Now that we’re in the McCruel Era as Michelle begins her first reign as WWE Women’s Champion, it’s time for a fresh start – and many changes!

As we’ve said before, and as it should be noted, Michelle is at the top of her profession: The World Wrestling Entertainment Women’s Champion! It doesn’t get any higher than that – it just doesn’t! The only feat Michelle is yet to accomplish is to secure her name in the WWE Hall of Fame, and at the rate she’s going, and the history she’s writing, she’s off to a great start. But, once more, this is the start of the true ‘McCruel Era’ in that Michelle’s previous reign as the Divas Champion was that of which a beloved WWE Diva. Today, she’s quite possibly the most controversial Diva in all of WWE, and rightfully so! Nothing Michelle does should go unnoticed, so you better recognize greatness when you see it; Michelle McCool is greatness personified in the living flesh! But, that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement either.

Take a look at a few of our suggestions as to what we’d like to see during her first reign!
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The Match: Live it. Like it. Love it. Michelle McCool has made history once more; first as the inaugural WWE Divas Champion, and now, as the first-ever Grand Slam Diva, having once held the WWE Divas Championship, and as of ‘The Bash’, now holding the WWE Women’s Championship. Michelle is now at the top of her profession, having held the very championship that once wrapped around the waists of a plethora of great WWE Divas before her, such as Sable, Trish Stratus, Lita, Chyna, and of course, The Fabulous Moolah. The match that had taken place at ‘The Bash’ was also just as impressive as Michelle victorious accomplishment. Michelle had put up quite the battle, and even dished out a couple of new moves. Our favorite was the pretzel-like hold Michelle had put Melina in, after she had benched her over her knee (was it so wrong to wish Michelle would have at least given Melina a quick spanking?), before literally bending Melina’s leg back so far, her foot was resting upon the crown of her head. Nice one, Michelle – let’s see that again! After a failed attempt at the ‘FaithBreaker’, Michelle had made sure not to fail twice, as her finisher proved to be devastating enough on Melina, that it secured her not only the prized gold, but her name in the WWE record books – forever!

The Storyline: I’m obviously in somewhat of a state of shock, as I had surely expected Michelle to catch the three-second tan, courtesy of Melina. I had fully expected Melina to retain her Women’s Championship, and have Michelle continue to chase after the title and having inevitability captured the gold at “Night of Champions.” Most importantly, I had figured at the rate she was going, Mickie James had a greater opportunity to become the first-ever Grand Slam Diva before Michelle. Boy, am I ever glad to be in the wrong! It’s always a satisfying feeling to get what you’ve always wanted, even when you feel as though it might be a little too much to ask for – I’m sure many of you have Christmas stories to relate here! If there’s anything to be learned, it’s not to hold so many expectations, and just… go with the flow. Let’s the chips fall where they may. What I can fully expect to happen, though, is Melina to become one nasty hellcat, on the pursuit of Michelle’s new gold! This battle is far from over, and while Alicia Fox may have played a role in Michelle’s sweet success story, you better bet your bottom dollar Melina’s got her number, too. Michelle had won the Divas Championship as the sweet, All-American Girl Next Door and had a reign with a smile on her face from start to finish… but this is an all-new era. The McCruel Era as the new WWE Women’s Champion. If you thought Michelle had a chip on her shoulder now, wait till she tosses the gold over it – ego mania, we welcome you with open arms!

The Fashion: With the sweet, comes the sour. Oh, yes… on the night that Michelle McCool had finally lived her life-long dream; girlfriend didn’t look so hot while doing so. It’s now a little known fact that if Michelle McCool is scheduled for a pay-per-view; she’s going to bust out some new threads. Her latest ensemble: we’re not so much a fan of. I don’t enjoy the lace look that former WWE Diva, Victoria, has left behind. It’s a little on the “trashy” side for me. Also, Michelle’s “Cross of Faith” dead center in the middle of her breasts looked more like a chest plate or a necklace charm she had “jacked” from Cryme Tyme. Ouch. Her hair wasn’t so bad, though. I like that she’s sporting what’s hers, and she owns it. The black and white combo is nice, but it just a wall for me. But no worries, there will be plenty of time for Michelle to look fierce and fabulous during her McCruel Reign as the WWE Women’s Champion!

The biggest night of Michelle McCool’s WWE Career takes place in a matter of hours! Michelle McCool will challenge WWE Women’s Champion, Melina, for the most prized chunk of gold the Divas of SmackDown could ever accessorize – The Women’s Championship belt itself! Michelle’s every match, every move, every blood, sweat and tear shed was for this very moment. Will Michelle McCool become the new Women’s Champion? Will she make history as the first Diva to hold the WWE Women’s Champion and the Divas Championship? Only time will tell! Until then, be sure to read up on what the staff of MichelleMcCool.Net has to say as they weigh in with their final thoughts!

