The Segment: On her way to demolish Maria, Beth Phoenix is stopped by Michelle McCool and Layla backstage. Michelle just wants to clarify that Beth doesn’t have any negative feelings toward the two of them. Beth says of course not! Michelle reveals the agenda of all the divas on SmackDown: Get rid of Piggie James! That means they also have to take care of the “underfed red head.” Poor Maria’s starving because of Piggie!! C’mon y’all, for just five cents a day, you can help Maria purchase something off the value menu at McDonalds. Let’s just hope there’s no bacon in it so Mickie doesn’t help herself.. unless she participates in cannibalism… Anyway, the Queen Bees continue to rip on Mickie’s body and mention something about being manly. Cue awkward facials from Beth Phoenix. Uh oh. She says something about big girls shutting big mouths in big ways. Surely she doesn’t mean Michelle and Layla’s mouths! The entire segment was similar to something you’d hear in a high school girls’ bathroom. Michelle and Layla play the perfect Mean Girls; trashing on the fatties, bullying the weaker and less talented, and singsong insults said at the exact same time. No way, it’s like so totally awesome!!!

The Storyline: Mickie’s definitely still in the picture. There’s no way she’s done chasing after Michelle and the title. Judging by Michelle’s segment tonight, she hasn’t forgotten about Mickie either. Hopefully there’s a sequel to their match at TLC! Maria’s back on the scene as well and we think we’ll be seeing another Michelle vs. Maria matchup sooner rather than later. We know, we know. It’s awful, terrible, the worst!!! Well okay not the worst, but pretty darn close! On top of those two there’s the wild card, Beth Phoenix. She didn’t seem to be on Maria or Mickie’s side earlier in the night, and she sure didn’t look to be the biggest Michelle McCool fan either. She’s a former champion so there’s no doubt that she would like to hold the title again. With rumors of there being a Women’s Rumble at next month’s Royal Rumble PPV, perhaps Beth will win that and choose to face Michelle at WrestleMania for the championship. We won’t complain! We’re pretty confident those two could pull off a great match, especially at the Super Bowl of professional wrestling. Bring it on, Phoenix!! There’s one other diva on SmackDown that Michelle has yet to be involved with; Vickie Guerrero. Let it be known now that we want to see something, anything, on SmackDown with Michelle and Vickie together!

The Fashion: Michelle’s (and our!) favorite outfit! A simple white tank top dressed up with a cross pendant, jeans and a cross belt buckle. At a near parallel to her was Layla. Both ladies looked a bit like twins. Layla didn’t wear jeans and her tank top had a printed design, but it favored what Michelle was wearing. Their hair was styled the same – straight! Growing out bangs, as any girl who has done so would know, can be a real pain in the butt! We’re glad to see Michelle’s keeping it contemporary and not doing anything crazy with butterfly clips. As we mentioned before, Michelle and Layla are the perfect mean girls that we all hated in high school, unless of course you were a mean girl yourself! They dress the same, fix their hair the same, talk the same and think the same! The duo of Michelle and Layla are dominant and look stunning at the same time!

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…not Michelle McCool!

This past Monday we were treated (is that even a good adjective to describe it?) to a 14 diva tag match and the winner of Diva of the Year. All the ladies came out in their dresses and heels. Then they stood on the apron for 30 seconds while Mickie beat Rosa. We’re really starting to believe Michelle’s promo about having to dress up for Thanksgiving weren’t exactly empty words. Because seriously now, we go from Sunday night and the amazing match between Michelle and Mickie to… that?!

Maria won the Slammy Award. At least it wasn’t Mickie! Batista made a run in as well, seemingly catching the Kanye bug. “Yo Maria.. I’mma let you finish..”

On the bright side, Michelle looked fabulous! Too bad we couldn’t see more of her! Hopefully, and this is big hoping, we’ll get pictures posted on DotCom. We’re waiting for her photoshoot with Layla as well. C’mon Joey! Give us a little Christmas present, would ya??

So why Maria and not Michelle? Well it was fan picked. Maria may not be the most talented inside a ring, but the girl does have a lot of the WWE Universe on her side. Depending on what you read and where, some people are suggesting the polls were rigged. It wouldn’t be the first time and we wouldn’t be surprised.

Oh well, we got a special Raw appearance out of the deal! Michelle’s still the Women’s Champion and things are lookin’ good! Now if we could just get rid of that pesky Piggie problem…

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To find out what Michelle will be up to this Friday on Smackdown, continue ahead to read the spoilers!

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The nominees for tomorrow night’s Slammy Awards were announced following the TLC PPV.

Not only is Michelle McCool nominated, but so is every other diva! Instead of the winner being chosen by the “pros,” the fans will get to vote for the winner.

Fair? Hmm.. Maybe. Maybe not. Unfortunately for Michelle’s Faithful Followers, the only way to guarantee her the award is to vote like crazy!! Tomorrow on WWE.com a poll will be up where the fans will decide who was the Diva of the Year.

Vote! Vote! Vote!!!

Tonight at Tables, Ladders and Chairs we will finally see the highly anticipated one on one match of Michelle McCool vs. Mickie James. Michelle will be defending her prestigious Women’s Championship. Check back here tonight to get coverage of the match as it happens!

