History YMMV / LayCool

* [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: It was fairly sweet of Layla to apologize for acting like such a bitch to the other Divas at Extreme Rules, where she could have possibly have been forced to leave WWE. (And it was sweet of the others to forgive her, all things considered.)
** It also helped Layla's HeelFaceTurn, since she received uber-Face Wrestling/KellyKelly's approval.

* EnsembleDarkHorse: Layla definitely. While she had her fans before this, she's pretty over with the crowd now.
** It could be argued (and has been by some) that they were able to make the Divas division an Ensemble Darkhorse for the business. They ended up being some of the best written heels on Smackdown, which is especially remarkable since many times there is NO storyline in women's matches, with many simply being "Watch these two jiggle for a while." More than a few people have said that [=LayCool=] made the WWE Divas relevant, if not exactly dignifying.
*** WeWantOurJerkBack: Unfortunately, with the break-up of [=LayCool=] and Wrestling/{{K|iaStevens}}harma going on leave due to her un-expectant pregnancy has left the Diva Division in the same rut it was in before.
** Layla was a big favourite among Diva fans long before [=LayCool=] formed, going as far back to the [[Wrestling/WWEDivaSearch Diva Search]] (where people were happy that the winner wasn't a generic blonde with no personality). ''Diva Dirt'' loved her especially in its early days and the columnists were begging for her to get more screen time.

* IntendedAudienceReaction: Pretty much all the hate Michelle got during her top heel push could be counted as this, especially considering how much joy people got out of seeing her get her comeuppance (not to mention the fact that this happened more than one would initially think).

* {{Narm}}: Pretty much anything Layla has done since turning heel in 2013. She tries to do what she did in [=LayCool=] - except it worked back in 2010 when Divas didn't have characters so fans were willing to accept anything from a Diva. Plus she had Michelle to offset her wackiness. Now in 2013 it's just embarrassing to see a woman in her mid-30s behaving like a 12-year-old girl. It's especially glaring because she's always paired with AJ who is ''much'' better at playing an OTT character.
* NightmareFuel: Watch Layla's match with Wrestling/BethPhoenix at ''Over The Limit''. The part where Beth has Layla in the Boston Crab and Layla is screaming "please stop!" is quite disturbing to see, especially considering Beth is actually working Layla's surgically repaired leg (it's the right leg and in wrestling they normally work the left limbs) and that Layla is selling it more realistically than the theatrical way it's typically done.[[note]]Boston crab is actually a lower back submission but will sometimes be treated as a leg one anyway[[/note]]

* ReplacementScrappy: Layla has dealt with a bit of this treatment upon her return in 2012. During her time with [=LayCool=], she improved in the ring (as far as the present-day Divas go, she was one of the better in-ring performers to begin with) and became an EnsembleDarkHorse. She probably would have gotten a better reaction if the fanbase hadn't spent the entirety of 2012 up to that point anticipating the return of Kharma.
** More like BrokenBase. Many only remember a couple of "we want Kharma" chants during her match at Extreme Rules while also forgetting there were also "welcome back" chants and "let's go, Layla" chants which would suggest fans were happy to see Layla as well.

** Michelle also got a chance to superkick Hornswoggle on live TV.
** Kharma hitting an Implant Buster on Michelle.

* JerkassWoobie: Layla. Sure, she's still a massive bitch, but with the way Michelle's been putting her through the wringer lately she's been wearing this beaten-puppy expression that made this troper want to give her a hug.
* [[HoYay Les Yay]]: And how!
** Especially Layla's attachment to Michelle.
* MoralEventHorizon: The "Piggy James" angle, for Michelle, at least.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Michelle [=McCool=] full force. While the duo received criticism for the "[[MoralEventHorizon Piggy James]]" angle, [=McCool=] got the blunt of the bashing due to her marriage to Wrestling/TheUndertaker.
** The whole gimmick itself was rather polarizing. Some people simply felt that it was a moronically stupid angle, since it still boiled down to basically two girls (who were apparently dumb as rocks) throwing ugly jokes at other girls. Others were at least a little happy that there was any kind of story at all, considering women's wrestling in WWE frequently has no storyline and is merely a JiggleShow.
* BrokenBase: Wrestling/{{Layla}} as a face has fans divided. One half found her forced and corny while the other found her natural and entertaining. However they seem to universally agree on her face run being better than her god awful heel turn in 2013. See {{Narm}} below.

** Layla was a big favourite among Diva fans long before [=LayCool=] formed, going as far back to the Diva Search (where people were happy that the winner wasn't a generic blonde with no personality). ''Diva Dirt'' loved her especially in its early days and the columnists were begging for her to get more screen time.

* BaseBreaker: Michelle [=McCool=] full force. While the duo received criticism for the "[[MoralEventHorizon Piggy James]]" angle, [=McCool=] got the blunt of the bashing due to her marriage to Wrestling/TheUndertaker.

** The whole gimmick itself was rather polarizing. Some people simply felt that it was a moronically stupid angle, since it still boiled down to basically two girls throwing ugly jokes at other girls. Others were at least a little happy that there was any kind of story at all, considering women's wrestling in WWE frequently has no storyline and is merely a JiggleShow.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Alicia Fox was originally paired with Michelle [=McCool=] after the latter's initial FaceHeelTurn. She was inexplicably drafted to ''Raw'' and Layla was eventually paired with Michelle after some random tag matches. One wonders what [=LayCool=] would have been like if Alicia had been the number 2 instead.
** HilariousInHindsight: The week after Fox had been drafted, JR made a throwaway comment in a match (Michelle and Layla were teaming together) "You never know, maybe Michelle and Layla could hit it off here".

