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Natalya Reveals Dream Survivor Series Team

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Ironically, the most notable Diva not involved in this Sunday’s Surivor Series pay per view is the Diva contribution to WWE.com’s new ‘dream Survivor Series teams’ article. Pretty simple: the Superstars and Divas pick the four stars they’d pick to be on their team in a traditional Survivor Series elimination match. Third-gen Diva Natalya unsurprisingly … Read more

Turning Point Results & Discussion Post

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Discuss tonight’s Turning Point pay per view right here in this post. Two matches have been announced: – ODB & Saritaylor vs The Beautiful People [Knockouts & Knockouts Tag Team Championships on the line] – Awesome Kong vs Tara [Six Sides of Steel] Results: Dark match Hamada def. Alissa Flash Title match ODB & Saritaylor … Read more

Unwrapped: Eye Candy for the Week Ending November 14th, 2009

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In order to consolidate our Eye Candy coverage, we’ve developed a new feature: Unwrapped! We’ll take all the new photoshoots from the week and grade (or “brand”) each based on the following criteria:

• Appearance (hair, clothes, makeup.. you get the drift)
• Poses (are they versatile or just glorified statues?)
• Uniqueness (have we seen this photoshoot a billion times before?)
Grading scale: Sweet (Great)/Bland (Iffy)/Sour (Awful)

Eve Torres‘s Golden Grappler
Appearance: Eve’s wearing her signature ring gear in a stunning shade of gold. The black and gold look fantastic with her complexion. Her hair looks fabulous too. The ruching and frills on the top is a little out of place, though, but I guess you won’t be seeing it up close when she’s wrestling. I just overall like her style of ring gear–it certainly sets her apart. The shorts and boots kind of give me a Lara Croft vibe.
Poses: The poses don’t alternate too much, but she looks gorgeous–she certainly can do the “sexy facE” thing without it looking over-the-top. I really dig the crouching pose.
Uniqueness: It’s a ring gear photoshoot, and Eve’s ring gear is unique in itself, so this shoot’s got that going for it.
Grade: Sweet. I love ring gear shoots and Eve’s gear is pretty interesting, so it’s a winning combination.
• Click to see the rest of the photoshoot.

Layla‘s The Heat of the Moment
Appearance: Layla’s going for the “white hot” Miami Heat movement–it’s almost like she’s in the seats at the American Airline Arena during a big home game. The stark white shorts, sweatband, and Converse boots paired with the jersey would be a bit too much in a conventional outfit, but this is kind of a costume-y look, so I can accept it. The white look especially hot in this high-contrast lighting. It’s nice to see Layla’s got still got some team spirit in her.
Poses: White, white white.. Layla’s white clothes, posed against the white wall make for an interesting look. One wouldn’t think that you could do much posing in a corner, but Layla uses it well. She switches from smoldering and sexy to fun without missing a beat.
Uniqueness: Not many Divas (if at all) have danced for an NBA team, so Layla’s naturally got to show off her team spirit. This is one “sexy jersey” shoot that doesn’t come off as cheesy to me.
Grade: Sweet. This is more than just a “chick in a jersey” shoot–Layla puts her trademark spunky-ness into it to make it interesting.
• Click to see the rest of the photoshoot.

Mickie James‘s Unflappable
Appearance: Mickie’s looking all flapper in her sparkly dress, long pearl necklace, and glizty hair clip. It’s costume-y, yeah, and looked kind of silly when she wore it on SmackDown, but this benefits from being in a photoshoot. The costume vibe is much easier to swallow. She fills out the dress beautifully, and her hair is wonderfully retro in a way we don’t see Mickie very often.
Poses: There’s a few blank stares that derail it a bit, but Mickie manages to inject her fun personality into it regardless. I especially love the over-the-shoulder poses.
Uniqueness: Not many Divas go to he roaring 20s for style inspiration. I like that Mickie’s gone a little outside the lines for this look, even if it looked a bit silly on telvision.
Grade: Sweet. Now let’s just see if she can do the Charleston.
• Click to see the rest of the photoshoot.

