Eve Torres

Eve Torres
Torres at WWE Tribute to the Troops in December 2010
Born	August 21st, 1984 (age 28) Boston, Massachusetts
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Eve (Torres)
Billed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Billed weight	135 lb (61 kg)
Billed from	Denver, Colorado Sacramento, California
Trained by	FCW Staff Steve Keirn
Debut	2007

Eve Marie Torres (born August 21, 1984) is an American dancer, model, professional wrestler, valet, and actress. She works for WWE as Eve Torres (or simply Eve), where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion.

Torres began her career as a dancer and model, dancing for The Southern California Summer Pro League and went on to become a member of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers Spirit Dance Team for the 2006–2007 season. She has also appeared on several television shows, including Show Me the Money, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, Sunset Tan, Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed, Deal or No Deal, Good Day LA, Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition, Stars Earn Stripes, G4's Attack of the Show, and The Soup.

In 2007, Torres won the 2007 Diva Search, earning a contract with WWE. She first appeared on WWE programming as a backstage interviewer in 2008, and also appeared in non-wrestling contests such as bikini contest's and dance competitions. She later became a full-time wrestler in 2009, and was involved in various feuds with Michelle McCool, Layla and Natalya. She also managed the tag team of Cryme Tyme. After being traded to the Raw brand in late 2009, she managed Chris Masters before winning her first ever WWE Divas Championship in April 2010, becoming the first diva search winner in history to win the title, before losing it in June 2010. After acting as the valet for R-Truth in late 2010, she won the Divas Championship for the second time at the Royal Rumble in January 2011, lasting until April 2011. In April 2012, she was appointed as Executive Administrator of Raw and SmackDown by then General Manager John Laurinaitis. In August 2012, Eve became Assistant General Manager of SmackDown. At the 2012 Night of Champions pay-per-view, Eve became the first Diva in history to win the WWE Divas Championship on three occasions.

Early life

Torres was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in Denver, Colorado and is of Nicaraguan descent. She has one younger brother, Phillip, who appeared on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? in October 2008 and won $100,000. She attended the University of Southern California on a full tuition scholarship.

Dancing and modeling career

While attending the University of Southern California (USC), Torres appeared in commercials and music videos. Torres was the co-captain of the USC Fly Girls dance squad and created much of their choreography. She also danced for The Southern California Summer Pro League, the only summer league for National Basketball Association (NBA) players, in Long Beach, California. After graduating from college, she moved into dancing and modeling full-time. After reaching the tryout finals in previous years, Torres became a member of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers Spirit Dance Team for the 2006–07 season. She also appeared on Show Me The Money.

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE

WWE Diva Search (2007)

In May 2007, Torres entered WWE's Diva Search. She was chosen by WWE officials as one of eight finalists from a group of 50. On October 29, 2007, in Philadelphia, live on Raw, she was crowned the 2007 WWE Diva Search winner, defeating finalist Brooke Gilbertsen and becoming an official WWE Diva. Following her win, she began training for her wrestling debut in WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling.

SmackDown (2008–2009)

Main article: Cryme Tyme

A woman with dark brown hair poses with her arms up in the air. She is wearing a silver crop top, with black trousers, and silver belly chains.

Torres at a SmackDown event in March 2008.

Videos promoting Eve's debut on SmackDown began airing on January 11, 2008. The promo aired for three weeks before Eve made her official debut on the February 1, 2008 episode of SmackDown interviewing former World Heavyweight Champion Batista. During early 2008, Eve participated in a "Diva Competition" contest to determine the top Diva on SmackDown, participating in a bikini contest, an obstacle course, and an arm wrestling competition before being eliminated. Eve appeared at WrestleMania XXIV as a Lumberjill in the BunnyMania match between Maria and Ashley against Beth Phoenix and Melina. Eve spent the rest of the year competing in similar contests, including a dance-off and a bikini contest, before participating in the Halloween Costume Contest on October 26 at the Cyber Sunday pay-per-view, where she was dressed as Raphael from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. On the 800th episode of Raw on November 3, 2008, Eve made her televised in-ring debut in a 16-Diva tag team match, which her team lost although she was never tagged in.

Her first main storyline began in early 2009, when she began a scripted feud with Michelle McCool after McCool attacked her. On the February 6 episode of SmackDown, Eve made her singles match debut in a losing effort against McCool via submission. Their feud continued for the next few months, with them competing against each other in singles and tag team matches. Eve then moved into a feud with Layla in mid-2009. After the pair competed in dance and arm wrestling competitions, Eve defeated Layla on the May 29 episode of SmackDown in a wrestling match. On the June 18 episode of Superstars, Eve pinned Layla once again. After the match, they both shook hands.

