[media-credit name=”Facebook.com/JoeyRyanOnline” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Each week, 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. * Cheerleader Melissa became the new DDT Pro Wrestling Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] WWE Chief Brand officer Stephanie McMahon sat down with Business Insider to discuss various topics ranging from growing up in the business, to how social media has changed interaction with fans and the best quality a Superstar can have. On how much influence fans on social media can have when it … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Chief Brand Officer of WWE Stephanie McMahon spoke with Ad Week about her role in WWE and how she can improve the perception of the company to a larger audience. During the interview she stated: “To the non-initiated there are definitely misperceptions about our brand. That’s one of my jobs as Chief … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @BellaTwins/Twitter” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Each week, 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 what we found from this week: To start … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @BellaTwins/Twitter” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Each week, 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 what we found from this week: The Bella … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Stephanie McMahon participated in a Facebook Q&A session where her responses ranged from her favorite promos, memorable programs with other female superstars, beliefs about her character and more. Transcript courtesy of WrestlingInc. On her favorite promos: The one she cut on Shane McMahon while getting the Legacy of Excellence Award, she … Read more
Welcome to Monday Night Raw, the show where the only competitors that don’t get entrances are the women! Don’t worry guys, I’ve actually got a lot of good to say this week. Just wanted to get some of the sarcasm out of the way first. First up this week, we hear that Stephanie was in … Read more
[media-credit name=”FoxSports” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] As Brock Lesner prepares to step foot inside the octagon again for a co-main event at UFC 200, WWE is eyeing up a female fighter to debut in its squared circle for SummerSlam. Fox Sports is confirming that Paige VanZant is in preliminary talks with WWE to appear in some capacity … Read more
Welcome to another Raw Redux here on Diva Dirt. This week, the women of the WWE actually had more than two minutes – hooray. Although none of them got to wrestle – boo. Stephanie McMahon was back on form however, making a blockbuster announcement regarding the future of SmackDown. Theodore Long of all people was … Read more
Oh dear. Last night’s Raw was a little bit pants wasn’t it?! Backstage segments that made no logical sense, obvious storytelling booked to look like some massive deal and a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it match. Sorry to be a Debbie Downer but Raw was boring. Plain and simple. Despite being a three hour show, we only get a … Read more
Talk about airing your dirty laundry in public! Charlotte did just that tonight, expressing why for the last few months, she been using her Dad to get her some victories, and she proved last night that she doesn’t need his overbearing spotlight any longer. As Jim Ross would say, Charlotte’s tirade and Ric’s rambling got … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @NatByNature/Twitter” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Each week, 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 what we found from this week: Brie Bella … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Just a day after she announced she has a memoir in the works, Stephanie McMahon isn’t slowing down. Known for her tough workout routines, WWE’s Chief Brand Officer will be appearing on a fitness podcast ready to share some of her knowledge. Steph will this Thursday guest on Joe DeMarco‘s Industrial … Read more
Extreme Rules is just 5 days away and WWE built our Women’s Championship match up in style… a main event contract signing! Both Shane and Stephanie McMahon were present to oversee proceedings between challenger Natalya and champion Charlotte. Ric Flair was also involved and… let’s just say Charlotte was definitely embarrassed by her Dad’s crazy … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Many often wonder how Stephanie McMahon juggles being being a mother to three children and playing an on-screen character, all whilst handling day-to-day corporate WWE duties and working out in the gym. We might be about to find out just how she does it. The Billion Dollar Princess today announced that … Read more
Last night’s Raw was full of twists in the tales of the women of the WWE. Some involved taking people away from a situation, and others related to adding a new element in the mix. Stephanie McMahon was the First Lady of Raw, but when is she never? She was approached by Chris Jericho following … Read more
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: [media-credit name=”instagram.com/mariakanellis” align=”alignnone” width=”540″][/media-credit] * Maria Kanellis has … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Wrestling DVD Network have listed a range of WWE DVD ideas for 2017 release. Alongside the likes of The New Day, C.M. Punk and Bruno Sammartino, two female-centric superstar DVDs could be in the works, that’s according to a “Fan Council” survey issued by WWE. One of these potential releases is … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE.com” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Is WWE considering hosting an all female tournament? According to a new report by the Wrestling Observer (via Cage Side Seats), there are plans for the WWE network to host a tournament for non-contract female wrestlers looking to earn a spot at WWE’s Performance Center. The tournament is said to be … Read more
WWE entered a “new era” at Payback, a spell with both Stephanie and Shane McMahon at the helm of Monday nights. Seemingly they are in charge of Thursday nights too but apparently no one cares about SmackDown. Anywho, the new era has a lot of fallout from the older one, with some of those loose … Read more
After weeks and weeks of besting the Women’s Champion, Charlotte, Natalya finally gets her first opportunity at the Women’s Championship. Will the woman who competed in the first and last Divas Championship matches add this new title to her legacy? How will Ric Flair and Bret Hart play into this match? How many times will … Read more
Leading up tonight’s Payback event, we’re taking a look back at memorable moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. In 2014, Stephanie McMahon was on a mission to make Brie Bella and her husband Daniel Bryan’s life a living hell. She was forcing Daniel to give up his World Heavyweight title or face the consequence … Read more
Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening and welcome to this week’s Raw Redux. Beyoncé gave us Lemonade this past weekend, while WWE only really handed us a single lemon. One thing they did get right however was their on-air response to the untimely passing of Chyna. Kicking off the show was Shane McMahon, who was in charge of Raw … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] WrestleMania 32 last Sunday was a historic evening that saw the end of World Wrestling Entertainment’s Diva branding, and the dawn of a new era with WWE’s female talent labelled as Superstars like their male colleagues. Such a monumental move towards roster-wide equality didn’t go unnoticed, with various media outlets from … Read more
In many ways, WrestleMania 32 fulfilled the dreams of many a women’s wrestling fan, with two women’s matches gracing the card – one of which stole the show, in many fans’ eyes – and a game-changing announcement in between them. By the end of the gargantuan seven-hour show, the division had changed forever, finally. On … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] It’s no secret that today will be the last day many of us work for this amazing site. Over the years, the people behind the scenes have poured countless amounts of blood, sweat, tears, and free-time into this site for little to no payoff. The thing that kept all of … Read more