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Raw Redux (May 9th, 2011): Bellas & Kelly Scram, Eve Takes the Slam

All the Divas on both Raw and SmackDown have been put on notice in the past few weeks by the force known as Kharma. Last week on Monday Night Raw, Kelly Kelly barely managed to escape the wrath of Kharma. Can she get a reprieve for a second week in a row, as she teams with Eve Torres to face The Bella Twins? Speaking of The Bellas, with the Divas Title in their camp, could they be the next targets for Kharma? Check out the match below and find out!

We kick things off with The Bellas in the ring, Divas Champion in tow. Eve Torres make her way out next to a lukewarm reaction, followed by Kelly Kelly, who gets a big pop from the crowd. (Awkward…) After a quick Maxim Hot 100 plug, the official signals for the bell (Is that Nunzio?!?!?!) and our Divas tag match is underway.

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Press Release for Smashing Pumpkins ‘Owata’ Music Video featuring Cheerleader Melissa & Shelly Martinez

The Smashing Pumpkins released the following press release for their new music video for the song ‘Owata’, which will feature Cheerleader Melissa and Shelly Martinez:

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
TO MAKE MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘OWATA’?STARRING FAMED WRESTLERS?CHEERLEADER MELISSA, SHELLY MARTINEZ AND RAVEN
BAND TO FILM FIRST-EVER MUSIC VIDEO WITH RED EPIC CAMERA WITH DIRECTOR ROBBY STARBUCK
VIDEO WILL SHOWCASE STATE-OF-THE-ART CINEMATIC TECHNOLOGY

Los Angeles, California: THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have announced they will be partnering with director Robby Starbuck (Metric, The Sounds, Escape The Fate) to film the music video for the newly released song “Owata,” from their 44-track opus, TEARGARDEN BY KALEIDYSCOPE. It will star famed wrestlers Cheerleader Melissa, Shelly Martinez and Raven.

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Tough Enough’s Ivelisse Has Harsh Words for Christina

Following her elimination from Tough Enough last night, Ivelisse had choice words for the remaining female contestant, Christina. Ivelisse says she feels Christina robbed of her remaining in the competition because of the injury during training seen last week. “I hope that the trainers see through the bullshit of Christina and can finally make the … Read more

Ivelisse Eliminated from Tough Enough

On tonight edition of Tough Enough, Puerto Rico native Ivelisse Velez was ousted from the competition. Steve Austin cited her leg injury as the reason for her elimination, but said he believed she “belongs in the ring.” Ivelisse, also known as Juliet the Huntress on the independent circuit, is originally from Puerto Rico where she … Read more

Raw Response: May 9th, 2011

Get your Monday night Divas fix by tuning in to Raw tonight at 9pm ET on the USA Network. Be sure to tune in to the Post-Raw & Tough Enough Show LIVE at 11pm ET! Discuss the show in the comments!

In Pictures: Women of Wrestling Galore at Legends of the Ring, What Does Tori Look Like Now?

A plethora of female names attended the Legends of the Ring convention this past weekend in New Jersey. Perhaps most notable was former DX member, Tori aka Terri Poch, who made her first wrestling-related appearance in over 10 years — and she looks fabulous! Other ladies at the convention included Chyna, Lacey Von Erich, Jillian, … Read more

Jackie Haas is Tough Enough (Week 5): “Don’t Take My Kindness for Weakness”

Former Tough Enough champion, Jackie Haas blogs on the new series of Tough Enough. Read her insight and opinion on the series every week exclusively here at Diva Dirt.

Note from Melanie: Apologies for publishing this late!

Girls, girls, girls, come on and make me proud. I had a feeling that this week’s episode would capture the ladies finally but not nearly in the light that I would have hoped. There is no editing the weak and sorry to say it but the gal with the most guts is gone. Neither Ivelisse or Christina is strong enough to even be past the next round. Not that I am being biased but I am simply stating what I hope that everyone else is seeing. Just as Trish said many of times, you need to have such a thick skin inside and, of course, on the outside to survive in the WWE and all of pro wrestling for that matter. Especially Superstar status-wise and the two ladies remaining just don’t have that quality.

