On the Sept. 22 episode of SmackDown, fans finally got to witness IYO SKY and Asuka go one-on-one. SKY had her WWE Women’s Title on the line and the match did not disappoint. The back half of the bout had Asuka doing everything she could to submit or put to sleep SKY. The match received … Read more
Fans will be getting the WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY taking on Asuka in two weeks time on SmackDown. It will have the title on the line. On the Sept. 8 episode of SmackDown, there was a tag team match between Damage CTRL (SKY and Bayley) and Charlotte Flair/Shotzi. The match came down to Bayley … Read more
Shotzi gets her revenge on Bayley on this weeks SmackDown. From several weeks ago when Bayley cut the hair of Shotzi, to her taking matters in her own hands and shaving off her hair, the two met in the ring. Dakota Kai and WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY were at ringside. Shotzi did a good … Read more
On the Aug. 25 episode of SmackDown, IYO SKY had her first televised defense of the WWE Women’s Championship. Her challenger – Zelina Vega. The match was a very good showing for the challenger with Vega who looked as though she could have won the title. This included a huge Meteora from the top rope. … Read more
The WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY will be putting her title on the line for the first time against Zelina Vega on this Friday’s SmackDown. Vega holds a previous victory over the now-champion the night before SKY cashed in her Money in the Bank briefcase at SummerSlam. Per WWE.com – As IYO SKY continues to clash with … Read more
Being a Grand Slam Champion in WWE is certainly a milestone to reach. Up until the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships were introduced in 2019, the option for women to earn Grand Slam status didn’t exist. Since then, women were able to achieve such status and five women have done so. They are(in order of … Read more
A tag team bout is booked for tonight’s SmackDown. It will be WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY and Bayley taking on Charlotte Flair and Bianca Belair. Per WWE.com – The list of Superstars lining up to challenge WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY is growing. Damage CTRL, however, are out to prove that they run the blue brand. In … Read more
A Triple Threat match for the WWE Women’s Championship at SummerSlam was a wild ride as the title changed hands twice. Heading into the event we had Asuka as the champion defending her gold against both Bianca Belair and Charlotte Flair. All three women who are no strangers to championships. Flair heading into the match … Read more
Shotzi returns for the first time to SmackDown since shaving her head a few weeks ago. On the Grayson Waller Effect segment, his guests were Bayley and Ms. Money in the Bank IYO SKY. Waller asked if SKY was gonna cash in tomorrow night at SummerSlam. Before SKY could answer, Bayley said why would they … Read more
A tale as old as time played out on SmackDown this week, can they coexist?
Ahead of them challenging Asuka for the WWE Women’s Title Bianca Belair and Charlotte Flair teamed up to face the WWE Women’s Tag Twam Champions Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green.
The final moments of the match had Flair get a blind tag as Belair had Green up and ready for the KOD. Flair hit a big boot on Green causing her to fall off of Belair’s shoulder. The two argue before Flair pins Green to get the victory.
The champion Asuka appears later in a locker room segment between IYO SKY and Bayley. Asuka says that if SKY considers to cash in on her then she will regret that decision forever.
SKY responds saying it doesn’t matter who wins at SummerSlam because she will be leaving as WWE Women’s Champion.
Prior to the July 21 episode of SmackDown, it was confirmed that Asuka will face both Charlotte Flair and Bianca Belair in a Triple Threat at SummerSlam for the WWE Women’s Title. Flair would be in action following this announcement against a woman who will be paying very close attention to that Triple Threat – Ms. Money in the Bank IYO SKY.
The match between the two was very back and forth and was given plenty of time. The match started to breakdown when Bayley came off of commentary to cause a distraction to Flair. SKY took advantage and went for a Sunset Flip Powerbomb off the top rope. Flair was able to kick out.
A montage of Shotzi cutting her hair from last week with her maniacal laugh played on the big screen which freaked out Bayley. She kept looking around and told SKY she had to go as she retreated to backstage. SKY being left alone continued to fight off Flair.
The two continue to get near falls back and forth by trading moonsaults and even submissions. It came down to Natural Selection to put away SKY as Flair emerged victorious. Her celebration didn’t take place though as the WWE Women’s Champion Asuka attacked Flair from behind getting the last laugh.
Moments later in the women’s locker room we saw Bayley and SKY arguing about what happened out at the ring. Bayley kept telling SKY that they need to go and to worry about it later. It was then that Bayley saw her luggage was sliced up and there was a photo of her with scissors stabbed into it. Bayley and SKY fled out of the locker room.
NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton was in the crowd for the show and was seen on camera before the women’s match. She also had a dark match before the show versus Kiana James. Stratton won and reportedly played the baby face role.
