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Sarita Turning Heel in TNA?

Could former Knockouts Tag Team Champion, Sarita be turning heel? Diva Dirt reader Michael writes: Hey Diva Dirt, was just watching TNA Xplosion here in Australia and noticed some interesting Knockout action, it featured a backstage segment between Sarita and Taylor Wilde, basically Sarita was upset that Taylor was receiving a singles match against Daffney … Read more

Tara Returning to TNA?

The latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter suggests that former Knockouts Champion, Tara could be heading back to TNA. Dave Meltzer writes: Lisa “Tara” Varon is expected back. From what we’re told, she was leaving when her contract expired and they did the retirement stipulation in her match. Then, actually before the match took … Read more

More on New NXT Host, Ashley Valence

In an update on yesterday’s post, new WWE Diva Ashley Valence‘s real name is Ashley Ann Vickers. Ashley is a model from Orlando, Florida, though currently living in Nashville, Tennesse due to her job as in-arena hostess at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. For more on Ashley including some posed bikini pictures, check out her … Read more

NXT Lay-Kav-Ool Watch (June 22nd, 2010): Awwww! Poor Kaval.

After reading the comments last week, a few of you expressed your opinions and said that you didn’t enjoy the long recaps and whatnot. The majority of you, however, enjoyed having the whole show spoken about so in the interest of fairness (I’m not a World Cup referee), I’ve decided to try and come to a compromise. Hopefully no one will complain about my writing style this week, and if you do, then oh well. It’s not my problem because at least I tried. Anyway, lets get down to it! Last week, Kaval saw his first in-ring action against standout rookie, Alex Riley. He came up on the short end of the stick, but this week he had a chance at redemption against creep-o, Eli Cottonwood. Were Michelle McCool and Layla able to cheer their man to victory or did John Morrison’s psych ward reject steal the win?


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Kaval versus Cottonwood begins after a commercial so that means we have to miss Kaval’s entrance. That saddens me because this week Laycool is standing at ringside. They have on matching tops and skinny jeans, with porn star shoes, and of course, yours truly is already jealous. These two are so hot! Speaking of hot, the man who needs no mic skills comes out with Eli Cottonwood and Josh Mathews begins throwing out a million different analogies to describe this match. Kaval tries to start the match off on his terms, striking the much larger man in the legs. Cottonwood just brushes it off and bullies Kaval into the corner. Kaval fights back and gets Eli to back off, and he hits him with a fancy air move. Eli staggers but he doesn’t go down, much to Lay-Kav-Ool’s chagrin, I’m sure. Kaval bounces off the ropes and attempts to slide under the legs of Eli, but the monster freak catches our plucky little Brooklyn boy and carelessly tosses him half-way across the ring into a turnbuckle.

Cottonwood takes over the match and begins to punish Kaval for just getting into the ring against him. Eventually he ends up lifting Kaval up into a huge bear hug. Laycool begin cheering on their man and bless him, Kaval begins to fight back. He strikes Eli in the head a few times and that prompts the big man to slam Kaval into the opposite corner from where they began. Kaval keeps trying but Eli grabs him by the throat. Kaval doesn’t give up and he turns Eli’s offense into an illegal submission armbar or something on the ropes. Now that’s pretty damn cool. Kaval breaks the hold right before the five and stands up on the second rope. Eli lumbers towards him but Kaval kicks him back. Eli presses forward and tries to throw Kaval across the ring again. The crafty Kaval lands on his feet and runs towards the ropes. He springs off the middle one and nails Eli in the mouth with a stunning kick.

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Savannah Released

WWE.com has announced that former ECW and NXT ring announcer, Savannah has been released. Savannah, real name Angela Fong, joined WWE in 2008 and reported to FCW where she received much praise for how quickly she took to wrestling. Last year, Savannah became the first ever Queen of FCW. Later in 2009, Savannah was called … Read more

Ashley Valence’s Identity Revealed

We now know the identity of new NXT host, Ashley Valence. She is a sports arena hostess who works at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, home of basketball team, the Memphis Grizzlies. Valence’s role includes hyping up the crowd and hosting ‘time-out activities’ during games. MemphisSport.com reports: Grizzlies co-emcee Ashley is now WWE’s Ashley Valence. … Read more

Summer of Swag: Week 4 (Plus Week 3 Winner Announced)

This summer, Diva Dirt is giving away prizes every single week and every single month in our Summer of Swag. Over the next 13 weeks, we are giving our readers the chance to win hundreds of dollars worth of goodies courtesy of our friends at ClickWrestle.com and Highspots.com.

