To coincide with last night Royal Rumble’s automobile theme the Divas have taken part in a racecar-themed photoshoot, to delightfully tacky results. Candice, Katie Lea, Layla, Lilian Garcia, Michelle McCool, Maria, and Natalya are all sporting the checkers, and each one of them looks their own shade of ridiculous. I mean, I know it’s tough … Read more
An interesting thing happened at the Raw house show last night and by interesting I mean, interesting if you’re one of Candice‘s two fans. In a strange turn of events, Melina and Candice worked a match together. Huh? But they’re both faces? *Whispers and gasps fill the air* The seemingly forgotten Raw Diva who has … Read more
Raw Redux returns with some changes! Erin and I will both be contributing to the Redux as a ‘no frills’ thoughts column. Hopefully, this idea will be replicated with the SmackDown Redux too. Raw Recap With Beth Phoenix and Melina‘s Women’s Championship match just over a week away, the Glamazon teamed up with Jillian to … Read more
No doubt, you’ve probably been reading a lot of ‘Best of…’ or ‘In 2009…’ lists on various sites, blogs and outlets. From rising celebrities to the best movies of 2008, there’s a lot out there. So why not add a few more? Over the next few days, we’ll be making some lists of our own! … Read more
Through the month of December, you voted for your favourite Divas and moments of 2008 and now the results are in! The results will be posted throughout the day, so keep checking back!
DIVA OF THE YEAR
And the nominees are:
– Alicia Fox
– The Bella Twins
– Beth Phoenix
– Candice
– Eve
– Jillian
– Katie Lea
– Kelly Kelly
– Layla
– Lilian Garcia
– Maria
– Maryse
– Melina
– Michelle McCool
– Mickie James
– Natalya
– Tiffany
– Victoria
Continue for the result:
Through the month of December, you voted for your favourite Divas and moments of 2008 and now the results are in! The results will be posted throughout the day, so keep checking back!
FACE OF THE YEAR
And the nominees are:
– Candice
– Gail Kim
– Maria
– Mickie James
– ODB
Continue for the result:
Well, that was fast! Thanks to our partners at Divas-Heaven.com, we have scans of Beth Phoenix, Candice Michelle, and Layla in the February 2009 issue of Flex Magazine. And may I say: DAMN! They all look fantastic, especially Beth. I never thought she could look so sexy. The Q&A tidbits are interesting too – I … Read more
The year 2008 is literally coming to a close all around the world as we speak, so Diva Dirt would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! And of course, as with any major holiday, the Divas have been gussied up and posed for a few photos to celebrate the occasion. Maria, Kelly Kelly, … Read more
Hot off the heels of a trio of SmackDown Divas appearing in Muscle & Fitness, a trio of Raw Divas are out to prove that they will not be outdone, by appearing in a similar photoshoot but for a different magazine. Beth Phoenix, Candice and Layla will get all scantily clad for Flex magazine next … Read more
WWE.com’s started a new trend with their two-for-one photoshoots, and Candice Michelle‘s latest photoshoot, “Curing Blues” isn’t an exception. The first half features Candice in baggy jeans and a lacy bra top – hardly a classy (or flattering) look. Her abs look amazing, though. I know they’re going for a slightly grungy, seductive look, what … Read more
I’m always happy to see Candice Michelle‘s softer side, and this photoshoot, “Black & White” definitely shows it. Well, at least from the shoulders up. Her hair and makeup is goreous, but further down is a different story. I just can’t say I like the lacy jumpsuit – it looks incredibly awkward on her. The … Read more
This Thursday is the great American holiday of Thanksgiving, and the Divas are celebrating in the only way they (seemingly) know how – dressing sexily and posing for pictures! Hoorah! Anywho, Candice, Michelle, Jillian, Kelly, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Melina, & Victoria, have dressed in their Thankgiving best – which, with their level of creativity, … Read more
Welcome back to the Style Showdown! This is the contest where we put our favourite Divas and Knockouts up against each other, not in the ring, but in a battle of who looks better! Last time on the Style Showdown: would-be Cyber Sunday opponents Layla and Mickie James faced off, something they didn’t do at … Read more
In a rare treat, I managed to find this video on YouTube while searching for something else! Some fan was nice enough to record and post a match between Beth Phoenix and Candice from last night’s (Nov. 13) house show in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Kelly Kelly served as special guest referee and Mickie James as … Read more
