Former WWE Diva and TNA Knockout Kharma revealed some behind the scenes details surrounding the well-received vignettes that preceded her WWE debut in May 2011, as well has her thoughts on her now infamous debut at the Extreme Rules pay per view. Kharma, real name Kia Stevens, said she was on the edge of her … Read more
WWE announced the categories for its annual Slammy Awards via its website last night, which is all well and good, except fans of the WWE Divas, and well, the Divas themselves, seem to have been shut out of the equation. For the first time since the Slammys returned to WWE as a permanent end of … Read more
In recent weeks we’ve been treated to TWO big returns to the Knockouts division – Mickie James in mid-November after a three month absence due to a health scare (it’s a cheap plug but you can get all the exclusive deets on that in Diva Dirt’s interview with the woman herself), as well as Velvet … Read more
TNA taped this Thursday’s and part of next week’s episodes of Impact tonight: Airing December 13th: Airing December 20th:
A Divas match has been added to the card for this Sunday’s TLC Pay-Per-View, but it won’t be taking place on the big show. Instead, it will air on YouTube as part of the PPV’s pre-show. The match will be a Battle Royal to determine the #1 contender for Eve Torres‘s Divas Title. It will … Read more
Get your Monday night Divas fix by tuning in to Raw tonight on the USA Network at 8pm ET. Discuss the show in the comments!
Diva Dirt presents its second annual Writers’ Choice Awards, the awards that celebrate the year in women’s wrestling, as decided by the editors and contributors of Diva Dirt. The Diva Dirt team has watched hundreds of episode of wrestling television this year, as well as hundreds of live events on DVD, additionally, we’ve followed a … Read more
Freshly back in TNA, Knockout Velvet Sky will be making her in-ring return on this Thursday’s Impact. ImpactWrestling.com has teased the show by revealing that the former Knockouts Champion will see action in a TNA ring for the first time in several months. No other details on the match have been released, but the site … Read more
Knockouts Champion Tara‘s Hollywood boyfriend Jesse proved too great a nuisance for Mickie James to overcome. Tonight at Final Resolution, Tara put her title on the line against Mickie, and the two did battle both inside and outside the ring. Jesse was a constant presence, distracting Mickie and taking a few lumps for his troubles. … Read more
The following are spoilers from the Tribute to the Troops show (taped December 9th) in Norfolk, Virginia. The show airs December 22nd at 9pm ET on NBC:
Tonight at Final Resolution, Mickie James takes on Tara for the Knockouts Championship. Tune in live at 8pm ET on pay per view. Discuss the show in the comments!
Tonight at Final Resolution, Tara defends the Knockouts Championship against Mickie James. Who will come out on top? The Diva Dirt team weighs in. Bobby: Well, it hasn’t been the most built up feud unfortunately. But it’s nice to have someone different in the title picture, and Mickie is a welcome choice for me. She … Read more
Diva Dirt editor Melanie Rob picks her weekly star(s) based on television performances, good deeds or newsworthiness. Just two months after being struck by a car, Lilian Garcia looked radiant as she returned to SmackDown this past Friday night. Our hearts went out to Lilian in October when it was reported that she was hit … Read more
Two years ago, they wowed fans and critics alike inside a steel cage in the main event of Impact Wrestling, and tonight — almost two years to the date of that huge match-up — Mickie James and Tara are looking to make history again. Both women are veterans of the ring, and between them have … Read more
TNA’s Final Resolution returns to pay per view tonight as Tara faces Mickie James, but before that we take a look back at a past event. In 2008, Christy Hemme, now Impact Wrestling’s ring announcer, faced a ginormous challenge as she stepped into the ring with Awesome Kong (Kharma). Watch below:
Ex-WWE Diva Kharma, real name Kia Stevens, recently opened up to Diva Dirt about her shocking release from the company, surprisingly suggesting it was a “good idea”. The former Awesome Kong explained in a recent interview that after she made her one-night return to the WWE at January’s Royal Rumble pay per view, the ball … Read more
It’s been a long time coming (two years to be precise!), but schedules finally aligned, and eight-time champion and all-around beloved wrestling star Mickie James finally joins us here at Diva Dirt to discuss her triumphant return to the ring after a health scare, facing Knockouts Champion Tara at Final Resolution this Sunday (December 9), … Read more
After months of absence from Impact Wrestling, Mickie James returned to television last month with a new-found vigor, a spring in her step, if you will, as she defeated four other former Knockouts Champions to become the number one contender for Tara‘s Knockouts Title — and it’s not hard to see why, as the former … Read more
As reported earlier this week, WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia returned to work this past Tuesday for the first time since being struck by a car in Los Angeles in October. The Diva was hit by a car while working out and received treatment for head head, back and neck trauma. Speaking about her return … Read more
Greetings everyone, and welcome to this week’s write-up of all things Knockout related that took place on Impact Wrestling. This week, Mickie James and Tara try to add some heat to their match at the Final Resolution this Sunday, but it is Velvet Sky‘s return that seems to fortunately/unfortunately (fortunate to see her back because … Read more
Fans were wondering the whereabouts of Divas Champion Eve Torres on WWE television this week as she didn’t appear on Raw — well, wonder no more. According to F4WOnline, Eve is recovering from an elbow injury and was used in a limited in-ring capacity during last weekend’s WWE live events where she teamed with Rosa … Read more
All aboard the Joshi train, as we see what happened in today’s episode of Ice Ribbon’s weekly online show “19 O’Clock Girls Pro Wrestling”! Two matches today, both featuring the ever-present face of 19Pro, Sayaka Obihiro (who is leaving Ice Ribbon this month, and will face Hamuko Hoshi for the IW19 Championship on the 28th … Read more
TNA’s YouTube channel has a video with Velvet Sky taken just minutes after she returned to the company live on Impact Wrestling last night. Watch below:
Top independent star Daizee Haze made her first appearance at a wrestling show in 16 months last Friday, accompanying MsChif to the ring for her match against Sean Vincent at a Dynamo Pro Wrestling event in Glen Carbon, Illinois. This marks the first time Daizee has been seen in any sort of capacity since CHIKARA’s … Read more
Spoilers from last night’s NXT taping for future episodes courtesy of Diva Dirt reader Jordan Novak:
Finally, the pigeons have been let loose! On tonight’s live episode of Impact Wrestling, Velvet Sky made her return to TNA. The former Knockouts Champion interrupted Mickie James and Tara, who had been discussing their Knockouts Title match at this Sunday’s Final Resolution PPV. Velvet thanked the crowd for their enthusiastic “Welcome back!” chants. She … Read more