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Lacey Von Erich Signs with TNA

Diva Dirt can reveal that third generation star, Lacey Von Erich has signed with TNA Wrestling. Von Erich, who is due to be part of the new Wrestlicious series, has been granted a release from her contract in order to work for TNA and will begin this week. Under a new deal between TNA and … Read more

Sarita & Taylor Wilde Become First Ever Knockouts Tag Team Champions

The first ever TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions were crowned just moments ago. Sarita and Taylor Wilde defeated The Beautiful People in the opening contest of No Surrender. For Wilde, this marks two lots of history as she becomes the first woman to hold the Knockouts Championship and the Tag Team Championship.

Unwrapped: Eye Candy for the Week Ending September 19th, 2009

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:

• Appearance (hair, clothes, makeup.. you get the drift)
• Poses (are they versatile or just glorified statues?)
• Uniqueness (have we seen this photoshoot a billion times before?)
Grading scale: Sweet (Great)/Bland (Iffy)/Sour (Awful)

Kelly Kelly‘s Little Black Dress
Appearance: Kelly’s wearing a rather casual dress that reminds me of an Ed Hardy style, and that’s not a good thing. It just looks kind of trashy, especially with the way she’s got it sitting off her shoulders. Clearly it’s not supposed to sit like that, and just makes Kelly look bigger in the awkward way its crumpled around her. It’s not so much a sexy dress as it is an over-sized t-shirt, and it looks like it.
Poses: This is a bit better than the standard “Kelly-bot” posing–it’s cute and sweet and she’s doing more than just the “hands on hips” stuff–but her face is still stuck with the same facial expression. I know she can’t be as vacant as she looks, but these photos aren’t giving me any proff to the contrary.
Uniqueness: Kelly’s never been a barrier-breaker when it comes to photoshoots, and this one falls in line with the others.
Grade: Bland. Kelly tends to rely on her clothes to make the shoot, so this one is let down by a “blah” dress.
• Click to see the rest of the photoshoot.

Michelle McCool‘s Solid Gold
Appearance: A gold, poncho-like dress is super shapeless, but is so short that she’s not sacrificing the sexy. Gold accessories keep her looking like a million bucks, but is it a bit too much?
Poses: This is where the photoshoot hits a snag. Michelle’s trying to convey her heel persona in her poses, with serious faces and sneers, but God help me if I don’t get more of a “slow” vibe from them. It’s just the heavy lids don’t look as sexy as she’s intending, more like she was halfway through blinking when they took the photo. Michelle just needs to find a way to look evil without looking possessed.
Uniqueness: Not too many Divas take the risk of wearing shapeless ensembles, but Michelle shoots and scores in that department.
Grade: Bland. She’s getting more serious in her photoshoots, that’s for certain. I just don’t know if she’s got the formula down just yet.
• Click to see the rest of the photoshoot.

Natalya‘s Hart Breaker
Appearance: It’s yet another ring attire shoot for Natalya, and quite frankly, they’re all blending together. The pink and black might as well be the same as we’ve seen in every other shoot, but she doesn’t look bad by any means.
Poses: The poses are what intrigue me–her screams and crazy facial expression as classic Natalya, and they set her apart from just about every Diva. A few are even kind of sweet. Nattie can show her personality in photoshoots better than almost any Diva, and I love her for it.
Uniqueness: It’s another ring gear shoot, and Nattie is rarely seen in anything other than hot pink, so this is almost the opposite of unique in a Natalya sense.
Grade: Sweet. The outfit might not be new or remarkable, but her poses are fantastic, and they elevate the shoot.
• Click to see the rest of the photoshoot.

Nikki Bella‘s Indian Summer
Appearance: Is it just me, or do the Bellas just throw on random costumes from time to time? And not just costumes, but horrible ones at that. Here, Nikki tackles a well-treaded stereotype by smearing on some “war paint” and tying on a couple of feathers. It just looks ridiculous and makes her look kind of dim witted–who in this day and age still dresses up like the old Pocahontas-style Native American? (I mean, aside from Mickie James.) Now, I don’t want to act like some butthurt overly politically correct person, but this is just dumb and not well thought out, down to the title.. “Indian Summer”?? Really????
Poses: The sky background is kind of cool and unique, but Nikki looks like she smells something bad. Maybe it’s the cheesiness of her outfit.
Uniqueness: This is unique, but not in a good way. It’s proof that being different and unique isn’t always a good thing.
Grade: Sour. Please get some common sense and stop dressing like you’ve got the mentality of a Kindergarten student on “dress up day”.
• Click to see the rest of the photoshoot.

