While it’s not official yet, the internal thought within WWE is that The Undertaker is basically retired, which explains Michelle McCool leaving to spend more time with him at home.

The Observer reports that The Undertaker is in far worse physical shape than is being let on. WWE officials aren’t ruling Taker out for WrestleMania 28 in 11 months but don’t expect him to work another match before then. People close to Taker have talked to him about retiring at WrestleMania 28 with his streak at 20-0.

The last time The Undertaker was around WWE was at the April 25th RAW in Raleigh, North Carolina, following by a FCW scouting event on May 4th.

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According to sources, Michelle McCool had been planning to retire for quite some time. WWE had reportedly planned to break up LayCool going back several months, well before WrestleMania 27. When WWE signed Snooki to wrestle at WrestleMania, the LayCool breakup plans were temporarily put on hold. The angle was resumed about a month ago and the decision was made to have Extreme Rules be her last WWE match.

The general feeling regarding why McCool is retiring as a WWE performer is that she and her husband The Undertaker are looking to settle down and start a family in the near future.

She is leaving WWE on good terms and has a job waiting for her in the WWE offices if she wants it. She is also being considered as a coach for the second season of Tough Enough, should that be made official.

Michelle McCool tweeted the following on Wednesday afternoon:

“your love is overwhelming! In next couple days I’ll gather thoughts & give y’all a blog &/or vlog! Til then….still processing:)”

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Michelle McCool insists that she’s finished with WWE after last night’s match against Layla. She wrote on Twitter:

“Thx for the love guys….I know there will always be rumors,but that was it – real talk! @mslayel ….nothing but luv 4 u! Luv u all…nite!”

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Michelle McCool vs. Layla will be announced for WWE's Extreme Rules pay-per-view on this Friday's SmackDown. Here's the updated card:

Triple Threat Cage Match for the WWE Title
John Morrison vs. John Cena vs. The Miz

Ladder Match for the World Heavyweight Title
Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio

Last Man Standing Match
CM Punk vs. Randy Orton

Falls Count Anywhere Match
Cody Rhodes vs. Rey Mysterio

Country Whipping Match
Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole and Jack Swagger

No DQ, No Countout, Loser Must Leave SmackDown
Layla vs. Michelle McCool

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Many who attended the WWE Hall of Fame last night stated how bad Layla and Michelle McCool’s induction speech for Sunny was.

John Morrison compared LayCool’s speech to Jersey Shore star The Situation’s recent bomb at the Donald Trump roast with the following on Twitter: “Lay-Cool’s induction speech at Hall of Fame = the Situation at the Trump roast.”

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Melina’s opponent in the Women’s and Divas Title Unification Match at Sunday’s Night of Champions pay-per-view will be Michelle McCool.

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Above is a photo from the wedding a few weeks back of the Undertaker and diva Michelle McCool. The two have been dating for sometime.

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This past weekend, Michelle McCool and The Undertaker were married during in a private ceremony with friends of theirs in The Undertaker's hometown of Houston, Texas. The ceremony was said to be small and private, with only close family, friends and people from the wrestling industry in attendance. The Undertaker and Michelle McCool have been dating for a few years now.

We would like to offer our congratulations to The Undertaker and Michelle McCool and we wish them the best in their life together.

Speaking of The Undertaker, Taker is expected to return to the WWE by SummerSlam. The WWE is currently playing an angle where The Undertaker has been attacked and left in a vegetitive state. As SummerSlam draws near, the identity of the attacker is likely to be Kane, but there is still speculation that NXT may be the ones behind the attack.

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The WWE creative team is currently happy with Michelle McCool and Layla's team. Some felt at first that WWE had just created their own version of TNA's Beautiful People but the feeling now is that LayCool is hotter than The Beautiful People and they beat them at their own game.

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Not much is known about the format of the Extreme Makeover Match for the WWE Women’s Title between Michelle McCool and Beth Phoenix at tonight’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view. WWE is calling an “unique confrontation” with “unexpected twists and turns.” When hyping the match, WWE says both Divas will encounter some “unexpected challenges.”

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Here’s the official announcement from WWE regarding SmackDown’s move to SyFy:

SMACKDOWN GOES SYFY

World Wrestling Entertainment(R) and Syfy announced today a multi-year agreement that brings Friday Night SmackDown(R) to the “Imagine Greater” network beginning in October 2010. Friday Night SmackDown will premiere on its new home October 1st at 8:00 PM ET. The program, which debuted more than 10 years ago, is one of the longest-running, weekly episodic shows on television.

Syfy’s original Friday night drama series will move to Tuesday night, where hit series such as Warehouse 13 and Eureka have yielded unprecedented ratings success. WWE NXT(TM) will leave Syfy in October as Friday Night SmackDown joins the schedule.

“WWE(R) is the ultimate in imagination-based sports entertainment. The fantastical thrills of Friday Night SmackDown provide an ideal addition to the Syfy slate, as it targets the younger male and female demographics, which are the fastest growing categories for WWE,” said Dave Howe, President, Syfy. “With Tuesday night, a proven winner for our original drama series including Warehouse 13, there is bigger opportunity for series such as Stargate Universe, Sanctuary and Caprica to thrive on a night with a significantly larger number of viewers available to watch live.”