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TNA Turning Point Predictions

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TNA returns to pay per view tonight with two huge matches. ODB and Saritaylor will defend their gold in a six-Knockout tag team match against The Beautiful People. Then in what could be the biggest Knockouts match in history, Awesome Kong and Tara will battle in a Six Sides of Steel match. Who will win? The Diva Dirt team weigh in…

ODB & Saritaylor vs The Beautiful People

Erin: There’s no way in hell that Lacey’s winning the Knockouts Championship, and that’s the only way I see it going if her team won. Maybe they’d pull some strings and give it to Velvet or Madison, but it’d still be a travesty. All my inclinations are pointing me toward ODB and Saritaylor, and I realllly hope I’m right on this one.

Melanie: No chance in hell The Beautiful People will win this match. If they do, there’s something seriously wrong with TNA and we should all boycott. By no means do ANY of the TBP members deserve the Knockouts Championship and it would just make the so-called prestigious title a complete and utter joke. ODB and Saritaylor have to win this one. There’s no other option otherwise I’m done with TNA.

Steven: As I said on the Roundtable last week, this match is a train wreck waiting to happen. With the limited ring work of The Beautiful People, I doubt TNA will put all the gold around their waists. Expect ODB and Saritaylor to retain at Turning Point. If they don’t, I’ll be staying far away from Spike TV for next few weeks.

Tiffany: I’m going to go out on a limb and call this one out in The Beautiful People‘s favor.  The Knockouts title has been needing a change of scenery, and I wouldn’t mind seeing the team of Madison and Velvet hold tag team gold.  Lacey Von Erich as the Knockouts Champion would grind a few gears, and that’s enough to root for her.  She’d already a shoe-in for being a more credible champion than Cody Deaner.

Kong vs Tara after the cut:

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Diva Dirt Style Jury: Week of November 9th, 2009

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Welcome to the Diva Dirt Style Jury! No more are the separate ‘Best’ and ‘Worst’ lists, instead we have come up with a scientific approach *cough* to compiling our weekly fashion column. The Diva Dirt team will weigh in on the different looks from the week gone by & mark each look with a score out of ten. The look with the highest average score will be our best look and the look with the lowest average score will be the worst look. Click each photo to see the look in full size.

Let the proverbial runway show begin!

GAIL KIM
Erin: The strapless top is cute, the jeans look nice, and the yellow is a much more fun color than most Divas wear as “street clothes”. I like the lighter side, though–not everyone needs to wear leather and bras when they’re not wrestling. It’s not an outstanding look on its own, but I like it on Gail. 7/10
Melanie: Not exactly an amazing outfit but damn, Gail looks super cute! 6/10
Steven: The pale yellow looks awesome on Gail, but I’m not a fan of the maternity-esque top. 7/10

JILLIAN
Erin: Was it “managers wear strapless tops” night? I prefer Gail’s more causal look, personally. Jillian’s is super tight and looks like it’s a bit in danger of slipping down. I like the purple color, but all together the look would probably benefit from the top being a wee bit longer. You know, to balance out the bounty up top by covering up the midriff at the bottom. 5/10
Melanie: Seriously, Jillian’s wardrobe consists of only strapless tops and jeans. Boring. 5/10
Steven: Jeez, does Jillian ever NOT wear jeans? All in all, a decent showing. Not bad, but nothing spectacular. 5/10

Read on for more of this week’s outfits and to see who’s been branded our winner and loser.

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Jacqueline Returning to TNA?

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Former WWE Diva and TNA Knockout, Jacqueline may be returning to TNA tomorrow night at the company’s Turning Point pay per view, it has been reported. The veteran, who was released by TNA just earlier this year, will reportedly be brought back to work as the valet for Beer Money Inc., the team she managed … Read more

The Tiffany Guide to Impact: Business Just Picked Up…Kinda

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With Knockouts pushed into the headlines and into the unemployment line this week, this has proven to be a rather dim past several days for TNA.  In an effort to boost the Knockouts’ morale, the Tiffany Guide makes its long-awaited return – still finding a way into your hearts via a computer screen and still … Read more

