History Wrestling / MichelleMcCool

[=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, [=McCool=] 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. [=McCool=] has held both titles on two occasions, which makes her a four-time champion overall.

* Wrestling/{{Maryse}}. Even after Michelle turned heel, they still didn't like each other.

* AlliterativeName

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent / DistaffCounterpart: Of Wrestling/AJStyles. Both wear hooded robes to the ring and Michelle began using the Styles Clash as her finisher (renaming it the Faith Breaker), after her heel turn at the end of 2008. Both are also devout Christians in RealLife.
* ArchEnemy: The entire Divas' division, really.

* 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 there while unable to stop them due to being locked in the sharpshooter. (Natalya none the wiser, due to the nature of the move, thought Mickie was crying because it hurt).

* DarkActionGirl: As a heel.

* TheDitz: Layla more so than Michelle but both of them fit.
** Became apparent one night while they were doing commentary. After spending months insulting every person in their path, they actually asked, "Why doesn't anyone like us?"
* DoubleStandard:
** People were outraged at [=LayCool=] calling Mickie James fat and immediately started calling Michelle "[[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]]" among other things. Anorexia is just as big a problem as obesity and Michelle has struggled with it in the past.
** Mostly since, if she has suffered anorexia, having Michelle go around and call other healthy, slender gorgeous women fat made her look a little like a hypocrite, since many eating disorders go hand in hand with bullying. It's by no means Michelle's fault (blame can be sent to the WWE Creative team), but it is coming out of her mouth, and WWE fans have never been above [[ShootTheMessenger shooting the messenger.]].

* EpicFail: Michelle once appeared on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? She did badly, which is embarassing, considering that she actually used to be a school teacher.

* {{Heel}}: She was a face for most of her early career, but Michelle was more well-known, and arguably better, as a heel.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: She and Layla even got each other necklaces each shaped like half a heart so that when they were put together they spelled "Best Friends"
* [[TeacherStudentRomance Hot For Student]]: Her past gimmick.
* HotTeacher: Her jobs before WWE, school teacher and kick boxing teacher. Past gimmick too.

* SpotMonkey: During her first few WWE matches it is pretty apparent. She moved beyond the spot monkey period quickly but even then her offense often came off as AwesomeButImpractical since most of the other diva search contestants were not keeping up with her growth as a performer or her actions in the ring. (She would do some kind of twisting takedown or flipping arm lock, only to be slapped or shoved by Maryse, as if they were equal actions. Michelle's matches were better with the likes of Gail Kim, who could more than match her moves.)
* SpotlightStealingSquad: On Smackdown and eventually the entire diva's division. Between the two of them Layla was the women's champion but Michelle was on the champion's profile picture and defended the belt in Layla's steed during their "co-champions" gimmick.

* TearsOfJoy: When Kaval won NXT Season 2. But subverted hilariously when Layla won the Women's title; she instead kept jumping around screaming with delight.

'''Michelle Leigh Callaway''' (née '''[=McCool=]''', born January 25, 1980) is an American professional wrestler who is best known for her time with Wrestling/{{WWE}}, where she performed under her real name as '''Michelle [=McCool=]'''. She is a former two-time WWE Divas Champion, two-time WWE Women's Champion, and one-half of Wrestling/{{Laycool}}.

* PortmanteauCoupleName: Lay-Cool obviously. In a shoot interview, Michelle claims they went through dozens of names like that before finally picking one that worked.

* 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).

* RecycledSoundtrack: Her theme "Not Enough For Me" was previously used by Torrie Wilson from 2005-2006.

* BlondesAreEvil: Both Michelle and Maryse were in an EvilVersusEvil feud. Then Beth Phoenix ultimately sided with Michelle over Mickie James. Later {{subverted| trope}}, in that Blondetourage were one of Laycool's biggest enemies late into their run.

* {{Heel}}: She was a face for most of 2008, but other than that Michelle was pretty much always heel.
** HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Happened when [=LayCool=] were mentoring [[Wrestling/LowKi Kaval]] on NXT since he was a face.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: They even got each other necklaces each shaped like half a heart so that when they were put together they spelled "Best Friends"

* LightIsNotGood: Many of her moves have a religious connotation, but she does not live up to those standards.
** Which is FridgeBrilliance considering who she's [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker married to]].

* PutOnABus: Michelle first; she retired from in-ring competition after her match with Layla, leaving the latter on her own. The latter's solo run never got out of the blocks because she suffered a knee injury, she tore her acl and mcl, putting her out of action for year.

