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Before They Were Divas: Michelle McCool

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Today we’re taking a look back Michelle McCool‘s early days in DSW. Here Michelle takes on Hawaiian Diva Tracy Taylor. Check it out below:   Michelle McCool vs Tracy Taylor This was a pretty good match albeit very fundamental. For we saw McCool being carried through a match, as Tracy has the upperhand in experience. … Read more

SHIMMER Spotlight: Portia Perez

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After a brief hiatus, SHIMMER Spotlight is back! In case you’ve been living under a rock, SHIMMER Spotlight is a Diva Dirt exclusive where we highlight talent from everyone’s favorite all-girl promotion, SHIMMER. This week we’re featuring one half the new SHIMMER tag team champions, Portia Perez. 
 
Name: Portia “Frickin'” Perez 
 
Aliases: Xstasis 
 
Age: 21 
 
Entrance Theme: ‘Edge of Seventeen’ by Stevie Nicks 
 
Finisher(s): Kosher Pickle (Flipping Inverted Double Underhook Facebuster); School’s Out(Swinging Reverse STO); Superkick 
 
Associates: Nicole Matthews 
 
Accomplishments: GCW W.I.L.D Champion (1 time); MEW Women’s Champion (1 time); SHIMMER Tag Team Champion (1 time – current) – with Nicole Matthews 
 
If you ask Portia Perez what phrase describes her perfectly, you can be sure her response will be ‘totally frickin’ awesome!’ and I agree. While Portia is short on years (and inches), this Ottawa native has half a decade of experience under her belt. 
 
Portia made her debut at sixteen, working indy shows in Canada. A year later the Canadian youngster began taking booking in the states. 2006 saw her debut in Mexico as masked luchadora, Xstasis as well as her official SHIMMER debut in a dark match against Daizee Haze. 
 
In the three years since her SHIMMER debut, Portia has definitely made her mark. After being sidelined with a broken hand, courtesy of MsChif, Perez returned to SHIMMER starting a feud with top star and co-founder Allison Danger. She even tried to attack Danger while she was pregnant. 
 
Along with fellow Canadian Nicole Matthews, (collectively known as the Canadian NINJAs) Portia has managed to win the SHIMMER Tag Team Championship from Ashley Lane and Neveah at the last SHIMMER taping. Portia also had a TNA dark match against current Knockout Champion Angelina Love in December. You can also try to spot her in the Wrestlicious videos (she’s in the school girl outfit) 
 
If had to pick between TNA and WWE for Double P, I would pick TNA. Even with their overcrowded roster, I think she would be able to shine more there than in WWE. I wouldn’t be surprised if TNA offered Portia a contract sometimes soon. Taylor Wilde, Sarah Stock and Madison all had dark matches before being offered contracts. 
 
So do guys find Portia Perez ‘frickin awesome’? Would you like to she her in the big leagues? As always, here’s a few vids to get you familiar:


PORTIA PEREZ VS. JAZZ

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Every Beth You Take…

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Beth Phoenix in “Beth of Fresh Air” We’re debuting a new format for our Eye Candy posts – complete with more detailed critiques and “graded” categories. View the photoshoot we’ve “hung” on our wall, read our critique, vote, and last but not least – sound off in the comments! Yeah, I’m taking the “Beth/Breath” pun … Read more

SmackDown Redux (May 15, 2009) – Capturing the High Drama of Finale Week

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This week, most of our favourite television shows are winding down for the season and it’s usually in the season finales, that show writers go all out. Deaths, weddings, big reveals and plenty of high drama! WTF at Lost? Oh my God at Grey’s Anatomy and so forth… Now if WWE programming ran in seasons, … Read more

Is Christy Hemme’s Career Over?

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For fiery redhead, Christy Hemme, her injury earlier this year couldn’t have come at a worse time. Hemme was being pushed as TNA’s top babyface Knockout and was placed into a title programme with Awesome Kong for the Knockout Championship. However in January 2009, she was abruptly sidelined after suffering a neck injury and from … Read more

SHIMMER Brings It On In New Compilation Video

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Good News SHIMMER fans! A new SHIMMER compilation video has hit YouTube and it’s awesome! The video features clips from Volumes 19-22 and a cool 80’s song to boot. Look for familiar faces like Roxxi, Awesome Kong, Cheerleader Melissa, Sarah Stock (Sarita) and Madison Rayne who became one half the inaugural SHIMMER Tag Team Champions … Read more