SmackDown Redux (Nov. 13, 2009): Friday the 13th Proves Lucky for Divas

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Friday the 13th may be considered an ‘unlucky’ day but mark the date in your diaries folks, because this Friday the 13th brings good luck to the Divas and their fans alike. On paper, Mickie James vs Natalya is a dream match waiting to happen and this week, the dream match became a reality…

Just moments prior to this match, we see Layla approach Mickie backstage in another badly-acted backstage segment. While Layla distracts Mickie, this allows Michelle McCool to sneak into Mickie’s lockerroom because otherwise that close-up of Mickie’s dressing room door will have been for nothing. Mickie once again calls Layla ‘Scary Spice’ in a lame attempt at humour. Note to WWE: It’s not going to catch on.

Anyway, with the rising tension set, it’s time for all to boil over, in where else, but the ring. Mickie gets a full entrance while Natalya has to make do with a Beth-jobber-sized ‘announcement’. Rude.

Easily two of the best wrestlers on the Divas roster, we finally get to the wrestling bit as the bell rings and Natalya takes down Mickie by her legs and then begins slapping her around the head. Nothing pretty about Natalya’s style, as has been much noted, but it’s fun to watch and breaks from the Diva norm. Natalya then gets to her feet and looks rather like ODB as she taunts her opponent. She goes for a clothesline but Mickie counters into a snapmare and a beautiful low dropkick which stuns the powerhouse third-gen Diva. Natalya scatters from the ring in true heel fashion crying, “You back her up!”

Mickie, taking no nonsense, goes for a baseball slide but Natalya moves out of the way and shoves Mickie into the steel steps. When was the last time the steps came into play in a Divas match? And no, Melina tripping on them doesn’t count. This was a nice display of physicality from Natalya, it’s rare to see the harsh steel steps used in Divas matches but it fits with Natalya’s rough-house style. Mickie sells the spot well as Nattie takes the lead and throws Mickie back in the ring and capitalises on hurting Mickie with a quick pin fall.

Natalya grabs Mickie by the hair and slams her straight back onto the mat, before locking Mickie into her patented surfboard submission move. With Natalya’s shoulders down, the referee begins the three-count in Mickie’s favour but Nattie breaks the hold, causing her to fall smack-flat on her face. Great spot here.

The Hart Dynasty Diva follows up with forearms and stomps Mickie in the corner with no relent. In a very nice Melina-esque spot, Natalya attempts to force Mickie out of the corner by her legs, Mickie holds onto the ropes with her arms and ends up jumping to her feet and comes at her with forearms. Natalya then comes back with a forearm of her own, then shoves Mickie into aforementioned corner and lays in knee strikes to Mickie’s body. Mickie manages to hit her patented hurricanrana from the corner and then gains momentum with clotheslines, Natalya then comes back and somehow Mickie ends up jumping through the bottom rope. O… kay…

Natalya runs at Mickie on the apron, Mickie with a shoulder block and goes up top, the two Divas then trade blows. All of a sudden we cut to Layla and McCool coming down to the ring with a few choice garments from Mickie’s lockerroom. In the ring, Mickie hits a Thesz Press from the top and goes for a cover but Natalya kicks out. Mickie becomes distracted by Layla & Michelle, who [wearing gloves, by the way] cut into Mickie’s purple wrestling top.

In the ring, Natalya takes advantage with a clothesline from behind and locks in her finisher, the Sharpshooter and Mickie eventually taps out. Meanwhile, Layla & Michelle are now cutting into Mickie’s pants. Mickie, who seems to be emotionally invested in her clothes, is visibly in tears. I know clothes can hold a sentimental value but this just came across silly. Wouldn’t you expect her to jump out of the ring and chase them? Not watch on in a flood of tears like they’ve run over her cat.

The match itself was very solid and featured great work from both Divas; it was hard hitting, it was at times rough and thoroughly enjoyable. It’s a shame that the fans in attendance weren’t more into it, which is unusual for UK crowds who pretty much cheer the whole show. The commentary also, was rather bland and monotonous for the most part and added little to the match. Perhaps those two factors could have helped a little more but other than that, I thought this was a great match and both Divas did a great job. I can’t help but feel that with more time and perhaps a little less restriction, it could’ve been even better. This came across as just 25% of what they can do and hopefully one day we’ll see them go all out.

