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SmackDown Spoilers – August 29, 2008

This week’s SmackDown spoilers are below, highlight to read:

– WWE Divas champ Michelle McCool got into it with Maryse backstage.

– Maryse & Nattie Neidhart defeated Michelle McCool & Maria when Maryse DDT’d Maria for the pin. The heels then laid out McCool.

Brie Bella debuted, defeating Victoria with a rollup.

Kim Kardashian Gets Eve’s Sloppy Seconds

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Over the past year or so, Kim Kardashian and the WWE seem to keep bumping into each other like that annoying ex who just won’t go away. The girl with the most talked about booty since J.Lo was in attendance at WrestleMania 24 back in April and she and Carmen Electra will be seen spoofing the WWE Divas in Disaster Movie – which just so happens to drop this weekend. Well how’s about another coinkidink to add to the list huh?

Turns out K-Dash’s boyfriend, NFL star, Reggie Bush tapped SmackDown Diva, Eve‘s ass first. Apparently, the two used to date in college. Gentlemen, which lady would you prefer to back up on you? Kim or Eve?

Maria’s a Mad Hatter

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Maria must be crazy about accessories, because she’s practically drowning in them in her knew photoshoot, “Hat’s the Ticket”. All of it looks pretty tacky, IMO. I mean, a chain-covered fedora? And sheesh, it’s studs and stars galore! All of this begs the question: if Maria were to produce a clothing line (which she has claimed to be one of her goals on many occasions), would it be any good? I’ve never been a fan of her personal style, so I’m not sure how that would turn out.. Tell me: would you wear something from Maria’s (possible) clothing line? Sound off in the comments!

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Raw Redux – August 25, 2008

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This week on Raw: Kelly Kelly upsets the Glamazon and Women’s Champion, Beth Phoenix in singles action.

Thoughts & Reactions
This is the victory that will have many fans divided. More conservative fans will argue that there is no way Kelly, the inexperienced “blonde bimbo” deserves a victory over not only Beth Phoenix, but the Women’s Champion. Meanwhile, others would argue that Kelly has vastly improved and does deserve to gain some steam and deserves one of her first victories as part of the Raw roster. What side does Raw Redux fall in? The latter. When I first read Beth and Kelly would be facing off for the third time in the past six weeks, I initially rolled my eyes. We’d seen this match twice before and I thought this would go the same way as those two matches, with Beth easily beating Kelly. Instead, we got something different and unexpected – Kelly beating the Glamazon. And you know what? I’m all for it.

This wasn’t exactly a clean victory with Beth being somewhat distracted by Santino, so it’s not like Kelly totally outpowered Beth. Kelly has worked really hard over the past six months on both Raw and SmackDown, becoming pretty competent in the ring. When Kelly first moved to Raw, I feared that she’d hardly get any TV time and like Maria and Ashley before her, barely improve in the ring hindering all the development she made on SmackDown and ECW. Instead, Kelly has been a pretty prominent part of the Raw roster, wrestling on a regular basis. However, instead of receiving a huge push like Candice or Trish Stratus, Kelly has been used as enhancement talent to help put over the likes of Mickie James and Beth. So I think it’s about time she finally got a little confidence shown in her by management, with a victory and she got that on Raw. I’m not saying Kelly is championship material, but I wouldn’t mind seeing WWE build off this win and give Kelly a title shot against Beth next week or at Unforgiven even as sort of an “interim mini-feud.” By that I mean this would be a transitional mini-feud for Beth until Candice comes back, it’s fresher than seeing yet another Beth vs Mickie rematch at Unforgiven right? And because this is just an interim match, obviously, Kelly wouldn’t win the title. It’s just something fresh to tide us over until a real feud is booked.