Now Christina displays more of the “pretty athleticism” but overall, I really think that she is the weaker one. Even though Ivelisse showed weakness in the physical challenge as well as in the ring, I really think that in the long haul that she would be more successful in the business. With the right guidance and a current WWE Diva to take her under her wing AND keep her head focused in the game at all times, she could be a real good heel.

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In Video: Episodes 1 & 2 of ‘World of Hurt’ Starring Recent WWE Signings Tenille & Irena Janjic

The first two episodes of Lance Storm’s World of Hurt have found their way onto YouTube. The Canadian series airs every Sunday on The Cave and follows Lance Storm’s advanced training class at Storm Wrestling Academy.

The show features Tenille and Irena Janjic who have since signed with WWE.

Watch the episodes below:

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Unwrapped (May 9th, 2011): Bellas, Beth, Melina & Tara


Every week, following WWE.com and TNAWrestling.com’s photoshoot updates, we’ll take a look at the newest Diva and Knockout shoots and give you the opportunity to voice your opinions on them in a feature we lovingly call Unwrapped. Let’s unwrap this week’s eye candy, featuring Brie Bella, Beth Phoenix, Melina, Nikki Bella and Tara:


The Bella Twins & Melina
It’s a rather unimaginative salute to Cinco de Mayo, but the Bellas and Melina, three Divas of Mexican descent, have joined forces for a photoshoot, donning the colors of the Mexican flag. The main gist of the shoot is that they’re all together, showing their Mexican pride in green, red and white. They’re all wearing flowers in their hair too, seemingly a trick Melina picked up from the Bellas. I suppose I should be glad that there’s no silly props to be seen, but I still think they could have done more, maybe with the setting, to do full justice to the liveliness and spirit of Cinco de Mayo. Even so, the women all look great, and if nothing else, this shoot serves to represent a measure of diversity that’s present in the WWE.
Rating: • • • • •
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Beth Phoenix
Abound in neutral colors, Beth is posing in a tight gray dress and black boots while in front of a steely background. This color scheme suits Beth really well, her blonde hair popping against the gray. Her poses are friendly and relaxed, just diverse enough to be interesting. The color scheme helps to tone everything else down visually and pulls everything together. For instance, her sexy dress, skin tight and strategically cut on the chest, looks a lot more chic when placed against a gray background and with black as the only competing color. That’s not to say that Beth didn’t do her fair share towards making this photoshoot great, but it goes to show you how much just a choice of color can do.
Rating: • • • •
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Cheerleader Melissa Lands Magazine Cover

Cheerleader Melissa (aka Alissa Flash) is on the cover of the latest issue of Respect magazine, an online PDF about female wrestling. Melissa discusses her ‘Terminator’-esque character, SHIMMER and more: “RESPECT returns with a huge interview with former TNA Knockout and current independent mega-star Cheerleader Melissa! ‘The Female Terminator’ talks to the magazine about working … Read more

Cheerleader Melissa & Shelly Martinez to Star in Smashing Pumpkins Video

The Smashing Pumpkins have enlisted Cheerleader Melissa (Alissa Flash) and Shelly Martinez to star in their next music video. Billy Corgan of the Pumpkins, who is a long-time wrestling fan, released the news via Twitter. He retweeted music video director, Robby Starbuck’s tweet which said: “The beautiful and ferocious @funtimeshelly and @FutureLegendCF will be my … Read more

SmackDown Redux (May 6th, 2011): What A Difference A Week Makes!

The title ‘What A Difference A Week Makes’ is basically the gist of this entire Redux. Think about what you were doing at this time last week and take a look at how far we have come in just seven days. Last week, Layla and Michelle were brawling inside the ring with one another until Layla (wo)manned up and challenged her former best friend to a match at Extreme Rules. Michelle accepted and added a stipulation that the loser would have to leave the WWE. At this time last week, all of us were still sitting on her hands wondering when the artist formerly known as Awesome Kong would debut in the WWE. I was a proud worshiper of Randygod. Christian had never touched main event championship gold. And as far as we knew it, Osama Bin Laden was still living large somewhere in the Middle East.

