Former WWE developmental talent, Sofia Cortez — real name Ivelisse Velez — has responded to Internet rumors regarding her release. Reports of ‘attitude problems’ began swirling after Velez revealed Saturday that she had been released from her developmental deal. RELATED: Sofia Cortez Released Responding via Twitter, Ivelisse wrote: It amazes me & breaks my [heart] … Read more
With the Knockouts Championship on the line and her “boyfriend” Earl Hebner as the officiating referee, Madison Rayne had nothing to lose and everything to gain at Hardcore Justice — and that she did, winning her fourth Knockouts Championship. Madison defeated current champion, Brooke Tessmacher, for the title after Brooke was distracted arguing with Hebner … Read more
TNA presents Hardcore Justice live on pay per view tonight. Discuss the show in the comments!
Tonight at Hardcore Justice, Brooke Tessmacher defends her Knockouts Title against Madison Rayne in a match that is almost guaranteed to be controversial given the latter’s relationship with senior official, Earl Hebner. Who will come out on top? The Diva Dirt team weigh in… Bobby: I feel like this feud is kind of odd, only … Read more
Ashley Fliehr Johnson, aka Ashley Flair — daughter of the legendary Ric Flair — revealed via Twitter that she has received her new ring name from WWE. Johnson, who reported to FCW last month to begin her WWE career, will be going by the name Charlotte. RELATED: Buggy Nova’s WWE Name is… It’s not too … Read more
Five — count ’em — five former WWE champions got together at Chicago Wizard World this weekend for a big group snap. The former Divas included four-time Women’s Champion, Lita, three-time Women’s and two-time Divas Champ, Melina, two-time Divas Champ, Maryse, and Divas Champions, Brie and Nikki Bella. The former Bella Twins posted the generational … Read more
Check out results from tonight’s Ring of Honor internet pay-per-view, Boiling Point, courtesy of PWInsider.com. Sara Del Rey teamed up with Eddie Edwards to take on Maria Kanellis and Mike Bennett in a mixed tag match. [notice]* After the match (Brutal Bob Evans vs. Adam Cole), Mike Bennett attacks Cole and he is joined by … Read more
While we didn’t get a Divas match this week on the blue brand, we got a backstage segment and an announcement for a match next week. Everyone’s favorite former executive administrative assistant, Eve Torres approaches the new SmackDown GM, Booker T, looking to get a spot in his new administration. Unfortunately for Eve, Teddy Long … Read more
Former WWE Tough Enough contestant Sofia Cortez, real name Ivelisse Velez, has revealed that she has been released by WWE. Writing on Twitter, she said: “I, as well, have been released by WWE. Sorry my #Soljas….” Velez, an experienced independent wrestler before joining WWE, rose to fame last year on the USA Network revival of … Read more
TNA Knockout Tara, real name Lisa Marie Varon, has claimed that she was banned from appearing at this weekend’s Chicago Wizard World convention due to WWE. In a video blog on her YouTube channel, Varon says that WWE had TNA talent blocked from appearing at the event as a stipulation for their own talent to … Read more
“Your Two Cents” is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: The WWE may be considering a new Diva-related DVD, so we want to know: if you could choose the next Diva DVD, what would it be … Read more
Maria Kanellis is featured in the newest episode of one of boyfriend Mike Bennett’s Prodigy Service Announcement videos – episode 10: “The First Lady Edition”. In it, she talks about the Ring of Honor fans, her reason for being in the company and her mixed tag match tonight where she’ll team up with Bennett against … Read more
Hello, my fellow Claireheads! Welcome to your one stop shop for all things Impact Wrestling related, the weekly (unless TNA decides to shaft us of women) Impact Write-Up! This week, we were not blessed with too much, but was what we did get worth it? Brooke Tessmacher (I refuse to call her “Miss”, sorry Brooke … Read more
FCW Diva and former independent wrestler, Buggy Nova, who had been going by Natalie until now, has revealed her new WWE stage name. It looks like she’ll now be known as Skyler Moon in WWE. Nova changed her Twitter handle to @SkYlerMoon_WWE. Buggy, from California, joined WWE earlier this year.
WWE Diva and Raw General Manager, AJ Lee, has weighed in comparisons made between her and the iconic Miss Elizabeth. Elizabeth, who captivated audiences in the corner of Macho Man Randy Savage, found herself involved in a long running storyline similar to AJ’s recent turn with CM Punk and Daniel Bryan. Speaking on the comparisons … Read more
Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler has landed a big hosting gig on Lifetime, fronting a new reality competition series, Supermarket Superstars. The show is produced by the same production houses behind Project Runway (which also airs on Lifetime) and Undercover Boss. Check out the official press release below: [notice]STACY KEIBLER TO HOST LIFETIME’S ALL-NEW REALITY-COMPETitION … Read more
It’s fair to say that WWE’s AJ Lee has come a long, long way in 2012 — going from the odd appearance on SmackDown, to front and center in some of WWE’s biggest storylines. And it seems that fans are taking to her too, as it’s reported that she is most Googled female wrestling talent … Read more
Get your weekly dose of Knockouts action on tonight’s Impact. Tonight’s show is live, so be sure to into Spike TV at the start time of 8pm ET. Discuss the show in the comments!
As reported yesterday, Food Network will air a special program dedicated to the wedding of one of its hosts, Robert Irvine, and our lovely TNA Knockout, Gail Kim. RELATED: Gail Kim’s Wedding Gets Food Network TV Special, Magazine Spread Gail and Robert, who hosts Restaurant Impossible for the network, tied the knot earlier this year. … Read more
Greetings all, and welcome to another edition of the NXT Watch. Before I get started, I want to address a comment that was left last week about people (myself included) who were sort of not really fans of this new NXT due to a lack of continuity or storylines. They mentioned how since we’re getting … Read more
CHIKARA has released their latest Podcast-A-Go-Go, this time highlighting the complete match between trainee, Saturyne and Joshi talent, Kagetsu from the promotions stop in Manhattan earlier this year. You can check out the match below by skipping to the 1:10 mark: In other CHIKARA related news, Saturyne will also be squaring off against Tim Donst … Read more
Former WWE Diva Maryse has launched her new business, House of Maryse, a collection of jewelry designed by herself and veteran jewelry designer, Leslie Homan. Several pieces, including necklaces, rings and earrings, are available for sale via the official House of Maryse website. The former Divas Champion is seen modelling the various pieces in photography … Read more
It seems that Diva fans may be one step closer to finally attaining some sort of merchandise related solely to the females, as WWE has begun surveying fans on which potential DVD titles they would be interested in purchasing. The said list includes an option that raises our eyebrow, “The Top 20 Divas in History”. … Read more
That question may seem perplexing to starved WWE — and to an extent, TNA — fans, but beyond the realm of Divas and Knockouts, there is a wide range of women’s wrestling to be consumed on an independent level. To this writer, it’s always perplexing when fans say they want women’s wrestling but aren’t willing … Read more
Former TNA Knockouts Champion, Gail Kim‘s wedding to celebrity chef Robert Irvine will be featured in a television special on Food Network, where Irvine fronts several programs. Wedding Impossible, a special spin-off episode of his TV shows Restaurant Impossible and Dinner Impossible, will air Saturday, August 18th at 10pm on Food Network. The synopsis for … Read more
