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===Women's Champion & Team Lay-Cool (2009-present)===
===Women's Champion & Team Lay-Cool (2009-present)===
[[File:Michelle McCool with title.jpg|thumb|right|upright|McCool at a Puerto Rico house show with the [[WWE Women's Championship]]|alt=Michelle McCool walking towards the ring with the [[WWE Women's Championship]] belt over her shoulder]]
[[File:Michelle McCool with title.jpg|thumb|right|upright|McCool at a Puerto Rico house show with the [[WWE Women's Championship]]|alt=Michelle McCool walking towards the ring with the [[WWE Women's Championship]] belt over her shoulder]]
On the December 26, 2008 episode of ''SmackDown!'', McCool lost the Divas championship to [[Maryse Ouellet|Maryse]].<ref name=dec26/> After the match McCool turned [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] by attacking [[Maria Kanellis|Maria]], the special guest referee of the match, and blaming her for the loss.<ref name=dec26>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/12262008/|title=Results:Toronto title quest|author=Burdick, Michael|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2009-09-27|date=December 26, 2008}}</ref> In the following weeks, McCool also attacked Eve Torres,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/01022009/|title=Results:Hardy New Year|author=Passero, Mitch|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2009-09-27|date=January 2, 2009}}</ref> resulting in Eve's debut match, which McCool won.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/02062009/|title=Results:Chaos loading the Chamber|author=Burdick, Michael|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2009-09-27|date=February 6, 2009}}</ref> McCool then defeated [[Gail Kim]] on the May 22 taping of ''SmackDown'' to become the number one contender for the [[WWE Women's Championship]].<ref name=slambio/> A month later at [[WWE The Bash (2009)|The Bash]], McCool defeated Melina to win her first Women's Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2009/06/29/9968166.html|title=Mysterio & Jericho save The Bash from wash-out|author=Elliot, Brian|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2009-09-27|date=August 1, 2009}}</ref> As a result, she became the first woman to have won both the Divas and Women's Titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/women/20090628|title=Michelle McCool's reign|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> During a rematch on July 26 at [[Night of Champions (2009)|Night of Champions]], McCool once again defeated Melina to retain the championship.<ref name=NOC/> McCool then formed an alliance with [[Layla El|Layla]], and entered into a feud with [[Mickie James]], which resulted in a five-on-five Elimination match at [[Survivor Series (2009)|Survivor Series]], which her team lost. Mickie James then became #1 Contender for McCool's championship at [[WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]], where McCool successfully retained her title. McCool lost the Women's Championship to Mickie James at the [[Royal Rumble (2010)|Royal Rumble]], with the match not lasting more than 20 seconds. At [[WWE Elimination Chamber|Elimination Chamber]], Gail Kim and Maryse were supposed to face each other for the vacant Divas Championship; however, [[Vickie Guerrero]] changed the match to a tag team match with Gail teaming with Maryse competing against Team LayCool (Michelle McCool and Layla). Gail was pinned by McCool after a FaithBreaker. She regain the [[WWE Womens Championship]] on the February 26 edition of Friday Night Smackdown. The guest referee in the match was Vickie Guerrero who later interfered, costing Mickie James the Championship. She faced Beth Phoenix for the woman's championship which she lost.<!--DO NOT ADD WEEK BY WEEK EVENTS, RUMORS OR SPECULATION. THIS INCLUDES ANNOUNCED MATCHES THAT HAVE NOT YET OCCURRED. WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A NEWS SITE BUT AN ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA. Please see the articles "Wikipedia:Recentism", "Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not" and "Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles" for more information. -->
On the December 26, 2008 episode of ''SmackDown!'', McCool lost the Divas championship to [[Maryse Ouellet|Maryse]].<ref name=dec26/> After the match McCool turned [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] by attacking [[Maria Kanellis|Maria]], the special guest referee of the match, and blaming her for the loss.<ref name=dec26>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/12262008/|title=Results:Toronto title quest|author=Burdick, Michael|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2009-09-27|date=December 26, 2008}}</ref> In the following weeks, McCool also attacked Eve Torres,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/01022009/|title=Results:Hardy New Year|author=Passero, Mitch|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2009-09-27|date=January 2, 2009}}</ref> resulting in Eve's debut match, which McCool won.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/02062009/|title=Results:Chaos loading the Chamber|author=Burdick, Michael|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2009-09-27|date=February 6, 2009}}</ref> McCool then defeated [[Gail Kim]] on the May 22 taping of ''SmackDown'' to become the number one contender for the [[WWE Women's Championship]].<ref name=slambio/> A month later at [[WWE The Bash (2009)|The Bash]], McCool defeated Melina to win her first Women's Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2009/06/29/9968166.html|title=Mysterio & Jericho save The Bash from wash-out|author=Elliot, Brian|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2009-09-27|date=August 1, 2009}}</ref> As a result, she became the first woman to have won both the Divas and Women's Titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/women/20090628|title=Michelle McCool's reign|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> During a rematch on July 26 at [[Night of Champions (2009)|Night of Champions]], McCool once again defeated Melina to retain the championship.<ref name=NOC/> McCool then formed an alliance with [[Layla El|Layla]], and entered into a feud with [[Mickie James]], which resulted in a five-on-five Elimination match at [[Survivor Series (2009)|Survivor Series]], which her team lost. Mickie James then became #1 Contender for McCool's championship at [[WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]], where McCool successfully retained her title. McCool lost the Women's Championship to Mickie James at the [[Royal Rumble (2010)|Royal Rumble]], with the match not lasting more than 20 seconds. At [[WWE Elimination Chamber|Elimination Chamber]], Gail Kim and Maryse were supposed to face each other for the vacant Divas Championship; however, [[Vickie Guerrero]] changed the match to a tag team match with Gail teaming with Maryse competing against Team LayCool (Michelle McCool and Layla). Gail was pinned by McCool after a FaithBreaker. She regain the [[WWE Womens Championship]] on the February 26 edition of Friday Night Smackdown. The guest referee in the match was Vickie Guerrero who later interfered, costing Mickie James the Championship. She faced Beth Phoenix for the woman's championship for a match at Extreme Rules which she lost.<!--DO NOT ADD WEEK BY WEEK EVENTS, RUMORS OR SPECULATION. THIS INCLUDES ANNOUNCED MATCHES THAT HAVE NOT YET OCCURRED. WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A NEWS SITE BUT AN ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA. Please see the articles "Wikipedia:Recentism", "Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not" and "Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles" for more information. -->


