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Carmella is no. 30 entrant in 2018 Royal Rumble

no. 30 entrant

WWE Mixed Match Challenge Season 2 has been a real mixed bag. This season added two more episodes and five more minutes per, making it 14 30-minute episodes. It seemed like it dragged on forever though, in part because of the change to a round-robin style bracket. The who’s who list of wrestlers who were … Read more

Ruby Riott vs Natalya was TLC’s most emotionally satisfying match

Ruby Riott antagonizes Natalya in front of a table of her father Jim Neidhart at WWE TLC

In many ways, WWE TLC was a surprisingly great show. Of course, some matches fell down a cliff before they began (i.e. Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose), but other matches were wildly fun to watch in ways we didn’t expect (i.e. Nia Jax vs Ronda Rousey).  Between all of the show’s ups and downs, the … Read more

Penelope Ford attends WWE tryout

Penelope Ford

On Dec. 13, WWE held tryouts in Orlando at the Performance Center and breakout indie star, Penelope Ford was in attendance. Ford was named and featured heavily in a number of photos posted on WWE.com and WWEPC social media. The images showed Ford training and working out alongside a number of other indie wrestlers, an … Read more

Billie Kay possibly injured at WWE Live Event

Billie Kay in NXT

According to sources at Saturday’s WWE live event in Oakland, California, Billie Kay had to be assisted from the ring and to the back after a possible head injury. The reported injury occurred during a tag team match with Kay and her fellow IIconic teammate, Peyton Royce against Naomi and Lana. During the match, Kay … Read more

Kelly Klein captures the Women of Honor World Championship

Kelly Klein

Kelly Klein finally captured the Women of Honor World Championship at Ring of Honor’s Final Battle. The event took place at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York and featured the Four Corner Survival match between Sumie Sakai, Madison Rayne, Karen Q and Kelly Klein. After suffering defeat at the hands of Sakai in the final … Read more

Asuka returns to form in time for TLC

Asuka

It’s been a tumultuous year for Asuka. She seemed poised for a big push following her dominant run as NXT Women’s Champion. In January, she entered and won the first-ever women’s Royal Rumble, punching her ticket to WrestleMania. She and the Miz won the inaugural WWE Mixed Match Challenge.  At WrestleMania, she lost to Charlotte, … Read more

Becky Lynch the focus of next WWE Chronicle

Becky Lynch

This morning, WWE announced that Becky Lynch would be the focus of the next episode of WWE Chronicle. The show, which last featured Dean Ambrose, takes place during the events after Lynch was punched by Nia Jax, and prior to her in-ring return. The documentary will highlight Lynch’s journey in “doctor jail” after the punch … Read more

The Naomi vs Mandy Rose feud is being overlooked, and it shouldn’t

mandy rose and naomi square off in smackdown battle royal

Mandy Rose and Naomi have been feuding for quite some time. They’ve had a few matches here and there during 2018 – including a match-up during the Mixed Match Challenge tournament – but it wasn’t until recently that the two have been in the midst of a bonafide feud. The two Superstars have been in … Read more

Ruby Riott shows us the wrong way to get heat

Ruby Riott

Last night’s Raw showed some definite improvement after two poor showings in a row. However, the Ruby Riott segment was tough to watch. That’s not an indictment of Riott as a performer. She has been much better at promo work since she made the leap to the main roster. It’s this angle she’s working with Natalya. … Read more

“Fighting With My Family” poster and stills released

Fighting with My Family is based on the life of WWE superstar Paige

MGM have released the first official poster and stills from “Fighting With My Family”, the upcoming biographical feature about the life of WWE superstar Paige. The Office co-creator Stephen Merchant adapted the screenplay from the 2012 Channel 4 documentary The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family, and helmed it in his directorial debut. “Fighting With My Family” is … Read more

Ruby Riott wields discomfort as a weapon

Ruby Riott

Professional wrestling, especially in the WWE, can be a staunchly black and white product. The baby faces are champions of good meant to be cheered. The heels are nefarious or cowardly and meant to be booed. These visceral crowd reactions are engrained deep within every event-going fan. So, when a character or a storyline comes … Read more

Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir make in-ring debut next week

