Indy wrestlers Deonna Purrazzo and Jayme Jameson were among a host of talent taking part in tryouts last week at the WWE Performance Center, according to Squared Circle Sirens. Deonna, the 2015 Super 8 ChickFight tournament winner, has already competed in several matches on NXT television. Jayme currently holds SHINE Tag Team Championships with TNA … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Brie Bella will soon be leaving the WWE, according to a new report. The Wrestling Observer (via The Ring Fan) is reporting that Brie made the decision to leave the company prior to Daniel Bryan‘s retirement last week, but it’s not confirmed exactly when she’s leaving the company. On his … Read more
Brooke Adams is pregnant with her first child. The three-time Knockouts Champion announced her and boyfriend Weston Wayne‘s happy news in a heartwarming video message posted to Vimeo: After five years with TNA, Brooke confirmed her departure from the company in November. Congratulations to Brooke and Weston!
This week’s WWE Main Event saw two underserved Divas get the chance to square off: Total Divas castmates Alicia Fox and Natalya. Despite their reality show affiliation, there was no sisterhood present here. In fact, the solo Alicia continued to show signs that her more sinister character traits are bubbling back to the surface. Will … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @DaveMuscarella/Twitter” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Yesterday, WSU presented its latest event, 9, on iPPV. The event saw two-time WSU World Champion Alicia be inducted into the WSU Hall of Fame. Full results below, courtesy of Dave Muscarella: Jessicka Havok def. LuFisto with the Air Raid Crash. Su Yung (w/ Chrissy Rivera) def. Samantha Heights. Brittany … Read more
The road to FastLane heats up, and it has become a collision course to be honest! With the TWO matches for the Divas on the Pay-Per-View next week, bodies have been flying and emotions are at an all time high. With the upcoming tag match at FastLane, Team B.A.D.’s in the driver seat in their … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @wwerosamendes/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Rosa Mendes has given birth to a baby girl. The Total Divas star and her fiancé Bobby Schubenski welcomed their daughter Jordan Elizabeth Schubenski into the world today, sharing the happy news with E! Online. Rosa provided an exclusive photo to E! and shared the inspiration behind Jordan’s name: “It … Read more
Whose star shone brightest this week? You tell us! With our Star of the Week poll, we’ll pick the week’s top five women in wrestling and let you choose who is number one. The poll will open each Saturday and close on Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Bayley Bayley … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @thebriebella/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Every Friday, the Social Media Catch-Up will bring you a roundup of our favorite social media postings by the women in wrestling and present them to you here. Have you found a post we should include next week? Send it in. Here’s our latest batch: Perhaps the biggest story this … Read more
Each Friday, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: * The WWE has published a video co-sponsored … Read more
Lucha fans! Welcome to a slightly delayed edition of the Lucha Underground Analysis here at Diva Dirt. Finally the show was uploaded and we got to see the newest Luchadora in action, Kobra Moon! Her name is spelled with a K and not a C, meaning that she would be a prime candidate for becoming … Read more
On this Tuesday’s episode of Total Divas, Natalya agrees to help new Diva Mandy Rose train in the ring, but she soon realizes that the rookie may not be fully committed to learning. When Mandy finally arrives at the WWE Performance Center, she shows many signs that she doesn’t have her head in the game, … Read more
The time has come for the Battle of Baymella! In what has become a regular occurrence for NXT’s Divas, they’ve been booked in the night’s main event. This time, Bayley‘s defending her NXT Women’s Title against her best friend, Carmella. Can their friendship withstand the tempting allure of gold? We’ll see… Before we can get … Read more
On this Tuesday’s episode of Total Divas, Nikki Bella‘s back problems start hinting at a bigger health issue. Brie warns Nikki to deal with her injury now, whether it be through physical therapy or modifying her moveset. Citing her experience with Daniel Bryan‘s injuries, she tells Nikki that she shouldn’t sacrifice her long-term health to … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photos: TMZ” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] New TNA Knockout Raquel is accusing an opponent of taking a match too far. The former Tough Enough competitor has spoken to TMZ Sports about being assaulted by an opponent during a match last weekend in Miami, Florida. Raquel tells TMZ that real kicks and punches from her opponent – … Read more
Even before the start of TNA’s annual UK Tour, the Knockouts were making headlines and shaking things up! Of course, as we would find out, it wasn’t for all the right reasons. In a public announcement, it was revealed that Awesome Kong was released by TNA, leaving The Dollhouse, yet again, without a leader to … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] This week’s episode of Total Divas saw another drop in the ratings, drawing 810,000 viewers according to TV by the Numbers. This continues the downward trend in viewership since the season five premiere, dropping slightly from 840,000 viewers for last week’s episode. Still, the episode matched the 0.4 rating in … Read more
Brie Bella was the guest on this week’s WWE.com sitdown interview with Michael Cole, discussing her husband Daniel Bryan‘s retirement and her own Divas Title opportunity against Charlotte at Fastlane. Brie says Daniel was very emotional upon touching down in Seattle, but the moment he arrived backstage, his spirits lifted. When his show-ending speech came … Read more
Spoilers for the February 12th episode of WWE Main Event.
Carmella may be heading to the main roster soon. A new report from Wrestling Inc states that Carmella may soon be making her main roster debut alongside Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady, whom she has managed since her NXT debut in 2014. According to the report, the trio have been present at several recent main … Read more
If you thought Brie Bella‘s summer of hell courtesy of Stephanie McMahon back in 2014 was an emotional time for her, it was nothing compared to the highs and lows of last night’s Monday Night Raw. A title shot announcement was certainly a high point, but dealing with her husband’s retirement, preluding a potential exit … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] This Sunday at Fastlane, Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks will take on Naomi and Tamina Snuka. Erstwhile enemies Becky and Sasha have found common ground against Sasha’s former Team B.A.D. teammates Naomi and Tamina, whose attack on Sasha last week put a nail in the coffin for the trio. Read … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] In less than two weeks, Charlotte will defend the Divas Championship against Brie Bella at Fastlane. The match was announced on tonight’s Raw, building off of Brie’s surprise win over Charlotte last week. WWE.com has given an overview of the feud, angling Brie’s title opportunity as a chance to avenge … Read more
In a new video published by the WWE, Brie Bella speaks for the first time about her husband Daniel Bryan‘s impending retirement. Brie admits that seeing Bryan retire will be emotional and hard, saying that it’s like seeing his dreams being taken away from him. However, she credits Daniel with being able to look on … Read more
On this Tuesday’s episode of Total Divas, Nikki Bella embarks on a new venture: motivational speaking. When Brie suggests that Nikki needs to develop a more professional way of speaking, Nikki is hurt. She accuses Brie of trying to tear her down and advises her sister to try supporting her instead. Watch the clip below: … Read more