Josie’s Predictions: If all the planets, stars and even your favorite moon align tomorrow night at WWE’s next PPV, “The Bash”, I still don’t think it’ll be enough to secure Michelle McCool a definitive win to capture the WWE Women’s Championship. Let me explain the method to my madness: I feel as though Michelle was booked too strongly as a powerful heel that can out-wrestle, out-maneuver, and especially out-smart WWE Women’s Champion, Melina, week in and week out. It only makes sense that WWE would allow Melina to redeem herself by proving she’s more than capable of turning the tables on Michelle McCruel, and finally put a stop to the blonde bombshell’s aggressive mean streak – if for one night only, which just so happens to be the most important night of Michelle’s WWE career! Michelle definitely has the upper hand coming into the match, with full steam ahead of her and ready to make a b-line for the championship gold, and while I do expect the match between Michelle and Melina to quite possibly be the best of Michelle’s career, I also expect that it’ll be Michelle catching the three-second tan. I’d assume Michelle will get her rematch at WWE’s next pay-per-view, “Night of Champions,” where she’ll finally capture the Women’s title. While the thought of Mickie James becoming the first ‘Grand Slam’ champ in the Diva’s division does make my stomach churn, I do see that happening. However, one can never predict the end result, as WWE has always been one not only for the ages, but surprises, too. If Michelle McCool wins the Women’s Championship tomorrow night, I will more than happily eat crow.

Katy’s Predictions: The Bash is tomorrow. Michelle’s big day… tomorrow!!! For her, and her fans, this is a dream come true. Nobody goes into WWE not wanting to win the big one. The Women’s Title is definitely the big one and Michelle does deserve it. Now there are tons of possible different outcomes. We aren’t writers, so we won’t know until tomorrow night, but I’ve got a couple ideas of how things might go. My first, and favorite, idea is for Michelle to beat Melina clean. No help from Alicia, no dirty tricks. Just a fair, hard fought match that ends with a Faith Breaker in the middle of the ring. 1-2-3, ding ding ding! Here’s your new champ! Two ideas involve one Alicia Fox. The first being she helps Michelle out, maybe by distracting the referee or pulling a fast one on Melina which allows Michelle to get the win. The other could be that her interfering does the exact opposite and actually costs Michelle the match. Of course this leads to a major beat down on Alicia, courtesy of our favorite McCruel diva. My last idea is that Melina beats Michelle with the Last Call and retains her title. But it won’t stop there. A few weeks ago, Michelle promised that she would not only take the title but also humiliate Melina. If she’s lost, what else is Melina to do but make Michelle eat her own words. After the match Melina – heck, bring out all the divas that Michelle’s pounded on and let them help – beat up Michelle even more. Add a little salt to those wounds. Michelle misses a few weeks of SmackDown! to heal up. Then one Friday night during a match Melina is having, Michelle comes running through the crowds and delivers a killer beat down, demanding her rematch at Night of Champions where she will win the WWE Women’s Title.

So there you have it! Who do you agree with? What do you think will happen at ‘The Bash’ – better yet, what do you WANT to happen? Share your thoughts now! And if the predictions weren’t enough for you, be sure to enjoy this amazing video by marKthrashmv with the final hype to ‘The Bash’ match between Michelle McCool and Melina!

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The Match: Another nice match up between these four ladies. I gotta say, Alicia Fox has really started to impress. She and Michelle work nicely as a team, keeping Melina isolated the way they did. Michelle stayed vicious with her attack on Melina’s jaw. That’s an interesting target. Most people go for the legs or arms or shoulders. Something that will keep their opponent from ultimately hitting their finisher. Then again, Michelle’s never been one to follow others. She comes up with her own ways to defeat her opposition. All four divas put on an exciting tag match and proved once again that they’re beautiful and know how to kick some butt.

The Storyline: This was the last show before The Bash and I gotta say, not that impressed. Melina and Michelle got their hands on each other which takes away from their build up on Sunday. It’s not going to kill the match by any means, but it would have been a lot more anticipated if they’d been hands off. Oh well, we got a nice match out of the deal. As for that match… who knows what’s going to happen. As a fan of Michelle, it’s clear to see she has the upper hand going into Sunday. She’s beat Melina several times and that has to mess with Melina’s mind. But as a WWE fan and for most of us who have followed it for so long, we notice the pattern than usually the person going into the big show that’s made to look the ‘weakest’ ends up coming out on top with an impressive victory. We’ll have to wait until Sunday to find out, but we’ll be rooting for Michelle all the way until the ref has counted 1-2-3!

The Fashion: Nothing new here from Michelle. The blue camo isn’t my favorite attire, I prefer the green. Actually, I would love to see her bust out the red “kabooty” shorts again, along with the silver and gold. C’mon Michelle, you’re about to hold some gold around your waist, how about you put gold on your body too? The other thing was her hair! It was straight, yet again, and I love it. It looked a little longer, but it was probably just me seeing things. The only way I would have improved that would have been to pin the bangs back. Or maybe even the beloved French braided pig tails. I know they’re a favorite around these parts. Wink. There’s one accessory that Michelle’s been sporting these past few weeks – a wrist brace. If it’s hurting her, she certainly doesn’t show it. Of course, I doubt an injured wrist would keep Michelle from competing for (and winning!) the Women’s title.