Michelle McCool - Former WWE Diva

One of the hottest WWE Divas ever, Michelle McCool was born on January 25, 1980 in Palatka, Florida.

She is a female professional wrestler who worked for the WWE on their SmackDown brand, where she was the very first WWE Divas Champion.
Before Michelle got into wrestling, she was a seventh grade teacher in Palatka, Florida.
Michelle started out with the WWE back in 2004 WWE Diva Search. She didn't win, as a matter of fact, she was the fourth woman eliminated.

Regardless, the WWE signed her to a three-year contract in November 2004. She went to Smackdown and was first seen helping Rey Mysterio "stretch out" before a match as a personal trainer.

The WWE sent her down to their developmental wrestling facility, Deep South Wrestling (DSW), for training. There she wrestled, performed interviews, hosted segments, and provided commentary on matches. Her first feud in DSW was against Angel Williams (current TNA Knockout Angelina Love) .
Michelle moved from DSW to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). While she was in OVW, she began managing the duo of Amish Roadkill (former ECW star Roadkill) and K.C. James.
She finally was moved up from OVW back to Smackdown and began her " hot teacher" gimmick. Slightly disturbing considering she had actually been a seventh grade teacher.
Michelle turned heel and started teaming up with Kristal to start a feud with (then-face), Jillian Hall and Ashley Massaro.

On November 28th, Michelle was hospitalized with an enlarged kidney, a broken sternum, and an electrolyte imbalance.This was the second time she had been medically sidelined, the first was back in DSW when she was hospitalized after taking prescribed medication.
She returned to the WWE on March 30, 2007, taking part in a 10-Diva Tag Team match on Smackdown. After the match, Michelle did a face turn coming to the aid of Ashley who was begin attacked by her former partner and now heel Jillian Hall.
Michelle began a storyline with Chuck Palumbo and Jamie Noble and after that storyline ended, the matches began to decide the first WWE Divas Champion.

She competed against Victoria, Eve Torres, Maryse and Cherry in a series of matches and came out on top.
Then At The Great American Bash on July 20, 2008, Michelle defeated Natalya to become the first WWE Divas Champion.
This made Michelle the second Diva Search contestant to win a WWE title. ( Candice Michelle was the first).
Considering her lean muscular look, this 5' 10" lady could have been a model or fitness competitor, but instead she chose wrestling.
Michelle is about to debut a new finisher since WWE management decided that her old finisher "Wings of Love" was too rough on the other divas.
Michelle lost her WWE Diva's Title to Maryse.

That signaled her "Heel Turn" and she went on a spree defeating Eve Torres, Gail Kim and Melina, WWE Women's Championship.
She teamed up with Layla El, creating the WWE's version of TNA's The Beautiful People, Lay-Cool.
Michelle was named the Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) number one female wrestler of 2010.
And she won two "Slammys" in 2010, the Slammy Award for Diva of the Year and the Slammy Award for Knucklehead Moment of the Year.
Of course this winning streak and all of the accolades has nothing to do with her dating and marrying the Undertaker.
Right?

2011 didn't start out too well for Michelle as at WrestleMania XXVII on April 3, 2011, Michelle, Layla and Dolph Ziggler took on The Jersey Shore's Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Trish Stratus, and John Morrison in a 6-person mixed tag team match.
Michelle lost the match for her team, being the one pinned....by Snooki.
Then Layla and Michelle had a falling out and started a feud which ended in a Loser Leaves WWE match which Michelle lost at Extreme Rules.
She also became the first Diva to taste the wrath of the debuting Kharma after losing that match.

Although she left the WWE in 2011, Michelle was at WrestleMania 33 and 34 in April 2017 and 2018 to support her husband The Undertaker.
Then on January 22, 2018, she was honored as part of a segment involving women that contributed to the company's success on the WWE Raw 25 Years special episode.
The week after that, she was a surprise entrant in the inaugural women's Royal Rumble match at the 2018 Royal Rumble, scoring the most eliminations in the match at five before being eliminated by Natalya.