Each week, we will be giving away one free download (valued at $5) courtesy of ClickWrestle.com in our weekly sweepstake. By entering our weekly sweepstake, you will also automatically be entered into our monthly sweepstake for the chance to win a $25 gift certificate at Highspots.com. No separate entry required. For more details click here.

Week 3 Result

Thank you to everyone who entered week two of the competition but we could only have one winner for the weekly sweepstake. Congratulations to Hailey Smith (username: heavenisme) for winning the free ClickWrestle download!

Remember, all of you that entered the week three sweepstake will automatically be put into the draw for the monthly prize, a $25 gift certificate at Highspots.com. And don’t forget, even if you didn’t win the weekly prize last week, there’s still 10 more chances to win! Now time for the week four sweepstake!

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Diva Dirt LIVE Tonight at 10pm ET: Line-Up & How to Interact

We’ve got another jam packed episode of Diva Dirt LIVE tonight at 10pm ET (9pm CT/7pm PDT/3am UK)! Here’s what’s coming up tonight and how you an get involved…

Tonight: We discuss Alicia Fox as Divas Champion and Angelina Love’s comments on Lay-Cool.

Also this week we debut the Diva Dirt LIVE call-in quiz tournament. We’re going to take two callers to battle it out live on the air. The one who can answer the most questions correctly will move onto the semi-finals in four weeks time. The winner of the tournament will be our first call-in quiz champion and win a $25 gift voucher to Highspots.com.

All the details you need to call in, tweet and comment are after the cut:

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Raw Redux (June 21st, 2010): And Just When It Was Getting Good..

Last night’s Fatal 4-Way PPV left open a lot of possibilities. The mission of tonight’s Raw was to pick that up and run with it. But unfortunately (if we’re sticking to the running metaphors), they pretty much stumbled just out of the gate. They just didn’t keep the excitement going. What did they actually do? Well, good thing you asked..

The first thing we learned about the post-F4W Raw landscape is that Maryse is now managing Ted Dibiase, effectively replaced Virgil. Watch their adventures below:

They seem to have good chemistry, and while it may be seen as a demotion for Maryse to go from being in the thick of a Divas Championship feud to merely managing, it’s good to see that the WWE is still thinking of things for her to do. She wasn’t going to be at the forefront forever, so it’s great to know that she won’t just be sitting on the sidelines twiddling her thumbs until her number gets called again. Plus, this can help put to use what many fans deem to be her greatest asset–her personality. We’ll see if it goes anywhere interesting, but for now, it’s got potential.

Later, Natalya and the Harts were interviewed by Josh Matthews.

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Angelina Not Feeling Love for Lay-Cool

Do I sense some tension? After co-Women’s Champion Layla and Vickie Guerrero made some defensive/unflattering comments about TNA on Twitter, three-time Knockouts Champ, Angelina Love took a shot of her own via her Facebook page. She wrote: So this is what I get for quickly flipping thru the channels on a friday night……a blonde & … Read more

Raw Response: June 21st, 2010

Be sure to watch Raw tonight for all the fallout following Alicia Fox’s surprise Divas Championship win. Tune in at 9pm EST on the USA Network. Discuss the show in the comments! Also, be sure to join us for The Post-Raw Show live at 11pm EST.

Fatal 4-Way in Review: Surprise, Surprise

Last Monday’s unofficial preview of the big Fatal Four-Way Divas Championship match didn’t exactly set the bar of expectations too high. Still, the combination of Divas in this match and its fresh feel kept fans hoping for an entertaining match or an unexpected outcome. Did either occur? Let’s watch and see:

With Divas Champ Eve Torres, Maryse, Gail Kim, and Alicia in the ring, we begin. Instantly, the Divas pair off: Eve with Maryse and Gail with Alicia. Eve gets control of her situation while Alicia controls hers. While Eve and Maryse roll around on the mat, Gail irish-whips Alicia to the corner and goes for an attack, but Alicia moves, and the cat-like Gail perches on the second turnbuckle.She goes for a splash off the corner, but is met with Alicia’s knee to her midsection. Alicia suplexes Gail and bridges it into a pin, but by the 2-count Eve runs over and breaks the pin.

