In some exciting news, the New York Wrestling Connection (NYWC) is bringing back their groundbreaking event “A Matter of Pride Vol. 2”. This event will feature a majority of LGBT talent in an effort to bring exposure and focus to performers that normally do not due to their sexuality and/or gender identity. There are a … Read more
Each week, 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. * Ariane Andrew will co-host a new adventure television show with  LetÃcia Castro titled “Two on … Read more
Former indy star Brittney Savage gave birth to a daughter yesterday. Her husband, fellow wrestler Jesse Neal, announced the news on Twitter, revealing the baby girl’s name to be Brooklyn. He tweeted: April 12, 2014 1am Brooklyn Gisele Neal #Family #truelyhappy Thank u @thebrittysavage love u! #happiestmanalive — Jesse Neal (@TheJesseNeal) April 12, 2014 Brittney, who competed for WSU … Read more
Recently retired indy star Brittney Savage celebrated Halloween with a wedding. She was married to former TNA wrestler Jesse Neal on Thursday, tweeting shortly after the wedding to make the official announcement: It's official #mrsjesseneal thank you to canesgirl4u Chris and AnnMarie for being there!! I love you… http://t.co/CQe3eeoswp — Brittney Neal (@TheBrittySavage) October 31, … 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: A Fatal Four-Way for the Divas Title has been booked for Night of Champions, so we we want to know: what has been your favorite multi-woman match in wrestling history? We’ve … Read more
Recently retired independent wrestler Brittney Savage has announced that she is pregnant with her first child. Brittney, who is engaged to former TNA star Jesse Neal, confirmed the news after a close friend broke the news. When asked by a fan if the news was true, Brittney tweeted a confirmation: “@TheModern_Myth: @TheJesseNeal @TheBrittySavage is it … Read more
It looks like recently retired indy star Brittney Savage is ready to dish the dirt. Savage, who announced her retirement last week, tweeted today that she is planning on writing a tell-all book about her time in wrestling, covering her life inside and outside the ring. Brittney says she will “speak the truth” in the … Read more
Earlier this year, indy star Brittney Savage announced that she would leave wrestling this December, saying it was something she had been considering for months. Just last month, though, Brittney seemed to be reconsidering that decision, tweeting that she had something big in the works: Due to something big that just happened for me, I … Read more
Congratulations are in order for Brittney Savage! The independent wrestler has announced her engagement to former TNA star Jesse Neal. Brittney shared her exciting news on Twitter, using what’s got to be the sweetest hashtag. She tweeted: We*re engaged ???????????? @thejesseneal #whenyouknowyouknow http://t.co/E5at0XOhUc — Brittney Savage (@TheBrittySavage) August 14, 2013 Brittney also posted a photo … Read more
What major news could Brittney Savage be about to spill? Earlier today, the independent star tweeted a very cryptic message, stating that after something big happened to her, retirement is no longer on the horizon. Brittney tweeted: Due to something big that just happened for me, I will not be retiring from wrestling, unless things … Read more
Brittney Savage has announced her intent to leave wrestling at the end of the year. The two-time J-Cup winner sent out a series of tweets that read: Over the past month I have done some serious thinking and come December I will have to say goodbye …. — Brittney Savage (@TheBrittySavage) June 5, 2013 “@anamasry19: … Read more
When we talk of the historic rivalries in women’s wrestling, there are a certain few that spring to mind. From the pioneering battles between Mae Young and Mildred Burke in the 1950s all the way to Lita and Trish Stratus’s rollercoaster rivalry at the turn of this century, there are plenty of classic feuds to … Read more
The Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau once famously said “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet”. However, in the short-fused, attention-bereft world of professional wrestling, that’s a mantra that we often find ourselves questioning. So how refreshing it was at SHINE 8 to see the patience of so many people (including ourselves) pay off in … Read more
Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: 25-year old Irish wrestler Rebecca Knox returned to wrestling yesterday. For Fight Factory Pro Wrestling, she teamed up with Katey Harvey and B. Cool to take on Lucy Lasso, Danger Dawn and Captain … Read more
Tonight, Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU) is holding their first show since the sale of the promotion to Beyond Wrestling’s Drew Cordeiro. Fittingly titled “Full Steam Ahead”, the show has been designed to promote the dawning of a new era in WSU history with exciting matches like LuFisto vs. Mercedes Martinez and a triple threat match … Read more
Women Superstars Uncensored will return to action this weekend with its first show since June’s Uncensored Rumble. The gap between June and October may seem unusually large for the promotion, which is known for its regularity in promoting events, but the gap is due to WSU’s change in ownership. As previously reported, Sean McCaffrey gave … Read more
This past weekend in Tampa, the WWE held open tryouts at its FCW/NXT arena. Based on their recent tweets, those among the indy talents to try out were Brittney Savage, Gabby Gilbert and Luscious Latasha. The tweets in question can be seen here, here and here. Diva Dirt has learned that in addition to these … Read more
Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: New names are set to debut for SHINE Wrestling at their fourth event on October 19 at The Orpheum: SHIMMER stars Davina Rose, Kellie Skater, Shazza McKenzie and Rhia O’Reilly, as well as … Read more
Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: Marcela regained the CMLL World Women’s Championship from Ayumi Kurihara on March 9 in Mexico City. The match was fought under two out of three falls rules, with Ayumi taking the duke in … Read more
Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: The “Regeneration X” duo of Allison Danger and Leva Bates have been added to next month’s SHIMMER tapings. So far, they’re the third tag team to be added to the list of talent … Read more
Diva Dirt presents the first annual Writers’ Choice Awards, the awards that celebrate the year in women’s wrestling, as decided by the editors and contributors of Diva Dirt. The Diva Dirt team has watched hundreds of episode of wrestling television this year, as well as hundreds of live events on DVD, additionally, we’ve followed a … Read more
A lot of buzz still surrounding last night’s WSU Breaking Barriers 2 Internet pay per view. If you missed the show, you can catch a replay at this link. For full coverage of the iPPV click here. * We have some exclusive pictures of Melina, Serena and other WSU stars posing with one of our … Read more
The Midwest Militia and Team WSU couldn’t wait to get inside the steel cage in the main event of tonight’s WSU Breaking Barriers 2 iPPV — they went after each other during the pre-show! Check out this exclusive footage below…
Diva Dirt presents live, ongoing coverage of WSU’s Breaking Barriers 2 Internet pay per view tonight. The show kicks off at 7pm ET. Click here to order the iPPV. All times are Eastern. Welcome to our live coverage of WSU Breaking Barriers 2! Follow the coverage here on Diva-Dirt.com and our Twitter page, @divadirt. Tonight, … Read more
RF Video has a unique new concept featuring former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis dispensing her knowledge of working for WWE to three independent wrestlers: WSU’s Allysin Kay, Brittney Savage and Jessicka Havok. The concept for the DVD sees Maria giving a seminar of sorts to the three ladies, before watching them wrestle and then critiquing … Read more
Last year, Diva Dirt hand-picked five talents for its second annual Five to Watch list who we felt were making waves in women’s wrestling and embodied the traits it took to be a standout star. Those five talents, we felt had the talent, the look and personality to go far in the business and as … Read more