According the latest issue of Wrestling Observer Newsletter, AAA Women’s Champion Sexy Star was panned by WWE officials after taking part in a tryout at FCW a couple of weeks ago.
Dave Meltzer reports:
Sexy Star from AAA was at the FCW tryouts two weeks back in Tampa. At the tryouts, she did a match against New York Knockout Nikki (Toni the Top in Wrestllicious – those who have seen her have said she’s a great heel but absolutely doesn’t have the look WWE wants). She Nay Nay also tried out. The WWE reaction was that of the 63 people who tried out, paying $1,000 to be seen, that about 50 of them had no business being there. We heard they were impressed with the fundamental skills of the guys Lance Storm trained, one of whom was signed to a contract. As for Sexy Star, they thought her work was terrible, her English was terrible and they also thought she was overweight and wasn’t pretty enough without the mask. John Laurinaitis told the officials at FCW that when it comes to hiring women, the standard is if they aren’t pretty enough to be in Playboy, then the company wouldn’t want them.
I guess that gives you an insight into WWE’s hiring process. People are always quick to say, ‘WWE should sign so-and-so’, yet in actuality, it seems they are far more stringent than just looking for wrestling talent. WWE seems happy with their current ‘Diva hiring model’ — hiring pretty models and training them, with the odd independent wrestler being signed once in a blue moon. As optimistic as some are in wanting to see the likes of Melissa, Kong & Del Rey in WWE, I’m guessing they are content with the pretty faces with limited ability.
