WWE Release Eva Marie
It's all over for 'Ms. All-Red Everything'.
WWE today confirmed that Total Divas star and technically, 'wrestler', Eva Marie has been let go from the company.
The departure of Marie, real name Natalie Marie Coyle, was announced via the promotion's official website earlier on Friday, and was later confirmed by a tweet from the performer herself.
Today I'm saying a bittersweet goodbye to @WWE. Thanks to the entire team, and YOU, my fans, for these 4 years! #AllRedEverythingForever ❤️ pic.twitter.com/1YlYbAqdZ2
Advertisement— Eva Marie (@natalieevamarie) 4 August 2017
Marie joined WWE in 2013, and soon became notorious amongst wrestling fans for her all-red attire and apparent inability to improve. After five years with the company, she had failed to make any significant in-ring progress, and once the 'Women's Revolution' was in full swing, her days looked increasingly numbered. A failed Wellness Policy test in August last year - amidst a brief run on SmackDown Live during which her ineptitude was the main focus of an angle - pretty much spelled the end.
After serving her 30-day suspension, Marie didn't make a single appearance on WWE programming. By 2017, she was an anachronism in WWE's women's scene, and must have realised as well as any that her future laid elsewhere. In February, she began to pursue interests beyond wrestling, gradually limiting her public mentions of the company.
When it was confirmed she would not be returning for the seventh season of Total Divas in July, it was clear the game was up. She leaves behind a very sparse legacy, to say the least, but is perhaps testament to just how much someone can achieve with so little ability, but two very obviously big assets.