WWE Divas Maria Kanellis and Ashley Massaro paid a recent visit to the Playboy Mansion. And why shouldn't they? Ashley has already gone naked for the magazine and Maria is followig suit next month.
Here are the beauties posing with Playboy owner Hugh Hefner.
There's little need to question why Maria Kanellis is gracing Playboy's April edition cover. Just look at the WWE Diva!
heresa Hennessey, publicity director of the magazine, essentially said the same thing in a recent interview:.
"We have a great relationship with the WWE," she said. "She's one of their more popular Divas, so it just made sense to make her the choice."
When asked why Maria would be posing nude, Kevin Hennessy, WWE director of publicity, responded similarly: "It was a no-brainer.
We agree!
In the latest issue of Playboy, there's a photo of Maria Kanellis wearing just lingerie and a feather boa. The preview for next month's issue reads:
"Maria Kanellis - The WWE's Sexiest Star has moved from innocent reporter to mistress of the mat. Now her pesky tights are peeled off in a slamming pictorial."
The magazine will be officially released on Friday, March 7.
Maria Kanellis was born on February 25, 1982 in Ottawa, Illinois.
The WWE Diva was actually a contestant on the 2004 reality show, Outback Jack before competing on the WWE RAW Diva Search later that year 2004. Even though she did not win the contest, Maria was hired, along with several other contestants.
Initially, Kanellis was brought on to RAW as a backstage interviewer and was given a "dumb blonde" gimmick, playing on mistakes she made in previous weeks.
In 2005, competed in her first official match. It took place on the January 10, 2005 edition of RAW. In it, Maria faced off against Christy Hemme in a Lingerie Pillow Fight, but lost after being hit with a pillow by Lilian Garcia and then tripped by Hemme.
Maria continued to improve in the ring until her big match in February 2006 as a partner of John Cena. The Champ even kissed her before the match.
The Januart issue of Power Slam magazine out of the U.K. notes that WWE Diva Maria Kanellis recently stated that she would like to be the next WWE Diva to pose for Playboy.
Sounds good to us!
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Sometimes, though, you just need a few good pictures of a WWE Diva, don't you? With that in mind, check out Maria Kanellis now...
