Adam's Wrestling: Maryse

Maryse Ouellet (born January 21, 1983) is a French Canadian glamor model, professional wrestler, and business woman, better known simply as Maryse. She is best known for her time with WWE between 2006 and 2011.

After spending years modelling, including winning Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada in 2003, Maryse was hired by WWE in 2006, after she participated in the WWE Diva Search competition. Despite her elimination, she was sent to WWE's developmental facility, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in Louisville, Kentucky. She signed a deal with WWE in August 2006 and was assigned to OVW for wrestling training, where she made her ring debut in December 2006. She appeared in vignettes on WWE television. During this time, she continued working at OVW, but was later transferred to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), another WWE developmental facility, to further her training.

Maryse's Rumored Playboy Pictures

In March 2008, Maryse appeared on SmackDown, competing in a swim suit competition. Three months later she made her television in-ring debut. In December 2008, Maryse captured her first title with the company, the WWE Divas Championship, and would hold onto it for seven months, the longest reign in the titles history. In April 2009 she was drafted to the Raw brand, during the 2009 WWE Draft. She won the Divas Championship for the second time in February 2010, making her the first wrestler to hold the championship on more than one occasion.

Maryse was released from WWE in October 2011. This caused a lot of rumours and speculation. No one was quite sure why she had been released. She announced that she had requested her release so that she could pursue other interests. One rumour was that she had agreed to pose for Playboy, and despite other WWE Divas doing the same, the company was trying to become PG and did not approve of such things anymore. Other reasons seem more likely because she had plans to launch her own company, which she did. In late 2011, she announced plans for a clothing and jewelery line called House of Maryse.