As for the match, I’ve said and I’ve said it again, Kelly and Beth have shown so much chemistry in the ring together in their previous matches. Chemistry that I never expected to see from these two Divas, but yet again, I felt they delivered a really solid match. This match wasn’t as “flashy” with Kelly pulling off all these big moves like in their last match, which is one of the things I liked about it. Perhaps Kelly has learnt to be more subtle utilising these big moves, using them more sparsely so they look really good. If you do the same flashy moves in every single match, I think they lose their excitement. Good work from both Divas.

I like that WWE laid off Mickie this week too, she really needs to be repackaged or something. So who was waiting with baited breath to see Gail Kim turn up on Raw? I’m glad they didn’t rush into things and have her debut last night. Actually, I don’t think she’s even signed a contract yet.

Impact Spoilers – August 28, 2008

It seems as though TNA is trying to overcompensate for Gail Kim‘s departure this week, by frantically pushing all of the remaining Knockouts on the show, with a record three women’s matches! Spoilers below, highlight to read:

Awesome Kong defeated Josie, billed from Memphis, TN. Josie was one of the women from the Slammiversary 2008 Kong challenge. ODB attacked Kong until the referees pulled her off.

– The Beautiful People defeated TNA Knockout champ Taylor Wilde & Roxxi after Velvet shot hairspray in Roxxi’s eyes. Kip James paperbags Roxxi and they threaten to cut Wilde’s hair but Rhino hits the ring for the save.

– ODB defeated Raisha Saied. ODB pulled off Saied’s mask (backstage) so we didn’t get to see her face. ODB showed off the mask but was attacked by Kong and laid out.

Hello, Kitty!

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The combination of bright yellow, orange skin, and platinum blonde hair usually makes me think of one of those cheap “boutiques” in the mall (or an Oompa Loompa), but as much as I want to hate this shoot, Maryse manages to pull it off. All of those factors, combined with a dress that hangs unflatteringly and a Hello Kitty-esque pendant makes that nothing short of a miracle. You could attribute it to her ability to make photoshoots interesting – I mean, she manages to look like a complete natural even when it looks like she’s posing inside a shipping crate! If this shoot were a sum of its parts, it’d be a big “Nay!” from me, but Maryse has somehow made it decent. Damn!

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What Would Jim Ross Say?

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You know that phrase, “What would the neighbours say?” Well in the wrestling biz, it’s more like “What would Jim Ross say?” It seems good ole JR weighs in on just about anything and everything which is why I waited with baited breath to read what he’d write about the shocking Gail Kim saga that unfolded last week. Well we can finally breathe because his response is here…

I have always thought that Gail Kim was talented and wrote when she left the WWE a couple of years ago that I thought she should have stayed. She has improved her in ring work and her interview skills over the past couple of years and if she does officially return to the WWE I feel she will ease right into the mix with the other Divas. Her exotic look and her overall skill set should lend to her marketability.

No direct allusions to TNA… interesting, if Jim knows one thing – it’s not to piss off the boss. Like Gail, he knows what it’s like to be sent home and brought back by the E.

YouTube Classics: Gail Kim’s WWE Debut

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Welcome to the YouTube Classics! With the recent-breaking news of Gail Kim‘s sudden TNA departure and imminent return to the WWE, our theme this week will be “Gail Storm”, reminding you of Gail’s most memorable WWE moments during her previous tenure with the company. Today, we have Gail vs. Trish vs. Victoria vs. Jazz vs. Molly Holly vs. Jacqueline vs. Ivory in a Women’s Championship Battle Royal from the June 30th, 2003 RAW. This was Gail’s big WWE debut, and she surprised everyone by pulling off quite the upset:

Layla’s Mother Passes Away

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It’s time to get serious for a moment, as we have the sad task of reporting that one of our favourite Divas, Layla‘s mother has passed away. Last week, Layla wrote on her MySpace asking fans not to believe rumours that she’s been released, not that I had heard such rumours. It was later revealed that Layla had been granted time off for family issues. Well Layla’s best friend confirmed today that Layla’s mother has passed away and I’m assuming that the 2006 Diva Search winner is back home, right where this post is being written, in London.

