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Rosita Reveals Her Personal 9/11 Tragedy, Who Helped Her Get Foot in the Door at TNA

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One half of the Knockouts Tag Team Champions, Rosita, is featured in the latest issue of The Wrestler magazine in a piece called ‘Introducing Rosita’ which reveals some interesting facts.

The 20-year-old, real name Thea Trinidad, reveals that her father, an amateur wrestler himself, died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York when she was just 10. Rosita says being around her father made her want to become a wrestler herself.

Pictures: Rosita’s new photoshoot with Velvet Sky

On her championship win a couple of months ago, Rosita tells the magazine: “The only thing on my mind was, I wish my dad was here.”

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Unwrapped (May 22nd, 2011): Gail, Maryse, Rosa, Rosita & Velvet Sky

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Every week, following WWE.com and TNAWrestling.com’s photoshoot updates, we’ll take a look at the newest Diva and Knockout shoots and give you the opportunity to voice your opinions on them in a feature we lovingly call Unwrapped. Let’s unwrap this week’s eye candy, featuring Gail Kim, Maryse, Rosa Mendes, Rosita and Velvet Sky:


Gail Kim
I could’ve sworn that this photoshoot lost about 3 photos between when I first saw it and now. Strange, but I’ll work with what I’ve got. Gail’s wearing one of those hoodie dresses in a vibrant shade of blue, pairing it with black over-the-knee boots. Most of the shoot consists of her playing with the hood, and so while they make for some pretty photos, they aren’t all that interesting. The most I get out of this photoshoot is how good the blue looks on Gail. I’m pretty sure this dress is from American Apparel, or at the very least least similar to something they sell. It’s nice to see someone wearing it looks as those she’s showered recently and is wearing a bra. It just goes to show you how a few touches can make something look so much more flattering. Still, due to the lack of diversity in her poses, this shoot is missing a spark–but not to the degree that she’s replicating American Apparel’s favorite “dead in the eyes” look. No, Gail looks quite alive here.
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Maryse
Maryse looks positively golden here, and not just in a metaphorical sense: from her hair to her dress, she’s as bright as her sparkling jewelry. The sequin-covered dress is short and otherwise simple, but Maryse makes it look natural and decidedly un-racy by pairing it with complimentary shoes and jewelry. They all stick to a similar color scheme, allowing the dress to take center stage. The one thing that threatens to take focus from the dress is Maryse’s hair–the wind machine is whipping it around so much it looks like she may take flight. It’s very vintage supermodel-esque, and I suppose the mini-dress adds to that visual. Her poses play into that theme as well–she looks casually intimidating, if you get what I mean. It’s Maryse being her arrogant self, but not looking as though it takes a lot of effort to look so cool. It’s as if she looks like this 24/7, complete with wind machine. If that’s not the mythos of the classic supermodels, I don’t know what is.
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Unwrapped (May 15th, 2011): Kharma, Miss Tessmacher, Natalya, Tamina & Tara

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Every week, following WWE.com and TNAWrestling.com’s photoshoot updates, we’ll take a look at the newest Diva and Knockout shoots and give you the opportunity to voice your opinions on them in a feature we lovingly call Unwrapped. Let’s unwrap this week’s eye candy, featuring Kharma, Miss Tessmacher, Natalya, Tara and Tamina:


