Thursday, June 25, 2009

Michelle McCool to Strike Twice at The Bash?

This sunday, Michelle McCool has the opportunity to become the first ever Diva to hold both the Diva's and the Women's Titles.

Does McCool deserve the recognition?

Last year's Great American Bash marked McCool as the inaugural Diva's Champion by submitting Natalya in a not-so-impressively named MAD'T (Make a Diva Tap).

Yet, near the end of her title reign, McCool claimed to be the best that the Women's Division had to offer.

But after a champion vs. champion match against -then Women's Champion- Beth Phoenix, Michelle proved to be more talk than brawn.

Now with Melina, the current Women's Champion, on Friday Nights, McCool believes she can capitalize and rewrite history again.

McCool's credentials include: former Florida School Teacher, Inaugural Diva's Champion, and an impressive new Finisher-to-Pinning combination known as the Faithbreaker (Belly to belly inverted mat slam). However, the move was copied from TNA's A.J. Styles' Styles Clash, who sometimes can do it from the second rope.

Is the Women's Title in Jeopardy?

McCool may have a mean streak, but Melina is a three time Women's Champion who has defeated the likes of Mickie James and Beth Phoenix - possibly the two greatest women's competitors in the division today - for the title on separate occasions. In addition, she has the most impressive finisher from the two, The Last Call (Legtrap sunset flip powerbomb), which no Diva has been able to kick out.

If McCool believes she can become Women's Champion, she will have to rely on brute force to outsmart and evade Melina's Last Call.

And if Melina expects to retain the Women's Title, she will have to avoid body and head scissors that can easily be converted into the Faithbreaker.

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