SHIMMER Sara Del Ray female wrestler of the year

“Thank you to everyone who voted it’s nice to know that 25% of the wrestling fans have a clue…Also it speaks volumes about my talent being voted #1 and not being on TV.” Sara Del Ray

Perhaps the most interesting thing we’ve come across over the last few days is are the pole results for the female wrestler of the year at Gerweck.net, in which fans voted Sara Del Ray female wrester of the year. Sara Del Ray beat out Beth Phoenix in a close race, with Sara taking 25% of the vote to Beths’ 24% of the vote. We then checked out the WWE Universe and we couldn’t find evidence that anyone even knows what a ‘Sara Del Ray’ is. Looks like it’s a small WWE universe, after all (put to Disney’s ‘it’s a small world’).

Congratulations, Sara Del Ray, Gerweck’s top female wrestler of the year for 2008!

Gerweck’s poll results:

Taylor Wilde – 2%
Mickie James – 11%
Gail Kim – 4%
ODG – 1%
Awesome Kong – 10%
Beth Phoenix – 24%
Natalya – 5%
MsChif – 10%
Sara Del Ray – 25%
Michelle McCool – 2%
Kelly Kelly – 5%

WWE Divas Do Halloween

Did I mention this was my favorite holiday?!
Here are the lovely WWE divas in all kinds of sexy skimpy costumes like french mades, Princess Lea, Tomb Rider, Marilyn Monro, the naughty nun etc etc. But, we're starting with the one diva I've actually heard of, Maria Kanellis as a sexy bunny...

The Making Of Professional Wrestling

There was a time when all decisions in sports were made on the basis of "does it help the team?" The basis now is "does it help the bottom line?" Decisions in sports seem to be controlled by the quest for the almighty dollar.

The result is sports teams - and leagues - transforming themselves into corporations instead of sports franchises.

Unfortunately, the sports fan gets lost somewhere in the middle as we see these giant "corporations" take each other on. An interesting example of this is wrestling, where two well-funded organisations - the WWF and WCW - compete on a daily basis.

Those who follow wrestling have seen the industry grow exponentially over the last few years. The reason is very simple: the business people really running the show realize that there is money to be made. That's it, that's all.

The sport has grown so much that it is now a multi-billion dollar industry. Wrestling fans are a great demographic, ranging from little kids, to women, to senior citizens, where essentially the same "product" is sold to all.

When a company like the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) - that has been around for as long as they have - is as successful as it is - it is hard to believe that no one tried to get a piece of their pie sooner than the WCW did.

One of the reasons is that Vince McMahon, CEO of the WWF, has built an empire that cannot be easily dislodged. He often says that he is in the sports entertainment business, his lasting success is mainly due to his clear vision of where the sport is headed, and constantly fine tuning the content of the shows to suit current tastes.

He has transformed the sport from the "good guy/bad guy" concept to a more sexual, soap-opera kind of concept, with complex storylines and more in-depth character development

Stunning Maria

WWE Diva: Candice Michelle News

WWE Diva Candice Michelle is supposed to undergo an MRI this week on her collarbone.
I do not envy her, MRIs suck!
Everyone is hoping Candice will return by SummerSlam.
If her results come back good, she'll be able to begin weight training.
As always, we wish her luck!

ECW Vixen, now WWE Diva Layla El

Contrary to several reports online, Layla El is not going to appear in Playboy.
BTW, as part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft, Layla was drafted to Raw.
No more ECW Vixen. Now she's a WWE Diva.
And yes I still think Layla is one of the most beautiful Divas they have.

Former WWE Diva Lita News

Former WWE Diva Lita ( Amy Dumas), along with her band, The Luchagors will be at the S.I.S Bar in Wilmington, California tonight.
I'm happy to see another Ex-WWE Diva doing what she loves.

Name: Simply Luscious
Real Name: Veronica (Ronnie) Stevens
Birthday: July 19, 1973
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Marital Status: Divorced
Height & Weight: 5'5" - 130 lbs
Trained by: Rudy Boy Gonzales, Shawn Michaels, Dory Funk Jr
Pro Wrestling Debut: 2000
Previous Gimmicks: Simply Luscious (Indys), Nurse Veronica (TNA)
Finishing Wrestling Move: Luscious Landing (Dudley Dog)
Favorite Moves: Springboard Elbow, Tarantula, Twist of Fate

Veronica "Ronnie" Stevens, better known by her ring name, Simply Luscious, is a female wrestler who works on the independent circuit.

Stevens studied karate and ballet before getting into wrestling. She became the only female graduate of the Shawn Michaels' Texas Wrestling Academy, where she trained along with Paul London, Brian Kendrick, Matt Bentley and Bryan Danielson. She made her in-ring debut against Chris Marvel in San Antonio, Texas, under the name Simply Luscious, a name she supposedly got from her ex-husband, hockey player Ryan Pisiak.