On Thursday, Diva Dirt started a poll for the Top 10 Knockouts Champions.
We let you, the readers, vote and here is who you have selected. There were 26 women to choose from. The top spot received 454 votes and the total amount of votes were, 2,664.
Here’s the results!
Thank you all for voting. Stay tuned for the next poll.
Friday Night SmackDown was held in Albany, New York from the MVP Arena. Nia Jax is now the first ever Queen of the Ring after defeating one of the newest female Superstars on Monday Night Raw, Lyra Valkyria, at King and Queen of the Ring in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last Saturday. With that victory comes an important caveat: a title shot at SummerSlam. Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill also retained their Women’s Tag Team Championships over Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell during the event as well.
The show opened with SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis in the ring, who introduced Nia Jax for her Queen of the Ring coronation. As boos and chants of “YOU SUCK!” consumed the venue, Nia called out WWE Women’s Champion Bayley, who made her way out but would get ambushed by Piper Niven and Chelsea Green.
Niven would then enter the ring and have a staredown with Jax, as Green reminded the new Queen of the Ring that her “sweet pea, best friend, little spicy margarita” in Niven would be the champion by SummerSlam. Jax replied and said that she didn’t give a damn who the champion would be by then because she would annihilate them regardless, before walking off. Still reeling from her attack, Green and Niven would taunt Bayley, their feud clearly being far from over especially with a new obstacle in the champion’s way thanks to Jax.
Now in the trainer’s room, Bayley is getting her arm checked out by one of the doctors when Naomi enters the shot. Naomi tells her that Chelsea and Piper will not be getting away with their attack, and asks Bayley if she’s good to fight later. Bayley believes she’s all good, allowing Naomi to go to Nick Aldis and make a tag team match for later on.
A backstage meeting between new Team Blue female Blair Davenport and Nick Aldis was interrupted by Naomi, who wanted her tag team match to be approved. This didn’t sit well with Davenport, who assured The Girl with the Glow that she will eventually find out who she is before walking away. Naomi got what she wanted, although it was certainly not a new friend in the locker room, as her tag team match was given the okay by the blue brand’s head honcho.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair were talking backstage before being interrupted by Indi Hartwell, who claims that Candice LeRae is now stuck at home with a hurt knee. Bianca says her concerns are a bit extra as it was her and Candice that had injured Bianca’s knee during the Queen of the Ring tournament. Cargill would shut Hartwell up by promising to put her on the shelf with her buddy Candice if she kept complaining.
Michin was interviewed by Kayla Braxton, and was asked about AJ Styles’s announcement regarding his future at the end of the night, as they are both members of The OC. She tries to say that AJ hasn’t really communicated to them but Nia Jax makes sure to spoil the conversation by interrupting her, telling her that as the Queen of the Ring, she should be the talk of the night and warns Michin to not step to her. They have a staredown with Jax promising Michin that she will regret it.
Bayley and Naomi were up next against Chelsea Green and Piper Niven. From the outset, the heel team made sure to brutalize the champion early on. Bayley was able to get a tag in on Naomi, who took out Green on the outside of the ring before the first commercial break.
The show returned from commercials with Piper and Chelsea having taken control of the match. With Bayley trying to make a tag to Naomi, Niven made it her mission to stop her from tagging in, but a reversal threw her off course and led to both Naomi and Green being tagged into the match, with Naomi getting a near fall on Green. After some back and forth from all four competitors, it would be Chelsea and Piper who would win as Piper took a laid out Naomi and helped her tag team partner pin her.
Here’s what’s set to take place next week on Friday Night SmackDown, set to air from Louisville, Kentucky:
There is a new report making its way around social media that WWE is talking over having two Women’s Mid-card Championships. One for Raw and one from SmackDown.
The report is coming from ViperReports and PWN.
“There is a very good chance we see a Women’s Mid Card belt on both brands.”