In one of the more aptly-named photoshoots in recent memory, Candice Michelle has gone “Mellow”, sporting a pretty shade of yellow and posing in (perhaps uncharacteristically) low-key ways. She looks quite good, but her hair at times looks a bit Marla Singer-ish. (eh, Fight Club is on tv. MUST…WATCH…) You know, unruly. But all-in-all, the … Read more
Parents Television Council, on guard! Disney Channel has seemingly recruited former Women’s Champion, softcore porn star and Playboy covergirl Candice to appear on one of their shows. WTF, Disney? W…T…F! Unfortunately though, Candice won’t be “laying the SmackDown” on that pesky little brat, Miley Cyrus but will be appearing on Wizards of Waverly Place a … Read more
Candice Michelle looks pretty sweet, and it’s not just because of her candy-colored dress. In her new photoshoot, “Cotton Candy”, she keeps it simple, and I always find that Candice is at her best when she limits the accessories and over-the-top gestures. Her face is a bit wonky for whatever reason (speculate if you wish), … Read more
In December 2006, Candice Michelle, Kelly Kelly and Michelle McCool joined forces for WWE Magazine’s Divas Uncensored, in which they teamed up to answer your burning questions! They covered topics that ranged from dating and sexual tips, what it’s like to be a Diva on the road, and at what cost their fame came at. … Read more
Halloween is just around the corner, and if you’re stuck on a costume, you’re pretty much out of luck. But if you’re willing to prance around in costume any of the other 364 days of the year and are yearning to dress as your favorite WWE Diva, check out the “costumes” we’ve assembled. Below is Part 1, with Part 2 following tomorrow:
Oh, those folks at WWE.com are a blast aren’t they? With Halloween around the corner, what would be more fun that Photoshopping some our favourite “Entertainers” and Divas? I know! Sounds like a productive day at the office… Among the Divas “zombified” are Beth Phoenix, Candice, Eve, Layla and Maria. What do you think? I … Read more
This week on Raw: In six Diva action, Kelly Kelly led her team of Candice and Mickie James to victory over Jillian, Katie Lea and Layla.
Thoughts & Reactions
A decent match and a fun segment were on the bill from our Monday night crew. Not what I expected or wanted to see this week, but I have to say, it wasn’t overall a bad night for the Divas. I thought WWE may finally create a storyline this week with Cyber Sunday over, perhaps Kelly vs Beth for the title – it felt like the perfect time to start a new programme but nope. However, the six Diva tag team match was a good watch and Beth’s reaction to Charlie Haas was hilarious.
Starting with Beth, Haas looked exactly like the Glamazon lol. It’s almost eerie to be honest. I was hoping for a showdown between the real and fake Beths, would’ve been far more entertaining than anything involving Santino. Well not much more to add here…
Boy, did my heart stop when I found out Layla would actually be in a match! Holy frig! I ain’t gonna lie, it’s one of the few things that have excited me about Raw’s women’s division in the past few months. Says a lot about the division, if you ask me. When Kelly, Candice and Mickie came out, I actually began thinking about how strong the faces are on Raw at the moment. You have three popular Divas who can go in the ring each and every week, that’s a great thing. Meanwhile on the heel side, we only have one strong Diva in Beth Phoenix while we cannot take the likes of Jillian and Katie Lea seriously because we know they are but jobbers. If WWE actually built up Jillian or Katie a little bit more, I think the division could be very strong. You have three believable faces but only one believable heel. Hell, I think the less experienced Layla (who I heart and adore) is a more effective and believable heel than Jillian and Katie. I can believe that Layla is a bad ass Diva who’ll eff you up, but Jillian and Katie at this point are jokes. I hope WWE builds up Layla a little stronger than they have done with those two, because we need some strong heels on Raw. The only Diva that didn’t get perpetually buried like Jillian and Katie was Melina when she was a heel. She was always the number two heel behind Beth and when you had a tag team match say Mickie & Candice vs Beth & Melina, it seemed like an even match-up. We all knew the three faces would win this match, if WWE bothered in the slighest, the fans may just have felt this was an even match-up. Like I say, Layla is a greet heel in the making and I hope she’s not buried like her partners from last night.
