 Torres in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eve Marie Torres (1984-08-21)August 21, 1984 (age 41)[7] Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Family | Gracie |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Eve[1] Eve Torres[2] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 135 lb (61 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Denver, Colorado[3] Los Angeles, California[1] |
| Trained by | Dave Finlay Florida Championship Wrestling[4] |
| Debut | August 9, 2008[5] |
| Retired | January 14, 2013[6] |
Eve Torres Gracie[8] (bornEve Marie Torres on August 21, 1984) is an American actress, dancer, model,martial arts instructor and formerprofessional wrestler. She is signed toWWE, as an ambassador.
Torres began her career as a model and dancer. She danced forThe Southern California Summer Pro League and went on to become a member of theNational Basketball Association'sLos Angeles Clippers Spirit Dance Team for the 2006–2007 season. She also appeared on several television shows, includingShow Me The Money,Sunset Tan, andDeal or No Deal.
In 2007, she won the2007 Diva Search, earning a contract with WWE. Torres first appeared on WWE programming as a backstage interviewer in 2008 and became a full-time wrestler in 2009. She won the WWE Divas Championship in April 2010. She held the championship on two further occasions, becoming the first person to win it three times. Following her retirement from professional wrestling in 2013, Torres focused on her role as an instructor for the Gracie Women Empowered self-defense program at theGracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy inTorrance, California, and continued to act, with roles inSkiptrace andSupergirl.
Eve Marie Torres was born on August 21, 1984 inBoston, Massachusetts, and grew up inDenver, Colorado.[5][9] Her father is Nicaraguan and her mother is of German and Swedish descent.[10][11] She has a younger brother, Phil, who is an Explorer and biologist.[12][13]
Torres attended theUniversity of Southern California (USC) on a full tuition scholarship.[5] During college, she was one of the founding members of theOmega Phi Betasorority chapter on her campus and held the vice-president position for several years.[14] While in Omega Phi Beta, Torres was awarded for Academic Excellence at theOrder of Omega Greek Awards.[15] She graduated with honors and agrade point average above 3.5 in May 2006, with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering.[5][14]
While attending USC, Torres appeared in commercials and music videos.[14] Torres was the co-captain of the USC Fly Girls dance squad and created much of theirchoreography.[5][16] She also danced forThe Southern California Summer Pro League, the only summer league forNational Basketball Association (NBA) players, inLong Beach, California.[14][16] After graduating from college, she began dancing and modeling full-time.[5] After reaching the tryout finals in previous years, Torres became a member of the NBA'sLos Angeles Clippers Spirit Dance Team for the2006–07 season.[5][14][16] She also appeared on the game showShow Me The Money.[5]
In May 2007, Torres enteredWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'sDiva Search.[5][17] She was chosen by WWE officials as one of the eight finalists from a group of 50 women.[5] On October 29, 2007, inPhiladelphia, live onRaw, she was crowned the 2007 WWE Diva Search winner, defeating finalist Brooke Gilbertsen and becoming aWWE Diva.[17][18] Following her win, she began training for her wrestling debut in WWE'sdevelopmental territory,Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW).[5]