Next up, the Glamazon Squash Tour stops by Britain:

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Sojo Bolt Released by TNA

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Infrequently seen Knockout, Sojo Bolt has been released by TNA according to PWInsider. In confirmation of this, TNA removed her photo gallery from the Knockouts section of the website last night. Her profile remains on the main roster page however, but this is because TNA may use her in future but opted not to keep … Read more

Angle/Rhaka Khan Assault Case Dropped, Rhaka Wants to Re-File Charges

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Back on August 15th, shocking claims that accused Kurt Angle of assaulting and harassing then-girlfriend and TNA Knockout Rhaka Khan (aka Trenesha Biggers) caused quite the media stir. However, following yesterday’s preliminary hearing on the case, all charges have been dismissed. PWTorch has the details: According to a report by ABC Ch. 4 in Pittsburgh, … Read more

SmackDown Spoilers: November 13th, 2009

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This week’s episode of SmackDown has been taped live from Sheffield, England. Click the ‘+’ to read the spoilers. Show airs on Friday, November 13th:

SmackDown - November 13th, 2009

Backstage, Layla distracts Mickie James while Michelle goes in Mickie’s locker room.

Natalya def. Mickie James with the Sharpshooter when Michelle McCool & Layla showed up and cut Mickie’s clothes up.

Beth Phoenix def. jobber Lisa Taylor (Source: NoDQ.com)

Thoughts after the cut:

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Divas Title Match Next Week in Madison Square Garden

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Last night on Raw, WWE announced that Alicia Fox will receive her Divas Championship match against Melina next week on Raw. The show emanates from Madison Square Garden. With a Survivor Series match already announced, I’m excited to see them announce this match prior and have it occur on the MSG ‘homecoming’ — giving it … Read more

Raw Redux (November 9th, 2009) – Blink and You Missed It

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Hoping to keep her momentum going following last week’s #1 contendership win, Alicia Fox takes on the woman she beat not too long ago on WWE Superstars, Kelly Kelly. Will this match shine or pale in comparison to that bout? Let us see:

Inexplicably, Gail Kim and Jillian are at ringside, supporting their Survivor Series teammates. I’ll assume that’s the reasoning for this, because there really isn’t any other. The match starts with both girls getting in the other’s face, both looking pretty sassy. Alicia wins the sassy contest, however, because she outright pie-faces Kelly. Kelly responds with a Lous Thesz press, pounding on Alicia’s head. A bit groggy, Alicia wanders over to the corner, drawing Kelly over and sending her face-first into the turnbuckle with a drop toe hold.

She continues the facial punishment by slamming Kelly’s face to the mat and attempting a pin, which Kelly kicks out of. Kelly attempts to find some salvation in the ropes but Alicia drags her to the center of the ring as Melina (or should I say one side of Melina’s face) watches on from backstage. Melina seems impressed, but also kind of like she’s plotting murder, rubbing her hands together in evil speculation.

Alicia plants a boot into Kelly’s midsection, preening for the crowd before dragging Kelly up by her hair. Kelly fights for control though, delivering a few shots to Alicia’s stomach. Alicia puts an end to this offense, sending her to the mat with a clothesline. She again grabs Kelly by her Barbie doll locks (careful, you might pull out a few), pancaking her face to the mat. She locks Kelly into a sleeper, and Kelly fights for freedom as the crowd slowly gets behind her. She gets to her feet and drops to her backside, sending Alicia’s jaw straight onto her shoulder, breaking her free. She goes on a string of offense, ending in a Frankensteiner that she hooks into a pin for a 2-count.

