Much like Trish Stratus, she entered WWE as eye candy, but through hard work, perseverance and a healthy dose of pride in one's performances, Maria has worked her ass off trying to be a good wrestler. She has become a huge asset to Raw with her comedic timing, especially in her routines with Santino Marella. Between 1999 and 2008 a total of seven female WWE Superstars posed for Playboy Magazine, with Torrie Wilson and Chyna appearing twice, (Chyna’s second appearance came after leaving WWE) and Sable appearing three times. Marella demanded that Kanellis keep herself covered, but Kanellis — to the delight of male fans everywhere — stood up to her boyfriend and decided to go along with the nude photo shoot. At the last moment, Maria suggested that in the middle of the brawl, the car veers back into frame, Kennedy hops out of the automobile and screams "Kennnnneddeeeeeeee" to complete his catchphrase and then speeds right back out of the picture.

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For more than two decades, WWE fans have learned that anything could happen at WrestleMania and this match proved the adage with a temporary blackout at the Citrus Bowl. I checked out the Maria Kanellis edition of Playboy Magazine - and my decision to look past the front cover had absolutely nothing to do with a desire to read the articles. Chelsea Green (aka Chelsea Anne Cardona and Chelsea Anne Green) is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress, podcaster, stunt performer, professional drama queen and hot mess under contract to WWE. She took great pride in selecting her wardrobe for the photo shoot and even designed and created a black hooded jacket she wore in one of the photos.Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.

In the midst of the scandal, rumors spread that hackers had targeted other wrestling stars and more material was forthcoming. Over time, this bubbly “WWE Kiss Cam” host and backstage correspondent proved she was not just a pretty face. The X-rated images show Kanellis, who posed nude for the April 2008 issue of Playboy, in a series of naked selfies taken in a bathroom and on a bed. And Impact, that was a whole other ballgame, because I had the support of the entire writing staff, including Madison (Rayne) who did such incredible things for me as far as confidence.Kanellis became the final WWE superstar to pose for Playboy in 2008, following the like of Sable, Torrie Wilson, Christy Hemme and Chyna in appearing for the magazine. Kanellis has opened up on how WWE wanted her cross-over with Playboy to be 'more sexy', despite her pushing for a more fashion-based shoot. Kanellis and Massaro kept attacking Melina until she was able to reverse the momentum and toss Massaro out of the ring.