‘Sevin Sins’, the debut EP from Maria Kanellis, is now available internationally on iTunes. The record was released in the US last Tuesday with the rest of the world slowly following suit. As of now, the EP is available in the UK for £3.16 as well as in Australia and other countries. Click here to … Read more
The Australian airing of SmackDown reveals that Beth Phoenix and Michelle McCool will meet in an ‘Extreme Makeover’ match this Sunday at Extreme Rules. One Diva Dirt reader emailed in the following: In the preview the backdrop was pink and glittery so I’m assuming maybe some with makeup everywhere and clothes etc. I guess we … Read more
Former WWE Diva, Maria Kanellis‘s initial reaction to Mickie James’ release was caught on tape in an interview with fansite Maria-Kanellis.org earlier today. Kanellis found out the news while chatting to the website and discusses the release of both her and Katie Lea in the clip. Listen below: [gplayer href=”http://diva-dirt.com/audio/mariamickie.mp3″][/gplayer] To listen to the full … Read more
As the dust settles on the releases of five-time Women’s Champion, Mickie James and Katie Lea, we take a look at the releases, the implications they have and what’s next for the two Divas in this special late breaking podcast. To listen to the audio directly on the website, just click on the play button … Read more
The word ‘Mickie’ is trending on Twitter in the San Antonio, Texas region tonight. Obviously, this is probably to do with Mickie James‘ release a few hours ago. Steven notes that Mickie was also trending in Canada, while Katie Lea was trending in New York City but at press time, they have fallen out of … Read more
Mickie James posted the following on her Twitter page: Awe… Thank you James Gang! I just want to say its been a beautiful journey… Wwe has been a childhood dream come true & I have loved every step… There is not a moment I would change for the world… It breaks my heart but the … Read more
WWE.com has just announced that 5 time WWE Women’s Champion, Mickie James and Katie Lea have been released. Perhaps the most shocking release in recent years has to be that of Mickie James, who is without a doubt the most popular Diva in the WWE. James signed with WWE in 2003 before making her debut … Read more
Former Diva & Knockout, Shelly Martinez is still campaigning for a return to TNA, it has been reported. Last month, we reported that Martinez was asking fans to tweet TNA President Dixie Carter to bring her back but now, Martinez herself has taken matters into her own hands. PWInsider reports that Martinez has pitched the … Read more
TNA Knockout, Daffney, who was hurt during a dark match at Tuesday night’s Impact taping, posted the following on her MySpace page: I sunset flipped my opponent but she stayed standing – then she sat down which caused the bruised sternum. Honestly, after that, I went into auto-pilot mode. I do not remember the rest … Read more
The only good thing to come out of last week’s Baywatch themed match is that WWE managed to get some recognition on the hilarious E! series, The Soup last Friday night. Joel McHale mocked guest host David Hasselhoff sitting at ringside watching on the as the three teams of Divas competed in red one-pieces. Watch … Read more
Before a crowd of over 400 guests from the world of professional wrestling, last night saw the announcement of the Female Fight League at the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion in Las Vegas. The Female Fight League, spearheaded by ChickFight founder and our business partner Jason Deadrich, aims to unite promotions worldwide to work together to … Read more
In case you didn’t watch this past Sunday’s episode of The Celebrity Apprentice or just don’t follow the show, you missed this golden nugget! Former WWE Diva, Maria Kanellis went after ‘Time After Time’ hitmaker, Cyndi Lauper in the boardroom after feeling undermined by the Grammy winner during the week’s task. Since filming on the … Read more
As well as Daffney, now former Knockouts Champion Angelina Love was hurt at last night’s Impact tapings confirms TNA President, Dixie Carter. She writes on her Twitter page: Angelina Love suffered a partial bicep tear & complete ulnar collateral ligament tear at iMPACT taping. Out a few weeks. Our best wishes go out Angelina on … Read more
The Super Hardcore Anime, LuFisto, who suffered a stroke last weekend is doing just fine and has written a blog about her ordeal. On her MySpace page, she writes: About 30 minutes after my match at NCW last Saturday, I just couldn’t catch my breath. Then, I started to have a lot of pain in … Read more
TNA Knockout Daffney is doing okay according to the company’s president, Dixie Carter on her Twitter page. Dixie wrote: Daffney has been released from the hospital. She has a deeply bruised sternum & a severe stinger (temp spinal trauma) but no nerve damage. Daffney was hurt prior to last night’s Impact tapings in a tryout … Read more
