Way before signing with WWE, Ashley appeared in a swimsuit pageant. There, she met a casting director who worked for WWE and found out about the WWE Diva Search 2005. She decided to try her hand at the competition.
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Eight finalists were chosen to appear on Monday Night Raw on the June 7th edition. As weeks passed by, the WWE Universe saw one contestant get eliminated every week. On the August 15th edition of Monday Night Raw, Ashley Massaro was declared the winner of the 2005 WWE Diva Search. Ashley had revealed that her family was involved in amateur wrestling and that she wanted to train to wrestle in WWE. The victory came with a cash prize of $250,000 and a one-year contract with WWE, which was later extended and Ashley spent three years with the company.
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Abhilash Mendhe
Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.
Abhilash checks his articles thrice before sending them to the editing team, ensuring his work is highly accurate and reliable.
He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.
Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.
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