This is Renida. Lay’s best friend. She has been experiencing a huge loss in her life right now. Her mother passed away unexpectedly and she’s been out of the country dealing with everything. I wanted you all to be aware of what is going on and send out as much positive energy and prayer to help her get through this difficult time in her life. The WWE has really helpful and understanding with her taking a little time off right now but she will definitely be back in full force before September. This is the reason she hasn’t been on my space lately. If any one of you have experienced losing someone in your life who meant a lot, you know how she’s feeling and that it takes time to heal. I spoke to Lay today and she’s being strong for the rest of her fam, she also gave me the ok to write something to her fans letting you know what’s going on with her. She loves you and she thanks all of you for your support.

Diva Dirt would like to extend our condolences to Layla and her family. We love you girly!

Weekend Analysis: Two Times a Lady Diva

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Diva Dirt‘s Weekend Analysis is hotter than the Sunday newspapers… free DVDs included! This is the feature we aim to analyse our favourite and not so favourite Divas as well as the current news stories. This week, we ride the gravy train that is Gail Kim‘s TNA departure!

Keeping up to date with this news story has been one of my top priorities this week, which shows A) that I have little to no life and B) that this is major, major news. The turnaround between the announcement of Gail leaving TNA and the announcement she would be re-joining WWE has to set a world record. No one in history has jumped ship that quickly, surely? My esteemed colleague *cough* Erin thinks that this fast turnaround suggests that Gail has been considering the jump to WWE for some time, allowing this to take place so quickly. Gail has words with WWE officials, Gail is offered a contract, Gail waits for her TNA contract to expire and immediately signs with WWE. Sounds like a logical story. However, other reports suggest that Gail held out for TNA to match or better WWE’s financial offer (which is assumed to be a significant amount) and when they couldn’t give her the money she wanted, she took the more lucrative opportunity. This, in my eyes, does not make Gail a “bitch” or “traitor”, this my friends, is simply business.

I’ve made my feelings real clear on the site this week, I love that Gail is coming back to the WWE because she was one of my favourite Divas during her 18 month tenure and she would go onto become my favourite Knockout. Gail really put the TNA Knockouts division on the map with Awesome Kong and accomplished so much in just under a year with her fellow Knockouts. I would say in the last year, Gail has come full circle in TNA and I think in the past few months, without a lucrative storyline she began to wane in the same way Mickie James has in WWE. After being involved in a huge storyline with Kong, Gail lost the title and the lack of singles storylines for her over the past few months have left her a little stale. Even without the storylines, she was winning all her matches like Mickie, but with no real character development, I think Gail had eased into a Mickie type role in TNA. She was their top Knockout but not really that exciting anymore, TNA failed to book Gail strongly as a title contender or give her a feud in the meantime. Creatively, it’s said that Gail had no problems with how she was used in TNA, but my take is that she had come full circle in TNA and perhaps leaving the company was for the best.

So Gail is going to be a WWE Diva once more, earlier I wrote that this is just business but let’s look at the other side of the coin. Even if it is just business, will Gail – for all the money it’s thought WWE is willing to pay her – be able to have the same excitement and appreciation of her job in WWE? Compared to the fast paced Knockouts division, Gail won’t have the opportunity to go all out in the ring and hell, she may not even appear on TV for weeks at a time. If her decision is purely financial, can and will Gail Kim be as appreciative of the WWE fans? In the entertainment business, you have to have passion and drive. Gail’s new WWE deal will be for a “significant amount”, but has she thought about the other aspects? I should hope Gail doesn’t expect to just turn up at TV tapings, do her job and go home. There’s a lot of fan interaction for wrestlers and we know that Gail loved her job in TNA, but can she bring that same enthusiasm to her new job in WWE. Will she want to sign autographs for the WWE fans? Will she care about her work in the ring?

