The Royal Rumble is known as the beginning of the road to WrestleMania, but for Divas, that usually isn’t the case. Typically, the road to Mania begins…well, a few weeks before Mania. As a result, we’re often treated to uninspired matches at what should be the biggest night of the year. This year, however, looks … Read more
It’s nearly Royal Rumble time again! Talk about time flying. They say it really does fly when you’re having fun, and the NXT Women’s Division certainly brought the fun in 2015. Thankfully, two of 2015’s biggest and brightest NXT talents are now in the main title feud on Monday Night Raw. Charlotte and Becky are … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @NatbyNature/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Every Friday, 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 our latest batch: Now, THAT is what I … Read more
Variety recently profiled their 30 Executives to Watch in Digital Entertainment, and a familiar face made the list: Stephanie McMahon. Stephanie was profiled for her work creating optimum fan interaction for the WWE’s brand. In the feature, she revealed that her plans for 2016 include growing the WWE Network and gaining more international exposure of … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] WWE Principal Owner Stephanie McMahon may be eyeing a return to the ring – at WrestleMania, no less. Stephanie, who last competed at SummerSlam 2014, tweeted after a late night workout last night, noting that she’s getting in shape for WrestleMania 32: First #MidnightWorkout of the year with @DeFrancosGym! Time … Read more
After defeating Becky Lynch “flair and square” on last week’s SmackDown, did you think Charlotte would hear then end of the story so easily? For once, WWE painted quite the phenomenal picture of one of their face Divas, having Becky Lynch seek revenge in a scrappy, gutsy fashion that certainly made you respect her. How … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @SashaBanksWWE/Twitter” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Every Friday, 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 our latest batch: Congratulations are in order for … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @WWE/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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: * NXT has … Read more
Charlotte‘s new year’s resolution was clearly to act like a total hypocrite. The Divas Champion was all outraged at Paige when she turned her back on her and Becky Lynch but fast forward a few months and Charlotte is the one attacking Becky from behind. I think the pot has been calling the kettle black … 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. Due to the lack of televised matches this week, the candidates … Read more
As 2015 comes to a close, Diva Dirt is highlighting its favorite moments of the year – from WWE, TNA, NXT and Lucha Underground – in a special edition of Diva Dirt Hype. From championship wins and surprise returns to heel turns and history-making moments, all the best of televised women’s wrestling in 2015 gets … Read more
The final Monday Night Raw of 2015 ended on a high for the Divas, as WWE allowed for two of their best grappling talents in Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks to mix it up in a lengthy match. Becky also got some mic time backstage and like she does in the ring, she delivered. Elsewhere, … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @therealmaryseouellet/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Every Friday, 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 our latest batch: This week, Alicia Fox and … Read more
It was WWE’s version of the Oscars last night as the annual 2015 Slammy Awards took place. Whilst some gong winners were questionable (Neville and The Usos – really?!), the majority were brilliantly accurate. The Divas fall into the latter category, with Nikki Bella being crowned Diva of the Year. She wasn’t originally however. More … Read more
Join Diva Dirt’s Chris, Erin and Jake for a special Christmas edition of Diva Dirt Weekly. We look back at 2015’s biggest women’s wrestling moments and recall some of our favorite bits from the show this year. Listen below or download by right clicking here. [sc_embed_player_template1 fileurl=”http://cdn.media.diva-dirt.com/ddweekly/ddweekly122215.mp3″] Listen to the songs featured on Diva … Read more
The WWE has revealed the nominees for the 2015 Diva of the Year Slammy. This year, Charlotte, Naomi, Nikki Bella, Paige and Sasha Banks will be competing for the crown, which will be determined by fan vote. Watch the nominee video package below: In addition to Diva of the Year, Charlotte is nominated for Breakout … Read more
Last night’s Raw saw the WWE Divas take a little bit of a backstage as our favorite female authority figure stepped up. Stephanie McMahon gave Roman Reigns a piece of her mind as Ric Flair got involved in the Divas match and grabbed a piece of the action. Steph is first up, and she serves … Read more
Paige and Stephanie McMahon are featured in a new ad promoting SmackDown’s big move to the USA Network. The ad, which debuted last week and was published online today, shows Stephanie and Triple H soliciting ideas for promoting SmackDown’s move. One of those ideas comes from Paige, who suggests that she make the official announcement, … Read more
Last night at TLC, the future became a bit clearer. As we exited the fog of the booking that turned the Divas Title picture on its head, we saw a champion’s character finally take shape and a possible new challenger step up. Though her initial heel turn was woefully under-explained, Charlotte managed to make the … Read more
[media-credit name=”Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Every Friday, 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 our latest batch: I would be lying if I … Read more
Stephanie McMahon, Brie and Nikki Bella are among the celebrities nominated for DoSomething.org’s 2015 “Celebs Gone Good” list. The annual list, which highlights celebrities who use their voice and platforms to support important social causes, invites fans to vote for the celebrity of their choice. These votes will determine the list’s rankings. Last year’s list … Read more
Thumbs up to the WWE on a big improvement from last week’s Raw. Whilst not everything we were treated to on Raw last night was brilliant (that Miz TV segment – yikes) it was a major step up. I’m not going to lie, last night’s Raw was very weird in regards to the booking of … Read more
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. We had a lot to be thankful for regarding the majorly personal injection needed to breathe some life into Charlotte and Paige‘s feud last week, not that the Flair family were thankful for it mind. Survivor Series sadly didn’t deliver what we hoped, leading to a bad taste in … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @thelanawwe/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Every Friday, 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 our latest batch: After last week’s horific attacks … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @MCWWrestling/Twitter” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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: * Kimber Lee … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @billiekaywwe/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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: * At NXT … Read more