World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2006–2011) Diva Search and developmental territories (2006–2007) In mid-2006, Ouellet tried out for
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s
Diva Search. Ouellet was officially signed to a WWE developmental contract on August 24, 2007, and was assigned to OVW for training. When
Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) opened in mid-2007, Ouellet was transferred to the new developmental facility, and on September 25, she made her FCW debut as the valet of
Ryan O'Reilly along with
Lacey Von Erich. By the time she began appearing regularly on
SmackDown at the beginning of 2008, she had adopted a snobby attitude and become a
villainous character. On the March 7, 2008, episode of
SmackDown, Maryse competed in a swimsuit contest against
Victoria,
Michelle McCool,
Cherry, and
Eve Torres, which ended in a brawl between Maryse and Torres. The following week, she was the first eliminated from another swimsuit competition. On March 28, Maryse competed in a "Wet and Wild" match, teaming with Victoria against Cherry and McCool in a losing effort. On a "SmackDown after the bell" video on WWE's website, the tag team
Deuce 'n Domino dumped Cherry, who had been their
manager, and replaced her with Maryse. On the May 16 episode of
SmackDown, Maryse made her in-ring debut in a loss to Cherry, though she defeated Cherry in a rematch the following week. On the June 6 episode of
SmackDown!,
SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero announced the creation of the
WWE Divas Championship, and that same night the
Divas competed in a
Golden Dreams match to qualify for the championship match at
The Great American Bash, which was won by
Natalya. On the July 4, 2008, episode of
SmackDown!, she competed again in another Golden Dreams match to face Natalya for the championship, however she failed to win. For several weeks, Maryse competed in six-person tag team matches with Victoria and Natalya against Cherry, Michelle McCool and
Maria. She suffered a minor broken nose after receiving a
bulldog from Maria in August 2008.
Divas Champion (2008–2010) Maryse began a rivalry with
Michelle McCool in September 2008, challenging her for the
WWE Divas Championship at
Unforgiven, and in a rematch the following week on
SmackDown, but failed to win on both occasions. On the September 23 episode of
ECW, Maryse defeated McCool in a non-title match. After a month-long absence, Maryse returned at
Survivor Series pay-per-view event in November, participating in a five-on-five Divas
elimination tag team match, eliminating
Kelly Kelly,
Mickie James and
Candice Michelle; Maryse was the sole survivor of her team, but was ultimately eliminated by
Beth Phoenix. At the
Armageddon pay-per-view on December 14, Maryse teamed up with Jillian Hall, Victoria and Natalya in a losing effort to McCool, Maria, Kelly Kelly and Mickie James in an
Eight-Diva Santa's Little Helper tag team match. On December 19, Maryse pinned
Maria to become the number one contender for Michelle McCool's Divas Championship. The following week on
SmackDown, Maryse defeated McCool, with Maria as the
special guest referee, to win her first Divas Championship. On December 28, at a
house show in
Raleigh, North Carolina, Maryse dislocated her knee in a tag team match against
The Bella Twins (
Nikki and
Brie). It was later announced that the injury was not major, and therefore only missed a few weeks action. She returned to in-ring action on February 20, teaming with Michelle McCool in a win against Maria and
Eve Torres, where she pinned Torres. during the
WrestleMania XXV event in April 2009 Maryse made her first appearance on
Raw on March 2, as a commentator for a match involving the
WWE Women's Champion Melina, with Maryse attacking her after the match. The following week, Maryse made her in-ring debut on
Raw in a champion vs champion
lumberjill match, which she defeated Melina. The rivalry extended to a tag team match on
SmackDown on March 13, where Melina and Maria defeated McCool and Maryse. On March 27 episode of
SmackDown, Maryse made her first championship defense, losing by disqualification after the returning
Gail Kim attacked Maryse and McCool, and thus retained the championship. On April 5, Maryse competed in a 25-Diva
Miss WrestleMania battle royal at
WrestleMania XXV, but she was eliminated by Beth Phoenix and the match was won by Santina Marella (
Santino Marella dressed in
drag). Maryse made her last appearance on
SmackDown on April 24, retaining her championship against Gail Kim. As part of the
2009 WWE Draft on April 13, Maryse was drafted to the
Raw brand, and in the process, the Divas Championship became exclusive to
