No more Divas in Playboy?

Partly conjecture on my part but after some deducing, I wonder if WWE hasn’t dropped it’s affiliation with Playboy in light of it’s new family-friendly PG rating. It looks as though WWE may have ended it’s long partnership with the magazine, as there hasn’t been a peep of news on who will be posing in time for WrestleMania 25.

Usually the spread is shot in the October prior to the March release, however the end of 2008 went by without a word of news on which Diva may strip for the magazine. There have been a few rumours on various message boards, but nothing beyond that in terms of legitimate sources.

With WWE now carrying a PG rating on it’s programming, a Playboy angle may be a little too risque for Raw or SmackDown. And the end of the WWE-Playboy affiliation couldn’t come at a better time because in recent years, the WrestleMania storylines plotted around the covergirl of the year have gotten staler and staler, particularly Ashley’s push heading into WrestleMania 23 and Maria’s into 24.

I’m going to speculate that while WWE may not be working with Playboy this year, they have compensated the loss of that partnership by working with two other publications. As you’ve probably seen on Diva Dirt, three Raw Divas will appear in Flex magazine, while three SmackDown Divas appear in Muscle & Fitness. Both of these issues are geared to go on sale in the next month or so. Sure it’s not on the scale of Playboy, but still garners WWE some publicity heading into ‘Mania.

Over the years, Sable, Chyna and Torrie Wilson (pictured) have posted sales successes. Meanwhile in recent years, sales have been down on the annual issue, Ashley is rumoured to be the worst-selling of the bunch.

Source: Diva-dirt.com

I'm kinda upset cause I was looking forward to Layla to get a push

lol me to
and no surprise ashely was down she sucks everything.

and its been a pg rating since about 05 when cena became world champ...so i doubt it will be to do with the pg thing...it will be to do with low sales

It was stupid to begin with. Pushing women each year just cause they got naked. It takes away from their hotness IMHO and I hope Alicia, Layla, Melina, Katie and the others don't do it. Lita and Trish kept their following; male and female, young and old; without doing it. Trish and Lita refused numerous offers and I for one am glad there are at least some women who want to keep a little under wraps know what I'm saying. No lie, I just don't respect the one's that did pose. Sorry, double standard but all my respect for them goes out the perveriable window. I bet Vince, HHH and Shane would feel the same about Stephanie for instance. They would blow up Heff's place before they would let that happen. I happen to find Stephanie hotter than Maria and others that me and my friends have seen the goods on. Being a tease is a good thing.

Thats a really good point but if this was to give Layla a push, I would allow it

hmmmm tbh i dont think layla is the sort of person too pose nude...i dont think id want it .... especially if it s the push maria got

she is english...we have class

you cant speak anymore...what is wrong with what i said....yes she models and shit...but she...oh you know i dont even know where im going with that..

if you notice with the exceptions of chyna for example...all of the wwe divas that have posed have had modelling careers like torrie, maria and ashley...i dont think layla modelled before wwe she just danced

Well since winning the search she has done modeling...

yeah i know that....what i mean is that the people who tend to NOT mind posing nude and shit are the girls who modelled before the search..so i still feel there is a high chance shed refuse to do it...but meh....that title of the thread claims no more....and tbh that is fine by me

and i don't think they let black women go on the cover of Playboy.

i'm being racist... just honest.

hmmm well you would probably know more then me...i dont buy playbooys

neither do i... but hef is a racist.

is he....well hef is also a dirty dirty......DIRTY old man....FA REAK