“Syfy is a terrific partner and we look forward to bringing our proven ratings winner and ten year television institution, Friday Night SmackDown, to the network,” said WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon. “With this move, WWE is thrilled to be expanding its long-standing relationship with the NBC Universal family.”

Friday Night SmackDown averages more than 3.4 million viewers a week and is currently the most watched TV program on Friday nights among Males under 55 and beats all Friday primetime programming on ABC, NBC, FOX and CW among Men 18-34*. The two hour television program will be presented weekly on Syfy and features a star-studded cast of WWE Superstars and Divas including Undertaker(R), Edge(R), Rey Mysterio(R), Chris Jericho(R), CM Punk(R), Michelle McCool(R), Beth Phoenix(TM) and Layla(TM).

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According to live reports from last night’s WWE event in Hampton Beach, NH, WWE Women’s Champion Michelle McCool took a bad bump on the outside of the ring during her match with Eve Torres. McCool seemed to be favoring her knee and the match was stopped immediately. She was eventually helped to the back. There is no word on the severity of the injury as of early this morning.

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Jim Ross is back with another blog on jrsbarbq.com. Here are some of the highlights:

- HBO Entourage star Jeremy Priven, who plays one of the most unlikeable albeit entertaining characters on TV, will be the guest host on Raw on a broadcast emanating from the Mohegan Sun Casino on August 3. I hope Priven is as close to his Entourage character on Raw as possible because he is a captivating villain that audiences love to detest. I assume Priven, who is obviously very talented, is simply a great actor because if Entourage’s “Ari Gold” is an extension of Priven’s true personality then the guy is a legit tool. Of course, not that there’s any thing wrong with that.

- Many of my friends are asking me if I think that Shaquille O’Neal will become physically involved in the action this Monday night on Raw as “Shaq Daddy” aka “The Diesel” hosts Raw. First of all I have no clue on this and on many other things in life for the record. However, I sort of doubt it while at the same time it wouldn’t surprise me if Shaq did a little something along the lines of physicality short of having an actual match which I do not see occurring. Shaq is a UFC aficionado and is going to be in good shape so who knows? Another reason to tune into a “Vintage” Monday Night Raw that I hope to watch from the comfort of my Baltimore hotel room.

- I’ve been impressed with the progress thus far of Sheamus and of Drew McIntyre on the limited times that I have seen them in WWE rings. Ireland’s Sheamus can be seen on ECW now and is a big, rugged kid who feels like a classic antagonist. His work ethic seems sound and let’s hope that he continues to thirst for knowledge and stays in a positive frame of mine as his long journey is really just beginning. Same for Scotland’s McIntyre who has yet to officially debut on WWE TV but he, too, has potential. This is also where I generally say that potential won’t buy the groceries over the long haul. Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.

- The apparent issues that exist between Ric Flair and Bret Hart are unfortunate. I respect both men a great deal and loved both of their in ring work over the years and wish that this matter, that seems to rear its head periodically, would not have been made so public over the years.

- Expect the WWE Title Bout to close Night of Champions Sunday which makes sense to me. That’s what I would suggest to close the show if asked. With all due respect to the other bouts booked on Sunday, I have to prepare myself that the World Title Bout and the IC Title Bout are the biggest bouts on the show and those matches will receive most of my prep time. No, I did not just dis the Women’s Title Bout but they are usually never in the ring too long nor are they positioned much more than bridges to other bouts, unfortunately. That certainly doesn’t mean I won’t do all I can to enhance what I see between Melina and Michelle McCool. I do think that they will be physical.

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Here is the complete card for this Sunday’s WWE Night of Champions pay-per-view:

WWE Championship Match
Randy Orton (c) vs. John Cena vs. Triple H

World Heavyweight Championship Match
CM Punk (c) vs. Jeff Hardy

ECW Championship Match
Tommy Dreamer (c) vs. Christian

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler

WWE United States Championship Match
Kofi Kingston (c) vs. MVP vs. Jack Swagger vs. Big Show vs. Carlito vs. The Miz

Unified Tag Team Championship Match
Chris Jericho (c) A Mystery Partner & vs. Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes

Divas Championship Match
Maryse (c) vs. Mickie James

WWE Women’s Championship Match
Michelle McCool (c) vs. Melina

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WWE officials have reached out to seven-time WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus about returning for one more match at WrestleMania XXV, reports SLAM! Wrestling. If this were to happen, while it's a long shot, her probable opponent would be former WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool.

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WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool has a new blog on the WWE Universe site. Once again, she makes note of people saying and writing negative things about her.

“It’s not easy to filter out all the negative things people say and/or write about you,” McCool wrote. “It’s not easy to go down the road less traveled. It’s not easy to always be yourself.”

She also defended herself against people who criticize her in-ring work, saying she’s done everything possible to improve, not to mention that she’s worked very hard to be given the championship opportunity by WWE.

