By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

WWE's "Tough Enough" reality competition show is down to two female contestants - "sweet" Sara Lee and natural heel Amanda.

Barring some sort of twist in the final two, Sara is likely to win the contest based on her fan support. But, Amanda has also made an impression to likely get a follow-up chance to help with the heel side of the NXT women's roster.

WWE Diva Paige, who is a judge on Tough Enough, evaluated the two finalists in an interview on the Busted Open satellite radio show.

"As much as I like Sara Lee, and everyone thinks I pick on her, I would have to say Amanda (will be a big name in NXT), Paige said."And it’s not being biased because you know how I’m like with both of them, I’m brutally honest with both of them.

"Amanda is kind of the full package, too - she can talk, she’s really starting to get things in the ring, and she’s really embracing that heel role that she’s got going on. She really doesn’t care what people think of her and that’s cool to me, I like that, she doesn’t care about being liked or not. She’s not afraid of being different, she’s not afraid to be herself. She does great in the ring. She takes control as well, especially with her and Sara’s match she really took control of it. That’s cool. I like that about her."

For Sara, though, she has upside as a natural babyface with an already-established fan following among general WWE viewers, youth on her side, and a strong athletic background.

Sara's journey from sending in an audition video to making the Final 40 to making the Round of 13 has been documented in Michigan newspapers over the past few weeks.

Sara was a track star at Meridian High School in Sanford, Mich., where her coach first discovered the "smile" thing, where she can't stop smiling before a competition, but she turns ultra-serious during competition.

Sara's track coach Sarah Larges was quoted: "Once you see her in competition, she changes. She became the most determined young lady. She wasn't going to let anyone beat her."

After high school, Sara moved on to a local college and recently started training in power lifting to continue her athletic background. She is actually studying to be an ultrasound technician/sonographer at Delta College, which she put on hold for the Tough Enough shot.

Her parents watch each week's episode at a local bar & grill in Sanford, Mich., where there is high anxiety every time Sara finds herself in the Bottom 3.

"She's been into WWE for quite some time," said Sara's mom, Terri Lee. "Her dad and I always had the feeling that if she could be a (WWE) Diva, that would be her ultimate goal."

"I can't even describe how happy it makes you feel when the fans save her. It's just incredible that the fans are liking her, too."

No matter which female contestant wins, WWE Diva Paige believes it will be a difficult transition to NXT because of the learning curve. And, there might be some resentment since the winner will walk into NXT with a $250,000 contract, making more money than most of the NXT roster.

"It’s definitely going to be hard transition for them because they’re going to have to start working extra hard, especially because there are a lot of people on NXT that have worked their whole lives to get where they are," Paige said before pausing to talk about the contestants. "To be honest with you, they DO work hard, but they’re doing it on a reality show and then they get handed the contract at the end of the day. I can see a few jealous people, but everyone is cool and cordial and they’ll be fine."

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[ FYI: Busted Open airs on SiriusXM Rush 93 and on the SiriusXM App. More info on the radio show at BustedOpenNation.com ]

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