[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
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Yesterday, Triple H conducted a media conference call to hype tonight’s NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, answering questions about Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s main event Iron Man match, Asuka‘s in-ring debut and the future of the Divas division. Transcript courtesy of PWInsider. Bayley vs. Sasha at TakeOver: Brooklyn: HHH thinks the match … Read more
Total Divas will return in early 2016 with a few changes to its cast. In a new press release, E! has confirmed the lineup for season five: Alicia Fox, Brie Bella, Eva Marie, Natalya, Nikki Bella, Paige, Rosa Mendes and Tough Enough runner up Amanda. Amanda, who will go by the nickname Mandy, is described … Read more
Marriage proposals, hummer limousines and primadonna attitudes; move over Real Housewives, Monday Night Raw is all about the over-the-top jaw drop! The spotlight was still firmly on the Divas Division last night as three angles involving the girls dominated the broadcast. Paige‘s self-inflated crusade for attention continued when she clashed with everyone’s favourite voice of … 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
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] WWE.com has published a new list ranking the top ten matches in NXT history, and a lauded Divas match has landed at number one. Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s match at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn topped the list, beating out several acclaimed men’s matches, including Neville vs. Sami Zayn from NXT TakeOver: … Read more
That ending tho… Dolph Ziggler and Nikki Bella have some insane chemistry. I can’t be the only one that noticed it. The tease has been building all season and finally on this past Tuesday’s finale, we got Dolph/Nikki in all of its beautiful glory. He legitimately has no business trying to butt into her life … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @trishstratuscom/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Every Friday, the Social Media Catch-Up will bring you a roundup of our favorite social media postings by the women in wrestling and present them to you here. Have you found a post we should include next week? Send it in. Here’s our latest batch: Cameron is unleashing all of … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @MsCharlotteWWE/Twitter” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Each Friday, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: * Charlotte tweeted … Read more
Monday night on Raw, we saw Becky Lynch and Divas Champion Charlotte on a heated segment on Miz TV get interrupted by Team Bella, leading to a Six-Diva Tag Team match with Paige walking out on her fellow PCB teammates, attacking Natalya in the process. Most notably, Team B.A.D. was nowhere to be found on … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tuesday’s Total Divas season finale saw the show make a big rebound in the ratings, drawing 1.158 million viewers according to TV by the Numbers. This is a big jump from last week’s 795,000 viewers, which was nearly a series low. The episode drew a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 … Read more
Now that Charlotte is holding the WWE Divas Championship, she has targets coming at her left, right and centre. Whilst she also has a few allies, she has more enemies, some of which whom were teaming with her last night. The beholder of the butterfly belt has had a tumultuous start to her title reign, … Read more
[media-credit name=”E!” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] WAGS star Kelly Kelly recently spoke with Digital Spy in the UK to promote the E! reality show. In the interview, Kelly was asked about a possible WWE return and which Divas she’d like to face: “It’s funny, because I feel like all the girls who are there now I’ve worked … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Former Divas Champion Nikki Bella recently sat down and talked with Channel Guide Magazine to discuss Total Divas, her Divas Title reign and more. On her record-breaking reign, Nikki spoke candidly about the rumors of John Cena influencing it: “I ignore it. Even though I see the hate on social … Read more
Who’s ready for another two-for-one Total Divas Redux?! I FINALLY got the opportunity to catch up earlier this morning, and by far, season four as been the best offering of TD thus far. With the finale just a few days away, I can’t wait to see the Dolph Ziggler/Nikki Bella stuff we have been teased … 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. The poll will open each Saturday and close on Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Asuka Asuka … Read more
On Tuesday’s season finale of Total Divas, Paige confesses to her fellow Divas that she doesn’t want to get married, despite accepting her boyfriend Kevin Skaff‘s proposal. She reveals that she only said yes because she feared he’d leave her if she said no. When she asks for their advice, each of them insists that … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @madusa_rocks/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Each Friday, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: * At a … Read more
On Monday, the Diva Revolution was saved from itself by a timely heel turn. Paige, in a fit of jealousy, broke off from Team PCB, ranting about Charlotte, Becky Lynch, Natalya and the division at large, all in all providing the spark and direction that this storyline desperately needed. This week on SmackDown, we saw … Read more
Last night, Cameron and boyfriend Vinnie were guests on Afterbuzz TV’s Total Divas after show, discussing the latest episode and her current status with the WWE. While she has not appeared on WWE television for the last couple months, Cameron revealed that she has actually been doing some in-ring training outside of the WWE: “I’m … Read more
Total Divas continued to slip in the ratings this week, drawing 795,000 viewers according to TV by the Numbers. This is down from last week’s season low 804,000 viewers. This makes it the second lowest-rated episode since the season two episode “Red and Gold”. In the 18-49 demo, the episode maintained last week’s 0.4 rating. … 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
It is safe to say that Paige ruffled a few feathers last night! Following Charlotte‘s Divas Championship win at Night of Champions, Paige had a hell of a lot to say about her (presumably now former) PCB teammate’s impact on the Divas division. Long story short, Paige was all for the revolution only if it … Read more
Following her return on last night’s Raw, Natalya spoke to Eden about her confrontation with Paige and her loss to Naomi, explaining why she has a right to be part of the Diva Revolution. Natalya acknowledges that the Diva Revolution is a numbers game, but says she’s been on the sidelines for months, watching the … Read more
On tonight’s Total Divas, Naomi calls into question Alicia Fox‘s social media etiquette. When a video of Naomi twerking pops up on Alicia’s Instagram, she confronts her over it, accusing Alicia of intentionally embarrassing her. Watch the clip below: Total Divas airs Tuesdays at 9pm ET on E!. Synopsis for episode 12, “Some Like it … Read more
WWE.com followed new Divas Champion Charlotte in the hours leading up to her big win at Night of Champions, capturing the emotion and excitement of her journey to the title. The five minute video features cameos from Bayley, Becky Lynch, Natalya and Charlotte’s father, WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, and ends with a post-match … Read more