Updates - Velvet Sky, Maryse and Melina

Is TNA Knockout Velvet Sky going to be on Dancing With The Stars?

Well she will be if TNA can do anything about it.
Over at ImpactWrestling.com they have a link to click to vote for Velvet to be on DWTS.
http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/2980-Vote-For-Velvet-Sky-For-The-Next-Season-Of-Dancing-With-The-Stars
Why not?
Stacy Keibler and Jericho have both done it.
It would be great PR for TNA.

Maryse is healing up from her hernia surgery and posted this over at FrenchKissMaryse.com:

Hey planet sexy,


I met with my surgeon today and she said everything is perfect. There’s a little bit of fluid inside by the incision and where the repairs were done, but its totally normal apparently. The scar healed really good and there is no infection. So the surgery was a total success. I’m sooooooo happy!!!


Be Sexy!!!

And finally, I mentioned over at Beautiful Women of Wrestling that former WWE Diva will be taking on another former WWE Diva Serena Deeb, on November 19th at the Womens' Superstars Unleashed iPPV at the ACE Arena in Union City, NJ.

Well right after that (and I mean RIGHT after that) Melina and Serena (along with another ex-WWE Diva Jillian Hall) will be appearing on the WASP (Wrestling All Star Pros) tour in Mexico on November 20th.
You can see more about that here:
http://artimex.tv/index.php?option=com_artistas&action=showartist&aid=209&Itemid=5

The WWE Loves Alicia Fox

According to the Wrestling Observer, WWE officials are very high on current Diva's Champion Alicia Fox.
And why not?
She's....well she's....and then she's.....
Okay, having Alicia Fox as Diva's Champion makes about as much sense as Eve Torres.
(Although I checked, and Eve outranks Alicia in internet searches almost 2 to 1, so it may not have been such a good idea from a publicity stand point)
She's been wrestling for a whole four years, and not counting the OVW Women's Championship, the Diva's Championship is the only belt she's ever held.

How does she rank up against the other SmackDown! Divas?
Well she's better than (or equal to) the Bella Twins, Eve Torres...
Hmmm, that’s about it I think.
That leaves Gail Kim, Jillian, Maryse, Melina, Natalya and probably Tamina that are better than her.
(Okay, I'm sure Tamina would take Alicia's lunch money and stuff her in a locker, but I'm trying to be nice here)

And yes I put Maryse on that list because even though she started out as another "model sign up" in the WWE, she has put in a LOT of effort in her four years with the company.
She was trained by some of the greats like Al Snow, Steve Keirn, Tom Prichard, Finlay and Ricky Steamboat, and she has some martial arts background as well.

And here's even more fun for wrestling fans...
The WWE has signed her sister Christina Crawford, and she's training at the FCW developmental facility.

So can we expect Christina Fox as the WWE Diva's Champion in 2014?
Probably, if not sooner.

On the upside, maybe they are doing this so when Melina does come back, she can have a title match with Alicia on SmackDown!, beat her in like 30 seconds and end this.



The WWE Loves Alicia Fox, posted to http://beautifulwrestling2.blogspot.com/ on July 15th, 2010.

Velvet Sky "Wrestling's Sexiest Woman"?

Well I said in the last entry that the last minute add on women's wrestling match at Wrestlemania 26 would probably be Kelly Kelly, Eve and Gail Kim taking on Michelle McCool, Layla and Maryse.
I wasn't far off.
It was Michelle McCool, Layla, Maryse, Alicia Fox and Vickie Guerrero taking on Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres, Gail Kim and Beth Phoenix.
See?
The WWE isn't predictable at all.

Michelle McCool, Layla, Maryse, Alicia Fox and Vickie Guerrero won at Wrestlemania, so they turned around and repeated the same wrestling match the next night on Raw.
This time the winners were Eve Torres, Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Beth Phoenix, and Gail Kim.

BTW...the WWE has some new Divas Wrestlemania pics up at their website here:
http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/photos/wrestlemaniadivasphotos/

They also have a gallery of the WWE Divas in their gowns at Saturday's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony that you can see here:
http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/photos/halloffamedivasphotos/

And the WWE has signed yet another model, but at least this time they are going to use her as a ring announcer.
Florida model Brittney Beede has been signed to a developmental deal and she is using the name Jamie Keyes.
You may remember her as the winner of Kevin Nash's search for a new valet on TNA last year.


