Maria Moves Into MMA as ‘King of the Cage’ Host
Former WWE Diva, Maria Kanellis is moving into MMA. HDNet's Inside MMA show announced earlier tonight that Kanellis will join the broadcast team for promotion, King of the Cage.
Kanellis will make her debut on April 17th's Underground 54 event which will air live on HDNet. A press release on Maria's appointment is due Monday.
Is WWE's loss MMA's gain?...
Donald Trump Puts Over Maria + New ‘Apprentice’ Pictures
Speaking on the upcoming season of The Celebrity Apprentice, magnate Donald Trump put over recently released Diva Maria Kanellis who stars on the show. In an interview with Digital Spy, Trump says that he was 'selective' with the stars selected for the new season of the show, turning down 'six or seven people per spot'. Of the stars on the show, he specifically mentions Kanellis and fellow wrestler, Goldberg:
We wanted athletes, actors, models, wrestlers... We have a beautiful wrestler and a ...
Maria Puts Over Several WWE Divas
In a blog on her newly launched official website, now former Diva Maria Kanellis had some positive words about her former co-workers putting over several of the girls. She writes:
I will however miss the Divas. They will forever be a part of my story. Mickie giving wrestling her heart, soul and a real teacher in the ring. Michelle with her dedication to the divas division is making it grow. Nattie with all the history and excitement. Layla giving it fire, humor, and is a great friend. Kelly t...
In Pictures: Maria’s All Wrapped Up in Red at TheWrap.com Event
Showing no sign of letting down despite leaving WWE, Maria Kanellis took to the red carpet last night at TheWrap.com's celebration for this year's awards season nominees in Beverly Hills.
Maria went for minimalist this time with a simple draped red dress and barely there makeup. I have to say, I love this new post-WWE look on Maria who is usually caked in layers of cosmetics. Her face looks beautiful with just a small touch and it really makes her eyes pop. As for the dress, I'm not sold --...
Maria Kanellis Retrospective: A Look at Her WWE Career and Release
After six years on the roster, Maria Kanellis' WWE shockingly ended last Friday when the company announced her release. In a new audio, Melanie and Steven reflect on Maria's release and the highlights of her WWE career.
To download the clip to play on your computer, right click and save this link (13.6mb). Alternatively, you can stream the audio below:
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Please Note: This audio is the exclusive con...
Unwrapped: Eye Candy for the Week of February 22nd, 2010
Welcome to this week's edition of Unwrapped! As always, we will be grading all of the new photoshoots (or "eye candy", as we like to call them) from the week gone by, judging them like so:
Sweet (Great) • Bland (Iffy) • Sour (Awful)
You, the reader, will also get the chance to grade the "eye candy" yourself by giving your opinion on each shoot and voting for your favorite out of the whole bunch. Now, dive in!
Eve Torres' Close Knit
Grade: Sweet. According to Shad Gaspard, she's the h...
In Audio: Maria Kanellis’ Debut Single ‘Fantasy’
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Just an hour or so after it's premiere on the Special Delivery radio show, Maria Kanellis' debut single has hit YouTube. The track, 'Fantasy' will be the recently departed Diva's first record from her debut EP 'Sevin Sins' which is due on April 13th. Listen to the song below:
The song is expected to be serviced to radio and be released digitally next month. Maria has already shot a video which will also premiere next month.
We've posted snippets before, but having now heard the full ve...
In Audio: Maria Kanellis’ First Post-WWE Interview on ‘Special Delivery Show’
Making her first public appearance since her WWE release yesterday, Maria Kanellis joined the Special Delivery Show on XM satellite radio just under an hour ago to speak for the first time on her departure and also premiered in full, for the first time, her debut single 'Fantasy'.
In the interview, Maria said she believes her release is due to her wanting to pursue outside projects independent of WWE. She continues that WWE expects that it's Superstars are "all there 100% of the time" and t...
WWE.com Still Listing Maria
Despite deleting profiles for Hurricane Helms and Paul Burchill who were also released yesterday, Maria is still listed on the SmackDown Superstars page and the Divas page. You can still visit her profile by clicking here.
If I had to hazard a guess, I'd assume that WWE won't be deleting traces of Maria on their website until after The Celebrity Apprentice airs. The show airs on NBC and Maria's appearance on the show is partly due to the synergy between WWE and NBC Universal which owns USA ...
Superstars & Divas React to Maria’s Release
As the shocking release of Maria begins to set in, some of her co-workers have taken to Twitter to well-wish the now former Diva. Check out a few of the tweets below:
Fellow SmackDown Diva, Layla writes: "Here's to your great future. I can't wait to see all your success! I'm sad I will miss all our times to together. Our friendship will always be. Love ya!"
Maria's recent on-screen love interest, Matt Hardy tweeted: "Also, best of luck to @MariaLKanellis - a really cool & fun to be aro...
