Greetings everyone and welcome to your official TNA Genesis recap extravaganza! Impact Wrestling rang in the new year with a pay per view last night and what a show it was. Knockouts-wise, we saw Gail Kim defend her Knockouts Championship against challenger, Mickie James, in a match that was sure to be top notch from … Read more
As previously reported, former WWF Women’s Champion Bull Nakano retired yesterday, the day of her 44th birthday, with a big retirement ceremony in Tokyo, Japan. The event aired on television and was uploaded to YouTube. You can watch the whole event, including all of the matches, here. However, if you just want to watch Bull’s … Read more
It’s back! The Diva Dirt Perfect 10 makes a return as we look at the movers and shakers of the Divas and Knockouts division this past week a la WWE.com’s Power 25. Which femme fatales impressed on Raw, SmackDown, NXT, Superstars, Impact Wrestling and FCW? (Note: Pay per views will be counted the following week.) … Read more
If TNA’s New Year’s resolution was to confuse fans of the Knockouts division, they certainly succeeded tonight. Valiant babyface Mickie James cost herself the Knockouts Championship in very heel-like manner by clocking champion Gail Kim with a pair of brass knuckles in view of the referee. And that wasn’t all! Velvet Sky revealed her plan … Read more
Tonight at Genesis, Gail Kim and Mickie James do battle over the Knockouts Title. Can Mickie finally beat Gail? Tune in at 8pm ET live on pay per view. Discuss the show in the comments!
Tonight at Genesis, Gail Kim puts the Knockouts Championship on the line against Mickie James for the third time. Which Knockout will walk out with the gold? The Diva Dirt team weigh in… Bobby: This could easily go either way. I’m not sure if TNA would really go for Mickie losing three straight times in … Read more
TNA is teasing a big angle with Velvet Sky, who is not scheduled to wrestle, for tonight’s Genesis pay per view. In a video on their YouTube channel, Sky is seen hurriedly entering the Impact Zone and interrupted by SoCal Val. Velvet says she needs to speak to Sting because she’s “sick and tired” of … Read more
Based on the past couple of weeks of SmackDown, a lot of fans are confused as to who is supposed to be the heel and face in the current Natalya vs Tamina feud. Perhaps offering some light on the situation, Tamina appeared at last night’s SmackDown live event in Montgomery, Alabama, coming to the rescue … Read more
As reported last year, legendary Japanese wrestler Bull Nakano announced that she would be retiring from wrestling in the early part of 2012. The former WWF Women’s Champion held her retirement show earlier today (January 8th) to mark her 44th birthday. Nakano unofficially retired in 1996 due to injuries, but has never had an official … Read more
As we prepare for tonight’s TNA Genesis pay per view, let’s take a look back at past events… 2010 | In 2010, Tara and ODB continued their feud over the Knockouts Title into January’s Genesis pay per view. Tara won the belt from ODB at December 2009’s Final Resolution pay per view before losing it … Read more
After a small disagreement between generational Divas, Natalya and Tamina ended in fisticuffs on last week’s edition of Friday Night SmackDown, both Divas had something to prove as they face each other in singles action this week. But first, two of my favorite Divas, AJ and Alicia Fox were featured in a backstage segment with … Read more
Former WWE Women’s Champion Madusa aka Alundra Blayze has revealed that she still has the original WWF Women’s Championship belt and would like to drop it to current Divas Champion Beth Phoenix in a match. In a video blog posted today, Madusa answered a question about whether she’d like to return to wrestling. She said: … Read more
As reported earlier today, British wrestler Britani Knight made her first appearance under WWE contract last night at FCW. Knight competed in a six-Diva battle royal which featured Audrey Marie, Cameron Lynn (Ariane Andrew), Caylee Turner (Christina Crawford), Raquel Diaz (Shaul Guerrero) and Sofia Cortez (Ivelisse Velez). Carole Hughes sent in a few pictures: [nggallery … Read more