The match saw some great work from all three faces, it was great to see Mickie back on Raw and back in the fold. However, I wonder if that was not just a technicality. I think WWE only booked her for Raw because she won the Costume Contest at Cyber Sunday, had she not I think she’d still be in limbo. Nice work from all three of the Divas this week, they all gelled well together which makes it easier to believe they are a team. I know I say it every week, but I think last night was a significant statement that Kelly is being pushed as the new top face on Raw. Even though WWE loves Candice and the fans love Mickie, Kelly was the one again, who came in off the hot tag and finished the match up. Say what you want about Kelly, but I think she’s worked really hard and she deserves this confidence that WWE is showing in her at the moment. Plus I’d personally rather see Kelly get a push than my darling *cough* Candice and let’s face it, as much as we all love Mickie, she needs to take a back seat for a while. Kelly is a new fresh face and I think this is an example that if you apply yourself, learn your craft, you will be rewarded. But who’s to say that Kelly won’t just be the flavour of the year, which I think was the case with Candice in 2007. Her stock has dropped in favour of Kelly, this year. As for the heels, I would have loved to see more of Layla in the ring, I really want to see her in a one on one match. I was a little wary of how Layla would fare in the ring, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen her in a match. It’s hard to believe that just a few months ago she was having show stopping matches with Michelle McCool on SmackDown, that seems a lifetime ago. I hope Layla’s still got it, she’s a great wrestler for someone who’s only been around for two years. And also wouldn’t it be cool to see Layla vs Kelly here and now on Raw? I mean after their disaster of a match on ECW in January, nearly a year later, it would be so cool to see them go at it.
Some other random tidbits: How effing funny was it when WWE cut Candice’s disrobing with Mickie’s entrance? Usually that’s the money shot for WWE, they just love showing us the disrobe. A welcome change and also possibly a subtle hint of Candice’s de-push. And how funny was it when the heels came out, Jillian was front and centre? The Diva in front and centre is usually considered the top heel in the match and it was Jillian the Joke (ooh I like that, new nickname!). I’d have put Layla front and centre myself, she’s the only one that hasn’t been completely devalued and the only one we can actually take seriously as a heel because she hasn’t jobbed every single match of her WWE career.
With Cyber Sunday Halloween Costume Contest set to go down this Sunday, I felt inspired to assign costumes to each participating Diva. Although several Divas have already shared what their costume will be, I’ve gone ahead and came up with my own ideas, making sure to avoid the more cliche and skanky costumes. I mean, I don’t know how many times you can see a sexy nurse before losing your mind. Without further adieu, take a look at the costume options below and cast a vote for your favorite! No text messaging fee here, folks
It must be the hair, because Candice Michelle‘s new photoshoot “Unforgettable” is really impressing me. She looks so good with her hair styled a bit longer – it suits her better than the shorter look. The cool blue scenery compliments her darker color scheme nicely too. I love her look too: the accessories, the skirt, … Read more
This week on Raw: Candice and Kelly Kelly scored an impressive tag team victory over resident jobbers, Jillian and Katie Lea. Beth Phoenix and Layla also appeared.
Thoughts & Reactions
Monday Night Raw officially seems to be in “holding pattern” territory for our Divas of late. No storyline development, no challenger determined for our Women’s Champion. One Divas match per week to fill the ‘Diva quota’ (I know, I’ve overused that phrase… sorry) and that’s your lot folks! That said, the Divas matches of late haven’t been all that bad. The past few weeks have hinged on what I like to call the ‘Rise of Kelly Kelly’ and that continued this week with K2 scoring her third consecutive victory over Jillian. One could almost dub this a feud if the fans didn’t already know that Jillian would lose each and every match. Raw’s resident jobber brought along her second in command, Katie Lea – that’s nice of her right? So she didn’t have to be humiliated on her own this week. Honestly when you saw Jillian and Katie come out, did you actually think they stood a chance of winning? Though Jillian should think herself lucky to be on TV for nearly a whole month on a show other than ‘When Plastic Surgery Goes Bad’.
