via GIPHY At No Mercy 10 years ago, 2017 Hall of Fame inductee Beth Phoenix pinned Candice Michelle to win her first ever Women’s Championship. Fast forward a decade later and at No Mercy we’ve got 5 women competing to follow in her steps and reach the top of the division. With competition rife in … Read more
Tonight at No Mercy Alexa Bliss was able overcome the odds to retain her Raw Women’s Championship against four other opponents in Bayley, Emma, Nia Jax and Sasha Banks. Taking @NiaJaxWWE out of commission is the name of the game for @EmmaWWE @SashaBanksWWE @itsBayleyWWE & @AlexaBliss_WWE! #WWENoMercy pic.twitter.com/pvltPXtmnO — WWE (@WWE) September 25, 2017 Temporary … Read more
Tonight at No Mercy, Alexa Bliss defends the Raw Women’s Championship against Bayley, Emma, Nia Jax and Sasha Banks in a Fatal 5-Way match. Will Alexa Bliss be able to overcome the odds against her to retain the title? The Diva Dirt team weighs in. Abir: The concept of a Fatal-5-Way is to drop in … Read more
Tonight on Monday Night Raw, WWE Superstar Bayley made her WWE return from her hometown of San Jose, California assisting Alexa Bliss and Sasha Banks in taking out Nia Jax after Nia defeated Alexa in a one-on-one non-title match. Since August, the former Raw Women’s Champion has been sidelined with a shoulder injury first reported … Read more
This past Monday on Raw WWE began hyping Asuka‘s arrival to the brand and speculation is running rampant over when she’ll appear and who she’ll be feuding with. The Wrestling Observer Radio is reporting that she’ll make her first appearance in October, possibly at Raw’s TLC PPV, after recovering from her collarbone injury. To further … 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. * Nikki Bella gives a behind the rehearsal look at her Dancing with the Stars training. (YouTube) * Eve Torres and her husband … Read more
via GIPHY Last week the women ended the show and they ended it in a very confusing… yet predictable bang. It’s clear to see that there’s a big target on whoever the Champion is and with No Mercy just a couple weeks around the corner, the ladies of RAW are once again trying to climb … Read more
Earlier tonight, the WWE announced a Raw Women’s Title rematch between the Champion Alexa Bliss and the challenger Sasha Banks. As seen on tonight’s Raw, that Women’s Title match will now be a Fatal Four Way featuring Emma and Nia Jax. .@EmmaWWE & @NiaJaxWWE vs. @SashaBanksWWE & @AlexaBliss_WWE TONIGHT! If Nia and Emma win, the … Read more
via GIPHY The WWE do like to throw a curveball at us now and again, but last night just left me with a big overwhelming sigh. I remember just over a year ago, I joined Diva Dirt and was super hyped about the brand extension and with that came Sasha Banks’ first title reign. Now … Read more
Earlier this year, WWE Superstar Emma sustained a shoulder injury during a live house show at Liverpool, England. In an interview with FOX SPORTS Australia, Emma discuss that injury, her road to recovery from it and aspirations to become Women’s Champion. Highlights of the interview below. Opening up on her shoulder injury: “I was in … Read more
The “Biggest Party of the Summer” saw Sasha Banks win her fourth RAW Women’s Championship from Alexa Bliss. As the dust settles from SummerSlam, I’m sure we can all expect the cunning “Goddess” of WWE to find her way to try and stay on top of the division. Let’s see what happened on this week’s … Read more
It’s that time of the year again where we get a glimpse at this year’s WWE 2K game and find out which women made the cut. IGN has revealed 47 Superstars and new faces join series staples this year. Among them is Nikki Cross! Nikki joins series regulars Alundra Blayze, Emma, Lita, Summer Rae, Paige, Brie … Read more
via GIPHY It’s the home straight to WWE’s second biggest event of the year Summerslam and following Bayley’s injury, everyone is still waiting to see who will challenge Alexa Bliss for the RAW Women’s Championship. After last week’s double set of triple threats, two women stood at the front of the race. This week, we … Read more
Welcome to another WWE Main Event Redux! Big apologies that this Redux is coming to you a few days late. Things have been so busy right now, all while we’re still trying to play catch up! On this week’s Main Event, Mickie James takes on Emma in what is pretty much a rematch from their … Read more
“The Biggest Party of the Summer” is fast approaching and despite weeks of tussling between the women on RAW, two women have managed to get to the front of the line. Both Sasha Banks and Bayley have managed to one-up the RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss over the past few weeks. However, only one woman … Read more
Good day readers and welcome to this week’s Main Event Redux! It’s been well over a year since I’ve covered a women’s match from WWE’s C+ program but this week we’re back and treated to a match-up pitting Raw Superstars Mickie James and Emma against each other. Let’s see how the action unfolds. The match … Read more
For weeks, we have laughed and poked fun at the WWE’s newest PPV title, but last night’s inaugural ‘Great Balls of Fire’ was a surprise shocker. Our gutsy Sasha Banks has stepped up to the plate to take on our cunning RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss. So, what happened and where are we left now? … Read more
via GIPHY The last few weeks have seen a bit of a messy division, with all the women on the RAW brand trying to fight their way up the food chain. Last week, a lot of us were left extremely underwhelmed with the women being given only 6 minutes across the 3 hour show. So, … Read more
via GIPHY Last week, the RAW women’s division made it very clear that there is a massive target on the Champion’s back. From broken deals, to childish insults, to surprise returns – the women made is clear that Alexa Bliss’ days are numbered. How will things continue this week? Only one way to find out … 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:With Money in the Bank taking place Sunday, we want to know: who would be in your dream Money in the Bank Ladder match? We’ve read your responses on our social media … Read more
via GIPHY The RAW division has seen its ups and down lately and last week seemed to dawn a new start. Fresh challengers took to the stage and the battle ground was still a bit foggy following Extreme Rules. One thing was clear though, that Nia Jax is still gunning for her title shot. How … Read more
Raw Superstar Emma has been out of action since May after she suffered a shoulder injury during live house show at Liverpool, England as part of WWE’s European tour. It was previously reported that Emma was expected to make her return mid-June and during a live WWE house show last night in Jackson, Mississippi Emma … Read more
[media-credit name=”Twitter.com/@JJWilliamsWON” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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. * Newly signed female referee Kennadi Brink made her debut at an Orlando NXT house show going by the … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] WWE has compiled a new Editor’s Choice list of ‘The 8 Most Underrated Superstars in WWE right now’ and two female Superstars make the list: Emma and Liv Morgan. WWE.com spotlights Emma’s early NXT days and her only Divas Title opportunity taking place at WrestleMania 30 during Vickie Guerrero Divas Championship … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] According to a report from the Wrestling Observer (via Squared Circle Sirens), Raw Superstar Emma is expected to make her return in mid-June. As it was previously reported, Emma suffered a shoulder injury during a live house show at Liverpool, England as part of WWE”s European tour on May 7th. Here, … Read more
[media-credit name=”Twitter.com/@TNADixie” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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 President Dixie Carter announces that she is working on a television project in Ireland. (Twiiter) … Read more