Hot damn, the majority of NXT last night was packed with women’s content! My reviews are long enough as is but going forward for the NXT recap articles I’ll give an overview of each segment instead of detailing the play by play.  First match of the night saw the returning Shayna Baszler take on new talent Karmen Petrovic and this match is booked exactly how it should’ve been. Shayna really had little to no problem dominating Petrovic, which she shouldn’t, and makes short work of Nattie’s training partner. Feels like the story between these two teams is over and they’ll be going their sep ..read more

On the May 7 episode of NXT we witnessed the pre-taped women’s combine to determine the 12 women who would go on to qualifying matches. These six qualifying matches will determine which six women will compete in a ladder match for the Women’s North American Championship at the upcoming Battleground event. The results are in!@avawwe_ has announced the 12 superstars who will compete in the #NXTBattleground Qualifying Matches starting NEXT WEEK!!#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/uYvJhfT47G — WWE (@WWE) May 8, 2024 The 12 women who makes the cut and their scores were as follows – The first two qualifyi ..read more

A lot is on the show for the women of NXT tonight. Women’s Combine Michin vs. Arianna Grace Karmen Petrovic vs. Shayna Baszler Fallon Henley vs. Kelani Jordan Main Event: NXT Women’s Title – Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Chelsea Green Enjoy The post NXT Discussion Post: 05.07.24 appeared first on Diva Dirt ..read more

WWE Performance Center recruit Breanna Covington has received her in-ring name. She will be known moving forward as Layla Diggs. It was reported that the ring name was trademarked on May 2. Covington has confirmed the name by her social media handle change. Covington was featured on the Roku series WWE: Next Gen and part of the Next In Line (NIL) program. She has had several matches at NXT live shows, with her most recent in a loss against Tamyra Mensah-Stock in March. The post WWE Performance Center Recruit Receives New Ring Name appeared first on Diva Dirt ..read more

Monday Night Raw featured the qualifying rounds for the Queen of the Ring tournament matches and what a night! Let’s dive right in!   Natalya vs. IYO SKY kicks off the Queen of the Ring tournament! As soon as the bell rang, both women wasted absolutely no time! If I detailed the play by play of this match this recap would be pages because the wrestling and reversals performed had me engaged the entire match! Nattie looks great in the first half of the bout, showing off her cardio and endurance but Iyo has a slight upper hand!  Back from the break, Nattie and Iyo are exchanging ..read more

Becky Lynch has granted Liv Morgan her wish and the two will meet for the Women’s World Championship in three weeks at the King And Queen of the Ring event. Women's World Champion @BeckyLynchWWE defends against @YaOnlyLivvOnce at #WWEKingAndQueen! pic.twitter.com/z4syEKgovV — WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2024 On the May 6 episode of Raw, Lynch had a sit down interview with Michael Cole in the middle of the ring. They went over how much the champion is the face of WWE and that requires them to go to big events. This was just that for Lynch as she attended the 150th annual Kentucky Derby this past week ..read more

Heading into the May 6 episode of Raw, there was supposed to be four women’s matches and four men’s matches for the Queen and King of the Ring tournaments. However, one women’s match along with one men’s match has been moved from Raw to the upcoming live event this weekend. So Shayna Baszler vs. Zelina Vega first round match has been moved to the live event along with Kofi Kingston vs. Rey Mysterio. A reason for the change was not announced. The Raw side of the brackets can be viewed below, while the SmackDown has yet to be confirmed at the time of this writing. #WWEKingAndQueen predictions ..read more

There have been two women’s matches added to the already exciting NXT episode this week for May 7. Already previously announced is an NXT Women’s Championship Match between the champion Roxanne Perez and challenger Chelsea Green. A combine has also been confirmed which will light the fuse to determine who winds up in a six woman ladder match to crown the first Women’s North American Champion at Battleground. TOMORROW on #WWENXT ? @roxanne_wwe vs. @ImChelseaGreen – NXT Women's Title Match ? NXT Champion @_trickwilliams joins @NoamDar on The Supernova Sessions ? @WesLee_WWE takes on Josh Bri ..read more

It is being reported by Fightful that NXT’s ring announcer Alicia Taylor will be promoted to the main roster. SmackDown’s ring announcer Mike Rome will be moved to NXT. News on an NXT to Main Roster move available on @FightfulSelect for subscribers. — Corey Brennan Of Fightful.com (@CoreyBrennanFF) May 6, 2024 Per the report: Fightful Select reported that Mike Rome is imminently set to begin announcing for NXT, a role he held between 2016 and 2019. This left a lot of questions for fans on what would come of Alicia Taylor, who has served as NXT’s ring announcer for the past few years, and h ..read more

Lyra Valkyria is one of the newest members of the women’s Raw roster. She along with Kiana James and Blair Davenport were called up during the recent WWE Draft. Davenport going to SmackDown. While still in NXT, Valkyria won the NXT Women’s Title from the highly decorated veteran Becky Lynch. Valkyria now sees herself on Raw where Lynch is the current Women’s World Champion. #WWENXT star Lyra Valkyria spoke with us about bonding with Becky Lynch, getting drafted into the #WWE, and more!https://t.co/Xt8pJv9EFt — TV Insider (@TVInsider) May 6, 2024 While speaking with TV Insider, Valkyria sha ..read more