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. * WWE.com has compiled a Superhuman Superstar gallery of a few female WWE Superstars in their … Read more
After back and forth news this week speculating on Sasha Banks‘ condition, the Wrestling Observer is now reporting she has been “cleared to work.” They’re also reporting she’ll be working WWE house shows this weekend in Winnipeg and LaCrosse. This update comes after wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer yesterday speculated original plans for The Boss at SummerSlam … Read more
According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Sasha Banks’ concussion sustained at a recent house show may be impacting the WWE’s (more specifically, Vince McMahon’s) direction for her going forward. Original plans for her included going head to head with Charlotte for the Women’s Championship at SummerSlam. Now those plans are possibly in doubt. Dave Meltzer … Read more
During an episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer commented on Sasha Banks’ injury status. In addition to the report shared yesterday, the former NXT Women’s Champion’s concussion is thought to be “significant.” Meltzer commented saying: “She’s hurt. It’s a significant thing. As far as how long… the [injury] they were keeping secret before was a knee … Read more
Numerous news outlets today are reporting Sasha Banks suffered a head injury at a recent house show. Yesterday, Squared Circle Sirens ran a scoop saying “something to do with Sasha’s head” occurred during a live show on May 15. That day Sasha took part in a six-woman tag where she partnered with Paige and Becky … Read more
Each week, 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 what we found from this week: Brie Bella took to Twitter to announce … Read more
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. * WWE will be holding tryouts this weekend at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. … Read more
After WWE.com broke the news that Emma will need to undergo surgery to repair a ruptured disc in her back, an outpouring of well wishes came from her colleagues on Twitter. Heal fast @EmmaWWE because we're only getting started — Rebecca Quin (@BeckyLynchWWE) May 16, 2016 Wishing you a speedy recovery @EmmaWWE we need women … Read more
According to a recent tweet by WWE insider Dave Meltzer, a former NXT Women’s Champion has not been prominently appearing on WWE television due to a creative plan. He explains that Sasha Banks is still “working a full schedule”, but is being kept off of the TV programming due to “long-term storyline reasons”. This tweet could … Read more
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: * Dixie Carter announced on her Facebook page … Read more
Former WWE Women’s Champion Lisa Marie Varon (famously known as Victoria) spoke with Total Wrestling Magazine in the UK. The former TNA Knockouts Champion discussed the current women’s division in WWE, a dream opponent, and Lucha Underground. Below are the highlights: On Lucha Underground: “I’ve been at a few Lucha Underground shows recently which have … Read more
In an interview with SI.com, former 7x Women’s Champion Trish Stratus discussed Sasha Banks, her wrestling persona and more. Below are some excerpts from the interview: On Sasha Banks: “Sasha, to me, is a star,” said Stratus. “There are a lot of comparisons, but I don’t think we are that similar, actually, at all. But she’s the star of the … Read more
Sasha Banks recently spoke with The Wrestling Compadres Slamcast about her WWE career and more. Here are the highlights: On starting her wrestling career young: “I am 24. This has been a dream of mine since I was 10. 14 years later, I’m here. Yeah, but ever since I was 10, this has been my dream. I … Read more
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: * Maria Kanellis has revealed that she has … Read more
Good day WWE fans and welcome to this week’s Raw Redux. It’s Josue here and I’ll be covering for Jack this week, as he has been out representing Diva Dirt during WWE’s visit over at the UK. This will be my first try at a Raw Redux, so here’s hoping I can deliver as well … Read more
WrestleMania 32 last Sunday was a historic evening that saw the end of World Wrestling Entertainment’s Diva branding, and the dawn of a new era with WWE’s female talent labelled as Superstars like their male colleagues. Such a monumental move towards roster-wide equality didn’t go unnoticed, with various media outlets from inside and outside of … Read more
In many ways, WrestleMania 32 fulfilled the dreams of many a women’s wrestling fan, with two women’s matches gracing the card – one of which stole the show, in many fans’ eyes – and a game-changing announcement in between them. By the end of the gargantuan seven-hour show, the division had changed forever, finally. On … Read more
Tonight at WrestleMania 32, a new Women’s Champion was crowned. Divas Champion Charlotte became the first woman to hold the new Women’s Championship when she defeated Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks in a Triple Threat match that served to usher in a new era for the WWE’s women’s division. Charlotte would win the match thanks … Read more
Last night’s SmackDown featured the debut of the official video package for WrestleMania 32’s Divas Title Triple Threat match. The video – which highlighted the strides Becky Lynch, Charlotte and Sasha Banks made on the road to WrestleMania – harkened back to the origins of the division, featuring glimpses of former champions The Fabulous Moolah, … Read more
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: * Sasha Banks has put together a video … Read more
Last night’s episode of NXT featured a video package hyping Bayley‘s NXT Women’s Title defense against Asuka at TakeOver: Dallas. The video, which looks at Asuka and Bayley’s paths to TakeOver, features predictions from the very Divas these two have faced and defeated along the way. Watch the video below: NXT TakeOver: Dallas takes place … Read more
Get hyped for WrestleMania 32 with exclusive Diva Dirt Hype video packages highlighting each of the participants in the Divas Title Triple Threat match – Becky Lynch, Charlotte and Sasha Banks – made by emptyxremedy, David4MVs and zemasion. Check out the latest Diva Dirt Hype videos below: Music: “Dangerous” by Shinedown, “I Shall Rise” by … Read more
Join Diva Dirt’s Chris, Erin, Jake, Cryssi, Kyle and Steven as we discuss NXT TakeOver: Dallas, Jacqueline‘s WWE Hall of Fame induction and WrestleMania 32. We give our thoughts and predictions on Bayley‘s NXT Women’s Title defense against Asuka, Team BAD and Blonde vs. Team Total Divas and Charlotte‘s Divas Title defense against Becky Lynch … Read more
WrestleMania has always been a bit frustrating for Diva fans. While men’s matches are usually given months of build up, the ladies have always been kind of an afterthought. Sometimes we find out about the Divas match at ‘Mania as late as the weekend of via the WrestleMania program being sold or even find out … Read more
We are just 5 days away from WrestleMania and Raw delivered big time last night. Congrats if you got the WrestleMania 22 reference there. Last night’s Raw featured two Divas matches, the first of which was Charlotte vs Becky Lynch. Ric Flair and Sasha Banks were also at ringside, ensuring shenanigans from the outside were … Read more
