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The Diva Dirt Report Card 2012: TNA Knockouts Edition

Following 12 months of title changes, backstabbing, romantic entanglements, weddings and dancing, we finally come to the end of 2012 for the WWE Divas and TNA Knockouts. And, as is annual tradition, the Diva Dirt team take a look back at the year for the women who have entertained us during the course of the … Read more

Diva Dirt Writers’ Choice Awards 2012: Match of the Year – Gail Kim vs Tara

Diva Dirt presents its second annual Writers’ Choice Awards, the awards that celebrate the year in women’s wrestling, as decided by the editors and contributors of Diva Dirt. The Diva Dirt team has watched hundreds of episode of wrestling television this year, as well as hundreds of live events on DVD, additionally, we’ve followed a … Read more

Your Two Cents: Favorite Lita/Trish Moments

“Your Two Cents” is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: Today is the anniversary of Lita and Trish Stratus‘s big main event Women’s Title match, so we want to know: what is your favorite moment involving … Read more

Impact Write-Up (November 29th, 2012): Hardcore Country Preps for Tara, But Gail Kim Proves to Be No Easy Obstacle

Impact Wrestling brought forth last night a match between #1 contender to the Knockouts Championship, Mickie James and her former arch rival, Gail Kim. Not too much on the segment front this week, but since it’s been so consistent otherwise with them, I’m willing to give it a week off and just enjoy some good … Read more

Gail Kim vs Mickie James on Impact

TNA president Dixie Carter has announced a big Knockouts match for tomorrow night’s Impact Wrestling. Former Knockouts Champions Gail Kim and Mickie James will face off on the live broadcast. Dixie tweeted: “Just spoke w/Brooke (@MizzHogan). Knockouts match for tomorrows #ImpactLIVE on @SpikeTV is @MickieJames v @GailKimItsMe. 2 of the best ever! (sic)” The pair … Read more

In Video: Gail Kim Receives PWI Female 50 Award

TNA and Pro Wrestling Illustrated celebrated Gail Kim ranking number one on this year’s PWI Female 50 on a special episode of TNA Today. PWI writer Dan Murphy appeared on the show to present Gail an award. The former Knockouts Champion appeared via Skype. As Gail celebrates, however, a certain other Knockout makes her presence … Read more

Impact Write-Up (November 15th, 2012): Five Former Champions Enter, One Emerges the Next Challenger to Tara’s Title

Hello everyone, and welcome to, of course, this week’ss Impact Write-Up. This week, we’ve got a battle royal to determine the number one contender, which I guess means all of ODB’s wins lately, including pinning Tara, haven’t been enough to make her that next challenger. That’s okay, though, because this means we get to see … Read more

Gail Kim: “TNA is a Better Fit for Me”

TNA will be heading to Canada later this month for a series of house shows, and ahead of the November 9th live event in Windsor, Ontario, Knockout Gail Kim has spoken of returning home. The Impact Wrestling star spoke to SLAM! Wrestling to promote the upcoming tour and revealed how she prefers TNA’s schedule and … Read more

What is Women’s Wrestling’s Best Finisher? Round 1: Eat Defeat vs. Sharpshooter

In addition to helping them secure a victory, a wrestler’s finishing move can also serve as an extension of their personality and in-ring style. From Lita‘s moonsault to the Sable Bomb to the Glam Slam to the Widow’s Peak, there were and are many finishing moves as memorable as they are devastating. Which move, then, … Read more

Trick or Treat! Going Halloween Costume Shopping: Part 1

Happy Halloween! We’re continuing our yearly tradition of dreaming up Halloween costumes for the year’s most notable Divas and Knockouts. We’ll be mixing Knockouts and Divas together in three posts leading up to the big day. But before you see this year’s picks, be sure to catch up on the past 4 years of this … Read more

2012 PWI Female 50 Revealed

Pro Wrestling Illustrated has today announced its top 50 female wrestlers for 2012 in the annual PWI Female 50. As revealed earlier this week, TNA star Gail Kim took the top spot. Former Divas Champion, Beth Phoenix comes in at #2 this year, followed by independent stars Cheerleader Melissa, Sara Del Rey and WSU World … Read more