* [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Crowning Moment Of Awesome]]: Layla defeating Michelle [=McCool=] at Extreme Rules 2011. While it won't be winning any Match of the Year awards anytime soon, it was by far one of the best Divas' bouts in a while.
* [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Crowning Moment Of Heartwarming]]: It was fairly sweet of Layla to apologize for acting like such a bitch to the other Divas at Extreme Rules, where she could have possibly have been forced to leave WWE. (And it was sweet of the others to forgive her, all things considered.)

*** WeWantOurJerkBack: Unfortunately, with the break-up of [=LayCool=] and [[Wrestling/KiaStevens Kharma]] going on leave due to her un-expectant pregnancy has left the Diva Division in the same rut it was in before.

* [[TookTheBadFilmSeriously Took The Bad Feud Seriously]]: The "Smelly Kelly" feud really was an awful idea but the girls really took it and made the most out of it.
* VillainSue: Michelle at the start though once they started feuding with Beth, she was booked much more consistently and this continued into their feuds with Wrestling/KellyKelly and Natalya. She had been categorized as one before Laycool but the increased screen time she got in the group and being treated as champion to Layla's belt is where it really took off.

** The whole gimmick itself was rather polarizing. Some people simply felt that it was a moronically stupid angle, since it still boiled down to basically two girls throwing ugly jokes at other girls. Others were at least a little happy that there was any kind of story at all, considering women's wrestling in WWE frequently has no storyline and is merely Jiggle TV.

* VillainSue: Michelle at the start though once they started feuding with Beth, she was booked much more consistently and this continued into their feuds with Wrestling/KellyKelly and Natalya. She had been categorized as one before Laycool but the group's increased screen she got in the group and being treated as champion to Layla's belt is where it really took off.

** Of course, both Lay-Cool and The Beautiful People were likely inspired by a stable on the Indy circuit called the International Home Wrecking Crew, who predates them both. TNA likely was at least aware of that group's predecessor, The Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew, since they had one half of it in Radiant Rain (miss Payton Banks). The Beautiful People were not as silly and much more evil though. Laycool also likely owes itself to Vince's Devil's, the trio of Wrestling/TorrieWilson, Candace Michelle and [[Wrestling/LisaMarieVaron Victoria]], which was dedicated to tormenting rookie divas Ashley much in the same way Laycool targeted Mickie James. Newer than the crew but older than all other mentioned, Team Blondage were likely the first group to really play the ''Mean Girls'' allusions for all they were worth. Older than they think in many ways.

** Of course, both Lay-Cool and The Beautiful People were likely inspired by a stable on the Indy circuit called the International Home Wrecking Crew, who predates them both. TNA likely was at least aware of that group's predecessor, The Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew, since they had one half of it in Radiant Rain (miss Payton Banks). The Beautiful People were not as silly and much more evil though. Laycool also likely owes itself to Vince's Devil's, the trio of Wrestling/TorrieWilson, Candace Michelle and [[Wrestling/LisaMarieVaron Victoria]], which was dedicated to tormenting rookie divas Ashley much in the same way Laycool targeted Mickie James. Older than they think in many ways.

* IntendedAudienceReaction: Pretty much all the hate Michelle got during her top heel push could be counted as this, especially considering how much joy people got out of seeing her get her comeuppance.

* [[spoiler:ReplacementScrappy: Layla has dealt with a bit of this treatment upon her return in 2012. During her time with [=LayCool=], she improved in the ring (as far as the present-day Divas go, she was one of the better in-ring performers to begin with) and became an EnsembleDarkHorse. She probably would have gotten a better reaction if the fanbase hadn't spent the entirety of 2012 up to that point anticipating the return of Kharma.]]

* BrokenBase: Layla as a face has fans divided. One half found her forced and corny while the other found her natural and entertaining. However they seem to universally agree on her face run being better than her god awful heel turn in 2013. See {{Narm}} below.

* OlderThanTheyThink: The gimmick is suspiciously similar to the Beautiful People in TNA, though that was also based off the likes of ''Film/MeanGirls''.
** Which itself was based off what was, to paraphrase the ''Mean Girls'' page, [[TruthInTelevision probably the experiences of everyone who attended high school]].
** Of course, both Lay-Cool and The Beautiful People were likely inspired by a stable on the Indy circuit called the International Home Wrecking Crew, who predates them both.
*** An "airhead" woman (or women) acting like a bitch to others were likely inspired by a stable neither TNA or WWE would care about (or likely even know of) instead of, ya know, tons of characters like that on TV and in movies years from years before? No, its simply a common gimmick (like Maria as TheDitz, Daffney as the [[ScreamingWarrior Screaming]] PerkyGoth, etc).
** However, it gets a lot more suspicious when you factor in that Lay-Cool was introduced during the Divas division slump in 2010, possibly hoping to emulate the success of TBP and the resulting boom in interest for women's wrestling.
*** People attribute that boom in interest to the Beautiful People instead of Wrestling/GailKim's feud with [[Wrestling/KiaStevens Awesome Kong]]? Anyway, TNA likely was aware of the Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew, they had Radiant Rain (miss Payton Banks). The Beautiful People were not as silly and much more evil though. Laycool likely owes itself to Vince's Devil's, older than they think in both cases.