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Michelle McCool
Born (1980-01-25) January 25, 1980 (age 44)[1]
Palatka, Florida[2][1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Michelle McCool
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2][1]
Billed weight135 lb (61 kg)
Billed fromPalatka, Florida[2]
Trained byDeep South Wrestling[1]
Ohio Valley Wrestling[1]
DebutNovember 18, 2004[3]

Michelle Leigh McCool[4] (born January 25, 1980) is an American professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on the SmackDown brand. McCool originally worked as a middle school teacher in Palatka, Florida. She, however, 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 The Bash in 2009, becoming the first person to have held both titles.

World Wrestling Entertainment

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.[1] Although she was eliminated, WWE signed her to a three year deal in November.[1] Despite not winning the contest, she later debuted on SmackDown! as a fan favorite with a "Personal Trainer" gimmick.[1] She wrestled in her first SmackDown! match, teaming with The Big Show to defeat Dawn Marie and René Duprée on March 3, 2005.[5] 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.[1] In a match on June 30, Melina defeated McCool by pinning her with the illegal aid of the ring ropes as leverage.[1] After the match, MNM performed their finisher, the Snapshot, on McCool.[1]

McCool was then sent to WWE's developmental facility, Deep South Wrestling (DSW), where she wrestled, performed interviews, hosted segments, and provided color commentary.[1] While in DSW, she was hospitalized after having an allergic reaction to a prescribed medication and was temporarily sidelined to recover.[1] 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.[1]

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.[1] Upon her arrival, she aligned with Kristal Marshall to feud with Jillian Hall and Ashley Massaro.[1] This feud led to a Fatal Four-Way Bra and Panties match at The Great American Bash, which Massaro won.[6] She won her first singles match on the July 28 edition of SmackDown!, defeating Hall by illegally using the ropes as leverage.[7] 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.[1][8] 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.[1] The feud ended when London and Kendrick won a match against them at No Mercy in October.[9] On November 28, McCool was hospitalized with an enlarged kidney, a broken sternum, and an electrolyte imbalance.1[10] She was released from the hospital on December 2.[11]

