Wrestling News and Rumors - Victoria/Tara, Jazz, Mickie James and More

Former WWE Diva, and maybe soon to be former TNA Knockout Lisa Marie Varon (Tara/Victoria) will be appearing at the Philadelphia Comic Con on June 11-13 at the Philadelphia Convention Center.
Also appearing there (among the ton of comic book and science fiction stars) will be another former WWE Diva, Jazz (Carlene Begnaud).
For more info go here:
http://www.wizardworld.com/home-pa.html

And in more convention news, former WWE Diva Mickie James will be appearing at K&S's "Heat Wave" event taking place on July 10th at the Holiday Inn in Carteret, New Jersey.
Another former WWE Diva, Ashley Massaro, will be appearing there as well.
You can get more info here:
http://www.kandswrestlefest.com/

By the way, with both Melina and Beth Phoenix out with torn ACLs maybe letting Mickie James go wasn't such a good idea.
But hey, she didn't get along with Batista so she had to go right?

Since we seem to be stuck on former WWE Divas, Trish Stratus' film Bail Enforcers is in pre-production and set for a 2011 release.

You can check out the website here:
http://www.bailenforcersmovie.com/

It may seem like most of the news here is about "former WWE Divas", but with the TNA women's division going like it is, "former TNA Knockout" may be being heard more and more in the future.
Tara leaving seems to be pretty much a given now.
If she'll go back to WWE or go ahead with MMA, I don't know.
Sarita and Taylor Wilde both are apparently WWE bound now as well.
Awesome Kong is already gone.
ODB signed a signed a multi-year deal with TNA in November of 2009, but she really doesn't seem too happy there.
And you have both Angelina Love and Daffney on the inactive roster due to injuries.

I had such high hopes for the TNA Knockout division once.....


Wrestling News and Rumors - Victoria/Tara, Jazz, Mickie James and More, posted to http://beautiful-wrestling.blogspot.com/ on May 21th, 2010.

Female Wrestling - Mickie James, Trish Stratus, Michelle McCool and Ashley Massaro

Here's some more WWE Diva, TNA Knockout and Wrestlicious wrestling news and rumors...

At the WWE PPV, Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Mickie James took on the champion Michelle McCool and Michelle came out on top to retain her title.

And on WWE Raw Monday night, there was a 7 on 7 Diva Match, which really turned out to be a Rosa versus Mickie wrestling match, with Mickie winning.

Afterwards, Maria won the Slammy Diva of the Year Award that was voted on by the fans.
As Maria was thanking the fans, Batista pulled a Kanye West and cut her off.
Hey, they have been doing that in pro wrestling for decades.

Remember former WWE Diva (kinda), bikini and glamour model, actress and Wrestlicious star Bobbie Billard?
Well The Heyman Hustle has a bunch of new pictures of her that you can see here:
http://heymanhustle.craveonline.com/articles/news/22674-we-like-em-big-in-texas

Here is yet another possible return to wrestling rumor from another former WWE Diva, Ashley Massaro.
She said on her Twitter account...
"Thanks for asking my tattos are all good now and healed yay! And to answer ur ques i do plan on comin back to the ring...after traininwoohoo"
Coming back to the ring after training?
Could that be WWE, TNA or even Wrestlicious?
I think Ashley would be a good fit at TNA.

Speaking of former WWE Divas, you can follow Trish Stratus at her Twitter account here:
http://twitter.com/trishstratuscom

The WWE has a Nikki and Brie Bella Hockey themed photo shoot that you can see here:
http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/nikkibella/photos/8592310/

WWE Diva Alicia Fox will be out for a bit as she sustained a dislocated shoulder on November28 at a live WWE event in Johnson City, Tennessee.

I loved TNA for so long because they seemed to stay away from gimmick matches in the womens division, but now they are getting just as bad as the WWE.
They had a "Beautiful People Mud Wrestling Match" that seemed to have no purpose other than having Velvet Sky wrestle Lacey Von Erich in the mud with Taylor Wilde as the ref.
Yes I do realize that those are three of the best looking women in wrestling today, and that TNA just did this for ratings.
And yes TNA still has the best female divison in wrestling (Not counting Indys), but for a long time I said you wouldn't see this type of match on TNA because they valued their performers reputations.
Guess I was wrong.
If you want to see the match (and like I said, it IS Velvet Sky, Lacey Von Erich and Taylor Wilde so who could really blame you?) you can check out the link here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opwgceltAA8


Female Wrestling - Mickie James, Trish Stratus, Michelle McCool and Ashley Massaro posted to http://beautiful-wrestling.blogspot.com/ on Dec.15th, 2009

Updated WWE Diva list for WrestleMania

Okay, here is an updated list of the WWE Divas for the 25 Diva Battle Royale at WrestleMania.