Even though I am a fan and I’m really excited about Gail coming back to the big time, these doubts have crossed my mind. When WWE released Gail in 2004 they said it was because they were going in a different direction with the women’s division, this was the truth. However here and now, in 2008, WWE has a renewed focus on women’s wrestling and here and now, in 2008, it seems WWE wants a great female wrestler like Gail to add to that focus. Or is this simply pot shot at TNA? Time will tell if Gail and the WWE are a good fit, here’s hoping they are!

SmackDown Redux – August 22, 2008

This week on SmackDown: Natalya and Maria faced off in the opener of this week’s show. Maria got the win via DQ after being attacked by Natalyta and Maryse before Michelle McCool made the save.

Thoughts & Reactions
Upon reading this week’s spoilers, I felt an initial surprise – the result was something new and different. But in execution, I felt this week’s SmackDown was the same old, same old and not very good. This week, the real question was what could the experienced favourite Natalya pull out of the inexperienced and somewhat annoying Maria? Well the answer was, a little. While I’m never really impressed with Maria, this week was an improvement on the past few weeks proving what an uber-Diva Natalya is.

The third generation Diva continues to exert her unique prowess in the ring, bringing in-ring psychology into the mix while trying to stumble from one move to the next, carrying the Playboy covergirl. I liked the whole deal with Natalya going after Maria’s knee. This was a surprisingly long match – I’m used to quickies from the Divas, but the length really helped Natalya and Maria get their story across.

If Maryse is interfering, why would her entrance music play? I didn’t really like the end, I felt this could be a good match if they had a clean win. Instead we have the involvement of Maryse and Michelle and the end, as usual over the past month on SmackDown, felt unresolved. No storyline continuations, just matches with undefined endings. I mean where is this all going? Are we just going to have a random combination of matches every week? Can they not just announce a Maria vs Maryse match for next week or something? Can they not just give Natalya her rematch already? Why do we need to go around in circles every freakin’ week? The booking leaves a lot to be desired.

Overall, the match was okay but the end I wasn’t keen on.

Style Showdown: Dearly Departed

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Style Showdown is back with avengeance! This is the contest where we put our favourite Divas and Knockouts up against each other, not in the ring, but in a battle of who looks better!

This week, we’ve taken two dearly departed Divas/Knockouts in Cherry, who was just released from WWE and Gail Kim, who recently left TNA. Which girl looks sexier? Vote now!

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Gail’s Final TNA Match

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Since we’ve been on a Gail Kim hype the past couple of days, why not continue? Diva Dirt has taken the liberty to cap and upload Gail’s final match for TNA Wrestling and talk about goin’ out all guns blazing! It’s fitting that Gail’s final match for TNA is with the woman with whom she put the Knockouts division on the map – Awesome Kong. At the time this episode was taped, I doubt TNA knew Gail was on her way out, but by chance they gave us a really fitting end. Not only did Gail face Kong, they delivered one hell of a match for old time’s sake!

Now that Gail’s becoming two times a Diva, I doubt we’ll see her taking insane bumps like we see in this match, kendo stick shots and all so relish this for all it’s worth. I thoroughly enjoyed this match and hope you do too.

PS: It’s a shame that Gail won’t be able to finish her storyline with “sister” Katie Kim, because for an amateur Katie shows some real acting chops during this match. Hopefully TNA will keep her around, she’s really good!

YouTube Classics: Beth vs. Katie Lea in a Ladder Match

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Welcome to the YouTube Classics! With Beth Phoenix‘s Women’s Title victory at Summerslam, our theme this week will be “The Age of the Glamazon”, showing some of Beth Phoenix’s greatest moments. Today, we have Beth Phoenix vs. Katie Lea in a Ladder match from an edition of OVW television. These two Diva are currently on the heel side of things on RAW, but they were hardly on the same side in one of OVW’s most innovative matches:

Gail’s TNA Deal Already Up

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According to overnight reports, Gail Kim‘s TNA contract is already finished, so she is free to turn up on WWE television as soon as next Monday, just three days after her final TNA appearance. As we noted yesterday, Gail had a meeting with WWE’s Head of Talent, John Laurinaitis in Tampa, Florida. Well it turns out that Gail also attended last night’s FCW taping in Florida according to Mike Johnson, presumably with Lauriniatis who was also in attendance.

