They’re not exactly Divas but close enough! We’re always looking to expand into new territory, so we decided to watch the first episode of Hulk Hogan’s brand new CMT reality show Celebrity Championship Wrestling. So, let’s meet the ladies of the show:
Left to right: Erin Murphy, Nikki Ziering, Tiffany and Trishelle Cannatella
Recap
In the first episode of CCW, Erin and Nikki were drafted into ‘Team Nasty’, the team led by ‘Nasty Boy’ Brian Knobbs. Meanwhile, Tiffany and Trishelle joined ‘Team Beefcake’ led by Brutus ‘The Barber’ Beefcake. Each week, the teams have to learn three moves and then utilise them in a match before a live crowd in the CCW Arena. This week, the moves were: a kick to the midsection, a forearm smash and a clothesline.
In the ‘Main Event’ show, ‘Team Beefcake’ went first with Tiffany and partner, Danny Bonaduce playing heels against Trishelle and Butterbean (the faces). It was Trishelle and Butterbean who picked up the victory. Then, from ‘Team Nasty’ it was Erin Murphy teaming up with Dennis Rodman against Dustin Diamond and Frank Stallone. The match ended with Rodman and Erin picking up the win.
In judging, Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff and Jimmy Hart decided that ‘Team Nasty’ picked up the overall victory. That meant that one of ‘Team Beefcake’ had to be eliminated. Tiffany became the first celebrity to be eliminated.
Thoughts & Reactions
Honestly, I felt that the judges made the wrong call – ‘Team Beefcake’ put on the better tag team match and should have won this week’s showdown. One of the girls stood out most to me – Trishelle. Not only does she have a great ‘Diva-esque’ look, but she looked really comfortable in the ring, managed to work the crowd and executed her moves well. Keeping in mind that these girls are beginners, she was definitely my favourite of the four women on the show.
Eliminated Tiffany also played her heel character well, I’m not sure why she got eliminated over the horrible Erin Murphy who just so happened to make the winning team. Erin’s moves were horribly timed. As for Nikki, she played manager on the outside of the ring but throughout the episode it was noted that she looked ‘uninterested’ and apppeared ‘distracted’.
We’ll see how the three remaining ladies fare over the coming 7 episodes. Trishelle definitely caught my initial interest, let’s see if she can sustain. And can Nikki and Erin wise up?
