Small note, but worth mentioning anyway: WWE has stopped referring to the Divas Championship as being the ‘Unified Divas Championship’. The belt was referred to under that name in the early weeks following last month’s Night of Champions match which saw the Divas and Women’s Championships unified. In the last week or so, the ‘Unified’ … Read more
Diva Dirt LIVE returns for a pay per view special as we dissect all the fallout from tonight’s Bragging Rights pay per view. We’ll be discussing tonight’s Layla vs Natalya match and as always, taking your calls throughout the night too in a 90 minute post-PPV special.
All the details you need to call in, tweet and comment are after the cut:
Here is the title belt that first ever NCW Femmes Fatales Champion, LuFisto will proudly be holding after defeating Portia Perez last night in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The belt was created by renowned belt-maker, Dave Millican, who is also the man behind many of the WWE and TNA belts as well as the SHIMMER Championship. … Read more
Co-Unified Divas Champion, Michelle McCool and WWE legend, the Undertaker were shown on camera during tonight’s UFC 121 pay per view. Check out video below: The event is currently taking place in California and is headlined by former WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar. Other stars at the event include Emmy award winner Eric Stonestreet who plays … Read more
Announced to fans in attendance at tonight’s NCW Femmes Fatales show in Montreal are the additions of Allison Danger and Hamada to the roster. Those were the two surprises we wrote about earlier today. Danger will face home talent, Anastasia Ivy. Meanwhile, Hamada will challenge the first ever Femmes Fatales Champion, LuFisto. Both will debut … Read more
NCW Femmes Fatales has crowned its first ever champion: LuFisto. The Super Hardcore Anime, who also serves as co-founder of Femmes Fatales, defeated Portia Perez in the finals of a tournament to pick up the belt. Earlier in the night, Perez defeated Cheerleader Melissa while LuFisto defeated Kalamity to make it to the finals. Stay … Read more
Roughly ten years ago, a group of eager wannabes queued up on the bitterly cold streets of New York City to audition for a new WWF concept. Tough Enough was looking for a group of 13 men and women to learn how to wrestle from scratch over 9 weeks. Two winners would be chosen, given WWF contracts and be on their way to becoming WWF Superstars.
It had its critics – most notably Triple H, who thought it exposed the business too much, and he might have had a point, as the first season gave every viewer a rough guide on how to bump, which must have resulted in a few shocked vertebrae – but it was a big hit on MTV, where it was hosted. Three seasons were produced for the network, with a fourth featuring on SmackDown in 2004 and was a rough blueprint for the wonderful programme we know and love called NXT.
Now we have been informed that USA Network is planning to revive Tough Enough, though it is still unclear what the format will be. It could follow the format of the original three seasons by taking novices and teaching them from the bottom. It could bring in indie wrestlers and polish them, reminiscent of The Ultimate Fighter; or it could take WWE contracted wrestlers currently plying their craft in Florida Championship Wrestling and put them in a house – though that version will probably be more scripted and moulded towards who WWE want to push. However, to judge how successful any potential winner of Tough Enough: The Return would be, it would be a good idea to look into its history.
Tough Enough produced seven winners – three female, four male – with John Morrison being the most successful of the bunch. But if they have a Y chromosome, we’re not really interested in them, no matter how long and floppy their hair is. So in this two-part piece, we’ll have a look at the fates of the women of Tough Enough, what happened to their careers, and what they are up to these days.
To start with, let us examine the fortunes of the three female winners – in the second part coming next week, we can have a nose around at the other contestants who didn’t win, and the ones who didn’t even make it into the house.
So why don’t we kick off with the originator…?
Diva Dirt‘s Mr Glamazon (David) is the special guest on the latest episode of Wrestlespective Radio, joining host Jason Mann to discuss women’s wrestling in WWE and TNA, plus much more. Jason Mann talks with special guest David Buckler, aka Mr. Glamazon, of Diva Dirt about how women’s wrestling is treated in WWE and TNA, … Read more
Following last week’s match with Shelly Martinez, this week NWA Hollywood presents two more familiar names: Christina Von Eerie, best known for her work in ChickFight and from a recent TNA tryout, takes on Lizzy Valentine of Wrestlicious fame. Check out the match below:
In a prelude to today’s NCW Femmes Fatales show, Awesome Kong and LuFisto did battle last night in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for the ToW promotion. Friend of Diva Dirt, John Hyperion sent in the following results: Amazing Kong def. Lufisto via DQ This was a preview match for NCW Femmes Fatales. The match was good … Read more
Just a week away from release now, a picture of SmackDown Diva Tiffany‘s character model for SmackDown vs Raw 2011 has leaked online. Tiffany will not be a playable character in the video game, rather a background player. Thoughts: Holy s#!t on a stick. Halloween has obviously come early. Poor Tiff.
Diva Dirt has learned that our own Kristin Astara has joined the Women Superstars Uncensored family. Kristin, previously known as Krissy Vaine, will debut for WSU on December 11th in New Jersey, following WSU’s first ever Internet pay per view on November 6th. How will the former WWE developmental Diva factor into WSU’s post-iPPV plans? … Read more
NCW Femmes Fatales returns to action today in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a show featuring co-founder, LuFisto, Cheerleader Melissa, Amazing Kong, Mercedes Martinez and the Canadian Ninjas. Femmes Fatales will crown its first ever World Champion today. Scheduled matches below: NCW Femmes Fatales Championship tournament Semi finals * Cheerleader Melissa vs Portia Perez * Kalamity … Read more
The road to Bragging Rights heats up for the Diva’s tonight as Michelle McCool and Layla take on their opponent for Sunday, Natalya, with her partner, Kelly Kelly, in a tag team match. Since the anti-climatic conclusion of Hell In A Cell earlier this month, the rivalry between Nattie and delicious co-Unified Divas Champions has been picking up steam. For the past few weeks, we’ve watched Nattie come ever so close to locking Layla in the Sharpshooter, only to have Michelle jump in at the last moment and save her BFF. Will the same thing happen tonight? Dun dun duuuuuuuun!
