Discussion - Michelle McCool: Wrestler or Model/Wrestler?

She's been with the WWE since 2004, held both the Women's and Diva's Championships and has put on good matches with Beth Phoenix, Melina and Gail Kim. However, she did come in as a model with no wrestling background whatsoever. So after close to six years, what would you consider her? A wrestler or a model-slash-wrestler?

And no, she cannot be considered a wrestler just because she's been with the WWE for so long. If that was the case, girls like Rosa Mendes could be considered wrestlers as well.

Personally, I think she's a wrestler just because she's progressed beyond the stage of model-slash-wrestler that girls like Maria, Kelly Kelly and Ashley were restricted to.

Umm Blue, she was never a model, never had a modeling career, so she can't be considered a model/wrestler

she's a wrestler. she's had the training and is quite gifted in the ring. on PPV she's had consistently good matches over the past couple of years. you may not like her but she is a good wrestler

i am fed up of the model/wrestler shit
just cos a woman didnt want to be a wrestler when she grew up doesnt mean she cant become one.

I'm gonna say a wrestler because she doesn't really have modelish looks in my opinion. Plus she's pretty good at wrestling, but her physique is like a toothpic

I would say Wrestler, I dont like her and how shes pushed all the time and has been for almost 3 yrs straight but shes improved a lot. Ill give it to her. But they do need to push others besides her, Maryse, Mickie and Melina-Though I love her. I know I keep saying that but I just want to see new girls get pushed too.


and I dont think she was ever a model.

I HATE her! But I think of her as a damn good wrestler, she's one of the best that they have.

FARMSTA FARMSTA LL wrote:

i am fed up of the model/wrestler shit
just cos a woman didnt want to be a wrestler when she grew up doesnt mean she cant become one.

But those model/wrestlers are the ones who are getting more praise than the actual talented women who have wanted to be wrestlers their whole lives and I think that's pathetic. They've worked their asses off from Day 1 yet someone like Eve can come along and do a moonsault and everyone's like "OMG OMG EVE IS GOOD!"

As for Michelle, this isn't the case with her. I definitely consider her a wrestler, she's worked her ass off to keep getting better and better and now she's one of the best. I wish some of the other girls would take after her and improve more

^ see i agree with that...that ppl get praised more then wrestlers
but tbh, i wont envy the fact that a model got in the WWE over a girl who has been on the indys for 10 years....it aint the models fault that they are better looking, and it aint there fault that the wwe prefer that...its a job to them, they aint gonna turn down thousands of dollars a month just because they feel bad that some chick from the indys wanted to be in the wwe as a little girl