[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] October 7th. Eight years ago today, Beth Phoenix won her first Women’s Championship. I remember the feeling I had that night. This was the start of a resurgence in the women’s division. Beth seemed like the piece that was missing since the departures of Trish Stratus and Lita about a … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] NXT Women’s Champion Bayley recently spoke to Rolling Stone about the future of NXT’s Divas division, who she wants to defend the Women’s Title against, changing the term “Diva” and more. The status of the NXT Divas division after recent changes: “I see that it has a million possibilities to … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Yesterday, Triple H conducted a media conference call to hype tonight’s NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, answering questions about Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s main event Iron Man match, Asuka‘s in-ring debut and the future of the Divas division. Transcript courtesy of PWInsider. Bayley vs. Sasha at TakeOver: Brooklyn: HHH thinks the match … Read more
Wednesday night in the main event of NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, history will be made as Sasha Banks challenges Bayley for the NXT Women’s Championship in the first ever Divas Iron Man match. To celebrate this huge occasion, for the first time ever, Diva Dirt Hype features not just one, but two music videos highlighting the … Read more
Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s historic main event Iron Man match being hyped in a new ad. The commercial, which aired on tonight’s Raw, quotes reviews of their highly acclaimed match at TakeOver: Brooklyn and touts their TakeOver: RESPECT as history in the making. Watch the commercial below: NXT TakeOver: RESPECT takes places this Wednesday at … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] WWE.com has published a new list ranking the top ten matches in NXT history, and a lauded Divas match has landed at number one. Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s match at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn topped the list, beating out several acclaimed men’s matches, including Neville vs. Sami Zayn from NXT TakeOver: … Read more
Several new Diva action figures were unveiled by Mattel at yesterday’s Ringside Fest convention in New York City. Bayley, Brie Bella, Lana, Nikki Bella and Sasha Banks were among the figures featured. WWE.com has posted detailed photos of the figures, which you can view below: Bayley and Sasha’s figures are the first for both Divas. … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @MsCharlotteWWE/Twitter” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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: * Charlotte tweeted … Read more
We’re less than a week away from the biggest night in the NXT Divas division so far, but the surprises are still coming for NXT TakeOver: RESPECT. Apparently, Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s history-making main event Iron Man NXT Women’s Title match isn’t enough, because we now have another Divas match on the card. Which will … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Ahead of their history-making main event Iron Man match at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, Bayley and Sasha Banks have taken a trip down memory lane to illustrate how long they’ve dreamed of changing women’s wrestling. Both Divas have tweeted photos of school essays, in which they explain why they dream of … Read more
NXT Women’s Champion Bayley recently spoke to Title Match Wrestling about her history-making main event match against Sasha Banks at TakeOver: RESPECT, possibly turning heel, the Diva Revolution and more: On her popularity: She says it’s weird to be considered one of the most popular women wrestlers, since she still sees herself as a “normal … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @madusa_rocks/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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: * At a … Read more
For the second week in a row, NXT’s Divas got the Superstar treatment. After last week’s huge TakeOver: RESPECT main event announcement, we have another bit of history before us in the form of Asuka‘s debut. Never before has a Diva signing been treated with such pomp and circumstance, recalling the signings of Finn Balor, … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Acording to a report from the Wrestling Observer (via via Lords of Pain), WWE may have new plans for the NXT women’s division. As we reported, the original plans called for Eva Marie to be the one to take the NXT Women’s Championship off of Bayley, but officials may have … Read more
Trash Talk is a new column from Diva Dirt’s Jake. Got a suggestion for his next column? Send it in. One of the highlights of most wrestling fans’ years is the release of the annual WWE video game. Years ago, we would have several different games come out a year for all of the various … Read more
WWE.com followed new Divas Champion Charlotte in the hours leading up to her big win at Night of Champions, capturing the emotion and excitement of her journey to the title. The five minute video features cameos from Bayley, Becky Lynch, Natalya and Charlotte’s father, WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, and ends with a post-match … 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: Bayley Bayley … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Bad news for those hoping to bring the Diva Revolution to WWE 2K16: Bayley, Becky Lynch, Charlotte and Sasha Banks won’t be playable in the game. The announcement was made by 2K Sports on the game’s official website. In an official statement, they stressed their enthusiasm for the Divas and … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @sashabankswwe/Instagram” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Every Friday, 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 our latest batch: Happy Anniversary! WWE ring announced … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: ProWrestlingTees.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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: * WSU World … Read more
This week on NXT, the Diva Revolution finally got around to fulfilling the “revolution” part of its mission. After a week spent marking out, we finally got to see the official booking of a humongous match: Bayley will defend the NXT Women’s Title against Sasha Banks in the main event of TakeOver: RESPECT…in a 30 … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @itsmebayley/Instagram” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Every Friday, 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 our latest batch: News broke early this week … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @LanaWWE/Twitter” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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: * Seth Rollins … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @TripleH/Twitter” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] The WWE has announced the main event of the next NXT TakeOver special, and it’s a huge one for Diva fans. In a rematch from NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, Bayley will defend her NXT Women’s Championship against Sasha Banks in a 30 Minute Iron Man match. The news was announced at … Read more
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn is a few weeks behind us, but the Divas division is still in flux, with recent departures and a new Women’s Champion making it a relative free-for-all. Everyone’s jockeying for position, looking to prove themselves as serious threats not only to their fellow Divas, but to the Diva: Bayley. Like last week, … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] New signee Kana has been introduced to the WWE Universe in a new interview with WWE.com, where she shared her favorite wrestlers, her thoughts on the WWE Performance Center, her excitement for joining the Divas division and more. Her favorite wrestlers: “I became attracted to sports-entertainment in Japan while watching … Read more