Talk about a fast turnaround!

Interview: Jackie Gayda-Haas on the Hotseat

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Former WWE Diva and TNA Knockout, Jackie Gayda-Haas joins our new friend W.D. Hatfield on the Wrestling Hotseat this week. As we revealed on Monday, Diva Dirt has teamed up with the Wrestling Hotseat to provide to you first hand the latest and exclusive Diva interviews!

Listen by clicking the player below as W.D. and Jackie talk about her current pregnancy, her new business venture with husband, Charlie Haas and WWE Superstar, Umaga as well as her careers in WWE and TNA!

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For more fantastic audio interviews be sure to visit the Wrestling Hotseat, where you can listen to interviews with the likes of Torrie Wilson, Dawn Marie, Missy Hyatt and loads of male stars too. And all for free!

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Holy Sh*t Part 2: Gail Headed to WWE!

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The plot thickens… Gail Kim is heading back to the WWE! And the crowd roars! Earlier today, we reported that Gail is done with TNA. It has now been revealed Gail’s TNA leave was not a big scandal as first popped into my head when I heard the news, truth is her contract is up and WWE offered her a sizeable contract i.e. big money! Gail’s contract expires soon, as soon as it does she is expected to join the WWE.

While it’s sad to see the pioneer of the Knockouts division leave, I, for one, welcome her return to the WWE with open arms! Over the past couple of years, WWE has tried to hire more Asian stars to cater to the Asian market and there were reports that WWE had felt they missed the boat in losing Gail and that they had wanted her back. Now the dream is becoming a reality!!! This would explain why WWE has hired the likes of Lena Yada and Angela Fong, whom I hope they now drop. One would hope Gail will become part of Raw roster and in a big way, I think she could be a huge asset considering it’s become pretty stale with Mickie James at the forefront all the time. I cannot wait to see Gail vs Mickie, Melina and Beth Phoenix! Bring it on!!!

According to reports, Gail left TNA on the best of terms and the door has been left open for her. Gail’s final appearance for TNA will air tonight, in fact, it’s a bit of a downer as tonight was to be the start of a major storyline plot for Gail featuring her “sister”, Katie Kim. As I’ve reported here on Diva Dirt, one of the things that I admire about Gail is that even though she was unceremoniously dropped by WWE in 2004, she’s never out-and-out blasted the company and always acts like a consummate professional. Congratulations Gail!

EDIT: Gail signed her TNA contract on September 6, 2005. Since her contract is up, one must assume she signed a three year contract ending on September 6, 2008. Pure speculation on my end, but Unforgiven falls on Sunday, September 7th so I would expect Gail to return (if she returns to Raw) on Monday the 8th.

EDIT #2: WWE has reactivated it’s trademark of “Gail Kim”, confirming Gail’s jump.

EDIT #3: According to the latest report from Mike Johnson at PWInsider, Gail met with WWE’s Head of Talent, John Laurinaitis today in Tampa, Florida. This is the same man who informed her of her release back in 2004. Looks like this whole deal is moving at lightning speed! Hopefully, Gail will be under contract very soon =)

Natalya: The Epitome of Elegance

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Now, Erin usually handles these “Eye Candy” posts, but after seeing Natalya‘s latest photoshoot for WWE.com – I felt I needed to gush over them myself. It’s not often we see a Diva dressed down, with little make-up, and all around, looking pretty natural but in “Laugh Now…” Natalya’s doing just that. And the result? Such beauty and elegance. I loved looking through these pictures, because Natalya herself looks a picture – her hair looks gorgeous straightened and that outfit really flatters her body. Throw in some cute poses and you have a really beautiful, elegant photoshoot without the wild hair, make-up and hoochie outfits we’re so used to seeing in these shoots.

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Holy Sh*t!!! Gail Kim Gone From TNA!

