I will open by saying that I KNOW that by posting this email(that wanted confidential at the time) I'm opening up a whole new can of worms that I have not yet addressed. I wrote this email NEVER wanting anyone to see it except for to whom it was addressed. Why didnt I say something sooner? I did. But once I realized how far out of hand the whole situation was,I had just gotten a call from Howard Finkel informing me of my release from WWE. At the time; my then boyfriend, was still trying to get signed. I kept everything quiet because he had doors opening to WWE and I didnt want the fact that we were dating getting to Bill. That was a success. Bill never found out that the new talent he helped to get signed was in a serious relationship with the subject of his hate rage, and abuse until the ink was well and dry on his developmental deal. I only edit the signature line out of these emails so that no personal contact info is shared over the web..Besides that; what you are about to read is the cold - hard- truth of what a day in the life of an aspiring Diva,(hand picked by Kevin Dunn) who made the "mistake" of choosing "Atlanta" over "Louisville" and ended up <eeheemmm>"training" with Bill DeMott ;and what that was like for me. Thanks to everyone who has continuously come forward over the years about the sexual harassment, racism, physical and emotional abuse - synonymous with our environment ( for those whose fate and WWE dreams were placed into the hands of Bill DeMott). You all have given me the courage to open up and I see this opportunity as a GOD Given Green Light to expose ALL. Its time to step out of the boat....To SLAY these so called "giants" that feel they have the right to harm,abuse,harass,terrorize,and WORST OF ALL feel they have the RIGHT and the POWER to sabotage the future of aspiring WWE talent and then LIE when the truth starts to emerge. With that being said; once I get this out of my heart,I make a PROMISE to everyone who deserves to know the truth about the "biggest" controversy associated with my name in wrestling: The truth will be revealed very soon. With GOD as the source of my strength and my only needed witness; the following is an email I sent to WWE HOF wrestler in response to his question about being released from WWE (without wrestling one match). There's a TIME To WEAP and A TIME To FIGHT. Im so sorry for all of those who had to endure abuse at the hands of DeMott. Thats Why There Is So Much DANGER in DOING NOTHING.
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Well, this is it. The last Contest for WWE Employment I know of, and to finish out the Trio, this time its the Diva Search! We are not counting 2003's Search because the winner of that just got a photo shoot, and was not going to be on the roster at all. We are also only counting finalists, because if I counted everybody who tried out, I would have over 3000 names to write, and little is known of the majority of them. But we will still acknowledge successful contestants who Weren't finalists. So here it is Guys and Gals.
2004
Carmella DeCesare-No longer Employed, Acquitted of Assault once, Posed for Playboy.
Christy Hemme-Currently TNA Ring Announcer, Winner of 2004 Diva Search, Posed for Playboy.
Joy Giovanni-No Longer Employed.
Amy Weber-No Longer Employed, Managed JBL's Cabinet, Randy Orton took a Shit inside of her Gym Bag.
Maria Kanellis-No Longer Employed, Competed under the name "Maria", posed for Playboy, Works in ROH Now.
Tracie Wright-No Longer Employed.
Michelle McCool-No Longer Employed. Divas Champion, Womens Champion, 1 Half of the Team "LayCool". Married to The Undertaker.
Chandra Costello-No Longer Employed.
Julia Costello-No Longer Employed.
Camille Anderson-No Longer Employed. Actress and Model.
2005
Ashley Massaro-No Longer Employed, Winner of 2005 Diva Search, Posed for Playboy in 2007.
Leyla Milani-No Longer Employed, Became a Deal or No Deal Case Model.
Elisabeth Rouffaer-No Longer Employed.
Kristal Marshall-No Longer Employed, Used for an angle where Teddy long had a heart attack, Kayfabe Married to Bobby Lashley.
Summer DeLin-No Longer Employed.
Cameron Haven-No Longer Employed.
Simona Fusco-No Longer Employed.
Leilene Ondrade-No Longer Employed, Appeared on Many VH1 Reality Shows.
2006
Layla El-Winner of 2006 Diva Search, Competes on WWE TV as "Layla", Divas Champion, Womens Champion.
Jen England-No Longer Employed, Model and Actress.
J.T Tinney-No Longer Employed.
Milena Roucka-Competes on WWE TV as "Rosa Mendes".
Erica Chevillar-No Longer Employed.
Rebecca DiPietro-No Longer Employed, Was Backstage Interview for WWE's ECW Brand.
Maryse Ouellet-No Longer Employed, Competed on WWE TV as "Maryse" Longest Reigning Divas Champion, posed for Playboy, Engaged to The Miz.
Amy Zidian-No Longer Employed.
2007
Eve Torres-No Longer Employed, Competed on WWE TV as "Eve", Divas Champion, Winner of 2007 Diva Search.
Brooke Gilbertsen-No Longer Employed.
Lena Yada-No Longer Employed, Once Backstag
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Just like in my previous post, I'd like to present you some less or more know stats regarding the competition and it's contestants. TNA accolades are excluded from this post, as well as non-televised versions of the competition. Enjoy!
Girls that got signed and made it on TV from each year's competition:
◾2004: Amy Weber, Candice Michelle, Carmella DeCesare, Christy Hemme, Joy Giovanni, Maria, Michelle McCool
◾2005: Ashley Massaro, Kristal
◾2006: Amy Zidian, Brie Bella, Brooke Adams, Layla, Maryse, Nikki Bella, Rebecca DiPietro, Rosa Mendes
◾2007: Angela Fong, Eve Torres, Lena Yada, Tiffany
Winners: Christy Hemme, Ashley, Layla, Eve Torres
Note: Kristal was the only African American woman to be signed from the competition and to make it to the main roster.
Girls who have won a championship in WWE:
◾WWE Women's Championship - Candice Michelle (1), Layla (1), Michelle McCool (2)
◾Divas Championship: Brie Bella (1), Eve Torres (3), Layla (1), Maryse (2), Michelle McCool (2), Nikki Bella (2)
◾OVW Women's Championship: Rosa Mendes (1)
◾Queen of FCW Crown: Angela Fong (1), Rosa Mendes (1)
-Candice Michelle was the first contestant to win any kind of championship, winning the WWE Women's title in June of 2007.
-Rosa Mendes was the first contestant to win a developmental championship, winning the OVW Women's title in September of 2007.
-Michelle McCool was the first contestant to win the Divas title, being it's first champion in July of 2008.
-Layla was the only DS winner to win the WWE Women's title, in May of 2010.
-Eve Torres was the first DS winner (other being Layla) to win the Divas title, in April of 2010.
Girls who have won two or more different championships:
◾WWE Women's & Divas title (Michelle McCool and Layla)
◾OVW Women's title and Queen of FCW Crown (Rosa Mendes)
-Layla is the only DS winner to win both Divas and Women's Championship, she was the last Women's Champion as well.
-Michelle McCool was the first contestant to win both Divas and Women's Championship and the only contestant to win both titles on more than one occasion (she won both titles twice).
-Rosa Mendes was the only contestant to win two different developmental titles.
Girls who have won a Slammy Award by numbers:
◾3 - Brie Bella
◾2 - Michelle McCool, Nikki Bella
◾1 - Maria, Layla, Rosa Mendes
-Maria was the first contestant to win a Slammy Award and first to be crowned "Diva of the Year", in 2009.
-Layla was the first and only DS winner to win a Slamm
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The Rhodes To The Top reality show may be an attempt to reach that audience but is unlikely to be as successful as WWE got there first and the ones who get there first tend to keep winning.
Stars that are active may be accepted as an answer. Ex. Randy Orton ‘03-‘04.
