Every week, following WWE.com and TNAWrestling.com’s photoshoot updates, we’ll take a look at the newest Diva and Knockout shoots and give you the opportunity to voice your opinions on them in a feature we lovingly call Unwrapped. Let’s unwrap this week’s eye candy, featuring Brie Bella, Gail Kim and Nikki Bella:
Brie & Nikki Bella
Brie won the Divas Championship, but unfortunately that doesn’t merit a solo photoshoot with her newly-won gold. Instead, Nikki is by her side, and the Bellas are utilizing the title as if it’s another prop in one of their “play fight” photoshoots. They pose together with the belt, and it almost gives the impression that they’re sharing the title, Lay-Cool style. The only thing that clarifies the situation are the few photos in which Brie gets to pose with her belt by herself. It’s a standard title photoshoot, but I have to admit that the addition of Nikki spices it up a bit, but not as much as the aforementioned co-champs Laycool did, posing with their individual titles and congratulating each other mid-pose. It just looks like they stuck Nikki in there because they felt they had to, not in a way that communicated any character development. To do that, they could milk feelings of animosity or even make Brie the alpha-twin, and have Nikki showing admiration towards her. Still, the twin in me just can’t help but think that Brie might appreciate having something of her own for once. I mean, doesn’t being Divas Champion merit treating her with some individuality?
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Gail Kim
A ring gear photoshoot can easily be dull, but Gail knows exactly how to grab interest: through poses and a eye-catching choice of ring gear. The blue outfit is gorgeous, and is probably my favorite incarnation of her gear. Her poses are diverse and show off the gear well. It’s remarkable how a shoot that’s 100% smiley and happy (as many babyface shoots are) can come across so interesting. It’s a testament to Gail’s creativity, because she manages to mix up her poses in natural, interesting ways that don’t feel hokey. This is how a ring gear shoot should be pulled off: showcasing the outfit through simple, natural and interesting poses. She doesn’t overdo it, but she’s obviously put a good deal of effort into making the photoshoot special. It’s about charming the viewer, but that doesn’t always mean looking as sexy or mysterious as possible. Sometimes, like here, it just means making this whole posing business look effortless.
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