Interview with WWE Diva, Maria

Life as a WWE Diva is a dream come true for Maria Kanellis. She recently sat down with Slam Sports to talk about it.

While everyone is familiar with the role of a ditz she plays on Monday Night RAW, most are not aware that she's also dating ECW star, CM Punk. It's all part of a whirlwind adventure for the beauty.

"I've always had big dreams," Maria said. "And they just keep getting bigger. I'm doing what I dreamed of doing ... and that's performing.

"I want to get involved with the (WWE) movie program. I want desperately to win the women's championship. I want to be in magazines - Vogue ... Cosmopolitan. And I want to have kids."

With that in mind, would she ever follow the lead of Sable and Torrie Wilson, shedding her clothes for Playboy?

"I've been asked to do Playboy since I was 19," she said. "I'm waiting. My sister is still in high school and it's very important that there's no pressure on her. If the timing was right, I'd do it, but it's not a major goal of mine."

Maria, whose athletic background includes volleyball, basketball and softball, grabbed onto her role as an "out there" interviewer before actually wrestling.

"It's exaggerated," she said of her TV stupidity. "Everybody has their moments when they're a bit ditzy. People connect with that part. Sometimes it's totally off the wall."

As for her connection with CM Punk, she's very happy with the arrangement.

"We met in OVW," she says. "I knew from the moment I met him that he was something special. He has a passion for the business and I'm excited for him."