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  • Ariane Andrew On Tough Enough, Funkadactyls & WWE Total Divas

    Former WWE Superstar Ariane Andrew (aka Cameron) sat down this week with the A2TheK Wrestling podcast to discuss a variety of topics. Though best known her time in WWE, Andrew is today working with Pound Town Wrestling. The promotion will host its Light It Up pay-per-view on July 28.

    On Appearing On WWE Tough Enough

    In 2011, Ariane appeared on the fifth season of WWE Tough Enough but failed to win the tournament. Her tenure on the show is best-remembered for her stating a match between Alicia Fox and Melina was her all-time favorite and admitting she hadn\’t been watching wrestling for very long.

    Ariane: \”Of course, that\’s where people still talk about it. I\’m just gonna bring it up myself the famous, famous \’What\’s your favorite match?\’ People still talk about that and I\’m like guys, how long ago was that? And also, I was very honest. I wasn\’t an avid wrestling fan growing up.

    \”I don\’t know why I get so much s**t about that. There\’s so many people who\’ve gone on to be champions… it was interesting. It\’s like everyone wasn\’t a die hard fan but it\’s the passion and stuff that I feel that comes after, once you do become a part of the company.\”

    On Her First Reaction to the Funkadactyls Gimmick

    In 2012, Andrew, as Cameron, arrived on WWE\’s main roster as one-half of the Funkadacytls alongside Naomi. In the interview, Andrew explained that this wasn\’t the first idea WWE had in mind for her.

    Ariane: \”I was like \’what?\’ Because initially I had been told that I was going to be replacing Brandi [Rhodes as an announcer] because she was moving up and I was like announcing, that\’s cool then they were [wanting me] to be a Funkadactyl and dance. I was like \’Oh all this sounds stressful.\’

    \”Whether it\’s wrestling because I\’ve only had three months of training [or] doing announcing because I\’m like \’When have I done that? Maybe once\’ and being a dancer, I don\’t dance so all three of these. I\’ve only been in developmental three months I\’m like okay but you know this is just my personality and I feel like anything in life it\’s sink or swim. There\’s a little bit of faking it till you make it.\”

    On Her Favorite Total Divas Story

    In 2013, Cameron joined the cast of Total Divas alongside Naomi, the Bellas, Eva Marie, JoJo Offerman, and Natalya. The former Superstar had plenty of storylines on the show and recalled her favorite moment with seamstress Miss Sandra.

    Ariane: \”I feel like Miss Sandra would probably slap me if I said this. I don\’t know it\’s it\’s a favorite [moment] it\’s just funny. Especially back then I was way smaller than what I am now and Tren I just have two different body shapes. Trin has like that voluptuous \’Pat-out \’Kapow\’ and I was just really small. So I just remember Miss Sandra used to be like \’Oh girl, what are these like baby clothes?\’ She was, \’Making gear for you was hard\’ because she\’d have to stuff the top area because there was nothing going on up there… I don\’t know, it\’s just like a funny moment of her just being \’Girl I need you to get like a little extra meat or something cuz I feel like I\’m making children\’s clothing.\’

    On Her AEW Appearance

    In July 2020, Andrew appeared for AEW and teamed with Nyla Rose in the Women\’s Tag Team Cup Tournament. The pair were eliminated in the first round and there were not plans for Andrew to become a regular member of the roster.

    Ariane: \”Based on what I knew it was just a one-off type of situation. It was a very interesting one-off because I was just like, how do you get me and Nyla together? that\’s an interesting [situation] just because our personalities are different and stuff like that. It was just interesting how the dynamic of what they came up with… Nyla is super sweet so yeah, just trying to figure out how do we how do we make this story work and make it make sense even though it\’s just like I\’m coming in here as a random ass person.\”

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  • Ariane Andrew Feels Naomi Was Manipulated In Her Decision To Leave WWE Raw (Exclusive)

    Former WWE star Ariane Andrew believes her close friend Naomi was manipulated, which led to her decision to exit while Raw was on the air.

    Naomi and Sasha Banks are the WWE Women\’s Tag Team Champions. The two were scheduled to be a part of a six-pack challenge on the May 16 episode of Raw.

    The match was to feature Naomi, Sasha, Asuka, Becky Lynch, Nikki A.S.H., and Doudrop. The winner was to get a shot at Bianca Belair\’s Raw Women\’s Championship.

