Ashley Massaro

Ashley Marie Massaro
Massaro in 2011
Born
Ashley Marie Massaro

(1979-05-26)May 26, 1979
DiedMay 16, 2019(2019-05-16) (aged 39)
Resting placeSaint James Episcopal Church Cemetery
Alma materUniversity at Albany, SUNY
Occupation(s)Professional wrestler, reality television contestant and model
Years active2002–2019
Children1
Ring name(s)Ashley
Ashley Massaro
Billed height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Billed weight110 lb (50 kg)[1]
Billed fromNew York City
Trained byDave Finlay[2]
Ricky Steamboat[2]
Trish Stratus[2]
Debut2005[3]
Retired2008[3]
Signature

Ashley Marie Massaro[4] (May 26, 1979 – May 16, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, reality television contestant and model. She was best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and for her appearance on Survivor: China.

Massaro made her debut in WWE after winning the WWE Raw Diva Search in 2005. She was first corporated into the Raw brand, where she had her first wrestling feud against Vince's Devils (a villainous female stable) while aligning herself with Trish Stratus to defeat the team. With Stratus, she was involved in another feud with the then-debuting Mickie James, who was obsessed with Stratus and jealous of Massaro's friendship with her, attacking and causing her to lose matches. Massaro was later drafted to SmackDown and became the valet for the WWE Tag Team Champions, Paul London and Brian Kendrick. Her most high-profile matches were a WWE Women's Championship match against Melina at WrestleMania 23 and a Playboy Bunnymania Lumberjill match at WrestleMania XXIV.

Massaro left WWE in July 2008. During her tenure in the company, she had appeared on the covers of several magazines, including the April 2007 issue of Playboy, and also made appearances on television and in music videos. In addition, she spent the last two years of her life working as a radio DJ for 94.3 The Shark.

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  2. ^ a b c "Diva Search... For Talent". July 5, 2006. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Ashley Massaro profile". CageMatch.net. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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