The second episode of WWE Breaking Ground continued to pull the curtain back on the inner workings of the WWE Performance Center, showing fans the highs and the lows of Diva life, from the very beginning of the journey to the end of the road. The episode opened with the firing of Devin Taylor, who … Read more
As far as transitionary periods go, this is far from boring. NXT’s Divas division’s new era is still coming together, but you wouldn’t know it by watching this week’s show: Bayley‘s first post-Sasha Banks title challenger is far from a lightweight, Nia Jax is breaking the mold of the “monster” and the Dana Brooke/Emma vs. … Read more
The premiere episode of WWE’s Breaking Ground made its premiere today, giving fans an inside look at the struggles of the women and men striving to make a name for themselves in NXT. The episode opens with an appearance by NXT Women’s Champion Bayley and features nearly every Diva on the NXT roster. NXT Assistant … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @SashaBanksWWE/Twitter” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Every Friday, the Social Media Catch-Up will bring you a roundup of our favorite social media postings by the women in wrestling and present them to you here. Have you found a post we should include next week? Send it in. Here’s our latest batch: This past weekend, WWE toured … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: BDRocks.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Each Friday, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: * AJ Lee … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Devin Taylor has been released by the WWE, according to a new report. Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that Devin, who served as a NXT backstage interviewer for nearly two years, has been released along with Superstar Cal Bishop. Devin never wrestled on NXT television, only competing in the ring … Read more
This week on NXT, the Diva Revolution finally got around to fulfilling the “revolution” part of its mission. After a week spent marking out, we finally got to see the official booking of a humongous match: Bayley will defend the NXT Women’s Title against Sasha Banks in the main event of TakeOver: RESPECT…in a 30 … Read more
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn is a few weeks behind us, but the Divas division is still in flux, with recent departures and a new Women’s Champion making it a relative free-for-all. Everyone’s jockeying for position, looking to prove themselves as serious threats not only to their fellow Divas, but to the Diva: Bayley. Like last week, … Read more
NXT looked to come off strong from its triumphant TakeOver of Brooklyn, putting on two big Divas matches on this week’s show. Eva Marie had her second NXT match, wrestling Carmella in a blow-off bout from their Twitter feud. Okay, so maybe it wasn’t a blow-off, but it was an interesting chance to see two … Read more
This week on NXT, the self-proclaimed “Total Diva” Dana Brooke finally has a chance to take on the woman who’s been in her crosshairs for months: Charlotte. Dana’s been talking a big game, but can that translate to anything substantial in the ring? She better hope so… We kick off the show with an appearance … Read more
With the Divas Revolution up and running, we’re heading into a new era for NXT’s Divas division. It’s time for the new, big players to step up: namely, Bayley, Dana Brooke and Eva Marie. Eva’s making her much-hyped in-ring return, taking on Cassie. Bayley is returning to the ring post-injury, facing off with the woman … Read more
It’s NXT Redux time! This week’s show is noticeably a transitional one, getting us geared up for Sasha Banks’s in-ring return. In anticipation of that, we have Emma displaying dominance over Carmella with her protege Dana Brooke by her side. Also in the wings is an injury reveal by Becky Lynch (no!!!) and a training … Read more
In the last two weeks, NXT served up shows jam-packed with Divas, furthering several storylines and developing many characters. While this week’s show doesn’t necessarily continue that trend, we were still treated to the development of two stories: Dana Brooke‘s beef with Charlotte and Eva Marie‘s redemption tour. Dana’s looking to one-up Charlotte by defeating … Read more
Another NXT Redux brings you another hour filled with Divas booking that the main roster could only dream of (or, in the case of its creative team, have nightmares of). Last week saw the booking put over no less than seven Divas. This week, we’re not that fortunate, but six Divas still see the spotlight. … Read more
Welcome to another NXT Redux! We have two (count ’em, two) Divas matches for you today. And that’s not all. What if I told you, within the span of one hour, NXT managed to put over seven women? You’d think I was lying, right? Ha! Observe…. We open the show with a video package that … Read more
Welcome to the first post-TakeOver edition of the NXT Redux! I’ll be joining you on your NXT journey for the foreseeable future, and what better time to do so? Excitement abounds, the NXT Divas having all but eclipsed their main roster counterparts in a series of fantastic matches and interesting character twists. What’s next? Let’s … Read more
Happy Friday all and welcome to this week’s NXT Redux! The road to Takeover has certainly been paved with gold and Wednesday’s episode of NXT was another shining example. With NXT’s big show just one week away, we were treated to two matches, an in-ring promo dressing down and two backstage segments, all of which … Read more
Howdy everyone and welcome this week’s NXT Redux! Jack here, the voice of Diva Dirt’s Raw Redux and I am officially back to my old stomping ground as I am now covering NXT for you too. I am majorly excited to be back recapping the action featuring NXT’s women’s division and what a week for … Read more
‘ello everyone, and welcome to this week’s NXT Redux (aka the last time you’ll have to put up with me). Last time we met, a triple threat stole the show and crowned Becky Lynch the number one contender to Sasha’s Women’s title. Will the former Baes come to blows tonight? And will Bayley/Emma see continuation? … Read more
Hello, and welcome to this week’s NXT Redux. This go around we have some triple threat action to determine a shocking number one contender for Sasha’s wonderful title, most likely aiming for a shot at the next TakeOver special. In addition, Devin Taylor chats with Dana Brooke and we get a second backstage segment featuring … Read more
Greetings all. It’s late, life got in the way, sorrrry. I’m here now though, and that will likely never be good enough so let me shush and get started on this two (taking place over the course of three) week redux funfest!~ First up, we travel back in time and pretend it’s April 1st… ahem: … Read more
Hello everyone!~ It’s time for another exciting edition of the NXT Redux… and for a special bonus, this one will even contain some thoughts on the entire #GiveDivasAChance trend, and how I feel NXT factors into the whole scenario. On the show tonight, we’ve got Bayley squaring off with Becky Lynch. Commentary also mentions a … Read more
Good day all, and as always welcome to this week’s NXT Redux!~ The Fatal-4-B.A.[Y]E stage is still being set as we prepare for TakeOver next week, and tonight we delve into the next chapter by witnessing Bayley go one on one with Becky Lynch. In addition, as reported last week by my fearless leader, the … Read more
Good day loyal readers, and welcome to this week’s NXT Redux! Going to start you off with a little warning… I just watched the series ender to one of my all-time favorite shows, Parenthood, and so this redux might be a big fat mess since I’m all in the feels right now. Regardless, I will … Read more
Greeeetings everyone, and welcome to this week’s joyous NXT Redux! If the title doesn’t make sense to you, I promise it kind of, sort of will by the time we get done with tonight’s festivities. Speaking of which, tonight we’ve got a big match set up, as Sasha Banks will again get her chance at … Read more
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