John Duffy 
We’re back for the first episode of Dynamite in 2020 and they certainly kicked off the year with a bang by giving us a 4-way match for the AEW Women’s Championship. The title match saw Riho vs. Nyla Rose vs. Hikaru Shida vs. Britt Baker in an absolute cracker. The show was originally slated to … Read more
In the first AEW Dynamite of 2020, an epic 4-way match for the AEW Women’s Championship took place, which saw Riho claim the victory and retain her AEW Women’s Championship. The match pitted Riho against Nyla Rose, Britt Baker and Hiraku Shida against each other in a fast, furious and exciting match. The match was … Read more
The first AEW Dynamite of 2020 kicks off the new year with a bang tonight as the AEW Women’s Championship will be up for grabs in a mouthwateringly exciting match. Riho will put her title on the line in a 4-way match against Nyla Rose, Hiraku Shida and Britt Baker. This is Riho’s greatest challenge … Read more
As everyone was clinking glasses and watching fireworks to bring in the new year Charlotte was saying “Si” to Andrade’s proposal. The happy couple brought in 2020 by announcing their engagement via Twitter while celebrating the wonderful occasion in beautiful Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo. Andrade would also take to Twitter to share the happy news. … Read more
I’ve done the top 10 matches. I’ve done the top 10 moments, now here are the top 10 wrestlers of 2019. There were a plethora of wrestlers to choose from and picking a 10 turned out to be a very tough choice but I managed to break down 20/30 contenders and finally creat a list … Read more
2019 was full of amazing matches but wrestling is also about the moments that take place in and outside of the ring. There was also a tonne of amazing moments so I have compiled a list featuring 10 of MY favourites women’s wrestling moments of 2019. I am aware that there may be some glaring … Read more
AEW has announced that the Women’s World Championship match scheduled for Jan. 1 between Riho vs Kris Statlander has been called off. Riho and Statlander were due to face off for the title in a highly anticipated match on the first AEW Dynamite of 2020. It has now been announced that due to scheduling conflicts … Read more
2019 has been an amazing year for women’s wrestling. WWE and NXT’s women’s division has never been hotter. AEW’s growing division has brought women from all over the world offering new and fresh matchups, and IMPACT’s division has been going from strength to strength. The arrival of new companies and new television deals has given … Read more
Becky Lynch has had a year like no other. She is longest ever Raw Women’s Champion, ESPN magazine and 2K20 video game cover star, and the face of WWE to name just a few. She can now add meter mover to her impressive list of accolades after the USA network showed the WWE 24 special … Read more
We’re back for another Winners and Losers AEW edition. We got a doozy of a match on Dark between Bea Priestly and Kris Statlander and Britt Baker taking on newcomer to AEW, Machiko. Dynamite would feature the number one contender match between Britt Baker and Kris Statlander and we would see Awesome Kong make her … Read more
Stephanie McMahon spoke with Talksport’s Alex McCarthy to discuss the “Women’s Evolution”, and if we are going to see another Evolution PPV. In the interview, Stephanie was asked about the status of the all women’s PPV, Evolution 2 and if it will ever happen, the first women’s match in Saudi Arabia, The Women’s Evolution and … Read more
Update: Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet and the Satin Sheet has confirmed through sources that Kairi Sane is not cleared to compete. The length of time is not known at this moment. WWE’s final pay-per-view of the year/decade TLC took place last night and the main event of The Kabuki Warriors vs Charlotte Flair … Read more
Ivelisse is your new SHINE Champion beating Mercedes Martinez while Natalia Markova became the new SHINE Nova Champion at SHINE64 . Martinez had only just won the championship from Allysin Kay at SHINE63 the previous night in title vs career match. Martinez took on former partner turned rival, Ivelisse in the main event. The two … Read more
NWA PPV Into The Fire offered up the shock appearance of ODB as Allysin Kay’s surprise partner replacing the injured Ashley Vox in the show’s big women’s tag team match up. The match was originally slated to be Allysin Kay & Ashley Vox vs Melina & Marti Belle but earlier in the night, Vox was … Read more
Kylie Rae is your new and two-time Freelance Wrestling World Champion after defeating Ethan Page in a Best Two Out Of Three Falls match. The title change took place at the War Is Inevitable show last night in Chicago, IL ending Page’s 238-day reign. After the match, Kylie Rae took to Instagram to post an … Read more
Mercedes Martinez is your new SHINE Champion defeating Allysin Kay at SHINE63. The two tore the house down in Livonia, MI in a SHINE Championship vs SHINE Career match. Mercedes Martinez wasn’t originally booked on the show and threw down the gauntlet to SHINE officials stating that if she didn’t win the title she would … Read more
This week we were treated to Big Swole versus Emi Sakura. This would be Big Swole’s first match on AEW Dynamite and her first match since she officially signed with the company. We would also get appearances from Allie/The Bunny, Penelope Ford and Brandi Rhodes throughout the show. To start we have The Butcher, The … Read more
Shayna Baszler has surpassed Asuka as the longest-reigning NXT Women’s Champion, holding the title for 535-days over two reigns. Asuka’s reign reached an impressive 510-days. Baszler is the only two-time NXT Women’s Champion in the brand’s history, losing the title to Kairi Sane at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 on Aug. 18 2018. Shayna would recapture … Read more
Last year I wrote a piece about women to watch in 2019. I enjoyed doing it so much that I thought I’d make it a tradition here on Diva Dirt. I have delved into indie scenes from all over the world and compiled a list of the wrestlers that I think will make their mark … Read more
Ring of Honor has announced that Nicole Savoy will be making her Women of Honor debut at ROH’s Final Battle Fallout that will take place Dec. 15. at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. Savoy will be taking on the inaugural and former Women of Honor Champion Sumie Sakai. According to Ring of Honor Savoy requested … Read more
Nia Jax provided an update for her in-ring return when she posted a video on her Instagram account showing her running the ropes at the WWE Performance Center with the comment “Testing out the new knees!” Jax has been out of action since April when she tore both of her ACLs. The recovery time for … Read more
Welcome, all to the weekly AEW round up. There wasn’t a women’s match on AEW Dark this week hence its omission. AEW Dark did, however, show an angle that took place between Shanna and Nyla Rose. The footage shows Rose attacking Shanna at a meet and greet session setting up what could be a tasty … Read more
As a fan of AEW, one of my biggest gripes with the company has been its delivery of their women’s division. So far it felt lost and confused with little direction and purpose. The division could and should be so much more. They have the talent, the passion and the energy, however, something just hasn’t … Read more
Big Swole has confirmed that she has signed with AEW. The news was confirmed in an interview with Fightful Select‘s Jeremy Lambert this past weekend at WrestleCade. Big Swole first appeared for AEW during the Casino Battle Royale at All Out back in August. She returned to the company this November for AEW Dark where … Read more
Rhea Ripley is in the midst of one of the hottest streaks in modern wrestling memory. In the month of November alone she has gone face to face with Becky Lynch on NXT, pinned Charlotte Flair on SmackDown, pinned Shayna Baszler to win NXT WarGames and pinned Sasha Banks to win the 15 woman elimination … Read more
This week Becky Lynch celebrated becoming the longest-reigning WWE Raw Women’s Champion, so to commemorate I have devised a list of her top matches from early career to main-eventer. The matches span through her time at NXT where she established herself as the “Irish Lass-Kicker” with her gutsy break-through performances. To the matches en route … Read more