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Lilian Garcia May Host Final Raw

According to Wrestling Observer, Lilian Garcia may guest host her final episode of Raw, reportedly either next week or the week after. If so, I have to say it’d be a fitting end to our Decade Diva’s career! Also noted is that Lilian’s ‘final act’ will be to name her successor.

Unwrapped: Eye Candy for the Week Ending August 23rd, 2009

In order to consolidate our Eye Candy coverage, we’ve developed a brand 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)

Gail Kim‘s Full Force Gail
Appearance: Gail’s wearing what looks like knee-high boots and a loose-fitting striped dress. I love stripes, so the dress is right up my alley. It’s rather simple and just hangs there, but on Gail’s tiny frame, it’s enough so that she doesn’t need to spice it up with anything else. In a few of the photos, she’s made cute makeshift pigtails in her hair, and in the rest just lets it hang loose. This is the definition of a simple look–a dress that catches your eye but doesn’t overwhelm, light makeup, relaxed hair, and no jewelry.
Poses: I really like the look, but the poses kind of let me down. They’re uninspired and lack that extra something to give this shoot some excitement. Show some personality, Gail! You’re not posing for a JC Penny catalog.
Uniqueness: Gail keeps it simple in a way few Divas do, and I like it. But aside from that, the shoot doesn’t really “pop”.
Grade: Bland. As much as I like the look, the poses drag the shoot down and make it much more dull than it should be. If she showed a bit more personality and excitement, this shoot would definitely be a sweet one.
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Happy Decade, Lilian!

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Congratulations are in order for everyone’s favourite ring announcer, Lilian Garcia, who celebrates a decade as a WWE Diva today. As she’s pointed out on her Twitter page, she is the first and only ‘Decade Diva’, having begun her journey on August 23rd, 1999.

We’d like to take this moment and celebrate with Lilian on this milestone day! Who’s got cake?!

The moment however, is bittersweet, as it’s widely speculated that Lilian will finish her WWE run tomorrow night on Raw.

And what would a post like this be without reminding you of some of Lilian’s best moments? To celebrate a decade of Lilian, we have compiled our ten top moments from Lilian’s career:

10. Lilian Performs ‘iQuiero Vivir!’
In 2007, Lilian released her debut album iQuiero Vivir! and to celebrate it’s release, she belted out one heck of a performance on Monday Night Raw:

See #9-1 after the cut:

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News & Notes From Downtime

Roundup of news/notes from our downtime yesterday due to the server move: – As we first reported on our Twitter account, Lilian Garcia has updated her schedule through MySpace — revealing that her final night with WWE will be the August 24th episode of Raw, which is the night after SummerSlam. SummerSlam, the 23rd of … Read more

Search For the Next Doll Lilian?

WWE executive producer, Kevin Dunn has reportedly proposed an idea of doing an American Idol-like search to replace Raw ring announcer, Lilian Garcia who has announced her departure for later this year. I’m not completely opposed to the idea, I mean it adds some importance to Lilian’s position which is oft overlooked and it would … Read more

Ask the Divas: Episode 2

# Saturday, Saturday # That can only mean one thing it’s time for the continuation of our favourite new webseries *cough* ‘Ask the Divas’. This week, The Bella Twins, Maria, Lilian Garcia and Tiffany dispense advice: Diva Dirt was shown a short preview clip of next week’s episode, featuring only Maria! Now we can’t repost … Read more

Breaking: Lilian Garcia Quits WWE

It is sad to report that Raw ring announcer, Lilian Garcia has announced that she will be leaving WWE later this year. Lilian, who first joined the WWE in 1999, will be leaving at the end of her current contract — hence why the company is looking for a new female ring announcer that can … Read more

Is Lilian Garcia Retiring?

In a sign that WWE’s longest serving non-Diva could be hanging up her microphone, WWE is looking for a new female ring announcer that can moonlight as a singer. Perhaps they are simply looking to replicate her 10-year success for SmackDown, ECW or Superstars or perhaps Lilian Garcia will be retiring from WWE. Well either … Read more

Diva Dirt Posts WrestleMania Photoshoot, Remains Defiant While Doing So

WWE.com has posted a photoshoot with all the Miss WrestleMania window dressing participants titled “WrestleMania Backstage Beauties”. As always with our lovely Divas, it’s a delightful mix of cute (Molly Holly‘s old tights!), sexy (Lilian), head-scratching (Jackie Gayda and Eve), skanky (Joy), overkill (Brie Bella), and cross-dresser chic (hey Maria, I thought Santino was supposed … Read more

Lilian Garcia For Miss WrestleMania Contest?

In a slightly weird-but-wonderful twist, it looks like Lilian Garcia may find her in contention for the ‘Miss WrestleMania’ title. Yes, WWE management is contemplating putting the veteran ring announcer in the match as “a rib”, according to the Wrestling Globe Newsletter. I say weird-but-wonderful, because in a sense Lilian’s involvement would be fitting. If … Read more

Like “Space Jam”, but Without the Talking Cartoon Characters

Well, for those of you who were upset at the lack of Candice, Maryse, or Kelly in last week’s “March Madness: First Round” photoshoot, you can go ahead and have your hissy fit, because the “Second Round” is up, and it’s the same Divas as last time, just different poses. There’s not much to say, … Read more

We’re All Mad Here

With NCAA March Madness kicking off today, the Divas donned jerseys of their favorite teams (but really just the ones with the prettiest colors) and posed for a photoshoot that WWE.com is calling “March Madness: Round One”, which leads me to believe there’s more to come from the Divas we don’t see here. Some of … Read more

Ladies, Start Your Engines..

