10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (May 8)

6. The Rock Praises Eva Marie

Over the past few months, there's been a remarkable transformation in how Eva Marie seems to be perceived inside the WWE bubble. Previously, the flame-haired Diva was viewed as little more than eye candy, someone who had failed to grasp the basic fundamentals required to feature on main programming such as Monday Night Raw. It was hard to argue with that viewpoint, because any time Eva did enter the ring for a match, she seemed woefully unprepared. Since then, the female has been training with the likes of Brian Kendrick down at WWE's Performance Center, earning rave reviews for how much she has improved in a relatively short space of time. Videos have popped up all over the internet, showing Eva and Kendrick going through their paces in the ring, and even from those short clips, it's obvious that she's working hard. Someone who has taken notice of this is none other than The Rock, who surprisingly went to bat for the Diva on Instagram, noting that she was working her tail off and wanted nothing more than to be a success in WWE. Having a friend as powerful as The Rock can only help Eva Marie, but she seems aware that she still has to put the work in. After all the uncertainty on how WWE treat women, it's great to see a positive story regarding one of the Divas.