Race to the Double Championship: Week Three

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The WWE certainly shook things up when they drafted Melina and Maryse to opposite brands – with them went their respective championships. Thus, a new record suddenly looms, and the race is on: who will be the WWE’s first ever double champion? We’ve taken possible candidates (former Womens Champions and Divas Champions) and calculated their … Read more

Sarah Stock Makes Her TNA Debut… in Spanish

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New TNA Knockout, Sarah Stock made a less than auspicious introduction to TNA fans through a Spanish web show on YouTube. Stock, now going under the TNA ringname of Sarita, is shown in the video below being interviewed by Hector Guerrero. They also show footage of dark matches Stock worked last month and a taster … Read more

Diva Dirt’s Before And After: Alicia Fox, Katie Lea and Mickie James

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Every week all us women’s wrestling tune in to RAW, SmackDown, or ECW hoping to see our favorite Diva in action. With all the glitz and glamour of WWE, it’s easy to forget where our girls got started. That’s why I’ve decided to send to guys on a trip to the past, to see your favorite Diva’s humble beginnings. Let’s kick things off with one of Smackdown’s newest Divas: Alicia Fox.

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BEFORE:

Alicia Fox vs Beth Phoenix

 
 

AFTER:

Alicia Fox vs Natalya

 

Wow, what a difference a few years can make. In her first singles match against Beth Phoenix, Alicia looked like she was in the middle of her first week of training. She wasn’t horrible, but the whole match seemed really stiff and rehearsed, a far cry from her recent work. As you can see above Alicia has surpassed expectations by putting out a great match with a season veteran like Natalya. If she can keep up this progression, I imagine we’ll see her with gold before too long.

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British Blonde Joins WWE Developmental

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The Sun based here in the UK has posted news that a British would-be Diva is currently training in Florida. Rachael Carr, based in the States, is reportedly training at FCW five days a month. Prior to signing with the company, model Carr was a body double for the likes of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera … Read more

Is Strep Throat a Side Effect of Bitchiness?

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You’ve read the rumors that Melina is currently off the road due to heat she’s received for complaining about her move to SmackDown. Whether the “heat” rumors are true or not is still up for debate, but the real question is: Why hasn’t she debuted on SmackDown? Could things really be that bad that they … Read more

Are These The Signs of WWE ‘Souring’ on Gail?

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This week’s house show results vastly contradict the picture painted by reports late last week of WWE officials ‘souring’ on Gail Kim. The Diva notched up a weekend of victories at SmackDown live events, teaming with Eve Torres in matches against Layla and Natalya. If said rumours were to be believed, one would think Gail … Read more

Which Disgruntled Ex-Diva Wrote This?

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A mysterious but rather hilarious list has been circulating on the Internet for the past week. “20 Rules for the Diva Afterlife” was supposedly written by a former Diva. Whoever wrote it really should consider a book deal, because this was a great – if a little bitter – read. My first thought was Sunny, … Read more

Angela Hits The Road

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Looks like Miss Angela Fong has gotten a callup… kinda. According to reports from house shows, Angela has been reprising  her role as a ring announcer for Smackdown and ECW live shows. While this may not seem very significant, but if you recall Angela was rumored to be called up as Cryme Tyme’s manager. Maybe this … Read more

Perfect 10: Week of May 4th, 2009

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Welcome to the Perfect 10! Following a week of rough-and-tumble Diva and Knockout action, where do our ladies rank? Who scored an impressive victory? Who faltered in the ring? Were championships decided? The Perfect 10 ranks the ten best Diva performances for the week! Check back every Sunday for a new countdown! NOTE: We’ve listened … Read more

Shock Horror, WWE ‘Sours’ on Gail Already

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As soon as she signed with WWE, I knew I was going to write this post eventually. Reports suggest that WWE officials are considering Gail Kim‘s return a ‘flop’ and are scaling back her initial push. As some commenters rightfully pointed out yesterday, how the hell is Gail supposed to get over when she – … Read more

Is Melina Being Punished?

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Over the past few weeks, many of you have noticed the fact that the Women’s Champion, Melina has yet to make her SmackDown debut yet. This coupled with the fact that she was supposedly complaining about moving to the blue-brand, led to speculation that she was in the proverbial ‘doghouse’. Well according to new reports, … Read more

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