New Knockouts Champion Tara will make her first title defense next week in a rematch against Brooke Tessmacher. The match was announced on tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling for the following week, which will be the monthly “Championship Thursday” edition of Impact. Brooke appeared following the conclusion of Tara’s match against ODB on Impact tonight, … Read more
Pro Wrestling Illustrated has today announced its top 50 female wrestlers for 2012 in the annual PWI Female 50. As revealed earlier this week, TNA star Gail Kim took the top spot. Former Divas Champion, Beth Phoenix comes in at #2 this year, followed by independent stars Cheerleader Melissa, Sara Del Rey and WSU World … Read more
Anyone who has been watching WWE over the past month has noticed their powerful campaign on breast cancer awareness. There’s pink ropes, lighting, ribbons…even John Cena’s gear is pink! Pink is taking the WWE by storm. As someone who has lost a parent to cancer, it really makes me happy to see WWE working so … Read more
Someone tell Tazz: Tara‘s gone zombie hot! ShopTNA has released a video promoting its October sale, and it’s got a definite Halloween feel to it. In the video, Tara joins some infected TNA Superstars in terrorizing Christy Hemme, chasing her around all zombie movie-like until they find something that interests them more than her flesh. … Read more
MTV has released a sneak peek of this Friday’s episode of Made which will feature new Knockouts Champion, Tara, real name Lisa Marie Varon. As first reported by Diva Dirt, Tara will be coaching an aspiring professional wrestler in the episode. Tara told us: “I’m not going to tell you what happens, but it’s the … Read more
Hello guys and gals clicking to read some good old fashioned Bound for Glory recapping. Last night brought forth TNA’s biggest show of the year, and also the culmination to one of the more personal Knockout rivalries we’ve seen in quite some time. Tara challenged her trainee… her former BFF, Miss Tessmacher for the Knockouts … Read more
The teacher just schooled the student at TNA’s biggest event of the year. Veteran Knockout, Tara, won her fifth Knockouts Championship by defeating her former best friend and student, Brooke Tessmacher, at Bound for Glory tonight (October 14th). The victory makes Tara a six time champion in TNA (counting a Knockouts Tag Title reign), and … Read more
The Knockouts Title is on the line tonight as Tara challenges former best friend, Brooke Tessmacher, for the belt at Bound for Glory. Who will win? The Diva Dirt team weigh in: Bobby: I honestly don’t know what I want to see happen here. This feud has been built up, and it’s TNA’s biggest pay … Read more
The biggest mystery since… well, Kaitlyn’s attacker, is that of TNA star Tara and her Hollywood boyfriend. We grilled the former Knockouts Champion about her lover in our exclusive interview ahead of tonight’s Bound for Glory pay per view, and while she wouldn’t let slip his identity (sorry, we tried!), we did get some scoop … Read more
TNA Knockout, Tara, real name Lisa Marie Varon, has praised TNA creative team member, Dave Lagana, for the recent upswing in the Knockouts division. The Knockouts have seen more emphasis on storyline over the past month or so with a heated rivalry between Tara and Knockouts Champion, Brooke Tessmacher, being the focal point. In fact, … Read more
Veteran TNA Knockout Tara, real name Lisa Marie Varon, has the opportunity to go for her fifth Knockouts Championship this Sunday night at Bound for Glory on pay per view, but this isn’t just any old title match; Tara faces her former friend and tag team partner, Brooke Tessmacher, the reigning champion as their heated … Read more
Former WWE developmental talent, Ivelisse Velez — aka Sofia Cortez — worked a tryout match for TNA this past Thursday in Orlando, Florida. Velez faced veteran Knockout, Tara, in the match. RELATED: Exclusive: Ivelisse Velez (Sofia Cortez) Talks WWE Release, Attitude Rumors, Plans for the Future & More The former Tough Enough contestant was released … Read more
TNA Knockout, Tara, real name Lisa Marie Varon, will be on a brand new episode of MTV’s “Made” next Friday. For those unfamiliar, Made features teenagers looking to realize their dreams as anything ranging from rappers, to skateboarders, and even professional wrestlers. To help them along the way, MTV enlists expert coaches in their chosen … Read more
We take a look at past Bound for Glory events ahead of this Sunday’s 2012 edition. 2009 | With the Knockouts Title on the line, three of TNA’s heavy hitters battled it out as Awesome Kong (Kharma), ODB and Tara competed in a triple threat match. Just as the match was getting into full swing, … Read more
Greetings everybody out there in Impact fan world… at least I assume you are a fan of Impact Wrestling since you’re reading this. Tonight marks our final stop on the road to Bound for Glory, as Knockout Champion, Brooke Tessmacher faces off against Gail Kim in preparation for her impending bout against Tara at the … Read more
Salutations all, and welcome to this week’s Impact Write-Up. In our continuing quest to Bound for Glory, we’ve been granted a tag team match this week… In fact, it’s the exact one I said I would have rather seen taken place last week! Knockouts Champion, Brooke Tessmacher teams up with ODB to take on Gail … Read more
TNA has announced a tag team match for next week’s episode of Impact Wrestling, pitting rivals and Bound for Glory opponents, Brooke Tessmacher and Tara, on opposite teams. Brooke will team with ODB against Tara and Gail Kim. Impact airs Thursday at 8pm on Spike TV.
Another week passes us by, and another episode of Impact Wrestling sets the stage on the road to Bound for Glory. This week, we had a few different Knockout segments, as Brooke Hogan and Tara exchange words in a backstage promo to start us off. Following that, Tara competes in a match against ODB to … Read more
The intense feud between former best friends Brooke Tessmacher and Tara will culminate at the biggest TNA event on the calendar, Bound for Glory, next month. Following a friendly Knockouts Title match earlier this month at No Surrender where Brooke, the student, finally beat her tag team partner and mentor in one-on-one action, fans saw … Read more
TNA turned up the dial on the bubbling feud between Tara and Brooke Tessmacher last night on Impact Wrestling, giving us a fantastic segment that saw the veteran Knockout snap — and poor, unsuspecting ring announcer, Christy Hemme, was there to witness it first hand. The Knockouts continued to deliver the goods in a big … 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: Two years ago yesterday, the Women’s Title & Divas Title were unified. We want to know: do you think the division would be better off today … Read more
Good morning, afternoon, or evening, ladies and gents! (Circle whichever applies to the time you read this.) Welcome to another shining edition of the Impact Write-Up with yours truly giving his candid thoughts on all things Knockout related that he can locate on YouTube to include in video form. This week, we first had a … Read more
TNA Knockout Tara, aka Lisa Marie Varon, joins Jeremy Borash on the latest TNA Today. Check it out below:
Hola everyone, and welcome to the review of TNA’s fun filled pay per view extravaganza, No Surrender! The event came to us last night from Orlando, Florida, and Knockout wise, saw Brooke Tessmacher defend her title against top contender, Tara, in a match that’s sure to leave us wondering “What Happens Next?!” Let’s delve right … Read more
Tonight at TNA’s No Surrender it was teacher vs. student, and student prevailed. Brooke Tessmacher put her Knockouts Championship on the line against Tara in what was an very even match. The champ managed to retain her belt after rolling out of a Widow’s Peak and into a pin. The bout started off friendly, but … Read more
Tonight at No Surrender, the “student” Brooke Tessmacher defends her Knockouts Title against her “teacher”, Tara. Who will come out on top? The Diva Dirt team weighs in… Bobby: So last month when Tessmacher lost the title to Madison Rayne, I made a promise that I would never ever predict the champion to retain anymore … Read more