As far as fashion is concerned, Michelle’s taste level is definitely above par. She knows what works with her body, her skin-tone, and in most cases, what translates well with her fans. Her cinched top provides both great textures and lines, keeping it young, fun, and ‘frilly’ with an added knot tie by the waist side. Har, har. A little turn of the shoulder, and “POP,” we’re treated with an interesting back piece that is just subtle enough for us to still appreciate her stunning shoulders, and heck, those guns!

No stranger to leggings, Michelle brings sexy back with the torn and tethered look, which is either hit or miss, depending on your personal style. I definitely like the destroyed look. With leggings, you can have them in every which-way of style, from denim, to print, to sequins; the list goes on and on. A good choice for Michelle.

Now, if I had to go out on a limb here, I’d say that Michelle is wearing a suede-zipper ankle boot, which is just simply divine. Suede doesn’t always translate well on camera, but either way, be it suede or leather, Michelle knows how to shop for shoes, and this is a testament to that statement. Adding just the right ‘kick’ to the wardrobe, the boots add to the extra ‘umph’ factor.

Hair, make up and accessories were kept light, and in this case, I believe it’s a bit of a downfall for the photo shoot. Michelle’s hair looks lovely in curls, but in this shoot (and even on television, as of late); Michelle’s hair is looking rather flat on top, which reads heavy and uneven on the bottom. Tease it, bump it, blow it out, or something… we’d like to see Michelle work it out somehow. Not our most favorite look. A rope necklace (or in this case, a chain) keeps things interesting, and even serves as a prop in this photo shoot. Had we really hated it, we’d ask if we could borrow it and hang ourselves from the arena rafters. Oh, we kid! Hoop earrings, signature ‘Faith’ belt, a pewter ring, and the gift bracelet from Torrie, the rest is easy sailing from here on out.

Oh, no! As pointed out in most fan forums across the ‘Net, Michelle has once again fallen victim of the ‘blank stare.’ In most of her shots, she’s either got a very bland and/or dull expression, and often at times, looks lost in a daze. There’s a big difference between looking sexy and just looking plain bored. There really is no in-between, and unfortunately, for Michelle, it’s the later. Poses. Oh, the poses. Michelle’s served up better, and as noted earlier, there really isn’t much to point out. It’s all been done before. All in all, there are only so many options in the studio when it comes to taking pictures, and heck, at least she tried. We don’t hate it, but we don’t love it either.

Final Grade: C+ “Name: Michelle McCool – Alias: Michelle McBland”

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Tonight at Bragging Rights we’ll see the Smackdown Divas take on the Raw Divas. The initial reaction to this match was disappointment. We were really hoping to see Michelle and Melina face off one last time. What we were hoping for even more would have been that special match; a Street Fight, a Hardcore match, etc. Instead we have a 6 diva tag match. It may not be the one on one match we wanted, but we’ll definitely take this match over a 14 diva tag match or a 20 diva battle royal. Those matches are crazy and more than likely, we’d only get to see Michelle for two seconds. She’d kick someone in the face, then take someone else’s move and bam – that’s all, folks! At least with this match, there’s a promise of getting to see more of her and more of her in the ring, kicking some booty.

On the Raw side we have Divas Champion, Melina. We’ve seen what she and Michelle can do in the ring. We’re not expecting anything too crazy from them, but you never know. This could be their ‘blow off’ match to put an end to their recent feud. Then again, we have dubbed them the modern day Trish and Lita, so chances are we could see the plot thicken.

One of Melina’s partners is Gail Kim. It’s pretty funny and interesting to note that all over the internet it is being said that these girls get traded over to Raw and then are pushed into the background. Clearly that isn’t true because Melina’s the new champion. It’s amusing though because what about all the other gossip that says Michelle’s the big, bad diva eating machine who won’t let anybody past her? Choices, choices. Be on Smackdown and get eaten alive or head to Raw and fade away? Regardless, Gail’s wrestling at a PPV. That doesn’t exactly say she’s at the bottom of the barrel. Not every diva is in this match. As for the Michelle factor, we enjoyed their matches on Superstars and Smackdown. We hope they mix it up in the ring again tonight.

The final member on Raw’s team is Kelly Kelly. We’ve seen Kelly and Michelle team up as tag team partners. They’ve been friends and done backstage segments together. Remember? Kelly wanted to double date with Balls, Jamie and Michelle. Shame Michelle and Jamie didn’t take her up on that, it would’ve been quite the entertainment. The point is we’ve never seen Michelle and Kelly wrestle each other. We’re looking forward to seeing how these two work together.

Now on Michelle’s dysfunctional side we have Natalya. We heard Michelle say on Smackdown that she believes Natalya is talented and that’s why she’s on the team. How will they work as teammates though? We haven’t really seen much of these two together since The Great American Bash last summer. Hopefully they’ll be on the same page.

Then there’s the wild card, Beth Phoenix. Recently she and Michelle have seemingly been coexisting. Beth aided Michelle in her title defense against Melina on Smackdown a few weeks ago. Michelle was cheering Beth on during the Diva Bowl on Raw. However, now that Beth is on Smackdown, she’s made it quite clear that she’ll be coming after Michelle and her title. She says Michelle won’t be the champion much longer. We don’t believe that… but hey, there’s nothing wrong with some trash talking! Who knows what Beth will do tonight. She’s a competitor and we doubt she likes to lose, so maybe for the sake of winning, she’ll keep it together. Or maybe her jealousy and desire to be champion again will see her attacking Michelle and ultimately costing her the match.

There are tons of possibilities for the ending of this match. All the divas could come running out and we could see a huge brawl. That’s not ideally what we’d want, but it’s happened many a time before. In a picture perfect world, Michelle will win the match for Team Smackdown and prove once and for all that Smackdown is the dominant brand. (Side note: Win or lose? Smackdown is the better show. ;) ) As Michelle fans, we want nothing more than to see her get the last “word” with Melina. At the other end of the spectrum, Raw has always been put forward as the “A” show. Raw is also being represented by three fan favorites and it would definitely make the audience happy to see them get the win. If Melina were to pin Michelle, it would help put the finishing touches on their ongoing feud, at least for the time being. It isn’t for the title, so Michelle wouldn’t lose that, but it would help Melina save face.

Hopefully we’ll get answers tonight at Bragging Rights. Who can really say what will happen until we see the match? It sure is fun to speculate though! Sound off in comments about what you guys think we’ll see tonight. Is Michelle going to get the last laugh on Melina? Or will Beth spoil all her fun? The only thing that is for certain is that we will be cheering our hearts out for Team Smackdown!

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