Eve goes for a pin of her own and Maryse watches on as Alicia kicks out at 2. Maryse didn’t seem too have much faith in Eve’s pin attempt. As soon as Eve is off Alicia, Maryse tackles her for an awkward, akward pin attempt that Alicia breaks up. Gail goes back on the attack on Alicia and the two trade blows until Alicia spins her into a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. With Gail out, Eve battles against Alicia and Maryse until Alicia manages to get a hand full of her hair and stop her offensive streak. Alicia pulls Eve up and holds her prone for a kick from Maryse. The two talk some trash to the champion before charging her back-first into the corner. Maryse takes charage, talking more trash to Eve and pummeling her while Gail tries to catch Alicia by surprise on the ring apron. Alicia fends her off for the moment, but Gail manages to shoulder-blast her midsection, slip over her back into the ring, run the ropes, and go for a headscissors. But wait–she holds it in mid-air and latches on a arm submission, hyperextending Alicia’s right arm while her legs are wrapped around her head. Now that’s innovative. I’m as impressed with Alicia’s steady stance as I am with Gail’s tenacity.

Eventually, that stance breaks down and Alicia drops to her knees, but Gail holds on. Meanwhile, Eve locks in an armbar on Maryse. Gail breaks up her own submission and stops Eve’s, preventing a tap-out by Maryse. She then takes the same arm of Maryse’s and locks in another armbar. You don’t usually see babyfaces being that sly and resourceful, but this is Gail Kim we’re talking about, so I guess she isn’t your typical Diva anyways. Alicia boots Gail and stops her hold, taking the spoils that is Maryse’s injured arm. She holds it for a bit before relenting when Eve comes to break it up, and Maryse exits the ring like a bat out of hell before anyone else can attack her arm.

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In Review: “Shoot Interview with Ivory”

With all the hype surrounding former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis’ shoot interviews with Kayfabe Commentaries and Highspots, it’s easy to see how other shoots may fall by the wayside. Such is the case of WWE Alumni, Ivory and her shoot with RF Video. Ivory — real name Lisa Moretti — has a tendency to be … Read more

PPV Predictions: WWE Fatal 4-Way

Four Divas, each with a 25% chance of winning, will battle tonight for the Divas Championship. Who will come out on top? The Diva Dirt team weigh in:

Cryssi: Believe it or not, I’ve spent all day pondering this very decision. Something tells me that this match could end up getting a nice chunk of time and with that in mind, we have many possible scenarios. My heart is telling me to pick Maryse to win, and honestly she’s the one I want. Maryse is a star when she has the title and she deserves a great reign to make up for her hellish second one. Eve as champion was a nice experiment for the WWE but one that has been a total epic fail. She will probably end up retaining and to be honest, that sucks. She’s generic champion at best, and I’m just not feeling it. Let’s watch her chase the title for awhile. And when I say chase, I mean really chase. No defeating the champ and then winning the title in the next match. She needs to build her character and make people give a damn about her. As far as the other two women in the match go, call me crazy but Gail Kim as champion doesn’t appeal to me either. She did nothing for me as Women’s Champion or Knockouts Champion, and I highly doubt I’ll care if she’s Divas Champion. Gail Kim has no personality and even though it’s not entirely her fault, she shouldn’t win the title. Soooo that leaves Alicia Fox. Does she deserve the title? Well, she deserves it about as much as the rest of them. So who do I pick? Alicia Fox via a pin on Gail Kim. That way golden girl Eve looks good. Maryse looks good. Gail Kim gains more sympathy and fans get angry. And we finally have a champ with a personality who isn’t Maryse and the WWE can hopefully build the division into something other than a joke.

David: I’m excited because this is the third WWE PPV in a row to feature a good Divas match. Seems like a step in the right direction for the division. Normally I don’t like Fatal 4-Way matches because it is too easy for the champion to lose the title, but I am happy to see Alicia and Gail included here because their feud has been a bright spot on Monday nights. I would love to see Gail win the Divas Title because I think she is the best worker, but I think Maryse is going to steal the title. The other 3 girls will do the heavy lifting but ultimately Maryse will score a cheap pin and get the glory.

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