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Journalist Eric Gargiulo has spoken to some of the people close to the Ashley Massaro escort scandal, and they are saying that the Ashley Massaro named by Rolling Stone is indeed the WWE Diva we have all come to know and love. Gargiulo’s sources are saying that the timing fits right and considering that the girl in question was advertised from New York City, it’s a pretty big giveaway.

As noted earlier, some web savvy person looked up the old website of the Los Angeles based “Bella Models” escort agency on Archive.org in hopes of finding something on Massaro. As luck would have it, Massaro’s page was archived on the web archive site, and a link to the archived page was disclosed to some wrestling news sites. Unfortunately, the picture of Massaro on the page was either deleted or wasn’t archived. Of course, the WWE Diva is from Long Island, New York, which is nearby New York City. The page also listed her nightly fee at $25,000.

As for Massaro’s employment status with World Wrestling Entertainment, Gargiulo’s sources are saying that she is not expected to be terminated from the company, nor is she really in any trouble — at least with them. Rather, company officials have instructed Massaro to keep quiet about the situation in hopes that the story simply goes away.

Even if another Ashley Massaro does indeed exist, the only other possible explanation that the person named by Rolling Stone is not the WWE Diva is if the Las Vegas bikini model happened to live in New York City in 2003-2004 as well, and to us, that’s a pretty big if.

If anything else gets uncovered on the WWE Diva, we’ll be sure to let you know.

Below is an interview with WWE Diva Ashley Massaro fresh off her Playboy Pictorial, courtesy of the the newest WWE Magazine:

We hate to bring up a sore subject, but how did you get tossed from Survivor after two episodes?
To make a long story short, never trust a male model. I thought Dave was a good guy, which was my biggest mistake. Well, that and maybe I shouldn’t have drunk that muddy water. That’s why I got sick. Man, my team became so mismanaged and disorganized. Were I in full health, things would have been different, and I definitely wouldn’t have gotten kicked off so early.

Were there any positives about the whole experience, other than hanging out with the awesome Jeff Probst?
I got to see a lot of China and experience much of the culture, whether I was rushing through Shangai or Nanchung. And another cool thing about the show was that it was the first American television production to be filmed in China.

Do you think you’d ever give reality TV a shot again?
I’m not the most private person. I share a lot on my MySpace page. I post a lot of personal information on my blog, and I’m very candid. I even gave out my phone number on Raw during the WWE Diva Search. And yet having a camera always up in my grill is not for me. They have footage of me naked, trying to bathe in the water, going to the bathroom — everything. That’s just too much for me.

Since your time on Survivor was short-lived, how did you spend the rest of your time off?
When I got back from China, I was sick. I had to go to the hospital because my kidneys got all messed up from being dehydrated. So I really took it easy for a while. Because of the illness, I moved down to Raleigh, NC, to be closer to my parents. I was only there for three months. That place really wasn’t for me.

So it’s pretty hard for New Yorkers to exist outside the Big Apple, huh?
Actually, I moved to Austin, Texas, and I love it there. I’m no Texan, but Austin is such a rad city. Tons of bands play there and it has a great nightlife — it’s like a mini-New York City.

Were we to visit Austin, where might we find you?
There’s a place called the Alamo Drafthouse, a theatre that shows tons and tons of movies — both new and old. But the coolest thing about it is that you can eat and drink during the films. Actually, I was there not too long ago and Crispin Glover was screening a movie that he had directed and produced. So I got to hang out with George McFly!

Sounds like your time off was a blast. Was it hard to return?
I was so excited to be back! I couldn’t get the smile off my face when I made my entrance. I surprised a lot of people — even my family — when I came out. And participating in the Lingerie Pillow Fight (on the 1/7/08 Raw) was cool too. I’d never been in one, and I didn’t really know how to brawl in it. I mean, is it wrong to choke someone with a pillowcase?

In addition to changing cities and brands, you’ve changed your ‘do. What made you go all Posh Spice?
When I came back from China, my hair was pretty gnarly, so I got it cut at a salon. But it was still long, and I didn’t really like it. I wanted to shave my head and go all Britney Spears, but my mom convinced me not to. So one day I just went into the bathroom and cut it myself. I don’t know what I was thinking, because I’m not a hairdresser by any means, but I just took a pair of scissors and a razor blade and started going at it. And it turned out all right. I really like it.

Do you feel like showing off your new ‘do in another Playboy spread?
I’m really happy about how the last one turned out. Playboy catered the shoot to my personality. They spray-painted my tattoos on the set wall. So you never know, maybe I’ll have another go at it.