Life as a WWE Diva is a dream come true for
Maria Kanellis.
She's getting a chance to perform, plus it's given her the opportunity to spend time with her real-life boyfriend Phil Brooks (ECW star CM Punk).
"I've always had big dreams," she says. "And they just keep getting bigger. I'm doing what I dreamed of doing ... and that's performing.
"I want to get involved with the (WWE) movie program. I want desperately to win the women's championship. I want to be in magazines -- Vogue ... Cosmopolitan. And I want to have kids."
So what about shedding her clothes for Playboy?
"I've been asked to do Playboy since I was 19," she says. "I'm waiting. My sister is still in high school and it's very important that there's no pressure on her.
"If the timing was right, I'd do it, but it's not a major goal of mine."
Maria, whose athletic background includes volleyball, basketball and softball, grabbed onto her role as an "out there" interviewer, before actually wrestling.
"It's exaggerated," she says. "Everybody has their moments when they're a bit ditzy. People connect with that part. Sometimes it's totally off the wall."
As for her connection with CM Punk ... well, she's very happy with the arrangement.
"We met in OVW," she says. "I knew from the moment I met him that he was something special. He has a passion for the business and I'm excited for him."
Maria, who hosts the Kiss Cam at WWE live events, says there have been some memorable moments.
"Sometimes we do the Kiss Cam on the road ... and one time there were a couple of people in the front row. The girl says, 'He's my brother' ... the guy says, 'She's my sister.' They kissed anyway."