Michelle McCool - Wrestler
Age: 45
Country: United States Occupations:
Wrestler
Domains:
Wrestling
Michelle Leigh Calaway (née McCool), born on January 25, 1980, is an American retired professional wrestler.
🌟 Career Highlights
WWE Career: She is best known for her time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which she joined in 2004 after participating in the WWE Diva Search. She retired from full-time competition in 2011, but has made sporadic appearances since. She is currently signed to WWE as an ambassador.
Championships: McCool is a four-time champion overall, having held both the WWE Women's Championship (2 times) and the WWE Divas Championship (2 times).
She was the inaugural WWE Divas Champion (2008).
She was the first female wrestler to have held both the WWE Divas Championship and the WWE Women's Championship.
At Night of Champions in 2010, she unified both titles, becoming the first and only WWE Unified Divas Champion.
Accolades: She was ranked No. 1 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2010 and was a two-time Slammy Award winner, including Diva of the Year (2010). She is an inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
Tag Team: She was part of the tag team "LayCool" with Layla from 2009 to 2011.
📚 Background
Education: McCool has a Master's degree in Educational leadership from Florida State University.
Prior Career: Before joining professional wrestling, she was a middle school science teacher for four years in her hometown of Palatka, Florida.
Personal Life: She is married to fellow professional wrestler Mark Calaway (known as The Undertaker), and they have two children.