[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] This week, Total Divas viewership continued its downward trend, drawing 777,000 viewers according to TV by the Numbers. This is down from last week’s 808,000 viewers. Still, the episode maintained the 0.4 18-49 rating that has long been the show’s average. According to Showbuzz Daily, the episode was the 21st … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] One year ago today, the #GiveDivasAChance movement officially began. Sure, it’s a cause that Divas and Diva fans have been fighting for their entire lives, but that night was when things went into full effect. As we all can recall, it all kicked off when Paige and Emma lost to … Read more
Welcome to your post-Fastlane Raw Redux! I’m filling in for Jack this week as we take a look at a surprisingly Diva-light episode of Raw. Hot on the heels of Charlotte‘s successful Divas Title defense against Brie Bella and Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks‘s victory over Naomi and Tamina, we’re officially on the road to … Read more
Fastlane, with all its apt driving metaphors, provided the perfect setting for two Diva paths to converge on the road to WrestleMania 32. Charlotte, dealt with the unexpected detour of a Divas Title defense against Brie Bella, had to fight to ensure that she’d even be fighting at the big show at champion. Brie, meanwhile, … Read more
Tonight at Fastlane, Charlotte retained the Divas Title by defeating a very driven Brie Bella. Even with her father Ric Flair at ringside and plenty of mind games to play, Charlotte would win the match cleanly, forcing Brie to tap out to the Figure Eight after a worn down Brie couldn’t sustain a single leg … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight at Fastlane, Charlotte defends her Divas Championship against Brie Bella, while Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks team up to take on Naomi and Tamina. We asked for your predictions for these matches on our social media pages and picked some of the best to highlight here. As always, you … 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: Asuka Asuka … Read more
With Fastlane right around the corner, the Divas Division has been as competitive and unpredictable as ever. Surprise wins, dysfunctional alliances, retirement announcements (kinda), and all the great booking a Divas fan could ask for leads us to our two matches at the Pay-Per-View (not one on Pre-Show, BOTH on PPV). This episode of SmackDown … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @realbrookeadams/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” 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: This week kicked off on … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @ringsidec/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: * Eva Marie … Read more
On this Tuesday’s episode of Total Divas, Nikki Bella‘s fear of being alone is of no concern to Brie. When Nikki poses as Brie in order to get a key to her hotel room, Brie is angry about the invasion of privacy. She orders Nikki to leave her room and take the Total Divas cameras … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] This week’s episode of Total Divas saw the show take another dip in the ratings, drawing 808,000 viewers according to TV by the Numbers. While this is down slightly from last week’s 810,000 viewers, the episode still maintained the 0.4 18-49 rating that is the show’s average. The episode was … Read more
On this Tuesday’s episode of Total Divas, Rosa Mendes worries that her mother won’t approve of her boyfriend. Rosa tells Brie and Nikki Bella that her boyfriend – the father of her child – is an atheist, which will surely upset her religious mother. The Bellas advise her to be up front about it, as … Read more
Get hyped for Fastlane with an exclusive Diva Dirt Hype video package highlighting the career of Brie Bella as well as her upcoming Divas Championship match against Charlotte. Check out the latest Diva Dirt Hype below: A special thank you goes to TheGlowHD for the effects on this video. Music: “Home We’ll Go” by Steve … Read more
We’re just a few days away from WWE Fastlane and the card is shaping up to be tremendous, especially when it comes to our Divas. Who would have thought that even after a match was relegated to the pre-show (poor Kalisto) that we would still have two women’s wrestling matches on a WWE PPV? Impressive … Read more
This morning, Brie Bella and her husband Daniel Bryan appeared on Good Morning America to discuss Daniel’s retirement last week, Total Divas and more. With rumors circulating that Brie is planning on leaving the WWE as early as this week, she confirmed in part of the interview that she was planning on “hanging up the … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy women’s wrestling event along the way. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Impact Wrestling (2/9/16): Jade defeats Madison Rayne. Total Divas Season 5, Episode 4: … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Brie Bella will soon be leaving the WWE, according to a new report. The Wrestling Observer (via The Ring Fan) is reporting that Brie made the decision to leave the company prior to Daniel Bryan‘s retirement last week, but it’s not confirmed exactly when she’s leaving the company. On his … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @thebriebella/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” 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: Perhaps the biggest story this … 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: * The WWE has published a video co-sponsored … Read more
On this Tuesday’s episode of Total Divas, Nikki Bella‘s back problems start hinting at a bigger health issue. Brie warns Nikki to deal with her injury now, whether it be through physical therapy or modifying her moveset. Citing her experience with Daniel Bryan‘s injuries, she tells Nikki that she shouldn’t sacrifice her long-term health to … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] This week’s episode of Total Divas saw another drop in the ratings, drawing 810,000 viewers according to TV by the Numbers. This continues the downward trend in viewership since the season five premiere, dropping slightly from 840,000 viewers for last week’s episode. Still, the episode matched the 0.4 rating in … Read more
Brie Bella was the guest on this week’s WWE.com sitdown interview with Michael Cole, discussing her husband Daniel Bryan‘s retirement and her own Divas Title opportunity against Charlotte at Fastlane. Brie says Daniel was very emotional upon touching down in Seattle, but the moment he arrived backstage, his spirits lifted. When his show-ending speech came … Read more
If you thought Brie Bella‘s summer of hell courtesy of Stephanie McMahon back in 2014 was an emotional time for her, it was nothing compared to the highs and lows of last night’s Monday Night Raw. A title shot announcement was certainly a high point, but dealing with her husband’s retirement, preluding a potential exit … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] In less than two weeks, Charlotte will defend the Divas Championship against Brie Bella at Fastlane. The match was announced on tonight’s Raw, building off of Brie’s surprise win over Charlotte last week. WWE.com has given an overview of the feud, angling Brie’s title opportunity as a chance to avenge … Read more
In a new video published by the WWE, Brie Bella speaks for the first time about her husband Daniel Bryan‘s impending retirement. Brie admits that seeing Bryan retire will be emotional and hard, saying that it’s like seeing his dreams being taken away from him. However, she credits Daniel with being able to look on … Read more