Here we are ladies and gentlemen, the last Smackdown before the Backlash pay per view this Sunday. The event took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which is where RAW was the night before. The crowd was really into the show, which always helps. The women were pretty well represented on the show, even though they … Read more
Hey, Diva-Dirt faithful! Mykel here filling in to discuss last nights’ Smackdown! We saw seven women on the blue brand in various capacities, so let’s jump into it! Note, these aren’t in chronological order. First, there’s Asuka and Becky Lynch backstage walking past an injured and beat up American Dragon Daniel Bryan. We see the … Read more
After releasing an editorial speculating on how Paige can make “controversial” decisions – such as creating a female tag division and bringing back Talking Smack – as SmackDown’s new GM, WWE is continuing to tease the possibility of women’s tag titles. In a special pictorial gallery WWE showcased several dominate teams the women’s division has … Read more
Last night’s Smackdown Live! featured the second and final night of the Superstar Shake-Up. The previous night, on Monday night RAW, saw a lot of superstars head to the “A” show. With knowing that the RAW roster has been larger due to it being a 3-hour show, fans are still curious who would now support … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown Live (April 17), the WWE concluded their Superstar Shake-Up two night event. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville‘s move from Raw to SmackDown was announced via social media: .@RealPaigeWWE must be ABSOLUTELY excited about this… @SonyaDevilleWWE & @WWE_MandyRose are coming to #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/lvs46cmaZb — WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2018 Asuka’s arrival to SmackDown … Read more
In a surprise move at what I will call the “Sensational Sherri Memorial Battle Royal”, Naomi was its inaugural winner. She bested the likes of Natalya and Becky Lynch, as well an NXT-heavy field where we saw Peyton Royce, Kairi Sane, Kavita Devi, Dakota Kai, Taynara Conti and Bianca BelAir also compete and dominate the … Read more
Before Smackdown began, it was announced that Charlotte Flair was not going to be in her Mixed Match Challenge match with Bobby Roode after the Smackdown show due to injury. With this in mind, it was apparent that there is barely going to be any build up for the Smackdown Women’s Championship match in less … Read more
WWE.com has announced that SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair has suffered an injury and will now sit out for tonight’s Mixed Match Challenge. She was originally set to compete in tonight’s second semi-final Mixed Match Challenge match, teaming up with Bobby Roode to square off the team of Sasha Banks and Finn Balor, the winners … Read more
The WWE have confirmed that longtime ring announcer Lilian Garcia will make an appearance at this year’s WrestleMania as the special guest announcer for the WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal. Garcia, who parted ways with the WWE in 2016, expressed her excitement about this year’s WrestleMania on social media: Words can’t describe how honored & excited … Read more
With Wrestlemania just 19 days away, all eyes are on the women’s division to see the build-up of the Smackdown locker room. There were two matches on the show tonight in hopes of furthering the storylines of these competitors. The first match had the most substance which was a match we have seen many times, … Read more
In continued celebration of Women’s History Month, WWE.com has compiled a list of their 10 best women’s matches from the company’s history. Read the full list below: 10. 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble Match 9. Alundra Blayze vs. Bull Nakano – Women’s Championship Match: SummerSlam 1995 8. Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley – Raw Women’s Championship Match: … Read more
WWE’s ‘Fastlane’, the final push on the ‘Road to WrestleMania! As much as I hate the name of this PPV, it was completely fitting for the development of the SmackDown Women’s Championship program. You may have read the results or watched it live, but yes that ‘Thoughts’ section is back for our PPV- I mean … Read more
You didn’t think we would forget the “Thoughts” section for SmackDown right? It’s a little late, but it’s here! This week’s SmackDown is the last show before Fastlane and the last opportunity for the women of the Blue brand to make their mark. It’s also their chance to make sure that they aren’t overshadowed by … Read more
