When it comes to promo skills in the WWE, Ivory was quite possibly one of the best and most natural on the microphone. Among the Divas? She was the very damn best! As far as her wrestling abilities, Ivory was able to work with anything and anyone she was given, from Sable and Debra to Lita and Chyna. It didn't matter what their style was or if she was a heel or face, if Ivory was in the ring much like Jacqueline you knew she was going to get the job done. However, just like Jacqueline, Ivory was often forgotten about following the conclusion of the ECW/WCW invasion. What's sad is that Ivory remained with WWE all the way up until mid-2005! When it came to Ivory, there were many instances where she could have been showcased more or actually given something worthwhile to do like her run with the Right to Censor. Having displayed a flirty nature to her personality and often proving she was quite the spitfire, why didn't she receive a gimmick like Sensational Sherri Martel's a former Women's Champion turned manager/cougar to a bright up-and-comer? Ivory could have easily done this role and been successful in it, being used as the mouthpiece for a wrestler that wasn't very good on the microphone (Maven Huffman comes to mind, or even Sylvain Grenier). When Trish Stratus and the other established RAW Divas challenged the Diva Search Girls to a game of Diva Dodgeball, why wasn't Ivory included? After all, out of all of the Divas at that time, she had the most wrestling experience out of all of them! Ivory could have also been a useful ally to Victoria, Nidia Guenard, and Stacy Keibler in their constant tag team run-ins with the likes of Trish, Molly Holly, Jazz, and Gail Kim. Quite possibly one of the biggest missed opportunities for Ivory came about when she scored three clean pinfall victories over Jazz while Jazz was in possession of the Women's Title. Many fans assumed that this meant that Ivory would be receiving a shot at the title; instead, the belt was dropped to Gail Kim in a Battle Royal (that saw Ivory as the first person eliminated). From there, she transitioned into the role of a part-time commentator, a role that she seemed to excel at but one that didn't see much growth as she was kept on the minor shows such as HeAT.
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