Tonight (Jan 28th) history was made as WWE held their first-ever Women’s Royal Rumble match. The match featured a mix of Raw, SmackDown, NXT Superstars and former WWE Superstars competing for a Women’s Title shot of her choosing at WrestleMania 34. HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE! @WWEAsuka is GOING to @WrestleMania as the first-ever winner of … Read more
This week on Smackdown Live (Jan 23rd), Naomi battled Liv Morgan, accompanied to the ring by Ruby Riott and Sarah Logan, in singles action. Despite Naomi having an early advantage, Liv Morgan would soon take control of the match up, using a double stomp to ground Naomi. As the match progressed, Lana, Natalya, Carmella and … Read more
As we approach the first-ever Women’s Royal Rumble, rumors and speculations have been flying as to which 30 women will be included in the match. As of this writing (Jan 11th), 17 women have been confirmed for the Women’s Royal Rumble: Asuka Bayley Becky Lynch Carmella Lana Liv Morgan Mandy Rose Mickie James Naomi Natalya … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown Live (January 2nd), Carmella, Natalya and Tamina took on the Riott Squad in a Six Woman Tag Team match. "Before there was a #RiottSquad, there was a #WelcomingCommittee!" @NatByNature @CarmellaWWE and @TaminaSnuka are on the same page before their match. #SDLive @LanaWWE pic.twitter.com/DyUj2KDk58 — WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2018 Prior to the … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown Live (Dec 26th), Ruby Riott took on Naomi in a one-on-one match. In a pre-taped segment prior to the match, Riott announced her entrant to the Royal Rumble match. She says that Rumble is just a fancy word for riot and come next month, she will be last woman standing at the … Read more
Following last night’s announcement on RAW that the next Royal Rumble event would include the first ever Women’s Royal Rumble, many were looking forward to seeing how the women on the SmackDown Live brand would react. As well as that major announcement, we were all waiting to see the fallout from this weekend’s Clash of … Read more
Tonight (Dec 17th), Charlotte Flair successfully retained the SmackDown Women’s Title against her long-time rival Natalya. The match held under Lumberjack rules, saw Charlotte become the first to use the stipulation by kicking Natalya to the outside. Naomi landed two kicks to Natalya before tossing Natalya back in the ring. With the action back in … Read more
After reportedly suffering multiple injuries at the hand of the Riott Squad two weeks ago, SmackDown Superstar Naomi made her return to the blue on tonight’s (Dec 12th) SmackDown Live. ? The night saw Charlotte Flair take on Ruby Riott, just days before Flair defends the SmackDown Women’s Title at Clash of Champions against Natalya … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook followers. Both Women’s Divisions on Raw and SmackDown have truly been shaken up. While we are all excited to see Paige back, we are even more intrigued by the five new women on the main roster. These of course being Liv … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown Live (Dec 5th), it was announced that at Clash of Champions, Charlotte Flair would defend the SmackDown Women’s Championship against Natayla in a Lumberjack match. <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>?</span> The announcement came during a backstage segment with SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan overseeing an argument between Carmella, … Read more
Two groups to the main roster are busy making waves after their surprising debut on November 27th and 28th. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville joined Paige to form Absolution, while Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, and Sarah Logan made a statement on SmackDown, forming the Riott Squad. ESPN recently featured all five women as they reflected on … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown Live (Nov 28th), Ruby Riott (who has added an extra “t” to her name), Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan picked up a big win in their main roster debut match in a Six-Woman Tag Match against Charlotte Flair, Naomi and Natalya. #SDLive #WomensChampion @MsCharlotteWWE, @NaomiWWE, AND @NatbyNature are ready to work together … Read more
After Monday Night RAW’s debuts of Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville, SmackDown Live seemed to have gotten the memo too. In a backstage segment, former SmackDown Women’s champion Naomi was seen speaking to Leslie from the makeup team. Mid conversation however, NXT’s Ruby Riot popped up to greet her. .@RubyRiotWWE, @YaOnlyLivvOnce and @SarahLoganWWE make a statement on … Read more
Welcome all to the Women of Honor- no wait, the Impact Write- no no, hang on… NXT REDUX?!?! Goodness me, I really am a jack of all trades! So first off, apologies from the Diva-Dirt team for not posting a Redux for last week’s episode. They were busy with things and they didn’t have the … Read more
Hola NXT fans and welcome to this week’s NXT Redux! We are a nearly month away from NXT TakeOver: Houston War Games, which will see a new NXT Women’s Champion crowned. Who will join Kairi Sane in the hopes of becoming the new face of the NXT Women’s Division? Let’s find out in our first … Read more
Hola NXT fans and welcome to this week’s (delayed, sorry!) NXT Redux! This week, we are treated to not one but TWO matches from the NXT Women’s division. Lucky us! The ongoing saga between Ruby Riot and the Iconic Duo continues as Billie Kay and Peyton Royce have challenged Riot to a rematch from a … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * NXT Superstar Liv Morgan worked a SmackDown live event in Tampa, Florida, as she teamed up with SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi and Becky … Read more
This Sunday the SmackDown Women’s Division will make history as five participants, possibly six, will compete in the first ever women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match. In a series of videos uploaded by WWE several NXT Superstars react to this landmark event: Liv Morgan says everyone is so excited and can’t wait to see … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] WWE has compiled a new Editor’s Choice list of ‘The 8 Most Underrated Superstars in WWE right now’ and two female Superstars make the list: Emma and Liv Morgan. WWE.com spotlights Emma’s early NXT days and her only Divas Title opportunity taking place at WrestleMania 30 during Vickie Guerrero Divas Championship … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: Who would you like to see cast on the next season of Total Divas? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of … Read more
[media-credit name=”TotalDivasEps” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome to this week’s NXT review. This week we are treated to a Battle Royal to determine the number one contender to the NXT Women’s Championship! The match promises to showcase the division in a way we haven’t seen in quite a while. It’s easy to forget how many women are … 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. This week’s poll will open Sunday and close on Monday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Alexa Bliss … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome to this week’s NXT review! Last week brought us several developments in the women’s division as multiple women set their eyes on toppling Asuka‘s reign and each other. This week the Iconic Duo is in action against Liv Morgan and Aliyah after being subjected to a taste of their own … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome to this week’s NXT review. This week’s show boasts new beginnings and right off the bat we’re greeted with a revamped theme song and an improved opening credits sequence. A new era, where have we heard and seen this before? However, we start off women’s division action with some TakeOver fallout … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: What would you like to see happen during next week’s WWE Superstar Shake-Up? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome to this week’s NXT Redux! Last week Billie Kay and Peyton Royce enacted some revenge on Ember Moon and Liv Morgan. This week Peyton faces off against both Liv and Ember in a triple threat to determine Asuka‘s next opponent. Let’s watch the match: The bout starts off with Liv … Read more