As far as transitionary periods go, this is far from boring. NXT’s Divas division’s new era is still coming together, but you wouldn’t know it by watching this week’s show: Bayley‘s first post-Sasha Banks title challenger is far from a lightweight, Nia Jax is breaking the mold of the “monster” and the Dana Brooke/Emma vs. … Read more
Happy Halloween! We’re celebrating our eighth anniversary of dreaming up Halloween costumes for the women of wrestling. This year, we’ll be splitting up the women into three categories: NXT, TNA/Lucha Underground and WWE. But before you see this year’s picks, be sure to catch up on the past seven years of this feature: 2008 2009: … Read more
The premiere episode of WWE’s Breaking Ground made its premiere today, giving fans an inside look at the struggles of the women and men striving to make a name for themselves in NXT. The episode opens with an appearance by NXT Women’s Champion Bayley and features nearly every Diva on the NXT roster. NXT Assistant … 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: Alexa Bliss … Read more
Last week’s NXT TakeOver: RESPECT went a long way towards setting up a bright future for NXT’s Divas division. Now comes the process of taking that hype and turning it into a real, tangible thing. History-making matches are all well and good, but if this division wants to implement real, lasting change, it needs to … Read more
Respect, indeed. Last night at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, NXT Divas received their biggest opportunity yet: a spot in the main event. If that wasn’t enough, there was the added Iron Man stipulation, which guaranteed 30 minutes of wrestling and story that would surely hook the crowd. For me, this was cemented as the most inspiring … Read more
NXT Women’s Champion Bayley recently spoke to Rolling Stone about the future of NXT’s Divas division, who she wants to defend the Women’s Title against, changing the term “Diva” and more. The status of the NXT Divas division after recent changes: “I see that it has a million possibilities to get so much better. When … Read more
For the second week in a row, NXT’s Divas got the Superstar treatment. After last week’s huge TakeOver: RESPECT main event announcement, we have another bit of history before us in the form of Asuka‘s debut. Never before has a Diva signing been treated with such pomp and circumstance, recalling the signings of Finn Balor, … Read more
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn is a few weeks behind us, but the Divas division is still in flux, with recent departures and a new Women’s Champion making it a relative free-for-all. Everyone’s jockeying for position, looking to prove themselves as serious threats not only to their fellow Divas, but to the Diva: Bayley. Like last week, … Read more
This week’s NXT took its first bold post-TakeOver step towards the future, showcasing two of the Divas division’s future stars: Alexa Bliss and Eva Marie. With a new Women’s Champion and a clear path to the top, both Divas had big opportunities to make their case for stardom. Alexa took on Blue Pants, seeking revenge … Read more
Last night, the NXT Divas managed to raise the bar once again in the first live special off of their home turf. NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks took a break from the main roster to defend her title against the ultimate underdog, Bayley, in what was billed the co-main event of the evening. I’d speculate … Read more
Tonight at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, a new NXT Women’s Champion was crowned. In what was billed the co-main event of the evening, Bayley unseated champion Sasha Banks. Both Divas were taken to their absolute limits in the match, resulting in a hard fought victory for the underdog. Sasha took aim at Bayley’s broken hand, at … 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: Tough Enough Episode 7: “Spinning a Yarn” (8/4/15) … Read more
Four big name changes have come to the Divas division. First, Becky Lynch, Charlotte and Paige – the stable known as the Submission Sorority – have made the switch to “PCB”. This follows the revelation that the former name was tied too closely to an internet porn series. WWE.com has switched references of the Submission … Read more
Good morning everyone, and welcome to the first redux of 2015! I know what you’re all wondering… and yes, yes it’s true. I did write 2014 in the title date at first, but the good news is I caught myself before it went public! Anyways, hopefully everyone had a great holiday and end of the … Read more
What’s up everybody?! And welcome to a special episode of NXT unlike any other I’ve ever recapped. For you see, tonight, the yellow colored brand primarily took the evening off and labeled the show as a best of year in review. That’s all fine and dandy, but what they also chose to do is to … Read more
NXT Diva Lina Fanene has revealed her official WWE ring name on Twitter. Fanene, who is a cousin of The Rock, will now be known as Zada. Zada did not tweet about the new name initially, opting to make a subtle change to her Twitter handle, which is now @ZadaWWE. A few hours ago, though, … Read more
The hills are aliiiiiiiiive with the sound of a Redux chaannnge!~ Yeah, that’s not Jack quoting The Sound of Music… it is I, Bobby, returning to my roots of reduxation (We’re going to pretend that’s a word if it’s not), in NXT. My baby, if you will — well… at least the Redemption stage — … Read more
Have three new Divas joined the WWE’s ranks? Within the past few days, three women, all with fitness backgrounds, appear to have begun training at the WWE Performance Center. Dasha Kuret posted a photo of her talent-only Performance Center t-shirt: Lina Fanene posted a photo outside of the Performance Center: Finally, Dani Jackson has joined … Read more