And speaking of TNA, remember what I said about TNA with Tara and Daffney?
Well they didn't go all the way with that, BUT, on the last TNA Impact, they did have Tara face Daffney in a First Blood Match for the TNA Knockouts Championship.


And in more TNA Knockout news, in the annual "PWI Poll" issue, Pro-Wrestling Illustrated named Velvet Sky "Wrestling's Sexiest Woman".
The list went like this....

Velvet Sky (TNA) - 14%
Maryse (WWE) - 12%
Melina (WWE) - 9%
Lacey von Erich (TNA) -7%
Kelly Kelly (WWE) - 6%
Cheerleader Melissa (Was TNA but now Indy) - 5%
Madison Rayne (TNA) - 3%
Others- 39%

So out of seven named women, four were TNA.
Are the Divas losing their edge?

Female Wrestling News: Lena Yada, Christy Hemme, Candice Michelle and More.....

Former WWE Diva, Lena Yada will take on Christina Von Eerie this Saturday in San Franciso, CA. at ChickFight.
ChickFight is part of Pro Wrestling Revolution’s big show this Saturday.
This is Lena's first match since leaving the WWE.
You can read more about the match up here:
http://www.chickfight.tv/2009/06/02/former-wwe-diva-lena-yada-takes-on-christina-von-eerie-in-san-francisco/



ShortAndSweetNYC.com has an interview with Another former WWE Diva and current TNA Knockout, Christy Hemme up over at their website.....
" Christy Hemme has been many things: a model, a Juggy Dancer on The Man Show, a wrestling Diva in the WWE and a Knockout in TNA and she even makes time to visit the troops in Afghanistan. Now you can add musician into the mix as her band Hemme recently dropped their first EP Where Are You and has a full length album coming out next year. I had the chance to sit down and talk to Christy about her recent wrestling neck injury, music, and more."

You can read the full interview here:
http://www.shortandsweetnyc.com/2009/06/interview-christy-hemme.html


And finally, Candice Michelle will be returning to WWE Smachdown! tonight, teaming with Layla and Alicia Fox against Gail Kim, Melina and Eve.
So Candice is back as a heel huh?

UPDATE: Nope...it wasn't Candice Michelle, it was Michelle McCool.

Should I even mention that at the WWE Extreme Rules PPV, the only semi womens match will be Vickie Guerrero against Santina Marella in a Hog Pen match for the title of "Miss WrestleMania"?
Nah...I didnt think I should either.

WWE Diva and TNA Knockout News, Victora / Tara, Maryse and Melina

Former WWE Diva Victoria did show up on TNA, and now her name is Tara.
Tara?
In case you missed it, you can see "Tara" take out the Beautiful People.....



As of right now, WWE Diva Maryse has had the longest run of any WWE Divas Champion.
Well there's only been two....but so what?
She has held the title for 157 days and counting, which breaks Michelle McCool's previous record of 155 days.
Yay?

Speaking of Michelle, she said in her WWE Universe blog that Melina broke her nose in a recent match.



And continuing on with Michelle, she and Triple H will be in Japan in July at the MTV Japan Movie Awards.
They wil also be doing promotional events to help promote WWE's tour there.

Tonight on WWE SmackDown!, you'll get to see Melina versus Alicia Fox, and Eve Torres versus Layla El.

Last Night on Smackdown-Michelle McCool and Gail Kim

Gail Kim got beat last night by Michelle McCool in a number one contender match on Smackdown.
Well that's kinda to be expected right?
I don't think they are ready to do face versus face and have Melina go up against Gail.
The match was good, as the matches with Gail and Michelle are.
Gail looked like she is moving back towards her "submission specialist" move set.
Maybe the WWE writers ARE reading my blogs since I stated awhile back that I thought she should do that.
If so...thank you!
Mixing pro wrestling with MMA style submissions (especially in the Diva's division) is to me a very good idea.
female submission wrestling is very popular on the net, and the WWE could tap into that easily.

Picture this.....
A male heel comes out and starts running his mouth.
One of the Divas comes out and tells him to shut up.
Since she's a girl, the heel takes a swing at her.
The Diva ducks the swing, trips him and clamps on a kimura or a keylock or an armbar or even a triangle choke, applies the pressure and makes him tap out!
This instantly makes up for Wrestlemania and suddenly gives the Diva division new street cred.