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.[12] On the April 13 edition of SmackDown!, McCool became fan favorite once again when she came to the aid of Ashley Massaro after she was attacked by Jillian Hall backstage.[13] On the May 28 edition of Raw, McCool won the Memorial Day Bikini Beach Splash Battle Royal by eliminating Melina.[14] Subsequently, a series of matches took place between Victoria and McCool,[15] including a Mixed Tag Team match where Victoria and Kenny Dykstra defeated McCool and Chuck Palumbo.[16]

Michelle McCool holds up the WWE Divas Championship belt at the edge of the ring
McCool after becoming the first Divas Champion at The Great American Bash

McCool then became caught in the middle of a feud between the villainous Jamie Noble and her on-screen friend Chuck Palumbo.[1] After a series of matches between the men, Noble won a date with McCool by defeating Palumbo in a match.[1] In the storyline, Palumbo accidentally elbowed McCool during a match,[1] causing her to suffer a concussion.[17] The partnership was dissolved when McCool refused to accept his apology.[1] She then went on to compete in a series of contests with Victoria, Eve Torres, Maryse and Cherry to determine SmackDown!'s top Diva, subsequently winning the title.[2] At The Great American Bash on July 20, 2008, McCool defeated Natalya Neidhart to become the inaugural WWE Divas Champion.[18]

Women's Champion & Team Lay-Cool (2009-present)

Michelle McCool walking towards the ring with the WWE Women's Championship belt over her shoulder
McCool at a Puerto Rico house show with the WWE Women's Championship

On the December 26, 2008 episode of SmackDown!, McCool lost the Divas championship to Maryse.[19] After the match McCool turned heel by attacking Maria, the special guest referee of the match, and blaming her for the loss.[19] In the following weeks, McCool also attacked Eve Torres,[20] resulting in Eve's debut match, which McCool won.[21] McCool then defeated Gail Kim on the May 22 taping of SmackDown to become the number one contender for the WWE Women's Championship.[1] A month later at The Bash, McCool defeated Melina to win her first Women's Championship.[22] As a result, she became the first woman to have won both the Divas and Women's Titles.[23] During a rematch on July 26 at Night of Champions, McCool once again defeated Melina to retain the championship.[24] 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 her team lost. Mickie James then became #1 Contender for McCool's championship at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, where McCool successfully retained her title. McCool lost the Women's Championship to Mickie James at the Royal Rumble, with the match not lasting more than 20 seconds. At Elimination Chamber, Gail Kim and Maryse were supposed to face each other for the vacant Divas Championship; however, Vickie Guerrero changed the match to a tag team match with Gail teaming with Maryse competing against Team LayCool (Michelle McCool and Layla). Gail was pinned by McCool after a FaithBreaker. She regain the WWE Womens Championship on the February 26 edition of Friday Night Smackdown. The guest referee in the match was Vickie Guerrero who later interfered, costing Mickie James the Championship. She faced Beth Phoenix for the woman's championship for a match at Extreme Rules which she lost.

Other media

During the week of November 5, 2007, she appeared on five episodes of Family Feud with several other WWE wrestlers and Divas.[25] She also appeared on the February 6, 2008 episode of Project Runway with Maria Kanellis, Candice Michelle, Torrie Wilson, Kristal Marshall, and Layla El.[26] On June 3, 2008, she appeared on the Best Damn Sports Show Period with John Cena.[27] In addition, McCool appeared in the January 2009 edition of Muscle & Fitness, along with Eve Torres and Maryse.[28]

Personal life

Before and during high school, McCool played softball.[29] She also played first base at Pasco-Hernando Community College.[30] McCool later received her Master's degree in Educational leadership from Florida State University.[30] Before becoming involved in professional wrestling, she taught seventh grade science for four years in Palatka, Florida.[1][30] She also competed in National Physique Committee fitness contests.[1] Both of her parents also work in education; her mother is a teacher and her father is a superintendent.[30] She has an older brother who played football at the University of Cincinnati.[29]

McCool was married to Jeremy Louis Alexander, whom she began dating in high school.[1][4][31] The couple divorced in 2006.[1]

McCool is a Christian.[32] Her wrestling outfits incorporate Christian crosses,[33] At least one of her moves, the Faith Breaker, has a name related to her Christian beliefs.[34] 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.[35] She has been hospitalized twice, had two broken ribs, a broken sternum, and a broken xiphoid process.[36]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

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.[44]

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