Michelle McCool Michelle Leigh McCool - Calaway ( January 25 , 1980 ) , is an American former professional wrestler known for her tenure in the WWE on the SmackDown brand . McCool originally worked as a middle school teacher in Palatka , Florida . She joined WWE in 2004 after participating in the 2004 WWE Diva Search . In her initial on - screen role , she acted primarily as a personal trainer and occasional wrestler . She also acted as the manager to the team of K . C . James and Idol Stevens , collectively known as The Teacher ' s Pets , in 2006 after changing her on - screen character to that of a teacher . At The Great American Bash in 2008 , she became the inaugural WWE Divas Champion , holding the title for approximately five months . She then won the WWE Women ' s Championship at The Bash in 2009 , becoming the first person to have held both titles . At Night of Champions in 2010 , she unified both titles becoming the first WWE Unified Divas Champion . She has held both titles on two occasions which makes her a four time champion overall . World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE . Diva Search and training ( 2004 – 2006 ) . McCool first came to World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) as a competitor in the 2004 WWE Diva Search , losing to Christy Hemme . Although she was eliminated , WWE signed her to a three - year deal in November . Despite not winning the contest , she later debuted on " SmackDown ! " as a fan favorite with a " Personal Trainer " gimmick . She wrestled in her first " SmackDown ! " match , teaming with The Big Show to defeat Dawn Marie and René Duprée on March 3 , 2005 . A few months later , McCool became a part of the feud between MNM and Heidenreich when she defended Heidenreich against MNM ' s manager Melina ' s verbal attacks . In a match on June 30 , Melina defeated McCool by pinning her with the illegal aid of the ring ropes as leverage . After the match , MNM performed their finisher , the Snapshot , on McCool . McCool was then sent to WWE ' s developmental facility , Deep South Wrestling ( DSW ) , where she wrestled , performed interviews , hosted segments , and provided color commentary . While in DSW , she was hospitalized after having an allergic reaction to a prescribed medication and was temporarily sidelined to recover . Eventually , she started to train in WWE ' s other developmental territory , Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) . While in OVW , she began managing the duo of Amish Roadkill and K . C . James . The Teacher ' s Pets ( 2006 – 2007 ) . She returned to " SmackDown ! " on June 2 , 2006 , this time working as a villainess with a " sexy teacher " gimmick , pulling on her real life experiences . Upon her arrival , she aligned with the evil Kristal Marshall to feud with Jillian Hall and Ashley Massaro . This feud led to a Fatal Four - Way Bra and Panties match at The Great American Bash , which Massaro won . She won her first singles match on the July 28 edition of " SmackDown ! " , defeating Hall by illegally using the ropes as leverage . Soon after , she began acting as valet for the team of K . C . James and Idol Stevens , who , because of her association with them , were nicknamed The Teacher ' s Pets . The trio began feuding with Paul London and Brian Kendrick , and their valet Massaro , for the WWE Tag Team Championship , but never won the title . The feud ended when London and Kendrick won a match against them at No Mercy in October . On November 28 , McCool was hospitalized with an enlarged kidney , a broken sternum , and an electrolyte imbalance . She was released from the hospital on December 2 . All – American Diva ; Divas Champion ( 2007 – 2008 ) . McCool returned on the March 30 , 2007 edition of " SmackDown ! " , where she participated in a 10 - Diva tag team match . On the April 13 edition of " SmackDown ! " , McCool became a fan favorite once again when she came to the aid of Ashley Massaro after she was attacked by Jillian Hall backstage . On the May 28 edition of " Raw " , McCool won the Memorial Day Bikini Beach Splash Battle Royal by eliminating Melina . Subsequently , a series of matches took place between Victoria and McCool , including a Mixed Tag Team match where Victoria and Kenny Dykstra defeated McCool and Chuck Palumbo . McCool even made the save of Torrie Wilson who was attacked after a match against Victoria , on the August 10 edition of " SmackDown ! " . That would lead to the last match between the two , with Michelle getting the victory . McCool then became caught in the middle of a feud between the villainous Jamie Noble and her on - screen friend Chuck Palumbo . After a series of matches between the men , Noble won a date with McCool by defeating Palumbo in a match . In the storyline , Palumbo accidentally elbowed McCool during a match , causing her to suffer a concussion . The partnership was dissolved when McCool refused to accept his apology . She then went on to compete in a series of contests with Victoria , Eve Torres , Maryse and Cherry to determine " SmackDown ! " ' s top Diva , subsequently winning the title . At The Great American Bash on July 20 , 2008 , McCool defeated Natalya Neidhart to become the inaugural WWE Divas Champion . On the July 25th episode of " SmackDown ! " , McCool defeated Maryse in a non - title match . On the August 8 episode of " SmackDown ! " , Michelle teamed up with Maria and Cherry in a losing effort to Maryse , Victoria and Natalya . The following week , McCool teamed up with Maria in losing effort to Maryse and Natalya after Maryse pinned Michelle . She successfully defended her Divas Championship against Maryse at Unforgiven and on the September 19 edition of " SmackDown ! " . On the September 23rd episode of " ECW " , McCool was defeated by Maryse in a non - title singles match . Heel Turn ; Team Lay - Cool ( 2008 – 2011 ) . On the November 14th episode of " SmackDown ! " , McCool successfully