Welcome one and all to this week’s Raw Redux! The #GiveDivasAChance movement has cooled off a little yet WWE has thankfully kept their side of the bargain up nicely. They announced a Divas match for WrestleMania (albeit not the one most people wanted) three weeks in advance, and last night’s Raw featured two matches, backstage … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com ” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Total Divas season three went out with a bang on Sunday night, its back-to-back episodes drawing 1.214 and 1.28 million viewers respectively, according to TV by the Numbers. The first episode, “Indecent Exposure”, drew a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demo, while the second, “The New Divas Champion”, scored … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from NXT to Impact Wrestling to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: NXT (3/4/15): Sasha Banks retains the NXT Women’s … Read more
Total Divas fans won’t have to wait long for season four. Following last night’s season three finale, E! confirmed that the reality show will return on July 7th: Is it July yet? #TotalDivas pic.twitter.com/0QUyPlIfvN — Total Divas (@TotalDivas) March 9, 2015 As July 7th is a Tuesday, this announcement has also confirmed that the show … Read more
With the conclusion of Total Divas comes After Total Divas, the official after show in which Renee Young and Summer Rae break down the events of each episode. This week, joined by Paige, they talk about “Indecent Exposure” and “The New Divas Champion”, which served as a two hour finale for season three. Watch the … Read more
I hate to admit it, but I totally cried a little at TJ and Nattie‘s reunion on Total Divas despite the fact that Nattie is probably my least favorite diva of all time. She didn’t start off that way, of course, but the fact she hates all cats that aren’t Persians and thinks they’re ugly … Read more
Welcome to a special edition of the SmackDown Redux, in which the fourth wall is broken by the Divas and all hell breaks loose. Okay, so mentioning #GiveDivasAChance doesn’t shatter it in a Deadpool or Frank Underwood way, but it’s interesting nonetheless. Does it signal the success or doom of the movement? That’ll be discussed … Read more
This Sunday will see a two hour finale of Total Divas season three, featuring two back-to-back episodes. In the first episode, cat lovers Natalya and Tyson Kidd get to meet the internet’s biggest cat celebrity: Grumpy Cat. Natalya takes a selfie with the famous feline and reveals her own celebrity aspirations for her cats, who … 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 AJ Lee having returned, how should she factor into the main Divas feud heading into WrestleMania? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the … Read more
Why hello everyone and welcome to this week’s majorly positive Raw Redux. Hindsight is a beautiful thing, and little did we know that after last week’s absolute shambles, we had started a revolution that has resulted in a really, really good episode of Raw tonight. It was Divas galore tonight and on the docket, we … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from NXT to Impact Wrestling to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: AJ Lee shocks the internet when she criticizes … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] As reported last night, the WWE has announced that Alundra Blayze will be part of the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015. The former three-time Women’s Champion posted a brief comment about her on induction on her Facebook page: Post by Madusa. Several Divas also took to Twitter … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Last Sunday’s episode of Total Divas shot back up in the ratings, drawing 1.405 million viewers according to TV By the Numbers. In the 18-49 demo, the episode – titled “Model Behavior” – drew a 0.7 rating, matching the season high. This virtually duplicates the numbers earned by the mid-season … Read more
With the conclusion of Total Divas comes After Total Divas, the official after show in which Renee Young and Summer Rae break down the events of each episode. This week, joined by Cameron, they talk about “Model Behavior”, which featured Paige‘s tattoo rebellion, Natalya‘s worries about Tyson Kidd‘s career choices and Cameron’s family insecurities. Watch … 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: AJ Lee … Read more
Welcome to the first SmackDown Redux of the #GiveDivasAChance era! With Diva fans on high alert for bullshit, Naomi and Natalya are facing off one-on-one. Will a match between the newly heel-adjacent Natalya and ever-exciting Naomi help soothe Diva fans’ souls? Let’s see: We join Naomi, Jimmy and Jey Uso already in the ring. Natalya … Read more
Welcome to Total Divas Friday, everyone! I am your friendly neighborhood recapper, the Khaleesi of Diva Dirt, the First of My Name, the Queen of The South… Cryssi! And like usual… I am late. But lets be honest, if you are still reading these you already understand how these are going to go. Besides, I … Read more
On this Sunday’s episode of Total Divas, Natalya and Tyson Kidd move closer to repairing their relationship. While meeting for dinner, Natalya talks to Tyson about her recent struggles and thanks him for his help, expressing her hope that they have a future as a couple. Watch the clip below: Total Divas airs Sundays at … Read more
On this Sunday’s episode of Total Divas, Paige tries to fulfill a longtime wish by getting an elaborate chest tattoo. Fearing that this tattoo could land her in hot water with WWE management, Alicia Fox and Rosa Mendes hunt down Paige at a tattoo parlor and try to convince her not to get the ink. … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Former Divas Champion Paige recently spoke to the Turnbuckle Weekly show, addressing a few hot topics in wrestling: the next season of Total Divas, AJ Lee‘s status and the lack of opportunities given to main roster Divas. Paige confirmed her involvement with Total Divas season four, which begins filming soon. … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from NXT to Impact Wrestling to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: #GiveDivasAChance trends worldwide on Twitter during Raw. NXT … Read more
If you thought Lilian Garcia‘s WWE Fastlane botches were bad (“Here are your winners, and STILL the NEW WWE Tag Team Champions!”) well they are nothing on the atrocious booking of the WWE Divas during last night’s Monday Night Raw. And then there was the horrid match length. And then there was the abysmal commentary. … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Despite stiff competition from the Oscars and WWE Fastlane, Total Divas ratings managed to climb, drawing 1.068 million viewers according to TV By the Numbers. This is up from last week’s 914,000 viewers and reverses the downward trend the show’s been on since its return in January. The episode also … Read more
Last night’s WWE Fastlane saw Nikki Bella make her first Divas Title defense of 2015 against Paige in the culmination of a feud that critics called, “Meh.” A series of predictable singles matches and middle school level teasing didn’t make for an exciting feud, to say the least. However, there’s always a chance that the … Read more
With the conclusion of Total Divas comes After Total Divas, the official after show in which Renee Young and Summer Rae break down the events of each episode. This week, joined by Brie Bella, they talk about “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Purses”, which featured Eva Marie‘s family trip; Natalya working to help her family alongside estranged … Read more
Welcome to another SmackDown Redux! On the last stop before Fastlane, we’re (hopefully) finishing up our Groundhog Day-esque loop of Paige wrestling singles matches while Nikki and/or Brie Bella observes. SERIOUSLY. WE. HAVE. BEEN. DOING. THIS. FOREVER. At this point, the repetition has got to be intentional, right? Maybe it’s the creative team’s way of … Read more