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Michelle Leigh McCool[2] (born
January 25, 1980), is a retired American professional wrestler who is best known
for her time in WWE.
McCool originally worked as a
middle school teacher in Palatka, Florida. She joined WWE in 2004 after
participating in the 2004 WWE Diva Search. In her initial on-screen role, she
acted primarily as a personal trainer and occasional wrestler. She also acted as
the manager to the team of K. C. James and Idol Stevens, collectively known as
the Teacher's Pets, in 2006 after changing her on-screen character to that of a
teacher. At The Great American Bash in 2008, she became the inaugural WWE Divas
Champion, holding the title for approximately five months. She then won the WWE
Women's Championship at The Bash in 2009, becoming the first female wrestler to
have held both titles. At Night of Champions in 2010, she unified both titles
becoming the first WWE Unified Divas Champion. She has held both titles on two
occasions which makes her a four-time champion overall.
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Background Information
Ring name(s) Michelle McCool
Billed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78
m)[1][2]
Billed weight 127 lb (58 kg)[2]
Born January 25, 1980 (1980-01-25)
(age 32)[2]
Palatka, Florida[1][2]
Resides Austin, Texas
Billed from Palatka, Florida[1]
Trained by Deep South Wrestling[2]
Ohio Valley Wrestling[2]
Debut November 18, 2004[3]
Retired May 1, 2011
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Professional wrestling career
World
Wrestling Entertainment (2004–2011)
Diva
Search and training (2004–2006)
McCool first came to World
Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a competitor in the 2004 WWE Diva Search,
losing to Christy Hemme.[2] Although she was eliminated, WWE signed her to a
three year deal in November.[2] Despite not winning the contest, she later
debuted on SmackDown! as a fan favorite with a "personal trainer" gimmick.[2]
She wrestled in her first SmackDown! match, teaming with The Big Show to defeat
Dawn Marie and René Duprée on March 3, 2005.[4] A few months later, McCool
became a part of the feud between MNM and Heidenreich when she defended
Heidenreich against MNM's manager Melina's verbal attacks.[2] In a match on June
30, Melina defeated McCool by pinning her with the illegal aid of the ring ropes
as leverage.[2] After the match, MNM performed their finisher, the Snapshot, on
McCool.[2]
McCool was then sent to WWE's
developmental facility, Deep South Wrestling (DSW), where she wrestled,
performed interviews, hosted segments, and provided color commentary.[2] While
in DSW, she was hospitalized after having an allergic reaction to a prescribed
medication and was temporarily sidelined to recover.[2] Eventually, she started
to train in WWE's other developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW).
While in OVW, she began managing the duo of Amish Roadkill and K.C. James.[2]
Debut
and the Teacher's Pets (2006–2007)
She returned to SmackDown! on June
2, 2006, this time working as a villainous character with a "sexy teacher"
gimmick, pulling on her real life experiences.[2] Upon her arrival, she aligned
with Kristal Marshall to feud with Jillian Hall and Ashley Massaro.[2] This feud
led to a Fatal Four-Way Bra and Panties match at The Great American Bash, which
Massaro won.[5] She won her first singles match on the July 28 edition of
SmackDown!, defeating Hall by illegally using the ropes as leverage.[6] Soon
after, she began acting as valet for the team of K. C. James and Idol Stevens,
who, because of her association with them, were nicknamed The Teacher's
Pets.[2][7] The trio began feuding with Paul London and Brian Kendrick, and
their valet Massaro, for the WWE Tag Team Championship, but never won the
title.[2] The feud ended when London and Kendrick won a match against them at No
Mercy in October.[8] On November 28, McCool was hospitalized with an enlarged
kidney, a broken sternum, and an electrolyte imbalance.1[9] She was released
from the hospital on December 2.[10]
All–American Diva; Divas Champion (2007–2008)
McCool returned on the March 30,
2007 edition of SmackDown!, where she participated in a 10-Diva tag team match
with Victoria, the former WWE Women's Champion, Melina Perez, Kristal Marshall,
and Jillian Hall in a losing effort.[11] On the April 13 edition of SmackDown!,
