5 WWE Women's Feuds That Ruled (And 5 That Sucked)
2. Christy Hemme Vs. Carmella DeCesare
Ah yes, the very first Diva Search. I would like to start this entry by saying 'thank you' to Kevin Dunn for getting this one on the air. Cheers, mate.
What was supposed to be a genuine contest handled in a classy manner ala Tough Enough quickly descended into the prospective divas trying to seduce male wrestlers, parading around in bikinis and engaging in some truly abhorrent slanging matches.
During the course of the conest, that took place over the summer of 2004, a feud between the two favourites, Carmella DeCesare and Christy Hemme, began to develop. Pretty much all of the contestants hated Carmella, a former Playboy Playmate of the Year, due to a perceived sense of arrogance and nefarious personal life shenanigans.
But Christy appeared to have a particular disdain for her nearest rival and, during a segment called 'Diss the Diva' (the women were literally given a live microphone and told to diss the others) on the August 30th episode of Raw, voiced that disdain.
Over the house microphone and in front of thousands in the arena and millions watching at home, Hemme started shootin' folks, referring to DeCesare as a 'c**-guzzling guttersl*t'. Yikes. WWE then manipulated the competition so that Christy and Carmella would be voted as the two surviving prospective divas.
Hemme won the contest on September 30th, but WWE realised that the feud with her and Carmella was SO HOT that they needed to draw it out further and began a feud proper the next week when the two women had an in-ring scuffle which ended when Christy shoved Carmella on her backside.
This led to a truly risible segment on the October 18 episode of Raw, which somewhat bizarrely culminated in Hemme giving Lilian Garcia a big old kiss on the lips (punishment for the ring announcer's behaviour during an overseas tour, supposedly).
The big blowoff for this epic? A 'Lingerie Pillow Fight' at Taboo Tuesday, WWE's first proper interactive pay-per-view. Yes, Carmella friggin' DeCesare has a WWE singles PPV match under her belt! Anyway, Christy won the match and sent Carmella on her way and, thankfully, ended this useless feud.