WWE NXT - Aliyah vs. Peyton Royce

On April 5th. 2017, two of my favorite WWE NXT Divas clashed, Aliyah and Peyton Royce
Well I say two of my favorites, but actually I like most of the NXT ladies.
Peyton of course is very popular and I think Aliyah should get more love than she does.
Though she has only been wrestling for 4 years, she is a great jobber, a skill that is kinda looked down on today.
But a classic jobber has to make you think that they may actually win a match to draw you in well and she does.
And of course Payton plays the dominating Diva perfectly when she has the advantage, so the two play very well off of each other.

Becky Lynch WWE Divas

The "Lass Kicker" Becky Lynch (Rebecca Quin) has been with the WWE since 2013, but she has been wrestling since 2002.
As Rebecca Knox, she wrestled in Ireland, England, France, Germany and Japan before making her way to the WWE.
Besides wrestling, she has also worked as an actress and a flight attendant.

Carmella WWE

Man time flies.
I had no idea that WWE Diva Carmella (Leah Van Dale) has been with the WWE since 2013.
She was born on October 23, 1987 in Worcester, Massachusetts and signed a contract with the WWE in 2013.
And no, she is not really from Staten Island, New York.
Sorry.

Sasha Banks WWE

WWE Diva Sasha Banks' (Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado) birthday is tomorrow.
Sasha was born on January 26th, 1992 in Fairfield, California.
She started wrestling in 2010 and made her debut with the WWE in 2015 on NXT.

Nikki Bella WWE

WWE Diva Nikki Bella (Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace)
It's hard to believe that she has been with the WWE since 2007 isn't it?
Yep, in September it will be 10 years.

Eva Marie vs Cassie - WWE NXT

Well maybe I was right.
I mentioned a while back that Eva Marie was taking her wrestling seriously now and had been training with Brian Kendrick.
Well she showed up on NXT in a match against Cassie...and you know what?
She looked pretty darn good.
You may recall that wanting the fans to take them seriously is what turned Trish Stratus, Candice Michelle and Kelly Kelly into World Champions.
Well maybe this is gonna work out for Eva Marie too.

Look at that sadistic little grin on Eva Marie's face as she wrenches Cassie's arm

WWE Superstars - Alicia Fox vs Nikki Bella

On WWE Superstars last week Nikki Bella took on Alicia Fox.
Of course Nikki won and she won with the Rack Attack.
Has everyone forgotten that name or are they just phasing it out?
I keep hearing it as a Torture Rack, then backbreaker or Backbreaker Rack.

I have to admit Nikki was pretty darn agressive in this match.
And I love the way she sets up the "Rack Attack" or whatever they are calling it now.

WWE Superstars - Alicia Fox vs Nikki Bella

No Really, Bring Back the WWE Women Tag Team Titles

You know a while back I mentioned that it might be time to bring back the WWE Women Tag Team Titles.
With the Bella Twins back and their feud with The Funkadactyls, now seems like as good as time as any.

Yeah the roster is still a bit thin, but that could easily be fixed by making the belts defendable anywhere, Raw, Smackdown or NXT.
That would give us matches like say The Bella Twins vs Paige and Sasha Banks on NXT for the belt.

Really the possibilities are endless and could lead to some really good cross promotion for the brands.
Plus we would get to see all the Divas in play. 

Now Maryse is Gone!

Now Maryse is Gone!
http://beautiful-wrestling.blogspot.com/

We just got over losing Gail Kim, and now "The French Canadian Beauty" Maryse Ouellet has left the WWE Divas ranks.
She was released from her WWE contract on October 28, 2011 and that caught a lot of people off guard.
Maryse has been with the WWE since 2006 and disregarding some storylines where they basically underused her, she had shown a lot of improvement.
For a former Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada, she was fairly decent in the ring, but she had great mike skills.
And she had the blond heel role down pretty pat.
You know you CAN thrive in the WWE with no so great wrestling ability as long as you can get the crowd going.
::cough:: John Cena ::cough::

Now where will Marsye go?
I hate to say that she won't go to TNA since I was dead wrong about that with Gail Kim.
But I really can't see it.
The only way I could see Maryse at TNA would be as a Karen Jarrett type character.

I'm gonna guess that the blond beauty will aim more for modeling and acting.
Kinda like Stacy Keibler.
We saw how well that went.
Of course Stacy is dating George Clooney now.
I think George has this Elvis thing about female wrestlers.
Mark my words.

WWE Diva and TNA Knockout News, Plus...Mickie James' Birthday

Today is WWE Divas Champion Mickie James' birthday!
Yes, 30 years ago today Mickie was born in Montpelier, Virginia.
So Happy Birtday Mickie!

No doubt spurred on by Fox's "Wrestlicious", TNA is again talking about an all Knockouts TV Show.
Okay, maybe not spurred by Wrestlicious, maybe TNA is just really serious about the womens division.
After all, they are bringing the tag team belts back right?
This is something I've been wishing the WWE would do for years.
(Actually, didnt I read somewhere that SmackDown was originally supposed to be a WWE Diva show?)