Kharma
How’s this for a spin on the usual Diva photoshoot? Given that Kharma has demonstrated an inability to play well with others, it makes sense that she wouldn’t exactly cooperate for a photoshoot. In these photos, she poses for a few select shots and then, for reasons unknown, attacks the photographer and breaks the camera. Photoshoots usually don’t break the fourth wall like this, but it definitely works with a Diva like Kharma, who as of yet doesn’t seem to want to do much else than inflict pain on anyone who strays within her grasp. Sure, it’s a bit cheesy, but it’s the most entertaining photoshoot I’ve seen in a long time, and it’s damn creative too: they managed to get some posed photos out of Kharma without breaking her bad-tempered character. Every single shot is interesting in its own way, whether she’s gazing creepily off-camera or charging at directly at the camera. It shows that Kharma is more than just a mean-looking Diva–she’s got personality and a definite spark, even though the demonstration of said spark resulted in a “injured” photographer. I love the shoot: it’s so very fitting for her character, and the shots are so memorable.
Rating: • • • • •
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Miss Tessmacher
Posing in her ring gear, Miss Tessmacher is showing off her outfit and mugging for the camera in various ways. The color of this gear reminds me of one of similar color and texture worn by Kelly Kelly. I’m not sure which one I prefer, though I must say that the rhinestone-covered knee pads are a unique touch. The poses are hardly subtle, with Miss Tessmacher showing off her butt by hanging her jacket just under it, throwing up the rock and roll hand sign, and popping on her eyeglasses for a few shots. There’s just not a lot of consistency–it’s as if she’s just doing whatever comes to mind. Given that this is a shoot meant to show off her ring gear, I don’t really mind–I’m not really paying attention to the nuances of her poses anyways, but it’s a bit silly seen all together. Personally, I much prefer her earlier ring gear shoot, the one with her black attire. It was sexy, but she looked all business, ready to jump in the ring. Here, it’s more like she wanted to tick every box, which results in a disjointed photoshoot.
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In Pictures: Alicia Fox is Cute N’ Classy on Red Carpet at Time Warner Cable Upfronts

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One day after Kelly Kelly’s show-stopping turn on the LA red carpet for the Maxim Hot 100 party, it was Alicia Fox’s turn to hit the red carpet yesterday. Foxy, who seems to be sidelined with a shoulder injury sustained last week, was in Texas for the Time Warner cable media upfront presentations where she … Read more

TNA Knockout Winter to Host DVD Series of Horror Films Titled ‘Katarina’s Nightmare Theater’

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Former WWE Diva and current TNA Knockout, Winter — real name Katarina Waters — will host a DVD series of cult horror films under the banner ‘Katarina’s Nightmare Theater’.

Kat has struck a deal with film company Scorpion Releasing who issued the following:

Scorpion Releasing proudly presents Katarina’s Nightmare Theater, a new line of horror DVDs hosted by actress, and former WWE and now TNA star, Katarina Leigh Waters, as she introduces a series of cult films, many of them for the first time on DVD! See the bewitching Katarina introduce such horror classics as THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW, FINAL EXAM, THE INCUBUS, some of them in new high definition film transfers with new extras!

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In Pictures: Women of Wrestling Galore at Legends of the Ring, What Does Tori Look Like Now?

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A plethora of female names attended the Legends of the Ring convention this past weekend in New Jersey. Perhaps most notable was former DX member, Tori aka Terri Poch, who made her first wrestling-related appearance in over 10 years — and she looks fabulous! Other ladies at the convention included Chyna, Lacey Von Erich, Jillian, … Read more

Unwrapped (May 9th, 2011): Bellas, Beth, Melina & Tara

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Every week, following WWE.com and TNAWrestling.com’s photoshoot updates, we’ll take a look at the newest Diva and Knockout shoots and give you the opportunity to voice your opinions on them in a feature we lovingly call Unwrapped. Let’s unwrap this week’s eye candy, featuring Brie Bella, Beth Phoenix, Melina, Nikki Bella and Tara:


