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Michelle Leigh McCool (born January 25, 1980) is an American professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment under the SmackDown! brand. Before becoming involved in professional wrestling, she was a seventh grade teacher in Palatka, Florida.[2]
[edit] Career
[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment
[edit] 2004-2005
Michelle McCool first came to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a competitor in the WWE Diva Search 2004, from which she was the 4th woman
eliminated.[3] Despite not winning the contest, she was still signed to a
3-year WWE developmental contract in November 2004 and assigned to the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) farm territory.[citation needed] She entered SmackDown! as a face with a personal trainer gimmick, a reference to her actual past
employment.[4] Unlike most of the other "Rookie Divas" who participated in the
Diva Search, McCool aimed to become an actual professional wrestler.[5]
After participating in a number of "Rookie Diva" and "Best body" contests, she had her first SmackDown! match, teaming with The Big Show to defeat Dawn Marie and René Duprée on March 3, 2005.[6][7] McCool and Dawn Marie feuded for the next few weeks, with Dawn Marie coming out on
top.[8][9]
A few months later, McCool became apart of the feud between MNM and Heidenreich when she defended Heidenreich against MNM's manager Melina's verbal attacks.[10] Melina and McCool then began a feud, including Melina's
SmackDown! debut match, which Melina won. After the match, MNM gave McCool their finisher, The Snapshot.[11] This would be the last time she appeared on WWE Television for
almost a year.
McCool was then sent to WWE's Atlanta, Georgia territory, Deep South Wrestling (DSW), where she wrestled, performed interviews, hosted segments, and provided color commentary with
Nigel Sherrod. She also feuded with Angel Williams. While in DSW, she was hospitalized after taking prescribed medication, and she was sidelined for several weeks to recover.
Eventually she was moved to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). While in OVW, she began managing the duo of
Amish Roadkill and K.C. James.
[edit] 2006-2007
She returned to SmackDown! on June 2, 2006, this time working as a heel with a "hot teacher" gimmick, again pulling on her real
life experiences.[12] Upon her arrival, she aligned with Kristal Marshall to feud with then-faces Jillian Hall and Ashley Massaro.[13] This led to a Fatal Four Way Bra and Panties match at The Great American Bash, which Ashley won. She won her first
singles match on the July 28, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, defeating Hall by illegally using the ropes as
leverage.[14].
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. The trio began feuding with Paul London and Brian Kendrick, and their valet Ashley, for the
WWE Tag Team Championship, but never won the title. The feud ended when
London and Kendrick won a blow off match at No Mercy 2006 in October.[15]
On November 28, 2006, McCool was hospitalized with an enlarged kidney, a broken sternum, and an electrolyte imbalance.[16][17] During her absence, both James and Stevens were sent back to
OVW. She was released from the hospital on December 2, 2006.[18]
McCool returned on the March 30, 2007 edition of SmackDown!, where she participated in a 10-Diva Tag Team Match. McCool
turned face once again when she came to the aid of Ashley after she was attacked by Jillian Hall backstage, which led to a short feud
between herself and Hall. On the May 28, 2007 edition of RAW, Michelle won the Memorial Day Bikini Beach Blast Battle Royal by
eliminating Melina. As a result of winning the battle royal, she was rewarded with an "All-American" girl segments, where she explained
what she liked to do over the summer. These segments appeared for the entire summer of 2007 week by week on SmackDown!.
[edit] In wrestling
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- McCool's original theme song was Move It Up.
Move It Up has since passed to Jillian Hall and then Kristal Marshall.
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- McCool's current theme song is Not Enough For Me. The new rock version is available on WWE: The Music Volume 7.
- Wrestlers managed by Michelle
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[edit] Other media
McCool will appear in an upcoming episode of the Family Feud with Batista, Candice Michelle, John Cena, Mr. Kennedy, King Booker, Layla El, Maria, MVP and Queen Sharmell.[19]
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