My favourite time of the week is here – it is Lucha Underground Analysis time! Despite just being one hour long every week, we have so many goodies coming our way this week. As well as two backstage segments featuring Ivelisse and Sexy Star, Sexy is also in action in a new four-week tournament to … 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. The poll will open each Saturday and close on Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Awesome Kong … Read more
Hola a todos (hello everyone, according to Google Translate) and welcome to the Lucha Underground Analysis! Everyone’s favourite Diva Dirt writer Bobby has got a lot of personal projects on the go right now and relinquished Lucha recapping duties. Although I enjoy reading his work too, you guys are stuck with me now. Sorry. I … Read more
Greeeetings everyone, and welcome to this double week edition of Lucha Underground Analysis. Before we get started, I know it’s very late. I’ve had some (good) things come up in my daily life that prevented me from sitting down to work on this. Starting with the upcoming episode, the LU Analysis is going to be … 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: Name one indy talent who deserves a big break with WWE or TNA. We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight … Read more
Hello guys and gals, and welcome to this bi-weekly edition of the Lucha Underground Analysis! When we last left you, Sexy Star emerged victorious in some trios action over The Crew with a minor assist to Big Ryck, Catrina looked to be finished with Mil Muertes and onto Fenix, Ivelisse defeated Angelico and began to … Read more
Friday will see SHINE Wrestling return to the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida for SHINE 25, with three championship matches announced for the show. Originally intended to be a three-way dance, an ankle injury to Ivelisse has made the SHINE Championship match a one-on-one contest between current champion Mia Yim and Nevaeh, who many will … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from NXT to Impact Wrestling to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: #GiveDivasAChance trends worldwide on Twitter during Raw. NXT … Read more
Good day everyone! And welcome to your new Lucha Underground Analysis covering the weeks of February 11th and 18th. February 11th brings us some additional advancement in Catrina and Ivelisse’s respective stories, but the 18th is absolutely filled with every woman you can think of! Yes, yes, Catrina… Ivelisse… Black Lotus… Sexy Star… Melissa Santos, … 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: What is your favorite NXT Divas match so far? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on the website. … Read more
Greeetings! Just as a heads up for the double header — being that Lucha Underground is a little short on women’s action for the time being, if we go a week without a match, I may hold off and do these bi-weekly just so we have a bit more to talk about and obsess over … Read more
In this modern world of empty excess, round-the-clock news and constant global instability, it’s difficult to find anything truly surprising or shocking nowadays. Indeed, I think the last three or four moments of genuine speechlessness I’ve experienced in my life have all been sport-related (including good ol’ fake sport), and even then they were spread … Read more
SHINE Wrestling returns this Friday to the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida for SHINE 24, with a sensational championship match heading the bill. With former champion Ivelisse suspended by SHINE’s VP of talent relations Lexie Fyfe following her actions at last month’s show, and rightful number one contender Nevaeh not medically cleared to compete, a … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from Impact Wrestling to SmackDown to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Main Event (12/30/14): Charlotte defeats Sasha Banks. Main … Read more
I’m baaaaaack! Hello faithful Lucha following, and welcome to the first Analysis in a few weeks, as well as the first of the new year. Following a brief holiday break used to build hype for the crowning of Lucha Underground’s very first champion, it’s time to find out just who is going to walk out … Read more
The results are in! Over the past few weeks you have been voting in the thousands for the winners of the 2014 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. All of the votes have been counted and verified, and it’s now time to reveal who you’ve picked. Independent Wrestler of the Year Ivelisse – 30.8% View the … Read more
The results are in! Over the past few weeks you have been voting in the thousands for the winners of the 2014 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. All of the votes have been counted and verified, and it’s now time to reveal who you’ve picked. Independent Match of the Year Ivelisse vs. Saraya Knight (SHINE … Read more
Every hour until the clock strikes midnight (Eastern time) and we usher in 2015, Diva Dirt will highlight – in no particular order – the women who made an impact in 2014. Ivelisse What more can be said about Ivelisse’s 2014? From the very start of the year her name has been synonymous with … Read more
Diva Dirt presents its fourth annual Writers’ Choice Awards, as decided by the Diva Dirt team. As we come to the end of 2014, we have picked the best of the best to be awarded our Writers’ Choice trophies. Indy Star of the Year: Ivelisse In 2014, Ivelisse experienced the best of both worlds: … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @_Trevin_Adams/Twitter” align=”alignleft” width=”620″][/media-credit] As 2014 draws to a close, Diva Dirt writers have each picked a personal highlight to reminisce on the year gone by. Note: This isn’t a ranking of 2014’s best moments. These are moments that were personal highlights for each writer. Adrian’s Pick: Mia Yim wins the SHINE Championship … Read more
SHINE returned to proceedings after WWN’s successful China tour with a new champion and whole lot of scores to be settled as 2014 draws to a close. Following a showing of her title victory in China, new SHINE Champion Mia Yim kicked off the show by making it clear that she plans to hold the … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 23, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event sees the brand new SHINE Champion Mia Yim defend her title for the first time against Nevaeh, while topping off a stacked undercard, the SHINE Tag Team Championships will also be defended, as current titleholders Legendary (Malia Hosaka and Brandi … Read more
“Lucha! Lucha! Lucha! Lucha!” The sound of the crowd located inside one Boyle Heights Temple… or me currently sitting at a table preparing to start this weeks episode of Lucha Underground? The decision is yours. Good evening everybody! And welcome to another week of Lucha Underground. It is I, faithful Bobby here to catch you … Read more
SHINE returns to the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida tomorrow night for SHINE 23, with a new champion ready to lead the promotion into the new year. On WWNLive’s tour of China last month, Mia Yim defeated Ivelisse to become the new SHINE Champion. However, her first title defense will be an immediate challenge as … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from Impact Wrestling to SmackDown to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Lucha Underground (11/26/14): Sexy Star loses to Chavo … Read more
Holy Moses. First of all, I definitely have to wish all American readers a Happy Thanksgiving (and if you’re like me, Happy Black Friday that actually begins Wednesday night)! I just got in from doing some spending because I can never own too many TV Show DVD’s, so you can bet your ass the first … Read more