McCool became a fan favorite once again when she came to the aid of Ashley
Massaro after she was attacked by Jillian Hall backstage.[12] Subsequently, a
series of matches took place between Victoria and McCool,[13] including a Mixed
Tag Team match where Victoria and Kenny Dykstra defeated McCool and Chuck
Palumbo.[14]
McCool then began accompanying her
on-screen friend Chuck Palumbo during matches against Jamie Noble.[2] After a
series of matches between the men, Noble won a date with McCool by defeating
Palumbo in a match.[2] In the storyline, Palumbo accidentally elbowed McCool
during a match,[2] causing her to suffer a concussion.[15] The partnership was
dissolved when McCool refused to accept his apology.[2] She then went on to
compete in a series of contests with Victoria, Eve Torres, Maryse and Cherry to
determine SmackDown!'s top Diva, winning the title.[1] At The Great American
Bash on July 20, 2008, McCool defeated Natalya Neidhart to become the inaugural
WWE Divas Champion.[16]
LayCool; Various feuds (2009–2011)
On the December 25, 2008 episode of
SmackDown!, McCool lost the Divas Championship to Maryse.[17] After the match
McCool blamed Maria, the special guest referee of the match, for her loss and
attacked her, establishing herself as a heel.[17] In the following weeks, McCool
also attacked Eve Torres,[18] resulting in Eve's debut match, which McCool
won.[19] McCool then defeated Gail Kim on the May 22 taping of SmackDown to
become the number one contender for the WWE Women's Championship, which she
would win a month later at The Bash by defeating Melina.[2][20] She retained the
championship against Melina during a rematch on July 26 at Night of Champions
and also during a "Lumberjill" match on the October 2 edition of SmackDown.[21]
McCool then formed an alliance with
Layla, and entered into a feud with Mickie James, which resulted in a
five-on-five Elimination match at Survivor Series, which James' team won. James
then became the number one contender for McCool's championship at TLC: Tables,
Ladders & Chairs, where McCool successfully retained the championship. McCool,
however, lost the WWE Women's Championship to James at the 2010 Royal Rumble,
though she regained it on the February 26 edition of SmackDown when special
guest referee Vickie Guerrero interfered, costing James the Championship. On the
April 23 edition of SmackDown, she and Layla attacked Beth Phoenix with a spray
and table. The attack was a reference to the upcoming Extreme Makeover WWE
Women's Championship match between McCool and Phoenix at Extreme Rules, which
McCool lost. On May 14, 2010, McCool and Layla faced the then-WWE Women's
Champion Phoenix in a two–on–one handicap match, in which Layla pinned Phoenix
and won the WWE Women's Championship.
On the July 20 edition of
SmackDown, McCool took the place of Layla in her WWE Women's Championship match
against Tiffany, defeating her and retaining the title.[22] At Night of
Champions McCool defeated Melina to unify the WWE Women's Championship and the
WWE Divas Championship, thus becoming the first ever WWE Unified Divas Champion.
At Survivor Series on November 21, she lost the Divas Championship when Natalya
defeated McCool and Layla in a two-on-one handicap match.[23] At TLC: Tables,
Ladders and Chairs, she and Layla were defeated in the first ever Divas tag team
tables match by Natalya and Beth Phoenix. At WrestleMania XXVII on April 3,
2011, McCool, Layla and Dolph Ziggler (accompanied by Vickie Guerrero) lost to
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Trish Stratus, and John Morrison in a six-person mixed
tag team match after Snooki pinned McCool.[24]
Feud
with Layla and departure (2011)
On the April 8 edition of
SmackDown, LayCool began to fall out again after being defeated by Phoenix and
Kelly Kelly after McCool avoided being tagged in Layla, blaming a back
injury.[25] After more arguing in the following weeks, the team disbanded.[26]
On the April 29 edition of SmackDown, McCool faced Layla in a singles match,
ending in a double countout. After the match, Layla challenged McCool to no
disqualifications and no count outs match at Extreme Rules. McCool accepted
under one condition, the Loser Leaves WWE.[27] At Extreme Rules, Layla pinned
McCool, which forced her to leave WWE. She also became the first woman to be
attacked by Kharma in WWE that same night.