Diva fans could be getting their wish of seeing the Divas in a more physical match this Sunday when Beth Phoenix challenges the Women’s Champion Michelle McCool for the belt at Extreme Rules. The stipulation hasn’t been made explicit as of yet however, judging by the spoilers — and this is a minor spoiler in … Read more
F4WOnline.com (by way of PWPix.net) is reporting that the WWE is set to release the first all-Diva DVD since 2006’s “Divas Do New York”. Apparently, it will be formatted like the DVDs of the past, with on-location photoshoot segments dominating the feature, accompanied by a compilation of matches. If this report is true, I’m glad … Read more
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Reports are circulating that Daffney has been injured in a tryout match prior to tonight’s Impact taping (to air next Monday). The following report is courtesy of WrestlingNewsWorld.com: TNA Knockout Daffney was seriously injured in a tryout match prior to the start of tonight’s Impact taping from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Daffney was working … Read more
SHIMMER star and NCW Femme Fatales co-founder, LuFisto suffered a stroke last week — just days after performing at the SHIMMER Volume 29-32 tapings, reports the Wrestling Observer. The website reports that LuFisto, who is 30 years old, is doing fine and is to undergo further tests. The news is extremely shocking and saddening given … Read more
WITH THE FIRST PICK IN THE 2010 DIVAS DRAFT, RAW SELECTS….
We all thought my friend Matt was the crazy one. Each April at Gettysburg College we would be out celebrating SpringFest – a college-wide party filled with live music, dancing, games, great food, and adult beverages. The party started early and lasted all day. It is one of the best memories from school each year. (Funniest SpringFest memory – my girlfriend (now wife) wanted to step into the inflatable boxing ring with me. I kept saying “no” but after I had had enough of her nagging, I climbed into the ring, put on the giant boxing gloves, and proceeded to punch her right through the ropes and out onto the grass. We laugh about it now, but I remember sleeping alone that night. Truthfully though I had little remorse, “hey babe, don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time”. I officially retired with a 2-1 record after some guy challenged me later that same day and turned me into Mankind.)
As fun at SpringFest was every year, my friend Matt always chose to skip it to “prepare” for the NFL draft. He was dead serious. The NFL draft was his favorite day of the year and it usually fell on the day of the party. I can’t tell you how much fun we made of him for this. Aside from being a Bengals fan (which is bad enough), he would compose multiple mock drafts and stress about which trades or picks each team should make, and then watch the draft for 10 straight hours. It was a little bizarre – he didn’t even take his actually classes that seriously. We graduated in 1995. Fast forward to today. He has now been working as a scout in the NFL for 14 years and wears a Super Bowl ring (1999-2000 St. Louis Rams). I’m not even sure how it happened…but he met the right person who introduced him to another person and so on. Next thing you know he is working for the Rams, scouting college football games, and hanging out with the players at summer BBQs. Pretty good for a kid who never really played football. Guess he wasn’t so crazy after all!
I was thinking about Matt the other day as I was piecing together my 2010 Divas Draft. Seemed pretty ironic to me that now I was the one looking at stats, making predictions, and stressing about match-ups and trades. Plus I felt like Stephen King with writer’s block. I kept putting thoughts down on paper, shaking my head, and then dramatically throwing the paper into the trash. This killed several hours at work, which is OK to admit because I’m 145% sure my boss doesn’t read this column (he barely reads the reports I turn). I felt a sense of purpose to get this right. After all, the WWE claims “For the eighth time in WWE history, the WWE Draft promises to realign the stars within the cosmos of the WWE Universe.” The cosmos of the WWE Universe?!? What the hell does that mean? Sounds important though huh?!
For all the crappy booking we’ve been forced to watch on TNA as of late, this past Sunday’s Lockdown was a refreshing treat. The cage match between The Beautiful People and Angelina and Tara signaled the end of some old angles and the beginning of some fresh ones. We were privy to a Tara turn, a brand new Knockouts Champion, and the culmination of the Beautiful People who have now reached their highest peak. The thought of a face Angelina and pyscho Tara feud was salivating to say the least and the announcement of a Knockouts Tag Team Championship match for Impact with the stipulation that Daffney would have a mystery partner led to plenty of afternoon speculation of just who that could be. Impact looked promising and the Knockouts seemed to be floating leisurely up, up, up.