Read more to see the rest of this week’s photoshoots and vote for your favorite.

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TNA No Surrender Predictions & Discussion Post

No Surrender on pay per view tonight will see the first ever Knockouts Tag Team Champions crowned! Check out our predictions below: Knockouts Tag Team Championship: Sarita & Taylor Wilde vs The Beautiful People Erin: Even when ignoring the fact that the Beautiful People are half the team they used to be (literally), Sarita and … Read more

Exclusive: SHIMMER Champion MsChif Speaks to Diva Dirt

Diva Dirt‘s Steven had a chance to speak with SHIMMER Champion, MsChif in an exclusive interview. MsChif discusses her thoughts on WWE/TNA, her gimmick and who she’d want to lose her title to.

First off, thank you MsChif for taking the time out to do this interview with us. Let’s get right into things: What inspired you to get into wrestling?
MsChif:
I wanted to do something challenging, athletic and fun.

Who are some of your idols in the ring, past or present?
MsChif:
Bruiser Brody, Undertaker, and Legion of Doom.

Anyone who has seen your matches in SHIMMER has probably said: “Why hasn’t WWE or TNA signed her yet?” Have either promotion ever contacted you?
MsChif:
I have heard from TNA, wanting me to come down there before but I’m not interested in either.

Speaking of WWE/TNA, do you keep up with their products? Is there anyone on those rosters you’re interested in facing?
MsChif:
No, I don’t.  I’ve already faced many of the ladies in TNA.

With the way women are portrayed in professional wrestling these days, do you find it difficult to gain respect in the wrestling world?
MsChif:
Is it still portrayed badly?  Wow, I was hoping things were getting better. Especially with TNA hiring a bunch of talented women’s wrestlers.  Hard work gains respect, I really haven’t seen much disrespect my way.

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Rosa Mendes Works Face Role

Raw Diva, Rosa Mendes played the babyface last night in a house show match against Alicia Fox in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Rosa reportedly came out to Primo’s music and played the face, by slapping hands with the fans during her entrance. In the match however, she lost to the new#1 Contender for the Divas Title. … Read more

Diva Dirt Style Jury: Week of September 14th, 2009

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Welcome to the Diva Dirt Style Jury! No more are the separate ‘Best’ and ‘Worst’ lists, instead we have come up with a scientific approach *cough* to compiling our weekly fashion column. The Diva Dirt team will weigh in on the different looks from the week gone by & mark each look with a score out of ten. The look with the highest average score will be our best look and the look with the lowest average score will be the worst look. Click each photo to see the look in full size.

Let the proverbial runway show begin!

ALICIA FOX
Erin: My sister thought she was wrestling in jeans. I think that says a lot about this outfit–it just doesn’t look right, bottoms-wise. Slap a different color on them and we might have something here. Other than that it’s just kinda generic. 5/10
Melanie: I’m not a fan of the pants, they look like jeans. Not the best Alicia’s worn. 4/10
Steven: Ever since she moved to Raw, Alicia’s wardrobe has been less than exciting. This week is no exception. 4/10
Tiffany: The copper color compliments her hair and her skin tone quite nicely. Not sure how I feel about the denim-copy bottoms. 6/10

THE BELLA TWINS
Erin: Red red red.. Flowers flowers flowers.. It’s the same old same old and when you see it twice as much, you get sick of it even faster. 3/10
Melanie: I actually like the detail on the dress but once again, it’s far too much of one colour & it makes you feel sickly. 5/10
Steven: Once again, the Bellas assault us with red, but this it’s a hit. The simple, red dresses look awesome on them. However this is like the 18th time I’ve seen them wear it. 7/10
Tiffany: I’m not feeling the whole matchy-matchy thing. They’re twins. We get it. There’s no excuse for looking like they’ve just stepped out of a Conga line. 5/10