The Bella Twins & Melina
It’s a rather unimaginative salute to Cinco de Mayo, but the Bellas and Melina, three Divas of Mexican descent, have joined forces for a photoshoot, donning the colors of the Mexican flag. The main gist of the shoot is that they’re all together, showing their Mexican pride in green, red and white. They’re all wearing flowers in their hair too, seemingly a trick Melina picked up from the Bellas. I suppose I should be glad that there’s no silly props to be seen, but I still think they could have done more, maybe with the setting, to do full justice to the liveliness and spirit of Cinco de Mayo. Even so, the women all look great, and if nothing else, this shoot serves to represent a measure of diversity that’s present in the WWE.
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Beth Phoenix
Abound in neutral colors, Beth is posing in a tight gray dress and black boots while in front of a steely background. This color scheme suits Beth really well, her blonde hair popping against the gray. Her poses are friendly and relaxed, just diverse enough to be interesting. The color scheme helps to tone everything else down visually and pulls everything together. For instance, her sexy dress, skin tight and strategically cut on the chest, looks a lot more chic when placed against a gray background and with black as the only competing color. That’s not to say that Beth didn’t do her fair share towards making this photoshoot great, but it goes to show you how much just a choice of color can do.
Rating: • • • • •
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Unwrapped (April 30th, 2011): Eve, Kaitlyn, Maryse, Mickie & Winter

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Every week, following WWE.com and TNAWrestling.com’s photoshoot updates, we’ll take a look at the newest Diva and Knockout shoots and give you the opportunity to voice your opinions on them in a feature we lovingly call Unwrapped. Let’s unwrap this week’s eye candy, featuring Eve Torres, Kaitlyn, Maryse, Mickie James and Winter:


Eve Torres
Rarely does lying around make for a satisfying photoshoot, but Eve achieves that here. She sits on a blood red booth, surrounded by what looks like hockey memorabilia. It’s a bit of an unorthodox surrounding, and part of me think there’s something lacking from the shoot, but that just may be the disconnect in Eve wearing a fancy outfit to hang out with sports memorabilia. Speaking of her outfit, it and her hair work together for a beautifully sleek look and the criss-crosses on her skirt are hypnotizing, but not overwhelming, thanks to the limited color scheme. Her poses are varied, but simple–she mostly smiles and relaxes in the booth. It’s a bit of an odd shoot, altogether. Still, somehow, she pulls it off, looking quite casually beautiful.
Rating: • • • • •
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Kaitlyn
The main point of interest in this shoot, for me, is Kaitlyn’s hair. It’s dyed in completely opposite tones and, though I’ve definitely seen this technique done badly, I like it on her. It gives her an edge that the blonde hair just wouldn’t do, and it certainly makes her stand out amongst the other WWE blondes. That’s something she can use, given that she’s yet to develop a character as a Diva. Not that she can build a character as “the girl with the duo-toned hair”, but it helps in this instance. Her dress, with the details on the shoulders, adds interest as well, but I think it’s a wee bit short, a few of the poses making me double-check to make sure she’s fully covered. Those poses, by and large, are not all that interesting, but I like that for at least one she pulled out something different, posing on her hands and knees, showing off her sculpted arms and curvy figure in a way that’s more intriguing for what it doesn’t show rather than what it does.
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Unwrapped (April 24th, 2011): Alicia, Kelly, Rosa & Velvet Sky

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Every week, following WWE.com and TNAWrestling.com’s photoshoot updates, we’ll take a look at the newest Diva and Knockout shoots and give you the opportunity to voice your opinions on them in a feature we lovingly call Unwrapped. Let’s unwrap this week’s eye candy, featuring Alicia Fox, Kelly Kelly, Rosa Mendes and Velvet Sky:


Alicia Fox
Alicia displays her ability to make a photoshoot interesting based merely on what she brings to the table: her look and poses. Her dress and matching shoes are vibrant and unique, the sleeves puffing out like some sort of bird’s defense mechanism. That’s not to say it’s not a good look on her–it is! It probably helps that the dress’s pattern looks somewhat like feathers and her hair is appropriately messy. Think of it like Natalie Portman in Black Swan, but she’s turning into a tropical bird instead of a swan. All bird references aside, Alicia pulls off the look with ease, and her poses are, as usual, a natural mixture of cute and sexy. A think a brighter setting–even a white studio background–would have better complimented this lively look. Still, Alicia does more than her fair share of the work in making this photoshoot pop.
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Kelly Kelly
From one photoshoot the lacks any sort of setting to one that is practically alive with activity! Kelly poses in front of a interesting building and a gorgeous body of water, and her outfit is sleek, if decidedly un-touristy. The all-over black lessens the visual impact of the tied-up shirt and shredded jeans and makes them look pretty stylish instead of overdone. Her poses look less like a Diva posing in a photoshoot and more like a traveler taking photos for Facebook, but it would probably look strange if she was pulling out all the stops, don’t you think? I think Kelly does the right thing here, smiling, standing statuesquely and letting the scenery do the talking. This results in some really beautiful photos.
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Unwrapped (April 17th, 2011): Bella Twins & Gail Kim