Confirmed:
WWE Women's champion Melina
WWE Diva's champion Maryse
Mickie James
Gail Kim
Michelle McCool
The Bella Twins
Alicia Fox
Kelly Kelly
Maria
Eve Torres
Katie Lea Burchill
Beth Phoenix
Layla El
Rosa Mendes
Candice Michelle
Natalya Neidhart
Jillian Hall
Tiffany

No:
Ashley Massaro
Sable
Dawn Marie
Lita
Molly Holly
Debra McMichael
Mae Young

Maybe:
Tammy Sytch
Wendi Richter (PWInsider.com says no)
Jackie Gayda
Trish Stratus
Tori Wilson
Victoria

That's 19 confirmed and 5 maybes.
That's 24 if all the maybes decide to participate.
They may wind up making Steph get her wrestling boots after all.
And if the maybes don't do it at all, it may be time to call up the FCW Divas....

WWE Diva Wrestling Posters

I found these posters at PosterGods.com

It kinda struck me as strange that they had only 3 WWE Diva posters there and two of them are women that no longer wrestle for WWE.

They have a Candice Michelle.
Still wrestling, but not very much exposure.

A Torrie Wilson.
Not wrestling anymore, but running a successful clothing line.
And she is keeping her contact with her wrestling fans by making appearances.
Her next one being Booker T's "Legends of Wrestling" convention on Friday, April 3.


And an Ashley Massaro.
Although there is that rumor that Ashley may actually come back to the WWE.
WWE's head television producer Kevin Dunn used to be very big on Ashley.
One reason being that she was a WWE Diva Search winner and Kevin was the main person behind the Diva Search concept.
He was instrumental in getting her on the Survivor: China show, and possibly her "Smallville" gig.
But when Ashley got back from the Survivor show, Ashley didn't get the pop from the fans that she used to.
Some put that down to her change in appearance.
Also, some people say that she helped in the downfall of Paul London in the WWE.
Of course Ashley dated both Paul and Matt Hardy when she was in the WWE, and that might have something to do with the bad blood between Matt and Paul now.


All this attention to past Divas goes back to what I've mentioned a few times here and on my other women's wrestling blog, that sometimes the most popular ladies aren't even actively wrestling anymore.
Trish Stratus, Lita and Stacy Keibler are still very popular with fans, even after not actively competing for awhile.

Trish Stratus, WrestleMania and WWE Divas

You know as Wrestlemania 25 approaches, I keep reading more and more about former WWE Diva Trish Stratus.
So is she gonna be there or not?
I'm guessing yes.
Anyway, there is a really good interview with Trish at Slam Sports that you can read here
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/02/03/8254361.html

And speaking of Wrestlemania, WWE has put up a website for it's "Legends of Wrestlemania" game.
The game will be released to coincide with the Wrestlemania 25 PPV.
But looking at the roster for the game, guess what's missing.
Yes, no female wrestlers.
No Moolah, Sherri Martel, Wendi Richter....

But I really can't blame the WWE. Their use of women's matches at Wrestlemania has been spotty at best....

