The WWE and Ashley were quick to deny the story. Dave Meltzer reported that there was a bikini model also named Ashley Massaro out of Las Vegas. Meltzer reports that the girl is younger than Massaro and often confused with the WWE Diva. It looked like Ashley was not only in the clear at this point, but could potentially benefit from a lawsuit.
Ashley actually went as far as to post a response on her Myspace.com page.” Just got buzzed on some BS that is going around. Dont believe it for a second. Getting in touch with my lawyer as we speak.” Poor Ashley was so upset that she couldn’t even post a song with her blog.
The story picked up a lot of momentum over the last few days when the author of the piece, Michelle Grigoiadis spoke to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com. “Obviously, I stand by my story,” Grigoriadis told Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com. “Massaro is named in an FBI search warrant that was executed on Michelle Braun’s property in October, 2007. I have no knoweldge of another woman by the same name.”
At that point it seemed that the author only stood by her story that Ashley Massaro was named in documents. The author didn’t say whether she stood by the fact that Ashley Massaro of the WWE is indeed the girl named in the FBI paperwork. At this point I concluded that Massaro is innocent and this author was somewhat irresponsible to drag her into the mess without being 100% unequivocally correct.
The story took another twist which can’t be good for the WWE Diva. Prowrestling.net uncovered the archived ad for Ashley Massaro on the Bella website. It is definitely there and it states that she is willing to travel for $25,000. Unfortunately the picture was removed from the site so there is no way to know whether it was her picture or not. The ad lists the girl as traveling from Long Island, NY, and ladies and gentleman herein lies the problem.
WWE Diva Ashley Massaro is indeed from New York, while the “other” Ashley Massaro is from Las Vegas.
Originally I thought Ashley was innocent. My thoughts were that she has been a Diva for awhile now and as a former Playmate, Survivor star, and current WWE star doesn’t need the money. The travel schedule for a WWE star is so hellacious at times that I don’t even know when she would have the time to do such a thing.
However, my view has changed. I have spoken to a few people that know a lot about this story. My sources tell me that they do indeed believe that this is WWE Diva Ashley Massaro. My sources tell me that the timing fits and the fact that this girl was advertised from New York is a big giveaway. I have also heard that as of this time Ashley is not on the hot seat and is expected to keep her job. I have also been told she has been informed to keep quiet about it in hopes that it goes away without further investigation.
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