My Big Break with Gerry Strauss - Joy Giovanni, former WWE Rookie Diva of the Year - a podcast by VOC Nation Radio Network

“My Big Break” gives your favorite wrestling personalities a chance to tell the unique, challenging and always-entertaining stories leading up to their rise to stardom. This week, Gerry Strauss sits down with former WWE Rookie Diva of the Year Joy Giovanni! They talk about:

The support she still receives from fans, both the originals and those discovering her WWE work over the years

Her pre-WWE relationship with former WWE Diva (and prior guest on “My Big Break”) Candice Michelle, who she competed with in the 2004 Diva Search

Why she almost turned down the audition for the 2004 Diva Search

What she was told to expect from the Diva Search Opportunity

Details about how the Diva Search Contestants were kept apart from the WWE Superstars and why it worked against her

Why she had mixed feelings about joining WWE

How her WWE Contract was VERY different than an acting contract

Awkward moments on WWE TV as Carlito’s masseuse and hostess of Smackdown’s sexy Thanksgiving dinner

Hilarious memories of working with Kurt Angle, Big Show and JBL

Why she never got to wrestle in an actual match prior to her release

All of the details regarding her shocking release from WWE

How and why she returned to WWE at WrestleMania 25

Realizing her true passion in life and reinventing her career path to become a psychic medium


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