Eve Torres
Encyclopedia
Eve Marie Torres is an American
dance
r, model
, and professional wrestler
. She is working for WWE on Raw
brand
. She is a two time WWE Divas Champion.
Torres began her career as a model and dancer. She danced for The Southern California Summer Pro League
and went on to become a member of the National Basketball Association
's Los Angeles Clippers
Spirit Dance Team for the 2006–2007 season. She has also appeared on several television shows, including Show Me The Money
, Sunset Tan
, and Deal or No Deal.
In 2007 she entered the 2007 Diva Search and won, earning a contract with WWE. She first appeared on WWE programming as a backstage interviewer in 2008, and also appeared in non-wrestling contests such as bikini contest
s and dance competitions. She later became a full-time wrestler in 2009 and also managed
the tag team
of Cryme Tyme
. After being traded to the Raw brand in late 2009, Eve made history by becoming the first ever Diva Search winner to have won the WWE Divas Championship
in April 2010. She won the Divas Championship for the second time at the 2011
Royal Rumble
in January.
(USC), Torres appeared in commercials and music videos. Torres was the co-captain of the USC Fly Girls dance squad and created much of their choreography
. She also danced for The Southern California Summer Pro League
, the only summer league for National Basketball Association
(NBA) players, in Long Beach, California
. After graduating from college, she moved into dancing and modeling full-time. After reaching the tryout finals in previous years, Torres became a member of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers
Spirit Dance Team for the 2006–07 season. She also appeared on Show Me The Money
.
, she was crowned the 2007 WWE Diva Search winner, defeating finalist Brooke Gilbertsen and becoming an official WWE Diva
. Following her win, she began training for her wrestling debut in WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling
.
Videos promoting Eve's debut on SmackDown began airing on January 11, 2008. The promo aired for three weeks before Eve made her official debut on the February 1, 2008 episode of SmackDown interviewing former World Heavyweight Champion
Batista. She appeared at WrestleMania XXIV
as a lumberjill in the BunnyMania match between Maria
and Ashley
against Beth Phoenix
and Melina
. Eve spent the rest of the year competing in non-wrestling contests, including a dance-off and a bikini contest. On the 800th episode of Raw on November 3, 2008, Eve made her televised in-ring debut in a 16-Diva tag team match, which her team lost although she was never tagged into the match.
Her first main storyline began in early 2009, when she began a scripted feud
with Michelle McCool
after McCool attacked her. On the February 6 episode of SmackDown, Eve made her singles match debut in a losing effort against McCool via submission. Their feud continued for the next few months, with them competing against each other in singles and tag team matches
. Eve then moved into a feud with Layla
in mid-2009. After the pair competed in dance and arm wrestling competitions, Eve defeated Layla on the May 29 episode of SmackDown in a wrestling match. On the June 18 episode of Superstars
, Eve pinned Layla once again.
Around the same as her scripted rivalry with Layla, Eve became associated with Cryme Tyme
(Shad
and JTG), appearing in several backstage segments with them. She also began accompanying them to the ring as their manager
during their storyline rivalry with The Hart Dynasty
(David Hart Smith, Tyson Kidd, and Natalya). Eve and Cryme Tyme participated in multiple six-person mixed tag team matches against The Hart Dynasty, and Eve also faced Natalya in singles matches and tag team matches involving other Divas. Her final match on SmackDown was on October 9, when she was defeated in a singles match by Michelle McCool.
which was won by Alicia Fox. She then entered into a storyline romance with Chris Masters
in December 2009, becoming his valet
. In January 2010, the WWE Divas Championship
was vacated, and a tournament was set up to determine the new champion. Eve made it to the semi-finals, defeating Katie Lea
, before being defeated by the eventual winner, Maryse
. On the March 8 edition of Raw, Eve teamed with Gail Kim
and Kelly Kelly in a 6 diva tag team match against Maryse
, Alicia Fox, and Katie Lea
in a winning effort with Eve submitting Maryse with a flying cross armbar. The next week on Raw, Eve and Gail Kim
went into the ring to rescue Kelly Kelly from Maryse
, but was later attacked by LayCool
. On the March 22 edition of Raw, Eve competed in a 6 diva tag team match with Gail Kim
and Beth Phoenix
in a losing effort against LayCool
and Maryse
. Eve competed in a 5 on 5 diva tag team match at WrestleMania XXVI
with Mickie James
, Beth Phoenix
, Gail Kim
, and Kelly Kelly in a loss to LayCool
, Maryse
, Alicia Fox, and Vickie Guerrero
, after Vickie pinned Kelly. The next night on the March 29 edition of Raw, Eve pinned Maryse in a WrestleMania XXVI
re-match.
On the April 5 edition of Raw, Eve won a "Dress to Impress" battle royal to become the number one contender to the WWE Divas Championship, and the following week on Raw, she defeated Maryse to win the championship for the first time, and making history by being the first Diva Search winner to have won the title. Two weeks later on the April 26 edition of Raw, Eve teamed with Maryse
during the 2010 WWE Draft
in a losing effort to LayCool
, earning Smackdown a draft pick. On the May 3 edition of Raw, Eve was attacked by Maryse during a photo shoot and Eve later that night attempted to attack Maryse, but she escaped. Two weeks later on Raw, Eve attacked Maryse backstage, and later lost a 6 diva tag team match with The Bella Twins
against Maryse
and LayCool
. She successfully defended the championship against Maryse at the Over the Limit pay-per-view. The next night on Raw, Eve teamed with Santino Marella in a winning effort against William Regal and Maryse
after interference from Vladimir Koslov. On the June 7 three-hour edition of Raw, Eve unsuccessfully competed in a battle royal, with the winner being Maryse
. The next week on Raw, Eve teamed with Gail Kim
against the team of Maryse
and Alicia Fox in a winning effort after Eve pinned Fox. At the Fatal 4-Way
pay-per-view, Eve lost the championship in a fatal four-way match, when Alicia Fox pinned Maryse to win the championship. The next night on the June 21 edition of Raw, Eve competed in a mixed tag team match with The Great Khali in a winning effort against Alicia Fox and Primo. On the June 28 edition of Raw, Eve competed in a diva tag team match with Gail Kim
against Alicia Fox and Maryse
in a losing effort. On the July 5 edition of Raw, Eve invoked her rematch clause against Fox but was unsuccessful after Fox feigned an ankle injury. As a result, she received another rematch at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view, but lost again to Fox. Two weeks later, Eve competed in singles competition against Maryse
in a winning effort. On the August 2 edition of Raw, Eve teamed with Natalya and Gail Kim
against the team of Alicia Fox, Jillian
, and Tamina
in a losing effort after Fox pinned Natalya. In mid-2010 she began acting as the valet for R-Truth
.
