on it [it’s as cold as a cadaver in the UK] Miss Fierce, Alicia Fox was all smiles yesterday in Dublin, Ireland for an autograph session with Raw Superstar, Santino. A smile that could melt even Simon Cowell’s heart, no? And do I sense smizing? … Read more
Women’s Champion and former school teacher, Michelle McCool raised money for charity on today’s episode of ‘Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?’ — but unfortunately, not as much as she could have. The champion struggled on the $125,000 question and ended up winning only $2,500 for her chosen charity, Make a Wish Foundation.
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New WWE ring announcer, ECW’s Lauren Mayhew has received her official WWE.com page and is now an official WWE Diva also! In her first studio photoshoot, Ms Mayhew is spotted in a very elegant brown dress. I like it! Click here to check it out.
In a minor spoiler, WWE will announce this Friday night on SmackDown, a traditional Survivor Series elimination match for the Divas. It will be Team McCool vs Team James, of course those teams will be captained by Women’s Champion Michelle McCool and Mickie James. Given the lack of Divas readily available on SmackDown, I’m going … Read more
Blue brand Diva, Maria has been absent [as well documented] filming The Celebrity Apprentice. Yesterday, Maria took part in a charity fitness class during one of the tasks which is being called a ‘Rock Star Boot Camp Workout’. Spoiler alert: Also with Maria were Sharon Osbourne and Bret Michaels, so I’m guessing they’re on her … Read more
As with last week, Beth Phoenix faced a local talent at last night’s SmackDown taping [to air this Friday]. This week, Beth faces 22-year-old Brooke Carter from Long Island, New York. Carter also wrestles as Brittney Savage and worked the taping as ‘Brittney Carter’. As noted by some readers, Carter held Women Superstars Uncensored’s tag … Read more
This week’s SmackDown spoilers are in the tags below. The show will air this Friday, November 6th. Click the ‘+’ to read:
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Former WWE Diva and ECW original, Dawn Marie celebrates her 39th birthday today but instead of receiving gifts, she’s giving them! In an exclusive for her former boss, Paul Heyman’s website Heyman Hustle, Dawn sheds her clothes for a saucy new photoshoot. Rather daring for a mom of two, right? However, Dawn has nothing to … Read more
Spoilers for next week’s Impact taping are below! The show airs November 12th on Spike. Click the ‘+’ to read:
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After last week’s debacle of botches and rage-inducing Hornswoggle cameos, things could only go up (I hope). Let’s take a look at how this week’s Diva action got started.
This week’s guest GMs Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne spoofed Sharon’s popular reality show “America’s Got Talent”, opening the door for any a misfit WWE toy to come out and embarrass themselves. This, of course, is right up Jillian‘s alley, so she of course showed up to croon a song for the judges, the results of which are below:
Jillian, with Chavo by her side, sang a duet of Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford’s “Close My Eyes Forever”. Before they could get very far the judges hit the buzzer, Ozzy saying that he was going to re-title the song “Close My Ears Forever”. Upset, Jillian told Sharon that she had always been jealous of Lita Ford. In response, Sharon told her to come to the ring (but in much more flowery a way).
As she and Chavo walked to the ring, Jillian began to sing a song by someone she deemed a “true rock icon”, belting out Britney Spears’s “Ooops, I Did it Again”. She gets in Sharon’s face, and gets a slap across the face in response. Jillian cowers in the corner as Chavo gets his due too–a chop to the head by Khali.
The segment played to Jillian’s strengths, namely making a bit of a fool of herself. But hey, no other Diva could do it quite like her, and she’s pretty funny in a shameless way. It must sting to be relegated to the goof-off spot after being in a feud for the Diva Championship just a week ago, but at least if she has to be slapped she’s getting slapped by Sharon Osbourne–it could be a helluva lot worse.
Directly following these shenanigans we have a Divas battle royal for the #1 contendership to the Divas Championship. We have Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres, the Bella Twins, Gail Kim, and Alicia Fox all in the ring. Eliminations, of course, can occur by any means, even by sliding under the bottom rope. That’s Divas battle royals for ya..