Outlandish you may say?
As I recall, martial arts were originally designed so that smaller, weaker opponents could take out larger stronger ones.
You know Bruce Lee was about 5 '6 and his weighed in at around 145.
Gail has her submission moves, Beth Phoenix was a collegiate wrestler and aren't Michelle and Maryse also trained in martial arts?

Now if you read my blogs, you know how much I hate gimmick matches.
But if done right, this could elevate the Diva division to new heights.
And BTW, lets make that a one shot, limited storyline thing with a male wrestler.
I don't really wanna see Triple H versus Maryse as the main even on Raw.

WWE Diva and TNA Knockout News

WrestleZone.com has an article and interview with former TNA Knockout Roxxi Laveaux at their site.
You can read the article here.


Tonight on WWE SmackDown!, Alicia Fox and Michelle McCool will go up against Gail Kim and Melina.


The Denver Post.com has an article on Dr Death, Steve Williams and Former WWF Diva Dawn Marie's "Wrestler Rescue" work to help him out.
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_12347601


No certain return date for TNA Knockout Christy Hemme.
Christy is out with a neck injury, and she says she doesnt like the idea of surgery to repair it.
I can't blame her.
You can hear more on the May 13th interview at revolution31.com
http://www.revolution31.com/blog/


It appears that Sarah Stock is going to be called Sarita in TNA.
Funny...she's Canadian.
Oh well.
You can find out more at TNA En Espanol Con Willie Urbina.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz9RT0K0W3w


And the WWE has signed blonde model and dancer Rachael Carr, who has been a body double for Britney Spears and Kylie Minogue to a developmental deal.
Imagine this, if things go well with her training, we could see a female British stable with Katie Lee, Layla El and Rachael.

WWE Divas Last Night On WWE Raw

Last night on WWE Raw, Melina and Kelly Kelly took on Beth Phoenix and Jillian Hall.
The match didn't last long because Rosa Mendez ran in.
Where was she at the Royal Rumble?
Anyway, her interference allowed Beth Phoenix to get the win.

The big question right now is will Trish Stratus have a match at Wrestlemania 25?
The two main ideas for possible opponents seem to be Beth Phoenix or Michelle McCool.
But why? Both of them are ex-champions.
Either way, a Trish Stratus appearance is sure to sell tickets, even if it makes no sense.

WWE's Royal Rumble and TNA's Against All Odds

Of course tonight is the WWE's Royal Rumble PPV in Detroit.
The Women's Wrestling Champion Beth Phoenix will be facing Melina.
And if Rosa Mendes doesn't show up or interfere, I'll put away my crystal ball.


At TNA's "Against All Odds" PPV on February 8th Awesome Kong will be wrestling ODB in a Knockout's Title Match.
I had heard that Kong has a couple of physical problems, so I wonder how this is gonna work out.
I can't really see ODB getting the title belt.

More WWE Diva and TNA Knockout Updates

Last nights women's wrestling match on WWE Raw really wasn't a match.
Beth Phoenix and Jillian Hall were supposed to wrestle Kelly Kelly and Melina.
Beth and Jillian were already in the ring waiting and Kelly came out followed by Melina.
Then suddenly Rosa Mendez, who was posing as one of the photographers, jumped Melina and knocked her down.
See I told you that ban wouldn't work...LOL
Security grabs Rosa and hauls her off and Kelly goes to check on Melina at which time the heels decide it's a good time to attack.
So they do and pretty much decimate Kelly and Melina.
Thus the match is ruled No Contest.

Now....who can see a three woman tag team match in the distance?



Over at TNA, Roxxi, Taylor Wilde and ODB will be facing The Kongtourage on TNA iMPACT!

Also over at TNA, Christy Hemme and Awesome Kong may be out a bit as Christy is having trouble with discs in her neck, and Kong has a back injury.
Christy may be looking at surgery.

Female Wrestling on WWE Raw Last Night

Well we had one and a half women's wrestling matches last night on Raw.
First, Goldust and Melina took on Beth Phoenix and Santino Marella.
Goldust and Melina...really not a bad idea. I kinda like that.
Anyway, Goldust and Melina won which of course cued the attack by Rosa.
Her and Melina went at it a bit till security once again broke it up.



Then Kelly Kelly took on Jillian Hall.
Although Jillian pretty much ran the whole match Kelly managed to get the win.
Afterwards Jillian attacked Kelly which cued......Kane.



