NXT & Lucha Underground Exchange: May 27th, 2015
Tune in to NXT on the WWE Network and Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network, both at 8pm ET. Discuss the shows in the comments! RELATED: NXT Spoilers: May 27th – June 17th, 2015
Diva Dirt Weekly for the Week Ending May 26th, 2015
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from NXT to Impact Wrestling to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable (5/20/15): Bayley and Charlotte defeat … Read more
Video: Paige Talks Naomi, Tamina Snuka, Elimination Chamber & More
Former Divas Champion Paige joined Michael Cole for his weekly WWE.com interview segment, discussing her rivalry with Naomi and the Triple Threat Divas Title match taking place this Sunday at Elimination Chamber. Paige called Naomi’s ambush in London – an attack that put her on the sidelines for a month – one of the most … Read more
NXT Divas Comment on NXT’s Success, Main Eventing, Triple H & More
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] WWE.com has posted an interview with NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, Bayley and Charlotte conducted the night Charlotte and Banks main evented a live event in Philadelphia. Banks commented on the honor of competing in the main event, saying: “It’s humbling, but at the same time, who would … Read more
Destination America Announces TV Deal with Ring of Honor
[media-credit name=”Photo: @DestAmerica/Twitter” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Destination America has announced a new television deal with Ring of Honor, revealing plans to air a weekly show starting June 3rd at 8pm ET. This is the same day TNA’s Impact Wrestling is scheduled to make its move to Wednesdays, which means it will directly follow ROH’s inaugural airing. … Read more
Raw Redux (May 25th, 2015): Paige Hits a Tamina-Sized Roadblock
Howdy everyone and welcome to this week’s Raw Redux! Raw’s match this week was certainly an international affair as the pride of Britain Paige clashed with the Samoan splasher herself, Tamina Snuka. Paige has beaten Tamina numerous times in the past and following Paige’s controversial comments about her on SmackDown, Tamina will surely have a … Read more
Report: Christy Hemme Leaving TNA?
[media-credit name=”Photo: WrestlingKnockouts.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Christy Hemme will be leaving TNA, having given notice to the company according to a report from PWInsider. Christy has been with TNA since 2006. Originally joining the company to wrestle, she became a ring announcer after an injury ended her in-ring career. More recently, she has been working with … Read more
Joshi Legend Scouting U.S. Talent for New Women’s Promotion
Joshi legend Chigusa Nagayo is coming to the United States to scout talent for her new Japanese women’s promotion, Marvelous Women’s Pro Wrestling. Nagayo, a 25 year veteran of the wrestling business, is holding a tryout and seminar on Thursday, June 4th at the Ludus Wrestling Center in Brooklyn, New York. Marvelous currently boasts a … Read more
Video: Ronda Rousey Comments on Wrestling at WrestleMania 32
During a live Q&A with the Wall Street Journal in Los Angeles, Ronda Rousey was asked if she would be returning to the ring for WrestleMania 32. Rousey’s participation in the event has been rumored for months now, after she took out both Triple H and Stephanie McMahon at WrestleMania 31. While a match between … Read more
Raw Response: May 25th, 2015
Tune in to Raw on the USA Network at 8pm ET, as well as the pre-show on the WWE Network. Discuss the show in the comments!
Photos: Nikki Bella and Renee Young Record Music for WWE Project
[media-credit name=”Photo: Nikki Bella/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Divas Nikki Bella and Renee Young spent some time in the music studio today, recording for an upcoming WWE project. Details on the project are scare, the only hints coming in social media posts from the Divas Champion: This is what I was up 2..Singin in the studio! Wow … Read more
WWE Main Event & Superstars Redux (May 22nd, 2015): Alicia Goes Two for Two
What’s up guys? I’ve a special kind of Redux coming your way this week. With identical matches taking place on this week’s Main Event and Superstars, seeing Alicia Fox taking on Summer Rae, it’s going to be more of a compare and contrast situation. Don’t worry, this isn’t English class. We’ll kick things off with … Read more
AIW Girls Night Out 15 Results: Athena and Veda Scott in a Mixed Tag Match, TNA Knockouts in Action & More
[media-credit name=”Photo: @DaveMuscarella/Twitter” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Yesterday in Cleveland, Ohio, Absolute Intense Wrestling held the 15th installment of its Girls Night Out series. Results below, courtesy of Dave Muscarella: Ray Lynn def. Angel Dust. Crazy Mary Dobson def. Marti Bell with the Starship Pain. Annie Social & Taeler Hendrix def. Heidi Lovelace & Mary Elizabeth Monroe … Read more
Vote for the Star of the Week Ending May 23rd, 2015
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 & … Read more
Impact Wrestling Feedback: May 22nd, 2015
Tune in to Impact Wrestling tonight at a special start time of 8pm ET on Destination America. Tonight’s show will be a replay of last year’s Slammiversary Pay-Per-View. Discuss the show in the comments!
SmackDown Redux (May 21st, 2015): I’m Rubber, You’re Glue…
Another SmackDown, another Thursday night without a Divas match. Perhaps the WWE just didn’t think they could follow the epic Women’s Title match at TakeOver. Surely, it would’ve been like following up college-level mathematics with an introduction to long division. If that was their fear, then maybe it wasn’t wise to instead book a segment … Read more
SmackDown Reaction: May 21st, 2015
Tune in to SmackDown tonight at 8pm ET on Syfy. Discuss the show in the comments! RELATED: SmackDown Spoilers: May 14th, 2015
Lucha Underground Analysis (May 20th, 2015): Ivelisse & Co. Consecutively Conquer the Crew
Hello Lucha fans! It is Jack here and I welcome you to a Lightning Lucha edition of the Lucha Underground Analysis! An exciting way of saying that we’re going to have a speed run of this week’s action. You have to jazz it up a little though don’t you?! This week, we first saw Catrina … Read more
Your Two Cents: Most Lasting Legacy
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: Who has left the most lasting legacy on women’s wrestling? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on the … Read more
Report: Triple H and Stephanie McMahon Pushing to Improve Treatment of Divas
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are said to be big supporters of changing the way women in WWE are featured, according to a report from The Wrestling Observer (via WrestleChat). It is said that much of the reasoning behind this comes from UFC’s incredible success with Ronda Rousey. While Stephanie … Read more
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable in Review: Blood, Sweat and Tears
Last night at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, NXT continued one trend and started another: embarrassing those booking the main roster Divas and doubling its Divas offering by showcasing two women’s matches. Yes, for the first time ever, two Divas matches inhabited the card. Also for the first time ever (that I can tell), the NXT Divas … Read more
Report: Destination America Canceling Impact Wrestling?
According to a report from the Wrestling Observer (via Gerweck.net) Destination America has decided to drop all TNA programming. This decision was made after Impact announced they would be moving to Wednesday nights. TNA programming is scheduled to end on Destination America at the end of the third quarter of this year, which would be … Read more
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable Results: Sasha Banks Retains the NXT Women’s Title
Tonight at NXT Takeover: Unstoppable, Sasha Banks overcame a bad arm and Becky Lynch‘s lightning-quick style to retain the NXT Women’s Title. Becky’s fast-paced move set kept Sasha on her toes, but some well-placed offense – including a face plant directly onto the ring apron – allowed the Women’s Champion to slow her opponent down. … Read more