Sniping aside, I thought Candice and Kelly worked really well together and the crowd was into both Divas. Honestly, it was neck and neck in terms of cheers for both Divas. Candice looked the best she’s looked since her return, she seemed shaky still at No Mercy, but at this point I think the damage is done. WWE seems to be pushing Kelly into Candice’s old role as top-ish face, I say ‘top-ish’ because hard as they try to push both Divas, Mickie James always wins out with the crowd if there were a choice among the three. I think of Candice and Kelly in a similar vain, they’ve both come in from being unrespected bimbos, let’s be frank, to learning their craft. At this stage of the game, I would judge their in-ring abilities to be equal; I don’t think one is better than the other and I felt as though the moves Kelly did in this match, Candice has or could do and vice versa. Perhaps it’s a bad thing to have two Divas so similar (aside from hair colour) but at the same time, they both seem really popular and put on a decent match against Jillian and Katie. Even if you cannot find it in yourself to compliment their ability, as more ‘conservative’ fans do, you cannot deny that they worked the crowd. Could it be because they were the first on? I’d say that factored in, but Kelly has drawn a huge crowd response over the past couple of weeks from being further down the card also.
I think Kelly came out of this match the stronger winner than Candice, she’s the instigator – the dropkick on Jillian before the match and then coming in and getting the hot tag and finishing the match. Often in the past year, we’d see Mickie do all the work for Candice to take the credit in these tag match as she was pushed for the Women’s Championship and now it seems Kelly is being primed for Candice’s spot. What does that say for Candice? I think there’s more than enough space for her on Raw (personal preferences aside) but I don’t think she’ll receive quite the push she received in 2007, now or in the distinct future looking ahead to 2009. She’s not wholly to blame for being brought back off her game, but I think her ring rust hindered her chances of being champion again and continuing her ‘feud’ with Beth; WWE seems to be writing that off. But that is just my conjecture, in reality, Kelly has only scored a few wins – it hasn’t translated into a storyline with Beth or a match for the title yet.
As for Jillian and Katie, poor Katie! I think she has a lot of potential – though she has been less than impressive in the ring – she has a great look and character that could be built on. WWE seems to have just simply confined her to Jillian #2.
I didn’t watch the Beth segment, so anyone can fill me in the comments. Thanks! For the two seconds we saw Layla, she looked gorgeous with an elongated ‘goooooorrrrrrrrr’. Even if she doesn’t do much, she does it with style.
The most interactive deceptive pay-per-view of the year returns! Two Diva-related events have been scheduled for Cyber Sunday, which takes place in two weeks. Rock the vote to decide: • Choose which teams will go one-on-one in a Pick the Tag Team Match. Choose from one of the following matches: – Tag Team Champs Cody … Read more
This week’s WWE.com Diva Dish mentioned Candice Michelle‘s newest tattoo, and this little bit inspired me to investigate which former and current Divas and Knockouts have their own selection of body art. Thus, a blog post was born! Below I’ve listed those I could find:
Angelina Love
• an angel on her hip
• her former ring name “Angel” scripted on her arm in Old English style lettering
• an angel on the back of her left shoulder
• the Chinese symbol for “angel” on her lower back, surrounded by a set of wings.
Why so angel-obsessed, Angelina?
“I have always had a fascination with angels. I love how they look, I love their innocence, and I love what they represent.”
Ashley Massaro
• a butterfly on her hip
• two black-and-pink nautical stars above the elbows on the back of her arms (her brother has a matching pair on his arms)
• Chinese lettering down the small of her back
• more Chinese lettering down each side of her torso, reading “Trust No One”
• an illustration of a dragon wrapped around the lettering on the left side of her torso.