To coincide with last night Royal Rumble’s automobile theme the Divas have taken part in a racecar-themed photoshoot, to delightfully tacky results. Candice, Katie Lea, Layla, Lilian Garcia, Michelle McCool, Maria, and Natalya are all sporting the checkers, and each one of them looks their own shade of ridiculous. I mean, I know it’s tough … Read more

Year-End Awards 2008: Diva of the Year

Through the month of December, you voted for your favourite Divas and moments of 2008 and now the results are in! The results will be posted throughout the day, so keep checking back!

DIVA OF THE YEAR

And the nominees are:

– Alicia Fox
– The Bella Twins
– Beth Phoenix
– Candice
– Eve
– Jillian
– Katie Lea
– Kelly Kelly
– Layla
– Lilian Garcia
– Maria
– Maryse
– Melina
– Michelle McCool
– Mickie James
– Natalya
– Tiffany
– Victoria

Continue for the result:

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So Much Christmas Spirit You’ll Need a Root Canal

We’ve got a whole mess of Christmassy Divas, as WWE as added numerous photos to their “Divas Holiday Spectacular” photoshoot. Beth Phoenix, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Eve Torres, Jillian Hall, Lillian Garcia, Mickie James, Tiffany, and Victoria have all put their own spin on the red and green to mixed, but interesting, results. Hey, where … Read more

Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful..

It may be snowing where you are (not where I am – Florida sucks), but Lilian Garcia is braving the cold weather in her latest photoshoot, “Winter Warmth”. In photos that I can only assume were taken months ago, Lilian’s frolicking in the sand and surf, looking divine. There’s not much to say – bikini … Read more

Lilian’s in a Purple Haze

Lilian Garcia must be hitting the big time, because she’s been getting photoshoots more consistently than most other Divas. In her new “Lilac” photoshoot, she demonstrates her rock style in a more mod fashion, with a 60s-reminiscent white miniskirt and boots. The purple top is a bit loud, though.. Maybe if it weren’t so shiny, … Read more

Lilian Wins the Stairing Contest

The WWE’s photoshoots are usuall lacking in the scenery department, but Lilian Garcia‘s new photoshoot “Stairs to Heaven” is really quite interesting. The spiral staircase and external setting really adds to the shoot. Michelle did the stair thing, and I thought it worked well then too. However, I’m preferring Lilian’s shoot to Michelle’s. Aside from … Read more

Gasp! Lilian Has a Photoshoot?

Damn, how long has it been since Lilian Garcia had a WWE.com photoshoot? Quite a while, I’d estimate. In this shoot, “Flying High”, Lilian seems to be roaming an arena, which makes for some pretty unique scenery. And hell, I’d rather have her lounging on a bar than leaning against a random popcorn cart. She … Read more

RAW Redux – May 12, 2008

This week on RAW: The Divas were packed to the rafters as we saw memorable segments including Lilian Garcia singing “Respect”, Mickie James possibly making a lurve connection with John Cena and Beth Phoenix beating the crap out of Melina!

Thoughts & Reactions
Now that is how you do it! See, WWE’s writing team are capable of creating great storylines for the Divas… so why don’t they do it more often?! Last night’s RAW was very much eclectic and very memorable for the Divas as more girls than ever before were utilised in the two hour broadcast making for a really fun show with Divas at every turn! Lilian Garcia and Mickie James kicked things off in the opening segment, which actually made me sit through the beginning because usually I record/download it and skip through to the parts I want to watch. I was forwarding through the opening segment till Mickie popped up! This was pretty cool to have a Diva involved in ongoing storylines (in this case, William Regal’s storyline) and not just the Superstars coming out and doing the opening promo bit. Lilian then belted out an amazing rendition of “Respect” by Aretha Franklin, which I loved every second of!

Could WWE be angling towards a romance between Mickie and John Cena? I don’t know how I feel about that, I’m 50-50 but I’m leaning more towards “bad idea.” The backstage segment between these two was pretty fun to watch too although I didn’t really sense much chemistry between them; the chemistry between Cena and Maria back in the day was electric however. The tag team match itself was nothing to write home about, but it wasn’t really a match per se, I look at it as more of a segment to advance storylines and it did a great job. Beth sold incredibly well, the intensity in her eyes as she glared at Melina. Great stuff!

And to cap off the evening, we have an intense backstage brawl between Beth and Melina which was the highlight of the entire show, for me. Sure, Beth is the strong, dominant Glamazon but they did a great job of building Melina up and not making her look weak, by having her strike the first blow. This showed Melina wasn’t afraid of Beth and sets up this feud nicely. I can’t wait for the triple threat match at Judgment Day! Though one thing I don’t understand is why Jillian ran away to get the referees, did she forget that she’s a wrestler too? Jillian and Melina could easily have teamed up to take out Beth.

A very mixed bag of action, kudos to WWE for utilising all of the Divas in a useful way that contributes something to the show rather than useless segments. And extra kudos for keeping Ashley off the show entirely. I really loved all the different Diva action last night, the variety of matches, backstage segments etc. I wrote last week in my SmackDown! thoughts, that RAW usually just throws the girls out there for a match and rarely varies it up by having in-ring segments, backstage segments etc. They really did a great job with that this week.

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Lilian’s Canadian Faux Pas

RAW ring announcer, Lilian Garcia made quite the faux pas in front a very vocal Canadian crowd, last night. Lilian addressed the arena, the Air Canada Centre as the “Air America Centre” leading to a chorus of boos from the fans in attendance! Ouch. Lilian did make it up, with what I assume would have … Read more