It’s now time for Michelle’s match!

Out first is Mickie… looking um.. I don’t know. Jeans and an indian top? Weird.

Here’s Michelle, complete with hood and Layla in a white Piggie James shirt! Michelle has new attire too and I like it! It’s like Survivor Series’ gear, except a silver color with a cross in the middle of her chest.

They replay the Piggie James video. We all laugh.

Bell rings and here we go! Mickie chases after Michelle who runs out of the ring. Michelle gets back in the ring and they lock up. Mickie backs Michelle into the corner, then drags Michelle down to the mat. They’re still locked up.

They roll out of the ring. Mickie slams Michelle back first into the barricade. Michelle slams Mickie into the ring. Layla looks on. They back off and have a stare down then crawl back into the ring. They lock up again, Mickie gets the upperhand and a fistful of hair. The referee pulls her back. Mickie goes for a few covers, Michelle kicks out of them all.

Mickie gets Michelle in a crucifix. She slips down Michelle’s back and Michelle rams her back into the turnbuckle. The ref checks on Mickie then Michelle goes on the attack, dropping knees and then a cover. Mickie kicks out.

Michelle beats on Mickie while Layla cheers her on from the outside. Michelle has Mickie in a rear headlock. Mickie starts to get to her feet and his Michelle in the stomach with elbows. Michelle backs off and slams Mickie back own. The crowd has to say, “BOOOO!!!”

Michelle has Mickie up against the ropes, kicking her int he back. Mickie bounces off and hits Michelle. Mickie swings around but Michelle catches her and slams her down for a two count. She argues with the referee. Mickie goes for another roll up but Michelle kicks out. Michelle throws Mickie out of the ring.

On the outside, Michelle kicks Mickie in the head then throws her into the barriacade. She rolls back into the ring to break up the count or maybe to let the referee count Mickie up. Layla runs over, but the referee shoos her away. Michelle comes back out and goes to hit Mickie, but Mickie moves out of the way. Michelle meets the barricade. Mickie takes her down and then again with a Lou Thesz press. Layla runs up, allowing Michelle to go back into the ring.

Back in the ring, Mickie with another Thesz press. She goes for a cover but Michelle kicks out. Mickie gets in some offense, taking Michelle down again and again. Mickie kicks Michelle in the gut, goes to swing her to the turnbuckle, Michelle reverses. Mickie lands on the apron, she starts to climb up. Layla pushes her off the turnbuckle. Mickie kicks her in the stomach. Michelle goes for a kick to Mickie but accidentally gets Layla right in the face! Mickie turns around and gets a kick to the face from Michelle. 1-2-3! Michelle retains!

Here is your winner and STILL the Women’s Champion: MICHELLE MCCOOL!

Michelle and Layla celebrate up the ramp.

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After coming to SmackDown by way of the tri-brand Divas trade, Mickie James started out strong with a win over Layla in her debut match on Oct. 23.

However, ever since, Women’s Champion Michelle McCool and Layla have set out to make Mickie’s life miserable.

On the Nov. 13 edition of SmackDown, Mickie looked to be on her way to beating Natalya. However before Mickie could get the pinfall, the devious duo of Michelle and Layla appeared at ringside and proceeded to destroy Mickie’s ring attire with a pair of scissors. The distraction not only cost Mickie the match, but delivered a lingering, emotional blow.

The very next week on SmackDown, Michelle and Layla were at it again. After Mickie soundly defeated Layla, Michelle’s personalized version of “Old McDonald” was played on the arena video screen. In the denigrating video, Michelle mocked Mickie, calling her “Piggie James.” The insulting stunt left Mickie crying in the ring.

Finally, at Survivor Series, Mickie earned a measure of revenge when Team Mickie defeating Team Michelle in a Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match.

After Survivor Series, things really started going Mickie’s way.

On the Dec. 4 edition of SmackDown, she beat both Beth Phoenix and Natalya in a Triple Threat Match to become the No. 1 contender for the Women’s Championship.

Then in a final push for momentum, on the last SmackDown before WWE TLC, Mickie & Maria beat Michelle & Layla when Mickie pinned Layla.

Now, Mickie has an opportunity for ultimate revenge – dethroning Michelle and capturing the Women’s Championship.

Find out who will prevail at the very first WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs event, live on pay-per-view on Sunday, Dec. 13.

Be sure to check back here tomorrow night for live, play-by-play coverage of the match!

FINALLY!! After two months without wrestling on Smackdown, Michelle made her return to the ring! She and BFF Layla teamed up to take on Mickie James and Maria. Before the match began, they announced that at TLC, Michelle will defend her title against Mickie. First let’s tackle the match, then we’ll get back to the PPV match.

To sum up the barely 3 minute long match, Michelle beat on Maria. Maria tagged in Mickie. Michelle tagged in Layla. Mickie slammed Layla into Michelle, knocking her to the floor. Mickie got the roll up on Layla for the win. Michelle got back in the ring, a tad bit cranky. Mickie and Maria pranced off like they won the World Series. Highlight of the match? Michelle and Layla came to the ring in their Piggie James tank tops! Commentator Matt Striker mentioned something about them being on WWE ShopZone. We could only hope! There was a Piggie James sign in the crowd, so it’s catching on. Surely some of the shirts would sell!

