More news on her release
-- As we reported earlier today, Ariel was released from her WWE/ECW contract. According to several backstage, she was released for a backstage incident with Batista. It appears that the two had an argument and she was simply defending herself.
Politically, that was the wrong move on her part. Another issue that came in to play was Stephanie McMahons opinion on her. Stephanie was never a fan of Ariels unique look and the fact that Paul Heyman handpicked her when ECW returned.