Eva Marie And The Brian Kendrick Talk About Improving Her In-Ring Skills

- We've noted how Eva Marie has been working on her in-ring skills with former WWE Superstar The Brian Kendrick at his school in California. WWE recently spoke with the two and Eva revealed how the pairing came to be:

"I've been out for six months because I had to get surgery. That bummed me out, because I really wanted to perfect my craft. When I come back, I really want to show the WWE Universe how much Eva Marie wants to be here. So, I reached out to Triple H and Mr. McMahon and said I would love the opportunity to just train, so that I could learn the craft. Hunter put me in contact with Brian Kendrick, which is the best thing that's ever happened to me."

Kendrick revealed he learned about Eva through William Regal and commented on what he expected:

"The thing was, I didn't know what to expect. When I talked to Mr. Regal, he said, "Best of luck." I didn't know if he was being sarcastic. I said, "Is she bad?" He told me, "Honestly, we don't know. She just hasn't done enough in wrestling to tell if she's good, bad or anything. She's inexperienced." I knew I was going to have to take her from the ground up. I didn't know how much effort she'd put into it. I thought she'd put in one or two days a week, based on other people that I've trained, but she's insisting on going at least five days a week. We're going for our sixth day tomorrow. She's the most driven person I've ever dealt with."

Kendrick has had Eva watching matches such as Super Crazy and Tajiri in ECW so her style will have some lucha influence when she returns, Eva said. She also commented on if she has something to prove when she comes back:

"I really don't think it's something to prove, but I think the WWE Universe might not know that I tried out to be a Diva first. That's what I wanted to do ? wrestle. Everything else that happened ? "Total Divas" and the main roster ? came along so quickly. When I come back, I want to showcase what I've learned. It's for the people that have believed in me. I do it for them, to make them proud and happy and have their support. Plus, I love wrestling. This is why I joined WWE. I'm so excited to come back."