Diva Dish : Maria Gets Mobbed
Diva Dish: Championship Warning
By: Kara A. Medalis
Written: June 27, 2008
Mickie James will defend the Women’s Championship against Katie Lea Burchill this Sunday at Night of Champions, only on pay-per-view.
In this week’s Diva Dish, Katie Lea Burchill offers a warning to her Night of Champions opponent, Mickie James; Maryse makes a big move; Jillian hangs out with Weird Al, Maria gets mobbed; and Kelly Kelly rides in style.
The price of Diva stardom
Maria said she enjoys returning home to the Chicago suburbs to visit her family and friends, but it seems the Diva’s fame is making it difficult for her to go unnoticed.
“I love going home, I really do. And I love going to car shows. It’s so much fun. But for the first time in the history of me being me, I really couldn’t go to a car show because I was mobbed, literally mobbed,” the Diva explained. “I love Ottawa, I really do. I love everybody at home, I love my mom, I love my family, but oh my gosh, it was crazy!”
Maria said she signed so many autographs while in downtown Ottawa, Ill., it was like an impromptu WWE appearance.
“Then my friend Emma and I went out at night and she literally had to run blocker for me. I had to dance in the corner, because I couldn’t let go in the middle of everything because someone was constantly coming up,” she said.
But the Diva is most definitely not complaining. Maria is flattered by all of the attention she’s getting and loves nothing more than meeting her adoring fans.
“Please, keep it coming! Keep coming up to me and talking to me!” she pleaded. “I signed everybody’s autograph, I took everybody’s picture. That’s what I do. That’s my home. I signed multiple autographs if need be. I said hello to a couple of peeps on the phone. I did all that stuff because that’s my home, and I’ll keep on doing it. But it was the first time that it was that crazy like that!”
While most of Maria’s fans were interested in obtaining autographs and posing for snapshots with the Diva, one had an interesting question for her to which she wanted to set the record straight.
“They asked if I was going to pose for Hustler. No – I am a Playmate and I will not cross the line,” Maria said.