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Kelly or Eve Torres - New WWE Heel?

As you probably already know, the Wrestling Observer is reporting that the WWE is thinking about having either Kelly or Eve Torres turn heel, then have them feud with each other.
K2, the current Divas Champion (I never dreamed I would be typing that) and Eve have a fairly tight on-screen friendship.
But, back on June 20th, she lost the vote on WWE Raw to be the Diva that faced Brie Bella for WWE Divas Championship (again...never thought I'd be typing that).
And she lost to...Kelly.
Kelly went on to win the title.
Then on Raw on June 27th, Kelly beat Nikki Bella in submission match and got jumped afterwards.
Who made the save?
Eve.
On the Fourth of July Raw, Kelly and Eve beat the Bella Twins.
Then Eve accompanied Kelly Kelly in her Divas Championship match at the Money in the Bank PPV.
Kelly and Eve have been teaming up and saving each other ever since.
But...wouldnt it be cool to have Eve say that it was all an act, and that she had been working herself in closer to Kelly to gain her confidence and learn her weaknesses (wrestling).
What would make this cool would be the idea that this storyline had been formulating for four months, rather than four weeks like most WWE storylines.
Remember back in the day when heel turns took months?
Eve could be Kelly's worst nightmare, having trained beside her and fought beside her in and out of the ring.



Of course I am probably putting wayyyy too much thought into this.
Kelly will probably just snap on night and the next week be totally evil.
Only the brave Eve will be able to stop her and Kelly will go back to face in about a month.

But wouldn't Eve make a great heel?

WWE Diva News: Kelly Kelly, Victoria, Mickie James

Kelly Kelly took on Divas Champion Maryse on Monday Night Raw this week.
Kelly had gotten a win a few weeks back by disqualification but disqualification doesn't win any belts.
So this week she climbed into the ring and the Divas Champion came out on top.
Maryse wasn't satisfied with just winning though, and afterward slapped Kelly which brought in Mickie James who had been sitting at ringside providing additional commentary.
Of course this lead to more heat for the Maryse / Mickie James feud.

Although she isn't a WWE female wrestler, she is still very well liked.
But could Lilian Garcia be leaving Raw?
Evidently the WWE has put out a notice to talent agencies that reads:

"WWE Announcer/Singer / Female / All Ethnicities / 20 - 30

Description: WWE is looking for a young, attractive female to sing the national anthem and be our regular ring announcer every week, for one of our most popular TV shows (WWE is estimated to be seen in 500,000,000 households in 150 countries/30 languages)...

This is a breakout job for any young singer. Please specify on submissions if anyone has appeared on American Idol, making the Band or any show of this comparison.

Rate:depends on talent"

Lilian made her debut on the August 23, 1999 episode of Raw, so she has been with the company quite a while.
Lilian leaving though is..well...unthinkable.

Victoria (Okay I know she's Tara now, but will that ever take?) has posted on her MySpace blog about why she left the WWE, why she joined TNA, and if she is continuing with her goal of an MMA career.
You can read it here

Beth Phoenix and Rosa Mendes will be taking on Nikki and Brie Bella in a tag team match this week on WGN America's WWE Superstars.

Last Night on Smackdown-Michelle McCool and Gail Kim

Gail Kim got beat last night by Michelle McCool in a number one contender match on Smackdown.
Well that's kinda to be expected right?
I don't think they are ready to do face versus face and have Melina go up against Gail.
The match was good, as the matches with Gail and Michelle are.
Gail looked like she is moving back towards her "submission specialist" move set.
Maybe the WWE writers ARE reading my blogs since I stated awhile back that I thought she should do that.
If so...thank you!
Mixing pro wrestling with MMA style submissions (especially in the Diva's division) is to me a very good idea.
female submission wrestling is very popular on the net, and the WWE could tap into that easily.

