Former WWE Women’s Champion, Candice Michelle spoke to Monday Night Mayhem this week and gave her opinion on Jersey Shore star Snooki appearing at WrestleMania.
She told the show:
The WWE is smart for putting her in WrestleMania because of the advertising it will bring. However, if I was a WWE Diva currently in the locker room, I’d be pissed off. You’re busting your ass every night, you’re going overseas, and traveling, and driving, and someone just comes in that has never wrestled a day in their life and has your spot? That’s shitty. My advice to them is be who you are, do the best you can, and get noticed. Snooki is noticed for what, being a drunk on a TV show being wild and crazy? Do I respect her? Yes. Does she deserve that spot? No.
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TOTALLY AGREE WITH HER…
wwe has like 14 divas on their roster.. and theyre using only 2 girls??? what about the other 12??? I just hope the match would be great.. a surprise interferance from a Atlanta local.. ;)
and for the other girls.. I hope they still get a match… it would suck for them if they didn’t
She summed up my thoughts exactly. Also, it’s sad to read that she has closed the wrestling chapter in her life. I wouldn’t be opposed to seeing her wrestle again. She was sloppily fantastic. =)
For once im seeing eye to eye with Candice.. Putting aside the fact I dnt like kelly kelly i think its garbage they took kelly out and put in snooki.
And btw Snooki got famous from getting punched out by some drunk guy at a bar.
totally agree with her!!
even snooki told that after jersey shore she would join wwe……i guess thats just a rumour but if it is true then………..veryone run for your lives!!!…………lol just kidding!
snooki is most talented of candice michelle LOL
MomoMufFinSsFTW Reply:
December 13th, 2011 at 6:19 am
Umm No Just Stop..
Pot-Kettle, Candice? How did Divas such as Jazz, Gail Kim & Molly Holly feel when the Diva Search began and women who didn’t have nearly as much passion for the wrestling industry were introduced as Divas?
DPWE1111: Touche!
BRAVO CANDICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Candice Michelle seems to forget she used to be in the same position that Snooki is right now. When her push started she sucked bigtime, but the announcers tried to camouflage that with their “she is improving” talk, every single match for a full year they kept on repeating that. A lot of fans were very “pissed off” that Candice Michelle was taking up a spot from one of the real wrestlers. So maybe she isnt really in the position to complain about Snooki (although technically i agree with her, Snooki shouldnt be there).
DPWE1111 – Exactly!
I’m sorry but considering how she, and most of the girls who are currently in WWE got their spots, she has no room to talk. Yes, it sucks that Snooki was picked over Kelly, but remember Candice, you had a title reign before Nattie or Bethever did and they have been working their asses off before you ever decided to enter that silly little contest. If it was someone like Ivory or Molly Holly saying this, then yeah, I would 100% agree, but considering how Candice got her break into the business, along with girls like Maryse, The Bellas, Eve, and even Kelly, I can’t fully agree with her.
As much as people dislike Snooki being in the match, remember that WWE cares about ratings, and she will draw more than Kelly would. People don’t want to see Kelly, they want to see the trainwreck that comes with Snooki being around. Chances are she is going to only do a couple of basic moves, some silly finisher, and get the pin anyway, so who cares? No one heard Snooki was taking Kelly’s place and went “Oh no, Kelly isn’t wrestling? Well then I want nothing to do with Mania.”. The Divas division is a joke right now, so let WWE make their money. Snooki isn’t trying to make wrestling her career, she’s just trying to make a buck because she knows her 15 minutes of fame won’t last much longer.
DPWE1111,
Totally! Kinda ironic, huh? I think it came out that Michelle McCool was the only WWE Diva Search participant that actually watched wrestling before they entered the search!
lol doesnt sound like she respect her at all
@samtherofl
From the 2004 diva search Maria stated it plenty of times and that her fav wrestler was Stone Cold Steve Austin. Joy said Her’s was the rock..
2005 Diva search Kristal stated watching it since she was little with her family.
thats all that i can think of..
@DPWE1111 thats what i was thinking right away rofl..@astarr couldnt agree more with what you said…@Trashley u can have an opinion on someone & taking someones spot without disrespecting them..everything bout snooki was right on besides the fact candice was hired when she couldnt even take a bump..
@samtherofl maria,michelle & layla are the only ones ive read that liked wrestling before they got involved with wwe,layla had a story on wwe.com that she wanted to be in wwe when chyna was around but didnt think she’d ever make it…
@Tripp Candice Michelle has also stated that she watched it when she was little with her step-father.