Currently, the NXT brand is about to crown its first mid-card champion with the NXT Women’s North American Title. The winner will be determined in a Ladder Match at Battleground on June 9.
Who do you think would make good mid-card champions on the main roster if this were to take place?
Jordynne Grace’s name is on everyone’s lips right now and for good reason.
She surprised everyone when she should up in NXT and challenged Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women’s Title at Battleground. That match takes place on June 9. However, TNA’s Against All Odds is right after that on June 14.
Appearing on Busted Open Radio, Grace shared that she will be issuing an open challenge at the upcoming event. With the crossover recently between NXT and TNA, one would think a WWE talent may be the one to answer this.
What are your thoughts?
On Wednesday, Diva Dirt started a poll for the Top 10 WWF Attitude Era Divas.
We let you, the readers, vote and here is who you have selected. There were 29 women to choose from and we even had a tie at the number 2 spot! The top spot received 287 votes and there were 2,176 total.
Here’s the results!
Stay tuned for the results of the Top 10 TNA Knockouts Champions!
After a door-shattering announcement this past Tuesday on WWE’s NXT, we now have our eyes set on tonight’s TNA Impact! as they head towards their 20th anniversary show!
To kick off Knockouts action, Steph De Lander is set to face off against Xia Brookside. Recently, SDL has caught the attention of one PCO, but tonight has Kon in her corner. Meanwhile, Brookside is smiling confidently after taking out Ash By Elegance two weeks ago.
SDL begins to knock off Brookside with her power and size advantage, but Brookside’s experience edge manages to get her out of harm’s way.
Shades of two weeks ago, Brookside tries to knock out SDL, but SDL ends up running out of the ring. SDL tries to pick up a chair from under the ring but meets one PCO. Brookside tries to crossbody SDL but is caught by PCO in the process. A disoriented SDL makes it back to the ring but meets a rollup as Brookside picks up the win.
Post-match SDL is disgruntled over her loss and PCO apologizes with what looks to be another gift.
Next, we take a look back on this past week’s WWE NXT as it was announced that NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez will be defending her title against TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace at NXT Battleground. Grace is set to be in action next week on NXT as she faces Stevie Turner.
TNA Hall of Famer Gail Kim sits down with Gisele Shaw to talk about Shaw’s recent journey that she’s been through. Shaw states that after losing her Knockouts title opportunity she had to take some time off to recover from injuries physically and mentally. Shaw has always wanted to come back but is having trouble finding a start after losing so much. Kim then goes on to ask what “The Quintessential Diva” was fighting for and why she got into the business in the first place. Kim reminds Shaw that she is a Knockout and wants her to continue finding her answer starting next week.
Meanwhile, Spitfire looks to regroup after Jody Threat suffered a loss last week against Tasha Steelz. Rancid’s Lars Frederiksen informs them that he’s talked to Santino Marella and Dani Luna will be facing off against Steelz.
What did you think about tonight’s TNA Impact? What is brewing between SDL and PCO? Where will Gisele Shaw go from here? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
The TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace shocked the wrestling world on Tuesday when she showed up at NXT. She showed up to challenge the NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez at Battleground on June 9 for the NXT gold.
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful sat down with Grace in an exclusive interview to talk more about what led up to this. First, she was happy the surprise never was leaked.
“I’m relieved that I got to do the surprise. That’s awesome. Surprises in wrestling, I feel like it made it bigger. When no one expects it. I feel good. I feel excited. This is a huge thing for the wrestling world.”
Grace adds that this has been in the works for a few months, and even Perez herself didn’t know.
“They’ve been talking for, I want to say, a couple of months. They were just trying to figure out the right timing. Maybe three weeks ago, they had talked about wanting to use me. Then it snowballed from there. I didn’t know that I was doing the NXT appearances at first. Originally, they had asked if I would be available for Battleground. ‘Oh, that’s cool,’ then it snowballed to, ‘We want to re-introduce her.’ So, I ended up doing the NXT appearances. WWE is very different from TNA in that they book travel last minute. I didn’t hear anything until Sunday night. The travel lady messaged me, ‘We need you for NXT.’ I didn’t want to bother anyone, but I didn’t think it was happening anymore.”
