Former Divas Champion, Layla, knew that when she used to date Cody Rhodes that he was going to be something, a star. Her thoughts were right. In a new interview with Sportshadow Wrestling, Layla discussed dating Rhodes and people are seeing now in him what she already had. “Absolutely 100% I saw that. I started … Read more
It has been 19 years since former Divas Search Winner (and eventual Divas and WWE Women’s Champion) Layla made her SmackDown singles debut. The match was against Kristal Marshall in a losing effort. This time in wrestling history was posted by the USA Network social media account. Layla responded as she reminisced about her memory. … Read more
Former WWE Divas and Women’s Champion Layla was at the recent WrestleCon in August. Fightful caught up with Layla and had a chat about the current state of women’s wrestling. “I’d say women’s wrestling now is like, is it real? Like, I want to pinch myself sometimes. Like, ‘Wait, what?’ It’s great. I’m so happy … Read more
Former WWE Divas Champion Layla is starting her own podcast. She posted on her social media that she is currently filming it. Further information on it includes it centering around the WWE Divas Era. She will have other women on as guests, talking about behind-the-scenes tea, botches, and more. She expects it to premiere in … Read more
In an interesting memory, former WWE Women’s Champion Layla discussed what was originally planned to happen when she defeated Beth Phoenix for the title in 2010. As a reminder of that match, it was a handicap two-on-one that had LayCool (Layla and Michelle McCool) taking on Beth Phoenix in Texas Tornado match. Layla was considered … Read more
Former WWE Women’s and Divas Champion Layla would participate in a LayCool reunion. The other half of LayCool, Michelle McCool, has appeared several times since her in-ring retirement. Mostly in Royal Rumbles. Layla, on the other hand has remained very retired. Now she’s coming around to a one-off (or two) appearances. While speaking in an … Read more
The Royal Rumble is quickly approaching along with the new year. The 2023 Royal Rumble is just five weeks away and we will have the annual 30-woman match to determine who will go to WrestleMania to face the champion of her choice. This upcoming Royal Rumble match may not have as many surprises or more … Read more
Taking it back to 2012, the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view had a Triple Threat take place for the Divas Champions. The champion at the time was Eve Torres who was in her third and what would be her last reign with the Divas Title. Torres won her third championship in September 2012 at Night … Read more
Former WWE Diva, Layla, made a huge impact on women’s wrestling fans as she had a very successful near-decade long career in the wrestling industry. She made the most of her time in WWE and it all started as a winner of the Diva Search in 2006. She goes down in the history books as … Read more
The Money in the Bank Ladder Match didn’t start being an option for the ladies of WWE until 2017. The event has been a constant since 2010 which means there were plenty of women’s matches outside the MITB match itself. Many of those matches were for the Divas Championship. We all remember what has happened … Read more
Hello readers, it’s Mykel, Diva-Dirt’s equivalent of Asia O’Hara on Fashion Photo Ruview! It’s WrestleMania weekend! We have been prior list ranking the Women’s Title matches at WrestleMania, so I thought ”Hey, why not tag matches too?” We will only look at the women’s parts here because we are all about the women here on … Read more
Hello, it’s Mykel, and I’m back with yet another list! With Wrestlemania around the corner, I decided to sit and watch every single WWE Women’s Title match and rank them out on a scale of 1 to 10, worst to best. Which match was the best? Let’s find out!
With a surfeit of women’s wrestlers arriving in WWE from the Indy scene, we seem to forget that the WWE has actually had a lot of homegrown talent. Most of these talents have had their starts in the aftermath of Trish, Lita, and Molly Holly leaving WWE. We saw the likes of Eve Torres, Maryse, … Read more
Once upon a time, not long ago, the 2010s just started, NXT had its first all women’s season, Laycool dominated the WWE, TNA had their infamous Lockbox 8 woman elimination tag. We saw old faces return to wrestling; Trish, Lita, Chyna, Traci Brooks. We lost Chyna and Mae Young, had Snooki Mania, witnessed the first … Read more
Everyone loves a great return right? Especially when that return is one of your favorites. That feeling you get when their music hits for the first time in months (or longer) is what makes being a wrestling fan so great. Lately, with social media becoming the norm, it is harder for returns to be kept … Read more
Welcome to this week’s Free Match Friday. This week we will take a trip back a decade to revisit what WWE loves to do the most and that is a gimmick match. In this one, we see the “Pilgrims” vs. the “Indians” in a six-woman tag team match. The match consisted of the “Pilgrims” as … Read more
WWE’s yearly Extreme Rules pay-per-view is just a week from Sunday and all eyes are on the Winners Take All mixed tag team match. This match has recently received Extreme Rules implications added to it. Recently women have been ushered into matches that were predominately just for the men. Last year there was an Extreme … Read more
Being underrated is a term that gets tossed around a lot when it comes to professional wrestling. Of course, every fan has their favorites which is all part of the fun. At some point though credit should be given where credit is due. Inspired by Ring The Belle’s most recent upload on YouTube, Diva Dirt … 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: In celebration of SmackDown 1000, we want to know: what are some of your favorite moments from SmackDown? For this edition of Your Two Cents, we’ve collaborated with Ring the Belle. Join hosts Lola Starr … Read more
WWE has announced their upcoming all Women’s Evolution PPV will celebrate the women of the past and present, will include matches that will see the Raw, SmackDown, NXT UK and NXT Women’s Titles on the line and will serve as the site of the final of the Mae Young Classic. However, the announcement that women … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers. On the heels of Stephanie McMahon’s announcement regarding Evolution, this week, we’re asking this: What are your Evolution dream match ups? @AlbertRainbow69: Stephanie McMahon vs Trish Stratus vs Lita attitude era triple threat match. @Lumpyspace8888: A real classic in women’s wrestling, Naomi vs. Ember … Read more
After releasing an editorial speculating on how Paige can make “controversial” decisions – such as creating a female tag division and bringing back Talking Smack – as SmackDown’s new GM, WWE is continuing to tease the possibility of women’s tag titles. In a special pictorial gallery WWE showcased several dominate teams the women’s division has … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Brie Bella shares plans of making a wrestling comeback in early 2018 and have another baby later in the year. (YouTube) * … 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:With Money in the Bank taking place Sunday, we want to know: who would be in your dream Money in the Bank Ladder match? We’ve read your responses on our social media … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: With Extreme Rules taking place this weekend, we want to know: what has been your favorite women’s stipulated match? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: With Beth Phoenix being inducted to the WWE Hall Of Fame Friday, what have been your favorite moments in her career? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages … Read more