Videos promoting Eve's debut onSmackDown! began airing on January 11, 2008.[19] The promo aired for three weeks before Eve made her official debut on the February 1, 2008 episode ofSmackDown interviewingBatista.[20] During early 2008, Eve participated in a contest to determine the top Diva onSmackDown, participating in abikini contest, anobstacle course, and anarm wrestling competition before being eliminated.[21][22][23][24] Eve appeared atWrestleMania XXIV as aLumberjill in the BunnyMania match betweenMaria andAshley againstBeth Phoenix andMelina.[4] Eve spent the rest of the year competing in similar contests, including a dance-off and a bikini contest, before participating in theHalloween Costume Contest on October 26 at theCyber Sundaypay-per-view, where she was dressed asRaphael from theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.[25][26] On the 800th episode ofRaw on November 3, 2008, Eve made her televised in-ring debut in a16-Diva tag team match, which her team lost although she was never tagged in.[27]
Her first main storyline began in early 2009, when she began ascripted feud withMichelle McCool after McCool attacked her.[5][28] On the February 6 episode ofSmackDown, Eve made her singles match debut in a losing effort against McCool viasubmission.[29] Their feud continued for the next few months, with them competing against each other in singles andtag team matches.[4][30] Eve then moved into a feud withLayla in mid-2009.[5] After the pair competed in dance and arm wrestling competitions, Eve defeated Layla on the May 29 episode ofSmackDown in a wrestling match.[31][32][33] On the June 18 episode ofSuperstars, Eve pinned Layla once again. After the match, they both shook hands.[34]
Around the same as her scripted rivalry with Layla, Eve became associated withCryme Tyme (Shad andJTG), appearing in several backstage segments with them.[4][35] She also began accompanying them to the ring as theirmanager during their storyline rivalry withThe Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith,Tyson Kidd, andNatalya).[36] Eve and Cryme Tyme participated in multiple six-personmixed tag team matches against The Hart Dynasty, and Eve also faced Natalya in singles matches and tag team matches involving other Divas.[37][38][39] Her final match onSmackDown was on October 9, when she was defeated in a singles match by McCool.[40]
On October 12, 2009, Eve was traded to the Raw brand.[5] On the November 2 episode ofRaw, she competed in her first match after being traded: abattle royal which was won byAlicia Fox.[41] She then entered into a storyline romance withChris Masters in December 2009, becoming hisvalet,[42][43] after Masters saved Eve from a confrontation with Chavo Guerrero. In a Christmas Edition of Raw, Eve kissed Chris Masters under the mistletoe after Masters defeated Carlito in a Single's match. Eve and Masters would continue their romantic storyline throughout early 2010 as the couple would share celebratory kisses and hugs after each match victory in the middle of the ring.
In January 2010, theWWE Divas Championship was vacated and a tournament was set up to determine the new champion. Eve made it to the semi-finals, before being defeated by the eventual winner,Maryse.[44][45] AtWrestleMania XXVI Eve was on the losing team in a 10-Diva tag team match, but the following night onRaw, she pinned Maryse in a rematch to earn the victory for her team.[46][47]
On the April 5 episode ofRaw, Eve won a "Dress to Impress" battle royal to become the number one contender to the WWE Divas Championship, and the following week onRaw, she defeated Maryse to win the championship for the first time.[48][49][50] On the May 3 episode ofRaw, Eve was involved in a backstage segment where she was knocked unconscious by Maryse during a photoshoot with her new title. Later on that night, after defeating Nikki Bella, Maryse humiliated Eve further by showing photos of herself posing with the unconscious Eve and her Divas Championship belt. Eve successfully defended the championship against Maryse at theOver the Limit pay-per-view in May.[51] At theFatal 4-Way pay-per-view in June, Eve lost the championship in afatal four-way match, whenAlicia Fox pinned Maryse to win the championship.[52] On the July 5 episode ofRaw, Eve invoked her rematch clause against Fox but was unsuccessful after Fox feigned an ankle injury.[53] As a result, she received another rematch at theMoney in the Bank pay per-view, but lost again to Fox.[54][55] In mid-2010 she began acting as the valet forR-Truth, entering another romantic storyline. The pair would enter a storyline feud with Ted DiBiase and Maryse.