“They were going to bring her (Roxanne) back five minutes before the segment happened to see who it was. She was kind of frustrated, and I think she was almost being petty about it. ‘You know what, I don’t want to know now. I’m going to find out when everyone else finds out.’ She just decided to not see me.”
Grace arrived just 30 minutes before the segment started.
“That was crazy. That’s not something, in a positive light, you would hear WWE fans chanting in a million years. They were so good about keeping it a secret. They had the doctors come to my hotel room to do my physical and blood work. They had me come late, like 8:30, maybe 30 minutes before the segment. They had a parking spot reserved and someone came out and ushered me to the back. They didn’t even have me go down the hall. It was just the first door to the left as soon as you come in. They had a ‘reserved’ sign.”
Per Fightful Select, she admitted she’s facing a lot of pressure of carrying the possibility of a WWE-TNA relationship on her shoulders. She said that her biggest fear is falling short of expectations, and is working out in her head how she should approach the match and how she should perform. She said that if she falls on her face she recognizes it could be “cataclysmic.”
Who are the best TNA Knockouts Champions in the history of the title? Diva Dirt readers are going to weigh in!
The TNA Knockouts Championship is rich with history and dates back to 2007. Gail Kim won the inaugural championship after defeating Traci Brooks, Christy Hemme, Awesome Kong, Roxxi Laveaux, Velvet Sky, Shelly Martinez, ODB, Jackie Moore, and Angelina Love. Kim would go on to win the title a total of 7 times which currently stands as the most reigns.
There have been a total of 26 women over the past 17 years that have held this championship. They will all be listed in the poll below. You have up to FIVE you can vote for. At the end of the polling time, we will calculate the Top 10!
Happy Voting!
Coming straight off the heels of Double or Nothing, champions were celebrated and some personal grudges were revealed on this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite!
To start off the night, the “CEO” and new TBS Champion, Mercedes Moné, is in the building ready to celebrate her championship victory. While touting herself as the greatest of all time, she commends Willow Nightingale for the hard-fought match but says she’s just a little “too nice” for trusting Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway. She says that when Nightingale comes back, she hopes she’s able to “kick their ass.”
Moné has her sights set on Forbidden Door in four weeks but is suddenly interrupted by Skye Blue. Blue reveals that she is that “bitch” that attacked her in the dark a couple of weeks ago and says that it is some of her best work. She’s only getting started as she attacks Moné in the ring and afterwards is holding the TBS title above her.
Post-attack, it is announced that the TBS Championship is going to be on the line later on in the night, as Moné is set to defend her newly won title against Blue.
Tonight, we also get a glimpse at CMLL World Women’s Champion and NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer, as she looks to make her AEW debut come Forbidden Door.
Speaking of Statlander and Hathaway, they come out later in the night to set up an assault on Statlander’s former friend Orange Cassidy by the Don Callis family.
The TBS Championship match is next, and Moné wastes no time getting to the ring and getting her hands on Blue in the early on-goings in the match.
Moné hits a Meteora off the apron to the outside, but later on in the match gets caught on the ropes and meets a boot by Blue. Blue takes over the match for a while and gets her dazed, while Moné finds ways around her offense with her patented Meteoras.
The two end up going back and forth with their strikes, but Moné finds a way around her and hits a Moné Maker defending her TBS title and winning her in-ring Dynamite debut. Post-match, Vaquer makes an appearance holding up the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship, the title Moné and Vaquer had once fought in a tournament for.
Statlander and Hathaway are backstage and explain why they attacked Nightingale at Double or Nothing. Statlander states that she’s tired of being body guard and getting booed for it. She then goes on to say that everyone else will need protection for themselves.