And now?

The decorated career of Michelle McCool is nothing more than another chapter in the history books. Layla is/should be the top face on SmackDown. Kharma is running rampant on both brands (as we will see later). I no longer support Randy Orton title reigns because it prematurely ended the first ever, and well deserved reign of Christian.

Oh yeah, that Bin Laden guy is dead, too.

So yeah, what a difference a week makes, right?

SmackDown opens up for the Divas by showing a highlights from the Layla/Michelle Extreme Rules match. The match itself still gives me chills for the sheer emotion it brought to the table. They leave out Kharma’s debut and when the show returns, the Lay-Cool theme song begins to play. I suppose we have to call it Layla’s song now, but anyway, the feisty little spitfire makes her way to the ring. She’s still sporting the word “Flawless” on her gear, which I love, and she plays to the crowd once she enters. After a second, her music fades out and is replaced by the sassy little beat belonging to new SmackDown Diva, Alicia Fox. Foxy sashays her way out to the ring dripping with attitude and beaming with confidence. She enters the ring, plays to the crowd as well, and gets settled for her first match on the blue brand in awhile. Once Fox’s music fades, the referee calls for the bell.

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Impact Write-Up (May 5th, 2011): Cinco de My Oh My!

Oh my my my! Last week, we got a reel of conspiracies with character zombies and measurement hungry tailor maids! This week, we’ve got an action packed episode of Impact that is bound to leave you hanging on the edge of your seat with laughter and intrigue. A healthy matchup with a main event to scream over. Not to mention, more information regarding the “mistress” who is set to turn The Queen of the Mountain’s world upside down. Not to mention, it’s Cinco de Mayo! Orale! Are you ready for it? I’m sorry. I can’t hear you. Are you ready for it?! I hope so. Vamos!


skip to the 09:19 minute mark.

So we start this week out backstage, with Karen Jarrett and her tagalong husband, Jeff. They’re banging on the supposed locker room door of Velvet Sky like a couple of landlords looking for their rent money. Sure enough, the door swings open and whoa…Velvet appears in nothing but a pair of towels. However, she has a face full of makeup. Yeah. I totally shower with my face completely done up too. It’s a favorite pasttime of mine. Karen tells Velvet that she’s solved the mystery and she knows Velvet is the one that Kurt hired to take a hit out on her. Nope! NOPE! But oh yes, Karen says and tells her that Big Daddy, aka Tagalong Jeffro, isn’t going to let that happen. So she needs to go blow dry her weave, put her skanky little outfit on and meet them in the ring. Why? Because thanks to Hogan and Bischoff, they have an offer for her that she cannot refuse.

Does this phase our adorable Vel Vel? Well, of course not. Even when Tagalong Papa tells her she’s stepped in it, she doesn’t skip a beat. “I may have stepped in it but at least I didn’t get it dumped all over me!” And that pisses Karen off and she tries to go after Velvet but all she does is wave her off and step back into her locker room while Tagalong pushes his wife away. Oh I so cannot wait for this. /sarcasm

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Raw Redux Does Superstars (May 5th, 2011)

This week on WWE Superstars, ‘The Paparazzi Princess’ Melina, takes on long time rival ‘The Glamazon’ Beth Phoenix, in singles action. Can Beth score a win in her first match back on the Raw roster or will Melina send the firebird down in flames? Check out the match below:

Thoughts: Another very strong showing from the Raw Divas this week’s Superstars. Whenever we the phrase “Beth vs Melina”, I’m sure most Diva fans’ minds go back to that excellent ‘I Quit’ match at Extreme Rules and rightly so. While I won’t say this match was as entertaining as that one, it was excellent in it’s own right.

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