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
Ahead of tonight’s Extreme Rules, we’re taking a look back at memorable moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re going back to 2012, when Nikki Bella defended her newly won Divas Championship against Layla. Nikki had been originally scheduled to face the woman she won the belt from: Beth Phoenix. However, as Beth … Read more
WrestleMania 27 April 3rd, 2011 At the twenty-seventh WrestleMania, Jersey Shore reality star Snooki stepped into the wrestling ring for the first time, teaming with a returning Trish Stratus and John Morrison to take on Layla, Michelle McCoo, and Dolph Ziggler. The match, orchestrated by Vickie Guerrero, saw Lay-Cool dominated by Trish and humiliated by … 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
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 23 April 1st, 2007 At the twenty-third WrestleMania, Diva Search winner and Playboy covergirl Ashley Massaro took on Women’s Champion Melina with the title on the line. As … 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
Ahead of the Royal Rumble tomorrow night, we’re taking a look back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re going back to 2010, when Mickie James took on Michelle McCool in one of the shortest Women’s Championship matches on record. Mickie finally got revenge on Lay-Cool for their endless “Piggie … Read more
Leading up to TLC tomorrow night, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2012, when Naomi won a pre-show Battle Royal to earn a shot at Eve Torres‘s Divas Title. The Funkadactyl cashed in her title shot on the main show, surprising Eve with her … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @mikah_foster/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Congratulation are in order Layla! The former Divas Champion married former WWE Superstar Richard Young (AKA Ricky Ortiz) this past weekend, as revealed in an Instagram post from a wedding guest: Congratulations Layla & Rich. Love you guys. ?? #Layla #Rich #beautifulwedding A photo posted by m i k a … 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: What has been the greatest heel turn in women’s wrestling history? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on … Read more
Ahead of Survivor Series tomorrow night, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2010, when Natalya took on Layla and Michelle McCool in a Handicap match for the Divas Title. Natalya would win the match and gain her first Divas Championship, but Lay-Cool sought revenge … Read more
Ahead of Survivor Series tomorrow night, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2007, when Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Maria Kanellis, Michelle McCool and Torrie Wilson took on Beth Phoenix, Jillian Hall, Layla, Melina and Victoria. The 10-Diva Tag Team match did not operate under … Read more
Leading up to Hell in a Cell tomorrow night, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2012, when Divas Champion Eve Torres defended her title in a Triple Threat match against Kaitlyn and Layla. Kaitlyn was finally getting the title shot she missed out on … Read more
Every Diva entrance to be included in WWE 2K16 has been revealed in a new video. The video shows the entire Diva roster, excluding DLC characters, making their entrances in the game. Judging by the video, it appears as though Nikki Bella will be the default Divas Champion and Paige will be the default NXT … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] October 7th. Eight years ago today, Beth Phoenix won her first Women’s Championship. I remember the feeling I had that night. This was the start of a resurgence in the women’s division. Beth seemed like the piece that was missing since the departures of Trish Stratus and Lita about a … Read more
Leading up to the historic main event Iron Man match between Bayley and Sasha Banks at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, we’re taking a look back at other moments in which WWE Divas made history. Today, we’re looking back at 2011, when Kelly Kelly helped Edge defend the World Heavyweight Title in a tag match on SmackDown. … Read more
Leading up to the historic main event Iron Man match between Bayley and Sasha Banks at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, we’re taking a look back at other moments in which WWE Divas made history. Today, we’re looking back at 2010, when the teams of Lay-Cool (Layla and Michelle McCool) and the Divas of Doom (Beth Phoenix … Read more
Trash Talk is a new column from Diva Dirt’s Jake. Got a suggestion for his next column? Send it in. One of the highlights of most wrestling fans’ years is the release of the annual WWE video game. Years ago, we would have several different games come out a year for all of the various … Read more
Ahead of Night of Champions this Sunday, we’re taking a look back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re going back to 2012, when Layla defended the Divas Title against Eve Torres. Eve was subbing for Kaitlyn, who had been injured by a mystery attacker and couldn’t compete. Eve would … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photos: IGN.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] IGN has confirmed four more Divas for the WWE 2K16 roster as part of their weekly roster reveal. Those Divas are Alicia Fox, Cameron, Layla and Naomi. This is the third week of IGN’s roster reveal, which has previously announced the inclusion of Brie Bella, Emma, Eva Marie, Nikki Bella, … Read more
One week ago, the women’s wrestling world was stunned by the retirement of former Divas and Women’s Champion Layla. Now, to celebrate her nine year career, popular music video editor Eddy Speeding has put together a stunning music video tribute. Check out this special edition of Diva Dirt Hype below: Music: “See You Again” by … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from NXT to Impact Wrestling to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Tough Enough Episode 6: “Remember to Be the … 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: Since Team Bella is actively recruiting via Twitter, which Diva should join them? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight … Read more
Yesterday, after nearly a decade with WWE, Layla announced her retirement. Anyone who listens to the weekly rants of myself, Erin and Chris on Diva Dirt Weekly is well aware of how big of a Layla fan I am. Whether she was capturing the Divas Championship in a return match or pouring kitty litter on … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Layla is retiring from the WWE, ending her nine year run with the company. The news of her retirement was broken in a WWE.com interview, in which she revealed her reasons for retiring: “I feel like deciding to retire from the ring has been a hard decision to make because … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from NXT to Impact Wrestling to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: NXT (6/10/15): Emma defeats Blue Pants. Becky Lynch … Read more