Tonight’s Raw is hosted by Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne! What kind of craziness will their presence bring to Raw? And what will the Divas get up to — or not get up to — this week? Discuss the show as it happens!
Spoilers for this week’s Impact are now out, courtesy of our TNA tapings correspondent Camden! The show airs November 5th on Spike. Click the ‘+’ to read:
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Three weeks. Three botch-filled matches. Is it time to take this one out back and shoot it in the head? The prospect of Jillian versus Melina for the Divas Championship is mark-out material on paper; these two Divas have worked up the ranks together and until now, have never had a full-on feud for a … Read more
This week on the Roundtable: Candice Michelle’s announcement, Lacey’s response to Sunny, Mickie James’ music career pursuit, Eve’s storyline with The Miz, Amy Henning in WWE and more. Plus your questions answered in the Mailbag and TV Talk! To listen to the Roundtable directly on the website, just click on the play button below. You … Read more
Controversial TNA Knockout, Lacey Von Erich has responded for the first time to scathing comments made about her by former WWE Diva, Sunny [Tammy Sytch]. Last month, the former Diva launched a tirade against Von Erich through her Facebook page, making overly personal comments about the Beautiful People star. In an interview with WrestlingInc.com, Lacey … Read more
In order to consolidate our Eye Candy coverage, we’ve developed a new feature: Unwrapped! We’ll take all the new photoshoots from the week and grade (or “brand”) each based on the following criteria:
Jillian‘s Seven Year Itch
Appearance: This is obviously a Halloween-themed shoot, as Jillian’s wearing the famous white dress that Marilyn Monroe wore in “The Seven Year Itch”, along with the iconic Marilyn hairstyle and her signature beauty mark. I can’t say that Jillian wears it as well as Marilyn did, but it’s an amusing costume. I still prefer her electric guitar costume, though.
Uniqueness: Everyone and their mother has “paid tribute” to Marilyn, and this is one of her most famous images, so it’s not anything that hasn’t been seen a million times.
Grade: Bland. It’s cute for a Halloween shoot, but other than that, it’s just another Marilyn Monroe impression, and it’s not even a very good one at that.
• Click to see the rest of the photoshoot.
Michelle McCool‘s Linked Up
Appearance: A gray racerback top and black pants–both shredded in some way– are nice, but don’t look that great together. Her hair is something odd, too, but I can’t explain it. The chain seems random too, and kind of looks like she stole it off of a bicycle. None of it seems to go together well, even though they’re all shooting for a “tough” look.
Poses: Michelle seems intent on selling her heel persona through serious glares at the camera, and not much else. They don’t look intimidating at all–more like she’s tired.
Uniqueness: Michelle hasn’t altered her poses much, even though her “tough girl” glares need some work.
Grade: Bland. Even though she’s wearing ripped clothing and sporting an actual chain, it comes off as incredibly boring.
• Click to see the rest of the photoshoot.
Rosa‘s Fringe Benefits
Appearance: A simple black top and matching fringed skirt aren’t very adventurous, but the sheer portion of the top and fringe at the bottom of the skirt make it just interesting enough, and the shoes are extraordinary. She takes what could be a bland all-black ensemble and takes it to the next level.
Poses: Rosa tosses a few smiles our way, which is an improvement from her usual stony, serious faces. She chooses a nice variety of poses that still keep a relaxed mood, but are far from dull.
Uniqueness: Rosa’s smiling! That’s breaking news, folks.
Grade: Sweet. The whole shoot is simple, yet *just* interesting enough. Rosa shows that you don’t have to go all out to make a photoshoot sexy.
• Click to see the rest of the photoshoot.
Read more to see the rest of this week’s photoshoots and vote for your favorite.
