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The KC’s Debut On Raw; Two More Women Added To MITB

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Two more women have qualified for the 2023 women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match. A match that will take place on July 2.

Heading into the June 5 episode of Raw we only knew one out of six women for the MITB match. That woman is Zelina Vega who qualified on Friday’s SmackDown after defeating Lacey Evans. Now, two more women join Vega and those are Becky Lynch and Zoey Stark.


Lynch defeated Sonya Deville to qualify but it wasn’t for lack of distractions. Not only did Deville have Chelsea Green at ringside with her but Trish Stratus and Zoey Stark emerged who have a special interest in taking down Lynch. In the end, Lynch would get the ManHandle Slam on Deville to give herself a victory.

Speaking of Stark, she would be the second woman on Raw to qualify after taking out the veteran Natalya with a Z360. This result came after Stratus tripped up Nattie at the ropes unbeknownst to the referee. It is very good for Stark to have a Hall of Famer in her corner!

We will find out who will take spots four and five this week on SmackDown. As a reminder, Michin takes on Bayley as IYO SKY battles Shotzi.

A third women’s match took place on Raw. The new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey continued to feel confident after their victory and encouraged any other tag team to stand up to them. NXT Alum and former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions and newcomers to Raw – Kayden Carter and Katana Chance – did just that. The KC’s had their in ring debut against the champs in a non title affair.

The match was given a good length of time and the KC’s took the champs to their limits. They even delivered the After Party which gave them so many wins in the past but Shayna Baszler made sure to pull Chance off of Rousey to continue the match. Rousey even went for the ankle lock which Chance was able to escape. Eventually, the champs would win after Baszler locked in the Kirifuda Clutch on Carter who tapped out.

The SmackDown Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley was a feature on Miz TV as Dominik Mysterio was a special guest. He traded words with Cody Rhodes before slapping him and running scared behind Mami to protect him. Of course Cody wouldn’t touch Rhea but perhaps another Rhodes would.

Lastly, Maxxine Dupri appeared backstage with Alpha Academy. They talked about her interaction with Valhalla last week and they think she is ready to take her own. Gable says he will help train her but she has to get her gear on.

Asuka Wins Raw Women’s Title At Night Of Champions

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For the first time in 420 days we have a new Raw Women’s Champion. At Night of Champions on Saturday, Asuka defeated Bianca Belair to become a three-time Raw Women’s Champ. This would end Belair’s reign at 420 days which has her as the longest reigning women’s champion on the main roster of the modern … Read more

Rousey & Baszler Return On Raw; Rhea Ripley Gives Warning To Natalya

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For those that may have missed the May 15 episode of Raw, here is what took place.

Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler return on Raw now that they are drafted to the red brand. The team has not been seen since WrestleMania where they won the WrestleMania Showcase. Rousey has been injured prior to that match and that is what has kept them off TV since.

They made their return after one-half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Raquel Rodriguez defeated Chelsea Green. A match that was supposed to be for the gold that had to be changed last minute due to an injury that Liv Morgan suffered on SmackDown. As Rodriguez was celebrating her victory up the ramp and to the stage, Rousey appeared and kicked her followed by Baszler appearing as well.

Rousey and Baszler tell Rodriguez that they are tired of waiting for a title shot and that Rodriguez can defend the gold with or without Morgan. However, if she chooses not to defend the titles then she will continue to get the same beating week after week.

For more on Liv Morgan’s injury you can click here.

Outside of the tag team division, Becky Lynch challenged Trish Stratus for a match at Night of Champions. More on that here.

Backstage Zoey Stark continues to harass Nikki Cross until Candice LeRae appeared. The two would verbally get into it as Stark mocks LeRae’s “weirdo” family. A match between the two has been made for next week.

Lastly, as the promo ended for Lynch, we witnessed the SmackDown Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley backstage watching it on the monitor. She was approached by Cathy Kelley who asked Ripley about Natalya’s addition to Raw and how she came down last week to confront her.

Natalya told Ripley that she is the most dominant woman who has ever held the SmackDown Women’s Title. And that she doesn’t need to continue to kick people when they are down like she did to Dana Brooke last week. She deserves respect which she isn’t going to get running through the division.

Ripley says that Natalya came down to the ring last week not because of Dana Brooke but because she wants everyone to care about her again. Ripley warns her if she ever interrupts her again, she isn’t going to help her career but she will end it.

Natalya Steps Up To Rhea Ripley; Becky Lynch Returns

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The May 8 episode of Raw had a new challenger step up to the SmackDown Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley. At first it was Dana Brooke.

In a non-title match, Ripley made short work of Brooke only after a few minutes. Brooke had some offense early on in the match but it would take a Riptide and then locking her in the Prism to make her tap out. Post-match, Ripley wasn’t done with Brooke as she landed another Riptide and locked in the Prism submission again.

Natalya’s music would hit as she made her way to the ring. She stepped up to Ripley face to face but the champion would make her way out of the ring before things got physical.