Candice Michelle has a valid point , I do agree with her. WWE is taking time to build up a something with somebody who hasnt step foot in a ring probably ever since Raw , and dosent know squat abt wrestling. Hasnt traveled 40-60 hours a week or w.e the case.But yet they cant take time to build up a successful Diva Fued , at any pay-per-view.
I mean in a way it isnt fair , but then again you gotta look at it as wwe trying to advtertise themselfs ,so they can add another moment that they can dwell on 3 years from now and say “Remeber At WM …” when so and so…..
IMO personally , I kinda think its bull-Sh** , because we cant even get a Decent Divas match WM , a decent build-up between two talented Women. This could have been also a great opportunity for Eve to defend and retain her Divas Title at WM , to prove her self and make herself more known to get ppl to take her seriously as a champ. To Add Prestiage (ssry if i spelled that wrong) to the Divas Title. But this is wwe we are talking about , this is stuff they always do what’s the point on b**ching abt it anymore you know….
But like I said b4 , I dont have a problem with this match being at WM , only because Trish is in it , and Michelle. I think that’s the only reason why I ddnt go off abt this match….and also Candice I love ya gurl but News Flash you were in da same poistion years ago with the Diva Search! LOL
candice was never pushed before her abilities came out, she started out as being a backstage hot attraction, then she moved to the vinces devils where her wrestling role was limited, then she started working and improving, and THEN SHE GOT HER PUSH. The only other babyface on the roster at the time was mickie james, and mickie had already gotten pushed to the moon, so they had to push someone else, and candice was the best choice. She didn’t take anyones spot because their weren’t many divas on the roster at that time
overall, theres no reason to defend snooki as she doesn’t belong there and she has taken someones spot, and even though candice is no longer a wrestler, she has left a great legacy in WWE and she’s still one of the most popular divas ever, even if you don’t want to believe that.
MomoMufFinSsFTW Reply:
December 13th, 2011 at 6:22 am
EXACTLY So Let Her Speak
ALso I dont think none of the Diva search gurls should talk either , because no matter how much they imporved they took some other talented Divas spot…lol Ivory , Jazz ,Molly , Nidia , etc may have not probably still been here 2day if they never got released but if it wasnt for da Diva search….1 of those 4 divas would have probably b came Womens Champion again or for da 1st time #justsaying
I agree with her 100 percent. It would be one thing if WWE brought Snooki in as a manager or something. That would be fine. But for her to get a Wrestlemania match while Beth, Nattie, Melina, Gail, etc are left to sit and twiddle their thumbs is BULLSHIT!
Great job Candice. Snooki doesn’t deserve to be at WrestleMania, Candice Michelle should be at WrestleMania =)
@ombrino – How exactly is Snooki better than Candice?
Well Kelly never thought about wrestling, but she was excited to get called, unlike Snooki who is doing this because she wants more money and fame, and she’s doing it because Jwoww and Angelina did it.
SNOOKI A DIVA *BARF*
First of all if Candice Michelle really wanted her job she would have showed up to Smackdown when she got drafted instead of doing that she went and got knocked up instead of keeping a job.
@Tripp
What are you famous for?????Have the divas arent that famous anyway so shut up….
@shannymac
Your just a hater and with a name like that….thats BULLSHIT…
@KELLYKELLY27
Snooki rocks and just because your obsesses with that slut Kelly Doesnt mean that everyone likes her and wants her to go to Wrestlemania
@Trashley
I agree for someone to say they respect another person,she doesnt sound like she respects her alot.
And to anyone else who has a problem with Snooki get a life because there is no law stating that reality stars cant branch out and do there own things so shut up haters…..And if you have something to say I’M HERE AND I’M STAYING WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, SAME WITH SNOOKI!!!!!!!!
@Mikas
I totally agree with you 100%…
@MelinaCrazed – What was your whole rant about anyway? Almost everyone on here would rather have Kelly at WM than Snooki. You are being so idiotic. And quit being a hypocrite, Candice Michelle and Kelly would destroy you in a match. And I know I would rather see Rosa at WM and Cookie I mean Snooki.