At the Royal Rumble
on January 30, 2011, the Raw General Manager added Eve to a two-on-one handicap match for the Divas Championship, turning it into a fatal four-way match. Eve pinned Layla to win the match and became the third diva to become the Unified Divas Champion
, despite Michelle McCool pinning Natalya at the same time with Eve pinning Layla. That same week on the January 1 edition of Raw, Eve and Natalya teamed up against Michelle McCool and Layla
in a losing effort. On the February 7 edition of Raw, Eve competed in 6 diva tag team match with Gail Kim
and Tamina
defeating the team of Melina
and The Bella Twins
. That same week on the February 11 edition of Smackdown, Eve defeated Layla in singles competition. She retained the championship against Natalya in a Lumberjill match on the February 14 edition of Raw. After the match, Eve began a feud with The Bella Twins
after they attacked Eve backstage, but Eve was assisted by the former divas champion Natalya and Gail Kim
. That same week on the February 18 edition of Smackdown, Eve competed in a diva tag team match with Beth Phoenix
against Layla
and Maryse
in a losing effort after interference from Michelle McCool
. On the February 21 edition of Raw, Eve and Gail Kim
lost a diva tag team match against The Bella Twins
, with the bellas switching places behind the referee. The next week on Raw, Eve was on commentary during a divas battle royal to become the #1 contender for the title, with the winner being Nikki Bella
after she came back in ring behind the referee. Eve came in the ring to address this to the referee and was attacked by both bellas. On the March 7 edition of Raw, Eve retained her title against Nikki Bella
. She held the championship until the April 11 edition of Raw, when she lost it to Brie Bella
. On the April 18 edition of Raw, Eve competed in a match against Nikki Bella
in a winning effort after a roll-up. On the next week of Raw, Eve defeated Layla
to earn a draft pick for Raw
.
in a diva tag team match, and Eve was later hit with the Implant Buster from Kharma
. On the May 30 edition of Raw, Eve and Kelly Kelly again defeated The Bella Twins
in a diva tag team match. On the June 13 edition of Raw, an All-Star special, Eve was victorious, in a 7 on 7 diva tag team match, teaming with Beth Phoenix
, Gail Kim
, Kelly Kelly, Natalya, A.J. and Kaitlyn
to defeat The Bella Twins
, Melina
, Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes, Maryse
and Tamina
. At the Capitol Punishment
pay-per-view, Eve made a backstage appearence with old partner, R-Truth
, declining his "party" invite. Eve competed on the July 18 edition of Raw and was again victorious in another 7 on 7 diva tag team match, with the same competitors as the All-Star Raw.
After, Kelly Kelly won the Divas Championship from Brie Bella in June, Eve began accompanying her to the ring for the matches against The Bella Twins. On the July 4 edition of Raw, Kelly and Eve defeated The Bella Twins in a tag team match. Eve also accompanied Kelly in her Divas Championship match at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view
in which Kelly retained against Brie Bella. On the August 1 Raw, Eve was part of a battle royal to become the number one contender for the WWE Divas Championship
at SummerSlam 2011
, but was unsuccessful in the match. At the SummerSlam
pay-per-view, Eve accompanied Kelly for her Divas Championship match, against Beth Phoenix
in which she won. Eve again accompanied Kelly in Phoenix's second attempt to win the Divas Championship at the Night of Champions pay-per-view
, in which Kelly again retained. On the September 19 edition of Raw, Eve and Kelly defeated the Divas of Doom
, after a roll up by Eve. On the September 26, edition of Raw, Phoenix pinned Kelly in a rematch, earning another Divas Championship match. At the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view
, Eve again accompanied Kelly Kelly, but lost the Divas Championship to Phoenix. On the October 3, edition of Raw
, Eve and Kelly faced the Divas of Doom
ending in a no contest after Kelly got disqualified for assaulting Phoenix. On the October 10 edition of Raw, Eve and Kelly defeated Tamina
and Rosa Mendes, after Eve pinned Tamina. On the October 17 edition of Raw, Eve defeated Natalya in a singles match, and was granted a Divas Championship match against Beth Phoenix at the Vengeance
pay-per-view. At the event, Eve failed to regain the Divas Championship from Beth Phoenix.
