The wrestling world is in mourning today after WWE.com announced the news that iconic manager Paul Bearer has passed away at age 58. Several former colleagues of Paul, real name William Moody, including the Divas have taken to Twitter to express their condolences. Former Women’s and Divas Champion Beth Phoenix was one of the first … 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
TNA Knockout Mickie James‘s latest foray into the music scene has resulted in a new self-titled album. The album’s debut single, “Somebody’s Gonna Pay”, hits iTunes today. If that name sounds familiar to you, it’s because Mickie already filmed the song’s music video last October alongside fellow former Diva Trish Stratus. Mickie spoke to us … 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 the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we want to know: what has been your favorite romantic wrestling angle? We’ve read your responses on our social media … Read more
What’s up Knockout fans and welcome to this week’s Xplosion Watch. TNA have kindly gave us a Knockouts match on this week’s Challenge TV exclusive show and after watching it, I couldn’t be happier. It’s the battle of the good girls on this edition as Brooke Miss Tessmacher goes one-on-one with Mickie James. With both … Read more
Since news of Trish Stratus‘s WWE Hall of Fame induction broke yesterday, Divas and Superstars past and present have chimed in on Twitter with congratulatory messages for the seven-time WWE Women’s Champion: Lita: “So proud and stoked for my girl!!!” Mickie James: “Big congrats, hats in the air, & curtsies all around to my girl … Read more
Ahead of tonight’s return of Raw Roulette, we’ll look back at some of the most memorable moments in Raw Roulette history. January 7th, 2008: As per a convenient spin of the wheel, Ashley Massaro, Jillian, Maria, Melina and Mickie James donned their lingerie to compete in a Pillow Fight match: Is this your favorite Raw … 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: The Royal Rumble is this Sunday, so we want to know: what is your favorite Diva-related Royal Rumble moment? We’ve read your responses on our social … Read more
Hello fellow hussies (wait, did I just imply I was one?), and welcome to this week’s marvelous Impact Write-Up. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, you know that tonight is the big night! No, I don’t mean the premiere of American Idol (which I tend to call Va Va Voom-Idol … Read more
Good day everyone, and welcome to… well, I don’t know how to word this anymore as I can’t say “this month” with the news that Impact Wrestling is dropped seven of their pay-per-views this year. So let me just welcome you to the annual Genesis recap! Last night, we were treated to a Gauntlet match, … Read more
Returning TNA Knockout Velvet Sky beat four other women to become the new number one contender to Tara‘s Knockouts Championship last night at Genesis, but she perhaps has Gail Kim to thank most for her victory. The former Knockouts Champion eliminated not one, not two, but three of her opponents in a gauntlet match which … Read more
Tonight at Genesis, a five-woman gauntlet match will determine the number one contender for Tara’s Knockouts Championship, but who will it be? The Diva Dirt team weigh in… Bobby: I love that they’re doing something different for the pay per view tonight as opposed to a title match, but I will admit that I wish … Read more
TNA is switching things up for its first pay per view of 2013 (and one of only four this year), breaking away from its usual Knockouts Championship matches with a gauntlet match to determine the number one contender for the title instead. As announced on Impact Wrestling last night, Brooke Tessmacher, Gail Kim, Mickie James, … Read more
“AULD LANG SYNE!” Happy New Year everybody and welcome to the first TNA Xplosion Watch of 2013! Considering the lack of Knockouts action on this international TNA show, this could be the only Xplosion Watch of 2013 but thankfully, the match we are about to bare witness to is about as beautiful as a New Year … Read more
Good afternoon everyone, and allow me to be so kind as to welcome you to this week’s edition of the Impact Write-Up. If, like me, you’re still gutted that TNA’s fan voted Wrestler of the Year award didn’t go to Claire Lynch, then never fear. For it’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s … 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… Televised Match of the Year The nominees were: Alicia Fox 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… Best Babyface The nominees were: AJ Lee Brooke Tessmacher Cheerleader Melissa … 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… Best Interview The nominees were: Bella Twins Daffney Ivelisse Velez Kharma … Read more
Fresh off her controversial comments on Beth Phoenix, Michelle McCool has opened up about her controversial storyline with Mickie James, praising the former WWE Diva and current TNA star for her work in the touchy ‘Piggie James’ storyline in late 2009 through early 2010. Speaking about the storyline to her official website, Michelle said: “It … Read more
Following 12 months of title changes, backstabbing, romantic entanglements, weddings and dancing, we finally come to the end of 2012 for the WWE Divas and TNA Knockouts. And, as is annual tradition, the Diva Dirt team take a look back at the year for the women who have entertained us during the course of the … Read more
Hello everybody, and welcome to this week’s edition of the Impact Write-Up! Let me start off by saying that I apologize in advance if this one isn’t to the newfound standard I’ve tried to set for myself when it comes to the recaps, but I got pulled away this morning and unfortunately I’ve had to … Read more
From Nexus to Paul Heyman to Serena Deeb, CM Punk has had a whole host of affiliations over the years. But before all of those had taken place, could he have been called up with a certain ‘Hardcore Country’ Diva? It appears that alliance nearly happened, according to Mickie James herself, speaking exclusively to Diva … Read more
When Ellie Goulding came up with the song, Anything Can Happen… she sure wasn’t playing us. As always, welcome to this week’s Impact Write-Up, as I, Bobby, bring forth your Knockout related goodness from the second to last episode of the show that will ever air provided the December 21st theory holds true. This week, Velvet Sky shocks … Read more
In recent weeks we’ve been treated to TWO big returns to the Knockouts division – Mickie James in mid-November after a three month absence due to a health scare (it’s a cheap plug but you can get all the exclusive deets on that in Diva Dirt’s interview with the woman herself), as well as Velvet … Read more
Knockouts Champion Tara‘s Hollywood boyfriend Jesse proved too great a nuisance for Mickie James to overcome. Tonight at Final Resolution, Tara put her title on the line against Mickie, and the two did battle both inside and outside the ring. Jesse was a constant presence, distracting Mickie and taking a few lumps for his troubles. … Read more
Tonight at Final Resolution, Tara defends the Knockouts Championship against Mickie James. Who will come out on top? The Diva Dirt team weighs in. Bobby: Well, it hasn’t been the most built up feud unfortunately. But it’s nice to have someone different in the title picture, and Mickie is a welcome choice for me. She … Read more