WrestleMania March 31, 1985 New York, New York ,Madison Square Garden: Wendi Richter won the WWF Womens Wrestling title from Lelani Kai.
WrestleMania 2 April 7, 1986: Champion Fabulous Moolah pinned Velvet McIntyre
WrestleMania VI April 1, 1990 Toronto, Ontario SkyDome: Mixed Tag Team Match: Dusty Rhodes and Sapphire beat "The Macho King" Randy Savage and "Queen" Sherri
WrestleMania X March 20, 1994 New York, New York Madison Square Garden: Women's Title: Champion Alundra Blayze beat Lelani Kai
WrestleMania XIV March 29, 1998 Boston, Massachusetts Fleet Center: Marc Mero and Sable beat Goldust and Luna
WrestleMania XV March 28, 1999 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania First Union Center: Women's Title: Champion Sable beat Tori
WrestleMania 2000 April 2, 2000 Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond: Terri beat The Kat
WrestleMania X-Seven April 1, 2001 Houston, Texas Reliant Astrodome: Women's Title: Chyna beat Ivory to win the title
WrestleMania X8 March 17, 2002 Toronto, Ontario SkyDome: Women's Title: Champion Jazz beat Trish Stratus and Lita
WrestleMania XIX March 30, 2003 Seattle, Washington Safeco Field: Women's Title: Trish Stratus beat Champion Victoria and Jazz to win the title
WrestleMania XX March 14, 2004 New York, New York Madison Square Garden: Women's Title: Champion Victoria beat Molly Holly. As a result, Molly lost her hair.
WrestleMania 21 April 3, 2005 Los Angeles, California Staples Center: Women's Title: Champion Trish Stratus beat Christy Hemme
WrestleMania 22 April 2, 2006 Rosemont, Illinois Allstate Arena: Women’s Title: Mickie James beat Champion Trish Stratus to win the title
WrestleMania 23 April 1, 2007 Detroit, Michigan Ford Field: Champion Melina beat Ashley Massaro

I didn't count gimmick matches, only real matches (yeah I know the mixed tag teams are kind of a gimmick), but you can see how the WWE doesn't really push women at the "The Grandest Stage of Them All"

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!

Ashley Massaro Back to the WWE?

Former (?) WWE Diva Ashley Massaro posted on her MySpace blog about a return to TV.
Everyone seems to assume its a return to the WWE....
" I shoud be back o your television screens in no time! I miss you terribly and want to thank everyone ho showed support and love during this hard time. I truly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. I OVE YA!!!!
So much to tell you but its a surprize!!!!!!! "
...but remember she has done other TV....okay Smallville, so I wonder if Ashley may be following in the footsteps of Trish and Lita and striking off on her own.
Not that I would mind seeing her back in the WWE, it's just with their schedule, would that be the right move for her now?

WWE Diva Ashley Massaro

Man,Ashley Massaro has really been taking a beating, and not in the ring.
Since the Rolling Stone article came out, a lot of finger pointing has been going on.
Philly Burbs journalist Eric Gargiulo has spoken to people close to the scandal and they say the Ashley named in the article is indeed the WWE's Ashley.
The WWE has advised Ashley to just keep quiet and lay low till this blows over.

Now wait for Vince to come up with the escort service in a WWE storyline......


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WWE Diva Ashley Massaro Updates

Ashley Massaro took Candice’s spot at WrestleMania, since Candice was sidelined.
Ashley has potiental. Look at Candice Michelle and how far she's come.
I always thought with enough drive, Ashley could be the next Trish Stratus.
And with injuries flying in the WWE, she might get her chance if she stays healthy.

Ashley out of China, Torrie in......

We get one WWE Diva out of China, and they send another in!
Ashley Massaro just got back from being kicked off Survivor:China, and now Torrie Wilson, along with Mick Foley are in China for the WWE representing the company at the Special Olympics Summer Games in Shanghai.

Here is the official press release.....

WWE Stars Open Sports Experience Center At Special Olympics World Summer
Games In Shanghai

October 1, 2007 - Mick Foley and Torrie Wilson joined Special Olympics
Chairman Timothy Shriver, Special Olympics Founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
Coca Cola CEO Mutar Kent, and other celebrities, including Vanessa Williams,
Michelle Kwan, Bianca Jagger, and Disney star Brenda Song, in opening the
new Sports Experience Center on Monday, the day before the official start of
the 2007 Special Olympics World Games in Shanghai.

WWE is among the sponsors of the new Sports Experience Center. The Center
provides the Special Olympians at the Games the chance to meet celebrities
and dignitaries to share a laugh, or have a game of table tennis,
basketball, tennis or badminton, among other activities, providing a very
special personal experience for all involved..

Torrie and Bianca Jagger played doubles table tennis with Special Olympians
from greater China, including mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. Mick
mixed it up with Special Olympians from Denmark on the badminton court
before being replaced by Disney's Brenda Song and Anne Sweeney, co-chair of
Disney Media Networks and president, Disney-ABC Television Group. The WWE
stars also had a chance to meet with Clark T. (Sandy) Randt, the American
Ambassador to The People's Republic of China.