And speaking of the WWE, they have signed another Diva talent.
Someone from the Indy ranks with years of wrestling experience that will enhance the womens wrestling division right?
Nope.
They signed 21 year old Trinity McCray, a dancer for the Orlando Magic.
She's starting training at Florida Championship Wrestling.

And Back to TNA, as you probably already have heard, Roxxi will be returning to TNA for the Knockout Tag Team Title Tournament.
Rumor has it that she will be partnering with Madison Rayne.
I wonder if they are gonna keep Roxxi and Rhaka Khan seperated?
As of right now, here is the line up for the Knockout Tag Team Title Tournament...
1.Traci Brooks and Sharmell versus Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed
(Kong and Saeed won which kinda stunned me because I figured Traci would win (upcoming PR) and Saeed would lose to develop Alissa Flash.)
2. Taylor Wilde and Sarita versus Daffney and Alissa Flash
3. The Beautiful People vs. Madison Rayne and Roxxi
4. Hamada and Sojo Bolt vs. Tara and Christy Hemme (Interesting choice considering Christy and Tara's past history).


The September 14th edition of Monday Night Raw will be hosted by former WWE Diva Trish Stratus.

www.MichelleMcCool.net, has an interview posted with the Diva.
You can read the interview here

WWE Diva Wrestling Posters

I found these posters at PosterGods.com

It kinda struck me as strange that they had only 3 WWE Diva posters there and two of them are women that no longer wrestle for WWE.

They have a Candice Michelle.
Still wrestling, but not very much exposure.

A Torrie Wilson.
Not wrestling anymore, but running a successful clothing line.
And she is keeping her contact with her wrestling fans by making appearances.
Her next one being Booker T's "Legends of Wrestling" convention on Friday, April 3.


And an Ashley Massaro.
Although there is that rumor that Ashley may actually come back to the WWE.
WWE's head television producer Kevin Dunn used to be very big on Ashley.
One reason being that she was a WWE Diva Search winner and Kevin was the main person behind the Diva Search concept.
He was instrumental in getting her on the Survivor: China show, and possibly her "Smallville" gig.
But when Ashley got back from the Survivor show, Ashley didn't get the pop from the fans that she used to.
Some put that down to her change in appearance.
Also, some people say that she helped in the downfall of Paul London in the WWE.
Of course Ashley dated both Paul and Matt Hardy when she was in the WWE, and that might have something to do with the bad blood between Matt and Paul now.


All this attention to past Divas goes back to what I've mentioned a few times here and on my other women's wrestling blog, that sometimes the most popular ladies aren't even actively wrestling anymore.
Trish Stratus, Lita and Stacy Keibler are still very popular with fans, even after not actively competing for awhile.

WWE Diva Victoria's Birthday!

You know I couldn't let this one go unnoticed.
Today is Former (sniff) WWE Diva Victoria's Birthday!

Yes one of the most talented Divas to grace the WWE was born on February 10, 1971 in San Bernardino, California on this date.
Of course I've made it no secret that her leaving the WWE saddened me, even though I really could understand it.
WWE missed so many good opportunities with her.
The Mickie James / Victoria tag team, both in Psycho mode would have been so great.
Or a war of the Psychos with the two going at it.
Or a Beth Phoenix / Victoria feud.
Or Victoria as Diva's champion, the modern day version of a gunslinger picking off upstarts.

But you cant change the past, you can only move forwards.
And I wish Victoria all the best!
And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Melina, Beth Phoenix and Victoria's SmackDown! Send Off

Last night on WWE Monday Night Raw they actually had two womens matches.
Real ones for the most part.
But most of it was build up for the Melina / Beth Phoenix match this Sunday at the WWE Royal Rumble.

Michelle McCool said a lot of nice things about Victoria on her WWE blog.

And speaking of Victoria, you can see her farewell speech that wasn't aired Friday night on SmackDown! on WWE.Com
It's pretty sad watching her with tears in her eyes hugging Taz and JR goodbye, shaking hands with the fans and blowing kisses.
She even did the old "Psycho" move before she exited.
You can see it here.

And speaking of JR, over at his blog JRsBarBQ.com.,he seems as upset as I am at the send off the WWE gave Victoria.
After all the time she spent with the WWE. I expected something more, and I'm glad to see Good Old JR agrees with me on that.

WWE Diva's Champion Maryse

Maryse beat Michelle McCool for the WWE Diva's title on the December 26,2008 edition of SmackDown!.
Then on December 28, one of the Bella Twins(I don't know which one)nailed her with a dropkick that landed on her kneecap and dislocated her knee in a wrestling match in Raleigh NC.
Not a good year end for the new WWE Diva's Champ.
But now the word is that Maryse will return to the ring on January 16th, which seems a bit early to me.
I'm not a doctor or a trainer, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

WWE Smackdown Divas Natalya, Victoria and Michelle McCool

And now for some WWE Wrestling Rumors....