“I love how people so quickly forget that I have been here four years and worked my butt off every single day…pitching storylines, training at DSW, working in the ring, doing appearances, etc.,” McCool said. “Not just that, but in case you forgot - I’m certainly not the only ‘diva search reject’ under contract right now.”

In case you haven’t noticed, McCool doesn’t use the “Wings of Love” finishing maneuver anymore, which is a double underhook facebuster similar to TNA star Awesome Kong’s finisher. According to McCool, she’s not allowed to use the move anymore.

“I haven’t used it in quite some time now, but that’s not by choice,” she said. “Truth is, I’m not allowed to use it anymore. Apparently, it was too devastating for us girls! Seriously.”

However, she has plans to introduce a new finishing maneuver soon.

“The only good thing about that is that I debuted a new one on Maryse this weekend and believe me, I think you’ll be impressed,” McCool said. “I have to keep it under wraps for now until I use it on TV. Hopefully, it’s not too rough for us girls.”

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WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool has posted a new blog on the WWE Fan Nation site, which you can read at this link. She talks about a number of her topics including the lights going out at a recent house show in which she wrestled on, her title defense this past Sunday at Unforgiven, people saying she's too tan, and more. McCool posted a response to someone apparently insulting her character and wrestling ability.

McCool wrote: "I had someone send me a message saying that I'm this, I'm that, I don't have this, I don't have that, I stink at this, I stink at that. Ok.......I get your point - you obviously don't like or respect me. To my defense, I wish you just knew me before you felt the need to act like you do! :) This will probably come out either ungrateful and mean or extremely passionate (I hope it's the latter b/c that's what it's supposed to be)! I love this business...always have and always will!!! I can only do what I am asked/told to do and I hope that whether you like a superstar or not, you can at least look past what you think you know about him or her and try to respect whatever it is they might be doing. There is a lot more to me than what you have seen on tv and hopefully, in the very near future, you will be able to see that even more. Alot of times, all of the divas are put into the same category as to how they look and/or act. I don't want that.

We aren't all the same, we don't dress the same, we don't have the same backgrounds, we don't look the same and we don't act the same. I myself find that refreshing! We don't always get the opportunity to show that on tv, so whenever we get a chance to simply be on tv (no matter what the capacity), we try to capitalize on that. It's just really funny to me....to do this job, it takes a lot of heart, a lot of athleticism, a lot of soul and a whole lot of strength (physical, mental and emotional). The people who are sending these comments obviously have nothing better to do and only see what they want to see (not just with me, with whoever they are sending them to and/or about)."

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Michelle McCool has been very vocal to the other girls in the new Divas division which has caused some friction. McCool is often seen trying to teach the girls the 'WWE style' and rubs some the wrong way while doing so. Many feel this has to do with her relationship with The Undertaker. 'Taker is very high among 'management' due to his long tenure with the company. McCool obviously has managements ear as well because she was able to win the first-ever Divas Women's title last night.

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Preview:
Wedded bliss
July 11, 2008

Last week, SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero came to Edge’s aid, preventing utter destruction from Big Show. Now, with “The Family” issues settled, the reconciled couple will tie the knot on SmackDown.

Will the wedding distract the Rated-R Superstar from knocking WWE Champion Triple H off his throne at The Great American Bash? Or, will the officially united power couple work together to bring gold back to "The Family"? What might The Game have to say about things just two days before The Great American Bash?

Shelton Benjamin celebrated his reemergence on SmackDown with an important non-title win over ECW’s United States Champion Matt Hardy. Can Benjamin capitalize on his success and bring the coveted championship back to Friday nights? Or will Hardy twist the fate of the Gold Standard?

Although Mr. Kennedy proved victorious over Domino, his real conflict was with guest commentator and former friend, Montel Vontavious Porter. After Kennedy made a crack at MVP’s expense before the match, a telling stare between the two allowed the Samoan Bulldozer, Umaga, to steamroll an unsuspecting Kennedy. Could this incident fuel the fire between the Green Bay Loudmouth & the Ballin’ Superstar?

Meanwhile, Finlay & Hornswoggle continued to be a thorn in the side of WWE Tag Team Champions The Miz & John Morrison, scoring a non-title victory with the help of the Belfast brawler’s shillelagh. Will the champions ever be able to move past the father-son combination? Or could their titles drown in a sea of green?

After scoring a tag-team victory over Michelle McCool & Cherry, with her partner Maryse, Natalya attacked her Great American Bash opponent with a devastating suplex outside the ring. Will McCool be able to get revenge on the third-generation Diva before they do battle for the new Divas Championship? Or will Natalya prove to be too much to handle?

The devastating Vladimir Kozlov continued his undefeated streak. Is there anyone who can stop the Moscow Mauler?

Find out the answers to all of these questions and more on Friday Night SmackDown at 8/7 CT only on The CW Network.

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From: PWInsider

Natalya Neidhart vs. Michelle McCool to crown the first WWE Divas champion has been added to the 2008 Great American Bash PPV on 7/20 in Uniondale, Long Island.

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