Other
Media
During the week of November 5,
2007, she appeared on six episodes of Family Feud with several other WWE
wrestlers and Divas.[28] She also appeared on the February 6, 2008 episode of
Project Runway with Maria Kanellis, Candice Michelle, Torrie Wilson, Kristal
Marshall, and Layla El.[29] On June 3, 2008, she appeared on The Best Damn
Sports Show Period with John Cena.[30] In addition, McCool appeared in the
January 2009 edition of Muscle & Fitness, along with Eve Torres and
Maryse.[31][32] She also appeared on a special WWE edition of Are You Smarter
Than a Fifth Grader.[33]
Personal life
Before and during high school,
McCool played softball.[34] She also played first base at Pasco-Hernando
Community College.[35] McCool later received her Master's degree in Educational
leadership from Florida State University.[35] Before becoming involved in
professional wrestling, she taught seventh grade science for four years in
Palatka, Florida.[2][35] She also competed in National Physique Committee
fitness contests.[2] Both of her parents also work in education; her mother is a
teacher and her father is a superintendent.[35] She has an older brother who
played football at the University of Cincinnati.[34]
McCool was married to Jeremy Louis
Alexander, whom she began dating in high school.[2][36][37] The couple divorced
in 2006.[2] She married fellow wrestler Mark Calaway, known professionally as
The Undertaker, on June 26, 2010 in Houston, Texas.[38][39]
McCool is a Christian.[40] Her
wrestling outfits incorporate Christian crosses.[41] She has had several
wrestling-related injuries; in November 2007, she fractured her nose during an
overseas WWE tour after Victoria's clothesline hit her in the face.[42] She has
been hospitalized twice, had two broken ribs, a broken sternum, and a broken
xiphoid process.[43] When she chose to leave the WWE, she mentioned that her
foot had been injured for two months with a broken toe, torn joint capsules and
a torn MCL.[44]
In
wrestling
Finishing moves
Big Boot — 2008–2011
Wings Of Love (Lifting double
underhook sitout facebuster) — 2008
Faith Breaker (Belly to back
inverted mat slam) — 2008 – 2011
MADT – Make a Diva Tap (Heel hook)
— 2008 – 2011
Final Exam[citation needed]
(Spinning side slam backbreaker) — 2005 – 2007
Signature moves
Baseball slide[21]
Belly to belly suplex[21]
European uppercut[45]
Running corkscrew neckbreaker[21]
Roundhouse kick[21]
Russian legsweep floated over into
a pin[46]
With Layla
Finishing moves
Simply Flawless (Leg trap (Layla) /
Big boot (Michelle McCool) combination)[47]
Double running big boot[48]
Signature moves
Double forward Russian
legsweep[49][50]
Managers
Chuck Palumbo
Cherry
Vickie Guerrero
Layla
Alicia Fox
Wrestlers managed
Amish Roadkill
Jon Heidenreich
K.C. James and Idol Stevens
Chuck Palumbo
Cherry
Jamie Noble
Layla
Kaval
Entrance themes
"Move It Up" by Billy Lincoln[51]
"Not Enough for Me" by Jim
Johnston[52]
Championships and accomplishments
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked her #1 of the best 50
female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2010[53]
PWI Woman of the Year (2010)[54]
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE Divas Championship (2 times)
WWE Women's Championship (2 times)
Slammy Award for Diva of the Year
(2010)[55]
Slammy Award for Knucklehead Moment
of the Year (2010)[55] Losing to Mae Young at Old School Raw – with Layla
WWE.com placed Michelle #10 on
their list of top 25 most impactful women
WWE.com placed her WWE Women's
Title match with Beth Pheonix at Extreme Rules on it's Best Matches of 2010.
WWE.com placed her and Layla's
bullying of Mickie James, named number "War of Words" at Number #23 on it Top 25
Dirty Deeds List.
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Awards
Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic
(2009) Exploiting Mickie James' weight issues
Footnotes
1 McCool originally injured her
back during a WWE European tour. Because of pain in her back, she was unaware of
the sternum injury until she went to the hospital for treatment. Tests also
revealed that she had an enlarged kidney.[56]
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