As revealed last night, the SmackDown vs Raw 2011 video game will feature 13 of the WWE Divas. However, one of those Divas — Women’s Champion, Layla — will only be made available in a downloadable content pack during the holiday season.
According to one of the game’s developers, Marcus Stephenson, this is due to THQ having to update her character model which meant that they couldn’t put her in the final release.
Meanwhile, Tiffany, who was announced for the game via the official SmackDown vs Raw forum, will not be a playable character it has been revealed.
Diva Dirt reader, Josh, sent in some more notes which you can check out after the cut:
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Diva Dirt has obtained a copy of the November 2010 issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated (see above for preview image), featuring the third annual PWI Female 50 list. We can exclusively reveal the list is as follows…
1) Michelle McCool
2) Angelina Love
3) Mercedes Martinez
4) Cheerleader Melissa
5) Eve Torres
6) Madison Rayne
7) Beth Phoenix
8) Mickie James
9) MsChif
10) Maryse
At a live unveiling in San Francisco, THQ and Gamespot.com revealed the roster for the upcoming SmackDown vs Raw 2011 video game. The Divas roster this year will feature: Alicia Fox (making her video game debut), Brie Bella, Beth Phoenix, Eve Torres, Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly, Maryse, Melina, Michelle McCool Natalya and Nikki Bella. Women’s … Read more
On the heels of last week’s shock announcement that season three would consist of nothing but rookie Divas, controversy has reigned supreme. From the internet backlash and scrutiny, to the firing of the six foot nine woman beast known as Aloisia, season three hasn’t been given much of a chance to succeed. It debut last night and instead of an epic failure of a program, we were treated to two fun challenges, some comedy, great ring debuts from the two season favorites, and the reveal of Vickie Guerrero‘s new rookie. The show was campy, a tad ridiculous, and yes, it was messy in a few spots. But above all else, the show was entertaining and has given us a lot to hopefully look forward too.
Here we go!
NXT kicks off in grand fashion with a hot entrance video for all the rookie girls and their pros, as well as a pyro, and to my delight, a lot of pink. The fans seem really excited for the all Diva show and that in turn, makes me excited! Josh Mathews and Michael Cole introduce themselves and talk about how excited they are for this special NXT season. They shoot it to Matt Striker, who looks so damn delicious I wanna take him home with me, and he says it’s time to meet the pros! Kelly Kelly walks out first and she officially introduces us to Naomi Night. She calls her rookie sassy, fun, and feisty! The Bellas come out next, and Brie Bella says that last season we watched their rookie do her thing on the mic. Nikki Bella takes over and says that this season, their rookie is going to do her thing in the ring. Why are they using their sex voices?! Jamie Keyes walks out after Nikki talks about how tight her (Jamie’s) body is. Oh Lordy.
Primo has to follow that and he gets no reaction what so ever. Maybe it’s because everyone is disgusted over his awful entrance music. No one should ever walk out to something that could be played during a ballroom dancing competition. Primo says that is rookie like a firecracker; she’s small but she will light you up. He brings out AJ Lee and wow, she’s peppy. Alicia Fox struts out to the stage after AJ and Primo, and she introduces her rookie as the meanest of the mean. Maxine walks out and immediately my eyes start to bleed. Homegirl clearly got dressed in the dark today. Yikes. Thankfully GOLDUST comes out and gets a nice pop from the crowd. He says he is going to premiere the next breakout star and he breathes Aksana‘s name out in a real creep voice. I love it so much. Aksana walks out in a hot ass gold dress and she just looks perfect next to the Golden One.
More details have emerged on new NXT Rookie Diva, Kaitlyn, previously known as Ricki Vaughn in FCW. Kaitlyn’s real name is Celeste Bonin and she is a 23 year old model from Houston, TX. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has some more details including an interesting observation about her replacing Aloisia on NXT: The storyline is … Read more
WWE Hall of Famer, Jim Ross, included his thoughts on last night’s NXT season three premiere in his latest blog. The former commentator adds that the dancing contest, which was much panned by fans online, was just an attempt at ‘entertainment’ and fans should lighten up. I can’t say I disagree. He writes: The first … Read more
Diva Dirt LIVE is back tonight at 10pm ET (9pm CT/7pm PDT/3am UK)! Here’s what’s coming up tonight and how you can get involved…
Tonight: DD LIVE returns tonight at 10pm and we’ll be talking your calls on the NXT 3 premiere, plus was it a good idea for WWE to drop Aloisa from the competition? As well as that, ‘The DD Factor’ continues! Details below…
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Following her debut on last night’s episode of NXT, WWE.com has now added a profile and studio photos for Rookie Diva, Kaitlyn. As we reported yesterday, Kaitlyn is Ricki Vaughn in FCW and has about 6-7 weeks of experience in developmental. You can also follow her on Twitter here. • • • • • In … Read more
The first episode of NXT season three is a wrap! The search for a breakout Diva is under way. But what did you think of the season premiere and who impressed you the most on the first episode? Vote below:
As announced on tonight’s premiere of NXT 3, this season will last 12 weeks. As previously reported, Syfy is set to drop the show after October 1st when SmackDown debuts on the network, so it’s unknown where the remaining 7 episodes will air as including tonight’s premiere, Syfy will only air 5 episodes. NXT on … Read more
WWE talent, Aloisia, who was due to appear on NXT season three, has issued a statement regarding a report that she was taken off the show due to ‘erotic’ pictures of her being uncovered. A statement sent to Diva Dirt and posted on her official website reads:
An Open Letter to my Fans and Friends:
This morning I was shocked to discover that a new rumor was circulating on the Web, pertaining to my removal from the NXT cast. According to articles posted on numerous websites, I was removed from NXT due to WWE discovering “erotic photos” from my past on the Web. While no specific source is named in the articles, the implication is that this information is coming from someone within WWE. In case anyone is interested, here’s a link to the photos that supposedly got me taken off the show:
I’m posting the link because the pictures are already out there, so there’s no point in trying to hide them. I find them embarrassing, not because they’re particularly “erotic”, but because I was overweight and out-of-shape when they were taken five years ago and because they’re amateurishly shot. I’m sure everyone who’s reading this has some pictures somewhere that you’d rather not have published on the Web for the whole world to see. Unfortunately, part of the price of celebrity is the fact that people dig around in your past to try to find ways to exploit you as a means of increasing their own readership.