A match between Mariah May and Saraya was originally advertised going into tonight’s show. That match was seemingly cut and is unsure if we will get it at a later time.
What did you think of tonight’s AEW Dynamite? Will Vaquer have a Moné match? Where does Statlander go from here? Let us know what you think below!
What did you think of tonight’s AEW Dynamite? Will Vaquer have a Moné match? Where does Statlander go from here? Let us know what you think below!
Here we are at the fall out and aftermath of AEW’s Double or Nothing.
Toni Storm is still AEW Women’s World Champion after a victory over Serena Deeb. Willow Nightingale is no longer TBS Champion as she lost to Mercedes Moné. Kris Statlander turned on Willow in the process.
Deonna Purrazzo also defeated Thunder Rosa on the Buy In.
What is to come tonight:
It’s time to rank the Top 10 WWF Divas during the attitude era. As always this includes not only in-ring talent but ring announcer, backstage interviewer, valet, and managers.
As defined by the power of the internet, the WWF Attitude Era period ran from 1997-2002. Some of these women were early on, some were at the tail end, and some revolutionized women in the industry.
You can vote for up to FIVE Divas on this list. At the end of the voting time we will comprise the results!
Happy Voting!
In a moment that shocked everyone, TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace showed up on the May 28 episode of NXT. Not only did she show up, she challenged Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women’s Title at Battleground and will even be in action on NXT programming next week, taking on Stevie Turner.
But will TNA see some WWE talent at their events?
According to a report by PWInsider, there is more to come.
The word backstage at tonight’s WWE NXT taping was that Jordynne Grace appearing on WWE NXT Battleground will not be the only WWE-TNA collaboration in the days ahead.
The belief among those we’ve spoken with is that there will be some sort of NXT representation on future TNA events and programming as well, although we haven’t heard how much that could be and whether it could be anyone beyond Roxanne Perez.
Diva Dirt will continue to bring you any addition news on this subject.
Following Double or Nothing over the weekend, Mercedes Moné is the new AEW TBS Champion. She defeated Willow Nightingale at that event.
Due to her win, a championship celebration has been added to the May 29 episode of Dynamite. Also previously announced will be Kris Statlander explaining her actions against Nightingale as she turned heel that same night against her former friend.
Join Diva Dirt during Dynamite to chat about the show live!
On Monday, Diva Dirt started a poll for the Top 25 SmackDown Divas/Women Of All Time. This is in honor of SmackDown’s 25th Anniversary being this year.
We let you, the readers, vote and here is who you have selected. There was about 80 women to choose from and a lot of these were only a vote or two seperating them. The top spot got an overwhelming 403 votes!
Total votes: 2,492
What are your thoughts? Who were you surprised to see make the Top 25? Who do you think should have made it?
Let’s chat below!
More polls to come.
And the field is set with six.
Six women who will compete in a ladder match at NXT Battleground on June 9. The winner will become the first-ever NXT Women’s North American Champion.
On the May 28 episode of NXT, the last two women qualified for the bout. They were Michin who defeated Tatum Paxley, and Kelani Jordan who pinned Wren Sinclair. They will join Sol Ruca, Lash Legend, Fallon Henley, and Jaida Parker in the ladder match.
At the start of this week’s episode, rapper Sexyy Red unveiled the new Women’s North American Championship belt.
Yes, you read that headline right.
TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace will be challenging Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women’s Championship At NXT Battleground on June 9.
In an incredible moment on the May 28 episode of NXT, Perez made her way to ring to find out who her challenger would be for Battleground. The champs promo was all about how much the NXT Women’s Championship means to her and how much she values it. She doesn’t see it as some stepping stone and has worked nine long years since the age of 13 to become the NXT Women’s Champion.
