Both of SHINE’s championships were defended yesterday at A Wrestling Odyssey, as the women of the independent scene made their first contribution to the WWNLive Experience weekender in remarkable fashion. Three matches involving women took place on the show, the most important of which saw SHINE Champion Ivelisse defend her title against Jazz, in a … Read more
As part of our celebration of Lita‘s WWE Hall of Fame induction, Diva Dirt will highlight fan-written retrospectives on her storied career. “Daring to be Different” by Vincent A Marotta III In the world of sports entertainment, it’s not always an easy task to aspire to break barriers, or to set a bar so high, … 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: Ahead of her WWE Hall of Fame induction, we want to know: what is your favorite Lita match? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of … Read more
Diva Dirt’s Fast 5 will take on a theme and present to you – in no particular order – five related things from the world of women’s wrestling. Paige debuted an impressive new submission hold in her match against Emma at NXT ArRIVAL, prompting us to recall some of our favorite submission holds in women’s … Read more
Throughout February, the WWE has celebrated Black History Month with a series of videos showcasing African American wrestlers, the latest of which features Total Divas star Naomi. In the video, Naomi speaks on the importance of Black History Month and talks about her mother, who she calls her hero. She says she owes everything she … Read more
February is Black History Month, and WWE’s annual celebrations are in full swing. WWE.com has spoken to various NXT talents to find out who has inspired them, and the Divas are represented by Sasha Banks. One third of the BFFs paid tribute to two female hard-hitters of the past: Jacqueline and Jazz. Remembering the former … Read more
What’s up guys? Well, in case you’re a little lost with what’s going on here (to be honest, you should be since I’m pretty much winging it right now), welcome to the debut edition of my column, Bobby’s Corner. I’d like to give you a little more information about what this column will focus on, but to … 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: A Fatal Four-Way for the Divas Title has been booked for Night of Champions, so we we want to know: what has been your favorite multi-woman match in wrestling history? We’ve … 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: If you could add one former or current Diva to the Total Divas cast, who would it be? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of … Read more
SHINE Wrestling — which celebrates its one year anniversary this month — is known for its strong contingent of female stars, but there is one male who has an integral part of the promotion since its inception. Here, SHINE’s commentator Lenny Leonard reflects on the one year anniversary of women’s wrestling’s fastest rising promotion. It … Read more
Diva Dirt’s Fast 5 will take on a theme and present to you–in no particular order–five related things from the world of women’s wrestling. This week, with SHINE 11 taking place this Friday, we’re looking back at five matches that have defined SHINE in its first year. Click on the arrow below to see our … Read more
As SHINE Wrestling celebrates its one year anniversary this week, Diva Dirt celebrates one year of SHINE with a series of features all week long, culminating with coverage of SHINE 11 on Friday, July 12. In the fickle, judgmental world we live in today, it takes a great deal of courage, and perhaps a modicum … Read more
Earlier tonight, SHINE Wrestling revealed the brackets for the upcoming SHINE Championship Tournament, as well as how the two remaining places will be filled. The spots, empty following Jazz and Allysin Kay‘s withdrawals from the tournament, will be contested in two four-way matches featuring a number of losing competitors from previous qualifiers. Made in Sin’s … Read more
SHINE Wrestling has announced that they are holding an emergency meeting to fill two open spots in the SHINE Championship Tournament. The tournament is scheduled to be held at SHINE’s one year anniversary show, SHINE 11, on Friday, July 12th. Jazz, Saraya Knight, Rain, Jessicka Havok, Leva, Mia Yim, Santana and Allysin Kay all advanced … Read more
SHINE Wrestling has just announced that former WWE Diva Jazz has been forced to withdraw, due to injury, from their tournament to crown the first ever SHINE Champion. In defeating Ivelisse back on SHINE 9, Jazz had qualified for the tournament. Read the full statement from Lexie Fyfe, SHINE VP of Talent Relations, below: I … Read more
When we talk of the historic rivalries in women’s wrestling, there are a certain few that spring to mind. From the pioneering battles between Mae Young and Mildred Burke in the 1950s all the way to Lita and Trish Stratus’s rollercoaster rivalry at the turn of this century, there are plenty of classic feuds to … Read more
SHINE Wrestling will take its first steps towards crowning its inaugural champion this Friday at SHINE 9 with the first qualifying matches of the SHINE Championship Tournament. Sixteen wrestlers will compete in the qualifiers, four of which will be held at SHINE 9 and four at SHINE 10 on May 24th. The eight winners will … Read more
It’s been 10 years since Trish Stratus was named Diva of the Decade as part of Raw’s 10th Anniversary celebration. With Raw’s 20th Anniversary just behind us, we think it’s time to look back at the last decade and crown a Diva of the Decade for the 2003-2013 period. Will Trish hang on to the … Read more
“Your Two Cents” is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: In honor of Trish Day, we want to know: what is your favorite Trish Stratus moment? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and … Read more
“Your Two Cents” is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: With rumors that the WWE is rehiring past Divas, we want to know: if you could bring back just one former Diva, who would it be … Read more
It’s been 10 years since Trish Stratus was named Diva of the Decade as part of Raw’s 10th Anniversary celebration. With Raw’s 20th Anniversary just behind us, we think it’s time to look back at the last decade and crown a Diva of the Decade for the 2003-2013 period. Will Trish hang on to the … Read more
WWE’s AJ Lee, TNA’s Brooke Tessmacher and SHINE’s Jazz led the fifth annual Diva Dirt Fan Awards, which saw over 30,000 votes cast. The Diva Dirt readers had the opportunity to crown their top women, matches, moments and news stories of 2012, with AJ Lee taking Diva of the Year, as well as slew of … Read more
The results are in! Over the past two weeks you have been voting in your thousands for the winners of the 2012 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. All of the votes have been counted and verified, and it’s now time to reveal who you’ve picked… Independent Match of the Year The nominees were: Allysin Kay vs … Read more
The results are in! Over the past two weeks you have been voting in your thousands for the winners of the 2012 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. All of the votes have been counted and verified, and it’s now time to reveal who you’ve picked… Independent Wrestler of the Year The nominees were: Allysin Kay Alpha … Read more
Due to circumstances out of SHINE’s control, Jazz will no longer be appearing at SHINE 6. However, a suitable replacement has been announced for her match against Mercedes Martinez. and she is none other than Amazing Kong, aka Kharma! As such, here is the updated card for the show: Amazing Kong vs. Mercedes Martinez Jessicka … Read more
Diva Dirt presents its second annual Writers’ Choice Awards, the awards that celebrate the year in women’s wrestling, as decided by the editors and contributors of Diva Dirt. The Diva Dirt team has watched hundreds of episode of wrestling television this year, as well as hundreds of live events on DVD, additionally, we’ve followed a … Read more