Michelle McCool is a retired professional wrestler known for her time in WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Austin, TX to discuss getting into the WWE by entering the Diva Search, being a part of the Divas Era and having to fight for airtime, the controversial "Piggy James" segments with Mickie James, forming a tag team with Layla and the broken Women's Championship, how she first met The Undertaker and started dating, her surprise entry in the 2023 Women's Royal Rumble, if she thinks a Hall of Fame induction will happen one day and more! TIMELINE: Go to https://timeline.com/insight to get 10% off your order of Mitopure ZOCDOC: Instantly book a top-rated doctor today at https://zocdoc.com/insight FABRIC: Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family. Apply today in just minutes at https://meetfabric.com/CVV 00:00 Intro 01:43 Feeling like she’s in the best shape of her life now 03:43 What is her favorite Pizza topping? 04:30 Her surprise entry in the 2023 WWE Women’s Royal Rumble 06:23 Does her daughter want to become a professional wrestler? 09:24 Her early memories of wrestling as a kid 10:11 Starting her WWE career with the WWE Diva Search 13:48 How did she react to getting cut from WWE Diva Search? 14:56 What did she think growing up that she’d be doing for a living? 15:28 When in Deep South did she think wrestling was starting to click? 16:06 How did she start to develop her character? 17:11 Having much more fun as a heel than as a babyface 17:37 Did she feel like she was fighting for air time all the time? 19:14 How does she tell a story in the ring if only given a 2 minute match? 20:58 Being part of the first women’s Tables match 22:45 Her Extreme Makeover match? 23:44 Women in WWE being told to have worse matches then the men 26:20 The ‘Piggy James’ storyline with Mickie James 28:26 Cutting the Women’s Title in half with Layla 29:13 What did it mean to her to be the first ever Women’s & Diva’s Champion? 29:54 The first time she met The Undertaker 36:33 Dealing with backstage politics in WWE 43:25 What’s something that people might not know about The Undertaker? 44:28 How did she keep her competitive juices flowing after retirement 45:55 Did she miss out on getting to show her full potential? 46:34 Does she think she’ll be inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame? 47:00 Working with Layla as LayCool 47:48 What was the toughest Undertaker match for her to watch? 51:17 WrestleMania 40 51:54 Her iconic entrance theme! 55:06 Who did she not get a chance to work with in WWE? 56:04 Does she ever get mistaken for someone else in public? 57:14 Does she want one more match in WWE? 01:00:32 What does her morning routine look like? 01:01:48 3 things Michelle McCool is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #michellemccool #theundertaker #wrestling #wwe #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo