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  • WrestleMania Blast From the Past: WrestleMania XIV
    Posted by Erin on March 30th, 2009
    Categories: Blast From the Past, WrestleMania 25


    With this week being dubbed WrestleMania Week by us here at Diva Dirt, we will be offering you many WrestleMania-themed features over the course of the next few days. With this feature, Blast From the Past, we’ll be looking back at memorable WrestleMania matches from the event’s storied history.

    Today, we have a mixed tag team match from the fourteenth WrestleMania:

    WRESTLEMANIA XIV: Marc Mero & Sable vs. Goldust & Luna

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  • “My Kinda-Sorta-First Photoshoot” By Gail Kim
    Posted by Melanie on March 30th, 2009
    Categories: Eye Candy

    She doesn’t have a profile page yet, but she’s got a photoshoot! SmackDown Diva, Gail Kim is the latest addition to the basketball themed March Madness photoshoots, that go way over my head. I live in the UK, so I don’t find it all quirky and fun, I find it lame. Lame.

    With the abundance of crappy photos of Divas in basketball jerseys, I sure am glad March is nearly over!

    Anyway, check out Gail’s pictures below:

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    If I was a boy, I’d be feeling pretty happy right now.

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  • Sister vs Sister on ECW
    Posted by Melanie on March 30th, 2009
    Categories: ECW

    In a prelude to Hardy vs Hardy conflict at WrestleMania, we’ll be getting a Bella vs Bella match tomorrow night on ECW! Brie (the good one) will take on Nikki (the bad one).

    Now all we need is a Jerry Springer like twist (“I slept with your boyfriend and am now pregnant by him” sounds effective) and this one’s good to go.

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  • WrestleMania Spotlight: Maria
    Posted by Hassan on March 30th, 2009
    Categories: WrestleMania Spotlight

    With the Divas Battle Royal at WrestleMania 25 quickly approaching, Diva Dirt has decided to take a closer look at each of the known and rumored participants in the matchup and assess their odds of winning as being High, Moderate, or Low. The winner, of course, will be crowned the first ever “Miss WrestleMania.” This is a new feature that will take place right up until the big day in Houston, TX on April 5th, 2009 and will be covered by yours truly, the “Mouth of the South,” Hassan! I will save my prediction for the winner as the very last WrestleMania Spotlight profile I do. Be sure to leave your opinion in the comments! Let’s get right into it… golf claps for SmackDown Diva Maria!

    Diva: Maria
    Real Name: Maria Kanellis
    Hometown
    : Chicago, Illinois 
    Birthday: February 25, 1982
    Brand: SmackDown
    Height:  5’7″
    Weight:  120 lbs.
    Finisher: Beautiful Bulldog (Running Bulldog)
    WWE Debut: November 1, 2004
    Career Highlights: Placed 5th in the 2004 Diva Search, Playboy Covergirl (April 2008), competed on reality show Outback Jack in 2004, ranked #29 out of the 50 best female wrestlers by Pro Wrestling Illustrated, ranked the 84th sexiest woman of 2008 by FHM magazine, has appeared on Family Feud, Project Runway, Sunset Tan, and VH1′s Top 20 Video Countdown
    “Did You Know?” Fact: Maria, who regularly competed in beauty pageants, was first asked to pose for Playboy when she was 19 years old, but turned down the offer several times. She also dated CM Punk for a period of time, though the relationship is now over

    If there was ever a Diva we love to hate, it would be Ashley Maria. As a huge supporter of the Divas, there is always bound to be that one lemon that gets the brunt of the negative attention; for me, this Diva is Maria. I just can’t grasp why someone who has minimal wrestling experience, can’t really act, hasn’t really developed character-wise in 5 years, and only puts on a minimally passable wrestling match once in a blue moon has gone as far as Maria has, passing other Divas who deserve it a lot more than she does. 

    The 2004 Diva Search was how Maria got her break into the WWE. Her notorious elimination was probably how she really got the attention of the WWE and subsequently, a job. When her elimination was announced, she turned and gave Carmella DeCesare the finger before exiting the ring. The WWE sent her down to OVW following the Diva Search, but all she did was contribute booking ideas to director Paul Heyman. She was then sent to Raw as the clueless backstage interviewer, asking dumb questions and irritating Superstars and Divas alike. One time, she was even slapped by Trish Stratus so hard that one of her fillings fell out! Her first matchup was on Raw of January 10, 2005, where she lost a Lingerie Pillow Fight to 2004 Diva Search winner, Christy Hemme.

    Throughout 2006 and early 2007, Maria wrestled on and off in the ring, often feuding with Melina and Vince’s Devils: Victoria, Candice, and Torrie Wilson. In June of 2007, Maria engaged in an on-screen relationship with Santino Marella, playing the role of a neglected girlfriend. Ashley Massaro’s return to the WWE in 2008 began the Maria-Playboy storyline, where Ashley suggested that Maria pose for the magazine, angering Santino. On February 18, 2008, Maria defeated Beth Phoenix to earn the right to pose for Playboy. Santino had enough and gave Maria an ultimatum, him or Playboy. Maria chose Playboy and the relationship with Santino was over. Maria and Ashley lost to Beth and Melina at WrestleMania XXIV. August 1, 2008 saw the debut of Maria on SmackDown. She won the right to face Michelle and Maryse on various occasions for the Divas Title, but always came up short.

    As JR would say, “bless her heart,” but no matter how hard I try I can’t force myself to like Maria. She calls herself a fashion designer and an aspiring singer, but why doesn’t she put WRESTLER on this list? Her fashion choices are horrifying 90% of the time, and what bugs me is how she intentionally does this to “stand out.” Her ring outfits are no less tragic. Her pouting in pictures really irks me as well; Maria, you’re not a model, you’re in the WWE! World… Wrestling… Entertainment! The biggest mistake was letting Maria out of OVW so early to head to Raw. She should’ve stayed there until she was trained to wrestle like every other Diva. Just throwing her in the ring for 4 years won’t turn the ugly duckling into a swan; just look at her matches on SmackDown. Or better yet, just look at her post-match run in attack against Michelle McCool, otherwise known as her infamous arm-flailing slap attack.

    What’s even more annoying is that the WWE continues to push her above other Divas. While Natalya walks to the ring as a manger, Maria is getting title shots. Why is this acceptable? She is even expected to have an eventual title run with the Divas Championship before she intends on heading back to Raw and winning the Women’s Championship. What’s worse is that I can totally see her “winning” the Divas Championship in the future, just because the WWE likes her so much. Why? I’ll never understand. All she’s done since entering the WWE 5 years ago is act brainless and take a million pictures on WWE.com. Send Maria to FCW and push a Diva who deserves it like Katie Lea, Alicia Fox, Natalya, Jillian… the list goes on and on. If she can get her act together, I’m all for having her around. But really, she doesn’t deserve what she’s gotten so far just because she posed for Playboy.

    Just for the sole fact that WWE is in love with Maria so much and a lot of male fans cheer for her since she’s sooooo “hot,” I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if Maria won the Battle Royal at WrestleMania. It’s all the ingredients to a typical WWE set-up: attractive Diva, no real wrestling ability, popular among (male) fans, over-pushed, and would make absolutely no sense to do.  

    Maria’s Odds of Winning On The Hassan-O-Meter: Moderate

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  • WrestleMania Fantasy Face-Off: Maryse vs Michelle McCool vs Gail Kim
    Posted by Steven on March 30th, 2009
    Categories: WrestleMania Fantasy Face-Off

    While WrestleMania’s 25 Diva battle royal might be a dream come true for some Diva fans, its a train wreck waiting to happen for most. What happened to the good ol’, one-on-one matchups. Well for the next few weeks leading up to WrestleMania, Diva Dirt will be  bringing you the  Wrestlemania dream matches that we wish would happen or might even happen in the future. Welcome to WrestleMania Fantasy Face-Off!

     
    Match 3: Maryse vs Michelle McCool vs Gail Kim in a Triple Threat Elimination Match for the Divas Championship 
     
    The Setup:

    The week after winning the Divas Championship, Maryse has a huge celebration set up. ‘The Sexiest of the Sexy’ comes to the ring flanked by 6 men in suits, holding her newly won butterfly belt. She complains that things are not ‘sexy enough’. She gestures to her man-tourage, who promptly rip off the top halves of their suits to reveal massive biceps and ripped abs. ‘That’s better’ she says with a mischievous grin. She goes on, saying she’s the top diva on Smackdown and there’s not a diva on Smackdown that holds a candle to her. She’s interrupted by unfamiliar music. Gail Kim comes out and the crowd goes wild. Maryse looks outraged and starts yelling in rapid french. 
     