*I mean instead of Snooki
i agree with candice. okay, we can sugarcoat how it’s all fine and dandy because the celebrity involvement is something that kick-started wrestlemania but that doesn’t mean it’s right. would it be okay if cole became divas champion because harvey was women’s champion at one stage? no, not really.
if anything my dislike for the match goes further than snooki. trish is involved, she hasn’t been relevant in the divas division for a very long time and her inclusion in a wrestlemania match isn’t needed (other than promotion for tough enough, a backstage promo would do sufficiently) either. then there’s michelle mccool who has an injury.. but she isn’t taken off tv and told to take some down time like previously injured divas.. so she, too, is taking away some of the spotlight from the other divas.. then there’s vickie who isn’t strictly a diva, yet she’s also taking time from the actual women wrestlers.. i don’t want to moan too much but as it stands layla is the only relevant 100% healthy woman in this match and i don’t even consider her main event material, let alone wrestlemania match material =/
@Kaledrina I agree. I’ve been saying that since the start of this “feud” .Trish could have promoted TE without being in the match. Hell, she just showed up outta the blue to feud with LayCool, who a week ago was feuding with Eve (on raw) and Kelly (on SD) at that time. Not to mention this match still feels random as hell especially the face side IMO it would have made much more sense to have Nattie and Eve or even Kelly take part in the match but whatever.
Ok. I agree with Candace, however, you people shouldn’t be so quick to judge Candace. She was hired when she couldn’t wrestle, yes. But as time progressed, she DID IN FACT improve her wrestling. She pulled out some pinning moves I hadn’t seen the women do at all. She DESERVED her push when she received it! During the time she couldn’t wrestle, they didn’t push her at all. She was used as eye candy. But I agree with yall. I only like this match because it consists of TRISH and LayCool.
@WWFoverWWE “and even though candice is no longer a wrestler, she has left a great legacy in WWE and she’s still one of the most popular divas ever, even if you don’t want to believe that.”
what legacy is that??? how not being fully trained leads to continuous injures>? also when was candice popular?? she never got much of a reaction ever…
if snooki puts the work in for mania i have no problem with her taking part..because theirs really no diva feuds built up enough for mania…
Candice is talking about Snooki taking a spot from a current diva that has been working her ass off all year.
Somehow you guys are coming back with Candice took Ivory, Jazz, Molly, and Nidia’s “spot”. Jazz, Ivory, and Nidia were released. Molly quit sooo how is this the same?
@MelinaCrazed: Your Kidding right, When Candice got drafted to Smackdown, she couldnt appear cause she was injured, then she got released before she got pregnant
And Also, Candice wasnt pushed as a top face until after she worked her butt off like any real wrestler
A lot, if not all of you, sound as if you all are dead certain Snooki is going to make it to her match at WM. While I definitely not saying she isn’t I think you all might want to consider the possibility that Snooki will make to WM but not to the match. I believe the WWE is planning on having LayCool and possibly Vickie “brutally” beat up Snooki backstage before the match, since she won’t be able to wrestle the RAW GM will then have Kelly Kelly take her spot in the match. I also believe that either towards the ending or after the conclusion of the bout a taped / bandaged up Snookie will furiously march out to ringside for the purposes of getting some revenge on her attackers.
alexl467
“Candice is talking about Snooki taking a spot from a current diva that has been working her ass off all year.
Somehow you guys are coming back with Candice took Ivory, Jazz, Molly, and Nidia’s “spot”. Jazz, Ivory, and Nidia were released. Molly quit sooo how is this the same?”
lol Exactly!!
@Kaledrina
“then there’s michelle mccool who has an injury.. but she isn’t taken off tv and told to take some down time like previously injured divas.. so she, too, is taking away some of the spotlight from the other divas.”
You do realize that women wrestlers at times work through their injuries right? Maybe Michelle doesn’t want to “Take Time off” simply for the fact cause she is injured. We see this all the time, so I don’t get this statement cause that’s like saying Tara should have taken time off cause of her injury back from that Steel Cage match a year ago. Heck that’s like say ANY female wrestler should rest off their minor Injuries, but they don’t want to and I respect that Michelle, Tara and ANY OTHER female would work around their injuries in match…it shows A LOT of character.
I also don’t get your statement about Vickie either. She happens to be a box office draw with her heel persona (maybe that’s too generous in my side) but in any case she’s a very popular heel character…her not being involved makes no sense to an extent. Maybe she is just there as a punching bag, do you know how many people want to see Vickie get beat up by Snooki or Trish?!?! Exactly, people will pay to see that!
In the case of Trish I can agree on however according to the stocks, WWE has suffered a significant drop in the numbers…(to the point where Vince called it scary) so I can understand why Trish, Rock and Stone Cold along with other favorites are returning
Let’s be honest, would Wrestlemania be profitable with what WWE has in the roster right now? I don’t think so. The IWC isn’t enough for them to raise their stock numbers if someone like Cody Rhodes or Santino are headlining Wrestlemania…think this in a business point of view…they HAD to bring the old favorites back because if they didn’t, consider them in danger of bankruptcy or something else that caused them to shut down everything they worked for, despite our chagrin.
As much as you’d all hate to believe it Eve and Kelly aren’t what’s going to raise their stock, nor can’t they draw numbers or people unlike Trish, it’s either her or risk their stock going even lower and Vince or whoever did what was best for WWE.
