NXT Rookie Diva, Maxine took to her Twitter page earlier today commenting on her match with Kaitlyn last night on NXT. Maxine wrote: “Yea [sic] the match was tough it’s hard to lead someone with 2 months experience almost impossible.” Thoughts: Last night’s match was really, really bad. Hands-over-face-peek-through-your-fingers bad. I feel sorry for the … Read more
TMZ has been all over TNA’s JWoww/Cookie publicity stunt like a rash, and they ain’t stopping yet! This time, JWoww’s ‘people’ have responded to Cookie’s challenge for a rematch with the Jersey Shore star, saying she’d be ‘down’ for a rematch. The site writes: But sources close to Jwoww tell us … “Cookie didn’t even … Read more
Diva Dirt LIVE is back tonight at 10pm ET (9pm CT/7pm PDT/3am UK)! Plus, the chat room returns tonight and will open at 9.45pm ET. Here’s what’s coming up tonight and how you can get involved…
Tonight: We discuss dissension amongst the Bella Twins and preview this Sunday’s PPV match between Lay-Cool and Natalya.
All the details you need to call in:
Spoilers for Friday’s SmackDown below:
NXT week seven is in the books. That means once again, it’s time to vote. What did you think of this week’s episode? Rate the show below, vote for the Rookie Diva who impressed you most and tell us… did the right person go home? Vote below:
Watch and root for your favorite as the Rookie Divas compete for dominance in the 3rd season of NXT. Remember: NXT is now airing online at 10pm ET and is only available to US viewers. Click here to watch. Be sure to tune in to the Post-NXT Show LIVE at 11:30pm ET following the show! … Read more
Last week, WWE treated us with a very good promo from Co-Divas Champions, Lay-Cool and the #1 contender, Natalya, creating more hype for their match at Bragging Rights. This week, Natalya faces off with former Divas Champion Alicia Fox in singles action before her title match against one of the members of Lay-Cool at Bragging Rights. Check out the match below:
We start off with Natalya already in the ring, receiving cheers from the fans in her hometown of Calgary. Alicia makes her way out to the ring next, looking cocky as ever. The two Divas circle each other for a bit and the referee calls for the bell to kick things off. The Divas start off with a rough tie-up, with Alicia getting the upperhand and muscling Natalya into the ropes. Natalya reverses the hold, forcing Alicia to the ropes and the referee gets between the two to break things up. Nattie breaks clean, but Alicia seizes this opportunity and takes Natalya down with three hard slaps followed by a kick to the head.
Raw Diva, Jillian is set to give Mariah Carey a run for her money this Christmas by releasing her own ‘unique’ version of ‘Santa Baby’. You may remember that back in 2007, Jillian released her own Christmas EP, ‘A Jingle with Jillian’, via iTunes. This, her not-so-much awaited follow-up is now also available for download … Read more
WSU World Champion, Mercedes Martinez made her 31st title defense over the weekend, beating WSU Tag Team Champions Jana and Cindy Rogers in a triple threat match. Get all the news below:
Mercedes Martinez Defends WSU World Championship For the 31st Time
What more can we here at Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU) say about Mercedes Martinez? Mercedes Martinez, the greatest womens wrestler today, defended the WSU World Championship for a record 31st time this past Saturday night. Mercedes Martinez has made more defenses of her WSU World Title than any other woman champion today. Martinez is the longest reigning champion in womens wrestling right now and without a shadow of a doubt has made the WSU World Title the most prestigious championship in all of womens wrestling today.
At ACE Pro Wrestling, on 10/16, Martinez defended her world title against the WSU Tag Team Champions, Jana & Cindy Rogers, in a triple threat match. The match started off as one would expect, as Jana & Rogers took turns beating down the fighting champion. However, Martinez would fight back and eventually neutralize her opponent’s advantage.
Despite working together as a unit, Jana & Rogers seemed to make several mistakes. Martinez was able to capitalize. While Rogers had Martinez up for a fireman’s carry, Rogers went to spin with Martinez to get more power, but accidentally bumped into Jana. Jana went flying. The small mistake was costly for Rogers, as Martinez took advantage of Rogers confusion and rolled her up for the 1-2-3.
For Rogers & Jana, frustration set in. Both women have had shots at the WSU World Championship in the past, but neither have been able to win that prestigious championship. Again, Martinez proved why she is the best in the world.
After the match, Rogers & Jana, the WSU Tag Team Champions, representing the Cosmo Club, viciously attacked Martinez from the back. The attack would be short-lived, as the #1 contenders to the WSU Tag Team Championships, Tina San Antonio & Marti Belle, collectively known as The Belle Saints, ran in to help Martinez.
The Saints chased the WSU Tag Team Champions out of the ring, the very tag team champions the Saints will be facing on 11/6 when WSU debuts on iPPV.
Mercedes Martinez thanked the Saints for their help and gave the Saints her endorsement, calling the current WSU Tag Team Champions, “Paper Champs”.