On the October 31, "Halloween
" edition of Raw, Eve – dressed as Robin
from Batman, won a battle royal to become the #1 contender for the Divas Championship against Beth Phoenix at the Survivor Series
pay-per-view. After her win she was confronted by The Divas of Doom
, only to get backed up by Kelly Kelly and Alicia Fox. The next week on the November 7 edition of Raw, Eve and Alicia Fox made the save for Kelly Kelly before the Divas of Doom
could attack her, and assisted her in revieling Kelly's cover page of "Maxim Magazine
". On the November 14 edition of Raw, Eve along with Alicia Fox accompanied Kelly Kelly to a match against Natalya with Beth Phoenix
in a winning effort. At the Survivor Series
pay-per-view, Eve again lost to Beth Phoenix
when she delivered a Glam Slam from the top rope. On the November 28 edition of Raw, Eve appeared backstage with Zack Ryder
wishing him good luck in his match against Jack Swagger.
and Candice Michelle
, appeared on an episode of Sunset Tan
. On October 2, 2008, Torres and Maria appeared on a special episode of Magic’s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed. Torres, along with Maryse and Michelle McCool, appeared in the January 2009 issue of Muscle & Fitness
magazine. Torres appeared on the November 3, 2009 episode of Deal or No Deal with Maria Kanellis and Dolph Ziggler.
, but grew up in Denver, Colorado and is of Latin background (Nicaraguan decent). She has one younger brother, Phillip, who appeared on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
in October 2008 and won $100,000. She attended the University of Southern California
on a full tuition scholarship. During college, she was one of the founding members of the Omega Phi Beta
sorority chapter on her campus and held the vice-president position for several years. While in Omega Phi Beta, Torres was awarded for Academic Excellence at the Order of Omega
Greek Awards. She graduated with honors and a Grade Point Average
above 3.5 in May 2006, with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Torres is trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
and holds a blue belt from the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy
in Torrance, California
.
with theatrics)
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
r, model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, and professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
. She is working for WWE on Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
brand
WWE Brand Extension
WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment , currently promotes its core business of professional wrestling through two "brands" named after their two major television shows Raw and SmackDown...
. She is a two time WWE Divas Champion.
Torres began her career as a model and dancer. She danced for The Southern California Summer Pro League
Summer Pro League
The Summer Pro League, officially known as The Southern California Summer Pro League is a basketball league held every summer in Long Beach, California where first and second round draft picks in the NBA are able to improve their skills. It is also a place where undrafted players are able to...
and went on to become a member of the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
's Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
Spirit Dance Team for the 2006–2007 season. She has also appeared on several television shows, including Show Me The Money
Show Me the Money (U.S. game show)
Show Me the Money is a television game show hosted by William Shatner which premiered on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 8pm on ABC. On December 8, 2006, after the first seven episodes had been taped, an additional six-episode order as well as a planned move to Tuesday nights starting on January 2,...
, Sunset Tan
Sunset Tan
Sunset Tan was an American reality television program that aired on the E! cable television network. The series chronicles the lives of the managers and employees of a tanning salon in Los Angeles called Sunset Tan. Season Two finished September 28, 2008...
, and Deal or No Deal.
In 2007 she entered the 2007 Diva Search and won, earning a contract with WWE. She first appeared on WWE programming as a backstage interviewer in 2008, and also appeared in non-wrestling contests such as bikini contest
Bikini contest
A bikini contest is a beauty contest where women compete against each other in bikinis.Bikini contests can take place in bars, nightclubs, at beaches, and beauty pageants. Related companies regularly sponsor such contests to discover and attract new talents to promote their products...
s and dance competitions. She later became a full-time wrestler in 2009 and also managed
Manager (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
the tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
of Cryme Tyme
Cryme Tyme
For animated series named Crime Time, visit Crime TimeCryme Tyme was a professional wrestling tag team that was signed to WWE.The team consisted of JTG and Shad , an over-the-top parody of stereotypical street thugs.-Early lives:Of Haitian and...
. After being traded to the Raw brand in late 2009, Eve made history by becoming the first ever Diva Search winner to have won the WWE Divas Championship
WWE Divas Championship
The WWE Diva's Championship is a unified professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is competed for by WWE Divas. The championship was created by WWE in 2008, and was introduced in storyline by then-SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero as an alternative to Raw's Women's Championship...
in April 2010. She won the Divas Championship for the second time at the 2011
Royal Rumble (2011)
Royal Rumble was the 24th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts....
Royal Rumble
Royal Rumble
The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every January by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was created in 1988, with its inaugural event taking place on January 24, 1988 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario...
in January.
Dancing and modeling career
While attending the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
(USC), Torres appeared in commercials and music videos. Torres was the co-captain of the USC Fly Girls dance squad and created much of their choreography
Choreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ...
. She also danced for The Southern California Summer Pro League
Summer Pro League
The Summer Pro League, officially known as The Southern California Summer Pro League is a basketball league held every summer in Long Beach, California where first and second round draft picks in the NBA are able to improve their skills. It is also a place where undrafted players are able to...
, the only summer league for National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
(NBA) players, in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
. After graduating from college, she moved into dancing and modeling full-time. After reaching the tryout finals in previous years, Torres became a member of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
Spirit Dance Team for the 2006–07 season. She also appeared on Show Me The Money
Show Me the Money (U.S. game show)
Show Me the Money is a television game show hosted by William Shatner which premiered on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 8pm on ABC. On December 8, 2006, after the first seven episodes had been taped, an additional six-episode order as well as a planned move to Tuesday nights starting on January 2,...
.
2007 WWE Diva Search
In May 2007, Torres entered WWE's Diva Search. She was chosen by WWE officials as one of the eight finalists from a group of 50. On October 29, 2007, in Philadelphia, live on RawWWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
, she was crowned the 2007 WWE Diva Search winner, defeating finalist Brooke Gilbertsen and becoming an official WWE Diva
WWE Diva
Diva is a term used by World Wrestling Entertainment , an American professional wrestling promotion, to refer to its female talent. The term is applied to women who appear as wrestlers, managers or valets, backstage interviewers, or ring announcers....