    Gail gets on the mic and tells Maryse that she better enjoy the title while she can, because plans on taking it off of her hands. Maryse tells her to come get it and Gail runs to the ring. The two Divas brawl. Gail leaves Maryse laid out in the middle of the ring and holds the belt over her head. 
     
    The next week Gail teams up with Maria to take on Maryse and Natalya. Gail pins Maryse for the win, but is attacked by Michelle McCool. Backstage Michelle tells Eve that she deserves a rematch and she not going to let some has-been take that away from her. Two weeks later McCool takes on Gail. Towards the end McCool hits the Faith Breaker and goes for the pin. Gail gets her foot on the bottom rope, but the ref doesn’t see it and counts the three. Gail complains to Vickie Guerrero and she grants her a rematch. 
     
    The next week Gail takes on McCool again with Maryse at ringside. The match is thrown out when Maryse attacks Gail. Maryse and Michelle join forces to assault Gail until someone comes from the back to assist her. It’s Angela Fong! Angela takes out the two heels and helps Kim to her feet. The next week Gail introduces Angela as her little sister, Alana Kim. The sister duo take on Michelle and Maryse that night for a win. Vickie comes out after the match and announces that the Divas Championship will be defended at WrestleMania in a Elimination Match and both McCool and Kim will be involved. 
     
    The Outcome: 
     
    Out first is Gail, accompanied by Alana, to huge pop. Next is McCool to lots of heat. Finally is the champ, Maryse to a mix of boos and cat-calls. The bell rings and the two heels go straight for Kim. They work on her for a few minutes before tying her up in The Tree of Woe. They take turns kicking her until Michelle welcomes Maryse to finish her off. Maryse goes for the baseball slide only to be clotheslined by McCool. Pin and kickout at two. Alana goes to untie Gail and is attacked by Michelle. Maryse uses the distraction to roll Michelle up for the three. Michelle McCool eliminated. 
     
    Gail finally gets her wits about her and goes on the offensive. The Divas exchange forearms until Maryse kicks Gail’s knee, sending her to the mat. Maryse stays in control, despite a offensive flurry by Gail. Irish Whip by Maryse and out of nowhere, Gail locks in the Headscissors Armbar in the middle of the ring. Maryse reaches for the ropes desperately, but can’t make it. Gail wins via submission. Alana runs in the ring and the sisters celebrate. 
     
    What do you think? Would you tune in or tune out? Leave your thoughts in the comments!

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  • The Times, They Are A-Changin’..
    Posted by Erin on March 30th, 2009
    Categories: Eye Candy

    Do we have a possible new favorite photoshoot subject? Take a look at this shoot, and you be the judge. At first glance, it’s quite obvious that Alicia Fox was going for a hippy look in her new photoshoot, “Camo for the Camera”. With the braids that double as a headwrap, shaggy boots, cutoff denim skirt, and plethora of earth tones, she might as well have a giant peace sign painted on her face. Though the camouflage vest kind of goes against that look (the military and the hippies didn’t get along so well, if I recall correctly), it’s pretty cute altogether. And I must say I appreciate the fact that she’s not going all Miley Cyrus/MySpace girl on us and flashing a peace sign in every photo. Alicia is slowly building up an impressive series of photoshoots – perhaps one day she could be one of the top photoshoot gals – but I do think she needs to mix it up a bit. She’s always looking so “cute”, and it’d be nice to see her show a little range and deviate from that a bit. But for now, I’m satisfied with wanting to put her in my pocket.

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  • Queen of the Ring: Semi-Finals
    Posted by Melanie on March 30th, 2009
    Categories: Queen of the Ring

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    The Queen of the Ring tournament is underway! Which Diva will be crowned the ultimate Queen of the Ring for 2009? You decide! Vote for your favourite Divas as we narrow down 16 beautiful and talented women down to just one! It’s a hard job, but the power lies in you, the Diva Dirt audience!