You can check out the post-match video below:
More WSU news and notes after the cut:
WWE is set to release what looks like a steamy new swimsuit calendar for 2011! The all new, original calendar will feature bikini shots of our favorite Divas, a far cry from the usual patch-work calendars using pictures that we can just see on WWE.com. The cover of the calendar sees Michelle McCool take top … Read more
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 Show LIVE at 11pm ET following Raw! Discuss the show in the comments!
TNA gained some more publicity from TMZ earlier today when they released a video of Cookie (Becky Bayless) and Robbie E leaving a wrestling convention over the weekend. In the clip, Cookie challenged Jersey Shore star JWoww to a rematch to their catfight last Thursday night on Impact, which was won by JWoww. Cookie claims … Read more
TNA is advertising Mickie James making her in-ring debut for the company this Thursday night on Impact. The match will mark the first time fans can see her wrestle on national television since April, when she teamed with Beth Phoenix against Lay-Cool on SmackDown. James will face off against Sarita, who makes her long-awaited return … Read more
WWE’s original reality series, Tough Enough will return to screens on USA Network according to Deadline.com. According to the report, the network is looking to expand into the reality genre and is close to signing a deal to bring back the show due to its ties with WWE. “On USA, it also is expected to … Read more
Our friends at Highspots.com have launched their own promotion (yay!) and will be debuting Pro Wrestling Superstars this Saturday night in Jacksonville, North Carolina. On the bill for the first show will be new TNA Knockouts, Mickie James and Cookie (Becky Bayless) as well as Amber O’Neal. O’Neal will be James’ opponent for the night. … Read more
Hey, I make no apologies, I’m a WWE guy. I know the WWE is no different than McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, and Starbucks, a huge, publicly traded company that is first and foremost concerned with profitability and market share. It’s a wildly successful business run by a man whose sole objective is to make money. The actual wrestling is secondary, really just a vehicle to showcase the individual Superstars, who in turn grab the attention of fans eager to buy the t-shirts, action figures, and Glamasuits that keep the money rolling in. And as long as the WWE is making money, Vince is going to stick with what works no matter how much some fans wish he would revamp certain aspects of his product (like booking the Divas strong on TV). Starbucks may burn their coffee, but they sell a boatload of it every day. I may grumble about the quality, and I may grumble about the price, but there I am every day ordering a white chocolate mocha from the barista (no, not Batista…although if this MMA thing doesn’t work out, you never know…)
A little known fact about me: I can’t function in the morning without a monster cup of coffee. I’m not one of those people that bounce out of bed when I wake up. I’m grouchy and irritable. My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I stumble around like Ric Flair after an all-night bender. Truthfully, my wife’s not much better, but since she gets up with the kids she already has a pot of coffee brewing by the time I stagger into the kitchen (God bless her, it’s the little things that keep love alive). I don’t even say hi to my family until I’m one cup down. Once I get that first cup in me, though, I start to get excited for the day ahead and I’m a pretty easy guy to be around. But before that?
TNA has finally confirmed that its Superstars and Knockouts will appear on Family Feud during the week of November 1st. The company released the following preview:
Diva Dirt‘s Shanti met Raw Diva Natalya yesterday in Kennewick, Washington and later saw her in action at the Raw brand house show that evening. Check out her report below:
Me and my brother went to the gym like around 10:30 in the morning to play some basketball to pass time before the house show yesterday. After playing for a while, we ate some lunch and went back to the gym. About 30 minutes after that I glanced out the window and saw a short blonde woman with pink streaks standing next to a really tall, built guy. I told my bro to look at outside. He did and said, “That’s The Hart Dynasty.”
My brother was starting to get excited and called his friend, but I just stayed calm and kept on playing basketball. My brother went outside to meet his friend while I kept playing. I saw DH Smith looking through the window a couple of times along with one of the Usos. After a about an hour, my arm was starting to hurt pretty bad so I went outside where my brother was. After about 15 minutes of chilling with my brother and his friend’s two kids we met The Hart Dynasty. I waited until the kids went up to them first to get autographs before walking up. I handed Nattie my paper and she asked if I was going to the show tonight. I told her that I was and mentioned I was a writer for Diva Dirt. She said “Awesome!” and then said “Aren’t you Shanti? The one with the sign?” I said yes and she said that she’s very excited to see it and how nice it was that I made a sign for her. She also remembered me from two events before where I made a sign for her. After few minutes of chatting, she said she’ll see me later and that she wanted to take a picture with the sign or at least sign it.
More after the cut:
TNA Knockout, Cookie aka Becky Bayless, who was on the receiving end of a vicious head-bashing at the hands of Jersey Shore’s JWoww on Impact this past Thursday, told TMZ that the guest star was ‘out of control’. Speaking, I’m assuming, in character, Cookie said: “I really think that girl needs to look into some … Read more
TNA finally saw fit to air this match they had taped for Xplosion a few weeks ago. As a result, we will see Sarita taking on Angelina Love, who has the Knockouts title around her waist. One would’ve thought they would air it before she lost the belt at Bound for Glory, but apparently not. Who will come out the victor? Find out below…
First out is Sarita, in a purple and orange ensemble that leaves me shaking my head. The colours~! Mismatched sleeves and the shorts look two sizes too small. She confidently makes her way to the ring, smirking all the while. Next out is Angelina Love, doing her usual BP pose, wearing one of her standard silver outfits. She enters the ring, holding the belt high. JB points out that this is a non-title match and Sarita believes the Knockouts Champion is ducking her. As Taz disagrees with this belief, the two lockup.