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Every week, following WWE.com and TNAWrestling.com’s photoshoot updates, we’ll take a look at the newest Diva and Knockout shoots and give you the opportunity to voice your opinions on them in a feature we lovingly call Unwrapped. Let’s unwrap this week’s eye candy, featuring Brie Bella, Gail Kim and Nikki Bella:


Brie & Nikki Bella
Brie won the Divas Championship, but unfortunately that doesn’t merit a solo photoshoot with her newly-won gold. Instead, Nikki is by her side, and the Bellas are utilizing the title as if it’s another prop in one of their “play fight” photoshoots. They pose together with the belt, and it almost gives the impression that they’re sharing the title, Lay-Cool style. The only thing that clarifies the situation are the few photos in which Brie gets to pose with her belt by herself. It’s a standard title photoshoot, but I have to admit that the addition of Nikki spices it up a bit, but not as much as the aforementioned co-champs Laycool did, posing with their individual titles and congratulating each other mid-pose. It just looks like they stuck Nikki in there because they felt they had to, not in a way that communicated any character development. To do that, they could milk feelings of animosity or even make Brie the alpha-twin, and have Nikki showing admiration towards her. Still, the twin in me just can’t help but think that Brie might appreciate having something of her own for once. I mean, doesn’t being Divas Champion merit treating her with some individuality?
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Gail Kim
A ring gear photoshoot can easily be dull, but Gail knows exactly how to grab interest: through poses and a eye-catching choice of ring gear. The blue outfit is gorgeous, and is probably my favorite incarnation of her gear. Her poses are diverse and show off the gear well. It’s remarkable how a shoot that’s 100% smiley and happy (as many babyface shoots are) can come across so interesting. It’s a testament to Gail’s creativity, because she manages to mix up her poses in natural, interesting ways that don’t feel hokey. This is how a ring gear shoot should be pulled off: showcasing the outfit through simple, natural and interesting poses. She doesn’t overdo it, but she’s obviously put a good deal of effort into making the photoshoot special. It’s about charming the viewer, but that doesn’t always mean looking as sexy or mysterious as possible. Sometimes, like here, it just means making this whole posing business look effortless.
Rating: • • • • •
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Unwrapped (April 10th, 2011): Michelle, Natalya, Rosita, Sarita & Snooki

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Every week, following WWE.com and TNAWrestling.com’s photoshoot updates, we’ll take a look at the newest Diva and Knockout shoots and give you the opportunity to voice your opinions on them in a feature we lovingly call Unwrapped. Let’s unwrap this week’s eye candy, featuring Michelle McCool, Natalya, Rosita, Sarita and Snooki:


Michelle McCool
A backless dress and over-the-knee boots would overwhelm most Divas, but the statuesque Michelle pulls both off nicely. While the cutout in the back is interesting, the front of the dress is just as eye-catching. The pattern is really detailed, but its coloring keeps it from being too much. Michelle’s wild hair adds to the statement-making, often being tossed over a shoulder to give a better look at the back of the dress. Her poses seem to cater to it, from posing backwards in a chair to twisting around and looking back at the camera. It could look awkward, but its a testament to how far Michelle’s come, pose-wise, that it looks almost natural. She’s certainly got a fierce-ness to her now.
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Natalya
We all know how much Natalya favors the color pink, but I can appreciate how she manages to mix it up a bit, going for different shades. Here she’s sporting a pale pink strapless top, which is quite detailed and looks great on her from the waist up. I can’t help but think, though, that a longer bottom (skirt or otherwise) would have complemented it better, allowing the top to take center stage. Instead, she’s showing a lot of leg and the two are competing for attention. It’s just not as sleek as it could be. I’m guessing with the blazer that we see in the third photo, the look would be more pulled together. Her poses are natural and smiley, with a bit of mystery thrown in here and there. It’s a good babyface shoot, but the overall cheeriness of it reminds me, in a roundabout way, of her more eccentric heel poses. I wonder if we’ll be seeing that evil laugh again anytime soon..
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In Pictures: Beth Phoenix and Gail Kim Take Part in THQ Superstar Challenge 2011

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Thanks to photographer Steve Wright Jr, we have a look at this year’s THQ Superstar Challenge which took place during WrestleMania festivities last week. Big thanks to Steve for providing his awesome pictures.

The Glamazon, Beth Phoenix and Gail Kim were the two Divas who took part, with Beth making it to the semi-finals!

Check out the pictures below:

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Unwrapped (April 3rd, 2011): Bella Twins, Kaitlyn & Rosa

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Every week, following WWE.com and TNAWrestling.com’s photoshoot updates, we’ll take a look at the newest Diva and Knockout shoots and give you the opportunity to voice your opinions on them in a feature we lovingly call Unwrapped. Let’s unwrap this week’s eye candy, featuring Brie and Nikki Bella, Kaitlyn and Rosa Mendes:


Brie & Nikki Bella
To match their attitudes, the Bellas are wearing black dresses. To show a slight difference in personality, their styles are different: Nikki’s sporting a tighter dress, messy hair and leopard print tights while Brie’s dress has a fuller, frillier skirt and her tights are solid. It shows that they’ve put some thought into their outfits and I like that. After all, they don’t have to be clones of each other, even if they are both heels. Their poses are more serious and seductive, and it makes the photos look much less staged–I think I’m so used to them doing cutesy twin poses that I’m surprised at how interesting a photo with them just standing next to each other can be. They let their personalities show. When I’ve complained about their more gimmicky photoshoots, this was what I was asking for: simplicity. Here, the Bellas show that they’re more than capable of making ‘simple’ look interesting.
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Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn looks perfectly relaxed and comfortable in her poses, but perhaps too comfortable. They’re not very diverse, and make for a rather dull photoshoot. Wearing a frilly top and leopard print skirt was probably an effort to bring interest to the shoot, but it’s not enough. There’s just an obvious lack of personality in the photos, and while that may be due to the fact that Kaitlyn hasn’t really developed a character, this photoshoot is just rather lifeless. It reminds me of the early photoshoots from Kaitlyn’s fellow NXT rookies: pretty, but boring. I know she’s capable of pulling off interesting shoots, because her first full WWE photoshoot as a Diva had me hooked. This one must be her sophomore slump.
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Unwrapped (March 27th, 2011): Alicia, Kelly, Lay-Cool, Melina & Rosita

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Every week, following WWE.com and TNAWrestling.com’s photoshoot updates, we’ll take a look at the newest Diva and Knockout shoots and give you the opportunity to voice your opinions on them in a feature we lovingly call Unwrapped. Let’s unwrap this week’s eye candy, featuring Alicia Fox, Kelly Kelly, Lay-Cool, Melina and Rosita:


