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SmackDown Redux (June 4th, 2010): Kelly, Can You Handle This?

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It looks as though we have our next Divas feud on SmackDown as Team Lay-Cool scouted Kelly Kelly during her match tonight with Rosa Mendes. The co-Women’s Champions, Layla and Michelle McCool, watched on as K2 faced off against fellow her Raw import. Upon seeing spoilers for this week’s show, I have to admit, I wasn’t optimistic for a Kelly vs Rosa match — both seem so limited in the ring — so how did it all come together? Regardez:

Latina Rosa is the first out for her first match since the match that saw Beth Phoenix injured a few weeks ago. She’s followed by Miss Kelly who is having, not just a good hair day, but a great one, it seems.

The two Divas start things out with a lock-up but it’s Rosa who gets the better of the exchange with a knee to Kelly’s stomach. Mendes whips K2 into the corner but Kelly manages to gain momentum and stop herself, as Rosa comes charging at her, she uses the momentum to jump over Rosa and into a backflip. Kelly then charges at Rosa to hit a neckbreaker and pin attempt but Rosa kicks out.

Just as Kelly begins controlling the match, out come the co-Women’s Champions to the entrance ramp. Layla mocks Kelly by holding her nose, playing into the whole ‘Smelly Kelly’ thing and Michelle waves at Kelly sarcastically. Meanwhile from behind, Mendes grabs Kelly by the hair and smashes her against the canvas. Rosa kicks Kelly and goes for a pin of her own but Kelly kicks out this time.

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WWE Superstars Redux (June 3rd, 2010): Two for the Price of One

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WWE gave us a double-whammy of Divas last night on WWE Superstars with Raw delivering Gail Kim vs Jillian and SmackDown offering up co-Women’s Champion, Michelle McCool vs Tiffany. Two matches from two different shows — this calls for a super-sized Redux with input from both our Raw columnist, Erin and SmackDown columnist, Melanie. Which brand had the better night?

Raw — by Erin
We start off the show with some Raw action, pitting Gail Kim against the woman she defeated on this show back in April, Jillian:

The match starts with a tie-up, Jillian backing Gail into a corner. she kicks her in the midsection and takes a moment to flaunt before turning back, but Gail slips out of her reach and flips over her, rolling her into a quick pin attempt, which earns her only a 1-count. Jillian, frustrated, gets to her feet quickly and slams Gail to the mat by the back of her head. She goes for a pin of her own, and Gail kicks out at 1.

Jillian whips Gail into the ropes, but on the return Gail turns the tables, latching onto Jillian’s midsection with her legs and rolling her forward into another pin attempt. Jillian kicks out. Gail goes on a rush of offense, nailing Jillian in the corner and then hitting a free-standing monkey flip. She dropkicks Jillian one last time, with sends her out of the ring. Jillian stumbles about outside, catching a breather. Unfortunately for her, Gail latches onto her neck with her legs, slipping through the ropes and hitting a hurricanrana outside the ring. Wow! I don’t think I’ve seen that done before. It’s creative, but doesn’t look as deliberate as it could have. To take full advantage of Gail’s moves, I think it’s vital to keep that unpredictable feeling in her matches and so far, this match has delivered that very nicely.

Jillian gets her revenge pretty quickly, though, pushing Gail so that she nails the ring apron face-first. She slips back into the ring and lounges a bit while Gail tries to shake away the cartoon birds flying around her head. She manages to get back inside the ring before the referee counts her out, but Jillian doesn’t give her a moment to recover, as she’s on her instantly, kicking her and slamming her face into the mat. She tries for a pin, but Gail kicks out at 2. Focusing on Gail’s loopy head, Jillian props her up against her knee, pulling her by her hair and knocking the back of her head against it. She lets go eventually but stays on Gail’s case, whipping her into the corner. Gail can barely stay vertical, though, and slams into the turnbuckle and falls back to the mat. Jillian senses Gail’s weariness and goes for yet another pin, getting only 2 again.

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Mickie James Added to WWC Anniversary Show

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Add another former Diva to WWC’s anniversary show — five time Women’s Champion, Mickie James will join Katie Lea at the Puerto Rico promotion’s event in July. Details below: The five-time Women’s Champion and one time champion of the Divas Mickey James WWE be active in the greatest of all WWC Anniversary 2010. Anniversary 2010, … Read more

Impact Write-Up (June 3rd, 2010): Making An Impact, Rosie Style!