Raw. She made her first appearance as part of the brand on April 27, teaming with Beth Phoenix,
Rosa Mendes, and
Jillian Hall in a loss to
Santina Marella,
Mickie James,
Brie Bella and
Kelly Kelly. Maryse then began
feuding with Mickie James after she cost James a number one contender's battle royal, which was eventually won by Kelly Kelly, by spraying hairspray in her eyes. The following week, Maryse lost a championship match against Kelly by disqualification, meaning the championship did not change hands, and won a rematch by pinfall two weeks later on June 8. At
Night of Champions on July 26, Maryse lost the Divas Championship to James. Despite being only the second Divas champion, her reign of 216 days remained the longest in the title's history for nearly five years, After losing the championship, Maryse underwent a
legitimate knee surgery. She returned on the November 23 episode of
Raw, disguised as
The Gobbledy Gooker, as the guest timekeeper for a
Thanksgiving-themed 6-Divas tag team match. After the match, she revealed herself by attacking the Divas Champion
Melina. The following week, Maryse made her in-ring return teamed with
Jillian Hall in a tag team match against Melina and
Gail Kim, where Maryse pinned Melina. On the December 7 episode of
Raw, Maryse defeated Gail Kim by dirty tactics, and following the match, Maryse proceed to attack
Kelly Kelly, who was working as
ring announcer, ordering her to announce she was the next Divas Champion, but was stopped by Melina. Maryse entered the tournament, and defeated Brie Bella and
Eve Torres in the first round and semi-finals, respectively, to advance to the finals. The tournament's finals were originally scheduled for
Elimination Chamber on February 21; instead, the match was changed by the
SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero to an
interbrand tag team match, where Maryse teamed with her scheduled opponent Gail Kim against
LayCool (Michelle McCool and
Layla), which was won by LayCool as a result of Maryse abandoning Kim during the match. The following night on
Raw, Maryse defeated Kim in the finals to win the championship, becoming the first Diva to have held it twice. On March 15 episode of
Raw, Maryse defeated Kelly Kelly in a non-title match, attacking her after the match before being attacked by Eve Torres and Gail Kim, and saved by LayCool, then joining with them and Vickie Guerrero. On March 26 episode of
SmackDown, Maryse teamed up with LayCool, Guerrero and Alicia Fox defeating
Beth Phoenix in a
5-on-1 handicap match before being attacked by Kim, Eve, Kelly and
Mickie James. At
WrestleMania XXVI, on March 28, she was part of the winning team of a 10-Diva tag team match with LayCool, Fox and Guerrero against Phoenix, James, Kim, Torres and Kelly Kelly, but the following night on
Raw, she was pinned by Torres in a rematch. Maryse lost the Divas Championship two weeks later to Eve Torres on the April 12 episode of
Raw, and was unsuccessful to regain it at
Over the Limit pay-per-view in May. At
Fatal 4-Way on June 20, Maryse failed to regain the title in a
Fatal Four-Way match that also involved then-champion Eve, Gail Kim, and Alicia Fox, which Fox would win pinning her to become the champion.
Managing Ted DiBiase (2010–2011) event in December 2010 On the June 21 episode of
Raw, after
Ted DiBiase Jr. fired
Virgil, Maryse became DiBiase's new personal assistant. At
Money in the Bank, on July 18, Maryse accompanied DiBiase in his
Money in the Bank ladder match for the
WWE Championship contract, which she tried to pick the briefcase, but was stopped by
John Morrison. Along with DiBiase, Maryse was announced as a mentor for
Brodus Clay for the
fourth season of
NXT on November 30. On
Raw, on December 13, Maryse was involved in a battle royal to determine the winner of the Diva of the Year
Slammy Award, but was eliminated by
Natalya. Clay traded his mentors, Maryse and DiBiase, for
Alberto Del Rio on the January 25, 2011, episode of
NXT. In late September 2010, Maryse was involved in a storyline with
Goldust, in which he stole the
Million Dollar Championship from DiBiase, and lost a
mixed tag team match against Goldust and
Aksana on October 26. On March 8, Maryse became the co-host of
NXT, alongside
Matt Striker. As part of
NXT Redemption, Maryse was involved in several romantic storylines, most notably with
Yoshi Tatsu,
Lucky Cannon, and
Hornswoggle. In April, DiBiase made an ultimatum to Maryse for her to choose to continue on the
NXT or continue with him. The following week, Maryse chose to continue appearing on
NXT, disbanding their alliance in the process. In August, Maryse underwent surgery for an
abdominal hernia and took time off WWE programming. After two months of inactivity, Maryse was released from her WWE contract on October 28.