After the event, the WWE stars attended the Special Olympics Great Britain
Welcome Reception, where Mick and Torrie had a chance to chat with some of
the more than 300 members of Britain's Special Olympics squad, all of whom
were pleasantly surprised to have a chance to meet with two of their
favorite WWE stars.

The Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai (October 2-11) will be
the largest single sporting event in 2007. The enormity of the Games - more
than 7,500 Special Olympics athletes and their families from 165 countries;
tens of thousands of coaches, volunteers and Chinese citizens; competitions
in 25 Olympic-type and demonstration sports at more than 20 venues - will
command worldwide attention.

On Tuesday, Mick and Torrie will participate in the Opening Ceremony that
officially kicks off the World Games.




Ashley out of China, Torrie in..., posted to http://beautiful-wrestling.blogspot.com/ on 10-4-2007

Reality TV World Interview with Ashley Massaro

Reality TV World has an interview posted on their website with WWE Diva and Ex Survivor:China contestant Ashley Massaro.
It's a good interview and goes into depth about her short Survivor run.
Read the article here:
http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/interview-ashley-massaro-dishes-about-her-survivor-smackdown-5844.php



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Ashley Massaro Eliminated From Survivor:China

Ashley Massaro Eliminated From Survivor:China

On Thursdays episode of Survivor, Ashely was elminated.
So I suppose that means goodbye CBS and hello RAW in a few weeks?

More here:
http://www.realitytvmagazine.com/blog/2007/09/survivor-chin-4.html

and here:
http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.asp?id=26768&p=1

and here:
http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/6434




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Ashley Massaro, Survivor: China Update

The make up.....

Ashley Massaro, Survivor: China Update
Well Ashley Massaro survived the first episode of Survivor: China.
The poor thing got sick and wasn't much help to her group though.
But he preview for next week's episode showed Ashley wrestling in the mud with another female contestant!
Mud wrestling?
Is Vince secretly running this show now?

 The reality....



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WWE - Ashley Massaro, Number One !

And now, for the number 1 Diva on the Internet!
The Stats don't lie, so don't blame me, she almost doubled Torrie Wilson's ranking!

Ashley Massaro was born on May 26th, 1979.
She is an American model and pro wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown! brand. She was the winner of the RAW Diva Search 2005.

During February of 2007 on SmackDown!, Ashley engaged in a feud with Jillian Hall over who was the most talented Diva on SmackDown!.

Ashley not only feuded with Jillian, but also started a feud with WWE Women's Champion, RAW's Melina. Melina was angry over the publicity Ashley had been receiving and believed that she deserved more publicity than Ashley for being the Women's Champion. On an episode of SmackDown!, a catfight broke out between the Divas on the very first edition of Miz TV. At WrestleMania 23, Melina defeated Ashley in a LumberJill Match to retain her title.

After WrestleMania 23, Ashley continued as a valet for WWE Tag Team Champions Paul London and Brian Kendrick. However, on the April 13, 2007 episode of SmackDown!, Ashley was (kayfabe) attacked by Jillian Hall.
What was really going on was that Ashley had loosened a screw in her ankle that needed to be surgically repaired from an injury she received in 2006, so she needed some time off.

In February 2007 in the sixth season of CW's Smallville, both Ashley and Kane appeared on an episode titled "Combat".
Ashley played a character named "Athena" and got to do a fight scene with Erica Durance (Lois Lane).




WWE - Ashley Massaro, Number One!, posted to http://beautiful-wrestling.blogspot.com/ on 5-13-2007

Female Wrestling - Ashley Massaro

Ashley Marie Massaro (born May 26, 1979) is an American model and professional wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment's on its SmackDown! brand. She was the winner of the RAW Diva Search 2005 and was on the cover of the April 2007 issue of Playboy Magazine.

During the February 16, 2007 edition of SmackDown!, Ashley unveiled her Playboy cover. Surrounding the release of the magazine, Ashley engaged in a feud with Jillian Hall over who was the most talented Diva on Smackdown! and Halls' jealousy over Ashley's Playboy cover. At No Way Out 2007, Ashley won the first ever Diva Invitational by removing her top to reveal her breasts which were covered Playboy bunny pasties.