Then Impact aired and what we got was a horribly short, stupidly booked match that made little if any sense. An injured competitor made her return and it went unnoticed because she wasn’t given a ring entrance. Angelina and Tara were left off the show which lead to much shaking of the head. How can you have such a dramatic angle the night before and not have it picked up or even mentioned on the next show? We got to watch Lacey Von Erich wrestle instead of Madison Rayne, who’s Knockouts Championship win wasn’t given the proper respect. Then we had to watch a big, powerful woman go down to an aerosol can of spray and get pinned for her team. There wasn’t really anything good about Impact. There wasn’t anything bad, either. It was all ugly considering everything that could have been done.
As I stated earlier, Daffney and ODB weren’t given entrances. This random ass pairing is pretty ridiculous in my opinion. It’s great that they decided to use someone different, but to pair her with Daffney? These two have nothing in common and to my knowledge, no previous interaction with one another. Maybe TNA were going for the comedy effect by making these two oddballs a team but it simply didn’t work. They were already in the ring as the pre-match glitz came to fruition which made it even more strange because TNA went out of their way to promote this match as something that could potentially be interesting. Whatever, right?
As the Beautiful People come to the ring it’s clear that the new Knockouts Champion isn’t going to be wrestling tonight. Madison is dressed in a little black dress with strappy wedge sandals. Despite all this, the ring announcer says she is going to be in the match anyway, while Lacey is the one at ringside. Madison didn’t even try to hide the can of what we’re going to call hairspray for the sake of this recap. I mean you can just see it and tell she is going to use it and that’s how the match is going to end. After TBP did their thing, Daffney and Lacey are two who decide to start the match off. It takes all of two seconds for Lacey to change her mind about that and she tags out to Velvet Sky before the match even properly begins.
Former Divas & Women’s Champion, Melina has become one of the most talked about Divas on the Internet in the past week, a fact that is alluded to in her latest blog on the WWE Universe website. From her comments on Eve Torres’ Divas Title win to comments exchanged between her and former Diva Maria Kanellis, stemming from our interview with the latter, you have all been buzzing about the A-List Diva. And given that she is out with an injury and not even on TV at the moment, the buzz is all the more impressive. Melina certainly knows how to get the world talking!
However, also in her latest blog, the former champion discusses her fellow Divas individually, in what she describes as being almost like a yearbook. Read below:
We all know Jillian is my best friend. I treasure her with all of my heart and she has such great talent. I wish everyone could see. My heart wants to show the world what she is capable of, what a wonderful woman she is and how much she contributes to not only wrestling but the people around her. I want to give her everything she deserves in wrestling and in life. I am blessed to have her in mine.
Mickie is always so bubbly and chipper! She cracks me up. I am so proud of her on so many levels and I am thankful to know her and have her in my life as well. Her work speaks for itself and I can not tell you enough how I loved having our feud together as well as having her as my partner. She’s my Mick’ James!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beth is an incredible woman who’s work also shines. Just like Mickie and Jillian, her beauty is incomparable and stands out. I absolutely loved working with her. There is no one in this company like her and it is so beautiful to see. I am so proud of their work on SD and I am a fan of it!
Gail. I have the Utmost respect for everything she has gone through and accomplished. She is a remarkably talented woman and person. It would be an honor to have a singles match with her. I truly hope that I get the opportunity.
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PWInsider is reporting that tonight, former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia will be returning to her Raw announcing post for one night only. Regular ring announcer Justin Roberts is stuck overseas with the rest of the Raw brand, and Lilian was available to replace him since Raw is taking place within an hour of her … Read more
Tonight’s Raw will… not really be Raw. As you’ve probably read, volcanic ash has grounded European flights, and thus the majority of the Raw brand is stuck overseas. SmackDown will be pinch hitting for them, so expect things to look a little different tonight. Ryan Phillippe, Will Forte and Kristen Wiig from the film “MacGruber” … Read more