Maria Kanellis (born February 25, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and model of Greek heritage, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) performing on its SmackDown brand.

Kanellis was a contestant on the reality show, Outback Jack in 2004. In the same year, she placed fifth in the Raw Diva Search, but was later hired by WWE as a backstage interviewer. Kanellis began Read more...

Kanellis has two younger siblings; a sister, Janny and a brother, Billy.

She dated fellow wrestler CM Punk, which she confirmed after pictures of the two kissing surfaced on the Internet. They met during their tenures in Ohio Valley Wrestling. The two broke up in June 2007.

Maria had been asked to follow in the footsteps of other WWE Divas and pose for Playboy, but she initially refused Read more...