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
Off of the heels of a, if I can be partial, fantastic WarGames and a pretty solid Survivor Series match, the women of WWE are sitting pretty high. While the men also killed it, history was made on the women’s side of things with their first ever “WarGames” match, and they delivered. Team Ripley showed … Read more
Survivor Series is right around the corner and it seems like we are in for a treat this year as RAW, SmackDown and NXT are pitted against each other for the very first time. I particularly enjoy Survivor Series for the cross-brand matches and I am really looking forward to this year’s installment, which takes … Read more
Picture this: Bayley, Becky Lynch, and Shayna Baszler are in the ring to determine who reigns supreme in the WWE Women’s Division. You have the SmackDown Women’s Champion, the Raw Women’s Champion, and the NXT Women’s Champion. Each woman has merit in their careers in terms of accomplishments and reputation. But nothing overshadows the portrait … Read more
Hello, fans! Welcome back to the Mykeldom! This time, instead of comparing wrestlers, or throwing joke shade, I want to foster a conversation here on Diva-Dirt about the reason we are all here: Women’s Wrestling. We are all fans here, we are all passionate, and we, I have seen, will defend our favourites and drag … Read more
Hello readers! It’s been a while since we’ve gotten together to read, converse in the comments, so I’m back. In the words of Lil Kim, I’ve been gone for a minute, now I’m back with the jump off. This article, I’m going to look at my five favourite women’s wrestlers of all time. They’re in … Read more
This week ‘The Queen of Spades’ Shayna Baszler celebrated one year as the NXT Women’s Champion. Baszler is the only two-time NXT Women’s Champion. She is a polarizing champ at that but her background as a former UFC star makes her one of the most technically sound, vicious and dominant women in all of wrestling. … Read more
One year ago to the day the very first WWE all-female pay-per-view, Evolution took place at Uniondale, NY. The event saw women from RAW, SmackDown Live, and NXT compete in a night as unprecedented as it was monumental. We were treated to a plethora of superb matches such as Becky Lynch defending her SmackDown Women’s … Read more
We are currently in the midst of the biggest wave of wrestling content ever. With WWE (including NXT), AEW, IMPACT, and NWA all having weekly shows on TV or online there has never been a better time to be a wrestling fan. However, despite this “boom” period there seems to be a severe lack of … Read more
The time is right for the first women’s WarGames match. NXT’s women’s division is on fire at the moment. It features some of the hottest talents around all vying for a shot at Shayna Baszler’s NXT Women’s Championship. NXT’s next TakeOver event is WarGames and it takes place on Nov. 23 at the Allstate Arena … Read more
This weekend marked the one-year anniversary that Becky Lynch became “The Man”. It’s absolutely crazy to see the trajectory that she would go on since uttering those now hallowed words. The greatest thing about Lynch’s mega-stardom is that it wasn’t supposed to happen. In essence, her rise to prominence is all because of a botched … Read more
The WWE Draft will be taking place over two nights starting on Friday, Oct. 11 on SmackDown and the following Monday, Oct. 14. on RAW. The draft comes as the brand split takes full effect with RAW on USA and SmackDown now on FOX. SmackDown getting the first pick is proving that they are being … Read more
This week we said farewell to SmackDown Live as the show moves from USA to FOX on Oct. 4. After years being nothing more than a RAW recap show SmackDown Live was launched in 2016 with a full brand split, separate championships, and superstar draft. The show quickly became a favourite for the “hardcore” fan … Read more
The wrestling world is on the cusp of great change with SmackDown moving to Friday nights on Fox Sports, AEW debuting on TNT and NXT is now on the USA Network. The move to a network as big as USA, means that NXT will have more eyes on it than ever before and therefore more … Read more
It is safe to say that everyone draws inspiration from just about anyone and anything when it comes to life influences. That is no different for the WWE Superstars. In a world unlike any other, characters come to life through the Superstars. It is almost like bringing the real world to fans in a sense. … Read more
In perhaps one of the most exciting signees as of late for WWE, Santana Garrett is now officially with the company. Many fans feel as though this addition is long overdue. Garrett is a mainstay on the indie scene and even had a stint as a Knockout with TNA. She is highly decorated with near … Read more
According to the SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley, she says – Yes. Bayley spoke recently to KSFY Morning Show. She comments on the King of the Ring returning and how it would be great if the women could get their own. “When you’re a fan like me who has watched for years, it was something that … Read more
Every fan of women’s wrestling has seen their favourite come and go. At times, it could be due to injury, retirement, or creative having nothing to do with them and they need some reinvention. This list, however, looks at the best returns I have seen and mostly enjoyed during my years of watching wrestling. The … Read more
On Monday night, Sasha set the crowd in Toronto ablaze with her return interrupting Natalya. When we thought she was going to say a few kind words about her late father, Jim Neidhart, Sasha switched it up. She snatched off her wig and the figurative edges off of the fans in the arena and watching … Read more
Sunday night, in her hometown of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, we saw Trish Stratus compete in her final match. She may have come out on the losing end of her match with Charlotte Flair, but she held her own and showed us she still had it in her first singles match in nearly a decade. This … Read more
SummerSlam is enriched in history and is one of the “big four” pay-per-views of the year. Much like WrestleMania, WWE attempts to pull out big matches and appearances in order to make the event memorable. This year we currently have three women’s matches on the card which is more than most pay-per-views receive. This event … Read more
When WWE fans hear about the “Golden Era” from 2002-2005, we automatically think of Trish, Lita, Molly, Victoria, Jazz, Gail Kim, Ivory, and Jacqueline. These women were physical and tore it up in the ring; they had good matches, there were different characters and some fun storylines that kept RAW interesting. There were steel cage … Read more
RAW Reunion is Monday and many alums are returning for this special event. Some exciting names haven’t been part of prior “reunion” moments. Events such as the first Royal Rumble and last years Evolution haven’t hosted such stars as Melina, Candice Michelle, and Jillian Hall. These are just a few names that haven’t appeared on … Read more
In the near six decades WWE has been around, there have been a large number of women who have worked for the company. Some women were blessed with in-ring skill, unmatched beauty, charisma, but only a precious few were so blessed as to be given the gift of gab. This list, compiled in no particular … Read more
In this day and age where intergender wrestling is hot on the independent scene, many have strong opinions on this topic. Some support it because it shows women are equal to me in the ring. Others have a completely different mindset, comparing it to abuse. No matter what side of the coin, people are still … Read more
Former WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee raised eyebrows when doing an interview with Fair Game last week. With that interview, Lee was asked about possibly returning to the ring, in which she coyly responded with the cliché, “never say never”. It is not a question of whether Lee would fit in with any division, whether … Read more