History Wrestling / LayCool

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In LayCool, Layla's hair was shoulder-length with a thick fringe. When she returned from injury as a face, her hair had grown to waist length.
** When LayCool properly became a thing, Layla stopped wearing her hair curly.

* RecycledSoundtrack: This seems to be Layla's thing, though mostly through sheer coincidence. When she hooked up with Michelle, she took on the latter's theme song as her own - and kept it when Michelle retired. Although, the song Layla used while she was with Michelle and later kept was originally Torrie Wilson's theme song for a short time while she was a heel. So LayCool's theme song, "Not Enough For Me", was recycled from Torrie.

Team '''[=LayCool=]''' (also simply called Lay-Cool) were a tag team in ProfessionalWrestling that consisted of WWE Divas Wrestling/MichelleMcCool and Wrestling/{{Layla}}. The two teamed together regularly in standard diva tag matches in 2009 before officially forming an alliance at the end of the year. They were given new characters as exaggerated versions of AlphaBitch and ValleyGirl tropes, feuding with the other divas. As 2010 went on they slowly became more prominent in the WWE, even becoming the first female pros on NXT as well as co-holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-wm.html WWE Women's Title]]. The majority of their feuds with the other divas were based around their ValleyGirl gimmicks ie. with Wrestling/MickieJames they made fun of her weight, with Wrestling/BethPhoenix they kept calling her a man etc.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The stipulation, as of the Smackdown taping before ''Extreme Rules'', was supposed to be that the loser would leave Smackdown (Read: Move to Raw). But with Michelle reportedly leaving the company, it was changed that the loser would leave WWE (You could even tell that it was dubbed in).

Team '''Lay Cool''' (also simply called Lay-Cool) were a tag team in ProfessionalWrestling that consisted of WWE Divas Wrestling/MichelleMcCool and Wrestling/{{Layla}}. The two teamed together regularly in standard diva tag matches in 2009 before officially forming an alliance at the end of the year. They were given new characters as exaggerated versions of AlphaBitch and ValleyGirl tropes, feuding with the other divas. As 2010 went on they slowly became more prominent in the WWE, even becoming the first female pros on NXT as well as co-holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-wm.html WWE Women's Title]]. The majority of their feuds with the other divas were based around their ValleyGirl gimmicks ie. with Wrestling/MickieJames they made fun of her weight, with Wrestling/BethPhoenix they kept calling her a man etc.

* RecycledSoundtrack: This seems to be Layla's thing, though mostly through sheer coincidence. When she hooked up with Michelle, she took on the latter's theme song as her own - and kept it when Michelle retired.

* PortmanteauCoupleName: Lay-Cool obviously. In a shoot interview, Michelle claims they went through dozens of names like that before finally picking one that worked.
** Years later Layla did it again with Summer Rae. They became the [=SLayers=].

* ButNotTooBlack: Layla is mixed race yet over the years has made herself look more "Anglo" by wearing her hair straight and even lightening it to blonde for a time. Whether this is to distinguish herself from the darker skinned Divas like AliciaFox, Naomi and Cameron, or to fit the ValleyGirl persona we're not quite sure.

Team '''Lay Cool''' (also simply called Lay-Cool) were a tag team in ProfessionalWrestling that consisted of WWE Divas Michelle [=McCool=] and Wrestling/{{Layla}}. The two teamed together regularly in standard diva tag matches in 2009 before officially forming an alliance at the end of the year. They were given new characters as exaggerated versions of AlphaBitch and ValleyGirl tropes, feuding with the other divas. As 2010 went on they slowly became more prominent in the WWE, even becoming the first female pros on NXT as well as co-holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-wm.html WWE Women's Title]]. The majority of their feuds with the other divas were based around their ValleyGirl gimmicks ie. with Wrestling/MickieJames they made fun of her weight, with Wrestling/BethPhoenix they kept calling her a man etc.

Team '''Lay Cool''' (also simply called Lay-Cool) were a tag team in ProfessionalWrestling that consisted of WWE Divas Michelle [=McCool=] and Layla. The two teamed together regularly in standard diva tag matches in 2009 before officially forming an alliance at the end of the year. They were given new characters as exaggerated versions of AlphaBitch and ValleyGirl tropes, feuding with the other divas. As 2010 went on they slowly became more prominent in the WWE, even becoming the first female pros on NXT as well as co-holding the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-wm.html WWE Women's Title]]. The majority of their feuds with the other divas were based around their ValleyGirl gimmicks ie. with Wrestling/MickieJames they made fun of her weight, with Wrestling/BethPhoenix they kept calling her a man etc.

** Before that, Michelle's rundown of Mickie James got Mickie a temporary ally when it turned out a lot of what she said applied to Beth Phoenix. Beth quickly decided she still hated Mickie more but turned on Laycool again when they [[BerserkButton ripped the women's championship]] in half so they could keep playing "Co-champions".

** Layla and Michelle more like it. During their break-up angle, they even started attending [[LesYay Couple's Counseling]].

* BreakupBreakout: After April 2011, Layla stays with WWE and even becomes [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-diva.html WWE Divas' Champion]]. Michelle gets released due to stipulation.

* DanceBattler: Surprisingly averted by Layla. She is a trained dancer and former member of the Miami Heat dancing team. She was also part of the dance troupe Extreme Expose (with Wrestling/KellyKelly and Brooke Tessmacher) on ECW. Yet in her matches she makes barely any reference to her dancing.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Layla from around October 2012-April 2013.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: When Layla first returned from injury she displayed more lucha type moves and fancy pin combinations. Halfway through her Divas' Championship reign, she had changed her moveset to include more stiff kicks and impact moves.