Picture this.....
A male heel comes out and starts running his mouth.
One of the Divas comes out and tells him to shut up.
Since she's a girl, the heel takes a swing at her.
The Diva ducks the swing, trips him and clamps on a kimura or a keylock or an armbar or even a triangle choke, applies the pressure and makes him tap out!
This instantly makes up for Wrestlemania and suddenly gives the Diva division new street cred.

Outlandish you may say?
As I recall, martial arts were originally designed so that smaller, weaker opponents could take out larger stronger ones.
You know Bruce Lee was about 5 '6 and his weighed in at around 145.
Gail has her submission moves, Beth Phoenix was a collegiate wrestler and aren't Michelle and Maryse also trained in martial arts?

Now if you read my blogs, you know how much I hate gimmick matches.
But if done right, this could elevate the Diva division to new heights.
And BTW, lets make that a one shot, limited storyline thing with a male wrestler.
I don't really wanna see Triple H versus Maryse as the main even on Raw.

WWE Diva News and Lots of Knockout Stuff

WWE Raw Divas Brie and Nikki Bella are up against MTV’s the Ikki twins in the category of Hottest Twins in Spike TV’s “Guy Awards”.
I saw the pics and really it's no contest for me.
If you wanna go vote, you can do it here:
http://www.spike.com/event/guyschoice/page/vote/category/31596

TNA will be bringing back Rhaka Khan after she gets some more training.
Rhaka (Trenesha Biggers) hasn't had a singles match on TNA yet.
And that's a shame because before TNA, this young lady wrestled for the WWE's Deep South Wrestling (DSW), Japan's Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX, Full Impact Pro, Women's Extreme Wrestling and the Professional Girl Wrestling Association.
I think she has a lot of potential.
But a major draw back here is that according to reports, not a lot of the Knockouts care for Rhaka.

At the TNA pay per view, Sacrifice, the TNA Knockout Championship match will most likely be Angelina Love against Awesome Kong in a stretcher match.
Kong has already beaten "Beautiful People" members Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne in stretcher matches.

You may also see TNA Knockout Jacqueline back on TV in the not too far future.

WrestleMania 25, Official Diva Confirmations

At the pre-WrestleMania 25 press conference in New York City, Kelly Kelly and Eve made an announcement that Jackie Gayda, Molly Holly, Victoria, Tammy Sytch (Sunny) and Torrie Wilson will be in the 25 Diva-Battle Royal.
I guess Molly changed her mind. I had heard earlier that she wouldn't be there.
I'm still predicting Gail Kim to win.
And I'm gonna go way out on a limb here and say the last two in the ring will be Gail and Maryse.

Here is the announcement by Kelly and Eve.....




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WWE Divas News

Candice Michelle, healed in time for Wrestlemania?

Catalina White (aka Saylor James) was released from FCW (WWE's training ground) for getting a tattoo.....?
Since her ring name was "James" there was a rumor she would be brought up to the WWE as Mickie James "sister".

There is a rumor floating around that Chris Jericho is dating Kelly Kelly.
Isn't Chris married?

Candice Michelle is still recuperating from her ankle injury.
The accident prone Diva is expected to be back in action by March 23 for the WWE Raw show in Kansas City, Missouri.

Lilian Garcia will be singing "God Bless America" at the Big East Semi-Final Championship on March 13th at Madison Square Garden.

It appears Madusa will not be at Wrestlemania 25. She said on Madusa.com that her wrestling was in the past.

WWE Divas Last Night On WWE Raw

Last night on WWE Raw, Melina and Kelly Kelly took on Beth Phoenix and Jillian Hall.
The match didn't last long because Rosa Mendez ran in.
Where was she at the Royal Rumble?
Anyway, her interference allowed Beth Phoenix to get the win.