Around the same as her scripted rivalry with Layla, Eve became associated with Cryme Tyme (Shad and JTG), appearing in several backstage segments with them. She also began accompanying them to the ring as their manager during their storyline rivalry with The Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith, Tyson Kidd, and Natalya). Eve and Cryme Tyme participated in multiple six-person mixed tag team matches against The Hart Dynasty, and Eve also faced Natalya in singles matches and tag team matches involving other Divas. Her final match on SmackDown was on October 9, when she was defeated in a singles match by Michelle McCool.

Divas Champion and Executive Administrator of Raw and SmackDown (2009–2012)

Torres (left) with The Bella Twins at the Royal Rumble in 2010.

On October 12, 2009, Eve was traded to the Raw brand. On the November 2 episode of Raw, she competed in her first match after being traded: a battle royal which was won by Alicia Fox. She then entered into a storyline romance with Chris Masters in December 2009, becoming his valet. In January 2010, the WWE Divas Championship was vacated and a tournament was set up to determine the new champion. Eve made it to the semi-finals, before being defeated by the eventual winner, Maryse. At WrestleMania XXVI Eve was on the losing team in a 10-Diva tag team match, but the following night on Raw, she pinned Maryse in a rematch to earn the victory for her team.

On the April 5 episode of Raw, Eve won a "Dress to Impress" battle royal to become the number one contender to the WWE Divas Championship, and the following week on Raw, she defeated Maryse to win the championship for the first time. She successfully defended the championship against Maryse at the Over the Limit pay-per-view in May. At the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view in June, Eve lost the championship in a fatal four-way match, when Alicia Fox pinned Maryse to win the championship. On the July 5 episode of Raw, Eve invoked her rematch clause against Fox but was unsuccessful after Fox feigned an ankle injury. As a result, she received another rematch at the Money in the Bank pay per-view, but lost again to Fox. In mid-2010 she began acting as the valet for R-Truth.

Torres at a live Raw event in 2011.

At the Royal Rumble on January 30, 2011, the Raw General Manager added Eve to a two-on-one handicap match for the Divas Championship, turning it into a fatal four-way match. Eve pinned Layla to win the match and become a two-time Divas Champion. She retained the championship against Natalya in a Lumberjill match on the February 14 episode of Raw, and against Nikki Bella on the March 7 episode. She held the championship until the April 11 episode of Raw, when she lost it to Brie Bella.

Eve then formed an alliance with Kelly Kelly, and after Kelly won the Divas Championship in June, Eve accompanied her to the ring during her matches. Eve and Kelly began feuding with The Divas of Doom (Beth Phoenix and Natalya), and after Phoenix won the Divas Championship from Kelly, Eve defeated Natalya to earn a match against Phoenix. She faced Phoenix at the Vengeance pay-per-view, but was unsuccessful. On the October 31 episode of Raw, Eve won a battle royal to become the number one contender to the Divas Championship. She received her championship match at the Survivor Series pay-per-view, but lost a Lumberjill match to Phoenix.

Eve moved into a storyline with Zack Ryder after the pair won a mixed tag team match against Natalya and Tyson Kidd on the December 26 episode of Raw. On the January 9, 2012 episode of Raw, Eve agreed to a date with Ryder beginning a storyline relationship. At the Royal Rumble event, Eve, Kelly Kelly, Alicia Fox, and Tamina were defeated by Beth Phoenix, Natalya, and The Bella Twins in an eight diva tag team match. Kane began targeting Ryder (established as a friend of John Cena, with whom Kane had been feuding), injuring him before turning his attention on Eve, first trying to attack her after an unsuccessful championship match before Cena came out to save her. On the February 6 episode of Raw, Eve suffered a broken nose during another eight Diva tag team match, following a clothesline by Beth Phoenix. On the February 13 episode of Raw, Cena saved Eve from being kidnapped by Kane. Afterwards, Eve kissed Cena and it was revealed that Ryder witnessed it. Later that night she told Ryder she hoped they could be friends.

Torres with Beth Phoenix at the Wrestlemania XXVIII pay-per-view in April 2012.

On the February 20 episode of Raw, Eve turned heel for the first time in her career after she confessed backstage to the Bella Twins that she had never liked Zack Ryder and had disingenuously used him for publicity and planned to take advantage of John Cena the same way, with Cena overhearing her revelation and scorned Eve for her wrongdoing by refusing her apology as she begged for forgiveness. Eve justified her actions saying that people should not expect to see her as a "damsel in distress" anymore and that she is proud of who she is – a woman whose beauty served to seduce men, thus allowing for a better quality of life. She wrestled her first match as a villain on the March 2 edition of Smackdown, defeating Natalya. Ryder returned on the March 5 edition of Raw, confronting Eve on her recent actions, but she managed to seduce him. On the March 22 episode of SmackDown!, Eve teamed with Beth Phoenix in winning effort defeating Natalya and Tamina Snuka. At WrestleMania XXVIII, Eve and Beth Phoenix were defeated by Kelly Kelly and Extra corrspondent Maria Menounos in a tag team match. Later that night, she accompanied Ryder to the ring for the Team Johnny vs. Team Teddy matchup where she distracted Ryder, costing him and Team Teddy the match. On the April 23 edition of Raw, Eve was appointed as Executive Administrator of Raw and SmackDown by Raw and SmackDown General Manager John Laurinaitis. As her first order of business as Executive Administrator, on the April 30 episode of Raw, Eve fired the Bella Twins backstage.

