Joy Giovanni Joy Giovanni ( January 20 , 1978 ) is an American actress , glamour model , and former WWE Diva . She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment , working on its SmackDown ! brand . Professional Wrestling Career . World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2004 – 2005 , 2009 ) . Giovanni participated in World Wrestling Entertainment ' s 2004 Diva Search and although she finished in third place in the competition , WWE signed her to a contract just a few days after her elimination . SmackDown and Feud with Amy Weber ( 2004 – 2005 ) . Joy debuted on SmackDown ! as a massage therapist , and Joy Giovanni acted as special guest bell ringer only gets confronted by Kurt Angle ' s group and Luther Reigns tried to force Joy to go on a date with him , causing Big Show to come down and make the save ! On December 16 , 2004 , Joy began a feud with Amy Weber after Joy gave JBL a candy cane . The two became involved in Big Show ' s feud with John " Bradshaw " Layfield , with Giovanni serving as a friend of Big Show . On January 6 , 2005 edition of Smackdown Joy refuses to sign Carlito Cool ' s petition so he spits an apple in her face ! Soon after , Kurt Angle later entered " Amy Weber ’ s " dressing room and accidentally walked in on Joy in the shower . Joy ran out of the dressing room and into Big Show ’ s arms , and Big Show chased Kurt Angle to the ring and beat him up . It was later revealed that it was all a ploy by JBL ’ s cabinet to get Kurt Angle and Big Show mad at each other . On January 13 , 2005 , Amy defeated Joy by forfeit when it was learned that Giovanni had been abducted . She had been kidnapped and later discovered , bound and gagged in JBL ' s limo trunk . Later that night , Kurt Angle bragged about masterminding the entire thing . On the January 20 episode of " SmackDown ! " Kurt was forced to stand in the ring alone and issue an apology to Joy for his actions . The Big Show then came down , but Kurt tried to escape , but was forced back down to the ring by JBL ’ s cabinet . It backfired however , as Kurt Angle ( with Jindrak & Reigns ) joined JBL ’ s Cabinet and destroyed The Big Show . After Weber ' s departure from WWE , their feud was dropped and Joy would go on to win the 2005 Rookie Diva of the Year contest at No Way Out after beating out Michelle McCool , Rochelle Loewen , and Lauren Jones . After winning the contest , she and her fellow SmackDown ! Divas would become involved in brief feuds with Dawn Marie and Melina . Following these feuds , she occasionally appeared on SmackDown ! during backstage segments with other Divas or occasional bikini and lingerie contests . She was released from her WWE contract due to budget cuts on July 6 , 2005 . Giovanni returned at WWE ' s WrestleMania XXV in a 25 - Divas Battle Royal to determine the first Miss WrestleMania alongside various other past WWE Divas but was eliminated second . Other media . Giovanni won the 2001 L . A . Model Expo . She competed in the 2004 and 2005 Lingerie Bowl events . She was also a panelist for the G4 show Video Game Vixens . In 2004 and 2005 , respectively , she appeared in the films Instinct vs . Reason and When All Else Fails . In 2007 , Giovanni stared in the film " Pretty Cool Too " as June . Giovanni made her video game debut in WWE SmackDown ! vs . Raw 2006 . In preparation for WrestleMania 21 , Giovanni took part in numerous promo videos .