Good day all!~ And welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground Analysis. Last week we were off because, while I love me some cryptic black leather Angela Fong, I didn’t think a Redux was needed to just recap her staring into an office for a few seconds. Never fear though, for we’re back this time and … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: Pick one female wrestler, past or present, to book in this year’s Royal Rumble match. We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions … Read more
Every hour until the clock strikes midnight (Eastern time) and we usher in 2015, Diva Dirt will highlight – in no particular order – the women who made an impact in 2014. Candice LeRae It’s possibly the most indelible image from women’s wrestling in 2014: Candice LeRae, face soaked in blood, clutching a … Read more
Diva Dirt presents its fourth annual Writers’ Choice Awards, as decided by the Diva Dirt team. As we come to the end of 2014, we have picked the best of the best to be awarded our Writers’ Choice trophies. Best Tag Team/Group: World’s Cutest Tag Team Immediate reaction might be mixed (… just like … Read more
Today in North Carolina, Mickie James wrestled her first match since becoming a mother. James, who took a break from wrestling following her TNA release last year to have her son, wrestled third generation star Tessa Blanchard at Queens of Combat 3. James was successful, winning the match after hitting a spin kick. Also on … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Paige has had a huge year, and it’s just gotten bigger: she’s topped this year’s PWI Female 50. The annual list, which is compiled by Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine, ranks the year’s top 50 female wrestlers from the WWE, TNA and the indy scene. Paige knocked former SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: SHIMMERWrestling.com” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Today, SHIMMER will be taping matches for volumes 69 and 70 at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois. Results below, courtesy of @ShimmerDownMeow on Twitter: Volume 69 Courtney Rush def. Nikki Storm with the Deep Sea Diverticulitus Madison Eagles def. Marti Belle with the Hellbound Kimber Bombs (Kimber Lee … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: SHIMMERWrestling.com” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Today, SHIMMER will be taping matches for volumes 67 and 68 at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois. Results below, courtesy of @ShimmerDownMeow on Twitter: Volume 67 Kimber Bombs (Cherry Bomb & Kimber Lee) def. KC Cassidy & Bambi Hall via a lungblower/German suplex combo. Heidi Lovelace def. Nicole … Read more
Highspots has announced the lineup for Queens of Combat 3. The first announced names include Mickie James, Angelina Love, Lufisto, Mia Yim, Leva Bates, and current Knockouts Champion Havok. Two matches have officially been announced via the event’s website: Mickie will take on Tessa Blanchard, and Angelina will face off against Nevaeh. The event, … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: ImaniFilms.com” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Former WWE Diva Maxine is officially returning to the ring. She has been signed to appear on AAA’s Lucha Underground, a weekly hour-long wrestling series set to air on Robert Rodriguez‘s El Rey Network. Maxine, real name Karlee Perez, recently competed on TNA’s Knockouts Knockdown 2 Pay-Per-View, which will air … Read more
Last night saw two big moments in indy women’s wrestling. First, at PWG Eleven, new Tag Team Champions were crowned in Candice LeRae and Joey Ryan. The two defeated The Young Bucks in a bloody “Guerrilla Warfare” match. Joey tweeted after the win, expressing pride for his tag partner: As a friend and partner, I … Read more
SHINE 20 ended in historic fashion on Friday night as Ivelisse and Serena Deeb waged war for a full hour over the SHINE Championship – with no clear winner as the timer reached zero. Following Serena’s shock pin over Ivelisse at last month’s ten-woman elimination tag masterpiece, the stage was set for a rambunctious and … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 20, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event sees SHINE Champion Ivelisse face arguably the toughest challenge of her title reign yet, as she puts the belt on the line against Valkyrie leader Serena Deeb, while heading the undercard is the possible culmination of Allysin Kay and Jessicka … Read more
SHINE set another landmark this Friday as they return to the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida for SHINE 20. Topping the card is one of the most hotly-anticipated title matches in SHINE history as Ivelisse puts her SHINE Championship on the line against Valkyrie leader Serena Deeb. At SHINE 19 last month Deeb sent shockwaves … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of Women Superstars Uncensored’s Queen and King Tournament, airing today on iPPV. Alongside the seven-team intergender knockout tournament, the card also features two important title matches, as Barbi Hayden defends the NWA World Women’s Championship against Nevaeh, while LuFisto and Athena face off in a 2 out of 3 falls … Read more
Women Superstars Uncensored returns to iPPV tomorrow night with the 2014 Queen and King Tournament, their annual intergender tag team tournament held in collaboration with Combat Zone Wrestling. In addition to the action of the tournament, which will see seven teams face off in knockout competition to decide who will be the 2014 Queen and … Read more
Both of SHINE’s championships were defended yesterday at A Wrestling Odyssey, as the women of the independent scene made their first contribution to the WWNLive Experience weekender in remarkable fashion. Three matches involving women took place on the show, the most important of which saw SHINE Champion Ivelisse defend her title against Jazz, in a … Read more
SHIMMER has announced the main event of SHIMMER 62, which will air live on iPPV during WrestleMania weekend. SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa will be defending her title against LuFisto in a Two Out of Three Falls match. The last time these two did battle at SHIMMER 60, Melissa was busted open and was forced to … Read more
It only takes a single drop of poison to contaminate the entire well. WSU had everything in place for a monumental Internet-Pay-Per-View, with an international main event championship match to die for, propped up by a stacked undercard. However, the most minor of technical difficulties veered the show off the tracks, leaving everyone but the … Read more
Women Superstars Uncensored return to iPPV tomorrow with Mutiny, their half of another double-header with Combat Zone Wrestling. The main event sees a formidable force from Europe make her North American debut as Alpha Female takes on the WSU World Champion Jessicka Havok in a non-title International Dream Match. Alpha has attracted a wave of … Read more
Women Superstars Uncensored has begun to reveal its lineup for its next big event: Mutiny. Mutiny will feature the WSU return of LuFisto. Also announced is a WSU Tag Team Title match pitting champs Allysin Kay and Sassie Stephanie against Annie Social and Kimber Lee. There will also be a Mixed Tag Team match on … Read more
Welcome to Diva Dirt’s Five to Watch 2013! This annual list compiles five rising talents in the world of women’s wrestling that we think have what it takes to be the next big thing. RELATED: Diva Dirt’s Five to Watch Class of 2012 From their in-ring abilities to their unique personalities, we aim to spotlight … Read more
Last night saw Family Wrestling Entertainment return to internet Pay-Per-View for their Openweight Grand Prix Final. Three women’s matches took place, with Angelina Love and Ivelisse Velez facing off for the number one contendership for Maria Kanellis‘s FWE Women’s Championship in the co-main event of the night. However, after a solid performance from both women … Read more
For each week’s Perfect 10, the Diva Dirt team will compile a list of the top 10 women in wrestling. Placement is determined by performances and achievements from the past week. The list will be presented in video form. Each week’s Perfect 10 follows Monday’s Raw and includes all of the action leading up to … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from Impact Wrestling to SmackDown to Raw. Joining the audio will be team members Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Impact (11/21/13): Gail Kim defeats Candice … Read more
Welcome, welcome Knockout fans! This week we get round two of Knockout champ Gail Kim‘s open challenge. After last week’s losing effort by Hannah Blossom, we’re left to wonder who – if anyone – will be able to knock Gail off her pedestal. We also got more of #HeelDixie to tide us over, which is … Read more