Jul 01 2008
Interviews No Comments
Maria Kanellis Interview
We ask the WWE diva what it’s like to make out with Snoop.
by Bill Barnwell
June 16, 2008 – WWE Diva Maria Kanellis, known simply on television as Maria, has lived a charmed life since debuting on WWE television on 2004 as a member of the first Diva Search. Starting as the ditzy backstage reporter/interviewer, she revealed her intelligence when asked to testify against Eric Bischoff; she revealed her brawn, meanwhile, when having to wrestle Edge and Lita with a tag team partner of some repute — John Cena.
Maria moved on to manage breakout star Santino Marella in 2007, but 2008 has been by far her most notable year in the industry. She appeared in the April 2008 issue of Playboy Magazine, preceding a “Playboy BunnyMania Lumberjack Match” at WrestleMania XXIV that was emceed by none other than Snoop Dogg, who defended Maria’s honor during the match and made out with her afterwards. We asked Maria about locking lips with the hip-hop legend and locking wrists in the ring.
IGN: We should start with WrestleMania. How exciting was it to be working on the biggest stage in the industry?
Maria: It was absolutely incredible. There were over 70,000 people there, and to be out there, you don’t realize it or understand the magnitude of it until later. I was watching the DVD and thought to myself — wow, that is 70,000 people! It was crazy.
IGN: Naturally, we need to know — what’s it like kissing Snoop Dogg?
Maria: Well, you know, he’s a legend [laughs]! He’s a legend among rappers and hip hop artists, so it was fun and exciting,
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Jul 01 2008
RAW Results No Comments
Tonight Charlie Haas hosted the a Summer Bikini Contest. All the girls except for Jillian disrobed and showed of their bikinis. When the audience finished cheering for who was the best. The winner was Maria!
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Jul 01 2008
WWE No Comments
One Nation. Unstoppable.
By: Corey Clayton
Written: June 16, 2008
Finally, you have a voice on WWE.com. The pre-eminent site for all the latest news and information regarding your favorite Superstars and Divas is now your place to meet, communicate and socialize with your fellow WWE fans.
Welcome to WWE Fan Nation. More than 50,000 worldwide have already joined WWE’s new interactive online community, found at fans.wwe.com.
The social network allows you, the greatest fans in sports-entertainment, to create slammin’ profiles with your own personal blog, start your own fan groups, and befriend other community members from across the globe.
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Jul 01 2008
Photos No Comments
I found a photo of Maria from the Super Stylish photoshoot, it’s a headshot it’s a outtake from her Super Stylish Photoshoot
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Jul 01 2008
Media, Website No Comments
Thanks to Abby who donated a bunch of icons to our GFX Gallery, Stuart who made me two Maria signatures and Victoria who made one for me awhile ago and they said I can use them here and I also made a bunch of Maria animations for you guys to use wherever you want. Just some credited wanted. Above is a preview of some of the work.. but to see it all go to the links below. We have the biggest Maria graphics gallery around.
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GFX Gallery: 3 New Signatures
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There will be 96×96 MSN icons coming shortly aswell as some more animations. All made by myself. In the galleries theres also some other media made by others that I never updated about. So check that out aswell! ENJOY!!!
Jul 01 2008
Diva Dish No Comments
Diva Dish: Divas Down Under, part two
By: Kara A. Medalis
Written: June 13, 2008
This week in Diva Dish, Natalya and Victoria embark on the SmackDown/ECW tour of Australia and New Zealand. Also, Natalya, Michelle McCool, Kelly Kelly, Victoria, Beth Phoenix, Eve, Katie Lea, Cherry, Lilian Garcia, Layla and Maria share their Father’s Day wishes.
Honoring Dad
Maria said she and her father are very similar in many ways. Like her dad, she likes to be the family caretaker.
“I got that from him,” she said. “And he and my mom have been married for 27 years. I am willing to work in a relationship – I got that from him. I never give up in a relationship, ever. That’s the stuff that makes my father special.”
Jul 01 2008
Photos No Comments
Once again! Thanks to Abby for donating well over 40 candids of Maria from the Press Conference in New York City the other day. Look at the update below to view the video and digitals. Here are the candids.
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