At theRoyal Rumble on January 30, 2011, the Raw General Manager added Eve to a two-on-one handicap match for the Divas Championship, turning it into a fatal four-way match. Eve pinnedLayla to win the match and become a two-time Divas Champion.[56][57] She retained the championship against Natalya in aLumberjill match on the February 14 episode ofRaw, and againstNikki Bella on the March 7 episode.[58][59] She held the championship until the April 11 episode ofRaw, when she lost it toBrie Bella.[60]
Eve then formed an alliance with Kelly Kelly, and after Kelly won the Divas Championship in June, Eve accompanied her to the ring during her matches.[61][62] Eve and Kelly began feuding withThe Divas of Doom (Beth Phoenix and Natalya), and after Phoenix won the Divas Championship from Kelly, Eve defeated Natalya to earn a title match against Phoenix.[63] She faced Phoenix at theVengeance pay-per-view, but was unsuccessful.[64] On the October 31 episode ofRaw, Eve won a battle royal to become the number one contender to the Divas Championship.[65] She received her championship match at theSurvivor Series pay-per-view, but lost a Lumberjill match to Phoenix.[66] She later described the match as her favorite.[67]
Eve moved into a storyline withZack Ryder in December 2011, and the pair "won" a mixed tag team match against Natalya and Tyson Kidd on the December 26 episode ofRaw.[68] On the January 9, 2012 episode ofRaw, Eve agreed to a date with Ryder beginning a storyline relationship.[69] Eve quickly became involved in the storyline between Ryder, his allyJohn Cena, andKane, who began targeting Ryder. After injuring Ryder, he turned his attention to Eve, and tried to attack her until he was stopped by Cena. On the February 6 episode ofRaw, Eve suffered alegimiately broken nose when Beth Phoenixclotheslined her during a match. The following week, Cena saved Eve from being kidnapped by Kane, and Eve kissed him in thanks. On the February 20 episode ofRaw, Eve became avillain after she confessed backstage toThe Bella Twins that she had never liked Zack Ryder and didn't care about the injury he had suffered the previous week. She stated that she was using him for publicity and planned to take advantage of John Cena the same way. Cena overheard her revelation and scorned her as she begged for forgiveness.[70] Eve justified her actions by stating that she had no problem using men to achieve her goals and that she was "a woman in a man's world."[71] She wrestled her first match as a villain on the March 2 episode ofSmackDown, defeating Natalya.[72] Ryder returned on the March 5 episode ofRaw, confronting Eve over her recent actions, but she managed to seduce him into forgiving her and the two shared a long backstage kiss.[73]AtWrestleMania XXVIII, Eve and Beth Phoenix lost to Kelly Kelly andExtra correspondentMaria Menounos in a tag team match. Later that night, she accompanied Ryder to the ring for the Team Johnny vs. Team Teddy matchup where she distracted Ryder, costing him and Team Teddy the match. After the match she publicly humiliated him by kicking him in the groin, sending him to his knees in agony.[74]
As a result,John Laurinaitis gave her a position of authority by appointing her as the Executive Administrator of Raw and SmackDown.[75] Eve found the role to be a power trip and enjoyed abusing her position by bullying and humiliating people on numerous occasions. One such occasion was on the April 30 episode ofRaw, when Eve fired the Bella Twins with cruel glee.[76] She also publicly humiliated The Big Show in the middle of the ring by making him apologise for mocking John Laurinaitis, and threatened his job if he didn't comply. However, it was former SmackDown General ManagerTheodore Long who Eve seemed to take the most pleasure in bullying. After finding himself working for Laurinaitis after his team's loss at Wrestlemania, Long was told that he would now be working under Eve and would report to her, a situation she clearly enjoyed. As Eve's subordinate, the next few weeks were hell for Long. She took great pleasure in humiliating him by forcing him to do menial, degrading tasks; such as making him wear an apron and name tag at all times, like a maid. As well as stand guard by a door dressed as a Queen's soldier. She also enjoyed ordering him to get her coffee and would throw the coffee all over him if it wasn't to her satisfaction. Long was also forced by Eve to rub oil onAntonio Cesaro for a photoshoot, this was particularly humiliating for Teddy as it was in front of his ex love interest (and Cesaro's current girlfriend) the evilAksana, who seemed to find Long's predicament extremely entertaining.