Continuing to feel disrespected by General Manager Ava, Perez hates how she has to find out who her challenger will be in this matter. Nonetheless, Ava made her way out. She says she thinks Perez is a great champion despite what Perez feels. She then says that Perez’s challenger will be…
TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace’s music hits. Holy Shit and TNA chants spread through the crowd. Grace reintroduces herself for those who may not know her or remember her for the 2024 Royal Rumble.
Grace said that Roxanne is a great champion. She has built a name for herself in NXT much as Grace has in TNA. But, who has the strongest foundation? We will find out when then NXT Women’s Championship is on the line at Battleground!!
Oh…and the TNA Knockouts Champion didn’t just come to NXT for one match. She faces Stevie Turner next week!
NXT Battleground is approaching on June 9. Two more women will round out the ladder match for the Women’s North American Title. Last two qualifying matches tonight.
Roxanne Perez will also be finding out her opponent for Battleground tonight.
Rapper Sexyy Red will also appear.
This Wednesday, May 29, Kris Statlander along with Stokely Hathaway will explain her actions from Double or Nothing.
Statlander and Hathaway turned on Nightingale after she lost the AEW TBS Title to Mercedes Moné. During the match, Statlander and Hathaway had the referee’s attention while Nightingale had Mone pinned. Post match, Statlander attacked Nightingale on the ramp.
WWE Main Event taped as usual ahead of Raw on May 27. The show will air on May 30 on Hulu.
The match result is as follows:
NXT Battleground is quickly approaching on Sunday, June 9 and we need an opponent for Roxanne Perez and the NXT Women’s Championship.
On last week’s NXT, General Manager Ava left us with a cliffhanger as she spoke on the phone about Perez’s opponent. She stated she already cleared it with both General Managers of Raw and SmackDown – Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis.
So it is likely a main roster talent.
Also, we will know the final two participants to join the ladder match at Battleground to battle it out to become the inaugural NXT Women’s North American Champion. So far in the match are Fallon Henley, Lash Legend, Sol Ruca, and Jaida Parker.
The qualifying matches tonight are –
There will be a total of three women’s matches at Battleground including an NXT Underground match where Shayna Baszler will take on Lola Vice. What will we see for more build on this tonight?
Check back in with Diva Dirt tonight as we watch and chat live!
Hey everybody, welcome back to Monday Night Raw! Tonight marks the first date of the championed Liv Morgan’s Revenge Tour.
The first introduction on Raw for our new Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan is a backstage interview with Cathy Kelley. Morgan hypes up her and Lynch’s steel cage match later tonight with a solid promo stating the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour is just getting started. Either way, stoked for a main event rematch. Morgan seemed absolutely certain she’s retaining hmmm.
Kiana James interrupts a backstage altercation between Bron Breakker and Adam Pearce, blink and you miss it but Kiana looked great.
Lyra is backstage slouched inside her locker, disappointed after her loss to Nia Jax. Becky sits down next to her, offers advice and shares a cryptic message hinting at her departure while looking pensive. And Lyra should invest in some knee pads!
Kairi Sane accompanied by Dakota Kai debut’s new theme music for our first women’s match of the night as she takes on Lyra Valkyria! Don’t have any strong impressions upon first listen but it’s a far cry from her original NXT theme I’ll say that much.
Kairi Sane vs. Lyra Valkyria
Lyra’s in noticeable pain, and after replaying the Annihilator from QOTR, not hard to imagine why. The match didn’t go for too long but both women looked good with the time given. All of Kairi’s offense connected with Valkyria’s abdomen hard. Good babyface selling. After an Insane Elbow reversal, Valkyria roll’s up Kairi for the win!
Winner: Lyra Valkyria
IYO SKY is sitting in solitude backstage, walks in comes the rest of Damage Control. SKY snaps and destroys the furniture, stares down her stablemates, and storms out. A faceturn for IYO is on the horizon and considering the way IYO works the crowd during her matches, makes sense.
