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Michelle Leigh Calaway[5] (née McCool; born January 25, 1980) is an American former professional wrestler. She is best known for working with WWE. She is a former two-time WWE Divas Champion and a two-time WWE Women's Champion.
| Michelle McCool | |
|---|---|
McCool in April 2016 | |
| Birth name | Michelle Leigh McCool |
| Born | January 25, 1980[1] Palatka, Florida, United States[1] |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
| Spouse(s) |
Jeremy Alexander
(m. 2005; div. 2006)[2] |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Michelle McCool |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[3][1] |
| Billed weight | 127 lb (58 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Palatka, Florida[3][2] |
| Trained by | Deep South Wrestling[1] Ohio Valley Wrestling[1][2] |
| Debut | November 18, 2004[2] |
| Retired | May 1, 2011[4] |
McCool originally worked as a middle school teacher in Palatka, Florida. She joined WWE in 2004 after being a part of the WWE Diva Search. In her first on-screen appearances, she used the gimmick of a personal trainer. She later changed it to that of a teacher. At The Great American Bash in 2008, McCool became the first WWE Divas Champion. She was champion for about five months. She won the WWE Women's Championship at The Bash in 2009. She was the first wrestler to have held both titles. At Night of Champions in 2010, she combined both titles and became the first and only WWE Unified Divas Champion. McCool held both titles twice. This makes her a four-time champion overall. In November 2010, she was ranked number one in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Female 50, She retired the next year.
McCool was in the 2005 Diva Search but she lost to Christy Hemme. She still got a contract with the company.
McCool defeated Natalya Neidhart at The Great American Bash to become the first ever Diva's Champion. She lost the title to Maryse on Smackdown with María as a referee, after the match, McCool attacked María, turning heel, later, she apologized, but attacked Eve, turning definitely heel.
McCool was married to Jeremy Louis Alexander. They began dating in high school.[1][6][7] The couple divorced in 2006.[1] She married wrestler Mark Calaway (The Undertaker) on June 26, 2010, in Houston, Texas.[8][9] In August 2012, she gave birth to their first child, their daughter Kaia.[10]
McCool is a devout Christian.[11] She used Christian crosses on her wrestling attire.[12]
In 2016 she was learned that she had skin cancer. The treatment she got was successful.[13] In April 2019, she said that she hade problems with infertility and had had several miscarriages.[14]
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