Tonight at Money in the Bank, Naomi defends the SmackDown Women’s Title against Lana. Can Lana capture the gold in singles match debut? The Diva Dirt team weighs in. Abir: Lana is a passable opponent. There’s no way Naomi overcame 5 other women in 6 minutes at Mania, won the title twice, and had that … 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:With Money in the Bank taking place Sunday, we want to know: who would be in your dream Money in the Bank Ladder match? We’ve read your responses on our social media … Read more
Former Team B.A.D. members square off tonight as Naomi and Tamina make their way to the ring for a match. However, before things can kick off, the Ravishing Russian Lana makes her way to ringside… to the tune of “we want Rusev” chants. Ouch. The match quickly follows and begins at a particularly slow pace. There … Read more
Rumors were swirling last week that Naomi could possibly be getting a spin-off reality show after reports that cameras followed her and her husband Jimmy Uso and his brother Jey Uso in Hawaii last week. In an interview with Chuck Carroll of CSB Sports, Naomi sheds some light on the rumors, confirms her return for … Read more
Hola SmackDown fans and welcome to this week’s SmackDown Redux! It’s Josue once again and I’ll be covering SmackDown for Abir this week and my what an eventful SmackDown it was! There was the long awaited debut of Lana, the unveiling of the Women’s Money in the Bank briefcase (don’t worry guys, it isn’t pink!), … Read more
On top of the historic Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match, a second Women’s match has been added to the upcoming PPV event. As seen on tonight’s episode of SmackDown, Lana made her debut to the blue brand and quickly picked a fight with the SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi, costing her the win during … Read more
After nearly two months of dancing vignettes, Lana made her official SmackDown debut on tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live. With great RISK, comes great REWARD! @ShaneMcMahon has revealed the FIRST-EVER WOMEN'S #MITB briefcase!!! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/9YjKJGjTgO — WWE (@WWE) June 7, 2017 During the show’s opening segment, SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon gathered Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, … 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. * Newly signed female referee Kennadi Brink made her debut at an Orlando NXT house show going by the name “Jessika“. (Twitter) * … Read more
A Fatal-5-Way Elimination match is set to take place. Each of the five competitors have made their bid for the title, and all five are ready to stake their claim. So let’s see who came out on top! At the beginning of the show the five competitors discuss why they believe that they will win … Read more
Backlash was a pretty dull night for the women of SmackDown, and this week’s fallout could offer a different path. With the Welcoming Committee’s streak of dominance, the women’s division is bound to take a turn. This week the ladies are on early on in the show as Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch (accompanied by SmackDown … Read more
According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, the women of SmackDown Live will be getting a Money in the Bank Ladder match next month! Money in the Bank, the SmackDown exclusive pay-per-view, will take place next month, and current plans are exciting for the women. “If all goes to plan” the women of the blue brand will … Read more
The Welcoming Committee swore that they would make a mark. And with the opportunity to do so, did they come through? In last night’s Six Woman Tag match, we saw all six of SmackDown Live’s women give it their all to make their mark. But only half of those could come out on top. The … Read more
Tonight at Backlash, the SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch team up to take on The Welcoming Committee (Natalya, Carmella and Tamina). Which team will come out on top? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: Abir: The focus following this will probably be a Becky Lynch heel turn. She’s been hinting at … Read more
Good day WWE fans and welcome to this week’s SmackDown Redux. It’s Josue here and I’ll be covering SmackDown for Abir this week. It’s the final show before Sunday’s Backlash PPV event and the women of the blue brand will take part in a contract signing? Hmm, this seems like an odd route to go … Read more
In #12Days we shall see the second SmackDown Live exclusive version of Backlash… And things are heating up in the women’s division! With a match scheduled to settle some differences, the six women (and James Ellsworth) are ready for battle, so let’s see what went down tonight! I had the pleasure of seeing this show live … Read more
A six woman tag team match has been announced for SmackDown’s upcoming PPV event Backlash. As seen on tonight’s episode of SmackDown, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and the SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi will team up to take on Carmella, Natalya and Tamina, who have collectively become known as ‘The Welcoming Committee’. .@BeckyLynchWWE @MsCharlotteWWE & #SDLive … Read more
It’s time to pick a team, and it’s time to stand your ground. With the Superstar Shakeup holding its impact, the Welcoming Committee are still feeling a little blue. And although last week they stood tall, can they handle the pressure of doing it again? Let’s take a quick look at what happened throughout the night! … Read more
Two-time SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi was recently interviewed by Fox Sports to discuss her thoughts on being left off television for the first half of 2017, the locker room feelings after the Superstar Shake-Up and new plans for her signature entrance. Highlights of the interview below. On being off television for the early part of … Read more
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: Now that the trio of Natalya, Carmella & Tamina have attacked Charlotte, what do you think they’ll do next? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the … Read more
The first Women’s title defense since the Shakeup – and things are pretty intense! Every woman is out for that crown, regardless of their different approaches. Some fall flat on their face, some stay in their place, and others team up to get some shine. No matter how each woman gets noticed tonight, they all … Read more
The Shakeup has taken place, and now it’s time for it to take its place. With Tamina Snuka and the “biggest acquisition” of the Shakeup, Charlotte Flair, now ready to make their first moves, this episode in an intriguing one. And one that seems to set the pace pretty well… At the top of the … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown, newly recruited SmackDown Superstar Charlotte Flair won a shot to Naomi’s SmackDown Women’s Championship for next week’s episode of SmackDown Live!. If @MsCharlotteWWE can beat @NaomiWWE tonight, she'll be #1Contender and get a #SDLive #WomensTitle opportunity NEXT WEEK! pic.twitter.com/vrM0aDsJWk — WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 19, 2017 Kicking off the show, Charlotte demanded … 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. * Kayla Braxton welcomes the newest member of the NXT broadcasting team Christy St. Cloud. (YouTube) * Build Series interviews Natalya and Nikki … Read more
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: Which WWE brand’s Women’s division are you looking most forward to after the Superstar Shake-Up? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best … Read more
The Superstar Shakeup came and left its impact. With two (and a half?) new wrestlers on SmackDown Live, the division already feels so different. And although we don’t see an awful lot of action, we do have quite a bit to discuss. SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon comes out during the show to address the new state of … Read more
Last night Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, and Maryse joined the Raw roster. Tonight will cap off the “Superstar Shakeup” event, further changing the SmackDown roster as we know it. What We Know So Far Last night Nia Jax took down the queen herself in a blow off match. Could Charlotte Flair throw her crown into the … Read more