    Things went awry when Sasha and Naomi left the building.

    Ariane Andrew Thinks Something Shady Is At Play

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    Ariane Andrew, formerly known as Cameron in WWE, spoke to SEScoops\’ Steve Fall in an exclusive interview. During the chat, she expressed her belief that Naomi was influenced by someone to ditch Raw mid-show. She heavily implied that \”someone\” is Sasha Banks.

    \”What happened I think — I\’m just gonna remove Sasha because Sasha\’s done this before. Sasha\’s a great athlete, let me not get this twisted cause I don\’t want fans coming for me. She\’s definitely deserved — like she\’s a great wrestler, she\’s a great character, she does what she has to do.

    \”My girl Naomi, she wouldn\’t do this and I feel like she wouldn\’t do this unless she had someone manipulating and telling her how to do this. Let\’s best believe if I was here, coming as a Funkadactyl we wouldn\’t have this happening at all.\”

    Reunion?

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    Ariane used to team with Naomi as part of The Funkadactyls. She offered assistance to her good friend if she wants to stay in a tag team.

    \”This is where we\’re at, so it\’s unfortunate what happened but I\’m gonna say it right here: Naomi, I\’ve always been your girl, I\’ve always been by your side. Do you need a tag team partner to come help you out?

    \”Cause I\’m here because I got you and we ain\’t gonna do this foolishness. We can still make a dream team happen, we can make history happen, and we ain\’t gotta do all this stuff. Just play the game, girl. I\’ll play it with you.\”

    Sasha Banks A Manipulator?

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    When pushed on whether or not she believes Sasha is indeed the manipulator, Ariane had the following to say:

    \”Again, Sasha is Sasha. You have Snoop Dogg as your cousin. You\’re a top athlete, you can do whatever the f*ck you wanna do. You can literally say what you wanna say, do what you wanna do with no repercussion.

    \”And if you\’re a star athlete, I feel like she can back it up. The one thing that she can do is she can back it up. It\’s not like, \’oh she can have all these people who can back her up without having the talent to do so or the beauty.\’

    \”She\’s a f*cking top f*cking b*tch, she can f*cking back it up in the ring but if you have the top agent, you have a top celebrity backing you up, a thousand percent you\’re gonna have the extra boost.

    \”But someone like Naomi, where\’s your extra boost?\”

    Reports have claimed that Sasha had been unhappy with Vince McMahon over creative plans. In a statement issued by WWE, the company said the two left their tag team titles on the desk of John Laurinaitis\’ desk and said they felt they weren\’t appreciated.

    PWInsider reported that Naomi was supposed to win the six-pack challenge and challenge Bianca Belair for the Raw Women\’s Championship at Hell in a Cell. It\’s also been reported that Sasha was set to challenge Ronda Rousey for the SmackDown Women\’s Title.

    Both Naomi and Sasha were expected to lose those matches.

    Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline noted on Wrestling Observer Live that sources told him there is zero sympathy for Sasha Banks backstage at WWE. As far as Naomi goes, it appears no one backstage has badmouthed her over the situation.

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  • Two More Former WWE Stars Returning For Women’s Royal Rumble

    Fans can expect to see at least two more former WWE stars make a return to work the Women’s Royal Rumble match. 

    According to PWInsider, former Superstars Cameron and Melina are booked to be surprises for the bout. There are currently 11 spots available in the match and with these names added, WWE will have to fill 9 more spots. 

    As previously reported, WWE does not want to bring in too many NXT wrestlers for the match so that could mean even more former stars are coming in. 

    Melina worked for WWE from 2004 through 2011 where she was a two-time Divas Champion and a three-time Women’s Champion. There was some talk of her returning to the company in September 2020, but she confirmed a few months later that while the two sides did have a discussion, they couldn’t come to an agreement. She was last seen on WWE TV on January 4, 2021 at WWE Raw Legends Night.

    Cameron was under contract from 2011-2016. She did wrestle a match for AEW in 2020. 

    The following women have been announced for the match: Nikki A.S.H., Rhea Ripley, Tamina, Dana Brooke, Zelina Vega, Carmella, Aliyah, Natalya, Naomi, Shotzi Blackheart, Shayna Baszler, Charlotte Flair, Mickie James, Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Lita, Michelle McCool, Kelly Kelly, and Summer Rae.