Recently signed FCW talent, Trinity McCray has been renamed in the developmental territory. She is now going by the name of Naomi Knight. McCray made her in-ring debut for FCW television at this past week’s taping. The name name is seemingly a play on Naomi Campbell; I wonder if WWE has a name book filled … Read more
Former WWE Diva, Candice Michelle has announced that she is pregnant! Writing on her official website, Candice reveals: I am very excited to be entering a new chapter in my life. I am Pregnant! Smile and a wink ;)! My due date is in May! I was so excited when I found out I wanted … Read more
November 1st is here and with just two months left of 2009, we are extremely pleased to announce the launch of our second annual Diva Dirt Year-End Awards! Last year, Beth Phoenix took the award for ‘Diva of the Year’ while The Beautiful People [Angelina Love & Velvet Sky] were crowned ‘Knockouts of the Year’. … Read more
On an all new Roundtable tomorrow, we discuss…
– Mickie James’ country music career
– Candice Michelle in TNA
– Eve and The Miz?
– Amy Hennig in WWE?
– Courtney Taylor removed from WWE.com
– Michael Hayes’ support of Beth Phoenix
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Announcement: Tomorrow, we’ll be debuting a brand new weekly audio — the Post-Raw Roundtable. This will go online every Monday night after Raw. If you’d like us to read out your Raw thoughts, please tweet them to us at @divadirt.
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We’re again bringing you a special edition of Unwrapped, where we cover multi-Diva shoots in a miniaturized version of our regular “unwrappings”, focusing on the looks and ensembles our Divas have put together. Today, as it is Halloween, our “Eye Candy” will be the kind associated with jack-o-lanterns and bags of sweets. We are looking at the 3-part “Scream Queens” photoshoot, in which the Divas show off their Halloween costumes. Click the following links to see the full photoshoots: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
Alicia Fox
Costume: Vampire
Creativity (on a scale of 1-10): 7. A vampire is one of the most cliche Halloween costumes, sure, but I like that she put some effort into it, wearing a cape and fangs and not being too concerned with looking sexy. Her poses are cool too, and make what could be a rather bland costume pretty exciting. Bonus points for looking a like an old school vampire, too.
Grade: Sweet. She looks cute and the extra thought put into it–not just plastic fangs and lingerie–makes it interesting.
Beth Phoenix
Costume: Nurse
Creativity (on a scale of 1-10): 1. Talk about cliche–what’s a more cheesy “sexy” costume than a nurse? Frankly, I expected better from Beth, but she seems content to pose in a skanky costume suggestively holding a stethoscope. Come on Beth, I didn’t think you were that uncreative.
Grade: Sour. This looks so strange on Beth. It’s just not “like” her, if you get my drift, and this is not an instance where that would be a good thing.
Brie & Nikki Bella
Costume: Belly dancers
Creativity (on a scale of 1-10): 4. The sexy “belly dancer” costume is pretty cliche, especially in so scantily clad a fashion. But hey, it’s kind of cool, what with all the veils and such. There’s more to it than other “sexy” costumes.
Grade: Bland. It’s not original by any means, but they certainly look cute. There’s just so much potential with twin costumes, and they sort of dropped the ball on this one.
Read on to see the rest of the Divas’ costumes and vote for your favorite.
We’re baaack! You may remember us offering costume advice last year to Divas participating in the now-defunct Cyber Sunday Halloween costume contest. Well, we’re extending that tradition this year, extending the love to TNA’s Knockouts as well. We’ll offer costume possibilities to nearly every Diva and Knockout over 3 installments, all leading up to Halloween night. Get your popcorn ready! (Check out part 1 here, and part 2 here.)
Awesome Kong
Costume: Tinkerbell
Why?: 364 days of the year, Kong is an intimidating, destructive force that barely ever cracks a smile. For her Halloween costume, why not go in the complete opposite direction? Tinkerbell, Peter Pan’s fairy companion, is pretty much everything Kong isn’t–dainty, sparkly, girly–but she still can be pretty spiteful when crossed. I guess they’re more alike than I thought! I think it’d be hilarious to see Kong poke fun at her serious image (and we know she doesn’t take herself too seriously–just look at her Twitter page) by putting on the green dress, wings, and slippers, sprinkling pixie dust with her magic wand wherever she goes.
Get the look: Check out this website to see a variety of full Tinkerbell costumes.
