#02. Maria Kanellis
Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis married ROH wrestler Mike Bennett in 2014. Maria is also known as “The First Lady of ROH”. Kanellis’ career began as a contestant on the reality show Outback Jack in 2004. In the same year, she placed fifth in the Diva Search, and was later hired by WWE as a backstage interviewer. Kanellis began competing in the ring as a professional wrestler in 2005. Kanellis is a two-time FWE Women’s Champion.
On September 25, 2017, Kanellis announced she and Bennett were expecting their first child. On April 3, 2018, the couple welcomed their daughter, Fredrica “Freddie” Moon Bennett. On the July 1, 2019 episode of Raw, during a mixed tag team match with Kanellis and Bennett against Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch, Kanellis announced that she and Bennett are expecting their second child. In 2013, Kanellis was announced as one of the recipients of WWE’s Talent Scholarship, which she utilized to obtain a degree in Sports, Entertainment, and Event Management from Johnson & Wales University, graduating in May 2017.
Kanellis is also a singer and released her debut album Sevin Sins on April 13, 2010, with “Fantasy” as the first single. She has appeared in the Funny or Die web series, Swallow and in March 2011 she launched her own perfume line called Signature.
FUN FACT : At Maria Kanellis and Mike Bennett’s wedding reception, the guest tables were named after different wrestling territories.
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