Alicia Fox
This is kind of reminiscent of Alicia’s earliest shoots, where she was more “hippie chick” than serious and sleek. The headband, denim shorts, tank top and the furry moccasin-like boots look good on her, even if the style was more relevant back when Alicia first sported the look. And, for as many girls who have tried this kind of look, Alicia pulls it off the best. She’s got an easy, carefree way of posing that doesn’t seem stilted or pretentious, and her athletic body type is well flattered. It seems like she’s trying to replicate those old shoots in her poses, yet sticking in some of her heel attitude to make it more current. She even manages to make the peace sign, used to death by teenaged girls everywhere, look interesting in draping it over her head. It’s little touches like that that make what could be a “been there, done that” kind of photoshoot something new and interesting.
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Kelly Kelly
The champagne color on her top and shoes look fantastic on her, but the white denim shorts are too destroyed for a look like this. The bits of hanging denim would be better suited to a more casual look, and clash with the dressier top and heels. In many of the poses, however, you can’t tell that someone took a par of scissors to them, because when she’s laying on the equipment trunk, it’s well hidden. I like the poses where she looks genuinely relaxed, though they’re few and far between. That’s not to say that Kelly looks unnatural, but it’s always nice to see her mix it up and not giving her usual grin. It adds some depth to the poses when they don’t have the same bright smile–there’s more mystery in it. Though, as we’ve seen, Kelly loves to smile, and to ask her to part with her smile would be like asking Lay-Cool to stop being attached at the hip.
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Unwrapped (March 20th, 2011): Gail, Maryse, SoCal Val, Tamina & Tara

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Every week, following WWE.com and TNAWrestling.com’s photoshoot updates, we’ll take a look at the newest Diva and Knockout shoots and give you the opportunity to voice your opinions on them in a feature we lovingly call Unwrapped. Let’s unwrap this week’s eye candy, featuring Gail Kim, Maryse, SoCal Val, Tamina and Tara:


Gail Kim
I’ve always found that outfits that might look a little trashy on some Divas manage to work with Gail. This obviously has a lot to do with her smaller frame, so certain skimpy outfits don’t look as revealing on her. Here, Gail’s wearing a tiny black halter top, black pleather hot pants and some intense accessories in the form of her heels and forearm-devouring bracelet. With the color scheme consisting entirely of black, even down to her hair, the look is very sleek and almost super spy-esque. She wears it well, and her poses are diverse and interesting, though I think, in keeping with the look, Gail probably could have been a bit more mysterious and serious in some of them. In two photos, she gets that mood perfectly right, and I think a photoshoot full of that would have been a nice departure and a full transformation from the smiley babyface Gail is right now.
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Maryse
Maryse’s super-long hair isn’t enough to distract us from her dress, which is detailed quite nicely around the neck. Her bracelets, with equal detail, compete with that as areas of interest, and I can’t help but think choosing one (namely the one on her left arm) would have made for a less cluttered look. She’s posing against a wall and garage door, which don’t exactly fit with her look, and while it adds interest more than a regular studio background would, the result is a shoot that looks a bit mismatched. She evens looks a bit cheerier than usual, and I find myself appreciating the typical sultry poses a bit more–the devious look is more natural on her.
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Unwrapped (March 13th, 2011): Beth, Eve, Michelle, Rosita and Tara

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Every week, following WWE.com and TNAWrestling.com’s photoshoot updates, we’ll take a look at the newest Diva and Knockout shoots and give you the opportunity to voice your opinions on them in a feature we lovingly call Unwrapped. Let’s unwrap this week’s eye candy, featuring Beth Phoenix, Eve Torres, Michelle McCool, Rosita and Tara:


Beth Phoenix
She’s inexplicably paired with a ladder, but somehow Beth makes it look like it belongs there. Is it her tough, muscle-bearing outfit or the fact that she’s posing with it as a natural set piece rather than looking like she’s selling it like a “The Price is Right” girl? I think it’s a bit of both. While the poses here are rather limited and basic, I feel that a few of them show her true, natural “Glamazon” presence, with her posed statuesquely against the ladder. I’ve never been a fan of the “toss in a prop” method of planning a photoshoot, but Beth makes it work. I think it helps that she isn’t using it for a cheap “sexy” touch, as is the purpose of most Diva and Knockout photoshoot props.
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Eve Torres
Eve’s sporting a super cute dress that’s so colorful you almost expect to see rainbows shooting out of it. It’s a nice kind of colorful, though; not the assault-on-the-eyes type. The pattern is unique, and makes it look like Eve’s swishing the dress when she’s not, which makes for a interesting effect and spices up what could have been yet another studio shoot with that bloody white background. The dress looks great on Eve, and her poses keep up the fun and springy theme that the frock started. She sells it well, looking genuinely happy and care-free instead of plastering on a perma-grin. The fair weather might be the cause of her happiness, but I’m choosing to believe that it’s the dress that’s fueling her cheeriness–it certainly makes me smile.
Rating: • • • • •
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Unwrapped: Layla Turns Lay-Cool into a Fashion Statement

