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Two women’s matches confirmed for NXT TakeOver: Toronto

August 1, 2019 by Nick

For the first time in a while, NXT TakeOver will hold two women’s matches. The next TakeOver event will be held in Toronto and as usual, will occur the day before the next WWE pay-per-view. It will take place on Aug. 10. WWE has officially announced that the NXT Women’s Championship will be defended. The … Read more

Shayna Baszler vs. Mia Yim AIW 04/30/16

July 5, 2019 by Nick

It’s time for another Free Match Friday!

This week we get to see Shayna Baszler and Mia Yim face-off prior to joining WWE and their NXT brand. This match took place in April 2016 and happened in the indie promotion Absolute Intense Wrestling. Baszler is the current NXT Women’s Championship where she has defeated Yim in the past to retain her title.

Did Yim seek the same fate to Baszler in this match? Watch and see!

Enjoy this match and discuss your thoughts in the comment section.

Check back in with Diva Dirt next Friday for another Free Match Friday!

Shayna Baszler retains her title in a Steel Cage match

June 27, 2019June 26, 2019 by Nick

History was made this week on NXT in the women’s division. Shayna Baszler defended her championship in the first-ever NXT women’s Steel Cage against Io Shirai. This was placed in the main event spot. This wouldn’t be the first time Shirai had a crack at the NXT Women’s Championship. She failed to become champion at … Read more

Shayna Baszler retains NXT Women’s Championship

June 8, 2019June 1, 2019 by Nick

NXT TakeOver XXV celebrates their 25th installment this evening from Bridgeport, Conn. The women’s involvement during this celebratory event was an NXT Women’s Championship match. Shayna Baszler defended her title against Io Shirai. This was Shirai’s first title opportunity against the submission magician since her best friend Kairi Sane left NXT to join the SmackDown … Read more

WWE Superstars reflect on NXT prior to TakeOver XXV

June 8, 2019June 1, 2019 by Nick

WWE’s developmental brand NXT has featured their TakeOver events since 2014. It has been five years since the brand has been able to feature it’s the best talent on a special that is equivalent to its main rosters pay-per-views. Tonight on the WWE Network the 25th TakeOver event will be featured. As a general structure … Read more

Dream Card: Five matches for an all women’s WWE event

May 26, 2019 by Nick

In October WWE hosted it’s first ever all-woman pay-per-view, Evolution. An event with only women’s matches is far from a new idea. Promotions such as SHINE, SHIMMER, and more recently RiSE have been putting on amazing matches for years. Nevertheless, this was a first for the worlds largest wrestling organization. At this time WWE has … Read more

NXT Women’s Championship match set for Takeover XXV

May 10, 2019 by Philip Lindsey

Monday WWE announced the location of NXT TakeOver XXV—Bridgeport, Connecticut. Today, Triple H confirmed Shayna Baszler will defend the NXT Women’s Championship against Io Shirai. If you’ve been keeping up with NXT, this match shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. They’ve been planting the seed for this feud since Io pinned the NXT Women’s … Read more

Five NXT women we want to see in WrestleMania Battle Royal

April 7, 2019April 5, 2019 by Nick

WWE announced the second annual WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal just last week. Since, it has been announced that this match will take place on the kickoff show—the same spot on the card where this match was billed last year. At this moment, WWE has only announced 13 entrants. The participants include the majority of the … Read more

Fatal four-way announced for NXT TakeOver: New York

March 13, 2019 by Kristen Ashly

During tonight’s episode of NXT, it was announced that there would be a fatal four-way for the NXT Women’s Championship at NXT TakeOver: New York. Scheduled for tonight’s card, Io Shirai and Bianca Belair faced each other in a no. 1 contender’s match to determine who would face champion Shayna Baszler for her title. During … Read more

9 possible remaining entrants in women’s Royal Rumble

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 by Philip Lindsey

We are just a week away from Royal Rumble. It’s easily my favorite of the big four pay-per-view events and the card looks awesome this year. It should be a great night for women’s wrestling with two first time match-ups for the women’s titles, Sasha Banks versus Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch versus Asuka, and … Read more

The Four Horsewomen feud heats up on social media

January 16, 2019 by Philip Lindsey

The feud between the Four Horsewomen of WWE and the Four Horsewomen of MMA took another turn this week. The clash has been building since Shayna Baszler taunted Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Bayley at the inaugural Mae Young Classic. The ensuing stare down between the two stables has been a hot topic ever since. Last year, Ronda Rousey made her professional wrestling debut, and … Read more

Watch WWE Superstars’ Viking wedding

January 10, 2019 by Emily Pratt

An upside of the death of kayfabe has been opportunities for fans to learn more about the lives of their favorite wrestlers, who can be some pretty unique people. For example, today, the WWE Performance Center YouTube channel uploaded a ten-minute video depicting the Viking-themed wedding of Sarah Logan of the Riott Squad and Raymond … Read more

Bianca Belair calls out Shayna Baszler on UFC losses

December 30, 2018 by Nick

Bianca Belair took to Twitter recently to get in the head of her future opponent Shayna Baszler. Belair won a fatal four-way match, this past week on NXT, to become Baszler’s number one contender for her NXT Women’s Championship. This will be Belair’s first championship match that is televised. Belair’s taunted Baszler, after Baszler posted … Read more

