We are just a week away from Royal Rumble. It’s easily my favorite of the big four pay-per-view events and the card looks awesome this year. It should be a great night for women’s wrestling with two first time match-ups for the women’s titles, Sasha Banks versus Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch versus Asuka, and … Read more
Welcome to Diva Dirt’s regular coverage of Over the Top Wrestling (OTT). OTT, founded in 2014, is Ireland’s largest wrestling promotion, notable, among other reasons, as the home promotion of NXT UK star Jordan Devlin and the greatest independent women’s wrestler in the world, the Session Moth. But OTT isn’t just an incubator for talent: … Read more
Taya Valkyrie had an incredible 2018, and 2019 is starting off with more triumphs. In her personal life, Valkyrie married her boyfriend of two years, John Morrison, known as Johnny Impact in the ring, last summer. Valkyrie has been heating up the indie circuit, but Impact is where she’s made her biggest mark in 2018. … Read more
Former WWE Superstar Torrie Wilson was recently on Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia. During the interview, Wilson shared the match she was initially booked for in the first-ever all women’s pay-per-view, Evolution. Wilson shared that the WWE contacted her a couple months before the event to inquire if she would be interested in participating in … Read more
Sunday night, WWE posted a video on Twitter of Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey and her ally in the ring, Natalya. In the video, the pair have harsh words for Sasha Banks and Bayley, referencing the upcoming championship match between Rousey and Banks, and the newly unveiled WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. On tonight’s Raw, … Read more
Just yesterday, Diva Dirt reported that IMPACT Wrestling star Scarlett Bordeaux made history for MCW Pro Wrestling. Bordeaux won the MCW Rage TV Championship this past Friday night. This was Night One of the MCW Winter Blast Tour. The significance of this win was that it was a female winning a male title for the … Read more
I first saw Women of Wrestling (WOW) late one night on the local CBS affiliate, while channel surfing. What stood out was what a throwback the show seemed to be, with a style like that of the early ‘80s World Wrestling Federation. Like the old WWF, now WWE, everyone had a ridiculous character, and the … Read more
SHINE 56 is now officially in the books from La Boom in Queens, NY. The event saw a new talent, a match ending in a no contest and the tag team titles changing hands. The first match of the night saw a newcomer to SHINE by the name of Trish Adora make her debut against … Read more
As we speak, British wrestling promotion World of Sport is currently on a tour across the United Kingdom. Yesterday, WOS hosted its first live event of the tour at the O2 Guildhall in Southampton, England. One of the highlights of the night saw Viper capture the WOS Women’s Championship in a triple threat match against … Read more
Before the first Women’s Royal Rumble match in 2018, female wrestlers started declaring their entry in the battle royal over a month in advance. This year, the women’s division segments of Raw and SmackDown have so far focused more on the championship matches on the upcoming pay-per-view: Sasha Banks vs. Ronda Rousey (c) for the … Read more
Last night at St. Helena’s Gym in the Bronx, Brii Combination Wrestling held a Queen of the North Tournament to crown the promotion’s first ever Women’s Champion. At the end of the night, that title would be awarded to Faye Jackson. With just a couple years of wrestling experience under her belt, Faye Jackson is … Read more
MCW Pro Wrestling is hosting their Winter Blast Tour in the states of Md. and Del. The tour kicked off in their home arena in Joppa, MD last night. Current IMPACT Wrestling Knockout, Scarlett Bordeaux, has become the new MCW Rage TV Champion. Becoming the first woman ever to hold a male title in this … Read more
Free Match Friday is a weekly feature from Diva Dirt. Every Friday, we’ll spotlight a great indie match available to watch for free online. Some of the best wrestling in the world is happening in high school gyms and sports bars and even, occasionally, in an appropriate venue for a wrestling match. This week, our … Read more
Selina Majors, otherwise known as Bambi in her early years at WCW and various southern indie circuits, has been with GLOW and WOW since the beginning. Majors, however, has cemented herself as a legend in women’s wrestling, with over 20 championship reigns, including the Carolina Championship Wrestling Tag Team Championship, which she won with Lisa … Read more
Earlier this week, reports surfaced saying Maria Kanellis and her husband, Mike Kanellis, requested their release from WWE. Maria Kanellis went to Twitter the following day with a slew of “Social Media Fact Checks” on the subject to refute some of the claims surrounding the couple. Today she directly responded to the reports via Instagram, … Read more
Abilene Maverick, also known as Barbi Hayden from her time during the indies, has already accomplished so much at such a young age. Diva Dirt’s Kristen Ashly got to speak with Maverick ahead of WOW’s debut on AXS-TV, tonight, at 9 p.m. EST regarding her time at the indies, being judged for her age, and … Read more
There have been a few new unions in WWE locker room coming out of 2018, including: Sarah Logan and Raymond Rowe, Bianca Belair and Montez Ford, and Zelina Vega and Aleister Black. Longtime couple, and members of SAnitY, Nikki Cross and Killian Dain, are the latest couple to get married. To mark the occasion, Dain … Read more
Tokyo Joshi Pro’s High Score show included a recent debut’s first win, more development for the Up Up Girls, and the return of the Muscle Strikers in the main event.
Recently, Diva Dirt’s Kristen Ashly got a chance to take part in a conference call and Q&A with Women of Wrestling (WOW) founders Jeanie Buss and David McLane, as well as AXS-TV Fights CEO Andrew Simon. Ahead of their debut episode on AXS-TV, Ashly asked the executives several questions regarding WOW, and their upcoming season. … Read more
Dakotai Kai today confirmed the nature of a leg injury sustained at an NXT live show in Green Bay, Wis. late last year. After weeks of rumor and speculation, Kai tweeted today that she has indeed torn her ACL, just before undergoing surgery to repair the damaged ligament. As Diva Dirt previously reported, the injury … Read more
Earlier today, Ryan Satin from Pro Wrestling Sheet reported Mike and Maria Kanellis are interested in testing free agency. Sources told Satin the couple has been unhappy with their roles with the company for some time, and they finally decided to formally request their release “a few weeks” ago. Maria was initially released from WWE on … Read more
The feud between the Four Horsewomen of WWE and the Four Horsewomen of MMA took another turn this week. The clash has been building since Shayna Baszler taunted Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Bayley at the inaugural Mae Young Classic. The ensuing stare down between the two stables has been a hot topic ever since. Last year, Ronda Rousey made her professional wrestling debut, and … Read more
Allysin “AK-47” Kay took to Twitter yesterday to confront her opponent at SHINE 56, Ivelisse. Kay is the current SHINE Champion. She claimed the championship back in September when she won a tournament for the vacant title. Ivelisse is a former two-time SHINE Champion herself, however, thanks to LuFisto’s 529-day reign. Ivelisse has not captured … Read more
We previously released a report stating that there were rumors that WWE Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey would be part of Mortal Kombat’s 11th installment as the voice of Sonya Blade. The Mortal Kombat company has sent out invitations to tomorrow’s reveal presentation in Los Angeles. Other wrestlers who received invitations to the event include … Read more
Lucha Underground wrestler, Ivelisse, says she’s been in the midst of a contract dispute for over a year. She took to Twitter today to release following statement: I’ve done everything in my power to avoid having to do this but.. at this point I literally have no other choice.. For a bit over 1 1/2 … Read more
Ever since WWE Chairman Vince McMahon officially announced that the WWE will be introducing Women’s Tag Team Titles, we have all been eagerly anticipating their arrival. However, since that special Christmas announcement, we received nothing further on the matter. But thank the goddesses above, we have WWE’s head of the women’s division, Alexa Bliss, with … Read more