LILIAN GARCIA
Erin: I really like the burgundy color of the dress, but the numerous chains give off a Mr. T vibe. It’s a bit too much for me. 6/10
Melanie: Not a fan of this look, too much of one colour like the Bellas. The attempts at ‘edgy’ i.e. the cut out shoulders miss the mark for me too. 5/10
Steven: Looking great as always! Love the color on her and the heels are a nice touch. 8/10
Tiffany: Lilian hardly ever gets it wrong. I like the color, the drapery of the dress, and those shoes and jewelry compliment the outfit. It looks very well put together. 8/10

MADISON RAYNE
Erin: I nearly choked when I saw this outfit for the first time in a photoshoot a few weeks ago. This time, since I’ve had a warning, my reaction wasn’t nearly as violent. Unfortunately, the outfit’s still awful and should be burned.. 1/10
Melanie: Honestly, their overuse of colour sets off my gag reflex. They have nice legs though, so good to ditch the pants. 2/10
Steven: I guess there was a sale on black lace this week, huh? Either that or the lights blew out in the locker room… 2/10
Tiffany: This outfit looked bad enough in the photoshoot and even worse in live action. I haven’t seen this much overindulgence of lace since Lady Gaga at the VMA’s. 4/10

Read on for more of this week’s outfits and to see who’s been branded our winner and loser.

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Roundtable Discussion Post for Sept. 21st: Changes Ahoy!

Beginning Monday, the Roundtable will be revamped! It’s out with the old and in with the new as we begin a new era of the Roundtable! The show will now have more of a ‘variety’ feel with news and topical debate based on current events.

Instead of a weekly WWE topic and TNA topic, the Roundtable will now be centered around discussing the headlines from the week gone by and bringing you even more news and observations from the different promotions. Each week, we’ll discuss the latest news making waves from the past week and putting our spin on it. The new Roundtable will also be more interactive, with reader surveys for each topic, letting you have the verdict!

What will remain: Where possible, we’ll still read out user comments on the discussion points. We will also be keeping the ‘Guess Who?’ game, the TV Talk and the Mailbag.

On Monday’s Roundtable, we discuss:
– Traci Brooks’ Playboy photoshoot
– SmackDown vs Raw 2010 Divas roster
– The Knockouts Tag Team Championships
– Lilian Garcia’s final night on Raw
– New faces headed to SmackDown

If you’d like to add your comments & ask a question for the Mailbag, reply with the following:

Name:
What are your thoughts on Traci’s Playboy photoshoot?:
Are you happy with the SD vs Raw Divas roster?:
How will WWE treat Lilian’s send-off?:
Question for Melanie/Erin/Steven/Tiffany (delete as applicable):

Make sure your comment for each topic is no longer than one sentence. Any longer and it will be overlooked.

To take part in the reader survey for each of the topics follow the cut!

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Kelly Kelly Injury Update

As noted last week, Kelly Kelly is currently out with an injured knee. We’re told that Kelly suffered the injury at the September 6th house show, when she & Gail Kim took on Beth Phoenix and Rosa Mendes. Kelly was actually substituting for Mickie James who went down with her ruptured breast implant the same … Read more

The Tiffany Guide to Impact: There’s No ‘I’ in Team

This week on TNA Impact presents Round Numero: God-Knows-What of the Knockouts tag team tournament.  With a little something extra, of course.

First match of the night pits Velvet Sky and Angelina Love vs. Tara and Christy Hemme.

As the competitors make their way to the six-sided ring, I can’t help but notice just how awkward Christy Hemme looks while spazzing out next to Tara.  Moreover, this must be the first (and inherently last) time I’ve ever seen Angelina Love and Velvet Sky actually match.  Are we in Bizarro World?

Tara and Angelina start off the match.  Velvet distracts Tara long enough for Angelina to capitalize.  Tara suffers a stinging chop as a result.  Angelina makes another attempt, but Tara counters and maneuvers Angelina into the Hair-pull Gory special.  Tara flips Angelina face first onto the mat.  Christy gets tagged in and is used for the essentially lifeless weight that she is.  Angelina Love takes her down with a drop toe hold and Velvet Sky makes the tag.  Play-fighting extraordinaire, Velvet, takes the moment to make a mockery of her opponents and even takes the initiative for the first pinfall of the match.  Whaddyaknow?  Christy kicks out and Velvet tags out to Angelina Love.