Eve made her television return on the July 2 episode of Raw, in a backstage segment with AJ. Eve made her return to in-ring competition on the July 9 episode of Raw, where she competed in a main event mixed tag team match with Daniel Bryan in a losing effort to CM Punk and AJ after Bryan refused to tag in the match. Eve then competed at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view in a six diva tag team match along with Beth Phoenix and Natalya in a losing effort to the team of the Divas Champion Layla, Kaitlyn and Tamina Snuka. The following night on Raw, Eve and The Miz faced AJ and Bryan in a mixed tag team match but lost. On the August 6 episode of Raw, Eve was defeated by her returning former friend Kelly Kelly.

Assistant to Smackdown General Manager and Divas Champion (2012–present)

On the August 10 episode of SmackDown, Eve asked SmackDown General Manager Booker T to work as his assistant, but Kaitlyn was instead given the job. Eve would threaten Booker with telling the Board of Directors about discriminatory hiring practices and she was then booked in a match against Kaitlyn the next SmackDown to decide who got the job; Eve defeated Kaitlyn to become the SmackDown Assistant General Manager to Booker T.

On the August 24 episode of SmackDown, Eve began "acting" as a fan favorite after Torres congratulated both Divas Champion Layla and the number one contender, Kaitlyn, later that night, she would greatly impress Booker T and show up Senior Advisor Teddy Long. On the August 31 episode of SmackDown, Eve still taking on face personality was on commentary for a match between Natayla and Kaitlyn, with Torres most of the time talking about her job as Assistant General Manager and her pride in the Divas division. On the September 3 episode of Raw, Eve defeated Kaitlyn with Layla and The Miz on commentary, after the match, Eve would shake hands with Kaitlyn and Layla before leaving the area. The next week on the September 10 episode of Raw, Eve teamed with Layla and Kaitlyn in a six diva tag team match where they defeated Beth Phoenix, Natalya, and Alicia Fox, and would afterwards hug both Layla and Kaitlyn and raise their arms in victory.

At September 16 on the Night of Champions pay-per-view, Kaitlyn was attacked by a masked figure injuring Kaitlyn's ankle, and forfeiting her title shot with Layla to Eve, who went on to defeat Layla and become the first Diva in history to hold the title on three occasions. On the September 17 episode of Raw, Eve defeated Beth Phoenix in a non-title match with Layla on commentary. On the September 24 episode of Raw Eve teamed up with Beth Phoenix to defeat Layla and Alicia Fox. After the match, Eve attacked Phoenix after an injured Kaitlyn appeared on stage telling that the person who attacked her was a blonde. On the September 28 episode of WWE Superstars, Eve was defeated by Layla in non-title match, thus earning a title opportunity. On the September 29 episode of SmackDown, immediately after Beth Phoenix's match with Natalya, Eve would act on her own accord and suspend Phoenix, pending investigation of Kaitlyn's attack. Later that night, SmackDown General Manager Booker T reversed Beth Phoenix's suspension and Eve then blamed Teddy Long for telling her to suspend Phoenix. On the October 8 episode of Raw, Eve defeated Kaitlyn via submission to retain the Divas Championship. After the match, Eve was pushed by Layla when she was attempting to re-injure Kaitlyn. On the October 15 episode of Raw, Eve defeated Layla to retain the championship again. At the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, Eve retained the Divas Championship against Layla and Kaitlyn in a triple threat match.

On the November 5 episode of Raw, Eve teamed up with Aksana in a losing effort to Kaitlyn and Layla after being pinned by Kaitlyn. The following week on the November 12 episode of Raw, Eve was on commentary observing a #1 contenders match with Kaitlyn defeating Layla in singles competition to face Eve at the Survivor Series pay-per-view for the divas title. On the November 16 episode of SmackDown, Eve competed in a 6 diva tag team match along with Aksana and Alicia Fox in a losing effort against Kaitlyn, Layla, and Natalya with Kaitlyn pinning Fox. At the Survivor Series pay-per-view, Eve defeated Kaitlyn to retain her Divas Championship.