The big question right now is will Trish Stratus have a match at Wrestlemania 25?
The two main ideas for possible opponents seem to be Beth Phoenix or Michelle McCool.
But why? Both of them are ex-champions.
Either way, a Trish Stratus appearance is sure to sell tickets, even if it makes no sense.

WWE Diva Victoria to Retire From Wrestling

Okay, here is some news I'm not happy to be reporting.
The rumors have been running around for awhile, but it seems now that WWE Diva Victoria really is retiring from wrestling .
I know it's probably for her best, but I have to admit I'm gonna miss her.
I've loved her since she first turned up on Raw and blindsided Trish Stratus.
I remember wincing the first time I saw the Widow's Peak applied.
But she's been in the WWE longer than any other Diva (I think) and I can understand her wanting to move on.
Victoria, you'll be missed.

More WWE Diva and TNA Knockout Updates

Last nights women's wrestling match on WWE Raw really wasn't a match.
Beth Phoenix and Jillian Hall were supposed to wrestle Kelly Kelly and Melina.
Beth and Jillian were already in the ring waiting and Kelly came out followed by Melina.
Then suddenly Rosa Mendez, who was posing as one of the photographers, jumped Melina and knocked her down.
See I told you that ban wouldn't work...LOL
Security grabs Rosa and hauls her off and Kelly goes to check on Melina at which time the heels decide it's a good time to attack.
So they do and pretty much decimate Kelly and Melina.
Thus the match is ruled No Contest.

Now....who can see a three woman tag team match in the distance?



Over at TNA, Roxxi, Taylor Wilde and ODB will be facing The Kongtourage on TNA iMPACT!

Also over at TNA, Christy Hemme and Awesome Kong may be out a bit as Christy is having trouble with discs in her neck, and Kong has a back injury.
Christy may be looking at surgery.

Melina, Beth Phoenix and Rosa Mendes

Well things got a lot more interesting on WWE Raw last night.
For me at least.
At the Race to the Rumble Divas Battle Royal, it was down to Mickie James and Melina. After a back and forth battle, Melina finally eliminated her to become the new number one contender for the WWE Women's Wrestling Championship.
Of course this doesn't sit well with current champion Beth Phoenix, who walks out to the ring, slaps Melina and tosses her to the floor.
Bad move.
Melina goes fool and attacks Beth until she gets her on top of the announcers table and is pounding away at her.
THEN, out of nowhere Rosa Mendes (Beth's number one fan...shades of Mickie and Trish) and leaps onto Melina, prompting security to come out and drag Rosa away.
Well Rosa is the drop dead gorgeous (IMHO) Milena Roucka from Ohio Valley Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling.


I'm about to say forget Melina and Beth, let's see Melina and Rosa!
Can you imagine these two, Latin blood boiling, going at it in the squared circle?
Forget wrestling, this could be the ultimate feud if played right.
Melina has a good wrestling background and Roucka has been training at OVW and FCW and has some MMA training as well.
Let's see how the WWE handles it.
I'm not gonna assume they screw it up right off the bat this time like I usually do.

WWE Diva Mickie James, Tomb Raider

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WWE Cyber Sunday: Divas Halloween Costume Contest

Mickie James won the Divas Halloween Costume Contest last night at Cyber Sunday.
She was dressed as Laura Croft from Tomb Raider.
Of course after the winner was announced, the wrestling ring erupted into a huge brawl, and the "good girls" cleared the ring.

WWE Diva's Halloween Costumes for Cyber Sunday

Remember Candice Michelle as Catwoman?