After that exciting match, we have Sunday to look forward to! Michelle vs. Mickie! The match so many of us have been dying to see! We’ve seen them in tag matches, we’ve seen them exchange words… now we finally get to watch them go one on one at a PPV for the Women’s Championship! Possibly the only thing that would make this match better is if it were a Tables, Ladders or Chairs match. We’ll take what we can get though. The expectations of this match are so high. Two of the best female wrestlers in WWE right now are going to face off. We don’t think either lady will let us down. Sure Michelle hasn’t been on Smackdown in two months, but she has wrestled at house shows and it’s evident she hasn’t let herself go in the physical department. Her body is still trim and fit! Mickie may not always have the best matches with some of the other girls and sometimes even comes across as “sloppy,” but every time we’ve seen her and Michelle in the ring, it’s like magic! Merry Christmas to us!!

Sunday’s turnout will be interesting to say the least. If by chance Michelle does lose, it’s not the end of the world. She’ll never be a two, three, four, five or even six time Champion if she doesn’t lose at some point. AND if this happens, there’s a chance at WrestleMania 26 we’ll see Michelle taking on the current Women’s Champion. What would be more amazing as her fans than to see her regain the title on the grandest stage of them all? Of course we want her to retain at TLC, but if Mickie happens to win, there’s always a positive side to it!

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It’s Slammy time! Last year Michelle McCool was nominated for Diva of the Year. By some weird series of events, the award instead went to Beth Phoenix. It’s a new year, a new show, and hopefully a new winner!

Michelle isn’t officially nominated. In fact, if we’re going by the television commercial, she’s not nominated at all. The girls shown are Melina, Maryse, Kelly Kelly and Mickie James. Again, nothing’s been made official so this doesn’t mean these are the only four nominated. We certainly hope not because for one, Michelle’s not listed, and for two, there’s not much to pick from.

A few of the divas have had a great 2009. Not that it needs to be said, but Michelle is of course one of them. She made her in-ring debut at WrestleMania. She defeated Melina at The Bash to capture her first reign as Women’s Champion. She is the first diva to hold both the Divas and Women’s championships. Her win-loss record is quite impressive as well! 2008 was a great year for her too, no doubt about that, but she has really stepped up her game in 2009.

As for her competition, well… it depends on who you ask! Melina has had a great year too. She won the Women’s title back in January. She’s now the current Divas champion. She and Michelle put on some amazing matches that have become the favorites not only of fans, but of the ladies themselves. Then there’s Mickie. She won the Divas championship back in July, lost it in October and was moved to SmackDown. She’s one of the fan favorites. If the winner was voted on, she’d most likely have this in the bag.

Michelle, Melina or Mickie… who will it be? Or maybe there will be a curve thrown our way and Beth Phoenix will win for the second year in a row. Michelle may not even be nominated, which would be completely ridiculous, but WWE’s done crazy (read: stupid) things before. If she does happen to be nominated, we fully expect the Slammy to be placed into her hands!

To find out what Michelle will be up to this Friday on Smackdown, continue ahead to read the spoilers!

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On SmackDown this past Friday, Mickie James weaseled herself into a Number One contender’s spot. Sure, a win is a win.. but c’mon! She’s supposed to be the big, bad diva. We didn’t think she’d steal the win from Beth Phoenix. Oh well. Every pig has her day.

Sitting ringside was Women’s Champion Michelle McCool and her BFF, Layla! Seems like they wanted front row seats to see who would be Michelle’s next challenger: Piggy, Beth Phoenix or Natalya. Michelle’s destroyed black jeans were okay, but the real highlight of her outfit (aside from her championship!) was her Piggie James tank top! Where can we get one?! Maybe this week they’ll wear pig noses! Oink oink!

After the match Mickie had a few choice words for Michelle. Apparently she’s going to shut Michelle’s mouth permanently. Really, Mickie? That’s highly unlikely. Besides if all Michelle did was “talk” then Mickie wouldn’t be lacking a set of ring gear. Mickie then said that Michelle needed to remove Layla from her butt. Just like permanently shutting Michelle’s mouth, that’s anatomically impossible Mickie! Did you not take Anatomy and Physiology in school?? To rub salt into the wounds, Maria made her return. Darn it! (There is an upside to this however. No body gets off the Hot Mess train when Maria is around. She’s the conductor of that choo-choo!)

Bottom line is this: At some point, Mickie will get a shot at the Women’s Championship. Hopefully it’ll be at the upcoming TLC PPV. To make the pot a little richer, we think a Title vs. Career match would be super! Michelle’s been saying that Mickie needs to pack her bags and leave. There would be nothing sweeter than Michelle being the reason that Mickie’s no longer a WWE diva.

Oh and one more thing, if Mickie isn’t going to quit, and Maria is already back from her broken heart, then Michelle and Layla? TRY HARDER!!! We hear there are some interesting photos of Mickie out there.

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