The countdown to this year’s WrestleMania is in full swing. WrestleMania 41 takes place on the weekend of April 19 and 20. 52 (really 55) matches in the history of WrestleMania include women. Diva Dirt will countdown two matches daily to rank all 52 leading up to this year’s event. Now onto 40 & 39! … Read more
On March 2, 1985, Leilani Kai walked into Baltimore as the WWF Ladies Champion. She defended against the woman she won the belt from, Wendi Richter. Kai states – 40 years ago today, I defended the WWF Ladies Title vs Wendi Richter in Baltimore. Seeing the lineup, I knew I was part of something. I … 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!
In continued hype for Sunday’s Evolution, WWE’s latest Top 10 countdown ranks their picks for ‘the 10 greatest title victories attained in a WWE ring by female Superstars.’ See the full ranking below: Trish Stratus defeats Lita at Unforgiven 2006 for the Women’s Title Charlotte Flair defeats Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks at WrestleMania 32 … Read more
Last month due to public outcry WWE removed Moolah’s name from WrestleMania’s first Women’s Battle Royal. Now that the event has passed, several women are defending Moolah and rebuking allegations made against her. Moolah remains a controversial figure in the wrestling world. Allegations from former students of Moolah’s include sexual exploitation and shady business practices that … Read more
WrestleMania X March 20th, 1994 The tenth WrestleMania was the first to book two matches involving women, the first of which saw Luna Vachon team with Bam Bam Bigelow to take on Dink and Doink the Clown. Bigelow won the match for his team, laying out Doink with a diving headbutt. Later in the night, … Read more
WrestleMania I March 31st, 1985 At the very first WrestleMania, Leilani Kai defended her Women’s Championship against Wendi Richter. Both women had a legendary backup in their corners: Wendi brought along pop star Cyndi Lauper, while Leilani recruited the incomparable Fabulous Moolah. It didn’t take long for the villainous Moolah to interfere, but she was … Read more
Ahead of Survivor Series this Sunday, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to the very first Survivor Series, when The Fabulous Moolah led Rockin’ Robin, Velvet McIntyre, Itsuki Yamazaki and Noriyo Tateno against Sensational Sherri, Leilani Kai, Judy Martin, Donna Christanello and Dawn Marie Johnston. … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: SHINEWrestling.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Last night, SHINE Wrestling presented SHINE 30 on iPPV, co-headlined by a SHINE Championship match between champ Santana Garrett and Evie and an “Anything Goes” match between Allysin Kay and Saraya Knight Full results below, courtesy of PWInsider: Sparkle Showcase: Aria Blake def. Aspen Rose when she rolls through a … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: SHINEWrestling.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight, SHINE Wrestling presented SHINE 29, headlined by a SHINE Championship match between champ Santana Garrett and Allysin Kay. The night would prove to be disastrous for Allysin, as she would lose both her title shot and control of her stable. Against her wishes, April Hunter and Taylor Made would … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: ShineWrestling.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 28, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event pits new SHINE Champion Santana Garrett against former titleholder and Lucha Underground star Ivelisse. The SHINE Tag Titles will also be on the line, as champs Cherry Bomb and Kimber Lee defend the titles against … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: SHINEWrestling.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] This Friday will see SHINE Wrestling return to iPPV for SHINE 28, headlined by a SHINE Championship rematch. The main event pits new SHINE Champion Santana Garrett against former titleholder and current Lucha Underground star Ivelisse. The SHINE Tag Titles will also be on the line, as champs Cherry Bomb … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: ShineWrestling.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 27, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event pits new SHINE Champion Santana Garrett against the woman she won the belt from at SHINE 26: Mia Yim. The SHINE Tag Titles will also be on the line, as new champs Cherry Bomb and … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: ShineWrestling.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] This Friday will see SHINE Wrestling return to iPPV for SHINE 27, headlined by a SHINE Championship rematch. The main event pits new SHINE Champion Santana Garrett against the woman she won the belt from at SHINE 26: Mia Yim. The SHINE Tag Titles will also be on the line, … Read more
This Sunday at WrestleMania 31, Brie and Nikki Bella team up to take on AJ Lee and Paige. All week leading up to the big night, we’re revisiting the most memorable women’s wrestling moments in WrestleMania’s 31 year history, tackling a total of 25 WrestleManias. WrestleMania X March 20th, 1994 The tenth WrestleMania was the … Read more
SHINE marked a big milestone on Friday night, with three enormous title matches to mark its 25th show. It’s been pretty cool to have seen the progress it’s made since I started doing these reviews at SHINE 5 back in 2012 – we’ve seen two championships be introduced, two epic, almost year-long feuds reach their … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 25, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event sees SHINE Champion Mia Yim and Nevaeh going on-on-one with the title on the line in a Two Out of Three Falls match. Also on the card, number one contenders The Kimber Bombs (Kimber Lee and Cherry Bomb) will take … Read more
In this modern world of empty excess, round-the-clock news and constant global instability, it’s difficult to find anything truly surprising or shocking nowadays. Indeed, I think the last three or four moments of genuine speechlessness I’ve experienced in my life have all been sport-related (including good ol’ fake sport), and even then they were spread … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 24, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event sees SHINE Champion Mia Yim put her title on the line against the recently-returned Santana Garrett, while plum ties on the undercard include SHINE Tag Team Champions Legendary (Malia Hosaka and Brandi Wine) teaming up with their accomplice Thunderkitty to … Read more
SHINE Wrestling returns this Friday to the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida for SHINE 24, with a sensational championship match heading the bill. With former champion Ivelisse suspended by SHINE’s VP of talent relations Lexie Fyfe following her actions at last month’s show, and rightful number one contender Nevaeh not medically cleared to compete, a … 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: If you could pick one women to join the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2015, who would it be? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked … Read more
SHINE returned to proceedings after WWN’s successful China tour with a new champion and whole lot of scores to be settled as 2014 draws to a close. Following a showing of her title victory in China, new SHINE Champion Mia Yim kicked off the show by making it clear that she plans to hold the … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 23, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event sees the brand new SHINE Champion Mia Yim defend her title for the first time against Nevaeh, while topping off a stacked undercard, the SHINE Tag Team Championships will also be defended, as current titleholders Legendary (Malia Hosaka and Brandi … Read more
SHINE returns to the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida tomorrow night for SHINE 23, with a new champion ready to lead the promotion into the new year. On WWNLive’s tour of China last month, Mia Yim defeated Ivelisse to become the new SHINE Champion. However, her first title defense will be an immediate challenge as … Read more
This Sunday at Survivor Series, AJ Lee defends the Divas Title against Nikki Bella while eight Divas take part in a Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team match. Leading up to these matches, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to the very first Survivor Series, … Read more
SHINE 22 had a different flavour to usual on Friday night as a host of international stars from all four (okay, two) corners of the globe swooped down upon Ybor City to shake things up, while a new stable emerged ready to take on all comers, under the command of its confident, verbose leader. Former … Read more