Bianca Belair will finally get her rematch against Asuka for the WWE Women’s Championship on July 14th’s SmackDown. On the July 7 episode, Asuka made her way to the ring for a promo. Before she could say much, Belair’s music hit. Belair rushed to the ring and took down Asuka. As she continues to beat … Read more
IYO SKY is the new 2023 Ms. Money in the Bank. The match also featured Bayley, Becky Lynch, Zelina Vega, Zoey Stark, and Trish Stratus. Various storylines played out through the contenders in the match but all eyes were glues on how Damage CTRL will work on this match. The match took a turn when … Read more
Charlotte Flair entered this week’s SmackDown in the United Kingdom attempting to become a 15-time champion. She faced a familiar foe in Asuka for the WWE Women’s Championship.
One woman who wasn’t in the match but has been upset that she hasn’t received her rematch is Bianca Belair. Adam Pearce had previously told her that she could not be at ringside for this match, so she played the game and purchased a ticket to be front row.
The final moments of the match had both Flair and Asuka on the outside. Asuka was at the barricade in front of Belair. Flair went for a big boot and Asuka pulled Belair in the way which is who Flair hit instead. Moments later once Belair composed herself, she hopped the barricade and went right after Asuka causing the disqualification. Belair continued her attack on Flair who warned her about putting her hand in her face.
Belair would stand tall in the end after hitting a KOD on both Asuka and Flair on top of the commentary table.
The other women’s match of the night was Bayley vs. Shotzi. A match that was cut last week happened tonight and it had Bayley’s spot in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match on the line. If Shotzi would have won then she would have replaced Bayley.
Bayley would win the match and remain in MITB. The final moments had IYO SKY help her Damage CTRL partner by placing her foot on the rope as Shotzi was near a count of three. This distracted Shotzi and then the referee who tried to get SKY to back off. While the official wasn’t looking, Bayley raked the eyes of Shotzi and hit her with Rose Plant to get the three count.
After the match and moments later backstage, Shotzi came running up to Damage CTRL saying she isn’t finished with them yet. The numbers game was too much for Shotzi who was taken down on top of a table. Bayley grabbed a pair of scissors as SKY held down Shotzi and cut a chunk of her hair. Bayley left with the hair in hand.
In a promo backstage, AJ Styles accepted a challenge from Karrion Kross and stated that if his woman (Scarlett) was to get involved then he has someone who can stop that as Michin appeared.
Money in the Bank takes place tomorrow at 3PM ET due to the event taking place in the UK. Diva Dirt will have a Discussion Post to talk about the show live, come join.
If you missed the June 26 episode of Raw then here is what happened on the last Raw before Money in the Bank this weekend.
All six women who will compete in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match, (Becky Lynch, Zoey Stark, IYO SKY, Bayley, Trish Stratus, and Zelina Vega) met for a summit discussion.
The segment kicked off with Corey Graves attempting to explain the rules to the match but Bayley interrupted him. She boasted that she is the only woman in this year’s match who has won one of these and she would put down the crowd saying they likely don’t know the rules of the match even though everyone else does.
After SKY got in a few words stating basically that she can win the briefcase, the discussion shifted to Zelina Vega. Vega provides reasons why she will become Ms. Money in the Bank and every other woman in the match will not. She pointed out that Trish Stratus may be a Hall of Famer but she has never been in a ladder match.
Stratus took to the mic to respond but shortly thereafter when she addresses Lynch things got physical. She says when everything is said and done and she wins the briefcase can Lynch be man enough to say Thank You Trish?
Lynch launched the first punch which first had Stratus and Stark on her as Damage CTRL targeted Vega. Eventually everyone would spill out of the ring except for SKY and Lynch. SKY would be launched onto the ring apron before taking out the field on the outside with a moonsault. Lynch climbs up a ladder and unhooks the briefcase signaling what we may see take place this Saturday as she stands tall.
Elsewhere on Raw, Ronda Rousey won a match against Raquel Rodriguez. Rodriguez showed how she can overpower over Rousey, but a distraction on the outside would allow Rousey to take advantage and get the pin. On the outside, Morgan leapt off the steel steps and took down Shayna Baszler. These two teams meet on Saturday for the Undisputed Women’s Tag Team Titles.
Later on in the night, Lynch and the Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley ran into each other. Lynch says when she was champion she was busy main eventing Raw. Now that Ripley is champion she is too busy being the side champion of the main event.
Natalya had a backstage interviewed where she challenged Rhea Ripley for Raw next week.
Maxxine Dupri continues to warm up for her eventual in-ring debut.
On the June 16 episode of SmackDown, Shotzi talked her way into a second chance to enter the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. This came after IYO SKY suffered a loss to Zelina Vega. SKY took on Vega in singles action with Bayley by ringside. The finals moment of the match had Bayley causing … Read more
With Money in the Bank just a couple weeks away, two of its participants – Zelina Vega and IYO SKY will be going one-on-one. The match takes place this Friday on SmackDown. Per WWE.com – As made official on SmackDown LowDown, The LWO’s Zelina Vega will take on Damage CTRL’s IYO SKY next week. Both Vega and SKY earned … Read more
Damage CTRL will be entering into every woman for herself territory as both IYO SKY and Bayley have qualified for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. On the June 9 episode of SmackDown, first Bayley qualified as she defeated Michin. The final moments of the match had Bayley trying to fake injury but Michin … Read more
Raquel Rodriguez is getting acclimated to her new tag partner in Shotzi.
