Female wrestler Rita Cortez has passed away at the age of 73. Cortez, part of the 1950-1960s era of women’s wrestling which was highlighted in the documentary Lipstick and Dynamite, was trained by WWE Hall of Famer, Fabulous Moolah and then-husband Buddy Lee. An affair between Lee and Cortez sparked the end of his marriage … Read more
Hola everyone… yes let out your groans that I am the one taking over the redux this week while your Khaleesi gets her Olympics on. Okay, now if you didn’t automatically X out, first of all thank you. Second of all, let’s get down to business! Last night brought my personal favorite, AJ, into her … Read more
Former TNA Knockouts, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, collectively known as The Beautiful People, have announced their first dates together on the independent scene after leaving TNA. Northeast Wrestling has announced the pair for its September 22nd show in Fiskhill, New York. The event is a big one, featuring Hulk Hogan, and legends such as … Read more
WWE legend Mick Foley sung recently departed TNA Knockout Velvet Sky‘s praises on Twitter when he responded to a fan’s question about whether she would make a good addition to WWE’s Divas division. Foley wrote: I think @VelVelHoller would be a valuable addition to the @WWE Divas roster. Hope it happens. Sky acknowledged Foley’s remarks, … Read more
It’s the morning after the night before and several thoughts are whirling through my brain. You see, on the first regular three-hour Raw, WWE seemingly showed us just how important the Divas division is to the company, because even with an extra hour of time, champion Layla and her colleagues were nowhere to be found. … Read more
Jazz and Reby Sky have both advanced to the finals of ArenaChicks‘ first ever championship tournament, joining previous qualifiers Sara Del Rey and Angel Orsini. At a taping held on July 28 at the new CWF Mid-Atlantic Sportatorium, Jazz defeated TNA Knockout Rosita in what was described as a “great match”, while Reby toppled ArenaChicks … 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!
A new (and unfortunately titled) women’s promotion, Bombshell Ladies of Wrestling — or BLOW — will debut on October 11th. The promotion comes from the promoters behind Pro Wrestling Syndicate and will take place in Rahway, NJ. Former WWE star Ashley Massaro will be part of the event. Details below: Pro Wrestling Syndicate’s new women’s … Read more
Former WWE Women’s Champion Lita, real name Amy Dumas, is the only Diva featured on WWE’s upcoming DVD release, ‘The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves’. WWEDVDNews.com has released an exclusive clip from the DVD featuring Lita’s moonsault. Watch the clip below: The DVD is due for release on August 21st.
Maria Kanellis has regained the FWE Women’s Championship after defeating TNA Knockout, Winter, last night during Family Wrestling Entertainment’s event, titled “FWE: X” held in Long Island, New York. The finish did not come without some controversy, though, as Maria’s boyfriend, Mike Bennett began to destroy various referees for not counting quickly enough during Kanellis’ … Read more
Two-time WWE Hall of Famer, Ric Flair’s daughter has reported to WWE’s developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). Ashley Fliehr Johnson, the young daughter of the wrestling legend, was signed earlier this year. She was spotted at tonight’s (July 28) FCW live event in Melbourne, FL by Diva Dirt’s Bobby. The new Diva obviously has … 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: With AJ being named Raw’s new General Manager, we want to know: if you could place any past or present Diva in the position of GM, … Read more
Welcome to another edition of your Impact Write-Up. This week’s might suffer a little in enthusiasm because I’ve overslept and am entering Cranky Vince level territory of rage right now, but I’ll try my best to be the perky person some of you love and some of you hate so much. All right, this week … Read more
OVW has released a new episode of their television show through their website at OVWrestling.com. This week’s features a Femme Fatales match with OVW Women’s Champion and recent TNA Gut Check winner, Taeler Hendrix, facing off against Jessie Belle Smothers in a non-title match. Before the match, you can also witness a backstage segment explaining … Read more
Former WWE Diva, Jillian Hall will be stepping into the ring with rising independent star, Jessicka Havok, for the upcoming August 4th Crossfire live event at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville, TN. Crossfire is a promotion based out of the Tennessee area, which female wrestling fans might know about if they’ve tuned in … Read more
WWE filmed another few episodes worth of NXT at Full Sail University last night. Check out the Diva related spoilers below:
Velvet Sky has officially confirmed that she has indeed parted ways with Impact Wrestling. In a tweet sent out earlier today, Sky responded to the rumors circulating surrounding her status with the company: “I have been granted my release by TNA at this time. It’s what’s best for me right now and I wanted to … Read more
Back in June, it was announced that former Divas Champion Eve Torres would be taking part in an NBC reality competition called Stars Earn Stripes. Eve joined the likes of Laila Ali, Nick Lachey and Dean Cain to be paired with real life experts with military or law enforcement experience. The teams will compete in … Read more
We’re back again this week from the newly revamped NXT. Nothing new developing in the “Exfoliating Ugliness Tour”, so we will just assume that Raquel Diaz is sitting in a dark room with photos of each Diva carefully choosing her next victim. This week, we get to see an interesting match that has never happened … Read more
ArenaChicks, the promotion founded by veteran female wrestler, Amber O’Neal, is set to film two matches (along with an array of backstage segments and interviews) this Saturday, July 28th, as a part of the CWF Mid-Atlantic show in Gibsonville, North Carolina. The first match, both of which will be featured on the promotions upcoming third … Read more
WWE.com has exclusively unveiled the cover to SmackDown ring announcer, Lilian Garcia‘s, new EP, which drops August 19th. The EP, entitled “My Time”, will consist of six songs, and is a follow up to her 2007 debut album, “Quiero Vivir”. Unlike her first go-round, “My Time” will be primarily English based, with one of the … Read more
CHIKARA has officially announced that Joshi talent, Dash Chisako, Meiko Satomura and Sendai Sachiko have been added to their sixth annual King of Trios event, representing “Team Sendai Girls”. The CHIKARA King of Trios event is a three night tournament where competitors team up in a variety of six person tag team matches until one … Read more
Several new names have officially been added to the SHINE roster over at ShineWrestling.com. The additions featured are as follows: Marti Belle, Hailey Hatred, Saraya Knight, Amber O’Neal, Shenaynay, Kellie Skater and Nikki St. John. These names follow the previous new additions announced to debut for the company at their second event, taking place Friday, August 17th at … Read more
It looks like we just might be starting to see the introduction of a women’s division in Ring of Honor after all. Their website reports that Sara Del Rey will square off against Princess Mia (Yim) at the next set of TV Tapings in Baltimore, Maryland Friday, August 3rd. This announcement comes at the heels … Read more
Nearly two weeks ago, speculation erupted over Kharma‘s status with the WWE after the Diva’s Twitter account was moved to the WWE’s Alumni list. She tweeted twice that day (1, 2), seemingly confirming her release, but it wasn’t until earlier today that she outright stated that she was gone from the company. Replying to a … Read more
Pro Wrestling: EVE has officially released ticket information for their next event, titled “#EVE10: Alpha Vs Storm” to be held Saturday, November 10th from the Delphi Centre on Alexandra Road, Sudbury, Suffolk. The show will be headlined by a championship match pitting Pro Wrestling: EVE Champion, Alpha Female against challenger, Nikki Storm. You can purchase … Read more