 In 2006 , while working as a model , Blank was scouted by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) official John Laurinaitis , who was interested in signing her to a contract . As a result , WWE contacted her modeling agency and invited her to their then @-@ developmental territory , Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) , for a tryout . Despite having no previous wrestling experience , she was offered a contract , which she signed in May 2006 . Even after being called up to WWE 's main roster , she continued to fly back and forth to OVW 's base of Louisville , Kentucky once a week to work shows ; first as a ring announcer and referee , then as a wrestler . One of her first matches took place at the September 6 television tapings , where she participated in a Divas battle royal , which was won by ODB . In late 2007 , she also made appearance in Florida Championship Wrestling ( FCW ) , another developmental territory . 