Since having to vacate the tag titles due to Liv Morgan’s injury, Rodriguez had to find a new tag team parneter. She will get a chance to win the tag team belts back with Shotzi on this coming Monday’s Raw. It will be a Fatal Four way that also includea Damage CTRL, Sonya Deville & Cheslea Green, and Shayna Baszler & Ronda Rousey.
Before they get to Monday however, Rodriguez and Shotzi had to take on Damage CTRL’s Bayley and IYO SKY. The final moments of the match had Bayley go for a sunset flip on Rodriguez but couldn’t get her over. SKY, who was on the top rope, backdropped on Shotzi. However Rodriguez was able to pin Bayley picking up the win.
As Night of Champions is set for tomorrow, the Raw Women’s Champion addressed her opponent Asuka. Belair stated the Asuka she knew at WrestleMania she respected. But this Asuka? She does not. She was not happy about Asuka interrupting her home championship celebration a few weeks ago. Asuka’s music would hit and she would emerge from behind Belair in the ring
Asuka locked in an arm bar and wouldn’t release until officials had to come out and break it up. The women broke free and Belair went for the KOD but Asuka landed on the officials. She quickly rolled out of the ring and laughed as she exited up the ramp.
Diva Dirt will have a Night of Champions Discussion Post ready to go at 1 PM ET on Saturday.
Following her victory at Backlash on Saturday, Bianca Belair is now officially the longest reigning Raw Women’s Champion. And not just that, but the longest reigning Women’s Champion in general from the main roster of the modern era. That accolade was previously held by Becky Lynch. At Backlash, Belair had her toughest competition yet as … Read more
Tonight, WWE will have its first premium live event since WrestleMania. Backlash will have two women’s matches and they are rather fresh match ups. Bianca Belair (c) vs. IYO SKY – Raw Women’s Title Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Zelina Vega – SmackDown Women’s Title After this event Bianca, IYO, and Zelina will all be on … Read more
Zelina Vega has some huge bragging rights heading into her SmackDown Women’s Championship match on Saturday. Along with Rey Mysterio she defeated her upcoming opponent Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio in the main event of SmackDown. Can she carry that momentum into Backlash and score an upset over Ripley to become champion? Vega and Ripley … Read more
In case you missed this week’s Raw, on the second and final night of the WWE Draft, Damage CTRL picks up a big victory against the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. In a non-title bout, Bayley and Dakota Kai became victorious against Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan.
The match was pretty evenly throughout. At one point Kai tagged the foot of Bayley which the referee wouldn’t take as a legal tag but allowed Bayley to rake the eyes of Morgan. Morgan would eventually get the hot tag for Rodriguez. The final moments had Bayley tagging herself in as Morgan hit ObLIVion on Kai. Bayley stacks up Morgan for the victory.
The second match of the night was between the LWO including Zelina Vega, Rey Mysterio, and Santos Escobar facing Judgment Day’s Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio, and Damian Priest. Eyes were on Vega and Ripley during this match by women’s wrestling fans as they will battle for the SmackDown Women’s Title this Saturday at Backlash.
A few moments of the match included both Vega and Ripley mixing it up with the men. The match would eventually be won by the Judgment Day after Priest pinned Rey.
There was a backstage promo that gave further push for the Raw Women’s Title match at Backlash which will be the champion Bianca Belair taking on IYO SKY. As Belair was being interviewed, all of Damage CTRL entered. Belair commented that back at SummerSlam she was excited to see SKY come to the main roster as she knows was she is capable of and what she can do. But for Belair, she hasn’t seen it on the main roster. She continues to drive a wedge in Damage CTRL and trying to get SKY to believe that Bayley and Kai are holding her back.
Bayley states that with her and Kai’s win over the tag champs and with SKY facing Belair this weekend that Damage CTRL will have all of the gold.
We also got to see two Hall of Famers as Queen Sharmell and Molly Holly both helped reveal draft picks.
Kayden Carter and Katana Chance are called up from NXT to the Raw brand.
WWE has confirmed that Bianca Belair will be putting her Raw Women’s Title on the line as she faces IYO SKY at Backlash. The event takes place on Saturday, May 6. SKY became number one contender when she defeated both Piper Niven and Mia Yim in a Triple Threat match a couple of weeks ago. … Read more
Damage CTRL’s IYO SKY is the new number one contender for the Raw Women’s Championship. On the April 10 episode of Raw, SKY won a Triple Threat match against Michin Mia Yim and Piper Niven. The final moments of the match had Michin hit an Eat Defeat but it would be SKY who climbed to … Read more
On the Raw after WrestleMania episode on April 3, new number one contenders were declared for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez defeated the team of Damage CTRL to earn a title opportunity. They will face the champions of Lita and Becky Lynch next Monday. This was the only women’s … Read more
