WWE Touts Snooki at Mania

[Travicity]

World Wrestling Entertainment issued the following press release tonight, pushing Snooki's professional wrestling debut at Wrestlemania 27:

Snooki Mania

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The bombastic Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi will wrestle live on pay-per-view at WrestleMania® XXVII, Sunday, April 3rd at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

“I’ll be snooking for some action at WrestleMania,” said Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi.

Never one to back down from a fight, Snooki brings her tenacious, pugilistic skills honed on Jersey Shore to WWE®’s annual pay-per-view extravaganza. “Snooki” will team up with WWE’s master of GTL John Morrison® and WWE Diva Trish Stratus® versus WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler® and LayCool™ (WWE Divas Michelle McCool® and Layla®) with Vickie Guerrero®* at ringside.

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* Talent Subject to change

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[Metalitia]

WTF?

The match looked shitty when it was initially rumoured with Kelly Kelly involved.

Snooki? What a fuck up.

[Konan]

I hate the JS crap too. But understand why they did it. Its giving BOTH companies mainstream media attention

[Swinny]

WTF?

The match looked shitty when it was initially rumoured with Kelly Kelly involved.

Snooki? What a fuck up.

Yeah and such an utter waste of Trish. They bring her back for 'Mania and with all the possible matches... they have her team with Snooki? What the fuck? Also a waste of Morrison and Ziggler, who could have had a great singles match or something, but now the spotlight is going to be on the divas side of things and they'll just really be extras in the match.

[Konan]

who's gonna order WrestleMania this year...???

[ironicicon]

Trish could've had a title shot and gotten the title one last time, even it were just for a night, and then perhaps dropped it or relinquished it. Morrison and Ziggler could've had an awesome showdown with an epic match worthy of a Wrestlemania moment or two. But no...



...we get Snooki. Jeez.