Backlash was a pretty dull night for the women of SmackDown, and this week’s fallout could offer a different path. With the Welcoming Committee’s streak of dominance, the women’s division is bound to take a turn. This week the ladies are on early on in the show as Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch (accompanied by SmackDown … Read more
According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, the women of SmackDown Live will be getting a Money in the Bank Ladder match next month! Money in the Bank, the SmackDown exclusive pay-per-view, will take place next month, and current plans are exciting for the women. “If all goes to plan” the women of the blue brand will … Read more
The Welcoming Committee swore that they would make a mark. And with the opportunity to do so, did they come through? In last night’s Six Woman Tag match, we saw all six of SmackDown Live’s women give it their all to make their mark. But only half of those could come out on top. The … Read more
Tonight at Backlash, the SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch team up to take on The Welcoming Committee (Natalya, Carmella and Tamina). Which team will come out on top? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: Abir: The focus following this will probably be a Becky Lynch heel turn. She’s been hinting at … Read more
Good day WWE fans and welcome to this week’s SmackDown Redux. It’s Josue here and I’ll be covering SmackDown for Abir this week. It’s the final show before Sunday’s Backlash PPV event and the women of the blue brand will take part in a contract signing? Hmm, this seems like an odd route to go … Read more
In #12Days we shall see the second SmackDown Live exclusive version of Backlash… And things are heating up in the women’s division! With a match scheduled to settle some differences, the six women (and James Ellsworth) are ready for battle, so let’s see what went down tonight! I had the pleasure of seeing this show live … Read more
A six woman tag team match has been announced for SmackDown’s upcoming PPV event Backlash. As seen on tonight’s episode of SmackDown, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and the SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi will team up to take on Carmella, Natalya and Tamina, who have collectively become known as ‘The Welcoming Committee’. .@BeckyLynchWWE @MsCharlotteWWE & #SDLive … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Former Impact Wrestling Knockout Nikki Roxx announces she is pregnant with her first child due this fall. (Twitter) * Alicia Fox celebrates 11 … Read more
It’s time to pick a team, and it’s time to stand your ground. With the Superstar Shakeup holding its impact, the Welcoming Committee are still feeling a little blue. And although last week they stood tall, can they handle the pressure of doing it again? Let’s take a quick look at what happened throughout the night! … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Pre-orders for new “Team Allie” T-shirts are available up on ShopImpact.com. (ShopImpact.com) * ProWrestling.com examines some of the missteps in Bayley‘s booking … Read more
Charlotte Flair can now add another milestone to her impressive wrestling resume: the first female Superstar to main event one-on-one in Raw, SmackDown, NXT and a PPV event. Following her main event SmackDown Women’s Title match against Naomi, WWE.com has written the following article, highlighting Charlotte’s previous main event battles against Sasha Banks: Following multiple … Read more
The first Women’s title defense since the Shakeup – and things are pretty intense! Every woman is out for that crown, regardless of their different approaches. Some fall flat on their face, some stay in their place, and others team up to get some shine. No matter how each woman gets noticed tonight, they all … Read more
Whose star shone brightest this week? You tell us! With our Star of the Week poll, we’ll pick the week’s top five women in wrestling and let you choose who is number one. This week’s poll will open Sunday and close on Monday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Alexa Bliss … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Taya recaptures the Reina de Reinas Championship in a brutal no DQ match against Ayako Hamada. (Lucha Libre AAA) * MGM Television, … Read more
The Shakeup has taken place, and now it’s time for it to take its place. With Tamina Snuka and the “biggest acquisition” of the Shakeup, Charlotte Flair, now ready to make their first moves, this episode in an intriguing one. And one that seems to set the pace pretty well… At the top of the … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown, newly recruited SmackDown Superstar Charlotte Flair won a shot to Naomi’s SmackDown Women’s Championship for next week’s episode of SmackDown Live!. If @MsCharlotteWWE can beat @NaomiWWE tonight, she'll be #1Contender and get a #SDLive #WomensTitle opportunity NEXT WEEK! pic.twitter.com/vrM0aDsJWk — WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 19, 2017 Kicking off the show, Charlotte demanded … Read more
Nikki Bella‘s reign as the longest Divas Champion in history was ended by Charlotte Flair in 2015 in two high profile matches where both women pushed each other to the limit. Afterwards, Nikki took time off to get surgery on her neck, rest, and recuperate while Charlotte would brag that she took down the last … Read more
Charlotte Flair‘s accolades are impressive and she hopes to add to her log of achievements now that she’s on SmackDown. USA Today’s For the Win column caught up with the Queen as she focuses her eyes on conquering the SmackDown Women’s division. On moving to SmackDown: “I am looking at it as a new opportunity … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: Which WWE brand’s Women’s division are you looking most forward to after the Superstar Shake-Up? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best … Read more
The Superstar Shakeup came and left its impact. With two (and a half?) new wrestlers on SmackDown Live, the division already feels so different. And although we don’t see an awful lot of action, we do have quite a bit to discuss. SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon comes out during the show to address the new state of … Read more
Last night Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, and Maryse joined the Raw roster. Tonight will cap off the “Superstar Shakeup” event, further changing the SmackDown roster as we know it. What We Know So Far Last night Nia Jax took down the queen herself in a blow off match. Could Charlotte Flair throw her crown into the … Read more
WrestleMania season is over and this week on RAW was the ‘Superstar Shake-Up’! After almost a year of the new brand extension, we were promised that the rosters were going to be shaken up and boy did that happen! Read on in this week’s RAW Redux! First up this week, our first new RAW recruits … Read more
Below are results for night ONE of the Superstar Shakeup. Click HERE for full results from BOTH nights. Last Monday on the RAW after Mania episode of Monday Night RAW, we witnessed WWE Chairman Vince McMahon make a groundbreaking announcement. The Chairman stated that during this week’s editions of both Monday Night RAW and tomorrow’s SmackDown Live, a … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: What would you like to see happen during next week’s WWE Superstar Shake-Up? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to … Read more
This week we celebrate the anniversary of the reinstated WWE Women’s Championships! It was one year ago on April 3, 2016 that Lita made the announcement and reveal that the Divas Title and moniker would be retired and a new Women’s Championship with a new linage would be reborn. Since then WWE would also reinstate … Read more
It’s the BIG one! The RAW after WrestleMania! Over the years we’ve seen rematches, debuts and title changes, so all eyes are on tonight’s show following the fallout from the biggest event of the sports entertainment calendar! This week we are treated to a six-woman tag… first comes the Champion who successfully defended her RAW … Read more