Ashley Massaro was on the cover of Playboy magazine in April 2007. This was not her first time to grace the pages of Playboy. She had been inside the magazine in 2002 using the name Ryan Mackenzie. http://stars.ign.com/objects/963/963780_biography.html Ashley was born May 26, 1979 in Babylon, New York. In 2002, Ashley won the title Miss Hawaiian Tropic. She was able to compete in the WWE Diva search. http://stars.ign.com/objects/963/963780.html

In 2005, she won the WWE Diva title and $250,000.00. With this came a one-year contract with the WWE. In 2006 after breaking her leg she was hospitalized and out of the ring for almost six months. She came back as a commentator until she was ready to compete again. She continued to build popularity as a wrestler in the WWE and in 2007; she agreed to pose for Playboy. She was given the cover in April 2007.http://stars.ign.com/objects/963/963780_biography.html

This provided her with National recognition and that same year she appeared on Survivor.http://stars.ign.com/objects/963/963780.html She was voted out on the sixth day after having some conflicts with her fellow castaways.http://stars.ign.com/objects/963/963780.html

During the sixteenth edition of Smackdown in February 2007, Ashley showed off her playboy cover. The story line contained jealousy over the Playboy cover, which gave fuel to the feud. Jillian Hall believed she was the most talented Diva on the show, so on the Pay per view show ‘’No Way Out’’ Ashley took off her top to reveal her playboy bunny pasties. She won the first Diva Invitational. http://www.rightcelebrity.com/?p=562

The feud continued with Hall, and then Melina who was the WWE women’s champion showed her jealousy over the publicity that Ashley was receiving. Due to this, Ashley challenged Melina for a match during Wrestle mania twenty-three.http://www.rightcelebrity.com/?p=562