At Money in the Bank, Alexa Bliss did the unexpected and pulled a ‘Kane/Dean Ambrose’ by winning the MITB ladder match and later cashing in her contract to become the new RAW Women’s Champion. Once again, the division has been shaken and with Extreme Rules and Summerslam on the horizon, how would these developments change … Read more
Tonight at Money in the Bank, Alexa Bliss became the second female Superstar to be named Ms. Money in the Bank. Bliss overcame seven other Raw and SmackDown Superstars that included Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Ember Moon, Naomi, Natalya and Sasha Banks to earn a guaranteed future title shot at the Raw Women’s Championship. https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1008504925108756480 … Read more
It’s the go-home show for the RAW brand before the big “Money In The Bank” spectacle. Last week it was announced that all 4 RAW male and female competitors will be competing in a Fatal4-way match, but after two had suffered apparent injuries, that match was looking more like a singles competition. We were also … Read more
On Monday, June 4, WWE launched the website for its state of the art Performance Center and recruitment tools for aspiring wrestlers. The announcement used Sasha Banks on the header – touting her as one of the success stories to come out of the PC. The online hub at WWEPerformanceCenter.com includes step-by-step instructions on how to … Read more
Well hey there RAW Reviewers, after a little break I’m back – Zaddy gotta pay them bills! Thank you to the lovely Josue for taking over. With the Women’s Money In The Bank line-up finally complete, it’s time for our Superstars to start staking their claim as to why we should put their money on … Read more
Hola Diva Dirt fans and welcome to this week’s Raw Recap. It’s Josue and I’ll be pulling Raw duty for Alex again. Well after nearly a month of qualifying matches, we finally know who will be the eight Superstars competing at this year’s Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match! Throughout the night, some of … Read more
Tonight (May 28th) on the main event of Monday Night Raw, Sasha Banks defeated Bayley, Dana Brooke, Liv Morgan, Mickie James, Ruby Riott and Sarah Logan in a Last Chance Gauntlet Match to earn the final spot at this year’s Money in the Bank Ladder match. She's starting off this Last Chance #GauntletMatch, but @itsBayleyWWE ain't scared! #RAW pic.twitter.com/XcaKfy6bdU … Read more
Put that kettle on, get your finest tea and crumpets because this week’s RAW comes from my hometown – London, England! Ironically, I’m actually going to the SmackDown taping tonight (awks), but hey I always love it when the Superstars we love travel the pond for us. With 6 more slots to grab to be … Read more
Backlash is over and we’re already switching gear for Money In The Bank… (still think this crossbrand PPV thing is gonna work?) Let’s see how the gear switch happened – with Nia Jax retaining her RAW Women’s Championship against Alexa Bliss at Backlash, the Money In The Bank event switches the attention from the Champion, … Read more
Hello, readers! Mykel is back with another recap, and as always, nothing is ever in sequential order. We start off with seeing the Iconic Duo, ahem, IIconics hijack the pre-show panel. They were also curiously in their wrestling gear…hmm. They also weighed in on the women’s title match, and are firmly on the Mella Money … Read more
As it was previously reported, this summer the WWE will be releasing a 3-disc DVD set of their Women’s Division titled “Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division”. This marks the first time in nearly a decade that the compnay will be releasing a DVD surrounding their female talent. Below is a full-line … Read more
With all the hype of the women-less ‘Greatest Royal Rumble’, many of us would be forgiven for forgetting that this is meant to be the go-home big RAW before Backlash and the new ‘co-branded PPVs’ (which I think is a terrible idea). Before I digress, let’s take a look at what went down on RAW! … Read more
The Superstar Shake-Up last week changed up RAW and after seeing the developments on SmackDown… I’ll be honest and say that I think RAW drew the short straw. So to prove me wrong, the WWE decided to follow last week’s format with the men and put the women in a 5-on-5 tag match in this … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown Live (April 17), the WWE concluded their Superstar Shake-Up two night event. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville‘s move from Raw to SmackDown was announced via social media: .@RealPaigeWWE must be ABSOLUTELY excited about this… @SonyaDevilleWWE & @WWE_MandyRose are coming to #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/lvs46cmaZb — WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2018 Asuka’s arrival to SmackDown … Read more
