Yesterday evening, Stephanie McMahon announced the sad news of WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young‘s death at age 90. Since the tragic story broke, WWE Divas past and present have paid tribute to Mae on social media. Following Stephanie’s initial tribute, the likes of former Womens Champion Mickie James and Total Divas star Natalya were … Read more
It’s that time of year again when the Diva Dirt team compiles our annual wishes and predictions for women’s wrestling in the year ahead. Previous wishes/predictions posts can be seen here (2010), here (2011) and here (2012) and here (2013). 2014 Wishes * Sara Del Rey to appear on on WWE TV. Yes, we … Read more
As 2013 draws to a close, Diva Dirt writers have each picked a personal highlight to reminisce on the year gone by. Erin’s Pick: Mickie James turns heel Mickie James had been MIA from the Knockouts division for much of the start of 2013, but when she reemerged, she did it with a bang. … Read more
A few weeks ago, TNA released its latest One Night Only Pay-Per-View, the World Cup of Wrestling. Video has now emerged online of the night’s Knockouts matches, which saw Mickie James take on Ivelisse Velez and Lei’D Tapa face Hannah Blossom. Watch the matches below: What did you think of the matches?
Hosted as always by Jake, Diva Dirt TV wraps up the week in women’s wrestling by naming the best moments of the week as “Match of the Week”, “Tweet of the Week”, “Story of the Week” and more. On this week’s episode: It’s the Thanksgiving special! Jake tells you what team Diva Dirt is thankful … Read more
Leading up to Survivor Series tomorrow night, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2007, when Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Maria, Michelle McCool and Torrie Wilson took on Beth Phoenix, Jillian Hall, Layla, Melina and Victoria. Watch the match below: What are your memories of … Read more
Hey, we didn’t say they held the same title.. Mickie James, fresh off her run in TNA, has been quite a buzzy name over the past few weeks. Of course, this is attributed to the fact that she spent some time training NXT Divas down at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. We’ve seen … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from Impact Wrestling to SmackDown to Raw. Joining the audio will be team members Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Main Event (11/13/13): AJ Lee retains … Read more
Talk about headlines you never thought you’d hear before this week… Yes, as previously reported, former TNA Knockout Mickie James has made her way down to the WWE Performance Center to help train NXT’s female prospects alongside Sara Del Rey this week. Not only did that involve ring training, but also a Picture of the … Read more
Capping off a week spent training NXT Divas at the WWE Performance Center, former Diva Mickie James sat down for an interview with WWE.com, discussing her experience with the up-and-coming Divas and rumors of a WWE return. How did the training gig come about?: “I got a call from Talent Relations, and they asked if … Read more
For each week’s Perfect 10, the Diva Dirt team will compile a list of the top 10 women in wrestling. Placement is determined by performances and achievements from the past week. The list will be presented in video form by Diva Dirt’s Jake. This week’s Perfect 10 includes yesterday’s edition of WWE Main Event. Yesterday’s … Read more
We’ve recently wrapped an interview with former TNA Knockout Taeler Hendrix. The full interview will make its debut tomorrow, but for now, we’re giving you a sneak peek. In the clip below, Taeler discusses her same-sex storyline in OVW and if pro wrestling at large will ever feature genuine same-sex romances: For more, check out … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from Impact Wrestling to SmackDown to Raw. Joining the audio will be team members Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Impact (11/07/13): Gail Kim interrupts a … Read more
Such an honor to meet @MickieJames today @WWEPerformCtr ! So excited we get to have her train us all week! #wwe #nxt #divas #blessed — Dev Taylor (@DevinTaylorWWE) November 11, 2013
Hosted as always by Jake, Diva Dirt TV will be posted every weekend, wrapping up the week in women’s wrestling by naming the best moments of the week as “Match of the Week”, “Tweet of the Week”, “Story of the Week” and more. On this week’s episode: Jake talks Summer Rae‘s main roster in-ring debut, … Read more
Hopefully everyone had a safe and great Halloween, whether you went to a party, went trick or treating or stayed home eating a bunch of candy by yourself (can’t beat that, right?). Whatever the case may be, while you’re winding down from an exciting night, how about we take a look at some of the … Read more
Though she doesn’t consider herself to be the most decorated woman in televised wrestling history, Mickie James is certainly close, holding the WWE Women’s Title, Divas Title and TNA Knockouts Title a combined nine times. For the second time, we’ve conducted an exclusive interview with the former Diva and Knockout about a range of topics, … Read more
As revealed on Twitter, we recently wrapped an exclusive interview with one of the biggest names in women’s wrestling: Mickie James. The full interview will make its debut later today, but for now, we’re giving you a sneak peek. In the clip below, Mickie talks about being disappointed in how the Knockouts Tag Team Titles … Read more
As revealed yesterday on Twitter, we recently wrapped an exclusive interview with one of the biggest names in women’s wrestling: Mickie James. The full interview will make its debut tomorrow, but for now, we’re giving you a sneak peek. In the clip below, Mickie shares part of her dream Total Divas cast: To find out … Read more
A week ago, Pro Wrestling Illustrated had announced that SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa had topped their annual PWI Female 50 list, which ranks the fifty best women’s wrestlers based on factors such as championship reigns, win/loss records, etc. Now, the complete list has been released via the magazine’s online issue a few days prior to … Read more
Leading up to Bound For Glory tomorrow night, we’re looking back at memorable Knockout moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking back at 2010, when Mickie James made her first appearance in a TNA ring since returning to the company. Mickie officiated a Four-Corners Knockouts Title match pitting champ Angelina Love against … Read more
WrestleCon has announced that former WWE Diva and TNA Knockout Mickie James will be performing a live concert in New Orleans the weekend of WrestleMania 30. The concert will take place in WrestleCon’s 10am to 4pm block on Saturday, April 5th. Mickie will also be signing autographs and taking photos with fans Saturday and Sunday. … Read more
While appearing at Hamilton Comic Con, former TNA Knockout Mickie James spoke with Live Audio Wrestling‘s Jason Agnew about her status in wrestling, the difficulty in playing a babyface, pitching the Trish Stratus storyline with Lita instead and more. Pitching the Trish storyline: She originally pitched the “crazy” Trish Stratus fan storyline, but with Lita, … Read more
Former TNA Knockout Mickie James has spoken to WrestleNewz.com, shedding light on her feelings about the infamous “Piggie James” storyline, going back to the indies, her favorite TNA matches and her hopes for her future in wrestling. Favorite TNA matches and feuds: “I really loved the angle where I came in with Madison (Rayne) and … Read more
Each Tuesday following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from Impact Wrestling to SmackDown to Raw. Joining the audio will be team members Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events from the past week: Impact Wrestling … Read more
Yesterday we took a look at a group shot featuring a plethora of NXT Divas (aka Divas of the future), so what better than to go in the opposite direction today and focus on the Divas of the past? Mickie James, Brooke Tessmacher, Kelly Kelly, Candice Michelle, Winter (Katie Lea) and Maria Kanellis took to … Read more