So the mixed match was a Diva's promo, and the women's match was a Kane promo.
I'm still waiting for the day that we see an actual women's tag team match and a women's single match both on the same night.
I can't really rip the mixed tag team matches that hard since in Lucha Libre, one of the promotions even has a Mixed Tag Team belt.
But I would like to see the women's matches focused on the women's storylines.

BTW, Stephanie McMahon "officially" banned Rosa Mendes from WWE events last night.
We'll see how long that lasts.

Melina, Beth Phoenix and Rosa Mendes

Well things got a lot more interesting on WWE Raw last night.
For me at least.
At the Race to the Rumble Divas Battle Royal, it was down to Mickie James and Melina. After a back and forth battle, Melina finally eliminated her to become the new number one contender for the WWE Women's Wrestling Championship.
Of course this doesn't sit well with current champion Beth Phoenix, who walks out to the ring, slaps Melina and tosses her to the floor.
Bad move.
Melina goes fool and attacks Beth until she gets her on top of the announcers table and is pounding away at her.
THEN, out of nowhere Rosa Mendes (Beth's number one fan...shades of Mickie and Trish) and leaps onto Melina, prompting security to come out and drag Rosa away.
Well Rosa is the drop dead gorgeous (IMHO) Milena Roucka from Ohio Valley Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling.


I'm about to say forget Melina and Beth, let's see Melina and Rosa!
Can you imagine these two, Latin blood boiling, going at it in the squared circle?
Forget wrestling, this could be the ultimate feud if played right.
Melina has a good wrestling background and Roucka has been training at OVW and FCW and has some MMA training as well.
Let's see how the WWE handles it.
I'm not gonna assume they screw it up right off the bat this time like I usually do.

Is Michelle McCool Going to do a Heel Turn?

Is Michelle McCool going to do a heel turn?
It seems on her blog this week she's talking about having a target on her back since she's the WWE Divas Champion.
And this week on WWE SmackDown! she'll be facing Maria in a non title match.
We all know Michelle is more than capable of playing the bad guy.
And think about it, a heel team of Michelle and Maryse would rival TNA's Beautiful People.
Plus they could bring back the "M and M" nickname just for them.
Of course bringing back that name would be a perfect lead in to bringing back Melina as a face, angry that Michelle and Maryse are using that name.
Which in turn could lead to Melina getting various team mates to go up against them, ultimately leading to the return of the WWE Women's Tag Team Wrestling title!
Hey, maybe Melina could get Mickie James as her tag team partner and they could claim the name "M and M".
Wow, I can really go off onto a tangent can't I?
Speaking of tangents, what's up with Michelle McCool, Maria, Maryse, Melina, Candice Michelle and Mickie James?
Does the WWE have some kinda "M" thing?

WWE Diva Melina updates......

After her little run in with Beth Phoenix, Melina has seemingly turned face.
I hope that is the case and not a swerve, because I recall reading about Melina before she came to the WWE.
Melina said that she wanted to be a role model to the young latinas.
Well now she really can.
The bad thing is, that on June 23, 2008 Melina injured her ankle when she fell from the turnbuckle in a match where she and Mickie James took on Natalya and Victoria. Nothing really concrete yet, but the rumor is that she either fractured her heel or tore ligaments in her ankle and will likely need surgery.
BTW, did you know Melina is supposedly seeing Batista?

Last Night on RAW: Melina, Jillian, Layla and Victoria vs. Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Michelle McCool and Maria

Last night on WWE RAW they opened with the infamous Santa's Little Helper Match.
It was Melina, Jillian, Layla and Victoria against Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Michelle McCool and Maria.
The faces won.




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WWE Diva - Melina Perez

Yeah I know Melina was the WWE Women's Wrestling Champion for awhile, but what have they done with her lately?
Here's a lady that really can wrestle, and they are using her like cannon fodder in WWE matches.
Is it not possible to have a Women's Champ and several number one contenders?
Melina fought her way up through the Indies, and made it to the WWE. That deserves some respect.
Maybe if Monday Night Raw's ratings keep slipping, Vince will finally get the hint and try to be more innovative.
Perhaps a real full scale Women's Division.
I know, I know, I'm dreaming again.