Eve Torres
Costume: Sally Jupiter from “Watchmen”
Why?: Eve has a classic look about her, evidenced by some of the retro looks she sports from time to time. Considering all of that, a perfect costume for her would be that of 50’s-era Sally Jupiter–aka Silk Spectre, crime fighter from the “Watchmen” graphic novel and movie adaptation of the same name that was released earlier this year. Sally’s hot and she knows it, but that doesn’t keep her from stopping all kinds of evil-doers. She eventually gave birth to the second Silk Spectre, who eventually picks up where her mother left off, but not nearly with the same sense of style.
Get the look: Try this this costume, even though the wig’s not red. You’ll need to find your own boots and hosiery, though.
Gail Kim
Costume: Max from “Where the Wild Things Are”
Why?: In the book and movie, Max is a little boy who escapes into his imagination, voyaging to an island that inhabits large, wild creatures. With how Gail has been disappointingly treated since her return the WWE, one could suggest that a little escapism is in order for Gail. I mean, after losing to Kelly Kelly, wouldn’t you want to escape? (I’m kidding of course.. Maybe.) Gail would look adorable in Max’s wolf suit, needless to say. Of course, she would need Max’s crown too–what is a king without a crown?
Get the look: Splurge on an adult-sized costume. But at that price, you might end up wearing it year-round like Max.
Read on to see more costume suggestions.
(IMAGE CREDIT: Angel Williams) Original Beautiful People members, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky reunited last week at a Live Pro Wrestling event in Franklin Square, New York. Angelina — real name Angel Williams — accompanied Velvet to the ring in a match that she was originally booked for. The date would have been Williams’ first … Read more
Key: Hot; this was well done. Tepid; this was middle of the road. Cold; this was miserable.
Diva Dirt prides itself on original content, which is why we have totally jacked a fabulous idea from Alan Carr — the topical barometer! Every week, we’ll be looking at the highs and lows and finding out where they rank on our topical barometer. What’s hot? What’s tepid? What’s cold?
Raw vs SmackDown Divas Tag Team Match, Bragging Rights
SmackDown Divas, Beth Phoenix, Michelle McCool and Natalya scored a big win for their brand at Bragging Rights when they pinned the Raw team to help SmackDown become Bragging Rights champions. Beth Phoenix was particularly instrumental, pinning Divas Champion for the win.
Verdict: Hot. Not many casual WWE fans [not Diva fans] are willing to give credit where it’s due when it comes to the women’s division but the six Divas involved in the Bragging Rights match last Sunday proved that there is talent in the division and their matches aren’t total botch-fests. This match was given a decent length and had the opportunity to tell a good story with each of the Divas getting time to shine and show the audience their skills. Another good pay per view outing.
Melina & Santino vs Jillian & Chavo Guerrero, Monday Night Raw
Divas Champion, Melina teamed up with Santino to take on recent rival, Jillian and her seemingly new BBF, Chavo Guerrero. The match ended within minutes, as Hornswoggle came out to the ring for more side-splitting hilarity…
Verdict: Cold. It seems the Divas division on Raw has been brushed with the same stroke as Hornswoggle, Chavo & Santino — filler comedy skits. The booking here was just pitiful and the Divas involved didn’t help themselves one bit by botching every exchange in their portion of the match. For two veteran Divas, this is highly embarassing.
Alicia Fox vs Kelly Kelly, WWE Superstars
Divas action continued on WWE Superstars this week, with last week’s victor Kelly Kelly facing Alicia Fox this week. Though she defeated Gail Kim the week prior, she was no match for A-Fox who pinned her with the axe kick.
Verdict: Tepid. Compared to their fellow Raw Divas’ appearance on Monday night, Alicia and Kelly should be awarded. Not nearly as bad as Melina & Jillian’s work together on Raw, but compared to the week prior [Gail vs Kelly], this match lacked a certain something. Still enjoyable but perhaps a little forgettable. Decent effort from both, however.
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Women’s Champion, Michelle McCool should be a shoe-in to raise some major cash next week, when she appears on ‘Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?’. The former school teacher will be appearing on the show, which airs in syndication, next week for ‘WWE Week’ along with The Miz, John Morrison, MVP and The Big … Read more