Vince's Devils

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Vince's Devils
Stable
Members Candice Michelle
Victoria
Torrie Wilson
Chloe - comes to ring side
Debut August 22, 2005
Disbanded 2006
Promotions WWE

Vince's Devils (originally known as Ladies in Pink) was a heel professional wrestling stable in World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand. It consisted of divas Candice Michelle, Victoria and Torrie Wilson.[1] The trio became known for their "pseudo-lesbian" tendencies, such as holding hands, getting in beds together, and kissing each other on the lips despite the fact that all three women are straight.

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[edit] History

[edit] Debut

Ladies in Pink made their debut on August 22, 2005 when former SmackDown! Divas, Torrie Wilson and Candice Michelle were traded to RAW for former RAW divas Stacy Keibler and Christy Hemme. The following week, Victoria joined the stable and the three continued to beat up the Diva Search 2005 winner, Ashley Massaro, week after week. They also humiliated her in singles matches by taunting and embarrassing her.

[edit] Feuds

When Trish Stratus made her return from a legitimate injury on September 12, she turned face once again by joining forces with Ashley.[2] At Unforgiven, Stratus and Ashley won a match against Victoria and Wilson after performing a Chick Kick on Victoria.[3] At WWE Homecoming, they lost in a Bra and Panties Handicap match.[4]

On October 31, Torrie had personal issues to take care of at home, leaving Victoria and Candice as a duo for the time being. On November 28, Torrie returned to the group to participate in a six-woman tag team match. Chloe (Torrie's dog) became an official member of the group on the December 26 episode of RAW, as she made her presence felt in Victoria's match and became the first dog to have her own WWE.com profile. Victoria was facing male wrestler Carlito in a Beat the Clock match, in which the ladies used various heel tactics, but Victoria was easily defeated.

In November at Taboo Tuesday, Candice Michelle was eliminated from the Fulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royal for the WWE Women's Championship by former rival Ashley Massaro.[5]

On the January 2 edition of RAW, the Ladies in Pink turned their attention to backstage announcer Maria Kanellis, blaming her for Victoria's loss to Carlito, when Victoria announced to Maria that they had a match scheduled and proceeded to attack her before the bell. Despite dominating the match, which included interference from Torrie and Chloe (debuting Chloe's "finishing move", the Chloe Tush Push), Victoria was pinned after she missed a splash into the turnbuckle and Maria rolled her up. Furious, the faction attacked Maria until Ashley ran in to make the save. Ashley got physical, but Torrie and Candice were able to stop her with a double DDT. The conflict between the Divas caused the Chairman, Vince McMahon, to make a Bra and Panties Gauntlet match at New Year's Revolution, which Ashley won when she eliminated Victoria by removing her shorts.[6]

On the January 9 edition of RAW, during WWE Unlimited, Candice, Victoria and Torrie officially referred to themselves as "Vince's Devils". January 23 saw Vince's Devils back in the ring when Victoria and Candice, accompanied by Torrie and Chloe, took on Trish and Ashley in a tag match. During the match they debuted a new tandem move, with Candice doing a cartwheel and being caught by Victoria and subsequently splashed onto their opponent (in this case Ashley).

[edit] Disbandment

After Torrie lost to Ashley on the February 13 edition of RAW, Candice revealed she would be gracing the cover April edition of Playboy magazine. She said it would be the hottest edition. Torrie did not seem too pleased, as she graced the cover of Playboy herself, twice. The following week, Candice Michelle earned her first singles championship opportunity, but was not successful in her attempt.[7] After the match, Candice slapped Wilson, blaming her for the loss.[7] As a result, Wilson was the victim of an attack a week later by Candice and Victoria at Candice's Playboy cover unveiling.

On March 13, during Victoria's Women's Championship match, Torrie Wilson appeared to take out her former ally and cost her the victory. Later in the broadcast, it appeared that Candice and Victoria may have gotten their revenge as Trish Stratus found an unconscious Torrie laid out in the Divas' Locker room.[8] At WrestleMania 22, Torrie gained her revenge by beating Candice in a Playboy Pillow Fight match.[9][10]

The feud between Candice and Wilson continued for some time. On the June 12, 2006 edition of RAW, Wilson defeated Candice in the first ever "Wet & Wild match," a wrestling match involving water balloons and squirt guns, in which the winner of the match would be on the cover of the WWE 2006 Summer Special magazine.[11]

A few months after Torrie Wilson left the group, Candice Michelle turned on Victoria, aligning herself back with Torrie. Candice took on a face role of the Women's Division. Subsequently, Candice occasionally appeared with Wilson backstage in segments where the two seem to be very "involved" with each other.

[edit] One night reunion

On August 14, the Devils made somewhat of a return when Candice Michelle, Torrie Wilson and Victoria teamed up to take on $250,000 WWE Diva Search finalists Layla El, J.T. Tinney, and Jen England in a Divas Beat the Heat Water Fight. The established RAW Divas were successful in their one night only reunion, defeating the Diva Search finalists.

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Tim Baines (January 15, 2006). Sting down with TNA for ring return. Ottawa Sun. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
  2. ^ RAW results - September 12, 2005. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-01.
  3. ^ Unforgiven marred by unfortunate ending. SLAM! Wrestling (September 19, 2005). Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
  4. ^ Countdown to WWE Homecoming. SLAM! Wrestling (October 3, 2005). Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
  5. ^ PWI Staff. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts", "Wrestling’s historical cards", Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp. 119. 
  6. ^ Chris Sokol (January 9, 2006). Edge surprise champ after Revolution. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
  7. ^ a b RAW results - February 27, 2006. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
  8. ^ Ian Hamilton. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition (p.222)
  9. ^ Ian Hamilton. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition (p.226)
  10. ^ Dale Plummer and Nick Tylwalk (April 3, 2006). WrestleMania delivers big time on PPV. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
  11. ^ Most Desirable Women 2007: Torrie Wilson. askmen.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.

[edit] References

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  • Ian Hamilton (2006). Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition. Lulu.com. ISBN 1411612108.