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Today’s Impact Write-Up is brought to you with a heavy heart and a rather somber approach. Last night, my precious kitty, Tygrr, succumbed to the afterlife after a very brave fight. She wasn’t but six weeks, but I was attached, and sadly she’s no longer with me. As sad as I am about her passing, it’s a relief to not have to watch her suffer any longer. This Write-Up is dedicated to my little baby and like the great Freddy Mercury once sang, “The show must go on.”

It did go on last night and in a big way, no pun intended of course. TNA saw the debut of a new Knockout; one who’s hiring was rather controversial in the first place. Rosie Lottalove made her first televised appearance against the number one contender to the Knockouts Championship, Roxxi. I’m pretty sure none of us looked at this match on paper (or computer screen) and expected an instant classic. Personally, I can’t believe someone who brutally injured another Knockout got a job but it is what it is (still my favorite saying). Rosie was the first woman to make her way to the ring and good lord. Words don’t even begin to do her outfit justice so I’m not even going to try. She’s certainly got a sparkling personality. I love the way she was announced too.

Instead of focusing on Rosie’s ring entrance, TNA showed their class by highlighting Rosie’s tryout match against Daffney. You can bet that alone is going to make my “Ugly” section because a lot of rude things are coming to mind right now. Maybe I’ll calm down before I get to the ranting part of this column. Nonetheless, the video package gives Taz the opportunity to put Rosie over by saying Daffney is now on the injured reserved list and that’s why we haven’t seen her in quite some time.

Question: Taz, why haven’t we seen ODB and Hamada in “quite some time”?

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Women of Wrestling Podcast Episode 9 with LuFisto

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The “Super Hardcore Anime” herself, LuFisto, joins us for the latest edition of the Women of Wrestling Podcast. With her return to the ring this weekend at NCW Femmes Fatales III, LuFisto talks candidly about a host of subjects, including her recent health issues, her career to date, the development of the LuFisto character, wrestling … Read more

Katie Lea Returning to the Ring for WWC

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Former WWE Diva, Katie Lea has been added to the annual World Wrestling Council anniversary show which will take place on Sunday, July 11th. Katie, who was released along with Mickie James in April, will be competing on the show says the company on its official website. Rough translation of the announcement in English: Former … Read more

Mr. Glamazon’s Hitting the Ropes – Issue #8

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I switched the topic of this week’s column at the last minute.    I was all set to write about Michelle and Layla and the “Rise of LayCool”.  I had completed the outline and had my hoodies all picked out.  But something has been nagging at me for a few days…

In my last column I broke one of my own rules.  Truthfully, this has been bugging me ever since I posted it last week.  I promised myself when I started writing this column that I would try to be informative, insightful, and funny, all within certain boundaries.  I would not go for the cheap laugh at somebody else’s expense unless there was some validity to what I wrote.   At first I thought the joke was funny.  The more I kept reading my column the more I began to wonder if the joke was as clever as I originally thought.  After reading my column for the 457th time (hey, somebody has to read it!), I really started to sour on it because I realized I may have just gone for the cheap laugh.  I am a little disappointed in myself because I know better.  There is really nothing funny about hitting below the belt.  I’m also not a fan of obvious humor (think Tiger Woods jokes, Monica Lewinsky jokes, etc.)  Anyway, I spent a lot of time reflecting on this specific joke and decided that I needed to either 1) defend it or 2) apologize for it.

Before I do, however, I want to be very clear about how I define “smart humor” and “cheap humor”.  My boy Mike Knox is actually the perfect person to use for this example.  Here is something I think is funny:  During his last few months in the WWE, the announcers would make a big deal about how Knox studied “kinesiology” and knew all kinds of special ways to hurt people and inflict pain.  Personally I think he should have spent more time studying “how to win matches” because he didn’t do that very often.  (Insert laugh track)  Now that to me is funny, and it is also fair game based on the silly commentary and poor character development.  (Note – If you didn’t find this joke amusing, I’m probably not headlining Second City any time soon.)

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Jackie Haas Gives Birth

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Congratulations to former Diva and Knockout, Jackie Haas who has given birth to a baby boy named Thomas Russell Haas II. Jackie is of course married to former WWE Superstar Charlie Haas and the pair already have two daughters together. Baby Russ, nicknamed after Charlie’s late brother Russ Haas, was born yesterday (June 1st) at … Read more

SmackDown Spoilers: June 4th, 2010

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Spoilers for Friday’s episode of SmackDown below:

Spoiler
* Backstage, Kelly and Tiffany are cutting a promo when LayCool interrupt. They take credit for ridding WWE of Piggy James and the Glamazon. They say Kelly Kelly and Tiffany are next. (Source: PWInsider)