. Following her win, she began training for her wrestling debut in WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling
Florida Championship Wrestling
Championship Wrestling from Florida was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling...
.
SmackDown (2008–2009)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)
The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the SmackDown brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the WWE Championship of the Raw brand...
Batista. She appeared at WrestleMania XXIV
WrestleMania XXIV
WrestleMania XXIV was the twenty-fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . The event took place on March 30, 2008, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida and was the first WrestleMania to be held in the state of Florida...
as a lumberjill in the BunnyMania match between Maria
Maria Kanellis
Maria Louise Kanellis, , or simply Maria, is a singer-songwriter, actress, model, and professional wrestler, best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment. Kanellis's career began as a contestant on the reality show Outback Jack in 2004...
and Ashley
Ashley Massaro
Ashley Marie Massaro is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to World Independent Ladies Division Wrestling. She is best known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment and her appearance on Survivor: China....
against Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix
Elizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion....
and Melina
Melina Perez
Melina Nava Perez is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Women Superstars Uncensored. She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring mononym Melina....
. Eve spent the rest of the year competing in non-wrestling contests, including a dance-off and a bikini contest. On the 800th episode of Raw on November 3, 2008, Eve made her televised in-ring debut in a 16-Diva tag team match, which her team lost although she was never tagged into the match.
Her first main storyline began in early 2009, when she began a scripted feud
Feud (professional wrestling)
A professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or alliances of wrestlers. They are integrated into ongoing storylines, particularly in events which are televised...
with Michelle McCool
Michelle McCool
Michelle Leigh McCool , is a retired American professional wrestler who is best known for her time in WWE.McCool originally worked as a middle school teacher in Palatka, Florida. She joined WWE in 2004 after participating in the 2004 WWE Diva Search. In her initial on-screen role, she acted...
after McCool attacked her. On the February 6 episode of SmackDown, Eve made her singles match debut in a losing effort against McCool via submission. Their feud continued for the next few months, with them competing against each other in singles and tag team matches
Professional wrestling tag team match types
Much like singles matches, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace...
. Eve then moved into a feud with Layla
Layla El
Layla El is an English dancer, model and professional wrestler of Moroccan and Spanish descent. She is employed by WWE as a WWE Diva and appears on the SmackDown brand as Layla...
in mid-2009. After the pair competed in dance and arm wrestling competitions, Eve defeated Layla on the May 29 episode of SmackDown in a wrestling match. On the June 18 episode of Superstars
WWE Superstars
WWE Superstars is a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment that originally aired on WGN America in the United States. It debuted on April 16, 2009 and ended its domestic broadcasting on April 7, 2011...
, Eve pinned Layla once again.
Around the same as her scripted rivalry with Layla, Eve became associated with Cryme Tyme
Cryme Tyme
For animated series named Crime Time, visit Crime TimeCryme Tyme was a professional wrestling tag team that was signed to WWE.The team consisted of JTG and Shad , an over-the-top parody of stereotypical street thugs.-Early lives:Of Haitian and...
(Shad
Shad Gaspard
Shad Chad Javier Romane Chittick Gaspard is an American professional wrestler of Haitian and Curaçaon descent, currently signed with Inoki Genome Federation...
and JTG), appearing in several backstage segments with them. She also began accompanying them to the ring as their manager
Manager (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
during their storyline rivalry with The Hart Dynasty
The Hart Dynasty
The Hart Dynasty was a professional wrestling stable that appeared in World Wrestling Entertainment. The unit consisted of the tag team of Tyson Kidd and David Hart Smith, and WWE Diva Natalya...
(David Hart Smith, Tyson Kidd, and Natalya). Eve and Cryme Tyme participated in multiple six-person mixed tag team matches against The Hart Dynasty, and Eve also faced Natalya in singles matches and tag team matches involving other Divas. Her final match on SmackDown was on October 9, when she was defeated in a singles match by Michelle McCool.
Raw and Divas Champion (2009–2011)
On October 12, 2009, Eve was traded to the Raw brand. On the November 2 edition of Raw, she competed in her first match after being traded: a battle royalBattle royal (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a battle royal is a multi-competitor match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared winner...
which was won by Alicia Fox. She then entered into a storyline romance with Chris Masters
Chris Masters
Christopher Todd Mordetzky is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Chris Masters. He is best known for his tenure with WWE.-Early career:...
in December 2009, becoming his valet
Manager (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
. In January 2010, the WWE Divas Championship
WWE Divas Championship
The WWE Diva's Championship is a unified professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is competed for by WWE Divas. The championship was created by WWE in 2008, and was introduced in storyline by then-SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero as an alternative to Raw's Women's Championship...
was vacated, and a tournament was set up to determine the new champion. Eve made it to the semi-finals, defeating Katie Lea
Katarina Waters
Katarina Leigh Waters is a German-born English professional wrestler and valet, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Winter. She is best known for her time in World Wrestling Entertainment, performing on its Raw brand under the ring name Katie Lea...
, before being defeated by the eventual winner, Maryse
Maryse Ouellet
Maryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
. On the March 8 edition of Raw, Eve teamed with Gail Kim
Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
and Kelly Kelly in a 6 diva tag team match against Maryse
Maryse Ouellet
Maryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
, Alicia Fox, and Katie Lea
Katarina Waters
Katarina Leigh Waters is a German-born English professional wrestler and valet, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Winter. She is best known for her time in World Wrestling Entertainment, performing on its Raw brand under the ring name Katie Lea...
in a winning effort with Eve submitting Maryse with a flying cross armbar. The next week on Raw, Eve and Gail Kim
Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
went into the ring to rescue Kelly Kelly from Maryse
Maryse Ouellet
Maryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
, but was later attacked by LayCool
LayCool
LayCool was a villainous professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Layla and Michelle McCool...