At first, neither can get the upper hand, they both seem to be equally matched. Angelina finally backs Sarita into a corner, breaking cleanly when the referee gets between the two. Once more they lockup and trade holds, doing a nice piece of chain wrestling, until Angelina is hoisted up on Sarita’s shoulders. She might’ve been looking for a variation on the sidewalk slam, but Angelina counters into a beautiful armdrag that sends Sarita flying across the ring.
Pro-Wrestling: EVE returns tonight in Sudbury, Suffolk, UK with another DVD taping. Diva Dirt’s Women of Wrestling Podcast co-host Stew Allen is on hand and will be sending us live results.
Stew Allen reporting…
We’re in and ringside. Set up has been upgraded. Lighting rig, entrance way, double screens, custom ring skirt & turnbuckle pads. Looks good.
1. Britani Knight def. Shanna with a variation on Sara Del Rey’s Royal Butterfly for the pin. Tremendous opening match.
2. Jenny Sjodin & April Davids vs Amazon & Destiny went to a wild double DQ in about a minute. Just a brawl. Referee Chris Roberts threw it out and they needed over half a dozen guys to pull everybody apart.
3. Alpha Female def. Janey B (subbing for the absent Melanie Price). Fellow Glamour Gym members Carmel Jacob & Sara-Marie Taylor beat up the fallen Janey post match.
4. The Glamour Gym (Sara-Marie Taylor & Carmel Jacob) def. Team Storm (Becky James & Rhia O’Reilly) when Sara used a leg-hook DDT on Becky. Good tag match with Rhia taking a prolonged beating at the hands of the newly serious Glamour Gym.
Dann Read has made a reference to “three pull-outs,” which I can exclusively reveal are Jemma Palmer, Lisa Fury & Erin Angel, all for various reasons.
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen former Diva and Knockout, Shelly Martinez in a match, but the wait is over! Shelly made her television debut for NWA Hollywood recently, taking on Lucky O’Shay. Check out the match below:
SmackDown Diva, Rosa Mendes worked Thursday’s FCW television taping. Mendes wrestled NXT Rookie Diva, Aksana. Thoughts: Rosa has been used sparingly on WWE television lately, so it’s good to see her being put to use in FCW. With WWE said to be restructuring the Divas division, there’s been speculation that WWE may cut some of … Read more
WWE.com’s Alumni page has now added former SmackDown Diva, Cherry to its cast of former Superstars and Divas. Cherry, quite the atypical Diva, was on the main roster from January 2007 through August 2008 when she was released despite showing signs of improvement in the ring and garnering some popularity with the fans as an … Read more
Despite much mainstream hype, JWoww’s in-ring segment on TNA Impact bombed in the ratings, according to data from PWTorch.
The segment scored the lowest quarter hour ratings of the entire show at just 1.23. The episode averaged a 1.4.
Elsewhere, the Knockouts Championship match and Mickie James’ second Impact appearance fared much better scoring a 1.42 in the quarter hour ratings, improving from the backstage segment involving Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan and Dixie Carter beforehand which scored a 1.41.
Thoughts: It’s incredibly disconcerting that the JWoww segment was the least watched portion of the show but I think there are several factors to consider here. Impact on a whole eroded viewers throughout the second hour, so it’s no surprise that the last quarter averaged the lowest ratings as they were already on a decline in the entire 10pm hour.
Additionally, much of the mainstream press that TNA had gotten from JWoww’s appearance mentioned that the show started at 9pm. The opening segment did an unusually high (well, for TNA anyway) 1.53 quarter hour rating, which is possibly due to non-wrestling fans tuning in to see JWoww because of the aforementioned mainstream press mentioning the 9pm start time.
Thirdly, TNA stupidly positioned the JWoww segment in the second hour opposite her own freakin’ show, Jersey Shore on MTV. I’m pretty sure fans of that show and JWoww would be more inclined to watch Jersey Shore than watch her for 5 minutes on a wrestling show. TNA has itself to blame for that, really. Even more stupidly, they specifically positioned this segment to go up against Jersey Shore as they had Robbie E mention in his promo that they were on at the same time. WTF?!
It should be noted that a 1.23 is better than what TNA usually averages. Still, this is not a good look for TNA especially as they shelled out $15,000 to bring JWoww in — but in a way, she did improve ratings, just not for her segment which in my opinion is TNA’s own fault. They mishandled the segment putting it up against Jersey Shore and it’s to their own detriment.
Former WWE Women’s Champion, Mickie James debuted a new look for her in-ring debut in TNA, which was taped earlier this week for Xplosion (yes, Xplosion instead of Impact). So as not to spoil anything, we’ve placed the pictures in spoiler tags. Hit ‘Show’ to see more: Thanks to Jessie for the tip.