Melina and Beth Phoenix against Mickie James and Maria

Last night on RAW, aside from the Candice Michelle fiasco, they had a Women’s Tag Team Match.
Melina and Beth Phoenix against Mickie James and Maria, accompanied by Maria's kayfabe boyfriend Santino Marella.
It should have been Candice in there instead of Maria, but I digress.
Fairly decent match with Maria trying hard.
Maria won it for her team, after Santino interfered and Maria hit a bulldog on Melina.

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Will Candice Michelle beat Melina?

Now with the big title match coming up this Sunday, will Candice Michelle beat Melina?

I think she might, but I really hope she doesn't.

Candice has come a long way, but the Women's Wrestling title should stay beyond her grasp for the moment.
I could see a lot more heat for a Micki James/Melina feud.

Although they might play the angle of Candice winning and becoming the underdog champion, barely beating Melina, Jillian Hall and Victoria in title shots. Candice as a " still learning" champion might play out well.



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MELINA VS. CANDICE MICHELLE IN A PUDDING MATCH

MELINA VS. CANDICE MICHELLE IN A PUDDING MATCH

Background: On the May 7th RAW Candice Michelle and Mickie James defeated Victoria and Melina when Candice hit Melina with a spinkick. The next week Candice beat Victoria while Melina sat in on commentary. The night after Judgment Day Candice won a non-title affair over Melina to prove she was no fluke. On May 28th Candice beat Melina again in a diva battle royal water fight that also included Mickie James, Michelle McCool, the Expose dancers, Jillian Hall, Kristal Marshall and Maria.

Match Up: Forming strategy for such a match is very sticky, pun intended. Melina and Candice have both showed to be improving female grapplers, but that will matter little here. If you have to fight in pudding, you might as well try to use it to your advantage to blind, choke and smother. Melina is most likely to use the dirty tactics. She seems to still be selling Candice short despite recent wins. Look for Candice to sneak out another close one if Melina gets cocky.

Outcome: At least the Women's title isn't on the line. Due to this though, Candice will probably get the win even though it's counterproductive to build her up as a real wrestler for weeks and then put her in such a sexually gratuitous match. Not to mention it is also degrading to do so to the Women's champion. Having such a match fits in with the theme of the pay per view, but what overall purpose does it serve in putting over either woman or the women's division.

full article here:
http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/55154


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Melina - Melina Perez - WWE Divas

Melina Perez (born March 9, 1979) better known simply as Melina, is a Mexican-American professional wrestler and manager, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment working and wrestling on its RAW brand, where she is the reigning WWE Women's Champion.

Melina is also known for her ring entrance, which is a display of her flexibility. Standing beside the ring, she lifts her right leg onto the apron, then lifts her left leg, performing the splits, and then bends her upper body under the bottom rope. On RAW, she added another variation to this entrance where she stands on the apron before performing the splits and sliding under the bottom rope.

Following the Royal Rumble, Melina would become the #1 contender for the WWE Women's Championship, as well as introducing her KyraPractor finisher to WWE fans, under the new name California Dream. On February 5, Melina lost a Women's Championship match against Women's Champion Mickie James. The following week on RAW, Melina pinned the Women's Champion in a mixed tag team match and then challenged James for the title for the next week on RAW. In a back and forth battle, Melina eventually pinned Mickie James to capture her first WWE Women's Championship. In continuation of their feud, Melina won the first ever Women's Falls Count Anywhere Match in WWE history, by pinning James after a blocked hurricanrana to retain her WWE Women's Championship.

In March of 2007, Melina would show jealousy towards SmackDown! Diva Ashley, due to her burst of popularity and attention towards her appearance in Playboy. She also feuded with former Playboy cover girls Torrie Wilson and Candice Michelle during this time. On an episode of SmackDown, the rivalry was taken to the next level when a catfight broke out between the feisty Divas on the inaugural edition of Miz TV. At WrestleMania 23, Melina pinned Ashley in a LumberJill Match to retain her Women's Championship in her first WrestleMania match.

After WrestleMania, Mickie James interrupted Melina's photo shoot with the Women's Championship, resulting in yet another feud between the two Divas. On April 24 at a house show in Paris, France, Melina lost the WWE Women's Championship to Mickie James in a triple threat match that also involved Victoria, but on the orders of Jonathan Coachman, she was entitled to a rematch on the same night, where she pinned Mickie James to regain the Title and become a two-time WWE Women's Champion. On April 29, at WWE Backlash 2007 Melina retained the WWE Women's Championship by using a Reverse DDT on Mickie James.

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