Promo airs prior to our main event looking back on Liv Morgan’s tour to becoming champion. Soaking it in as I’m really happy for Liv to have finally made it this point.
Cathy Kelley with #1 Contenders for the Women’s Tag Team Titles – Shayna and Zoey, Sonya Deville interrupts to make points and continue her reasoning on why she should represent Shayna & Zoey. Alba and Isla (FINALLY) make their presence in the division known, confronting the #1 Contenders. Cute segment, not a single wasted moment. Shayna feels like she’s being built back up again.
Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch
The weight of the world is on Becky’s shoulders as she makes her entrance but Liv is all smiles strutting down to the ring with the championship around her waist. The match in and of itself was good enough, both women were trying to punish the other with countless collisions into the steel cage but the in ring action took a backseat to advancing multiple Judgment Day storylines at once. Dom Dom has the door open, beckoning Becky to escape as the main event draws to a close. Out comes Judgment Day, questioning Dom’s motives but before they can reach a consensus Braun Strowman interrupts, circles the ring and ends up shoving Dom, who is catapulted into the open door, consequently slamming it into Lynch’s face who was about to escape. Liv capitalizes on the chaos, escaping from the cage thus successfully defending her championship.
Winner: AND STILL WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPION… Liv Morgan!
Becky looks on dejected while Morgan celebrates her victory posing along the aisle as she makes her way up the ramp. As the show comes to a close, Liv comes face to face with Dominik, pauses and smacks a big ole kiss on Dom Dom’s lips to end the show.
Mami is gonna be pissed!! The main event did exactly what it was supposed to do, Liv’s angle is the biggest talking point coming out of Raw! Interested to see if Lynch really will be taking time off considering her contract is set to expire June 1st. Considering how much Lyra has been built up, I can see her feuding with Liv in honor of Lynch as we wait for Mami to make her return.
What did you think of this week’s Raw?
This year in 2024, makes 25 years since SmackDown has been a source for WWE programming. Over the past 25 years many many Divas made their way to the ring, but who was the best? Who was at the top of their game whether in-ring talent, valet, or manager?
Diva Dirt is going to let you decide! There are nearly 80 women listed in the four polls below. You may voted up to FIVE women per poll making it a vote of 20 women total. Once the poll time is up, we will calculate the 25 women who received the most votes to get the Top 25 SmackDown Divas/Women of all time!!
Happy Voting!
Tonight’s Raw will be the fall out from King And Queen of the Ring premium live event.
In the main event will be a rematch with the newly crowned Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan defending against Becky Lynch in a Steel Cage!
Becky Lynch will be getting her rematch for the Women’s World Championship on tonight’s Raw.
General Manager Adam Pearce made the match official for tonight’s main event and it will be inside a steel cage. Due to the interference by Dominik Mysterio at King And Queen of the Ring this will be a true one-on-one.
Will Morgan be able to keep the championship in this high stakes rematch?
With King And Queen of the Ring in the rearview, it is time to deal with the aftermath.
Liv Morgan is your new Women’s World Champion thanks in part to Dominik Mysterio who flubbed the assist he tried to give to Becky Lynch. At Saturday’s event, Mysterio tried to give Lynch a steel chair for her to secure retaining the championship. However, The Man isn’t about that life and Morgan utilized it instead to capture not only her first victory against Lynch but her second singles title in her career.
Post match in a backstage segment, an infuriated Lynch verbally assaults Mysterio and tells Byron Saxton she’s going to get a rematch for the title on tonight’s Raw. The match hasn’t been formerly announced by WWE at this time.
Also, what’s next for Lyra Valkyria? Coming up short in the finals of the Queen of the Ring tournament to Nia Jax leaves a reset to Valkyria.
Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler became number one contenders for the tag titles. With Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair retaining against Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae on Saturday what will happen in the tag division?
All of this and hopefully more tonight on Raw! Check back in with Diva Dirt to talk about it live!