Well it isn't really wrestling.
Okay, it isn't wrestling period.
But the tentative list of WWE Diva's Halloween Costumes for the contest at WWE’s Cyber Sunday is out.
I know it's become pretty much a tradition.
Anyway.....
Candice Michelle / Marilyn Monroe
Jillian Hall / Bat Girl
Katie Lea / Vampire ( I might get the PPV just to see that)
Tiffany / Nun
Victoria / Banana ( A Banana? What.....?)
Maryse / French Maid

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Shelly Martinez aka Salinas has left TNA

Okay she left WWE and I was sad.
Couldn't blame her though, it was ECW.
Then she went to TNA and I was happy again.
Now Shelly Martinez aka Salinas has left TNA.
Doesn't really matter though, I followed her career long before WWE.
I know the rumor about her wanting to make a movie and TNA not wanting to give up any more money.
That's cool.
But first Gail Kim....now Shelly?
Is TNA's women's wrestling division a house of cards that will soon fold on itself?
Stay tuned......


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Former WWE Diva Trish Stratus number two in search?

WrestleZone reported today that....
" Trish Stratus was the second most searched person on the Yahoo search engine yesterday, thanks to the hype of her new travel show in Canada."
http://www.wrestlezone.com/article.php?articleid=222360430

I always wonder about that when I see it.
I check Yahoo search everyday and I didn't even see her name listed.
WWE was in the top twenty, but I didn't see Trish listed.
Maybe I just didn't see it, because I am seeing a lot of PR regarding her new travel show.

The Winnipeg Sun had a big article.....
For years as a professional wrestler, Canadian Trish Stratus traveled the world. But that doesn't necessarily mean she saw the world.
"People would ask me what it was like to go to a certain place, and I'd say, 'Well, I know about the Hilton and the arena,' " Stratus said. "And no offence, but arenas are all kind of the same.
"I always struggled with the question, 'What's your favourite place to perform in?' So I'd have to say, 'Well, my favourite time was when I wrestled here,' but it was mostly because of the match, not necessarily the place."
But now, through her new TV series Stratusphere, for a change Stratus gets to travel the world and actually see the world, too.
Stratusphere debuts Monday across Canada on the Travel & Escape network.
http://winnipegsun.com/Entertainment/Television/2008/08/29/6603816-sun.html

WWE Smackdown Diva, Maria

WWE Smackdown Diva, Maria

We haven't had a Maria update in awhile, so here's one.
You know that as part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft, Maria was drafted from RAW to the SmackDown. Maria made her debut on the August 1 edition of SmackDown by defeating Victoria.
Okay I really like Maria and all, but beating Victoria?
Victoria has been wrestling since what....2000?
I'm all for the less experienced Divas getting more airtime and getting better, but really.....Maria beating Victoria?

Candice Michelle on The E! Channel's "Sunset Tan

As was mentioned before, WWE Diva Candice Michelle will be showing up on The E! Channel's "Sunset Tan.".

This weeks commercial shows Candice, along with WWE Divas Maria and Eve Torres.( Hey...where was Eve in last month's top ten?)
Anyway, Sunset Tan airs this Sunday night at 10:30p.m.
I really can't believe this show is still on the air......

Former WWE Diva Lita News

Former WWE Diva Lita ( Amy Dumas), along with her band, The Luchagors will be at the S.I.S Bar in Wilmington, California tonight.
I'm happy to see another Ex-WWE Diva doing what she loves.


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WWE Diva Mickie James in the "Summer Skin" feature

Okay, here's what a lot of you have been waiting for......
WWE.com has added Mickie James to the WWE Divas "Summer Skin" feature!
You can see the pictures here: http://www.wwe.com/superstars/divas/summerskin/


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WWE Diva Melina updates......

After her little run in with Beth Phoenix, Melina has seemingly turned face.
I hope that is the case and not a swerve, because I recall reading about Melina before she came to the WWE.
Melina said that she wanted to be a role model to the young latinas.
Well now she really can.
The bad thing is, that on June 23, 2008 Melina injured her ankle when she fell from the turnbuckle in a match where she and Mickie James took on Natalya and Victoria. Nothing really concrete yet, but the rumor is that she either fractured her heel or tore ligaments in her ankle and will likely need surgery.
BTW, did you know Melina is supposedly seeing Batista?