Penelope Cruz

## Overview

Penelope Cruz is a recognised world-class talent in WWYD having reached the Elite Eight in two consecutive tournaments. She is a prominent member of the Med Event Mafia although, perhaps owing to the fact that she lets her best friend and manager Salma Hayek talk on her behalf, is often overshadowed by the other members. Cruz prefers to do her talking in the matches themselves and has an impressive record. Although she can play Route 1, Cruz has often preferred to go with more demure "catalogue" shots. She has strong playing The Straight Bat and is considered a good all-rounder. Her best finish to date is coming third in WWYD3

# Storylines and Controversies

## WWYD3

Cruz impressed at the tournament especially in her defeat of #6 Seed Cybill Shepherd in Round 2, WWYD Legends Nigella Lawson and Liz Hurley in Round 3 and the Quarter-Final respectively. Before the Quarter-Finals, she and Hayek tried to seduce Michael Aspel in a bid to convince him to fix the draw so that Cruz would draw Brooke Shields so that Hayek could exact her revenge, but Aspel proved incorruptible. Cruz lost 64-36 to Scarlett Johansson in the Semi-Final.

## WWYD4

The tournament was dominated by the Med Event Mafia vs. The Pantheon storyline and Cruz was a prominent member of the Med Event Mafia. Commissioner Monica Bellucci had deliberately booked the tournament to make life difficult for members of The Pantheon and give a relatively smooth path for Cruz, who was her "insurance" to guarantee at least one Med in the Quarter-Finals. This worked, as Cruz did reach the Quarters after routine wins over Keely Brosnan and Rita Hayworth, and a much-closer-than-expected 51-49 win over Valerie Leon. However, she finally met Salma Hayek's nemesis Brooke Shields in the Quarters and lost 54-46.

## Queen's Cup IV

Cruz was seen at the side of and embracing Salma Hayek following her victory and the unofficial reformation of the Med Event Mafia.

## WWYD5

Cruz had a quiet tournament and generally kept out of the abuse of Damian Hurley during the Med Event Mafia Dominate Damian storyline. She did however pose as an assistant when Salma Hayek and Lauren Jauregui were presenting evidence against Brooke Shields in the highly controversial Shields-gate event, which saw Shields disqualified while Monica Bellucci advanced to the final. Cruz had an impressive win over Cameron Diaz in Round 3 to reach the Quarters but was disappointed in her loss against Michelle Pfeiffer in the Quarters, not least because Cruz had beaten Pfeiffer once before in the third-place playoff of WWYD3.

## Queen's Cup V

Cruz was briefly seen celebrating the victory of Lauren Jauregui following The Fingernail of Doom.

## 1st Tag-Team Tournament

Cruz teamed up with her long-time "best friend forever" Salma Hayek as The BFFs. They had a very successful tournament beating both teams from The Pantheon, Facial Attraction (52-48) and American Made (51-49). Hayek was largely driven by revenge on Brooke Shields which led to the Med Event Mafia's Hospitalisation of Brooke Shields. Cruz and Hayek ended up arrested and appearing in court. Ultimately Monica Bellucci helped persuade Clarence Thomas to drop the charges. After finally defeating Cindy Crawford and Brooke Shields, the BFFs faced The Cuban Connection in the final, and were widely expected to win the tournament, but their stablemates score an upset win which Hayek and Cruz took graciously and recognised them as "the best team".

# Facts

* **Signature shots**
	+ Catalogue One

* **Stables**
	+ Med Event Mafia

* **Teams**
	+ The BFFs

* **Managers**
	+ Salma Hayek

# Championships and Accomplishments

* 1st Tag-Team Tournament runner-up (with Salma Hayek as The BFFs)