Michelle McCool was one of the biggest attractions of the Ruthless Aggression Era and the PG Era of WWE. She was first introduced to the WWE audience via WWE Diva Search competition and as soon as the competition ended, she got the opportunity to sign a professional contract with WWE.
McCool remained active in WWE for seven years and she achieved a lot of success throughout her wrestling career. She had been a two times WWE Women’s Champion and also a two times WWE Divas Champion. She is also recognized as the inaugural WWE Divas Champion. She was also one of the biggest attractions of the Divas Era of WWE.
Michelle McCool Makes Shocking Revelation: She Hated This Storyline And Apologized to This On Screen Rival Every Week
Throughout her wrestling career, Michelle McCool had a lot of storylines with many of her fellow stars. One of the most infamous angles she had during her WWE career was with wrestling Mickie James; a body shaming angle where McCool thoroughly addressed Mickie James as Piggy James. Speaking with Chris Van Vliet on the “Insight” podcast, McCool explained how much she hated this angle;
Michelle McCool is the inaugural WWE Divas Champion
“And I give credit to this day, and I said this to somebody the other day, and I said it to her, but the whole ‘Piggy James’ storyline, like me at heart, hated it just because of what it was, right? Like you’re bullying somebody supposedly that they’re supposedly overweight, and that has never been me.
Michelle McCool and Mickie James had been the biggest on screen rivals
“Every week, I’d go up to her like, ‘Mickie, I’m so sorry. This is what they want us to say.’ Complete professional. Not once does she try to change things, which often girls did. Not once did she’s like, ‘No, it’s good, it’s cool.’ She knew that it took two to tango. She knew what her role was. She knew what our role was. And she really, I think, put us on the map with that storyline.”
The Piggy James angle is remembered as one of the worst angles of the women’s wrestling of WWE. Thankfully, we cannot get to see such angles in WWE anymore. McCool retired from wrestling back in 2011 but she made multiple sporadic appearances including her Royal Rumble appearances. She last competed in the women’s Royal Rumble match of 2022.
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