The second women’s match of the night had the Raw debut match for Zoey Stark. She had a confrontation backstage with Nikki Cross which led to the match. Stark picked up a win in her debut after delivering the Z360.

Trish Stratus had a promo after handing out “Where is Becky Lynch?” flyers back stage. The promo continued to mock Lynch with Stratus saying we are never going to see her again. Lynch’s music hits but it was just a plan by Stratus to fake out the crowd as she laughed at how gullible everybody is.

Moments later, Lynch’s music hits again much to Stratus’ confusion as that wasn’t the plan. This time Becky was back and she was behind Trish in the ring. Lynch delivered a ManHandle slam which made Stratus roll out the ring and retreat up the ramp.


Lastly, we had Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville going around backstage collecting signatures. The signatures are to have them get a tag title shot even tho that’s not what they were telling some people. Xia Li first signed it as they them approached Candice LeRae, Johnny Gargano, and Indi Hartwell.

Hartwell asked Dexter Lumis if they should sign it as he gave the thumbs down.


Later in the night, they ran into the tag team champions Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez. Morgan stated if they wanted to have a rematch all they had to do is ask. Regardless the champs signed the petition and said they would face them after they retain against Damage CTRL on Friday. Green and Deville laughed because they had the intent on facing Damage CTRL and not the current champions.

What did you think about this week’s Raw? Discuss below.

Bianca Belair Marks Longest Reigning WWE Women’s Champion Of The Modern Era

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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

Zelina Vega & Rey Mysterio Win Main Event Heading Into Backlash

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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

Rhea Ripley Crowned NEW SmackDown Women’s Champion At WrestleMania 39

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Rhea Ripley has dethroned the Queen to become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion. Ripley defeating Charlotte Flair marks her first time capturing the title and ends Flair’s reign at 92 days. The match went on as the match right before the main event. Arguably the match of the night, Ripley and Flair laid everything out … Read more

Road To WrestleMania 39: Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair

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Charlotte Flair vs Rhea Ripley Wrestlemania 39

“If you didn’t know the future of women’s wrestling is Rhea Ripley, now you know.” – Trish Stratus WWE WrestleMania 39 is set to feature the latest chapter in the rivalry between Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair when “The Nightmare” challenges “The Queen” for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. It wasn’t a rematch that many fans … Read more

Rhea Ripley Speaks On Entitled Fans Who Harass WWE Talent At Airports For Autographs

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Rhea Ripley is speaking out about the constant problem of those at airports that are harassing WWE Superstars merely to get signatures just to turn around and sell the memorabilia. There is a big difference between genuine fans who just want an autograph from their favorite wrestler as opposed to the sharks that hunt for … Read more

Rhea Ripley Victorious Over Bayley; Carmella Misses Raw; Asuka Finally Attacks Belair

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On the March 20 episode of Raw, we witnessed a couple of matches from the women as we are just two weeks out from WrestleMania 39.

The Royal Rumble winner Rhea Ripley who will face Charlotte Flair at the big event went to the ring to cut a promo. She promises to defeat Flair at Mania and become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion. Her promo was interrupted by Damage CTRL who heckled her and let her know that Raw belongs to them. This led to a match between Ripley and Bayley. In this match, Ripley would have to take the babyface role despite her current character.

Once Bayley was able to maintain some offense and take control of the match, the Women’s Tag Team Champions Becky Lynch and Lita along with Trish Stratus make their way out to the ring. Lynch with a giant bag of popcorn just to witness the match. This distracts Bayley severely despite having both Dakota Kai and IYO SKY at ringside. The trio who arrived were able to keep the rest of Damage CTRL at bay long enough for Ripley to hit the Riptide and get the big win over Bayley keeping her looking strong for Mania.

A backstage segment took place between WWE’s resident Karen, Chelsea Green with Adam Pearce. Pearce was attempting to explain the WrestleMania Showcase matches when Green approached him. Green let Pearce know that for whatever reason, Carmella was not present for their tag team match tonight. This led Green to take matters in her own hands and wanted Piper Niven as her partner who was with her. Green states that if Pearce doesn’t allow this to happen she will go to the manager. Niven replaces Carmella in the tag team match.

That match was against the Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair and her WrestleMania opponent Asuka. Yes, they did the “can they co-exist match.” It turns out they were able to co-exist as Belair and Asuka would pick up the win after Belair pinned Niven after a KOD.

Post match, Asuka finally attacked Belair for the first time since their “rivalry” started. This left the Raw Women’s Champion laid out in the the ring to end the segment.

The fight between Otis or Otise continues to go between Maxxine Dupri and Chad Gable. Otis would accompany Gable to ringside for his match, however, Dupri would come out to take Otise away from the ringside area.

Check back in with Diva Dirt for more news and results from the women of Raw.