Christy is taken down with a snapmare and a bit of tandem action.  Angelina goes for a cover, but there’s a kick-out at 2.  When Christy regains her strength, both women are taken down with similar offense.  Both ladies make a hot tag to her respective partners.  Tara takes Velvet out with a snap suplex and with a standing moonsault for a near fall.  Christy gets tagged in and serves a steaming mouthful of firecrotch to poor Velvet, but Angelina breaks up the pin at the 2-count.  Tara takes the fight to Angelina to the outside.

Meanwhile, Madison Rayne makes a surprising appearance.  There is an exchange among them that leads to Madison spraying hairspray in Christy’s eyes.  Shocker.  Velvet rolls Christy for the win.

After the match, Madison pleads her case to her former Mi Pi Sexy leaders with some half-assed apology.  I don’t think I’ve ever felt so apathetic toward an emoticon.  In any case, Angelina and Madison seemingly “forgive” and invite their lost lamb back into the stable.

Well well well, looks like this turn of events couldn’t have come at a more opportune time.  Seeing as this was Angelina Love last TNA appearance (for the time being), Madison and Velvet will continue to live out the Beautiful People name in the tournament.  No, I’m not ready to say goodbye to Angelina just yet!  Not for nothing, but way to book Madison like such a pussycat.  At least Madison seems to be right at home in the tag team circuit.  Velvet?  …eh, not so much.

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SmackDown Redux (September 18th, 2009) – The Proof is in the Pudding

Last time on SmackDown: Michelle and Layla attempt to frame Dolph Ziggler with a camera phone and a timely crutch mishap. Said crutch helps Layla defeat Melina in a match later that night.

This week: Will Maria discover Michelle’s “evidence”, and will Melina feel the brunt of her fury? What about Michelle–is she gonna get off scot-free?

It looks like the WWE is going the extra mile to ~mix it up~, because we have a match to start out our night! That’s right, no lead-in backstage segments! I know, it’s not much, but you gotta cherish the little things in life.. Melina is the first one out, and Michelle follows, noticeably limping on her bum leg. I gotta wonder why she’s wrestling if she’s struggling to even walk down the ramp..

It should be noted that this is a non-title match, so don’t get too excited.. As it begins, Michelle shies away from an actual lock-up, and Melina’s right after her, trying to pull her away from the ropes. They eventually do tie-up, and Michelle knees Melina in the stomach, pummeling her a bit before irish-whipping her. On the return, Melina reverses Michelle’s attack into a flip that lands her on her feet, nailing Michelle with a reverse kick.

Michelle escapes to the outside, and Melina tries to give chase, only to be stopped by the ref. Gotta wonder why the ref doesn’t start the count until Michelle’s outside for a few seconds, not that any Diva match has been resolved by count-out ever.. (Feel free to correct me on that, historians..) Michelle starts to limp around the ring and Melina gets tired of the delay, sliding out of the ring and giving chase. Michelle, of course, hops back into the ring, and when Melina tries to follow, she grabs her by the hair, forcibly dragging her in through the second rope.

She takes Melina to task, beating her down and bashing her head against the mat. Melina, woozy, tries to right herself with the ropes, but Michelle brings her to the middle of the ring, kneeing her in the face. Another kick, this one to the side of the head, drops her to the mat again. She brings her up, stretching her backwards into a Dragon Sleeper. Melina’s bent into the shape I used to meld my Barbies into when I bent all of their joints.. (No, I wasn’t a problem child..)

Melina fights to get free, punching and kicking Michelle. Before she can free herself, Michelle hammers her in the stomach, releasing the hold. She sends her to the corner and begins work, kneeing her repeatedly and choking her with her bad leg. (See, the knee brace is good for something!) As Melina lays prone on the mat, Michelle rubs her hands together like one does after a job well done, running the ropes and looking to baseball slide Melina out of the ring. Melina, however, plays Jerry to Michelle’s Tom, hoisting herself out of the way just in time, letting Michelle go flying out of the ring. Though, I’m not sure what kind of mouse has that type of leg strength..