!!!FLAWLESS TROPES

* NicknamingTheEnemy: [[Wrestling/MickieJames Piggy James]], [[Wrestlnig/KellyKelly Smelly Kelly]], [[Wrestling/BethPhoenix The Glama-Man]], [[Wrestling/MariaKanellis The Underfed Redhead]], [[Wrestling/BellaTwins The Belly Twins]], [[Wrestling/{{Melina}} Lady Wawa]], oh, she and Layla were used to this.

For [[http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Rayne more on [=McCool=]]], visit ThatOtherWiki

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: In real life, she's a total sweetheart, a devout Christian and a former schoolteacher.

* 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 was not exactly far behind on the sadism scale most of the way through.

* BlondesAreEvil: Both Michelle and Maryse were in an EvilVersusEvil feud. Then Beth Phoenix ultimately sided with Michelle over Mickie James. Later {{subverted| trope}}, in that Blondterouge were one of Laycool's biggest enemies late into their run.

* CreepyCoolCrosses: On Michelle's ring attire, though she was creepier ''before'' this team's formation she did not display any of the good behavior you would associate with it.

* LighterAndSofter: Before, Michelle was out to cause as much damage to the rest of the roster as possible. Compare her prior efforts of breaking jaws by smashing her knee into people's heads against the ringside barricade or leaving opponents unable to walk because she refused to release her heel hook, with her latter dumping punch on Mickie or smearing makeup on Beth. Some of Michelle's 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 in Laycool.

* TagTeam: With Layla as part of [=LayCool=]. Previously she partnered up with Alicia Fox.

* ShoutOut: For Halloween they dressed up as Music/LadyGaga and Music/{{Beyonce}}.

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

* TagTeam: With Layla as part of [=LayCool=].
* ShipTease:
** Layla and Michelle. During their break-up angle, they even started attending Couple's Counseling.
* ShooOutTheClowns: Michelle became much more serious when it was clear the duo was going to split.

* SpotMonkey: During her first few WWE matches it is pretty apparent. She moved beyond the spot monkey period quickly but even then her offense often came off as AwesomeButImpractical since most of the other diva search contestants were not keeping up with her growth as a performer or her actions in the ring. (She would do some kind of twisting takedown or flipping arm lock, only to be slapped or shoved by Maryse, as if they were equal actions. Michelle's matches were better with the likes of Gail Kim, who could more than match her moves)

* TearsOfJoy: When Kaval won NXT Season 2 and when Layla won the Divas' Championship after returning from injury in 2012. But subverted hilariously when Layla won the Women's title; she instead kept jumping around screaming with delight.

* WHAMLine: "The Harts don't belong in the Hall of Fame"

'''Michelle Leigh Calaway''' (née '''[=McCool=]''', born January 25, 1980) is an American professional wrestler who is best known for her time with Wrestling/{{WWE}}. She is also a former two-time WWE Divas Champion, a two-time WWE Women's Champion and one half of Wrestling/{{Laycool}}.

* BareYourMidriff: Commentators would often comment on her abs.

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Is often denounced as a DistaffCounterpart of Wrestling/AJStyles. Both wear hooded robes to the ring and Michelle began using the Styles Clash as her finisher (renaming it the Faith Breaker), after her heel turn at the end of 2008. They are also both devout Christians in RealLife.

* BareYourMidriff

* DarkActionGirl

* Heel: She was a face for most of 2008, but other than that Michelle was pretty much always heel.

* StatuesqueStunner: At 5'10", she was the tallest woman on the roster.

For more on [=McCool=], visit ThatOtherWiki

* SmallNameBigEgo: If the catch phrases were not enough of a hint.

* AlliterativeName: Michelle [=McCool=].

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Is often denounced as a DistaffCounterpart of Wrestling/AJ Styles. Both wear hooded robes to the ring and Michelle began using the Styles Clash as her finisher (renaming it the Faith Breaker), after her heel turn at the end of 2008. They are also both devout Christians in RealLife.

'''Michelle Leigh Calaway''' (née '''[=McCool=]''', born January 25, 1980) is an American professional wrestler who is best known for her time with Wrestling/{{WWE}}. She is also a former two-time WWE Divas Champion, a two-time WWE Women's Champion and one half of Wrestling/Laycool.

For more on McCool, visit ThatOtherWiki

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, McCool 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. McCool has held both titles on two occasions, which makes her a four-time champion overall.