Surrounding the release of the cover, Ashley continued to feud with Jillian, but also began a feud with WWE Women's Champion, RAW's Melina. Melina was angry over the publicity Ashley had been receiving because of the cover and believed that she deserved more publicity than Ashley for being the Women's Champion. On an episode of SmackDown, the rivalry was taken to the next level when a catfight broke out between the Divas on the inaugural edition of Miz TV. At WrestleMania 23, Melina defeated Ashley in a LumberJill Match to retain her title.

After WrestleMania, Ashley continued as a valet for WWE Tag Team Champions Paul London and Brian Kendrick. However, on the April 13, 2007 episode of SmackDown!, Ashley was attacked by Jillian Hall. Ashley loosened a screw in her ankle that will need to be surgically repaired. The screw will be reinserted into a plate in her ankle that was inserted last year after Ashley legitimately fractured her tibia and fibula while in action.

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WWE Wrestling - Ashley Massaro

Ring name(s) Ashley Massaro
Billed height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Billed weight 112 lb (51 kg)
Born May 26, 1979
Babylon, Long Island, New York
Billed from New York City
Trained by Ricky Steamboat,Dave Finlay,Trish Stratus,Matt Hardy
Wrestling Debut June 27, 2005

Ashley Massaro (born May 26, 1979 in Babylon, New York) is a model and professional wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment's on its SmackDown! brand. She was the winner of the 2005 RAW Diva Search, and is on the cover of the April 2007 issue of Playboy magazine.

In the early part of 2007, Ashley began a feud with Jillian Hall. The feud was centered around Hall's jealousy of Massaro's Playboy appearance with Hall trying to prove that she was the most talented diva on SmackDown!. At No Way Out 2007, Ashley won the first ever Diva Invitational by removing her top to reveal her breasts covered in Playboy bunny logos.

WWE Divas - Jillian Hall

Ring name(s) Macaela Mercedes,The Bombshell,Jillian Hall
Billed height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Billed weight 125 lbs (57 kg)
Born September 6, 1980,Ashland, Kentucky
Billed from Los Angeles, California
Trained by Roger Ruffen,OVW staff,Dave Finlay
Debut 1998

Jillian Faye Fletcher (September 6, 1980) is a professional wrestler and wrestling diva, who currently performs for World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown! brand under the ring name Jillian Hall.

Debuting in 1998, Fletcher wrestled on the independent circuit as Macaela Mercedes. Because of this early ring name "Macaela Mercedes" and "Jillian Mercedes" have been incorrectly listed as her real names.

On the independent circuit, she often wrestled her then husband Tiny Tim in inter-gender matches. She also wrestled for a brief time in the short lived G.L.O.R.Y. promotion, where she first began to make a name for herself.

In the early part of 2007, Jillian started a feud with Ashley Massaro, centered around Hall's jealousy of Massaro's Playboy appearance. She began to shun the eye candy label and treatment of the WWE divas and attempted to prove herself as the most talented diva, choosing to sing instead of participate in bikini contests.

http://www.myspace.com/jillianhall1

WWE - Ashley Massaro

Ring name(s) Ashley Massaro
Billed height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Billed weight 112 lb (51 kg)
Born May 26, 1979
Babylon, Long Island, New York
Billed from New York City
Trained by Ricky Steamboat,Dave Finlay,Trish Stratus,Matt Hardy
Pro Wrestling Debut: June 27, 2005

Ashley Massaro (born May 26, 1979 in Babylon, New York), sometimes known as just Ashley is a model and professional wrestler, currently working for WWE on its SmackDown! brand. She was the winner of the 2005 RAW Diva Search.

Ashley Massaro, came to WWE in June 2005 as a contestant in the 2005 RAW Diva Search. After beating the seven other chosen finalists, Massaro was declared the winner on the August 15, 2005 edition of RAW. She won $250,000 and a one year contract with WWE. Massaro made her first WWE appearance as an official Diva on the August 21, 2005 pre-SummerSlam edition of HEAT. This featured Ashley conducting interviews with the fans, including WWE Legends The Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young. Later that night, Massaro made her first appearance at a pay-per-view event when she joined the other bikini-clad divas in washing Vince McMahon's presidential limo backstage.

Ashley Massaro sites at Celebrity Link