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Our Unwrapped feature is making its return! Every week, coinciding with WWE.com’s weekly photoshoot updates, we’ll take a look at the newest Diva photoshoot and give you the opportunity to voice your opinions on it. Let’s unwrap this week’s eye candy, featuring Layla. View the photoshoot by clicking here.

The Look: Layla’s got a few layers on, wearing her Lay-Cool hood at times over her ring gear. The style of her gear, with its side cut-out, single shoulder strap, and multiple arm bands can easily look overwhelming in more daring colors, but this deep red and black is perfect. It’s sleek, and pulls it all together rather than looking like she’s piled on a ton of accessories. The Lay-Cool hood looks especially cool, looking almost like a corset around her middle and turning into to a vivacious shade of red at the top. It looks like a legitimate top when she wears it zipped up, and for being such a eccentric clothing item, it blends in well with her gear. Of course, the word “FAMOUS” written down her forearm and “LAY-COOL” being emblazoned on the hood, readily readable across her forehead, are appropriately self-serving touches for one-half of the most conceited duo in the WWE. It’s unique gear that looks fantastic on her.

The Poses: Layla does well to show off all the elements of her outfit, from the hood to the arm bands to the detailed gear below. She does it stylishly as well, with interesting poses. For ring gear shoots, I like to see Divas show off the gear in inconspicuous ways, and Layla pulls that off here. It’s not flashy, but still not boring, as some ring gear shoots can be. Layla’s photoshoot experience shows here, because she very easily sells the outfit and exudes her heel persona in a few simple poses. Fittingly, she looks confident, cool, and sexy.

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Unwrapped: The Bellas Have a Photoshoot Inside a Photoshoot

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Our Unwrapped feature is making its return! Every week, coinciding with WWE.com’s weekly photoshoot updates, we’ll take a look at the newest Diva photoshoot and give you the opportunity to voice your opinions on it. Let’s unwrap this week’s eye candy, featuring Brie & Nikki Bella. View the photoshoot by clicking here.

The Look: The Bellas are dressed identically, save for different jewelry and shoes. While usually I find that move a bit silly or gimmicky for grown women to do (think Hugh Heffner’s twin girlfriends), this outfit is so simple that it works–it’s not like they’re wearing matching lime green pants and pink tops. The black tube top and jeans are simple enough that the outfits look fine next to one another, and it’s interesting to the little differences, such as the way they style their jeans: one cuffed, the other not. If one Diva were to wear this outfit for a photoshoot, it might feel like it lacks something, but with the Bella magic (i.e., multiplying it by 2), it’s solid.

The Poses: The Bellas frequently do gimmicky photoshoots–I guess with all these tandem shoots, they feel they need to do something to mix things up. It’s cheesy, but it’s a Bella trademark, so they probably won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. Here, they’ve got a camera and are snapping phantom pictures of each other, resulting in some silly poses. As in their third Bella Bowl shoot, when a prop gets tossed in, it will eventually lead to jostling and play-fighting, and we see that here, albeit to better results. Most are cute, such as the ones where they pose for each other and fight for the camera, and it’s interesting to see their attitude change a bit to fit their new heel personae–you can sense a new “bad girl” aura coming from the pictures. Altogether it’s a cheesy, harmless photoshoot; the Bellas seem to have become masters at that.

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