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Raw Response: November 9th, 2009

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Tonight’s Raw is hosted by British boxer Ricky “the Hitman” Hatton (doesn’t that moniker sound oddly familiar?). Join the Divas on this pre-taped Raw emanating straight from jolly old England and discuss the show with us right here! Also, feel free to peruse the spoilers if you wish. If you have a Twitter account, please … Read more

Update on Maryse

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As reported, former Divas Champion Maryse is due to return to Raw soon with the Diva herself claiming she would return in time for Survivor Series on November 22nd. Maryse on her Twitter page has noted that she is in Tampa, Florida, perhaps to prepare for her in-ring return at Florida Championship Wrestling. One website … Read more

WWE Reveals Divas Involved in Survivor Series Match

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WWE has revealed the Divas who will compete in the Divas traditional Survivor Series match on November 22nd. As previously announced, it will be Team James vs Team McCool with Mickie James and Michelle McCool serving as team captains. WWE has announced that James’ team will consist of Divas Champion Melina, Eve Torres, Gail Kim … Read more

Roundtable: Divas Title Scene, Maryse’s Return, November PPV Matches

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This week on the Roundtable: We discuss the Divas Championship picture with Alicia Fox as the #1 Contender, Maryse’s supposed return in time for Survivor Series, Divas & Knockouts matches announced for Turning Point and Survivor Series. Please note: This was recorded before WWE.com announced the participants of the Survivor Series Divas match. To listen … Read more

Full SHIMMER 4th Anniversary Taping Results (Volumes 27 and 28)

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As mentioned several times over the weekend, SHIMMER held their 4th anniversary show yesterday in Berwyn, Illinois, filming two new volumes for the SHIMMER DVD series. Greg on the official SHIMMER forum has posted results from the taping. Which you can check out below.

If any other fans attended the show and would like to send in their thoughts, please do e-mail us at [email protected].

VOLUME 27

We began with a backstage promo from Nikki Roxx. She noted how she was in the opening match on the first show. After being back for a year and a half, it was time for a title match, so later tonight it’ll be MsChif vs. Nikki Roxx for the title.

1. Malia Hosaka (w/ Lexie Fyfe on a stick) defeated Tenille. Lexie has been injured for a while, so Malia brought out a cardboard anime drawing of her on a stick (there’s a fan at ringside who makes these cutouts for everyone at every show, and he even designed a recent DVD cover). Malia was her usual great self, but I feel that Tenille still needs a lot of work.

Portia Perez promo from her home. Promoted Dave Prazak noted a couple days ago that she was legitimately sick with the Swine Flu. However, the segment made it seem like she was faking it, as she had a fake note from “The Doctor”, brought out a bunch of candy as “Doctor’s Orders”, and added a couple of weak coughs here and there for effect.

Allison Danger came out to complain about how Perez is scared of her, especially after just winning the tag titles. Nicole Matthews came out to defend her, and that lead to Kellie Skater attacking Danger. As Matthews left, so noted “I don’t even know who that is!”

2. Allison Danger defeated Kellie Skater. Danger’s first good match since having her child. Skater has a great personality, and hit some good moves as well. Skater is one to look out for down the line.

Daizee Haze came out. She apologized for being injured again, and noted her students were injured as well. So, wanting to be involved somehow, she became a ref for the taping. This involved a hilarious scene where head referee Bryce Remsberg gave her a ref’s shirt as if was an engagement ring.

3. The International Home Wrecking Crew of Rain and Jetta (w/ Lacey) defeated Daffney and Rachel Summerlyn. Oh Jetta. For this match, she decide to wrestle in a more, shall we say, revealing top. The story of the match was that Rachel was in there on her own. A couple times when she goes for the tag, Daffney wasn’t there due to things like warming up the crowd. Near the end, when Rachel is ready for another tag, she walked out on her. After the match, the crew had a dance to a pop song. Laughs all throughout the match.

4. Cat Power defeated Ariel. Daizee Haze was the referee. My goodness, Cat Power gets hotter by the taping. There was nothing really memorable about the match.

5. Wesna Busic and Melanie Cruise defeated Ashley Lane and Nevaeh. Busic and Cruise’s manager Annie Social was absent due to a health issue. Lane and Nevaeh started off strong, but after Busic came in, this was almost a squash of the former tag team champions.

Backstage bit with LuFisto and Amazing Kong. Both wanted title shots. Daizee came between then, and made a #1 Contenders match for tonight.

6. Cheerleader Melissa defeated Nicole Matthews. Great match. Nicole was able to injure Melissa’s knee early on, and worked on it like crazy. After a stiff Curb Stomp, and some back and forth counters, Melissa hit to Kudo Driver for the win.