    SEMI-FINALS

    It is now time for the semi-finals of our Queen of the Ring competition! These four Divas have outlasted 12 other beautiful and talented women to get this far! And by WrestleMania Sunday, only one will be left to be crowned Queen of the Ring!

    Voting for the semi-finals ends on Thursday, when voting for the grand final begins!

    Matches are:
    - Lita vs Victoria
    - Mickie James vs Trish Stratus

    Vote after the jump: More after the cut »

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  • WrestleMania Spotlight: Rosa Mendes
    Posted by Hassan on March 30th, 2009
    Categories: WrestleMania 25, WrestleMania Spotlight

    With the Divas Battle Royal at WrestleMania 25 quickly approaching, Diva Dirt has decided to take a closer look at each of the known and rumored participants in the matchup and assess their odds of winning as being High, Moderate, or Low. The winner, of course, will be crowned the first ever “Miss WrestleMania.” This is a new feature that will take place right up until the big day in Houston, TX on April 5th, 2009 and will be covered by yours truly, the “Mouth of the South,” Hassan! I will save my prediction for the winner as the very last WrestleMania Spotlight profile I do. Be sure to leave your opinion in the comments! Let’s get right into it… introducing Raw Diva Rosa Mendes!

    Diva: Rosa Mendes
    Real Name: Milena Roucka
    Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia
    Birthday: October 25, 1979
    Brand: Raw
    Height: 5’8″
    Weight: 125 lbs.
    Finisher: Slingshot Inverted Suplex Slam, La Loca Neckbreaker (Flying Neckbreaker)
    WWE Debut: November 24, 2008 edition of Raw
    Career Highlights: Placed 4th in the 2006 Diva Search, OVW Women’s Champion, won the Piel Dorada modeling contest, been in commercials for Trident and Lux Soap, named #43 out of the top 50 female wrestlers of 2008 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    “Did You Know?” Fact: Milena has several PlayStation 2 video game characters modeled after her including Izzy in ”Need For Speed” as well as in ”Most Wanted.” In addition, prior to making her WWE debut, she said she would prefer to be on Raw and would pick Beth Phoenix as the Diva she’d most like to work with… guess that turned out well!

    Rosa jumped onto the wrestling scene when she participated in the 2006 Diva Search. Although she didn’t win the competition, she finished 4th overall. Just a few days after her elimination, WWE handed her a developmental contract and she was sent to OVW to begin training.

    After serving as a manager in OVW for some time, Rosa captured the OVW Women’s Championship in a 6-way matchup in September of 2007. Once winning, she had an ongoing feud with Katie Lea who she would eventually lose the title to. Only a few weeks passed by after losing her OVW gold when OVW and WWE severed ties, and Rosa was one of the lucky ones who was sent over to FCW where she continued her training. In November of 2008, Rosa appeared as a planted Beth Phoenix super-fan in the audience. Finally, after jumping the rail and attacking Melina, Glamarella appointed Rosa Mendes as their new intern, a role she continues to have to the present day.

    I’m pretty sure we can all agree that Rosa Mendes won’t walk away next Sunday as the first ever Miss WrestleMania. This is going to be her official in-ring debut for the WWE, and since she has never even stepped in the ring, there’s pretty much no chance of her winning. I think WrestleMania will serve Rosa in a different way: by giving her much needed character development.

    Since she appeared on Raw, Rosa hasn’t done anything noteworthy except interfere in a couple of matches and attack a few of the Raw face Divas. She’s been acting like a caged animal ready to pounce on anyone who opposes Beth Phoenix, and now she will finally have the chance to get in the ring. Also, Divas like Melina and Kelly Kelly will finally have the chance for some payback against her. We’ve all seen the crazy fan-gone wrestler storyline about 3 times now (Tori, Mickie James, and now Rosa) and I think besides that it is getting really old, it isn’t even a beneficial storyline since it keeps Rosa out the ring for so long.