. On the March 22 edition of Raw, Eve competed in a 6 diva tag team match with Gail Kim
Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
and Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix
Elizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion....
in a losing effort against LayCool
LayCool
LayCool was a villainous professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Layla and Michelle McCool...
and Maryse
Maryse Ouellet
Maryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
. Eve competed in a 5 on 5 diva tag team match at WrestleMania XXVI
WrestleMania XXVI
WrestleMania XXVI was the twenty-sixth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on March 28, 2010 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona. This was the fourth WrestleMania to...
with Mickie James
Mickie James
Mickie Laree James , better known simply as Mickie James, is an American professional wrestler and singer of mixed Native American-Caucasian descent, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is a former two-time TNA Women's Knockout Champion.James began her professional...
, Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix
Elizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion....
, Gail Kim
Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
, and Kelly Kelly in a loss to LayCool
LayCool
LayCool was a villainous professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Layla and Michelle McCool...
, Maryse
Maryse Ouellet
Maryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
, Alicia Fox, and Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Lynn Guerrero is an American professional wrestling personality, manager, shifting authority figure and occasional wrestler. She is the widow of professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand...
, after Vickie pinned Kelly. The next night on the March 29 edition of Raw, Eve pinned Maryse in a WrestleMania XXVI
WrestleMania XXVI
WrestleMania XXVI was the twenty-sixth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on March 28, 2010 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona. This was the fourth WrestleMania to...
re-match.
On the April 5 edition of Raw, Eve won a "Dress to Impress" battle royal to become the number one contender to the WWE Divas Championship, and the following week on Raw, she defeated Maryse to win the championship for the first time, and making history by being the first Diva Search winner to have won the title. Two weeks later on the April 26 edition of Raw, Eve teamed with Maryse
Maryse Ouellet
Maryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
during the 2010 WWE Draft
2010 WWE Draft
The 2010 World Wrestling Entertainment Draft was the eighth Draft produced by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE. The Draft took place over two days: the first day was televised live for three hours on April 26, and the second part, the "Supplemental Draft", was held on April 27...
in a losing effort to LayCool
LayCool
LayCool was a villainous professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Layla and Michelle McCool...
, earning Smackdown a draft pick. On the May 3 edition of Raw, Eve was attacked by Maryse during a photo shoot and Eve later that night attempted to attack Maryse, but she escaped. Two weeks later on Raw, Eve attacked Maryse backstage, and later lost a 6 diva tag team match with The Bella Twins
The Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
against Maryse
Maryse Ouellet
Maryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
and LayCool
LayCool
LayCool was a villainous professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Layla and Michelle McCool...
. She successfully defended the championship against Maryse at the Over the Limit pay-per-view. The next night on Raw, Eve teamed with Santino Marella in a winning effort against William Regal and Maryse
Maryse Ouellet
Maryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
after interference from Vladimir Koslov. On the June 7 three-hour edition of Raw, Eve unsuccessfully competed in a battle royal, with the winner being Maryse
Maryse Ouellet
Maryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
. The next week on Raw, Eve teamed with Gail Kim
Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
against the team of Maryse
Maryse Ouellet
Maryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
and Alicia Fox in a winning effort after Eve pinned Fox. At the Fatal 4-Way
WWE Fatal 4-Way
Fatal 4-Way was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on June 20, 2010 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York...
pay-per-view, Eve lost the championship in a fatal four-way match, when Alicia Fox pinned Maryse to win the championship. The next night on the June 21 edition of Raw, Eve competed in a mixed tag team match with The Great Khali in a winning effort against Alicia Fox and Primo. On the June 28 edition of Raw, Eve competed in a diva tag team match with Gail Kim
Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
against Alicia Fox and Maryse
Maryse Ouellet
Maryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
in a losing effort. On the July 5 edition of Raw, Eve invoked her rematch clause against Fox but was unsuccessful after Fox feigned an ankle injury. As a result, she received another rematch at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view, but lost again to Fox. Two weeks later, Eve competed in singles competition against Maryse
Maryse Ouellet
Maryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
in a winning effort. On the August 2 edition of Raw, Eve teamed with Natalya and Gail Kim
Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
against the team of Alicia Fox, Jillian
Jillian Hall
Jillian Faye Fletcher is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to Women Superstars Uncensored. She is also known for her tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Jillian Hall or simply Jillian...
, and Tamina
Sarona Reiher
Sarona Reiher is a professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE, where she is performing on the SmackDown brand, using the ring name Tamina...
in a losing effort after Fox pinned Natalya. In mid-2010 she began acting as the valet for R-Truth
Ron Killings
Ronald Aaron "Ron" Killings is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is currently signed to WWE working on its Raw brand. Since working for the company, he has been a one time United States Champion under the ring name R-Truth and a two time Hardcore Champion under the ring name K-Kwik...
.
At the Royal Rumble
Royal Rumble (2011)
Royal Rumble was the 24th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts....
on January 30, 2011, the Raw General Manager added Eve to a two-on-one handicap match for the Divas Championship, turning it into a fatal four-way match. Eve pinned Layla to win the match and became the third diva to become the Unified Divas Champion
WWE Divas Championship
The WWE Diva's Championship is a unified professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is competed for by WWE Divas. The championship was created by WWE in 2008, and was introduced in storyline by then-SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero as an alternative to Raw's Women's Championship...