7. Sara Del Rey defeated Jessie McKay. At first glance, Jessie looks just like one of the Bella Twins. But she can go. The match was primarily a squash, but she still got in great moves and kicks. However, she fell to an arm bar.

8. Amazing Kong vs. LuFisto ended in a couple count out. Daizee was the ref again. Physical and stiff is how you can describe this one. At one point, LuFisto actually hit a German suplex on Kong. Eventually, the fight spilled outside, they brawled outside, and were counted out.

After Hamada came out for her match, Kong and LuFisto came back out, still fighting, and continued through the entry way.

9. Ayoko Hamada defeated Mercedes Martinez. Great match. Kicks and crops galore. Hamada comes as advertised, and delivers.

10. MsChif defeated Nikki Roxx to retain the SHIMMER Championship. Not bad, but nothing sticking out as notable.

Right before intermission, Daizee came back out to clarify that the #1 Contenders match was a double count out, but that she still had to declare a top contender. So she made it a three-way match. MsChif vs. Amazing Kong vs. LuFisto.

Volume 28 results after the cut:

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Unwrapped: Eye Candy for the Week Ending November 7th, 2009

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In order to consolidate our Eye Candy coverage, we’ve developed a new feature: Unwrapped! We’ll take all the new photoshoots from the week and grade (or “brand”) each based on the following criteria:

• Appearance (hair, clothes, makeup.. you get the drift)
• Poses (are they versatile or just glorified statues?)
• Uniqueness (have we seen this photoshoot a billion times before?)
Grading scale: Sweet (Great)/Bland (Iffy)/Sour (Awful)

Beth Phoenix‘s Gray Area
Appearance: Tight pants, tight vest, high heels;Beth is dressing sexier than ever. The combination isn’t flawless–it kind of looks piled-on–but Beth works it, and the fact that the shoot is in black and white kind of levels it out. The headband keeps Beth’s signature “head gear” look going without sticking out like a sore thumb. All in all, it’s a flashier look than we’re accustomed to seeing Beth in, but I like it.
Poses: Beth’s complimenting her sexier look with sexier poses, and they look even better in black and white. Maybe the colorless shoot doesn’t work as well in a place as stark as a locker room, but it works beautifully against Beth’s face.
Uniqueness: Like I said, Beth’s looking flashier than she ever has. It sort of looks like she’s carving out a new image for herself, a sexier one. This is definitely a continued step in a new direction.
Grade: Sweet. The outfit could be better, but all in all I like Beth taking new chances.
• Click to see the rest of the photoshoot.

Lauren Mayhew‘s New Kid on the Block
Appearance: New announcer Lauren is wearing a pretty brown dress. It’s simple and slim, but the detailing around the bust and the single shoulder strap are gorgeous. The brass heels go with the dress perfectly.
Poses: I’ll give her a pass for being a new Diva, but she kind of looks like she’s posing for a clothing catalog. It’s just kind of boring, and she’s showing shades of Kelly Kelly with her perma-smile. Hopefully she’ll grow beyond the bland posing.
Uniqueness: First photoshoot! She didn’t really make a mark, but introducing yourself is a one-time thing, which kind of makes it unique in itself.
Grade: Bland. The clothing is great, but she just needs to inject some personality in her shoots–she can’t just be another smiley blonde!
• Click to see the rest of the photoshoot.

Maria‘s Wild at Heart
Appearance: Some bondage-reminiscent clothing is right up Maria’s alley–it’s black and metal everywhere. Few could pull off this extreme of a look, but I think Maria can. The brass knuckle earrings might be a little too kitsch, though.
Poses: Break out the wind machines! Maria’s hair is flying every which way, and her poses–all arms–compliment that. The wild hair wouldn’t work with every shoot, but it’s already an over-the-top shoot with the outfit, so why not?
Uniqueness: Wild hair, wild clothes.. Sounds like a regular Maria shoot, but it looks surprisingly unique for her.
Grade: Sweet. Get on with your bad self, Maria. Just don’t try to fight anyone with those tiny brass knucks.
• Click to see the rest of the photoshoot.

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