Maria Kanellis

**Mary Louis Kanellis-Bennett** (born February 25, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager, actress, model and singer currently signed to WWE under the ring name **Maria Kanellis** on the Raw brand, where she is a former WWE 24/7 Champion. She is best known for her work with WWE, as well as her 2008 *Playboy* magazine pictorial and 2010 appearances on the *Celebrity Apprentice* television series.

She has also worked for Ring of Honor (ROH), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is a former TNA Knockouts Champion. Kanellis' career began as a contestant on the reality show *Outback Jack* in 2004. In the same year, she placed fifth in the Diva Search, and was later hired by WWE as a backstage interviewer. Kanellis began competing in the ring as a professional wrestler in 2005. She released her debut album *Sevin Sins* on April 13, 2010.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Beautiful Bulldog* (Running bulldog)
	+ Diving clothesline

* **Signature moves**
	+ Bronco buster, with theatrics
	+ Cartwheel evasion
	+ Corner foot choke
	+ Diving crossbody
	+ Dropkick
	+ Enzuigiri
	+ Hair pull whip
	+ Headscissors takedown
	+ Inverted DDT
	+ Gutbuster
	+ Mat slam
	+ Modified arm drag
	+ Monkey flip
	+ Multiple pin variations
		- Inside cradle
		- Roll-up
		- Schoolgirl
		- Sunset flip
	+ Pendulum backbreaker
	+ Roundhouse kick
	+ Running hip attack to an opponent in the corner
	+ Snap DDT
	+ Standing bulldog
	+ *Seeing Stars* (Handstand calf kick)
	+ Side kick
	+ Sitout facebuster
	+ Split-legged fist drop, preceded by a snapmare
	+ Spinebuster
	+ Spinning heel kick
	+ Springboard hurricanrana
	+ Somersault neckbreaker, on a seated opponent
	+ Short-arm clothesline
	+ Superkick
	+ Thesz press
	+ Wheelbarrow bulldog

* **Managers**
	+ Allie
	+ Candice Michelle
	+ Santino Marella

* **Wrestlers managed**
	+ Adam Cole
	+ Santino Marella
	+ Dolph Ziggler
	+ **Matt Taven**
	+ Laurel Van Ness
	+ Matt Hardy
	+ **Mike Bennett**
	+ PCO
	+ Sienna
	+ The Young Bucks
	+ Vincent

* **Nicknames**
	+ "The First Lady of Professional Wrestling / ROH / SmackDown Live"
	+ "The Leader of the Knockouts Division"

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **World Wrestling Entertainment**
		- "Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Party" by Jim Johnston
		- "With Legs Like That" by Zebrahead
		- "True Love" by CFO$ Feat. KIT
	+ **Independent circuit**
		- "Sevin Sins" by Maria Kanellis
	+ **Ring of Honor**
		- "Poem" by Taproot (used while accompanying Mike Bennett)
		- "S.U.M." by Avenue F (used while accompanying Mike Bennett)
		- **"Something for You / Suffer Unto Me"** by David Rolfe and Avenue F (used as a member of The Kingdom)
		- "Black Sheep" by Gabriel Candiani,Christopher Vaughn & Charity Lockhart
	+ **New Japan Pro-Wrestling**
		- "Fire Guitar" by Fabio Codega (used as a member of The Kingdom)
	+ **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / IMPACT Wrestling**
		- "Forever in My Dreams" by Two Steps from Hell
		- "The Miracle" by Dale Oliver (used while accompanying Mike Bennett)
		- "Tidal Wave" by Slowburn (used as a member of Honor No More)
	+ **All Elite Wrestling**
		- "Cathedral" by Phraze & Todd Andrew
		- **"Something for You / Suffer Unto Me"** by David Rolfe and Avenue F (used as a member of The Kingdom)

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Family Wrestling Entertainment**
	+ FWE Women's Championship (2 times)
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Ranked **#21** of the top 50 female wrestlers in the *PWI Female 50* in 2008
* **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
	+ TNA Knockouts Championship (1 time)
* **World Wrestling Entertainment**
	+ WWE 24/7 Championship (1 time)
	+ Slammy Awards
		- Diva of the Year (2009)