, despite Michelle McCool pinning Natalya at the same time with Eve pinning Layla. That same week on the January 1 edition of Raw, Eve and Natalya teamed up against Michelle McCool and Layla
LayCool
LayCool was a villainous professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Layla and Michelle McCool...
in a losing effort. On the February 7 edition of Raw, Eve competed in 6 diva tag team match with Gail Kim
Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
and Tamina
Sarona Reiher
Sarona Reiher is a professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE, where she is performing on the SmackDown brand, using the ring name Tamina...
defeating the team of Melina
Melina Perez
Melina Nava Perez is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Women Superstars Uncensored. She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring mononym Melina....
and The Bella Twins
The Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
. That same week on the February 11 edition of Smackdown, Eve defeated Layla in singles competition. She retained the championship against Natalya in a Lumberjill match on the February 14 edition of Raw. After the match, Eve began a feud with The Bella Twins
The Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
after they attacked Eve backstage, but Eve was assisted by the former divas champion Natalya and Gail Kim
Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
. That same week on the February 18 edition of Smackdown, Eve competed in a diva tag team match with Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix
Elizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion....
against Layla
Layla El
Layla El is an English dancer, model and professional wrestler of Moroccan and Spanish descent. She is employed by WWE as a WWE Diva and appears on the SmackDown brand as Layla...
and Maryse
Maryse Ouellet
Maryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
in a losing effort after interference from Michelle McCool
Michelle McCool
Michelle Leigh McCool , is a retired American professional wrestler who is best known for her time in WWE.McCool originally worked as a middle school teacher in Palatka, Florida. She joined WWE in 2004 after participating in the 2004 WWE Diva Search. In her initial on-screen role, she acted...
. On the February 21 edition of Raw, Eve and Gail Kim
Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
lost a diva tag team match against The Bella Twins
The Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
, with the bellas switching places behind the referee. The next week on Raw, Eve was on commentary during a divas battle royal to become the #1 contender for the title, with the winner being Nikki Bella
The Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
after she came back in ring behind the referee. Eve came in the ring to address this to the referee and was attacked by both bellas. On the March 7 edition of Raw, Eve retained her title against Nikki Bella
The Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
. She held the championship until the April 11 edition of Raw, when she lost it to Brie Bella
The Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
. On the April 18 edition of Raw, Eve competed in a match against Nikki Bella
The Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
in a winning effort after a roll-up. On the next week of Raw, Eve defeated Layla
Layla El
Layla El is an English dancer, model and professional wrestler of Moroccan and Spanish descent. She is employed by WWE as a WWE Diva and appears on the SmackDown brand as Layla...
to earn a draft pick for Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
.
Alliance with Kelly Kelly and Alicia Fox; Feud with Divas of Doom (2011)
On the May 9 edition of Raw, Eve and Kelly Kelly defeated The Bella TwinsThe Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
in a diva tag team match, and Eve was later hit with the Implant Buster from Kharma
Kia Stevens
Kia Michelle Stevens , better known by her ring names Amazing Kong, Awesome Kong and Kharma. She is signed with WWE, but has been inactive since May 2011 due to pregnancy...
. On the May 30 edition of Raw, Eve and Kelly Kelly again defeated The Bella Twins
The Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
in a diva tag team match. On the June 13 edition of Raw, an All-Star special, Eve was victorious, in a 7 on 7 diva tag team match, teaming with Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix
Elizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion....
, Gail Kim
Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
, Kelly Kelly, Natalya, A.J. and Kaitlyn
Celeste Bonin
Celeste Beryl Bonin is an American model and professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Kaitlyn. She is working for WWE, where she is assigned to the SmackDown brand and also competes in their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling...
to defeat The Bella Twins
The Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
, Melina
Melina Perez
Melina Nava Perez is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Women Superstars Uncensored. She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring mononym Melina....
, Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes, Maryse
Maryse Ouellet
Maryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
and Tamina
Sarona Reiher
Sarona Reiher is a professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE, where she is performing on the SmackDown brand, using the ring name Tamina...
. At the Capitol Punishment
WWE Capitol Punishment
Capitol Punishment was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE, which took place on June 19, 2011 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C....
pay-per-view, Eve made a backstage appearence with old partner, R-Truth
Ron Killings
Ronald Aaron "Ron" Killings is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is currently signed to WWE working on its Raw brand. Since working for the company, he has been a one time United States Champion under the ring name R-Truth and a two time Hardcore Champion under the ring name K-Kwik...
, declining his "party" invite. Eve competed on the July 18 edition of Raw and was again victorious in another 7 on 7 diva tag team match, with the same competitors as the All-Star Raw.
After, Kelly Kelly won the Divas Championship from Brie Bella in June, Eve began accompanying her to the ring for the matches against The Bella Twins. On the July 4 edition of Raw, Kelly and Eve defeated The Bella Twins in a tag team match. Eve also accompanied Kelly in her Divas Championship match at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view
Money in the Bank (2011)
Money in the Bank was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE, which took place on July 17, 2011 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. It was the second annual Money in the Bank pay-per-view...
in which Kelly retained against Brie Bella. On the August 1 Raw, Eve was part of a battle royal to become the number one contender for the WWE Divas Championship
WWE Divas Championship
The WWE Diva's Championship is a unified professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is competed for by WWE Divas. The championship was created by WWE in 2008, and was introduced in storyline by then-SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero as an alternative to Raw's Women's Championship...
at SummerSlam 2011
SummerSlam (2011)
SummerSlam was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE that took place on August 14, 2011. For the third consecutive year, SummerSlam was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, and it was the 24th annual SummerSlam event...
, but was unsuccessful in the match. At the SummerSlam
SummerSlam (2011)
SummerSlam was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE that took place on August 14, 2011. For the third consecutive year, SummerSlam was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, and it was the 24th annual SummerSlam event...
pay-per-view, Eve accompanied Kelly for her Divas Championship match, against Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix
Elizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion....
in which she won. Eve again accompanied Kelly in Phoenix's second attempt to win the Divas Championship at the Night of Champions pay-per-view
Night of Champions (2011)
Night of Champions was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE that took place on September 18, 2011 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. It was the 4th annual WWE Night of Champions event and the 11th in the WWE Vengeance overall timeline. Seven matches took...