Other media

Torres (left) with Kelly Kelly (right) during the tour of Afghanistan in 2010.

Torres with The Miz at an autograph signing in 2010.

Before WWE, She also appeared on Show Me The Money. In August 2008, Torres, along with fellow WWE Divas Maria and Candice Michelle, appeared on an episode of Sunset Tan. On October 2, 2008, Torres and Maria appeared on a special episode of Magic’s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed. Torres, along with Maryse and Michelle McCool, appeared in the January 2009 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine. Torres appeared on the November 3, 2009 episode of Deal or No Deal with Maria and Dolph Ziggler.

Eve made her video game debut on THQ's WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010, and would then make appearances in WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011, WWE '12, and WWE '13.

On April 30 it was announced that Eve would be featured in the WWE Studios and Kare Production Project "Les reines du ring" (English: Queens of the Ring) alongside fellow wrestlers The Miz and CM Punk. On July 1, 2012 Eve along with Kelly Kelly and former diva Michelle McCool appeared for Entreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition.

Eve was recently a part of a NBC celebrity reality competition series called Stars Earn Stripes, later winning the competition on September 3 and earning over $100,000 for her charity, the USO with the lowest timed score of five minutes and ten seconds, defeating Dean Cain and Picabo Street in the finals. On September 7, Eve was interviewed by G4's Attack of the Show Candice about Eve's experience while competing on Stars Earn Stripes and being a WWE Diva; Eve also won a "Who Wore It Best" contest in the latest US Weekly magazine against Denise Richards and LaLa Anthony.

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Show Me The Money	Herself
2007	The Best Damn Sports Show Period
2008	Sunset Tan
	Magic’s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed
2009	Deal or No Deal
2012	Good Day LA
	Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition		Special edition of "Diva's Boot Camp"
	Stars Earn Stripes		Competed for the “USO” charity; Winner
	Attack of the Show
	The Soup

Personal life

Torres is trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and holds a blue belt from the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Torrance, California. Torres also participates in kickboxing. She is a spokeswoman and head instructor for the Gracie Women Empowered self-defence program. Eve's favorite color is green, she is a dog person, her favorite beverage is coconut water, she is afraid of clowns, and her favorite thing to do is short sprints on the beach. On September 13, 2012, Eve announced her engagement to her boyfriend, Rener Gracie whom she's been dating for several years. The couple currently lives in Redondo Beach, California. Eve describes her mother to be her hero, by overcoming breast cancer.

In wrestling

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Torres performing the Bootysault on Beth Phoenix.

Torres as the WWE Divas Champion in February 2011.

• Finishing moves
  • Evesault (Moonsault) — 2010–2012
  • Handspring standing moonsault — 2009–2010
  • Snap Spinning Neckbreaker — 2010–present

• Signature moves
  • Bootysault (Standing moonsault, with theatrics)
  • Bridging vertical suplex
  • Diving cross armbar
  • Fujiwara armbar, transitioned into a triangle choke
  • Hangman's choke
  • Inverted facelock elbow drop
  • Multiple kick variations
    • Baseball slide
    • Bicycle followed by a leaping clothesline
    • Enzuigiri, sometimes while springboarding
    • Single leg drop
  • Swinging neckbreaker
  • Reverse STO
  • Running somersault senton
  • Schoolgirl roll-up
  • Samoan drop
  • Small package, sometimes to an oncoming opponent
  • Straight jacket

• Managers
  • Cryme Tyme
  • Gail Kim
  • Kelly Kelly
  • Alicia Fox
  • Beth Phoenix

• Wrestlers managed
  • Cryme Tyme
  • Chris Masters
  • R-Truth
  • Kelly Kelly
  • Zack Ryder

• Nicknames
  • "The Wonder Woman of the WWE"
  • "Hoeski"
  • "The Hellacious Heartbreaker"

• Entrance themes
  • "Pop Energia" by Juan Estefan (February 1, 2008–November 2008)
  • "She Looks Good" by Jim Johnston (November 2008–July 2011; August 15, 2011–October 21, 2011)
  • "She Looks Good (V2)" by Jim Johnston (August 1, 2011–August 8, 2011)
  • "She Looks Good (V3)" by Jim Johnston (October 23, 2011–present)

Championships and accomplishments

• Diva Dirt
  • Writer's Choice for Televised Match of the Year (2011) vs. Beth Phoenix at Vengeance

• Made Woman
  • Made Woman of the Month — July (2012)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked her #5 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2010

• World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WWE Divas Championship (3 times, current)
  • WWE Diva Search (2007)
  • Executive Administrator of Raw
  • Assistant to General Manager of Smackdown(Present)

External links

• Official website
• Eve Torres on Twitter
• Eve Torres on YouTube
• Eve Torres on WWE.com
• Eve Torres at IMDb