There's a rumor floating around the WWE that the legendary pro wrestling faction, the Hart Foundation may actually be coming back.
If you recall, a few years ago the idea was pitched and Chris Benoit was working with some of the members getting them ready.
Slam Wrestling brought the idea back up in an interview with WWE Smackdown Diva Natalya, whose reply was "You'll just have to wait and see.".

PWinsider.com is reporting that rumors are also floating around about WWE Diva Victoria retiring and actually having given the WWE a retirement date.
I think I mentioned that back in October.
Yeah I did.
Since I'm so good at predicting the future...." VICTORIA WILL NOT RETIRE AND SHE WILL BECOME THE NEW WWE WOMEN'S WRESTLING CHAMPION!"
Let's see how that does.....

Also, WWE Diva's Women Champion Michelle McCool has stated that her "Wings of Love"(a lifting sitout double underhook facebuster) finishing move was banned by the WWE.
COOL!
A banned Diva's wrestling move!
Heck, I always thought the " Widow's Peak" looked like it could kill you.

Survivor Series: Raw Divas vs. SmackDown Divas

Survivor Series: Raw Divas vs. SmackDown Divas

Last Night the Raw Divas faced the Smackdown Divas in a Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match.
I thought it was a solid event, but the fans there didn't seem to think so.
I mean really, you had 3 women in there that can barely wrestle. You work with what you have.
Low point...Victoria getting eliminated first.
Aww come on! (Yes I was angry about that.)
High points...Natalya locking the Sharpshooter on Candice Michelle and Candice tapping out to a figure four by Maryse.
Stop!
A figure four leglock by Maryse?
Anyway it was down to Maryse and Beth, and Beth put it to bed with a Glam Slam that took out Maryse.
Let me confess, I really don't hold Maryse in high regard as a wrestler, but she made a good effort.
So the winners were the Raw Divas led by WWE Women's Wrestling Champion Beth Phoenix.
Now....what about a WWE Raw Divas versus TNA Knockouts match....?

WWE Divas Survivor Series match

Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Jillian Hall and Candice Michelle will take on Victoria, Michelle McCool, Natalya Neidhart, Maryse and Maria in a Survivor Series match.
Well now we might get to see some dream face offs.
Maybe Victoria and Beth Phoenix will finally go at it.
Just based on raw wrestling ability, the RAW and Smackdown sides seem fairly evenly balanced.
On the Raw side you have Beth Phoenix, Mickie James and Jillian Hall that can really wrestle.
And on the Smackdown side you have Victoria and Natalya Neidhart.
Of course I imagine the dream match up will be WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix in the ring with WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool.
I'm just glad this will be a real match and not a pillow fight or Super Soaker match.

For more info on Victoria and Michelle McCool, check out
http://hubpages.com/hub/Michelle-McCool
and
http://hubpages.com/hub/WWE-Diva-Victoria

Gail Kim leaving TNA for the WWE?

Gail Kim, who had been the top female babyface in TNA until recently, appears to no longer be with the company. Her bio was removed from TNA’s Web site yesterday, and pwinsider.com reported late last night that she and TNA have parted ways.
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2008/08/is_gail_kim_wwe_bound.html

Gail Kim's departure from TNA has taken several people by surprise. One source told me this morning that he knew her contract was being renegotiated, but most people assumed it was a lock that she would re-sign with the company. There was no indication at the last set of television tapings that Kim was leaving in that there were no parties, nor was she saying goodbye to other wrestlers. "This really sucks for the women (in TNA)," one source told me.
http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish/TNA/article1002522.shtml

FORMER TNA Knockouts champion Gail Kim has sensationally quit the promotion – and is almost certainly heading back to the WWE.
Several sources close to the situation claim Vince McMahon will re-hire his former women’s title holder to beef up the group’s depleted female roster.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/article1590712.ece

" As for tna live events, most people are wondering why im not on the shows and its usually because im previously booked on other events/conventions."
From Gail Kim's MySpace page.

WWE Diva Maryse Ouellet out of spotlight?

There were plans to give Sylvan a push on SmackDown with Maryse Ouellet as his hot valet, but those plans have been completely scrapped. He makes his return to television in about six months on this week's edition of SmackDown, but things really aren't any different from the last time he was on TV. He came to the ring by himself and got squashed by Kane within a matter of seconds. He worked several dark matches with Maryse in tow over the past few weeks. It seems like the act didn't impress officials enough to give Sylvan a renewed push.
http://www.pwmania.com/newsarticle.php?page=188593752


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WWE Diva Beth Phoenix

WWE.com has an article about the return of WWE Diva Beth Phoenix.
It;s pretty good, with a little background and reactions from other Divas.
http://www.wwe.com/superstars/divas/divadish/divadish0713


You can get updated info on Beth at her official website:
http://www.bethphoenixglamazon.com/


And of course the ever present MySpace page here:
http://myspace.com/wwebethphoenix


http://beautiful-wrestling.blogspot.com/