Despite her new authority figure role, she continued to participate in matches throughout mid-2012. Eve's power trip eventually ended in June 2012 atNo Way Out when John Laurinaitis was fired, therefore her role as Executive Administrator ended.[77][78][79] On the August 10 episode ofSmackDown, Eve askedSmackDown General ManagerBooker T if she could be his assistant, butKaitlyn was given the job instead. Eve threatened Booker T that she would tell the Board of Directors about his discriminatory hiring practices and was given a match against Kaitlyn the following week. Eve won the match and the job.[80]
In August, she began a storyline where she appeared friendly and nice, diminishing her villainous characteristics.[81] As part of this apparent personality change, she shook hands with her rival Kaitlyn following a match and teamed with her and Layla on the September 10 episode ofRaw.[82] At theNight of Champions pay-per-view, Kaitlyn was attacked and injured by a masked figure; as a result, Eve replaced Kaitlyn in a match against Divas Champion Layla, which she won.[83] Her victory made her the first woman to hold the Divas Championship on three occasions. After Kaitlyn revealed her attacker was blonde, Eve accused Beth Phoenix, and attacked her on the September 24 episode ofRaw.[84] The following week, Eve suspended Phoenix, pending an investigation into Kaitlyn's attack. On the October 8 episode ofRaw, Eve defeated Kaitlyn via submission to retain the Divas Championship, and following the match, Eve reverted to her heel persona and attempted to re-injure Kaitlyn, but was stopped by Layla.[85] The following week, she defeated Layla to retain the championship.[86] After the reveal that Kaitlyn was attacked by Aksana, under Eve's orders, the three-way feud led to a match at theHell in a Cell pay-per-view, where Eve retained the Divas Championship against Layla and Kaitlyn in a triple threat match.[87] Eve continued to feud with the duo, facing them in tag team matches with multiple partners and defeating Kaitlyn atSurvivor Series to retain the championship.[88][89][90] On the December 10 episode ofRaw, Eve defeated Alica Fox. After the match, Eve invited a ringside photographer into the ring to take photos of herself celebrating with the championship over the defeated Fox in an attempt to humiliate her.
AtTables, Ladders & Chairs, Eve stopped Kaitlyn from winning a number one contender's match, and defeated winnerNaomi to retain the title.[91] Kaitlyn won a non-title match against Eve, and won the subsequent title match by disqualification on December 18, however Eve retained the championship.[92][93] The rematch occurred on the January 7, 2013 episode ofRaw, in which Eve successfully defended the championship after losing by count-out.[94] The following week, on the special "20th Anniversary" episode ofRaw, Eve lost the Divas Championship to Kaitlyn.[95] She quit immediately following the loss in storyline.[96] In reality, Torres had asked for her release in December 2012 to plan her upcoming wedding and focus on her role as aninstructor for the Gracie Women Empowered self-defense program.[6][97] Torres was offered a role on the first season ofE!reality seriesTotal Divas byTriple H, with a proposed storyline that involved her WWE departure, which she ultimately declined.[98]
On December 9, 2013, Torres appeared at theSlammy Award, presenting the Diva of the Year award toThe Bella Twins.[99] Since April 2014, she has served as anambassador forWWE.[100] Torres appeared on the June 19, 2017 episode ofTable for 3 onWWE Network alongsideKelly Kelly andMaryse.[101] Torres has also taught her self-defence classes and appeared as a guest speaker at theWWE Performance Center.[102][103]
On October 28, 2018, Torres appeared on the pre-show for the first all-women's WWE pay-per-view,WWE Evolution, as well as in a video package during the main broadcast.[104][deprecated source] In July 2019, Torres appeared on theRaw Reunion broadcast in a segment withMaria Kanellis,Mike Bennett, andEric Bischoff, as well as during the finale in-ring at the end of the show with fellowWWE Legends.[105]
In August 2008, Torres, along with fellow WWE Divas Maria andCandice Michelle, appeared on an episode ofSunset Tan.[106] On October 2, 2008, Torres and Maria appeared on a special episode ofMagic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed.[107] Torres appeared on the November 3, 2009 episode ofDeal or No Deal with Maria andDolph Ziggler.[5][108] On July 1, 2012, Torres, Kelly, and Michelle McCool appeared onExtreme Weight Loss.[109] In 2012, she was part ofNBC's celebrity reality competition series calledStars Earn Stripes; she won the competition on September 3, earning over $100,000 for her charity, theUnited Service Organizations. On September 7, 2012, Torres appeared onG4'sAttack of the Show for an interview.
