Divas Champion Maryse dislocates kneecap

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Earlier today, I read on the Slam! Sports website that current World Wrestling Entertainment [WWE] Divas Champion Maryse [pictured above] was officially diagnosed with a dislocated knee-cap after injuring her knee during a WWE live-event house show over the weekend in Raleigh, North Carolina.

According to reports from fans in attendance sent in to Lordsofpain.com, Maryse and Natalya were wrestling The Bella Twins in the third match of the night and during the match, Maryse was working one of the twins over in the corner when Maryse suddenly crumpled down to the mat as it appeared she had blown her knee out.

The fans then described an awkward scene in which Natalya stood on the ring apron, not knowing what do to, while the Bella Twins went around the ring to play up the crowd. Special referee for the match, Kung Fu Naki, stood over Maryse, talking to her the entire time. The road agent for the match threw up the "X" signal with his forearms and a number of EMT's, referees and road agents hit the ringside area.

In the meantime, Natalya entered the ring and made of the twins submit to her sharpshooter finisher to put an end to the match, which was followed by Maryse being carried off on a stretcher.

I personally feel terrible for Maryse as this injury could not have come at a worse time for Maryse as she just won the Divas championship from Michelle McCool this past Friday on Smackdown.

I know a lot of know-it-all fans aren't big fans of Maryse or many of the Divas in WWE because they all can't wrestle like Natalya or Victoria, but personally, I feel Maryse has really stepped her in-ring game up over the last six months and has become one of, if not the top, female heel in the WWE. Her simple mannerisms remind me of a "heel" Trish Stratus and watching Maryse grow and progress as an in-ring performer in 2008 has been a joy to witness.

Hopefully, the injury isn't too severe and Maryse can be back in the ring in no time. If not, I wish her a speedy recovery and maybe this is the glitch in a storyline that WWE can use to re-introduce Gail Kim.