    At WrestleMania, Rosa will finally be able to step in the ring and become an active Diva of the roster, similar to Tiffany’s situation. Plus, I may be going out on a limb here, but I’m predicting something to happen between Beth and Rosa. Having Rosa as Beth’s little useless sidekick is a waste of character and storyline, in my opinion. It’s also gotten old and run it’s course, and if I were Creative, I’d split these two up. I’m thinking Beth might run crazy and eliminate two or three Divas within a minute or two, and Rosa will be one of them. After all, it’s every Diva for herself in a match like this, though there isn’t a real prize other than bragging rights. The Creative Team could also have Rosa forgiving Beth for eliminating her, that way Rosa will have some more time under Beth’s wing to get “experience” since after all, her gimmick on TV is that she’s just a fan, not a wrestler.

    There could even be a twist up, where Rosa will want to leave Glamarella for feeling under-utilized. She could turn on Beth by eliminating her and this way Beth’s character won’t be hurt or seen as weak since Rosa tricked her. One scenario I kind of like is having Rosa turn out to be related to Melina. After all, they could pass as relatives. And who knows, maybe Rosa Mendes will get a new name because I really don’t like the name Rosa Mendes. At any rate, if you ask me, Rosa Mendes will not be Miss WrestleMania this year.

    Rosa Mendes’ Odds of Winning On The Hassan-O-Meter: Low

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  • WrestleMania Blast From the Past: WrestleMania I
    Posted by Erin on March 30th, 2009
    Categories: Blast From the Past, WrestleMania 25


    With this week being dubbed WrestleMania Week by us here at Diva Dirt, we will be offering you many WrestleMania-themed features over the course of the next few days. With this feature, Blast From the Past, we’ll be looking back at memorable WrestleMania matches from the event’s storied history.

    Today, we have a Women’s Championship match from the very first WrestleMania:

    WRESTLEMANIA I: Leilani Kai (w/ the Fabulous Moolah) vs. Wendi Richter (w/ Cyndi Lauper)

    PART ONE:

    PART TWO:

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  • SHIMMER Spotlight: Ariel
    Posted by Steven on March 29th, 2009
    Categories: SHIMMER

    You know what time it is people! Really? You don’t? Well I’ll clue you in. It’s time your weekly dose of SHIMMER goodness. Every weekend, I’ll be bringing you profiles on the hard hitting ladies of SHIMMER. Everyone from the major players like MsChif to the up and coming rookies like Ashley Lane and Portia Perez. So lets get to the good stuff, guys.

    Name: Ariel

    Aliases: “The Portuguese Princess”, Arianna

    Age: 24

    Entrance Theme: “C’est La Vie” by B*Witched(face); “Hot In Herre” by Nelly(heel)

    Finisher(s): Ariel-Go-Round (Diving front flip seated senton); Dariel (Arm trap cutter)

    Associates: Josie; Brendan Michael Thomas

    Accomplishments: NECW Women’s Champion (1 Time, Current); NWA Midwest/IWA Mid-South Women’s Champion (1 Time); GLORY Women’s Champion (1 Time)

    Despite her young age, Ariel (not to be confused with Shelly Martinez) has experience and skill well beyond her years. The terminally cute tomboy has wrestled all over the indies, becoming one of wrestling most decorated females along the way. 
     
    Starting her career at he tender age of 17, Ariel, (a native of Portugal), originally debuted for South Coast Championship Wrestling. From there she went on to compete in promotions such as GLORY and NWA/IWA to name a few. In a relatively short time, Ariel amassed over a dozen title reign both single and tag team. Notable feuds include Awesome Kong, Nikki Roxx(Roxxi), and Mercedes Martinez. 
     
    In 2005 Ariel appeared on Volume 1 of SHIMMER with a win over Rain (Payton Banks). She’s been a fan favorite ever since, picking up several singles wins. Ariel has also had tag team sucess with her regular SHIMMER partner, Josie(Sojourner Bolt) 
     
    Ariel was entered in the tournament to crown the first ever SHIMMER Champion, but was defeated in the first round by Alicia. Her highest profile match to date is featured on Volume 21, where she takes on Cheerleader Melissa, Awesome Kong and old rival, Mercedes Martinez in a four corner elimination match. 
     
    As is the case with most of SHIMMER’s wrestlers, Ariel would be best suited for TNA. Her less-than-modelesque looks, and tomboyish style would make her stand out in WWE and not in a good way. I would love to see her reunite with her old partner, Sojo in TNA. They work great as a team and would give The Beautiful People/Mi Pi Sexy a run for their money. As usual, here’s a few vids to get you familiar. More after the cut »

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