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. * Beth Phoenix launches her new line of Pro Wrestling Tees. (Pro Wrestling Tees) * GLOW and Awesome Kong share a new mini … 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: Asuka Asuka successfully … Read more
Tonight, Beth Phoenix was officially inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame, joining its class of 2017. The former three-time WWE Women’s and one-time Divas Champion was inducted by her Divas of Doom partner and best friend Natalya, who called this Hall of Fame ceremony “destiny”. Natalya would go on to share the story of … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: With Beth Phoenix being inducted to the WWE Hall Of Fame Friday, what have been your favorite moments in her career? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages … Read more
Wrestlemania 33 is three days away and Alexa Bliss will have her hands full defending the Women’s Championship against “every woman available” on the SmackDown roster. On Tuesday, Naomi made her return to the ring, officially entering the match set for Sunday to reclaim a title she never officially lost. And several rumors have been floating … Read more
According to a report posted on WWE.com, Beth Phoenix has finally found the perfect woman to induct her. And it’s none other than Natalya Neidhart! The choice may not come as a surprise for some as some of Phoenix’s biggest matches and moments included the Queen of Harts. “There’s nobody that I can think of … 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. * Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks land the cover of Pro Wrestling Illustrated. (Twitter) * Lita … 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. * Dana Brooke competes in her second Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio. (YouTube) * Beth Phoenix comments … Read more
via GIPHY We’re 6 days away from the last RAW PPV before the big one, Fastlane! We know that RAW Women’s Champion, Bayley, will be making her first title defence against the PPV Queen, Charlotte Flair. However, we also know that other Superstars have been involved with the picture, so let’s see what happened on … Read more
USA Today just broke the news of their female inductee to their annual Hall of Fame. And after a few weeks of guesses, it’s none other than the Glamazon, Beth Phoenix! This induction will make Beth the youngest inductee, as well as the woman with the quickest induction since her retirement. And on top of her … Read more
According to a new report from PWInsider (via Wrestling INC), the female name being considered to join the class of 2017 WWE’s Hall of Fame is Beth Phoenix! Beth has had a very decorative career in WWE, having won the WWE Women’s Championship on three occasions, the Divas Championship on one occasion and the 2008 … Read more
Beth Phoenix has tied the knot! The multi WWE Women’s Champion has married fellow WWE alumni Adam “Edge” Copeland. Beth shared the unofficial news via Twitter by changing her name from Beth Kocianski to Beth Copeland: ?? — THE GLAMAZON (@TheBethPhoenix) October 30, 2016 The newlyweds are parents to two daughters: Lyric, who was born … Read more
This weekend we’ll be eagerly watching history being made as Sasha Banks defends the RAW Women’s Title against Charlotte in the first ever women’s Hell in a Cell match. Although, let’s not forget the women that have walked down this path before. Throughout the years, women have shown that they can take it to the … 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 Canadian Thanksgiving this week and … 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: Nikki Bella shared the wonderful story of how … 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: Starting off the week, we saw some … Read more
Former multi Women’s and Diva’s Champion Beth Phoenix has given birth to her second child with beau Adam “Edge” Copeland. The couple had first announced the news back in April during this year’s WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, when Beth was already eight months along. The proud father shared the news on Twitter, revealing that … Read more
Beth Phoenix and Edge are expecting their second child, and its arrival is just around the corner. The couple announced the happy news in an interview with WWE.com, revealing that Beth is already eight months along. Beth and Edge – who attended last night’s WWE Hall of Fame ceremony – also shared updates on Beth’s … Read more
All week leading up to WrestleMania 32, we’re revisiting the most memorable women’s wrestling moments in WrestleMania’s 32 year history, tackling a total of 26 WrestleManias. WrestleMania 24 March 30th, 2008 At the twenty-fourth WrestleMania, yet another Playboy feud reached culmination. Beth Phoenix and Melina (accompanied by Santino) teamed up against Playboy covergirls Ashley Massaro … 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
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
January 25th, 2009: At 2009’s Royal Rumble, the Glamazon Beth Phoenix defended her Women’s Title against Melina. Beth did her best to thwart Melina, tossing her around like a rag doll and twisting her like a pretzel…
Ahead of the Royal Rumble this Sunday, we’re taking a look back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking at the Rumble’s female entrants. To date, we’ve seen three women take part in the Royal Rumble match: Chyna, Beth Phoenix and Kharma. In 1999, Chyna made history as the … 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: * NXT has announced a NXT Women’s Title … Read more
This April, WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus will be honored with the Cauliflower Alley Club’s Iron Mike Award. The award, which is issued annually at the Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion, has been previously won by the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin, Sgt. Slaughter, Bret Hart, Jesse “The Body” Ventura and many other legendary … Read more
Leading up to TLC this Sunday, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2011, when Beth Phoenix defended her Divas Title against Kelly Kelly. By this point, these two were more than familiar with each other, and Kelly’s goal of regaining the title she lost … Read more