First Team Advances To WrestleMania Showcase; Flair vs. Ripley Heats Up

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In case you missed SmackDown this week, some things actually happened unlike weeks past. First, WWE confirmed that there will be a Fatal 4-way tag team bout at WrestleMania where four teams will compete in the WrestleMania Showcase. The first team to stamp their ticket is Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez. The team defeated Emma … Read more

SmackDown Women’s Title Match Reportedly Set To Main Event Night One of WrestleMania

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It is being reported by the Wrestling Observer that the SmackDown Women’s Championship will be determined in the main event of WrestleMania on night one. Night one of the event takes place on Saturday, April 1. The match has been set since right after Royal Rumble when Rhea Ripley challenged the current champion, Charlotte Flair. … Read more

Liv Morgan Meets Young Fan Backstage Who Was Upset She Lost On SmackDown

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On the March 3 episode of SmackDown, Liv Morgan took on the number one contender for the SmackDown Women’s Championship Rhea Ripley. Even though the match results were highly favored for Ripley, the two put on a quality match. Morgan would end up losing after she tapped out in a submission by Ripley. One fan, … Read more

Two SmackDown Women’s Matches Booked For March 3

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After the Feb. 24 episode of SmackDown two women’s matches are booked for next weeks show. First, after a match between Natalya and Shayna Baszler ended with Natalya tapping out, Baszler and Ronda Rousey wanted to inflict more pain. As Baszler held back Natalya, Rousey went for a running knee to the face but was … Read more

Asuka Wins Elimination Chamber, Set To Face Bianca Belair At WrestleMania

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At the 2023 Elimination Chamber event, Asuka would enter the chamber last and outlast five other women to punch her ticket to WrestleMania.

The match started with Liv Morgan and Natalya and lasted nearly 20 minutes. Big spots in the match included Nikki Cross delivering a cross body off the top of Carmella’s pod. Morgan hit a sunset flip from the top of a pod to Raquel Rodriguez. And there was also a moment where Rodriguez drove Cross in through a pod that Carmella was trying to keep herself in.

The first elimination was by Rodriguez to Cross. The second and surprising elimination was Morgan, but she didn’t go out easy. She would end up passing out in both the Sharpshooter by Natalya and a combo submission from Asuka. Carmella would eliminate Natalya about 17 minutes into the match by pinfall. Rodriguez was eliminated by Carmella and Asuka leaving us with the final two.

Carmella immediately hit a superkick on Asuka trying to get the surprise victory, but Asuka was able to kick out. Finally, Asuka got Carmella into submission which cause the Princess of Staten Island to tap out.

Asuka will be facing Bianca Belair for the Raw Women’s Championship at WrestleMania making the second women’s match confirmed for the two-night event. Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley will do battle for the SmackDown Women’s Title.

Speaking of Ripley, the Royal Rumble winner, had a huge match at this event alongside Finn Balor. They faced the team of Beth Phoenix and Edge. A longtime coming match between the Grit Couple and the Judgment Day.

In one of the best mixed tag team matches in years, the four competitors put on one heck of a match. Lastly nearly 14 minutes, it would be Phoenix and Edge to pick up the big win in Canada. Edge would pin Balor.

Great event overall!

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Lita Returns To Raw, Helps Lynch Defeat Bayley In Steel Cage

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Fans finally got the steel cage match between Becky Lynch and Bayley on the Feb. 6 episode of Raw. And what made it better was it being in the main event where it belongs. The match would end with Lynch victorious after delivering a ManHandle Slam, however, she did get some help. Some help from a Hall of Famer – Lita.

The final moments of the match had Bayley trying to win by escaping the cage. She climbed to the top but Lynch followed her. Lynch tried locking in the DisarmHer on the top of the cage but couldn’t get all of it. Bayley fell down the cage inside the ring to the mat.

With Lynch still at the top of the cage, IYO SKY climbed up and traded blows with Lynch. This continued until she was able to get Lynch back down to the ring. SKY wasn’t able to get back down the cage before Lita’s music hit. She ran down to the ring, pulled SKY off the cage before making sure Dakota Kai wasn’t an issue either. She then slammed the steel cage door on Bayley allowing Lynch to hit her finisher for the win.

From one Hall of Famer to another, we now know that Beth Phoenix will team with Edge to face Rhea Ripley and Finn Balor at Elimination Chamber.

Check back in with Diva Dirt for more news and results from the women of Raw.

DD Power 15: Jan. 28 to Feb. 4

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Akin to the Power 25 Rankings that WWE used to post, Diva-Dirt is announcing the debut of its own Power 15 rankings where we will evaluate all of the women’s wrestling across WWE, AEW, and Impact from the week and attempt our own ranking. (Note: We are including Royal Rumble in this week’s rankings) This … Read more

Notes On The Last SmackDown Women’s Title Change And How It Affected The Royal Rumble Event

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Currently in WWE as champions, we have Bianca Belair as the Raw Women’s Champion and more recently Charlotte Flair crowned as the SmackDown Women’s Champion. Flair made her return at the end of December and became a 14-time women’s champion after defeating Ronda Rousey in quick fashion. Rousey had just retained the gold against Raquel … Read more

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