Ronda Rousey, Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke

Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir will make their in-ring debut for NXT TV in a tag match with Io Shirai and Dakota Kai next week. NXT General Manager William Regal made the match official after Kai and Shirai demanded a chance at the former MMA stars. Duke and Shafir signed with WWE earlier this year, … Read more

Mia Yim qualifies for No.1 Contender Fatal 4-Way

Mia Yim

Mia Yim is the latest NXT Superstar to qualify for a fatal four-way match to determine the number one contender to the NXT Women’s Championship. NXT General Manager William Regal announced the match on Twitter just over a week ago, along with Bianca Belair as the first competitor. Belair remains undefeated in singles competition on … Read more

Vote for Diva Dirt’s 2018 Fan Awards

The nominations for the Diva Dirt 2018 Women’s Wrestling Fan Awards have been tallied, and voting can now begin!

Polls close Monday, Dec. 17 at 3a ET/12a PT, and there’s only one vote for each category, per voter, allowed, so be sure to vote for your favorite!

Diva Dirt partnered with Ring the Belle for the announcement of the nominees, which can be seen more in-depth in their video above.

Thank you to the readers who have voted! Remember to check back for announcements on when the winners of the 2018 Diva Dirt Women’s Wrestling Fan Awards will be announced!

KC Spinelli discusses role models, female camaraderie and wrestling in Pakistan

British Empire Wrestling Women's Champion KC Spinelli

Reigning BEW Women’s Champion KC Spinelli has been pretty busy these last few weeks. From successfully defending her title against former champion Kat Von Kaige at Empire Fights Back 5, to her debut match at Ring of Pakistan, Canadian-born Spinelli has barely stopped to catch her breath. Diva Dirt’s Laura Mauro managed to catch a … Read more

‘Enter The Ring’ and Terra Calaway discuss wrestling with depression

Terra Calaway Enter The Ring

Samantha Cohen, who goes by the name “Terra Calaway” is a professional wrestler who is the focal point of the documentary “Enter The Ring”, which hopes to shine a light on mental health, professional wrestling, and the stigma that still surrounds women in the profession. 2AM Pictures is a documentary production company, consisting of seven … Read more

Alexa Bliss will host a pre-TLC press conference on Raw

Alexa Bliss

Former five-time WWE Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss recently announced via Twitter that she will be hosting a press conference this Monday on Raw, before the Ronda Rousey and Nia Jax Championship match at WWE TLC. The WWE Universe can send questions for the press conference on Raw by using the hashtag #AskAlexa. The last couple of weeks, Bliss has hosted … Read more

Five women who would benefit from a Royal Rumble victory

Royal Rumble

As the end of the year concludes and the excitement of a new year approaches, WWE starts the road to WrestleMania. The road to what many consider the Super Bowl of wrestling has always started with the first pay-per-view of the year. Since 1988, the Royal Rumble has been that event and a staple for WWE. The Royal Rumble match is arguably one of the highest anticipated matches of the year. Until earlier this year, only three women participated in this style of match; Chyna, Beth Phoenix, and Kharma.

For the ever-evolving women’s division, another first happened this past January. The first-ever women’s Royal Rumble match saw 30 women battle it out for their shot at the title of their choice. The winner will face the champion at WrestleMania.

Photo Credit: WWE.com

Asuka emerged victorious as she last eliminated Nikki Bella to continue her then undefeated streak. She went on to face Charlotte Flair in a SmackDown Women’s Championship match at WrestleMania. Her 914-day undefeated streak came to an end.

Asuka was expected by most to win this first-ever Rumble match. She was far from an underdog in her current place on the roster. Although her streak was defeated, she did have her WrestleMania moment. 

There are two types of competitors that are looked at when determining a winner of the Rumble.

A first option for the winner of this match could be one whom continues to ride high in the division, such as Asuka was earlier this year. The second option is having the winner be either a dark horse, or someone who has been away from the title picture for a long time. Both of these choices could propel a competitor forward as the number one contender at WrestleMania. 

Photo Credit: WWE

Most fans expect to see Lynch face Rousey at WrestleMania next year, ever since their Survivor Series match was canceled. With both being current champions, where does that leave the winner of the Rumble? Most are under the impression that both current champions Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch will still have their gold come the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania. 

With an ever-growing main roster, many women would benefit from a win from the Royal Rumble match. In anticipation for next months match, here is a list of five women who would benefit the most from winning.