* FriendshipMoment: After Kaitlyn lost the Divas' Championship to AJ at ''Payback'' 2013, Kaitlyn could barely make it up the ramp while in tears. Layla came out and comforted her, helping her to the back.
* FunWithAcronyms: Michelle's heel hook was named "MAD-T" - Made A Diva Tap. Layla's crossbody was also LOL - Lots of Layla.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: After they attacked Alicia Fox, who had just came to their aid. Alicia was Michelle's former heel partner and Laycool's last theoretical ally. From that point on rest of the locker room took an active stance against them.

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Weird case with Layla. She is in fact British, but usually seems to be trying to sound American, with varying levels of success. It seems like she's either deliberately sounding American to avoid the ForeignWrestlingHeel trope, or she has simply lived in America so long, her accent has simply faded.

* RecycledSoundtrack: This seems to be Layla's thing, though mostly through sheer coincidence. When she hooked up with Michelle, she took on the latter's theme song as her own - and kept it when Michelle retired. Then she switched to a song called "Insatiable" - previously used by Tiffany. Then after pairing up with Fandango, she took on his music. She did have a theme of her own called "Nasty Girl" - but hasn't used it since early 2010.

** She also developed [[http://i.minus.com/ibhbLoXDFgQPJu.gif quite]] a [[http://i.imgur.com/CmJ7v.gif reputation]] for groping her opponents while pinning them.
* ShipTease: Layla and Kaval. An NXT competition involved seeing which potential superstar was the best kisser but the men who kissed Margarita before Kaval looked to be in physical pain after doing so. Layla kissed Kaval in her steed but Michelle said that did not get him out of the contest.

** Layla also had a small one with ZackRyder at the 2012 Slammy Awards.

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Happened when they were mentoring Wrestling/[[LowKi Kaval]] on NXT since he was a face.

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Happened when they were mentoring Kaval on NXT since he was a face.

* RealitySubtext: The stipulation, as of the Smackdown taping before ''Extreme Rules'', was supposed to be that the loser would leave Smackdown (Read: Move to Raw). But with Michelle reportedly leaving the company, it was changed that the loser would leave WWE (You could even tell that it was dubbed in).

* NickNamingTheEnemy: [[Wrestling/MickieJames Piggy James]], [[Wrestlnig/KellyKelly Smelly Kelly]], Maria the underfed redhead and [[Wrestling/TheBellaTwins The Belly Twins]]. They also dubbed Melina "Lady Wawa" due to her excessive crying after she won the Divas' title.

* FanNickname: ''Diva Dirt'' dubbed them "Lay-Kav-Ool" when they were mentoring [[Wrestling/LowKi Kaval]]. Also for their Halloween costumes they were dubbed "Lady Gagool" and "Layonce" (see ShoutOut below).

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Michelle used to be a school teacher and so would likely have been preventing bullying every day, very ironic when you look at her [=LayCool=] gimmick.

* TakeThat: They dubbed Melina "Lady Wawa" due to her excessive crying after she won the Divas' title.

* ShipTease: Layla and Kaval.

* AlphaBitch: Oh god yes. Michelle was a straight up {{Jerkass}} to everyone, Layla included in the end, and while Layla was fun-loving and goofy enough to eventually become endearing, she wasn't exactly very far behind on the sadism scale most of the way through.

* ClothingDamage: Variation, Michelle and Layla broke into Mickie's locker during her match with Natalya and made her watch them cut holes all the clothes she had kept in their while locked in the sharpshooter. (Natalya none the wiser, due to the nature of the move).

* CostumePorn
* CreepyCoolCrosses

* FinishingMove: Michelle's first one was a spinning sidewalk slam. She then moved on to Wings of Love (modified King Kong Buster). She then settled on the Faithbreaker (also known as AJ Styles's Styles Clash) in 2009. She would also sometimes win with a big boot or superkick. Layla had a neckbreaker called the Layout. She developed a Diamond Dust like stunner called the Face Lift. After her return, she won matches with a kick called The Bombshell.

* LighterAndSofter: Before, Michelle [=McCool=] was out to cause as much damage to the rest of the roster as possible. Compare her efforts, breaking jaws by smashing her knee into someone's head against the ringside barricade, leaving the opponent unable to walk because she refused to release her heel hook to dumping punch on Mickie or smearing makeup on Beth. Some of that old sadism did show through on occasion, such as when she ordered Layla to break Wrestling/{{Melina}}'s back, but overall she was a lot less threatening.

* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]]

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Both of them on Smackdown and eventually the entire diva's division. Between the two of them Layla was the women's champion but Michelle got was on the champion's profile picture and defended the belt in Layla's steed during their "co-champions" gimmick.

* LighterAndSofter: Before, Michelle [=McCool=] was out to cause as much damage to the rest of the roster as possible. Compare her efforts, breaking jaws by smashing her knee into someone's head against the ringside barricade, leaving the opponent unable to walk because she refused to release her heel hook to dumping punch on Mickie or smearing makeup on Beth. Some of that old sadism did show through on occasion, such as when she ordered Layla to break Melina's back, but overall she was a lot less threatening.

* FinishingMove: Michelle's first one was a spinning sidewalk slam. She then moved on to Wings of Love (also known as Kharma's Implant Buster). She then settled on the Faithbreaker (also known as AJ Styles's Styles Clash) in 2009. She would also sometimes win with a big boot or superkick. Layla had a neckbreaker called the Layout. She developed a Diamond Dust like stunner called the Face Lift. After her return, she won matches with a kick called The Bombshell.

* SignatureMoves: Let's see...

** People were outraged at them calling Mickie James fat and immediately started calling Michelle "[[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]]" among other things. Anorexia is just as big a problem as obesity and Michelle has struggled with it in the past.

* FunWithAcronyms: Michelle's heel hook was named "MAD-T" - Made A Diva Tap.