, in which Kelly again retained. On the September 19 edition of Raw, Eve and Kelly defeated the Divas of Doom
The Divas of Doom
The Divas of Doom is a professional wrestling villainous tag team consisting of Beth Phoenix and Natalya, both working for WWE with Phoenix assigned to the Raw brand, and Natalya assigned to the SmackDown brand, but both appear on either show due to Phoenix being the current WWE Divas Champion...
, after a roll up by Eve. On the September 26, edition of Raw, Phoenix pinned Kelly in a rematch, earning another Divas Championship match. At the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view
Hell in a Cell (2011)
Hell in a Cell was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE that took place on October 2, 2011 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the third annual Hell in a Cell event. Like the 2009 and 2010 events, this event also featured the Hell in a Cell match...
, Eve again accompanied Kelly Kelly, but lost the Divas Championship to Phoenix. On the October 3, edition of Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
, Eve and Kelly faced the Divas of Doom
The Divas of Doom
The Divas of Doom is a professional wrestling villainous tag team consisting of Beth Phoenix and Natalya, both working for WWE with Phoenix assigned to the Raw brand, and Natalya assigned to the SmackDown brand, but both appear on either show due to Phoenix being the current WWE Divas Champion...
ending in a no contest after Kelly got disqualified for assaulting Phoenix. On the October 10 edition of Raw, Eve and Kelly defeated Tamina
Sarona Reiher
Sarona Reiher is a professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE, where she is performing on the SmackDown brand, using the ring name Tamina...
and Rosa Mendes, after Eve pinned Tamina. On the October 17 edition of Raw, Eve defeated Natalya in a singles match, and was granted a Divas Championship match against Beth Phoenix at the Vengeance
Vengeance (2011)
Vengeance was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE that took place on October 23, 2011 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. It is the 12th event under the Vengeance/Night of Champions chronology and the first event under the Vengeance name since the 2007 edition...
pay-per-view. At the event, Eve failed to regain the Divas Championship from Beth Phoenix.
On the October 31, "Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
" edition of Raw, Eve – dressed as Robin
Robin (comics)
Robin is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, originally created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson, as a junior counterpart to DC Comics superhero Batman...
from Batman, won a battle royal to become the #1 contender for the Divas Championship against Beth Phoenix at the Survivor Series
Survivor Series (2011)
Survivor Series was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE that took place on November 20, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was the 25th annual Survivor Series event and the first one to take place in Madison Square Garden since the 2002 event...
pay-per-view. After her win she was confronted by The Divas of Doom
The Divas of Doom
The Divas of Doom is a professional wrestling villainous tag team consisting of Beth Phoenix and Natalya, both working for WWE with Phoenix assigned to the Raw brand, and Natalya assigned to the SmackDown brand, but both appear on either show due to Phoenix being the current WWE Divas Champion...
, only to get backed up by Kelly Kelly and Alicia Fox. The next week on the November 7 edition of Raw, Eve and Alicia Fox made the save for Kelly Kelly before the Divas of Doom
The Divas of Doom
The Divas of Doom is a professional wrestling villainous tag team consisting of Beth Phoenix and Natalya, both working for WWE with Phoenix assigned to the Raw brand, and Natalya assigned to the SmackDown brand, but both appear on either show due to Phoenix being the current WWE Divas Champion...
could attack her, and assisted her in revieling Kelly's cover page of "Maxim Magazine
Maxim (magazine)
Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
". On the November 14 edition of Raw, Eve along with Alicia Fox accompanied Kelly Kelly to a match against Natalya with Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix
Elizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion....
in a winning effort. At the Survivor Series
Survivor Series (2011)
Survivor Series was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE that took place on November 20, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was the 25th annual Survivor Series event and the first one to take place in Madison Square Garden since the 2002 event...
pay-per-view, Eve again lost to Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix
Elizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion....
when she delivered a Glam Slam from the top rope. On the November 28 edition of Raw, Eve appeared backstage with Zack Ryder
Zack Ryder
Matthew Joseph Cardona, Jr. better known by his ring name Zack Ryder, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE and works on the Raw brand as a wrestler and the SmackDown brand as an assistant to SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long.Cardona wrestled mostly with his tag...
wishing him good luck in his match against Jack Swagger.
Other media
In August 2008, Torres, along with fellow WWE Divas Maria KanellisMaria Kanellis
Maria Louise Kanellis, , or simply Maria, is a singer-songwriter, actress, model, and professional wrestler, best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment. Kanellis's career began as a contestant on the reality show Outback Jack in 2004...
and Candice Michelle
Candice Michelle
Candice Michelle Beckman-Ehrlich better known as Candice Michelle or just Candice, is an American model, actress, and professional wrestler best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment....
, appeared on an episode of Sunset Tan
Sunset Tan
Sunset Tan was an American reality television program that aired on the E! cable television network. The series chronicles the lives of the managers and employees of a tanning salon in Los Angeles called Sunset Tan. Season Two finished September 28, 2008...
. On October 2, 2008, Torres and Maria appeared on a special episode of Magic’s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed. Torres, along with Maryse and Michelle McCool, appeared in the January 2009 issue of Muscle & Fitness
Muscle & Fitness
Muscle & Fitness is an American bodybuilding magazine founded by Joe Weider, but now published by American Media, Inc.-History:Muscle & Fitness has a more mainstream focus than its companion publication, Flex...
magazine. Torres appeared on the November 3, 2009 episode of Deal or No Deal with Maria Kanellis and Dolph Ziggler.
Personal life
Torres was born in Boston, MassachusettsBoston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, but grew up in Denver, Colorado and is of Latin background (Nicaraguan decent). She has one younger brother, Phillip, who appeared on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is a television game show format based on asking grade-school level questions to adults, hosted by Jeff Foxworthy...
in October 2008 and won $100,000. She attended the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
on a full tuition scholarship. During college, she was one of the founding members of the Omega Phi Beta
Omega Phi Beta
Omega Phi Beta sorority was founded on March 15, 1989 at the State University of New York in Albany, New York. It was founded by seventeen women of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds...
sorority chapter on her campus and held the vice-president position for several years. While in Omega Phi Beta, Torres was awarded for Academic Excellence at the Order of Omega
Order of Omega
The Order of Omega is an undergraduate Greek society recognizing "fraternity men and women who have attained a high standard of leadership in inter-fraternity activities." It functions as an adjunct to traditional fraternal organizations, rather than a social or professional group in se...
Greek Awards. She graduated with honors and a Grade Point Average
Grade (education)
Grades are standardized measurements of varying levels of comprehension within a subject area. Grades can be assigned in letters , as a range , as a number out of a possible total , as descriptors , in percentages, or, as is common in some post-secondary...
above 3.5 in May 2006, with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Torres is trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
and holds a blue belt from the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Rorion Gracie
Rorion Gracie is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and instructor, a prominent member of the Gracie family, and a founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the oldest son of Hélio Gracie and one of the few people in the world to hold a 9th degree red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,...
in Torrance, California
Torrance, California
Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has of shore-front beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on the Santa Monica Bay, such as those of neighboring...
.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Torres Wheel (Snap swing neckbreaker) — 2010–present
- Evesault (MoonsaultMoonsaultA moonsault, moonsault press, or back flip splash is a professional wrestling aerial technique. Much of its popularity in American wrestling is attributed to The Great Muta, despite it being used in North America by "Leaping" Lanny Poffo years before Muta came from Japan.In a standard moonsault,...
) — 2009–present - HandspringHandspring (gymnastics)A handspring is an acrobatic move in which a person executes a complete revolution of the body by lunging headfirst from an upright position into a handstand and then pushing off from the floor with the hands so as to leap back to an upright position. Handsprings are performed in various physical...
moonsault — 2009
- Signature moves
with theatrics)
-
- Enzuigiri, sometimes while springboarding
- Bicycle kick followed by a leaping clothesline
- Running senton
- Reverse STO
- Diving reverse triangle choke
- NeckbreakerNeckbreakerIn professional wrestling a neckbreaker is any throw or slam that focuses its attack on the opponent’s neck. One type of neckbreaker involves the wrestler slamming an opponent's neck against a part of the wrestler's body, usually the knee, head or shoulder...
- Single leg dropkick
- Baseball slide
- Suplex floated over into a pin
- Inverted facelock elbow drop
- Samoan drop
- Wrestlers managedManager (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
- Cryme TymeCryme TymeFor animated series named Crime Time, visit Crime TimeCryme Tyme was a professional wrestling tag team that was signed to WWE.The team consisted of JTG and Shad , an over-the-top parody of stereotypical street thugs.-Early lives:Of Haitian and...
(ShadShad GaspardShad Chad Javier Romane Chittick Gaspard is an American professional wrestler of Haitian and Curaçaon descent, currently signed with Inoki Genome Federation...
and JTG) - Chris MastersChris MastersChristopher Todd Mordetzky is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Chris Masters. He is best known for his tenure with WWE.-Early career:...
- R-TruthRon KillingsRonald Aaron "Ron" Killings is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is currently signed to WWE working on its Raw brand. Since working for the company, he has been a one time United States Champion under the ring name R-Truth and a two time Hardcore Champion under the ring name K-Kwik...
- Kelly Kelly
- Cryme Tyme
- NicknameNicknameA nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
- "The Wonder WomanWonder WomanWonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 . The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986....
of the WWE"
- "The Wonder Woman
- Entrance themesMusic in professional wrestlingMusic in professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes. The most common uses of music in professional wrestling is that of the entrance theme, a song or piece of instrumental music which plays as a performer approaches the ring...
- "She Looks Good" by Jim JohnstonJim Johnston (composer)James Alan "Jim" Johnston is an American music composer who has been working for WWE since 1985. His work is often accredited to the names Jim Johnston, James A...
(October 2008–October 17, 2011) - "She Looks Good (V2)" by Jim JohnstonJim Johnston (composer)James Alan "Jim" Johnston is an American music composer who has been working for WWE since 1985. His work is often accredited to the names Jim Johnston, James A...
(August 1, 2011–September 9, 2011) - "She Looks Good (V3)" by Jim JohnstonJim Johnston (composer)James Alan "Jim" Johnston is an American music composer who has been working for WWE since 1985. His work is often accredited to the names Jim Johnston, James A...
(October 23, 2011–present)
- "She Looks Good" by Jim Johnston
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
- PWI ranked her #5 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2010
- PWI ranked her #11 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2011
- World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE
- WWE Divas ChampionshipWWE Divas ChampionshipThe WWE Diva's Championship is a unified professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is competed for by WWE Divas. The championship was created by WWE in 2008, and was introduced in storyline by then-SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero as an alternative to Raw's Women's Championship...
(2 times) - WWE Diva SearchWWE Diva SearchThe WWE Diva Search is a talent competition held by World Wrestling Entertainment. The first winner was Jaime Koeppe, but she did not receive a contract like subsequent winners of the contest. Other winners included Christy Hemme, Ashley Massaro, Layla El, and Eve Torres. In addition to the winners...
(2007)
- WWE Divas Championship