Last week was the prolific “RAW after WrestleMania” and it lived up to the hype! With Ember Moon’s debut and Paige’s in-ring retirement changing up the division, we were set for more with the “Superstar Shake-Up”… since the WWE hates calling them ‘drafts’ these days. Either way, we know that some big changes were on … Read more
On this week’s episodes of Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live, the WWE will hold a Superstar Shake-Up two night event. Tonight saw the Riott Squad make their Raw debut when they interrupted a grudge match between Sasha Banks and Bayley. The Riott Squad would use the numbers game to lay out both Banks and Bayley: … Read more
Tonight, April 16, on Raw the Superstar Shake-Up begins. Reports speculating as to which Superstar will switch brands hit the news stands as soon as the event was announced. Here’s a rundown of the top rumors for this week’s event: According to Wrestlinginc, Asuka could be going to the SmackDown brand. The Empress of Tomorrow is … Read more
It’s time for the big one, the RAW after WrestleMania! The day of the ‘WrestleMania’ hangover has only recently become a big thing for us women’s wrestling fans. After WM 33, we saw the return of ‘Evil Emma’ after the ditched Emmalina gimmick. After WM 32, Maryse made her welcome return to the division after … Read more
In a surprise move at what I will call the “Sensational Sherri Memorial Battle Royal”, Naomi was its inaugural winner. She bested the likes of Natalya and Becky Lynch, as well an NXT-heavy field where we saw Peyton Royce, Kairi Sane, Kavita Devi, Dakota Kai, Taynara Conti and Bianca BelAir also compete and dominate the … Read more
It’s the ‘go home’ RAW before WrestleMania and the last chance for our Superstars to make that lasting impression. Will Nia Jax be able to get her hands on RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss? Will Stephanie McMahon manage to look like a legit threat against Ronda Rousey? Will the other RAW women stake their claim … Read more
We have just under 2 weeks to go until WrestleMania and it’s safe to say that all the women on RAW are out to make a statement ahead of the ‘big one’. How would each player make their next move? Let’s get to the RAW results! We’re straight into the RAW Women’s Title picture action … Read more
The WWE have confirmed that longtime ring announcer Lilian Garcia will make an appearance at this year’s WrestleMania as the special guest announcer for the WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal. Garcia, who parted ways with the WWE in 2016, expressed her excitement about this year’s WrestleMania on social media: Words can’t describe how honored & excited … Read more
Sasha Banks and Bayley have been tip toeing around the fact that they are better kayfabe rivals than friends. For more than a year they’ve gone from working together to occasionally stabbing each other in the back. Fans are clamoring for a return to Sasha’s Boss character from NXT and for a Bayley baby face … Read more
We’re only a couple weeks away from WrestleMania 34 and following last week’s developments, all eyes are on Nia Jax to see how she will react! We learned last week that RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss will take on the Undefeated Empress of Tomorrow Asuka in a non-title match and we also have the friendship … Read more
In continued celebration of Women’s History Month, WWE.com has compiled a list of their 10 best women’s matches from the company’s history. Read the full list below: 10. 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble Match 9. Alundra Blayze vs. Bull Nakano – Women’s Championship Match: SummerSlam 1995 8. Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley – Raw Women’s Championship Match: … Read more
Last night (March 16th), at WWE’s ‘Road to WrestleMania’ live event from Madison Square Garden in New York City, WWE Superstar Nikki Bella made her in-ring return. .@BellaTwins #NikkiBella returned to action at #WWEMSG tonight by teaming with her fiancé @JohnCena! pic.twitter.com/xCwFZDSm0r — WWE (@WWE) March 17, 2018 Bella teamed up with her fiancé John … Read more