@MelinaCrazed who said I was famous? Certainly not I. I love hearing things about me I never knew about. [=
@gl83 Also Brooke! She said she grew up wanting to be like Sable. Power bombing guys nshit.
Side note @MelinaCrazed im thinking “Half” was the word you were thinking of? Just wondering. [=
I rather have K2 over Snookie but what can we do? Nothing.
Candice Michelle went from being a model to a great wrestler in 2007, it’s like one day she was throwing her clothes off the next she was doing these epic flying crossbodies. 2007 was definetly her year. Even though when she came back from her injury she became really ackward and sloppy in the ring. I still remember her matches against Beth Phoenix in 2007, they were eye opening!
first of all i definalty agree with candice, snooki got a spot over divas that deserved to be in wrestlemania27! but wwe obviously cares about the ratings rather than than talent so HERES SNOOKI! (frown)
alot of u people may not like eve but she is our divas CHAMPION, and whether shes good or not she should have been featured on WM27, she is the champion and therefore shes representing the divas, im suprised why shes not even on the card.
the only good thing i see about this match is laycool and trish, these girls can wrestle and bring in the crowd. you also have talented guys like jomo and dolph. the only thing that can go wrong is snooki messing this up!
Also, i hope the mix tag match at WM27 is like the match we got at WWE Superstars last night but longer and better.
“Candice is talking about Snooki taking a spot from a current diva that has been working her ass off all year.
Somehow you guys are coming back with Candice took Ivory, Jazz, Molly, and Nidia’s “spot”. Jazz, Ivory, and Nidia were released. Molly quit sooo how is this the same?”
i Agree
its not like she saying she deserves the spot she is saying someone like Beth, Gail, Nattie and others do who work there asses off…plus this is not about what candice did or is doing.this is about wwe replacing divas for Reality TV stars who’s 15 mins of fame is almost over
When Candice was on the roster and got her WM spot, she was at least an actual diva training, traveling, etc. So no there’s no pot/kettle here.
Most of you are missing the point.
Her point is that Snookie is automatically going to wrestlemania. She has no wrestling background. No experience. And suddenly she’s in a match at wrestlemania. When Candice came, she didn’t just go to the diva search and go to wrestlemania while other girls who’ve been there for years sat in the back. She was giving a job via contest, she played the role of eye candy for a while while training, and she stuck with the business until she was let go. Sure, she wasn’t the best, but wrestling ain’t easy. . . . So no pot. No kettle. She’s right. Snookie going to wrestlemania in place of other divas is crap. Especially since there’s only one divas match nowadays.
That’s because haters gonna hate.
Besides the fact that she’s a female I think a lot of you should keep in mind that if Snooki actually makes it to the match it wouldn’t be the first WM bout that features a non-wrestling celebrity competitor; do you all recall the following matches?
(1) Mr. T vs. Piper in a boxing match
(2) Butter Bean vs. Bart gun in another boxing match
(3) LT vs. Bam Bam
(4) The battle royal which featured a number of American football players
alexl467
@MelinaCrazed – Are you just now starting to watch wrestling? If Candice would have not gotten injured, she would still be here. Also I read that Candice said on her interview, that in reality she may not return to WWE, but she also noted never say never *Fingers Crossed* I also want Tiffany back.
I totally agree with everything Candice said, but she seems to forget she was in Snooki’s place once. She made in because of the Diva Search contest, without any wrestling experience. Snooki being in WWE is a short thing. Candice was in the WWE for 5 years. She was Women’s Champion once and she had amazing opportunities and she was the most popular diva in 2007. So I don’t know why is she complaining, Snooki is not going to get a title shot.
people are making such a big deal about this it isn’t even funny. diva fans put themselves in a double standard constantly. if this was arnold schwarzenegger at WM, not one of you would care, but since it’s snooki and she’s a woman, all of a sudden it’s a huge problem omfg let’s have a heart attack. WWE is doing what they do best – get money and get sales by taking advantage of what’s hot now, and that’s jersey shore (like it or not, they get plenty more viewers than the majority of the shows you watch). bet anything on this world if WWE announces that kelly kelly is taking snooki’s spot at ‘mania the week before ‘mania, everyone that was going to be watching because of snooki wouldn’t be buying WM. and all that media coverage that WWE is getting from not just TMZ wouldn’t be happening. you would think that the divas getting attention, no matter who the divas are, would make some of you happy, but i guess not unless it’s a 10-diva tag w/ snooki so all 10 women can get props. smh. y’all never like anything unless it’s going your way. deal with ittt.