Ex WWE Diva Maria Returns to the Ring

Maria Returns to the Ring
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With all the comings and goings in the WWE, it's hard to keep track of everyone.
But as we have seen with Mickie James, Lisa Marie Varon, Gail Kim and others, just because you leave the WWE, doesn't mean you leave wrestling.
Case in point, ex WWE Diva Maria Kanellis.
Yes Maria will be returning to the squared circle on February 25th, 2012 for New York City based wrestling promotion, Family Wrestling Entertainment.
This will be her first match in over two years, but she said recently on her Facebook page that she had resumed wrestling training.

Okay, Maria was really popular, but to me she was the ultimate Diva jobber.
Don't get me wrong, jobbers are important in wrestling.
They make the heels and faces look better and to tell you the truth, there arent really any jobbers left in the WWE Diva ranks anymore.
It's kind of a lost art.

As far as Family Wrestling Entertainment goes, I had never heard of them.
I checked their website and found this as their "mission statement"...

"Top Rope Promotions, LLC., is proud to present Family Wrestling Entertainment (FWE). FWE is committed to providing a family-friendly wrestling experience with all the action and excitement of the familiar TV-model but without any of the violence typically associated with wrestling entertainment. FWE’s exceptional story lines created by a variety of wrestling personalities provides a unique brand of in-ring entertainment that is appropriate for all members of the family. We are Family Wrestling Entertainment and we take our name very seriously."

Looking at an upcoming card, I noticed that former WWE Diva and current TNA Knockout Winter would be taking on another former WWE Diva Jackie Haas (who I really liked and thought the WWE pretty much wasted) in a match.
You can find out more about the promotion here:
http://www.fwewrestling.com/

The Ex WWE Divas of 2010

Since we are coming up on the end of the year, I thought it would be interesting to see which WWE Divas the WWE let go this year...

1. Maria Kanellis
Maria Kanellis was released on February 26th.
Maria has been working on her music career and modeling since leaving the WWE, and on December 10th, she announced on her Twitter account that she would be acting in two horror films.
One of the films is allegedly a sequel to one of the worst films ever made (really, it rivals Plan 9) Manos: The Hands of Fate.
The sequel is called Manos: The Search For Valley Lodge and it also stars another ex-WWE Superstar, Gene Snitsky.
You can keep up with Maria at her Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/OfficialMariaKanellis

2. Mickie James
April 22nd, Mickie James was released by the WWE.
Mickie went on into music and released her first single, "Are You With Me?", on February 16, 2010.
That was followed by her first album Strangers & Angels, on May 18, 2010, released on iTunes.
Then on December 2nd 2010, Mickie released a new country single called, "Hardcore Country".
Of course Mickie is currently working for TNA.

3. Katarina Waters
Katarina Waters (Katie Lea Burchill) was also released the same day as Mickie.
And like Mickie, she has also gone to TNA as Winter.
Currently, Winter and Angelina Love are the TNA Knockout Tag Team Champions.
But be quiet.
No one is supposed to know about that till December 23rd.

4. Angela Fong
On June 23, 2010, Angela Fong (Savannah) was released from the WWE.
A lot of people had high hopes for Savannah, especially that she might move past interviewing and get into the ring.
After all, she was the first ever Queen of FCW, a title she defended for seven months.
After her release, she did get in the ring, although working for the Indys.
On September 26, 2010 she defeated Randi West and won the vacant Ground Breaking Pro Wrestling Ladies Championship becoming their first champion.

5. Serena Deeb
August 20th, Serena Deeb was released.
Allegedly she was released for released for not "living out" her Straight Edge Society persona in public.
After her release, Serena went back to Shimmer Women Athletes and Ring of Honor.

6. Brittany Beede
On October 12th, Brittany Beede (Jamie Keyes) was released.
She really wasn't with the WWE for very long, starting in December 20, 2009.
Brittany didn't get to do much for the WWE, and that disappointed a lot of fans that were very impressed with her physique.
In November, she was in the running for Iron Man Magazine's 2011 BodySpace Spokesmodel search.

7. Jillian Hall
On November 19, 2010, Jillian Hall was released from her WWE contract.
Of course the WWE never used Jillian to her potential.
In the Indys, she has held nine Womens Championships.
So will we see her in TNA?

8. Taryn Terrell
And on that same day, Jillian was released, Taryn Terrell (Tiffany) was also released.
This supposedly stems from an event on August 8th, 2010, when she was arrested in Los Angeles County, California for domestic assault after an alleged argument with her husband Drew McIntyre (Drew Galloway).
Tiffany was released later that day on $20,000 bail and on September 26th all charges against her had been dropped.
But on November 19th, she was released from the WWE.
Besides the trouble with the WWE, Taryn also has some health issues, namely Blebs Disease (Blebs are air filled sacs which look like blisters that develop on the lungs).