A second Women’s match has been added to Sunday’s Fastlane PPV event: a tag team match that will see Becky Lynch and Naomi take on Carmella and Natalya. During a backstage segment, Natalya said that Lynch was lucky in defeating Carmella on tonight’s SmackDown due to Carmella “battling the flu all weekend”. She suggests that … Read more
WrestleMania season is upon us and with about a month to go rumors are circulating around what to expect for the women’s division. According to Cageside Seats, it’s being reported that fans can expect four women’s matches and possibly another historic match on the pre-show. Sunday began setting the stage for Ronda Rousey’s big PPV … Read more
WWE.com has compiled a list of their Top 10 matches from NXT TakeOver matches, which includes three NXT Women’s Title matches. Below is WWE’s full Top 10 list: 10. Sami Zayn vs. Cesaro (NXT ArRival) 9. Asuka vs. Ember Moon for the NXT Women’s Championship (TakeOver: Brooklyn III) 8. Authors of Pain vs. #DIY vs. The Revival, … Read more
Going into Smackdown Live!, Charlotte Flair had the upper hand on the Riott Squad. She had ripped through Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan. On this week’s episode (Feb 20th), she teamed up with fellow friends Naomi and Becky Lynch to tag against the Riott Squad. The match starts off in the same fashion as last … Read more
Charlotte Flair has been having her problems with The Riott Squad the past few weeks. It is culminating in a 6 woman tag team match tonight. Will Flair’s team come out on top or will the Riott Squad pick up some momentum? Read WWE‘s preview for tonight’s show below: “Charlotte Flair’s quest for payback on … Read more
Two weeks ago on Smackdown Live!, Charlotte Flair suffered a beatdown attack at the hands of the Riott Squad and their pack like mentality. The beatdown of Flair with the three on one attack left her with a bad taste in her mouth. Just last week, Flair defeated Liv Morgan as she starts her revenge … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown (Feb 6th), Charlotte Flair got some payback against the Riott Squad after defeating Liv Morgan in a one-on-one match. The match came together after the group ambushed the SmackDown Women’s Champion in a three-on-one attack last week. Flair started off by charging Morgan to a corner, where she thrashes in hard kicks … Read more
Now that Ronda Rousey is officially a WWE Superstar reports surrounding her wrestling training have surfaced. ProWrestling.com is reporting that ESPN’s Romona Shelburne spoke with the former UFC Bantamweight Champion to discuss her arrival in WWE. According to Shelburne, Rousey revealed that she’s been training in secret at the WWE Performance Center late at night when the … Read more
After Alicia Fox broke her tailbone while training for the Royal Rumble she withdrew from competition in the Mixed Match Challenge, leaving Goldust without a partner. Goldust scouted a bit before WWE announced that his partner is the Golden Goddess herself, Mandy Rose. NEXT WEEK on @WWE Mixed Match Challenge, @Goldust teams with his NEW … Read more
There’s a lot to celebrate today in the women’s wrestling fandom and after last night’s first Women’s Royal Rumble match it’s time to look at who makes it into the history books. The first ever woman to enter the men’s Royal Rumble was Chyna. Behind her came Beth Phoenix and Awesome Kong, known as Kharma … Read more
Tonight (Jan 28th) history was made as WWE held their first-ever Women’s Royal Rumble match. The match featured a mix of Raw, SmackDown, NXT Superstars and former WWE Superstars competing for a Women’s Title shot of her choosing at WrestleMania 34. HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE! @WWEAsuka is GOING to @WrestleMania as the first-ever winner of … Read more
WWE’s Mixed Match Challenge continued this week on Facebook Watch in a match-up that saw Raw Superstars Asuka and The Miz taking on SmackDown Superstars Carmella and Big E. A tossing takedown and abdominal stretch gives Big E early control over The Miz at the start of the match. Big E whips Miz to the … Read more
This week on Smackdown Live (Jan 23rd), Naomi battled Liv Morgan, accompanied to the ring by Ruby Riott and Sarah Logan, in singles action. Despite Naomi having an early advantage, Liv Morgan would soon take control of the match up, using a double stomp to ground Naomi. As the match progressed, Lana, Natalya, Carmella and … Read more