NXT season three kicks off tonight, but before that, we’re helping you get acquainted with the cast of NXT 3! In our final Rookie Spotlight, we look at Naomi Night, the first ever FCW Divas Champion, who will be paired up with Kelly Kelly.
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Orlando native, Naomi Night, was signed to a developmental deal last summer, reporting to FCW right at the end of August last year. After exactly a year of training, she is about to be thrown into the spotlight on NXT. However, despite being in FCW only a year, she is perhaps the second most experienced girl in the ring (first being AJ). Naomi’s unique look, style (who else can pull off bright green leggings?) and swagger has made her a favourite with the FCW crowds. Meanwhile, her growing in-ring repertoire has caught many people’s attention too. Naomi has had good matches in FCW with the likes of Serena and AJ Lee and was crowned the first ever FCW Divas Champion earlier this year.
Check out some of her work below:
Naomi & Rosa Mendes vs AJ Lee & Courtney Taylor
In one of her first outings on FCW TV, here is Naomi teaming up with current WWE Diva, Rosa Mendes, against AJ Lee and Courtney Taylor. Despite only being in the ring for a few months, Naomi shows some early signs of potential.
NXT season three kicks off tonight, but before that, we’re helping you get acquainted with the cast of NXT 3! Today, we look at Maxine, the current General Manager in FCW, who will be paired up with former Divas Champion, Alicia Fox.
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This sassy 24-year old Latina hasn’t got much experience in the ring, but has made her mark in other ways in Florida Championship Wrestling in the past year. Maxine, real name Karlee Perez, made her debut as Candy Girl, managing Sweet Papi Sanchez. Upon leaving Sanchez, Candy Girl became Liviana and she aligned herself with whoever was in power, whether it’s Abraham Washington or Norman Smiley, cementing her reputation as a gold digger. Her ambitious attitude has recently netted her the position of FCW General Manager. Maxine has also made her mark in the ring as well:
WWE developmental talent Christina Crawford, the sister of Raw Diva, Alicia Fox, has been renamed. At Sunday’s FCW live event Kissimmee, Florida, Crawford was introduced to the crowd as Hayley Turner. Christina was signed to a developmental deal in July. Thanks to Ben for the tip.
Divas Champion, Melina has to be on cloud nine after single-handedly defeating BFF champions, Lay-Cool last week in a tag team match on Raw. What Melina didn’t expect is that she had to defend her title the very week, despite having a unification match at Night of Champions in a few weeks time. Watch below as Melina takes on the woman she defeated for the Divas Championship at SummerSlam, Alicia Fox:
Melina makes her way out to the ring first and poses for the fans in her usual fashion. Out next is her challenger Alicia, who apparently has something to say. Alicia informs Melina that she will not be competing at Night of Champions. Alicia goes on to say that she will become the ‘undefined champion of Divas’. Hey Alicia, ‘Undefined’, ‘Undisputed’ and ‘Unified’ do NOT mean the same thing. I guess we won’t be seeing Ms. Fox on the mic again anytime soon.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, Alicia follows up by saying she has more Twitter followers than Melina and Lay-Cool combined. I have no idea how Alicia would know this since she has probably never logged into her Twitter account.
Now former NXT Rookie Diva, Aloisia (real name Lindsay Hayward), was pulled from the new season of NXT due to ‘erotic’ photos of the 6’9″ wrestler surfacing online, reports LordsofPain.net via PWInsider. The pictures are said to have been found online by WWE officials after Aloisia was introduced on last week’s episode of NXT as … Read more
Season three of NXT is no doubt the most talked about season so far in the show’s history. Last week, during the finale of season two, Josh Mathews and Michael Cole made a historic announcement by telling us that season three is going to be comprised entirely of Diva rookies. When the average wrestling fan hears the term ‘Diva’, he automatically assumes that a hot girl with a nice set of puppies will walk out to the ring. Or what’s worse, is average fan may believe Diva time is really bathroom time. The majority of average wrestling fans are ignoramuses, but the point remains the same. What the term ‘Diva’ actually stands for is overcoming the odds in WWE land. That’s exactly what six rookie Divas have a chance to accomplish starting this week on NXT.
The decision to make NXT 3 about the Divas was met with a lot of well documented controversy. Fans, pro wrestling media personnel, and “writerz” took to their Twitters, Facebooks, MySpaces, etc. to make their feelings known about this upcoming all Diva show. A nice chunk of these people took one look at the pros and decided not to watch. Some people decided to just talk a lot of smack and back up their verbal BS with weak arguments and ridiculous ‘facts’. The saving grace in all of this were the real Diva fans. They chose to remain open-minded and optimistic.
The all Diva season of NXT could go one of these two ways: it could either be a success and the WWE could find their next breakout Diva or it could go the opposite way and be an epic failure.
The wait is nearly over! NXT season three, featuring five Rookie Divas (with a sixth to be announced), premieres tonight at 10pm ET on Syfy. Just a reminder that Diva Dirt will be holding weekly ‘viewing parties’ where you can chat through the show with us, a la our pay per view live chats. Tonight’s … 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!