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I go to bed. I wake up. Madness ensues. Excuse me while I finish picking my jaw up from the floor, because seriously, when I read Gail Kim‘s name – it dropped. The major word on the Internet right now is that Gail has left TNA Wrestling, after their website removed Gail’s profile and all pictures of Gail.

What the frig is going on???!!! I am in complete and utter shock so I won’t write too much more at this point until I’ve managed to compose myself! Speculate in the comments.

Que Está Indo Sobre Aqui?

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I’m going to be honest with you – whenever I do a Candice post, I’m always mentally skating the line between speaking my mind and holding back. You see, this Diva is probably one of the most “controversial” topics on Diva Dirt, and it’s tough to get in an honest opinion when there are people constantly ready to accuse you of *GASP* bashing. Anyways, despite that, I’ve decided to be completely honest in my judgment of Candice’s latest photoshoot, “Hot Pink”. Hold on, let me get out my bashing stick..

I was watching Brazil vs. Brazil in Olympic beach volleyball, and quite frankly, I think I would have understood them speaking in Portugese better than I’d understand the thought process behind this shoot. (Thus the Portugese title of this blog..) First of all, the dress is tacky (too tight, too shiny, too pink), and when paired with badly styled hair and a random pair of sunglasses, it all looks tossed together and pretty damn bad. That and seeing Candice flash her new “love” hand symbol like a kid that learned a new trick makes me go “WHA?”. It makes absolutely no sense, and perhaps that’s what they were going for, but I doubt it. I mean, the outfit makes you think they’re going for “sexy” while the hand symbol looks more “13 year-old-girl on MySpace”. It’s a weird combo. I have to admit that Candice looks great in the picture I used above, but the rest make her look like a seriously confused woman. Alright, I’m done. Let the bile flow..

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Taylor Gets Her Knockout Induction

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You know, you’re not officially a Knockout until you’ve posed in a bikini top for the website! TNA Knockout Champ, Taylor Wilde gets her official induction into the Knockout camp with this colourful albeit car crash of a mesh. Methinks a certain champ hasn’t got much of a fashion sense. Anyhoo check out the pictures below:

Traci Brooks Named Head Knockout

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The original Knockout is now the head Knockout. In a kayfabe article on TNAwrestling.com, Traci Brooks was officially named as the head official of the Knockouts division in the company. Now I don’t know if this simply means she’s going to referee all the Knockouts matches or if this means that she is referee-cum-General Manager of the Knockouts. Personally, I’d love to see Traci really lay down the law by becoming the new on-screen GM/referee i.e. make the matches and such. I think all us Diva/Knockout fans have at least once dreamed of a GM for the Divas/Knockouts. Or is that just me? Read the full article below:

She is TNA’s original (and perhaps, most popular) Knockout. She is a superior athlete, an experienced businesswoman, and one of the hottest women in all of television.

Now, she is the law.

After weeks of speculation, it’s official: Traci Brooks has been named the head official in TNA Wrestlings “Knockouts” division… and not everyone is happy about the news.

“Are you kidding me?” shrieked fellow TNA Knockout Velvet Sky. “How can TNA put that plastic bimbo in charge of us? Everyone knows that she’s all jealous of Angelina and I because we are way hotter than she could ever be.”

“Don’t even sweat that, Velvet,” replied Angelina Love. “Let Busty Brooks do whatever she wants. If she gets in the way of “The Beautiful People,” we’ll paper-bag her ass back to the stripper’s pole where she belongs.”

On the flip side, some of TNA’s finest wholeheartedly support Traci’s latest career move.

“Well, Traci and I haven’t always been on the same page,” admitted Gail Kim. “But I’ve known that girl for a long time, and I know that she respects our division as much as I do. She definitely cares about giving female athletes a real chance to succeed in TNA, and I am confident that she has what it takes to keep things nice and fair around here.”

Still, is putting all of that power in the hands of a competitive pioneer of the Knockouts division a smart idea?

