Shaniqua was Linda Miles, who was one of the winners of WWE's second season of the Tough Enough series. Even though fans knew her as Linda, WWE decided to change her name to Shaniqua in June of 2003. That wasn't all, though. They also gave her the tag team of The Bashams (Doug & Danny), who weren't really brothers although they said they were. What was unique about the team is that Linda was booked as a dominatrix that brought these guys down to the ring with a whip in her hand. They were seen with collars in backstage segments, they were gagged and it was teased that they were more than just wrestlers to her. Their finishing move was even called the "Ball and Gag" at one point. http://youtu.be/QPimsKa25h4 The Bashams went on to win the WWE Tag Team Titles with Shaniqua as their manager. They even did an angle where she took a clothesline from Bradshaw and showed up with a boob job because they said she had "swelling" from it. Oh WWE, such jokesters. She ended up getting released in 2004, so that dominatrix part of the act was over and the guys went on to have some more success while she became a footnote in WWE history. The Bashams went on to be a regular team as part of JBL's "Cabinet" on Smackdown.
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