born february american professional wrestler actress singer currently signed ring maria best known time world_wrestling_entertainment wwe ring honor real life husband career began contestant reality jack year placed fifth later hired wwe backstage interviewer began competing ring wrestler posed april cover playboy magazine incorporated storyline raw released debut album april itunes early life born ottawa illinois younger siblings brother sister named bill respectively grew interest playing sports particularly basketball graduated spending time student career wrestling began regularly competed beauty professional wrestling career world_wrestling_entertainment diva search debut competed deciding enter contest seeing advertisement watching raw placed fifth contest hired company stood contest giving fellow contestant finger eliminated contest maria began making appearances wwe developmental territory head trainer contributed booking ideas work earned spot raw brand roster maria brought raw backstage interviewer host november gimmick involved asking wrong questions irritating amusing wwe superstars divas maria began physical role defeated official match january episode raw fight competed fulfill fantasy diva battle royal taboo tuesday eliminated courtesy physical moment maria hard legitimately fell november maria competed non title diva tribute raw maria stood match getting involved saw opportunity eliminate competitor ultimately eliminated victoria women left match eliminated november episode raw maria interviewed raw general manager asked thought going fired booked match spite maria laid angle slam result week later maria testified trial fired controversial actions general manager questioned answered week abused power way discourse ultimately led locker room disdain mutiny grounds immediate dismissal feuds early maria defeated victoria match attacked stripped clothes saved commercial break night vince_mcmahon announced new year revolution girls event maria enter match eliminated wilson eliminated victoria match ultimately won april episode raw maria received shot defeated defending champion maria teamed john_cena edge main event february episode raw maria scored victory spear meant hit month later maria lost singles match match edge preparing spear maria ran help october maria won fatal way bra match victoria advance semi finals maria lost semi finals tournament january episode raw maria attempted interview instead called bitch led match later night won new year revolution maria ran ring match victoria james stop interfering helping james retain championship consecutive weeks afterward maria tag team partners respectively partner lost match james won hardy relationship maria began screen romance june resumed competing ring occasionally losing quickly short matches november episode raw confronted returning stone cold criticizing movie condemned storyline argument ended received stone cold austin went backstage return beer truck maria beer playboy cover girl return early engaged backstage segments suggested maria cover playboy including royal rumble disdain storyline maria defeated february earn right cover magazine playboy cover unveiling maria cover images offered ultimatum posing magazine staying couple stated man going decision broke screen boyfriend maria replaced injured defeated phoenix wrestlemania playboy match match maria kissed master ceremonies smackdown maria drafted smackdown brand debut august episode smackdown defeating victoria october episode smackdown maria won las pole match number contender lost subsequent match title champion maria participated raw divas smackdown divas match survivor series eliminated team ultimately lost match december episode smackdown maria got upset victory divas champion defeated number contender match title weeks later armageddon pay view december maria teamed james defeating victoria diva santa little tag team match december episode smackdown served special guest referee divas championship match new champion match turned heel attacked maria injuring shoulder maria returned attacked match january episode smackdown february episode smackdown defeated following interference weeks maria competed tag team matches maria winning matches competed miss wrestlemania crown eliminated victoria june maria served special guest referee diva matches maria ring return july episode smackdown teaming defeat soon entered screen relationship despite fan favorite villainous character night champions maria accompanied match intercontinental championship following weeks implied cheating maria maria believe maria later broke october episode smackdown backstage segment cost match maria took brief hiatus ring film returned december episode smackdown helping fend attack ring return following week teaming james defeat december maria won award diva year voted wwe fans february episode smackdown maria began screen relationship match wwe person tag team match february episode hardy great lost smith maria released wwe contract february ring honor maria confirmed twitter account appearing ring honor final battle pay view december accompanied real life boyfriend way elimination match event bennett unsuccessful winning title continued accompanying bennett january ring honor wrestling dubbed lady june ring honor wrestling accompanied bennett brutal ring lost match bob attacked cole edwards stopped edwards brought pay view august maria bennett lost edwards mixed tag team match storyline ended abruptly following month signed contract wwe september bennett involved storyline kissed bennett matches continued cost bennett matches glory honor october bennett defeated end feud november ring honor wrestling maria bennett ring unsuccessfully challenged december final battle pay view bob bennett ring defeated final match retirement border wars pay view bennett ring defeated despite attempting interfere bennett behalf september maria bennett defeated brutal bob evans tag team match october bennett match glory pay view tried interfere attacked bennett returned january ring honor wrestling aired february helping bennett defeat summer maria bennett involved feud result tag team match best world pay view june hardy bennett lose despite maria interference feud jay title iconic championship stars bennett maria title interrupted brother mark bennett left december ring honor wrestling taping failing come terms new contract promotion promotions february maria won tournament determine inaugural women champion victory marked championship professional wrestling held championship march lost winter way match involving july regained championship winter successfully defended title love limits september debut managing finals king tournament alongside hosted national pro wrestling day october maria lost new japan pro wrestling april capture following day announced popularity promotion booked match involving female wrestlers october team bennett amber wrestling pinned amber win match july dominion osaka hall accompanied bennett tag team championship defense kingdom lost match championship distracted bennett leaving lose match total nonstop action wrestling present january impact wrestling premiere pop maria debut heel introducing husband miracle february maria started feud company refused maria help mainstream april episode maria won ladder match new commissioner media contestant reality final eliminated week november appeared episodes family feud wwe superstars appeared february episode project runway wwe divas august maria episode later appeared john_cena december guest host attack began new career mixed martial arts announcer march king cage event nevada contestant premiered march eliminated episode placed fifth fourteen contestants asked pose playboy nineteen years old turned offer fear embarrassing sister eventually posed cover april issue accompanying nude chose wardrobe black jacket wore photos year named 53rd sexiest women list wwe transitioning content months playboy announcing non nude starting march issue ultimately active pose nude magazine singer released debut album april fantasy single early starred online comedy funny die march launched line called signature september launched dvd line conjunction code red dvd called maria january bennett launched weekly called wonderland discography sins filmography personal life previously dated fellow wrestler pair met december interview confirmed dating later got engaged october bennett got married following wedding step mother bennett son austin began working associate degree art university wrestling finishing moves beautiful bulldog running bulldog present diving diving signature signature moves flip multiple pin variations inside cradle roll sunset flip kick seeing stars kick split legged fist drop press nicknames lady lady professional wrestling wrestlers managed michael matt themes party wwe legs like wwe sins avenue kingdom suffer unto kingdom april december kingdom forever dreams january present championships accomplishments times ranked female wrestlers female world wrestling entertainment diva year
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