“Look, I see nothing wrong with allowing our superstars to cross over to other areas of our company if they are qualified to do so,” explained TNA Management Director Jim Cornette. “I’ve had similar opportunities throughout my career, and I won’t hold anyone back from proving themselves in new ways. Heck, Matt Morgan was always going to be a force in a TNA ring, but he wanted to establish himself here by using his mind. He had the skills and experience that I needed in an assistant, so I had no problem with that. Eventually, he got restless and wanted to get his hands dirty, so I pushed him out of the office and into the ring. If Traci ends up feeling the same way, then we can end this little experiment at any time. Until then, I remain thoroughly convinced that she has the ability and know-how to bring some much-need order to the Knockouts division.”

“Plus,” Cornette chuckled, “she’s a hell of a lot nicer to look at than Earl Hebner.”

Thus far, Traci has proven capable of handling her new job with authority, class… even a little fun. Will the world’s sexiest stripe-wearer continue to be a model of officiating excellence in TNA, or will she get swallowed up by the often-catty world of the Knockouts Division?

YouTube Classics: Beth vs. Melina vs. Mickie

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Welcome to the YouTube Classics! With Beth Phoenix‘s Women’s Title victory at Summerslam, our theme this week will be “The Age of the Glamazon”, showing some of Beth Phoenix’s greatest moments. Today, we have Beth Phoenix vs. Melina vs. Mickie James from the December 31st, 2007 RAW. This trio of Divas put on one of the best matches of the year on the very last day of the year:

SmackDown Spoilers: August 22, 2008

This week’s SmackDown spoilers below, as usual:

Maria vs Natalya ended in a no contest due to interference from Maryse and Michelle.

Glamazon Put On Blast By Webmaster

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She may be the new Women’s Champion, but Glamazon, Beth Phoenix has been put on blast today by her now former official website owner. The webmaster of bethphoenixglamazon.com sent out this e-mail to many news sites recently and seeing as myself and Erin run Torrie Wilson and Melina‘s official sites, it’s time for us to weigh in!

I would like to issue this statement in regards to the Official Website of Beth Phoenix being “hacked”

There is some sites reporting that someone hacked the website, and placed the TNA logo there, other sites are reporting that it was just a disgruntled webmaster… tis is what happened

I was the webmaster for Beth’s Official website for its entire 9 month run, and at this point I’d like to explain what has gone on. Disgruntled is only the beginning….

I approached Beth Phoenix in regards to an Official website when she was still working down in OVW before being called back up to the WWE main roster last year. I believe we launched the site sometime around April, 2007, with the full support and input of Beth herself. We spoke about how the site should be and Beth sent on some cool ideas for some video promos that I ended up making as teaser trailers for the countdown to the opening of the site.

I had told Beth that I would look after all the registration and hosting costs of the site, because I am a pro-wrestling fan, I wasn’t bothered about spending some money each year to become the webmaster for Beth’s official website and stay in contact with her.

She wasn’t the easiest to stay in touch with, even when she was still down in OVW, but I still continued on with the site. Then some of the Beth Phoenix fansites, which may I say do an excellent job, started to get some exclusive news that I felt should’ve been reported first and exclusively on Beth’s official site. I asked why we couldn’t do it through our site, and was promised by her husband, Joey, that he would now handle reporting all news etc. to me (At this point Beth had been called back up to the main WWE roster).

More after the cut:

Looks Like Eve’s Been On Safari This Whole Time

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I think, by now, it’s become pretty obvious that Eve isn’t a top-tier Diva. So, needless to say, I’ve run out of things to say about her in these “Eye Candy” posts. I think I’ll just stick to the shoot.. This one’s titled “Black Gold”, though I think a far more suitable name would’ve been “Going on Safari”, because she’s in the classic “safari” garb – animal print, earth tones, cargo.. I really don’t like the whole look. It’s just not grabbing my attention. Eh, the whole photoshoot is pretty dull in itself. Excuse me.. I think I need to take a nap.

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