The Ex WWE Divas of 2010, posted to http://beautiful-wrestling.blogspot.com/ on December 16th, 2010

Survivor Series: Raw Divas vs. SmackDown Divas

Survivor Series: Raw Divas vs. SmackDown Divas

Last Night the Raw Divas faced the Smackdown Divas in a Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match.
I thought it was a solid event, but the fans there didn't seem to think so.
I mean really, you had 3 women in there that can barely wrestle. You work with what you have.
Low point...Victoria getting eliminated first.
Aww come on! (Yes I was angry about that.)
High points...Natalya locking the Sharpshooter on Candice Michelle and Candice tapping out to a figure four by Maryse.
Stop!
A figure four leglock by Maryse?
Anyway it was down to Maryse and Beth, and Beth put it to bed with a Glam Slam that took out Maryse.
Let me confess, I really don't hold Maryse in high regard as a wrestler, but she made a good effort.
So the winners were the Raw Divas led by WWE Women's Wrestling Champion Beth Phoenix.
Now....what about a WWE Raw Divas versus TNA Knockouts match....?

The WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 Divas

Here are all the WWE Divas that are in the new WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 video game....

From WWE Raw: Ashley, Beth Phoenix, Candice, Jillian, Kelly Kelly, Layla, Melina and Mickie James
And from WWE SmackDown: Maria, Michelle McCool and Victoria
And your standard non-playable characters: Lilian Garcia and Stephanie McMahon.

I thought including Ashley was unusual, but maybe at the time the game was being developed she was still on the roster.
Or maybe she was included because she's still very popular.
And who knows, one day we may get a WWE game that has a "Women's Wrestling Legends" section.
I would think though that it would be a bit too soon to include Moolah and Sherri Martel.
But imagine having Mad Maxine, Wendi Richter, Debbie Combs, Leilani Kai, Missy Hyatt, Rockin' Robin, Heidi Lee Morgan, Alundra Blayze, Tammy Lynn Sytch, Luna Vachon and Tori as unlockable characters.
But I guess that would be a whole different game huh?
Maybe "WWE SmackDown vs. Raw: Divas Edition" ?

Last months top ten in female wrestling

Here's a list of last months top ten in female wrestling.....

1. Trish Stratus
Not even wrestling anymore.

2. Candice Michelle
Still out with injury.

3. Melina
Again, out with an injury.

4. Torrie Wilson
Again...not wrestling anymore. Though I have heard some rumors about appearances at Indy events.....

5.Mickie James
FINALLY! Yes still actually wrestling.

And the rest.......

6. Stacy Keibler
Not wrestling, but I bet her appearance at Comic Con had something to do with this.
7. Ashley Massaro
GEEZ! NOT WRESTLING! Maybe I should call this blog " The Beautiful Women that USED to Wrestle"!
8. Stephanie McMahon
Okay, not actually wrestling, but I think the birth of the baby had a lot to do with this.
9. Maria Kanellis
YES! She's actually wrestling!
10. Christy Hemme
The lone TNA Wrestling entry! And yes, she IS wrestling!

Maria debuts on Smackdown!

The word has been leaked that Maria will be showing up on next weeks Smackdown!.
I think it's her first appearance there since the 2008 WWE Draft.
Now, will Maria climb in the ring?
If so, against who?
You know, I always thought Maria would make a great heel........

WWE Diva: Maria Kanellis...push over?

Maria's push seems to have vanished as she was just a target for getting Beth Phoenix over last Monday night on WWE RAW.
I really wanted to see Maria pull a Candice Michelle and start to shine. I never really expected Maria to win the Women's Wrestling title, but remember those jobbers back in the 80's that made it look like they might win? The ones that wrestled matches that weren't total squashes?
Oh yeah, the matches lasted more than 3 minutes back then too.
I forgot.

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WWE: Maria Kanellis

Maria Kanellis (Born February 25, 1982) better known simply as Maria, is an American professional wrestler, working for World Wrestling Entertainment's RAW brand. She also makes regular appearances in WWE's training territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling.

On the January 1, 2007 edition of RAW, Maria attempted to interview Kevin Federline, but was instead slapped by Melina and called a "bitch". This led to a match between the two later that night, with Melina winning with a roll up following a failed attempt at a dropkick. At New Year's Revolution 2007 Maria and Candice Michelle went down to the ring during the Women's Championship match between Victoria and Mickie James to stop Melina from interfering. For two consecutive weeks afterwards, Maria would have two tag team partners - Mickie James and Jeff Hardy, respectively - to take on Melina and a partner. She lost one tag match, but won the other. Her feud with Melina would culminate in a No. 1 Contender's Match for the Women's Championship, which she again lost via submission.

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Maria Kanellis - WWE Diva

Ring name(s) Maria
Height: 5 ft 7 in
Weight: 120 lbs
Born: February 25th, 1982, Ottawa, Illinois
Trained by: Ohio Valley Wrestling, Dave Finlay and Florida Championship Wrestling
Professional wrestling debut: November 4th, 2004

Maria Kanellis was born on February 25th, 1982 in Ottawa, Illinois.
She is better known simply as Maria, an American pro wrestler, who formerly worked for WWE's RAW brand.
Maria also made regular appearances in WWE's training territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW).

She started with the WWE via the 2004 WWE Diva Search.
The 2004 Search was actually full of ladies that would go on to work for the WWE like Christy Hemme, Joy Giovanni, Amy Weber and Michelle McCool.

Maria stayed with the WWE for six years (2004-2006).

Maria Kanellis, posted to http://beautiful-wrestling.blogspot.com/ on 2-13-2007