When SmackDown returns from commercial break, Lay-Cool are already in the ring. Despite the fact Halloween is only a week away, Lay-Cool have decided to wrestle in costume tonight. Michelle has donned some nice yet ill-fitting jeans, a Hart T-shirt, and leather jacket. She’s dressed as Bret Hart complete with dark hair and baseball cap. Layla has morphed into a pink and blond haired Natalya. She’s wearing the third-generation Diva’s ring gear and to cap it all off, Layla has added a Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart goatee to the mix.
Random Thoughts: At this point, all I can say is wow. These costumes are pretty hilarious and Lay-Cool are probably the only Divas who would pull off something so evil. I would love to see someone dress up and imitate them one week. Now that would be amazing.
Have you ever listened to our audio shows here at Diva Dirt and thought, “I’d like to do that?” Well, we are looking for audio contributors for possible new weekly show(s) that we are currently developing.
Diva Dirt is committed to providing multiple audios on a weekly basis and regularly produces hours of content each week that are listened to by thousands of visitors. Our new show(s) would complement our current slate including Diva Dirt LIVE, The Post-Raw Show and The Post-NXT Show.
We are looking for contributors who can be outgoing, personable and humorous for the enjoyment of our listeners. Think that you fit the bill? Follow the cut for the breakdown:
Last week, we saw a title change hands without a finger being lifted. One wonders if things can go up from here, or if it’s possible to go even lower. Having done a test run on Xplosion with pretty good results, tonight we would see a rematch between Sarita and Mickie James. Can James pick up another victory or can the former Dark Angel get the pin this time? Find out below..
Out first in a new outfit of green and purple is Sarita. She’s looking good in those colors, and I believe she has some streaks in her hair. Very nice! Exuding confidence, she enters the ring. “HARDCORE COUNTRY!” blares, signalling the arrival of Mickie James. And as she enters, my jaw drops. I know she’s playing up the ‘country’ aspect of her character but…the shorts are ripped so high, you can see the pockets! They look like they’re barely there, and the top looks like she could bust out of it at any time. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised, considering what Angelina, Velvet and Madison have worn to the ring but…goodness. Her hair looks fabulous though, so that’s a plus. She gets a great reaction from the crowd as she enters, but Sarita doesn’t look impressed. As the bell rings, the two circle each other before locking up.
Sarita initially gets the upper hand with an arm lock, but James counters and manuevers her into a monkey flip that sends Sarita across the ring. The Latina is not impressed and she gets up, shoving James while saying, “Who do you think you are?” MJ blocks a forearm and counters with a spin kick that connects to Sarita’s stomach, then follows up with a nice bit of offense that ends with a nice dropkick and a pinning attempt. The cover’s good for two.
Spoiler for this Sunday’s Bragging Rights pay per view below. Find out which member of Lay-Cool will face Natalya. Thanks to Nick for the tip.
Former WWE Diva, Katie Lea makes her debut on TNA Impact tonight as Winter in a backstage segment, but the clip has already hit YouTube. Oy vey, TNA. Check it out below: Thoughts: One word: epic! Kat’s acting was so creepy that it was perfect. Her outfit was also bizarre and exciting. It looks like … Read more
Get your weekly dose of Knockouts action on tonight’s Impact and then stay tuned for even more on TNA Reaction. To watch, tune into Spike TV from 9pm ET. Click here to read spoilers for the show. Discuss the show in the comments!
Former WWE Diva, Katie Lea will make her debut on Impact tonight in a backstage segment. Thanks to Rob for the tip.
Despite being cleared of all charges last month, SmackDown Diva Tiffany is not expected to rejoin the WWE roster any time soon, according to the Wrestling Observer website. Dave Meltzer reports that there have been no discussions about bringing back the former ECW General Manager amongst WWE Creative. Thoughts: Sooner or later, WWE will need … Read more
TNA may be billing tonight’s Impact as Mickie James‘ in-ring debut for the company this stint around, but her in-ring debut actually aired last night internationally. Further confusing to fans, the match is against exactly the same opponent as her Impact debut match will feature.
As a prelude to tonight’s match against Sarita on Impact, check out their first encounter against each other on Xplosion:
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It’s not everyday that top quality women’s wrestling is readily available on YouTube, but today’s our lucky day! Check out this match between British wrestling prodigy Britani Knight, who was featured in our Five to Watch, taking on Blue Nikita in Germany recently. This match is a rematch from their main event bout on the … Read more
We haven’t seen TNA Knockout, Miss Tessmacher wrestle on TNA television yet but that is all set to change following Eric Bischoff’s firing off the former WWECW Diva last week as his personal assistant. If you recall, on last week’s Impact, Bischoff told Tessmacher that if she wanted to stay in TNA, she would have … Read more
Former WWE Diva and new TNA Knockout, Katie Lea may go by the name ‘Winter’ in TNA, reports Mike Johnson at PWInsider. Winter is one of the names being bandied around for the former goth Diva, it’s said. Katie was signed after having a good tryout match with Knockouts Champion, Madison Rayne in August. Thoughts: … Read more
Boxing great Oscar De La Hoya is featured in the latest episode of WSU Uncensored giving tips to Tina San Antonio for her match at the WSU iPPV on November 6th. WSU writes: (NEW YORK) — Women’s Superstars Uncensored (WSU) is pleased to announce that WSU Uncensored #9 is now available for free viewing on … Read more