Independent circuit (2012) On October 5, 2012, Maryse appeared at the
Family Wrestling Entertainment (FWE) event
Back 2 Brooklyn, performing live commentary. She began appearing regularly for FWE, where she commentated during women's matches.
Return to WWE (2016–present) at a
Raw event in April 2016 On April 4, 2016, episode of
Raw, the episode after
WrestleMania 32, Maryse returned during a
WWE Intercontinental Championship match between the champion
Zack Ryder and her husband,
The Miz. During the match, Maryse slapped Ryder's father, who was in the front row, in order to distract Ryder and allowed Miz to capture the championship for the fifth time, thus becoming his
manager in the process, where the two then became an
on-screen power couple. She formally re-introduced herself three days later on the April 7 episode of
SmackDown before once more helping Miz to retain his championship over Ryder. She then began to cut various
promos with Miz as his host during the
Miz TV segments, while calling themselves the "It" Couple. Following a hiatus due to the
shoot of a WWE film, Maryse returned to WWE television on the June 27 episode of
Raw, where she helped Miz to retain his championship against
Kane after she faked an ankle injury. After being drafted to
Smackdown as part of the
2016 WWE draft which took place on July 19, she helped her husband to retain the title on several occasions. In February 2017, Maryse was involved in her first feud since her return when she and The Miz feuded with the also real-life couple Nikki Bella and John Cena. This culminated in a
mixed tag team match at
WrestleMania 33, where Maryse and Miz would lose in what was Maryse's first match in over six years. On April 10, Maryse was drafted to the
Raw brand along with Miz as part of the "
Superstar Shake Up". On June 4, at
Extreme Rules, Maryse was in Miz's corner when he won the
WWE Intercontinental Championship for the seventh time by defeating Dean Ambrose. In September, following her pregnancy announcement, Maryse stopped appearing on television. On November 19, 2017, she made an appearance on the
Survivor Series pay-per-view crowd watching Miz fight
United States Champion Baron Corbin. On January 22, 2018, in the
Raw 25 Years special episode, Maryse was honored as part of a segment involving women considered legends that contributed to the company's success, including
the Bella Twins,
Kelly Kelly,
Lilian Garcia,
Torrie Wilson,
Michelle McCool,
Terri Runnels,
Maria Kanellis and the
Hall of Famers Jacqueline and
Trish Stratus. Later she started making backstage promotional videos with Miz supporting him in the
WWE Mixed Match Challenge, in which he won alongside
Asuka in April in support of the charity Rescue Dogs Rock. Maryse returned to
Smackdown to manage The Miz in July 2018. Following Maryse's interference in The Miz vs.
Daniel Bryan match at
Summerslam, Maryse and Miz were put in a mixed tag match by the
SmackDown General Manager
Paige against
Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan at
Hell in a Cell on September 16 and won. On the September 11 edition of
SmackDown Live, Maryse competed in her first singles match in over 8 years, losing to disqualification to Brie Bella. Following this match, Maryse would again stop appearing on television as Miz began a storyline with
Shane McMahon. At
Elimination Chamber Maryse returned as a
face announcing she and The Miz are having their second child. Although Miz was drafted to SmackDown during the
2019 WWE Draft, Maryse went undrafted. Her first post-draft appearance occurred during a pre-recorded segment on
SmackDown in December 2019 for Miz's feud with
"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt, where she appeared with Miz at their home. Maryse returned to
Raw on April 12, 2021, as part of
Miz TV. On the same episode, Maryse accompanied and helped
The Miz and John Morrison to defeat
Damian Priest in a
handicap match. She made multiple appearances on Raw in the following weeks, including attempting to interfere in the match between Edge and The Miz at
Day 1, where Beth Phoenix returned to confront her. On the following week Raw, Edge and Beth Phoenix challenged The Miz and Maryse to a mixed-tag team match at the
Royal Rumble, which The Miz accepted. On January 17, 2022, Maryse attempted to persuade Beth Phoenix to cancel their match at the Royal Rumble, and attacked her with a brick in her purse when she refused. The feud concluded in a
mixed tag team match at
Royal Rumble where Maryse and The Miz lost the match. On July 13, 2025 during the
Evolution 2 event, Maryse was shown in the crowd alongside several female WWE Hall of Famers and legends, being honored as one of the pioneers of the
WWE's Women's Evolution. == Professional wrestling style and persona ==