Victoria close to hanging up her wrestling boots?

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Earlier today, I discovered some heart-breaking news in that second all-time favorite WWE Diva is close to retiring and that Diva in question happens to Victoria, who amazingly is 37-years old and has been on the main roster for six-years.

In her recent MySpace blog, Victoria said the following, "I have been doing my best to lay the Smackdown every Friday night. I hope everyone followed us to MyNetwork. Again, I am very thankful to have had a long and successful WWE career. Although between you and me, I think I have one more championship run left before I hang up the wrestling boots. What do you think?"

Yes, its going to suck when Victoria does decide to hang up her wrestling boots but she has left quite an impression and legacy amongst her fans. I vividly remember following her career when she was starting out in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), the WWE developmental territory at the time, under the name "Queen Victoria" and a member of "Revolution."

When she debuted in WWE as the "psycho-stalker" of Trish Stratus, who is my favorite Diva of all-time, I honestly thought the girl was crazy which meant she was either really good at portraying that character or she really was crazy. In this case, the less known, the better.

Even though Victoria was suppose to be the heel (bad girl) in the feud with Trish, I couldn't help but notice Victoria was quite attractive and had a killer body even though she was a bit crazy. In addition, her matches with Trish, such as the Survivor Series 2002 "Hardcore Match" where she won the WWE Women's Championship and the Chicago Street Fight against Trish on Raw, were two of the best matches in the history of WWE, male or female.

As a result of her crazy persona, the fans actually turned Victoria face by cheering for her and when Trish turned heel at Wrestlemania XX, Victoria found herself as the top-female face in the company. Oddly though, the thing that made Victoria popular in the first place was the first thing the creative geniuses scrapped from her character when she became a fan favorite.

Instead of crazy Victoria, fans were treated to a Victoria that smiled, kissed young boys in the audience on her way to the ring and danced upon coming out to her entrance music. It's no wonder why that version of Victoria fell-flat with fans (but not before shaving Molly Holly bald).

There was a small glimmer of hope when Victoria turned on Christy Hemme during a 2005 Raw event after losing a bikini contest and from her promo that night, it appeared the crazy Victoria was back. Unfortunately, it only lasted that night as after their match at Vengeance 2005, Victoria soon found herself as a sidekick to Torrie Wilson and Candice Michelle and hasn't had any main storylines since then. Rather, just a bunch of random, filler matches.

Despite the lack of storylines, Victoria has handled everything like a true professional, remaining in tip-top shape, never complaining about her lack of airtime, giving it her all in all her matches and recently opened "Black Widow Customs" car shop that has already done cars for two current WWE Superstars.

To conclude this entry, I would like to share with you a video that Victoria put on her official MySpace page and was created by youtube user "Stratusfaction911." The song is "This is My Now" by Jordin Sparks. Enjoy.