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Bobbi Billard Joins Wrestlicious

Here’s a blast from the past: Former WOW and WWE developmental star, Bobbi Billard is back on the wrestling scene and has signed a contract with Wrestlicious. Billard was briefly part of OVW but was released along with another model-turned-wrestler, LaTasha Marzolla after the duo made some allegations against their trainers, veteran Divas Jacqueline and … Read more

TNA Tackles Angelina Love’s Release: New No Surrender Plans

As we suspected on the Diva Dirt Roundtable two weeks ago, Madison Rayne will replace Angelina Love in the Knockouts Tag Team Championship tournament finals this Sunday night at No Surrender. Last night on Impact, Madison was reunited with the Love and Velvet Sky after helping them win their semi-final match against Tara & Christy … Read more

Impact Feedback: September 17th, 2009

Discuss tonight’s TNA Impact in this post! Tonight on the show: – The Beautiful People vs Tara & Christy Hemme – Sarita & Taylor Wilde vs Raisha Saeed & Awesome Kong – Cody Deaner vs Alissa Flash Also, give us your thoughts. With the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship being decided this Sunday at No … Read more

Who Needs WWE? Trish Gets Her Own Video Game!

Divas, enjoy your royalty checks for SmackDown vs Raw 2010 — because the real lady making bank is the legendary Trish Stratus. While the Divas of WWE stand to earn a bonus for lending themselves to the WWE series, Trish is launching her own video game for the Nintendo Wii console. Frima Studios, who will … Read more

Injury Update from SmackDown Taping

As noted in the spoilers for this week’s SmackDown, Melina was seen bleeding during her match, taped on Tuesday night. The former Women’s Champion suffered a busted lip which isn’t expected to be serious. Last weekend we reported that Melina is also working with a hand injury after jamming her fingers in July.

Traci Brooks’ Playboy Photoshoot Released

It’s the day of reckoning for ‘Original Flavour’ TNA Knockout, Traci Brooks. The first part of her Playboy photoshoot is now online for the world to see, with the second part being released on October 1st. Check out highlights of the Playboy.com interview with Traci: PLAYBOY: While you were in Iraq, you had an awkward … Read more

Full SmackDown vs Raw 2010 Divas Roster Announced

The full roster for this year’s SmackDown vs Raw game was revealed moments ago in a live webcast featuring Eve Torres. Representing the Divas will be: Beth Phoenix Brie & Nikki Bella, Eve Torres, Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly, Maria, Maryse, Melina, Michelle McCool, Mickie James and Natalya. There are rumours that Trish Stratus may be … Read more

Casting Call: Daffney, Layla & Torrie Wilson

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Welcome to another new feature here at Diva Dirt. You’ve already seen our ‘Screen Sirens’ but in ‘Casting Call’ we fit the role around the Diva. Which shows would your favourite Diva fit into? We’ve come up with the solutions judging from their characters and their own history.

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Diva: Daffney
Show: Supernatural
The 411: Supernatural does exactly what it says on the tin! It’s a show about two [sexy] brothers facing all sorts of ghoulish nightmares come true! All the while, they deal with their daddy issues and the female fans hope to see some skin.
Role: Some sort of demon from hell.
Why: If it’s not obvious already, Daffney most certainly has the looks of someone who belongs on Supernatural. Whether it be a vampire, a gothic witch or whatever… Daffney could cause some havoc to a few innocent people before being slayed by Sam and Dean.

More after the cut:

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SmackDown Spoilers: September 18th, 2009

This week’s SmackDown spoilers are in the tags below. The show will air this Friday, September 18th. Click the ‘+’ to read:

Even more detailed spoilers now posted.

SmackDown - September 18th, 2009
– Melina pinned Michelle McCool in a non-title match. Melina was bleeding from the mouth.

– The women’s locker room was plastered with the photos that Layla took of Dolph Ziggler helping Michelle McCool last week. Melina tried to remove the photos. Maria showed up, said that she knew about Ziggler helping McCool & accused Melina of plastering the photos in the room.

Thoughts after the cut:

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