Several of you have asked if we’re going to cover the Playboy Magazine pictorial of WWE diva Maria Kanellis here on the ECW on Sci-Fi blog. Does Shelly Martinez pose naked? Does Rob Van Dam love to talk about marijuana? Does Vince McMahon have a thing for incest angles? The answer is, of course, hell yes we’re gonna cover the Maria Playboy photo shoot!  (See update at the end of this post.)

The magazine cover (see above) has just leaked onto the Internet, and the April issue is scheduled to hit the stands on March, 7, 2008. Pics from the Ashley Massaro Playboy layout were available online a few days ahead of the official release date last March, so we could have some photos from Maria Kanellis’ naked Playboy spread by early next week. Whenever they’re available, we’ll have a link for you.

To tide you over, here’s the behind-the-scenes video of Maria’s Playboy shoot that has been airing on TV:

Maria seems very proud of her involvement in selecting the fashions featured in the shoot. She may be a talented designer, but I’m thinking, the less fashion the better if she wants to sell magazines.

Keep checking back - this post will be updated when Maria’s Playboy photos are available.

Maria Kanellis’ nude Playboy photos are online!