10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Kaitlyn

Hey, remember when NXT totally sucked? Kaitlyn does...

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After a four year stint away from the promotion, former WWE Divas Champion Celeste "Kaitlyn" Bonin will return to the spotlight as part of the second Mae Young Classic tournament this August. She's a more important addition to the Network special than you might think.

Not only did she boast perhaps the most Diva-riffic entrance theme of all time (admit it, you're jamming along), but Kaitlyn also held the Divas Title for 153 days. To put that into perspective, her reign is the seventh longest in the belt's lineage, and even means Kaitlyn beats out higher-profile women like Kelly Kelly, Paige and Mickie James on the list.

Why then is Kaitlyn's career one WWE would probably like newer fans doing a quick Google search to skip on?

Three words: NXT, romance and addiction. All of those have played a major role in Kaitlyn's wrestling career and life away from the ring. Bikini contests, a relic from WWE's fascination with using women as mere eye candy, storylines they couldn't even be bothered to show and the up-and-down lifestyle of Celeste Bonin all mean she's a rather controversial subject.

This comeback is about redemption, both personal and professional...

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