Torres, along with Maryse and Michelle McCool, appeared in the January 2009 issue ofMuscle & Fitness magazine.[110]
On April 30, 2012, it was announced that Torres would be featured in theWWE Studios and Kare Production Project "Les reines du ring" (English: Queens of the Ring), alongside fellow wrestlersThe Miz andCM Punk.[111] In mid-2013, Torres filmed a role for the filmThe Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power, which was released in 2015.[112] She later earned a role inMatador as Reyna Flores, a journalist reporting on the leading character's career.[113] The show was cancelled after a single season.[114] In 2016, Torres appeared in the filmSkiptrace as a Russian assassin.[115] The same year, she appeared in an episode of theSupergirl television series asMaxima.[116]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Queens of the Ring | Herself | ||
| 2015 | The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power | Chancara | [112] | |
| 2016 | Skiptrace | Dasha | Credited as Eve Gracie | [115] |
| 2022 | Diamond in the Rough | Eve | ||
| 2023 | Last Wishes | Ines |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 | Eve | Voice | |
| 2010 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 | Eve | Voice | |
| 2011 | WWE '12 | Eve | Voice | |
| 2012 | WWE '13 | Eve | Voice | |
| 2023 | WWE 2K23 (DLC) | Eve | Voice | |
| 2024 | WWE 2K24 | Eve | Voice | |
| 2025 | WWE 2K25 | Eve | ||
| 2014 | WWE SuperCard | Eve | Voice - Mobile | |
| WWE Universe | Eve | Voice - Mobile | [117] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Show Me the Money | Eve | 7 episodes (2 unaired) | [5] |
| 2007 | The Best Damn Sports Show Period | |||
| 2007 - 2019 | WWE Raw | 138 Episodes | ||
| 2008 | ECW on Sci-Fi | 1 Episode | ||
| Sunset Tan | [106] | |||
| Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed | [107] | |||
| 2008 - 2012 | WWE Smackdown! | 76 Episodes | ||
| 2009 | The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania | TV Special | ||
| Deal or No Deal | [108] | |||
| 2009 - 2012 | WWE Superstars | 16 Episodes | ||
| 2010 | WrestleMania XXVI | TV Special | ||
| WWE NXT | 1 Episode | |||
| 2011 | WrestleMania XXVII | TV Special | ||
| SummerSlam | ||||
| 2012 | WrestleMania XXVIII | |||
| Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition | Special edition of "Diva's Boot Camp" | [109] | ||
| Stars Earn Stripes | Competed for the "USO" charity; Winner | |||
| Clash Time | 3 Episodes | |||
| Attack of the Show! | ||||
| The Soup | [118] | |||
| WWE Saturday Morning Slam | 2 Episodes | |||
| 2014 | Matador | Reyna Flores | 6 Episodes | [113] |
| 2016 | Supergirl | Maxima | Episode: "Myriad" | [116] |
As of April 2014, Torres is married toRener Gracie,[119][120] with whom she has two sons, Raeven, born in 2015 and Renson, born in 2018.[121][122]
In 2023, Torres revealed that she learned in 2022 that several illnesses she had since 2013 resulted from herbreast implants, which the ailments being described as "Breast Implant Illness."[123][124] Upon hearing about this condition, Torres initially rejected the idea of her having Breast Implant Illness.[123] However, she would eventually get her implants removed.[123][124]
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