Greetings everyone, and welcome to the recap of your Thursday night delight… Impact Wrestling’s Knockouts division. Surely you’ve all heard the phrase “expect the unexpected” before, and tonight, Impact surely gave us some rather unexpected segments, but is that always a bad thing? Match wise, the Knockouts Tag Team Titles were up for grabs as … Read more
“Your Two Cents” is the new 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: Which women’s wrestler do you predict will make the biggest impact in 2012? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some … Read more
Standout independent British wrestler, Britani Knight, has reported to WWE’s developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling. Knight flew from her native England to Tampa, Florida earlier this week and made her debut at an FCW live event last night as part of a six-Diva battle royal under the name “Sariah”, reports PWInsider. The name is probably … Read more
Diva Dirt is extremely pleased to announce its biggest venture yet — presenting the debut Internet pay per view from Europe’s top all-female wrestling promotion, Pro-Wrestling: EVE. Fans will be able to watch “No Man’s Land: Sjodin vs Alpha” exclusively on Diva Dirt on Saturday, February 18th at 7pm GMT (2pm ET). The Internet pay … Read more
Comedienne and talk show host Chelsea Handler has responded to Beth Phoenix‘s Twitter rant directed at her a couple of days ago via her talk show. Handler read out Beth’s tweets on E!’s Chelsea Lately last night and not-so-politely declined Beth’s invitation to attend a WWE event. On Wednesday, Beth posted a flurry of messages … Read more
Get your weekly dose of Knockouts action on tonight’s Impact. To watch, tune into Spike TV from 9pm ET. Discuss the show in the comments! RELATED: Impact Wrestling Spoilers: January 5th, 2012
In the latest article in its “Bring It Back!” series, WWE.com wants to see the return of the Women’s Tag Team Championship. The belts were introduced in 1983 but dropped just six years later. During the belts’ run, they were perhaps most notably held by the Glamour Girls and the Jumping Bomb Angels. WWE.com argues … Read more
In a week filled with the controversy over a comedienne’s comments and the heartbreak of a former wrestler’s quest to lose weight, let me take you on a ride to sheer peace for the next few minutes with the delight that is this week’s episode of NXT. You see, not only did we have a … Read more
Just five days after defending her WSU World Championship against Jessicka Havok live on Internet pay per view, Mercedes Martinez has another big challenge on her hands as she faces standout star and NCW Femmes Fatales Champion, Kalamity, in the main event of Femmes Fatales VIII. The match takes place on March 10th in Montreal, … Read more
As previously noted, the new season of The Biggest Loser kicked off on NBC last night featuring former TNA star Kim Nielsen, who wrestled as Desire. Exclusive: Former TNA Star ‘Desire’ Kim Nielsen Talks ‘The Biggest Loser’, Breaking Back in TNA & More On the premiere episode, Kim talked about the story of her career-ending … Read more
Quarter-hour ratings are in for last week’s final Impact Wrestling of 2011 which was headlined by a Knockouts Championship match. The show averaged a 1.16 cable rating, according to PWTorch. Meanwhile, in the quarter hour breakdown, unfortunately the Knockouts weren’t able to grab the highest ratings for the night as the Gail Kim versus Mickie … Read more
Divas Champion Beth Phoenix‘s next feud may not be with a fellow Diva, but a celebrity! Balls-to-the-walls comedienne Chelsea Handler apparently made some “off-color” comments about women’s wrestling which resulted in the mighty Glamazon taking to Twitter in a flurry of angry messages. Beth tweeted: @chelseahandler made some off color comments about Women’s Wrestling last … Read more
Former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson has gone public with her new beau Alex Rodriguez aka A-Rod. After being linked to one another in recent weeks, Torrie and A-Rod pair made their first appearance together at a public event last night at a Lakers game. Spotted with the new couple were supermodel Cindy Crawford and her … Read more