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Maria WWE Diva Pictures
| Height |
5 ft 7 in |
| Weight |
125lbs |
| Born |
May 2, 1981 |
| Hometown |
Ottawa, Illinois |
| Debut |
2004 |
Maria Kanellis (born May 2, 1981 in Ottawa, Illinois)
is working for World Wrestling Entertainment's RAW brand as a "Rookie Diva", after
competing in the first ever $250,000 RAW Diva Search. She is currently the youngest
Diva on the WWE Roster. Maria is also a veteran of the Hawaiian Tropic.
Maria had been a multiple-time beauty pageant winner
before competing in the 2004 $250,000 RAW Diva Search. Despite not winning the Diva
Search, she was hired anyway as she had impressed the fans. She was brought on to
RAW as a backstage interviewer. She was given a "dumb blonde" gimmick, playing on
a mistake she made during one of her first interviews when she referred to wrestler
Edge as "The Edge." This dumb blonde gimmick has seen her in many comic skits, during
interviews involving John Cena and more recently Chris Jericho, Big Show and Mick
Foley.
She has quickly earned a reputation as the oblivious RAW backstage reporter. Maria
seems to ask the wrong questions, irritating and amusing WWE Superstars and Divas
alike. Despite being in the WWE for such a short time, Maria has had numerous memorable
moments, including interviewing Eugene and William Regal after they won the World
Tag Team Championship from La Resistance, for it was in this situation that led
to an overwhelmed Eugene dousing Maria in chocolate milk as part of a post-match
celebration.
On the October 31 edition of RAW, Kanellis competed in a Halloween Costume Contest,
dressing as an angel. She received a good pop for her contributions to the contest,
but it ended in a no contest when Victoria and Mickie James got into a fight. Maria
helped the other divas get rid of Victoria and Candice Michelle out of the ring.
Kanellis competed in a "Fulfill Your Fantasy" Diva battle royal at Taboo Tuesday
2005 for the Women's Championship but did not last long however, as she was the
first to be eliminated.
On November 14, Kanellis would compete in a non-title Diva battle royal against
divas from both SmackDown! and RAW during the Eddie Guerrero tribute RAW show. Kanellis
stood in the corner for most of the match, only getting involved when she saw the
opportunity to eliminate a competitor, a stratagy the proved rewarding as she would
eliminate both Jillian and Victoria. After these eliminations Maria got cocky and
decided to attack both Melina, and Trish Stratus. This backfired as they together
eliminated Maria.
On the November 28th edition of Raw, Maria only wanted Eric Bischoff's thoughts
on whether or not he thought he was going to be fired. However, Kanellis was booked
into a match with WWE Superstar, Kurt Angle. Maria was laid out with the Angle Slam
and almost received the ankle lock, but John Cena came down for the save.
On the December 5th edition of Raw, Maria testified in the court against Eric Bischoff
as General Manager. She first asked Mick Foley to question her with Mr. Socko, before
answering, and acting all smart, that "last week Bischoff abused his power and it’s
this rash discourse that has led to a locker room of disdain and it should be grounds
for his immediate dismissal." On a December 2005 WWE holiday special called Tribute
to the Troops, the Raw superstars visited Afghanistan to performed for them, in
the results Maria and Candice Michelle defeated Ashley Massaro and Trish Stratus
in a Divas Tag Team Match. |
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