Gail Kim Tops 2012 PWI Female 50

Gail Kim has been ranked #1 on this year’s PWI Female 50. The list, which ranks the women of wrestling based on their achievements in the past year, cited Gail’s record-breaking Knockouts Title reign as one of the factors the landed her on top of the list. Following her departure from the WWE to TNA … Read more

Impact Write-Up (October 11th, 2012): Before Student is Ready for Teacher, She Must Face Off Against a Past Foe

Greetings everybody out there in Impact fan world… at least I assume you are a fan of Impact Wrestling since you’re reading this. Tonight marks our final stop on the road to Bound for Glory, as Knockout Champion, Brooke Tessmacher faces off against Gail Kim in preparation for her impending bout against Tara at the … Read more

Impact Write-Up (October 4th, 2012): Tara Inches One Step Closer to Bound for Glory, Even Using Her Own Partner To Do So

Salutations all, and welcome to this week’s Impact Write-Up. In our continuing quest to Bound for Glory, we’ve been granted a tag team match this week… In fact, it’s the exact one I said I would have rather seen taken place last week! Knockouts Champion, Brooke Tessmacher teams up with ODB to take on Gail … Read more

Your Two Cents: Casting an All-Female ‘Expendables’

“Your Two Cents” is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: Hollywood’s making a female version of “The Expendables”, so we want to know: which female wrestler (only one!) would you cast in the movie? We’ve read … Read more

Legacy Award Feature: Gail Kim Pays Tribute to Jacqueline Moore

In July, Diva Dirt announced two recipients for this year’s Legacy Award, Jazz and Jacqueline Moore. (Watch Jazz receive her award.) This week, Diva Dirt pays tribute to the iconic Jacqueline with several exclusive features, culminating with the release of her Legacy Award acceptance video. To kick off the celebrations, we are honored to welcome … Read more

Impact Write-Up (September 6th, 2012): Teacher Prepares for Student by Facing Student’s Arch Rival

Hello everyone, and let me be the first to welcome you to this weeks Impact Write-Up. There will be cookies to your left and water to your right, so please enjoy the stay! This week, the Knockouts action was a bit smaller than they usually get, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t compare to their … Read more

TNA Releases First Gail Kim T-Shirt

Despite her long tenure in professional wrestling, former Knockouts Champion Gail Kim has only just received her first official t-shirt via TNA. TNA has released a t-shirt dedicated to the veteran Knockout, paying homage to her Korean roots with a dragon emblem. Gail has expressed her desire to finally be immortalized in action figure form … Read more

Wedding Impossible Recap: Gail Kim and Robert Irvine Reverse Roles in Food Network Nuptials

Saturday night the Food Network aired Wedding: Impossible, a behind-the-scenes look at TNA Knockout Gail Kim‘s May nuptials to celebrity chef and Restaurant: Impossible star, Robert Irvine. Contrary to the title, the program did not portray the wedding as “impossible” in any sense of the word. Instead, it was a heartfelt display of the love … Read more

Impact Write-Up (August 9th, 2012): A Champion Overcomes an Old Foe, But a New One Waits in the Wings

Hello, my fellow Claireheads! Welcome to your one stop shop for all things Impact Wrestling related, the weekly (unless TNA decides to shaft us of women) Impact Write-Up! This week, we were not blessed with too much, but was what we did get worth it? Brooke Tessmacher (I refuse to call her “Miss”, sorry Brooke … Read more

Gail Kim’s Wedding Gets Food Network TV Special, Magazine Spread

Former TNA Knockouts Champion, Gail Kim‘s wedding to celebrity chef Robert Irvine will be featured in a television special on Food Network, where Irvine fronts several programs. Wedding Impossible, a special spin-off episode of his TV shows Restaurant Impossible and Dinner Impossible, will air Saturday, August 18th at 10pm on Food Network. The synopsis for … Read more