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
WrestleMania weekend is upon us in just a few days. This year WWE will be holding several invitational tournaments – including an NXT Women’s tourney and Progress Women’s Championship match. The tournaments will take place beginning Thursday night during Axxess Day 1 and culminate during Axxess Day 4 with the tournament winners facing their respective … Read more
Hey guys! It’s been a while since I’ve sat down in earnest to watch NXT but I’m here to recap this week’s episode and we want to hear your thoughts too about WWE’s “premier” developmental brand. Josue will typically recap and give his thoughts on NXT but I’ll be here to give him a hand … Read more
NXT is full of superstars in the women’s division that are primed to break out but none are as fiery and somewhat of a prodigy as Bianca Belair. Every February in America we celebrate Black History month and WWE.com sat down with Bianca to talk about how her family helped break ground in the African … Read more
? Just days before NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia, where Ember Moon will defend the NXT Women’s Title against Shayna Baszler, the two came face to face in a sit-down interview on tonight’s (Jan 24th) NXT. Moderator Percy Watson asked why Moon challenged Baszler to a title match. Moon calls Baszler a bully, accusing her of wanting … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: With the new year here, what is your one wish and one prediction for women’s wrestling in 2018? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of … Read more
The results are in! Over the past few days you have been voting in for the winners of the 2017 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. Now it’s time to reveal who you’ve picked! The Diva Dirt Fan Awards is voted by you and SOLELY by you. You decide the five nominees and you vote for who … Read more
Welcome all to the Women of Honor- no wait, the Impact Write- no no, hang on… NXT REDUX?!?! Goodness me, I really am a jack of all trades! So first off, apologies from the Diva-Dirt team for not posting a Redux for last week’s episode. They were busy with things and they didn’t have the … Read more
Hola NXT fans and welcome to this week’s NXT Redux! With the inaugural Mae Young Classic behind us, the time has now come for some of the (already signed) participants to reemerge back on our NXT television screens. This week, we are treated to just that in a match-up featuring MYC participants Lacey Evans taking … Read more
Well, here we are on episode 3 of the Mae Young Classic. Eight of the competing athletes have already advanced to the next round and eight more are expected to do the same. The matches on deck for this installment include Ayesha Raymond from London’s East End versus Australia’s Toni Storm; Kavita Devi, who’s the first … 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. * The first four episodes of the Mae Young Classic will be available on demand on the WWE Network, beginning this Monday August … Read more
WWE Hall of Famer Lita recently spoke with Jim Varsallone at Florida Supercon in Fort Lauderdale to discuss various topics including getting started with the WWE, her reaction to the Mae Young Classic and which NXT Superstar stood out to her in the tournament. Highlights of the interview below. Starting her pro wrestling journey: “So … Read more
Tonight via Facebook Live, WWE have officially announced the names of all 32 competitors to the Mae Young Classic: Representing Japan: Kairi Sane Representing United States of America: Tessa Blanchard Representing United States of America: Abbey Laith Representing Brazil: Taynara Conti Representing Germany: Jazzy Gabert Representing India: Kavita Devi Representing Australia: Toni Storm Representing Mexico: … Read more
Bianca Belair 5’7”, 125, Knoxville 2016 PWI Female 50 Ranking: N/A Previous wrestling identity: N/A Bio: An All-American and All-SEC track-and-field performer in hur dles at the University of Tennessee, Bianca Belair was trained by Sara Amato (Sara Del Rey) at the WWE Performance Center. She competes in NXT, facing off with the likes of … Read more
To prepare for the Mae Young Classic, WWE is holding a few qualifier matches allowing up and coming talent from NXT to join the 32 women tournament. This week WWE uploaded its first qualifying match pitting NXT rising talent Aliyah against newbie Bianca BelAir. The match also introduces to new female referee Kennadi Brink. The … Read more
Additions for the Mae Young Classic are picking up steam. Today WWE announced the inclusion of Kairi Hojo, Evie, Viper, and Bianca Belair. WWE had this to say about the participants: Twenty-eight year-old Kairi Sane, nicknamed “The Pirate Princess” in her home country of Japan, where she is one of the most celebrated women’s wrestlers … Read more