retained her Divas Championship against Maria . McCool began turning villainous after losing to Maria in a non - title singles match on the December 5 episode of " SmackDown . " After the match , the evil McCool attacked Maria backstage . On the December 19th episode of " SmackDown ! " , Maryse became the # 1 Contender for the Divas Championship after Maryse defeated Maria with McCool at ringside . On the December 26 , 2008 episode of " SmackDown ! " , McCool lost the Divas Championship to Maryse . After the match , McCool blamed Maria , the special guest referee of the match , for her loss and attacked her , establishing herself as a villainess . In the following weeks , McCool also attacked Eve Torres , resulting in Eve ' s debut match , which McCool won . McCool then defeated Gail Kim on the May 22 taping of " SmackDown " to become the number one contender for the WWE Women ' s Championship , which she would win a month later at The Bash by defeating Melina . She retained the championship against Melina during a rematch on July 26 at Night of Champions . McCool then formed an alliance with Layla , and entered into a feud with Mickie James , which resulted in a five - on - five Elimination match at Survivor Series , which James ' team won . James then became the number one contender for McCool ' s championship at , where McCool successfully retained the championship . However , McCool lost the WWE Women ' s Championship to James at the 2010 Royal Rumble , though she regained it on the February 26 edition of " SmackDown " when special guest referee Vickie Guerrero interfered , costing James the Championship . On the April 23 edition of " SmackDown " , she and Layla attacked Beth Phoenix with a spray and table . The attack was a reference to the upcoming Extreme Makeover WWE Women ' s Championship match between McCool and Phoenix at the 2010 Extreme Rules , which McCool lost . On May 14 , 2010 , McCool and Layla faced the then - WWE Women ' s Champion Phoenix in a two – on – one handicap match , in which Layla pinned Phoenix and won the WWE Women ' s Championship . On the July 20 edition of " SmackDown " , McCool took the place of Layla in her WWE Women ' s Championship match against Tiffany , defeating her and retaining the title . At Night of Champions McCool defeated Melina to unify the WWE Women ' s Championship and the WWE Divas Championship , thus becoming the first ever WWE Unified Divas Champion . At Survivor Series on November 21 , she lost the Divas Championship when Natalya defeated McCool and Layla in a two - on - one handicap match . At , she and Layla were defeated in the first ever Divas tag team tables match by Natalya and Beth Phoenix . At WrestleMania XXVII on April 3 , 2011 , McCool , Layla and Dolph Ziggler ( accompanied by Vickie Guerrero ) lost to Nicole " Snooki " Polizzi , Trish Stratus , and John Morrison in a 6 - person mixed tag team match after Snooki pinned McCool . LayCool Split and Departure ( 2011 ) . On the April 8th edition of Smackdown , LayCool began to fall out again after being defeated by Beth Phoenix and Kelly Kelly after Michelle refused to tag in Layla . The next week on Smackdown saw Layla lose to Kelly despite McCool ' s help . After match , McCool scolded and brutally shoved Layla . On the April 22nd edition of SmackDown LayCool attended another couples therapy session . As Layla started to get emotional , McCool hugged her and apologized . When Layla went to thank the therapist , Michelle brutally attacked her , thus ending LayCool . On the April 25th WWE Draft on Raw , Layla lost a match to Eve Torres and attacked McCool for costing her the match . Layla & McCool decided to go against each other for a " Loser Leaves WWE " match at Extreme Rules . McCool failed to win the match which costing her to leave WWE . Before McCool left WWE Kharma ( The newest diva at WWE ) gave McCool an implant buster Other media . During the week of November 5 , 2007 , she appeared on five episodes of " Family Feud " with several other WWE wrestlers and Divas . She also appeared on the February 6 , 2008 episode of " Project Runway " with Maria Kanellis , Candice Michelle , Torrie Wilson , Kristal Marshall , and Layla El . On June 3 , 2008 , she appeared on the " Best Damn Sports Show Period " with John Cena . In addition , McCool appeared in the January 2009 edition of " Muscle & Fitness " , along with Eve Torres and Maryse . Personal life . Before and during high school , McCool played softball . She also played first base at Pasco - Hernando Community College . McCool later received her master ' s degree in Educational leadership from Florida State University . Before becoming involved in professional wrestling , she taught seventh grade science for four years in Palatka , Florida . She also competed in National Physique Committee fitness contests . Both of her parents also work in education ; her mother is a teacher and her father is a superintendent . She has an older brother who played football at the University of Cincinnati . McCool was married to Jeremy Louis Alexander , whom she began dating in high school . The couple divorced in 2006 . She married fellow wrestler Mark Calaway , known professionally as The Undertaker , on June 26 , 2010 in Houston , Texas . On August 1 , 2012 it was announced that they were expecting their first child . Kaia Faith Calaway was born on August 29 , 2012 and is Calaway ' s fourth child and McCool ' s first . McCool is a Christian . Her wrestling outfits incorporate Christian crosses . She has had several wrestling - related injuries ; in November 2007 , she fractured her nose during an overseas WWE tour after Victoria ' s clothesline hit her in the face . She has been hospitalized twice , had two broken ribs , a broken sternum , and a broken xiphoid process . When she chose to leave the WWE , she mentioned that her foot had been injured for two months with a broken toe , torn joint capsules and a torn MCL .