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
Diva Dirt presents its fifth annual Writers’ Choice Awards, as decided by the Diva Dirt team. As we come to the end of 2015, we have picked the best of the best to be awarded our Writers’ Choice trophies. Best Promotion: NXT For the second year in a row, NXT has proved that future of … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s Women’s Title match at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn has been named WWE.com’s second greatest match of the year. The match was beaten out by only one bout – Brock Lesnar, John Cena and Seth Rollins‘s Triple Threat World Heavyweight Title match at Royal Rumble – and is … 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. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Becky Lynch … 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
Another Christmas season, another Tribute to the Troops special! Once again, we’re treated to a pretty inconsequential Divas match, all in the name of providing easy entertainment for the troops. This year, an Eight-Diva Tag Team match is on deck, and it’s a case of “strange bedfellows” if I’ve ever seen one. Alicia Fox, Becky … Read more
Welcome to another SmackDown Redux! So last week, Becky Lynch got the win over Brie Bella with the help from the Divas Champion Charlotte. Becky didn’t want the help and led to her accusing Charlotte of thinking that she can win on her own. But on Raw, Becky got the win fair and square. What’s next … 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
Hey guys! Sorry for this very late Redux (my New Year’s resolution is better time management) but let’s get things underway! Our first bit of Divas is some Summer Rae managing her beau Tyler Breeze in a match against Titus O’Neil: Next, we hear the GLORIOUS tune of “Beautiful Life”: Brie Bella is making her … 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. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Asuka Asuka … Read more
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: * Goliath has published a fun article casting … 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
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] The WWE has revealed several categories and nominees for the 2015 edition of its annual Slammy Awards. Fans will be able to vote in 10 categories during tonight’s Raw using Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by posting their chosen nominee using each category’s official hashtag. Divas are nominated in the following … 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
Tonight on the TLC Kickoff show, Boston’s own Sasha Banks bested Becky Lynch in front of her hometown crowd. After Team B.A.D. serenaded the audience with an original “Christmas carol”, Sasha went to work, battling Becky in a back-and-forth match that tested both Divas’ technical prowess and stamina. .@SashaBanksWWE is in full #BossMode on the … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks will square off on tonight’s TLC Kickoff show. The WWE has announced the match on WWE.com. The accompanying article has positioned the match as an opportunity for Sasha to assert herself in the Divas Title scene: The Kickoff match is the latest in a thrilling … Read more
Hey guys! So last week on SmackDown, Charlotte cost Becky Lynch her match against Paige. Then on RAW, things escalated to crazy heights when Paige slapped The Divas Champion’s Hall of Famer dad Ric Flair. As this episode of SmackDown was the go home show to TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs, how will the challenger … 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. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Asuka Asuka … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @wwebeckylynch/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: Beautiful Baby on board! As … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @we_are_stardom/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: * Evie, Hiroyo … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: Give us your predictions for Charlotte vs. Paige at TLC. We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on the … Read more
Hey guys! Last week on SmackDown, Paige got the better of Becky Lynch and on RAW, Charlotte defeated her friend using questionable tactics to say the least. How will the Lass-Kicker rebound from these losses as we continue the road to TLC? Our first Diva sighting is of Summer Rae accompanying her man Tyler Breeze … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Becky Lynch recently joined Chris Jericho on his Talk is Jericho podcast during the WWE’s October tour of Mexico, discussing her temporary wrestling retirement, working in NXT, the inspiration behind her ring name and more. Working her first WWE international tour in Mexico: She admits that this is her first … Read more
The full lineup for WWE’s NXT’s Greatest Matches Vol. 1 DVD and Blu-ray has been revealed. Wrestling DVD News has the full content listing, which has seven Diva matches in total, including two that are Blu-ray exclusives: NXT Women’s Championship Tournament Final: Paige vs. Emma (NXT – July 24, 2013) NXT Women’s Championship Tournament Final: … 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