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This isn’t how Maria Kanellis planned to spend “Wrestlemania 26″ weekend.
One month ago, Kanellis expected to be a part of the festivities surrounding World Wrestling Entertainment’s annual pay-per-view extravaganza. WWE, though, abruptly fired one of its most popular female performers just as she was about to receive her greatest mainstream exposure on “Celebrity Apprentice.”
To her credit, Kanellis didn’t let the release slow her budding entertainment career. She quickly agreed to serve as a “backstage correspondent” on the “King of the Cage: Legacy” mixed-martial-arts show airing live from Reno, Nev., at 10 p.m. EDT Friday on HD-Net.
“This is definitely a new adventure,” Kanellis said Tuesday during a telephone interview. “It’s funny because I was on the road a lot of times (with WWE) when there were MMA shows going on. I don’t know about it as much as I would like, but I’m going to know a lot about it very soon.”
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RGJ.com mentioned Maria in a recent article about this Friday’s King of the Cage event.
The card includes a mix of title holders, local fighters and one reality TV star, Maria Kanellis.
Kanellis is a former WWE diva and wrestler and is currently in the TV show “Celebrity Apprentice.” She will be doing backstage interviews Friday for the HDNet channel, which is broadcasting the main events.
Kanellis was recently named WWE’s Diva of the Year for 2009, a fan vote as decided by the WWE Universe.
As was announced earlier this month, Maria will be joining the HDNet MMA broadcast team. Her first event is King of the Cage, Friday March 26th at 10pm EST. If you get HDNet, be sure to tune in! I know I will be.
HDNet released the following press release today…
“CELEBRITY APPRENTICE” STAR AND FORMER WWE DIVA MARIA KANELLIS TO JOIN HDNET’S MMA BROADCAST TEAM
Kanellis to make her HDNet debut on March 26 at 10:00 p.m. ET at
“King of the Cage: Legacy”DALLAS (March 15, 2010) – Last week on HDNet’s Inside MMA, we broke the news that Maria Kanellis will become the newest member of the network’s MMA broadcast team. Kanellis was WWE’s 2009 “Diva of the Year,” a Playboy Cover Girl, recording artist and a contestant on this season’s “Celebrity Apprentice.” She will debut as the backstage correspondent on HDNet’s LIVE broadcast of “Mark Burnett Presents: King of the Cage: Legacy” on March 26 from the Silver Legacy Casino in Reno, Nev.
“Maria is an amazing talent with a devoted fan base and we are excited to have her as part of our MMA broadcast team,” said Andrew Simon, CEO of HDNet Fights. “Maria loves MMA and is a superstar on LIVE television – the MMA community will welcome the passion she will bring to covering the sport.”
“My mantra is ‘passion is my motivation’ and I am definitely passionate about MMA!” said Kanellis. “I am excited for the opportunity to be part of the HDNet family. I love their commitment to the sport.”
Kanellis began her career in 2004 as a WWE Diva and appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine in April 2008. Her television credits include appearances on “Family Feud,” “Project Runway,” ” VH1′s Top 20 Video Countdown,” “The Insider,” “Best Damn Sports Show Period,” “Red Eye” and “The Today Show.”
She will be featured as a contestant on this season’s “The Celebrity Apprentice” which premiered on March 14 on NBC. Her debut album “Sevin Sins” will be available on iTunes on April 13 and a preview of the first single can be heard at http://mariakanellis.net.
The big news has finally been revealed! Maria will co-host an MMA event, King of the Cage on HDnet. A full press release will be issued on Monday. Check back then for full details!
