Congratulations are in order for Worldwide Underground’s “La Wera Loca” and Lucha Underground’s resident rockstar and champion, Taya and Johnny Mundo as the couple announced their engagement. In a series of twitter posts the couple revealed “she said yes!” I said yes!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/XGNk4IGgs2 — TAYA VALKYRIE (@thetayavalkyrie) June 14, 2017 She said yes!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/k0kCPucNh2 — … Read more
Welcome back Believers! Finally Lucha Underground is back and for the women, we quickly pick up where we left off in the saga between Kobra Moon and Drago. But, before we get to that, Sexy Star makes an appearance to help her friend Mack during his second chance at the Lucha Underground Championship. She also helped him … Read more
Though last night’s Lucha Underground Season Three return was very light on women’s action, Taya revealed there’s more intergender action to come. In a recent interview with Paste Magazine she opens up about what’s to come on the later half of this season, her character, role as a mediator for the Worldwide Underground, and more. … 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. * Pre-orders for new “Team Allie” T-shirts are available up on ShopImpact.com. (ShopImpact.com) * ProWrestling.com examines some of the missteps in Bayley‘s booking … 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. This week’s poll will open Sunday and close on Monday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Alexa Bliss … 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. * Taya recaptures the Reina de Reinas Championship in a brutal no DQ match against Ayako Hamada. (Lucha Libre AAA) * MGM Television, … 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: It was the first week of 2017 … Read more
Diva Dirt presents its sixth annual Writers’ Choice Awards, as decided by the Diva Dirt team. As we come to the end of 2016, we have picked the best of the best to be awarded our Writers’ Choice trophies. Best Promotion: Lucha Underground No other promotion has been the most consistent in championing it’s women … Read more
Welcome back to the Temple, Believers! This week things get ultra violent as several of our Luchadoras find themselves either playing or at the mercy of mind games. The Battle of the Bulls Tournament also continues, this week showcasing Mariposa’s skills against Killshot, Jeremiah Crane, and Dante Fox. That match is up first, let’s watch: … 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: Alexa Bliss … Read more
Welcome back to the Temple, Believers! This week promises to see Sexy Star face long time adversary Johnny Mundo. This will be her first title defense. Up first though is a sighting of Kobra Moon as she makes an appearance during the Super Friends Trios Title defense against newcomers the Rabbit Tribe‘s Paul London, Saltador, … Read more
Tonight at Lucha Underground, Sexy Star’s reign as Lucha Underground Champion came to an end. Sexy Star, who won the Lucha Underground Championship during last week’s Aztec Warfare, lost the title to Johnny Mundo after he cashed in his title opportunity by surrendering the Gift of the Gods title. Before Sexy Star’s main event match … Read more
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review, believers. Are you ready for Aztec Warfare III? The Royal Rumble-like match allows a luchador or luchadora to potentially stop Matanza‘s reign as the LU Champion. What does this year’s special event hold for us? Let’s dive into the action! Before the event begins Johnny Mundo corners … Read more
Each week, 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. * Rebel became the new OVW Women’s Champion by defeating Maria James via submission. (OVW Mania) … Read more
Lucha Underground has been the most consistent wrestling show on television since its inception and now they get to take the show on the road as reports are stating that the brand is expanding with an upcoming tour and new distribution deal with Samuari TV in Japan. Though still finding its footing in the wrestling … Read more
Each week, 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 catches up with Eve Torres in the latest episode of “Where are they now? … Read more
Welcome to this week’s LU review believers. We cut right to the chase this week as Dario Cueto corners Sexy Star in the locker room, telling her she needs to prove she’s truly not afraid of anyone by cashing in the Gift of the Gods Championship against current Lucha Underground Champion Matanza or by continuously … Read more
Welcome to this week’s LU review Believers! Chaos reigns supreme in the temple as Taya looks to continue raising hell while making a name for herself along team Worldwide Underground this week. Our proprietor Dario Cueto brings out his dial of doom once again, this time feeding The Mack to his brother Matanza. Meanwhile, someone … Read more
Each week, 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. * Candice LeRae married fellow wrestler Johnny Gargano. Congratulations to the happy couple! * SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky … Read more
Welcome back to the Temple Believers! We only had to wait a month and a half to find out the fate of our proprietor Dario Cueto. What awaits him and our luchadoras this season? Let’s dive straight into the action. After being in prison for what seems like a short time, some powerful connection bails … Read more
To promote Season 3’s explosive premiere last night, Taya participated in a Reddit AMA. She fielded questions ranging from what it’s like to work at LU to her favorite wrestlers, intergender wrestling, and more. Here are some of the highlights: On her wrestling influences: “Most definitely El Hijo Perro Aguayo. Definitely so man other wrestlers … Read more
STARDOM USA has recently cancelled their October 7th event in Corvina, CA. But have no fear, there will be a new event and a new promotion that will take it’s place. Women’s Wrestling Stars of Mexico and BC Productions will present an all-women’s event called Sabotage featuring an all-star talent that features Thunder Rosa, Raze, Sage Sin, Kairi Hojo, Yoko … Read more
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground! We are at the end of Ultima Lucha Dos and our season finale promises to pack on the punch. We have two matches that promise to deliver. One sees the in-ring debut of Black Lotus and the other pits the toughest luchadoras against each other. First up is Black … Read more
Ultima Lucha II has begun Believers! Last week’s episode was dedicated to Dario Cueto‘s “unique opportunity” match. Several competitors fought their way through a variety of undesirable circumstances and for the next two weeks the action will continue with a series of matches that will determine the fates of everyone in the temple. Our beloved … Read more
In lieu of a standard women’s or integergender match this week, last night’s Lucha Underground continued to build upon Ivelisse and Taya‘s rivalry with a vignette setting up their match for Ultima Lucha II. Let’s watch! Dario says Taya has proven herself to be capable in the temple while Ivelisse is one of his most … Read more
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground, I’ll be filling in for Jack this week since he has some prior commitments. LU continues to revolutionize the business with its first all women’s tag bout in the promotion’s history. With two Aztec Medallions on the line, tempers flared between all competitors. Our menacing proprietor Dario Cuerto took … Read more