* Rosa Mendes vs. Kelly Kelly. Layla and Michelle McCool watch the match from the top of the ramp. Kelly Kelly won after hitting her finisher. A stare down ensues between Kelly Kelly and McCool & Layla. (Source: Wrestling News World)

Melanie’s thoughts after the cut:

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Follow Diva Dirt on Tumblr

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Just in case you are looking for an extra dose of Diva Dirt, we’re pleased to announce that we’ve joined social network/micro-blogging site, Tumblr! Tumblr is rising in popularity and we expect it’ll soon join the ranks of Twitter, Facebook et al, so we thought we’d get ahead of the curve and join now before … Read more

Full Details for DVD Release of Gail Kim Movie

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As mentioned, Raw Diva Gail Kim‘s movie Ninja’s Creed is finally due for release on DVD on July 20th via Lionsgate. The film, which also stars Eric Roberts and the late Pat Morita, was filmed in 2005 while Gail was still a TNA Knockout. Lionsgate has sent us full details for the film’s release — including a high quality version of the DVD artwork. Check it out below:

Starring WWE Diva Gail Kim
NINJA’S CREED

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Starring Academy Award® nominee Pat Morita (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Karate Kid, 1984) in his final role, Lionsgate brings Ninja’s Creed to DVD and digital download this July. Combining eccentric martial arts choreography with a regal cast, this critically acclaimed film also stars WWE Diva Gail Kim, Academy Award® nominee Eric Roberts (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Runaway Train, 1985) and Lalaine (Disney’s “Lizzie McGuire”). The film follows a ruthless assassin sent to Washington, D.C. on a mission to kill a high school teenager in order to end the modern day Himalayan Kingdom’s line of succession. When the King sends one of his soldiers to protect the endangered princess, a battle quickly ensues and the lines between good and evil are profoundly blurred. Ninja’s Creed, which The Washington Post declared “has to be seen to be believed,” will hit shelves on DVD on July 20th featuring bonus materials such as behind-the-scenes interviews, outtakes and deleted scenes.

More after the cut:

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Diva Dirt’s Summer of Swag: Week 1

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It is June 1st and summer is in full swing, hurrah! This summer, we are 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 … Read more

Raw Redux (May 31st, 2010): Who Put a Hit Out On the Divas Championship Feud?

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Last week’s Raw gave me a sense that the Divas Championship feud was on the decline, quality-wise, but I was hopeful that it was a one-week thing and the WWE would again devote the same attention to the feud that they had for the past few weeks. Unfortunately, it looks like they’re headed in that same southward direction, as this week we were given the type of match that completely exposes the lack of creavity on the part of the WWE booking staff: the mixed tag team match. And not only that, it was a mixed tag team match in which the parings made little sense: Eve teamed with Santino to take on the dynamic duo of… Maryse and William Regal? Did I miss a week of buildup that would connect these four people together? No? Okay, I’ll just go with it:

Before the match can begin, Santino tries to butter up Vladamir Kozlov, even putting up Eve for barter. She’s not into the idea. Anyways, with the bargaining over, Maryse and Eve start out the match, Maryse getting the first blow when she knees Eve in the stomach. She whip Eve into the ropes, but Eve turns the tables, rolling over Maryse’s back and hitting a dropkick. This is enough for Maryse, apparently, and she tags in William Regal. This brings Eve out and Santino in.

The men wrestle for a bit until Regal locks Santino into a crossface maneuver. Eve come in and breaks the hold in a move that’s uncharacteristic, but interesting. Babyfaces are often so one-dimensional, so it’s nice to see her break the rules a bit. Maryse, playing the vengeful babyface in this scenario, comes in and attacks Eve, and the two tussle. The referee is distracted by this, allowing Kozlov to come in, swerve Regal, and chokeslam him. Maryse, for some reason, leaves with him, and Eve and Santino get the win.

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Raw Response: May 31st, 2010

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Tonight’s Raw will be hosted by actor and uncrowned Twitter King Ashton Kutcher. To watch the show, 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 ET.

Diva Diaries with Maria Kanellis Out Now

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‘Diva Diaries with Maria Kanellis’, the shoot interview produced by our friends at Highspots.com is available now to order. Click here to pick it up for $14.99. Once again, the trailer for the shoot can be found below: We hope to have a review of the DVD soon. Highspots.com will also be providing us with … Read more

Bret Hart Praises Vickie Guerrero

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WWE Hall of Famer and new Raw GM, Bret Hart is known to be a big fan of Melina but there’s another Diva who he has grown appreciation for too — Vickie Guerrero. Speaking on his appointment as Raw General Manager, Hart writes on his Facebook page: As a note of interest, I’d like to … Read more

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