 During the 2010 WWE draft on April 26, Kelly was drafted to the SmackDown brand. She made her debut on the April 30 episode of SmackDown, teaming with Beth Phoenix to defeat LayCool (Michelle McCool and Layla). She went on to feud with LayCool, gaining an ally in Tiffany. Over the next several weeks, Kelly and Tiffany faced LayCool in tag team matches, with LayCool winning on both occasions. On the June 4 episode of SmackDown, Kelly made her singles debut for the brand, defeating Rosa Mendes, despite being distracted by Layla and McCool. After defeating both Layla and McCool in singles matches, Kelly received a WWE Women's Championship match at Money in the Bank in July, but was unsuccessful. On August 31, Kelly announced that she would be a mentor on the all-female third season of NXT, with Naomi as her rookie. Throughout the second half of 2010, Kelly continued to feud with LayCool, and gained an ally in Natalya in October. In November, Kelly's NXT rookie, Naomi, was named runner-up to the winner, Kaitlyn, during the season finale.
