Joy Giovanni
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Joy Giovanni is an American
actress, glamour model
, and former professional wrestling valet. She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment, where she worked on its SmackDown! brand
. She was the first and only winner of the promotion's Rookie Diva of the Year award.
events. She was also a panelist for the G4
show Video Game Vixens
. In 2004 and 2005, respectively, she appeared in the films Instinct vs. Reason and When All Else Fails.
with Amy Weber
. The two became involved in Big Show's feud with John "Bradshaw" Layfield
, with Giovanni serving as a friend of Big Show. The feud included a part where Joy was kidnapped and discovered, bound
and gag
ged in JBL's limo trunk in which at the time Joy and Amy were scheduled for a wrestling match, as well as a backstage catfight between Amy and herself. After Weber's departure from WWE, their feud was dropped and Joy would go on to win the 2005 Rookie Diva
of the Year contest at No Way Out
after beating out Michelle McCool
, Rochelle Loewen
, and Lauren Jones
. After winning the contest, she and her fellow SmackDown! Divas would become involved in brief feuds with Dawn Marie
and Melina
. Following these feuds, she occasionally appeared on SmackDown! during backstage segments with other Divas or occasional bikini and lingerie contests and even took part in a promo videos for Wrestlemania 21
. She was released from her contract in the summer of 2005.
in a 25-Divas Battle Royal to determine the first Miss WrestleMania alongside various other past WWE Divas. WWE had series of photos of her Kelly Kelly, Terri Runnels
and Debra Miceli in swimwear.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress, glamour model
Glamour photography
Glamour photography is a genre of photography whereby the subjects, usually female, are portrayed in a romantic or sexually alluring way. The subjects may be fully clothed or seminude, but glamour photography stops short of deliberately arousing the viewer and being pornographic photography.Glamour...
, and former professional wrestling valet. She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment, where she worked on its SmackDown! 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 was the first and only winner of the promotion's Rookie Diva of the Year award.
Television and modeling
Giovanni won the 2001 L.A. Model Expo. She competed in the 2004 and 2005 Lingerie BowlLingerie Bowl
The Lingerie Bowl is an annual Super Bowl halftime alternative shown on pay-per-view TV. It features a game of full-contact American football with female athletes playing seven-on-seven tackle football. Lingerie Bowl I aired during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 with Team Euphoria losing to the Team...
events. She was also a panelist for the G4
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
show Video Game Vixens
Video Game Vixens
Video Game Vixens was a special four-part TV show hosted by Hal Sparks on G4 that featured what the network considered to be "the sexiest female video game characters of the year." It debuted in June 2005...
. In 2004 and 2005, respectively, she appeared in the films Instinct vs. Reason and When All Else Fails.
SmackDown!
Giovanni participated in World Wrestling Entertainment's 2004 Diva Search and although she finished in third place in the competition, WWE signed her to a contract just a few days after her elimination. Joy debuted on SmackDown! as a massage therapist, and soon began a feudFeud (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 Amy Weber
Amy Weber
Amy Marie Weber is an American actress, model, film producer, former professional wrestling valet, and singer who is best known for her time as a WWE Diva for World Wrestling Entertainment under the SmackDown! brand...
. The two became involved in Big Show's feud with John "Bradshaw" Layfield
John Layfield
John Charles Layfield is a former American professional wrestler, a former commentator/host for mixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League and financial analyst for Fox News...
, with Giovanni serving as a friend of Big Show. The feud included a part where Joy was kidnapped and discovered, bound
Physical restraint
Physical restraint refers to the practice of rendering people harmless, helpless or keeping them in captivity by means such as handcuffs, fetters, straitjackets, ropes, straps, or other forms of physical restraint...
and gag
Gag
A gag is usually a device designed to prevent speech, often as a restraint device to stop the subject from calling for help. This is usually done by blocking the mouth, partially or completely, or attempting to prevent the tongue, lips, or jaw from moving in the normal patterns of speech. They are...
ged in JBL's limo trunk in which at the time Joy and Amy were scheduled for a wrestling match, as well as a backstage catfight between Amy and herself. After Weber's departure from WWE, their feud was dropped and Joy would go on to win the 2005 Rookie Diva
Diva
A diva is a celebrated female singer. The term is used to describe a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and, by extension, in theatre, cinema and popular music. The meaning of diva is closely related to that of "prima donna"....
of the Year contest at No Way Out
No Way Out (2005)
No Way Out was the seventh annual No Way Out pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It took place on February 20, 2005 from the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
after beating out 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...
, Rochelle Loewen
Rochelle Loewen
Rochelle Nicole Loewen is a Canadian broadcaster, and former Glamour model,and WWE Diva on the SmackDown! brand.-Modeling career:...
, and Lauren Jones
Lauren Jones
Lauren Lorraine Jones is an American fashion designer, business woman, former film and television actress, model, former Barker's Beauty on The Price Is Right, entrepreneur, and the CEO and Co-Founder of her eponymous brand product marketing company, Lauren Jones Footwear.-Early life:Jones was...
. After winning the contest, she and her fellow SmackDown! Divas would become involved in brief feuds with Dawn Marie
Dawn Marie Psaltis
Dawn Marie Psaltis is an American former professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and the SmackDown! brand of World Wrestling Entertainment under her ring name Dawn Marie, where she was a WWE...
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....
. Following these feuds, she occasionally appeared on SmackDown! during backstage segments with other Divas or occasional bikini and lingerie contests and even took part in a promo videos for Wrestlemania 21
WrestleMania 21
WrestleMania 21 was the twenty-first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It took place on April 3, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It started off with an interpormotional battle royal, for which Booker T...
. She was released from her contract in the summer of 2005.
Return
Giovanni returned at WWE's WrestleMania XXVWrestleMania XXV
WrestleMania XXV was the twenty-fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on April 5, 2009 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas...
in a 25-Divas Battle Royal to determine the first Miss WrestleMania alongside various other past WWE Divas. WWE had series of photos of her Kelly Kelly, Terri Runnels
Terri Runnels
Terri Lynne Boatright Runnels is a former World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation professional wrestling manager, television host and occasional wrestler....
and Debra Miceli in swimwear.
In wrestling
- 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...
- Big Show
Championships and accomplishments
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- Rookie DivaWWE DivaDiva 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....
of the Year (2005)
- Rookie Diva