CHIKARA has announced the next challenger for Eddie Kingston’s CHIKARA Grand Championship, and it’s none other than Amazing Kong! Kong, previously known in WWE as Kharma, will be making her first CHIKARA appearance in almost three years. She last appeared for the promotion in 2010, teaming up with Raesha Saeed in a losing effort against … Read more
The lineup for this month’s SHINE 7 iPPV has been announced, with new stable Valkyrie dominating the card. In the main event, Amazing Kong will get the chance to wreak some revenge on Rain, whose interference along with the rest of Valkyrie during Kong’s match against Mercedes Martinez at SHINE 6 cost Kong an important … Read more
Ahead of tonight’s Royal Rumble pay per view, we take a look back at last year’s history-making moment featuring Kharma. My favorite Royal Rumble moment is one that will stay with me for the rest of my life. Cast your minds back to January 29th, 2012 (so not very far) and I’m sure you all … Read more
“Your Two Cents” is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: The Royal Rumble is this Sunday, so we want to know: what is your favorite Diva-related Royal Rumble moment? We’ve read your responses on our social … Read more
Former WWE star Kharma, aka Amazing Kong, will face off against Mia Yim in her SHIMMER return in April. Kong, who left WWE last year, has been off the market while several young names have emerged on the independents over the past couple of years, including Yim, which makes this match a pretty exciting one. … Read more
You might be curious — as were we — what were Diva Dirt’s biggest stories of 2012? For the first time ever, we’re taking a peek behind the curtain by revealing the 10 articles that received more hits than any other in 2012 here at Diva Dirt, based on traffic reporting from Google Analytics. The … Read more
The results are in! Over the past two weeks you have been voting in your thousands for the winners of the 2012 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. All of the votes have been counted and verified, and it’s now time to reveal who you’ve picked… Independent Match of the Year The nominees were: Allysin Kay vs … Read more
“Your Two Cents” is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: We told you ours, so we want to know yours: what was your favorite moment in women’s wrestling from 2012? We’ve read your responses on our … Read more
The results are in! Over the past two weeks you have been voting in your thousands for the winners of the 2012 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. All of the votes have been counted and verified, and it’s now time to reveal who you’ve picked… OMG Moment of the Year The nominees were: AJ and Eve … Read more
The results are in! Over the past two weeks you have been voting in your thousands for the winners of the 2012 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. All of the votes have been counted and verified, and it’s now time to reveal who you’ve picked… WTF Moment of the Year The nominees were: AJ proposes to … Read more
The results are in! Over the past two weeks you have been voting in your thousands for the winners of the 2012 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. All of the votes have been counted and verified, and it’s now time to reveal who you’ve picked… Best Interview The nominees were: Bella Twins Daffney Ivelisse Velez Kharma … Read more
The results are in! Over the past two weeks you have been voting in your thousands for the winners of the 2012 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. All of the votes have been counted and verified, and it’s now time to reveal who you’ve picked… Most Missed The nominees were: Angelina Love Beth Phoenix Kelly Kelly … Read more
Due to circumstances out of SHINE’s control, Jazz will no longer be appearing at SHINE 6. However, a suitable replacement has been announced for her match against Mercedes Martinez. and she is none other than Amazing Kong, aka Kharma! As such, here is the updated card for the show: Amazing Kong vs. Mercedes Martinez Jessicka … Read more
SHIMMER Women Athletes has announced the first additions to the taping of Volume 53, which will be held on April 6, 2013 in Secaucus, NJ as part of the massive WrestleCon event. Former WWE star Kharma, aka Amazing Kong, will make her return to the promotion, as will former SHIMMER Champion Madison Eagles. Eagles’ last … Read more
“Your Two Cents” is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: In the spirit of the Holidays, we want to know: if you could give a woman in wrestling a gift, who and what would it be? … Read more
Diva Dirt editor Melanie Rob picks her weekly star(s) based on television performances, good deeds or newsworthiness. A belated edition of the Star of the Week feature to accommodate last night’s pay per view. For last week, I have picked two people as our stars — Kharma and Naomi. Former WWE star Kharma gets an … Read more
Former WWE Diva and TNA Knockout Kharma revealed some behind the scenes details surrounding the well-received vignettes that preceded her WWE debut in May 2011, as well has her thoughts on her now infamous debut at the Extreme Rules pay per view. Kharma, real name Kia Stevens, said she was on the edge of her … Read more
TNA’s Final Resolution returns to pay per view tonight as Tara faces Mickie James, but before that we take a look back at a past event. In 2008, Christy Hemme, now Impact Wrestling’s ring announcer, faced a ginormous challenge as she stepped into the ring with Awesome Kong (Kharma). Watch below:
Ex-WWE Diva Kharma, real name Kia Stevens, recently opened up to Diva Dirt about her shocking release from the company, surprisingly suggesting it was a “good idea”. The former Awesome Kong explained in a recent interview that after she made her one-night return to the WWE at January’s Royal Rumble pay per view, the ball … Read more
Former WWE star Kharma, real name Kia Stevens, recently revealed that she was going to retire from wrestling before she got the call from WWE. The star — who has re-adopted her Amazing Kong moniker on the independent scene — only appeared on WWE television for just over a month last year, and in an … Read more
A question on many wrestling fans lips since Kharma was released by WWE is, “Could Awesome Kong return to TNA?” Well, seemingly, the answer is never. Diva Dirt recently put Kharma, real name Kia Stevens, in the hot seat and questioned her on many a hot topic, including whether she could step back in a … Read more
In addition to helping them secure a victory, a wrestler’s finishing move can also serve as an extension of their personality and in-ring style. From Lita‘s moonsault to the Sable Bomb to the Glam Slam to the Widow’s Peak, there were and are many finishing moves as memorable as they are devastating. Which move, then, … Read more
WWE.com has published a new article focusing on the current state of the Divas division. The report looks candidly on the loss of top Divas such as Beth Phoenix, Kelly Kelly and Kharma, and suggests that although the ‘E have lost some of their “best and brightest”, the landscape now is allowing those who are left to … Read more
In her first exclusive interview since being released by WWE, the star known as Kharma, Amazing Kong and Awesome Kong speaks to Diva Dirt about her time in WWE, her departure from the company, her return to the ring, her plans to star in a reality show and much, much more. For Kia Stevens, WWE … Read more
As the newest women’s wrestling promotion in North America, SHINE Wrestling might be accused of having ideas somewhat above their station, but four months on from their debut show they are already establishing themselves as one of the most consistent producers of quality women’s wrestling in the world today. This Friday’s show (which was trending … Read more
At tonight’s SHINE 5 event, Kharma was victorious in her first match since leaving the WWE. She and Jazz defeated the team of Mercedes Martinez and Rain. Kharma secured the win for her team with an Implant Buster on Rain. The tag team match was booked when Jazz, having been screwed out of the SHIMMER … Read more