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. * ROH will be hosting a live event for their Women of Honor division in July. … Read more
Welcome to another Raw Redux here on Diva Dirt. This week, the women of the WWE actually had more than two minutes – hooray. Although none of them got to wrestle – boo. Stephanie McMahon was back on form however, making a blockbuster announcement regarding the future of SmackDown. Theodore Long of all people was … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @reneeyoungwwe/Instagram” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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: Traci Brooks … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] On this week’s edition of Thursday Night SmackDown we see the Lass Kicker Becky Lynch take on the Women’s champion Charlotte with the Predator Dana Brooke watching the entire time. Before we discuss the quality of tonight’s actions, let’s quickly recap what actually happened! Our first sighting is our one and … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Several of WWE’s female superstars have been confirmed to star in Season 2 of WWE Network-exclusive series Swerved. All nine episodes of the second series of WWE’s pranking comedy show will drop on the WWE Network on June 6th, with four and a half hours of practical joke content at viewers’ … Read more
Oh dear. Last night’s Raw was a little bit pants wasn’t it?! Backstage segments that made no logical sense, obvious storytelling booked to look like some massive deal and a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it match. Sorry to be a Debbie Downer but Raw was boring. Plain and simple. Despite being a three hour show, we only get a … 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: Charlotte … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @NatByNature/Twitter” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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: Ahead of … Read more
WWE It goes without saying that matches that barely last a minute are from fan favorites. And in the latest addition of SmackDown, we get exactly that. After receiving the promise of a re-branded division with better storytelling, things are simply deteriorating. Before we get into that, however, let’s take a quick look back at the … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignnone” 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. * WWE.com has compiled a Superhuman Superstar gallery of a few … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Sasha Banks’ concussion sustained at a recent house show may be impacting the WWE’s (more specifically, Vince McMahon’s) direction for her going forward. Original plans for her included going head to head with Charlotte for the Women’s Championship at SummerSlam. Now those plans are possibly … Read more
Talk about airing your dirty laundry in public! Charlotte did just that tonight, expressing why for the last few months, she been using her Dad to get her some victories, and she proved last night that she doesn’t need his overbearing spotlight any longer. As Jim Ross would say, Charlotte’s tirade and Ric’s rambling got … Read more
After a set of controversial championship matches, Charlotte will defend the Women’s Championship against Natalya in a Submission Match with Ric Flair barred from ringside. With Charlotte’s main resource neutralized, how will she fare in a fair one-on-one setting with the Anvilette? It’s the Figure Eight versus the Sharpshooter, let’s watch! http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4c55fv_charlotte-vs-natalya-full-match-extreme-rules-2016_sport After … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight at Extreme Rules, Charlotte managed to retain her WWE Women’s Championship in a submission match against Natalya, thanks to a surprise distraction by Dana Brooke. As per Stephanie McMahon, Ric Flair was banned from being at Charlotte’s corner for this one-on-one submission match against Natalya. The two female submission specialists traded … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Before tonight’s heated rivalry between Charlotte and Natalya comes to a head at Extreme Rules, NJ Advanced Media spoke with Charlotte about her respect for Nattie, what the women’s wrestling revolution means and more. On her respect for Natalya: “Natalya put me on the map, and I will say that forever. … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Numerous news outlets today are reporting Sasha Banks suffered a head injury at a recent house show. Yesterday, Squared Circle Sirens ran a scoop saying “something to do with Sasha’s head” occurred during a live show on May 15. That day Sasha took part in a six-woman tag where she partnered … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @NatByNature/Twitter” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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: Brie Bella … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE.com” align=”alignnone” 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. * WWE will be holding tryouts this weekend at the Performance … Read more
WWE’s official YouTube channel released a promo package for this Sunday’s upcoming Extreme Rules Submission match between Natalya and Charlotte. The package highlights the feud so far, including the “Chicago Screwjob“, Stephanie’s backstage announcement and RAW’s main event contract signing. Who do you think will leave Extreme Rules as the Women’s Champion? Let us know your views … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] After WWE.com broke the news that Emma will need to undergo surgery to repair a ruptured disc in her back, an outpouring of well wishes came from her colleagues on Twitter. Heal fast @EmmaWWE because we're only getting started — Rebecca Quin (@BeckyLynchWWE) May 16, 2016 Wishing you a speedy recovery … Read more
Extreme Rules is just 5 days away and WWE built our Women’s Championship match up in style… a main event contract signing! Both Shane and Stephanie McMahon were present to oversee proceedings between challenger Natalya and champion Charlotte. Ric Flair was also involved and… let’s just say Charlotte was definitely embarrassed by her Dad’s crazy … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”704″][/media-credit] WWE’s official Twitter account has tweeted that we will be receiving at least two women’s oriented segments on tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW. The first segment announced is a contract signing between current Women’s Champion Charlotte and the number one contender Natalya in regards to this Sunday’s Extreme Rules Submission match. The tweet can be seen below: … 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: [media-credit name=”TNA” align=”alignnone” width=”532″][/media-credit] * Dixie Carter announced … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”658″][/media-credit] This week’s episode of Smackdown is everything it should be. We see an assertive accomplice make an incredible debut in which she leaves her mark as both a speaker and a wrestler. We also witness Daddy’s Little Girl crumble at the thought of wrestling alone, something she hasn’t done for months (and we’ve … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] As we move closer to the showdown between Natalya and Charlotte at Extreme Rules, Michael Cole sat down with Charlotte and her two-time Hall of Fame father, Ric Flair in a WWE.com interview. At the start of the interview Charlotte begins to boast that she’s close to breaking Nikki Bella‘s longest … Read more
Last night’s Raw was full of twists in the tales of the women of the WWE. Some involved taking people away from a situation, and others related to adding a new element in the mix. Stephanie McMahon was the First Lady of Raw, but when is she never? She was approached by Chris Jericho following … Read more