Nia Jax searches for diversity through a hashtag

December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 by Nick

As another year is about to start, society as a whole will continue to have the same social issues. The main focus of the past few years, including 2018, in particular, is gender equality. On paper, there is no denying that women have stolen the show from their male counterparts. An endless amount of “firsts,” … Read more

First-time match for NXT TakeOver: Phoenix

December 26, 2018 by Chase S. Wilkinson

The EST of NXT, Bianca Belair, defeated Mia Yim, Lacey Evans and Io Shirai in a Fatal 4-Way match to decide the women’s division number one contender for the NXT Women’s Championship match at NXT TakeOver: Phoenix. Belair is now slated to challenge two-time NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler for the top prize at TakeOver … Read more

Mia Yim qualifies for No.1 Contender Fatal 4-Way

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 by Dean Buckley

Mia Yim is the latest NXT Superstar to qualify for a fatal four-way match to determine the number one contender to the NXT Women’s Championship. NXT General Manager William Regal announced the match on Twitter just over a week ago, along with Bianca Belair as the first competitor. Belair remains undefeated in singles competition on … Read more

Can Baszler and Sane make history?

November 17, 2018 by Nick

Survivor Series is already this Sunday, but before this popular event takes place it is NXT’s turn to take center stage tonight at Takeover: WarGames. The match that focuses on the women is a rematch for Kairi Sane as she takes on the current champion, Shayna Baszler. The Sane and Baszler rivalry dates back over … Read more

Baszler defeats Sane to become first-ever two-time NXT Women’s Champion

November 1, 2018October 29, 2018 by Nick

The Queen of Spades, Shayna Baszler, is now the first-ever two-time NXT Women’s Champion. Tonight, on the Evolution PPV, Baszler defeated the Pirate Princess, Kairi Sane, to gain this accomplishment. FIRST-EVER TWO-TIME #WWENXT #WomensChampion. Congratulations, @QoSBaszler! #WWEEvolution #AndNew #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/tbTYKdDeiB — WWE (@WWE) October 29, 2018 Baszler and Sane had a competitive seesaw bout. Both … Read more

Interviews and rountables announced ahead of Evolution

October 26, 2018 by Josue

WWE Evolution weekend is official upon us! To help fans get hyped for this weekend’s historic event, the WWE have announced a weekend full of media content, starting off a pair of roundtables set for Saturday. The roundtables begin on Saturday, Oct. 27, at noon ET, as Cathy Kelley welcomes Mae Young Classic finalist Toni … Read more

NXT: 10/24/18 – A Debut, A Demand and Hype

October 25, 2018 by Matthew Morgan

Hi everyone! Welcome to a loaded edition of the weekly recap for NXT. Last week, we saw an inconclusive end to the rematch between Nikki Cross and Bianca Belair. As the match was reaching its climax, Aleister Black made his return, demanding answers from Nikki Cross regarding who it was that attacked him back in … Read more

NXT 10/17/18: Tit for tat

October 18, 2018October 17, 2018 by Josue

Hola NXT fans and welcome to this week’s NXT Redux. Josue here and I’ll be covering NXT for Matthew this week. The ongoing rivalry between Nikki Cross and Bianca Belair rages on and with there being no winner in their last bout, these Superstars will go one-on-one once again in what is being dubbed a … Read more

Is WWE dropping the ball on Evolution?

November 2, 2018October 12, 2018 by Nick

What is Evolution? Evolution can be defined as the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form. Perfect, right? This is exactly what WWE has been doing with its women’s division. The evolving of the division from what was the Divas division to what is the Women Superstars of today … Read more

NXT: 10/10/18 – An Unclear Future

October 10, 2018 by Matthew Morgan

Hi guys! Welcome to this week’s NXT recap. For the last two weeks, Nikki Cross has repeatedly said: “I know.” While never confirmed, it’s believed that what Cross has been referring to is having knowledge of who attacked Aleister Black. On tonight’s episode, Nikki echoed that sentiment once again by confronting Tomasso Ciampa, Velveteen Dream, … Read more

NXT: 10/03/18 – Setting the Stage

October 3, 2018 by Matthew Morgan

Hi friends! Welcome to this week’s NXT recap. Tonight, we saw Lacey Evans and Candice LeRae square off in a grudge match. This encounter was a result of an argument that occurred last week. As Candice was talking to her husband Johnny Gargano, Evans appeared. Lacey would call Candice’s abilities as a wife into question, … Read more

NXT: 09/26/18 – Making History

September 26, 2018 by Matthew Morgan

Hi everyone! Welcome to this week’s review of NXT. Tonight, Kairi Sane returned to in-ring competition against Vanessa Borne. The last time Kairi wrestled on NXT television, she quickly defeated Trish Adora before being confronted by Shayna Baszler. That night, Shayna promised Kairi that she would invoke her rematch clause soon enough. This evening, in … Read more

NXT Women’s Title Match announced for Evolution

September 26, 2018 by Matthew Morgan

On tonight’s NXT, the NXT Women’s title match for WWE Evolution was officially announced. At the first ever all women’s pay per view, Shayna Baszler will receive her rematch for the NXT Women’s Championship against Kairi Sane. Sane has been NXT Women’s Champion since NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV, where she defeated Baszler. Regarding the rematch … Read more

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