Lay Cool/YMMV


 * Base Breaker: Michelle McCool full force. While the duo received criticism for the "Piggy James" angle, McCool got the blunt of the bashing due to her marriage to The Undertaker.
 * Crowning Moment of Awesome: Layla defeating Michelle McCool at Extreme Rules 2011. While it won't be winning any Match of the Year awards anytime soon, it was by far one of the best Diva's bouts in a while.
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: It was fairly sweet of Layla to apologize for acting like such a bitch to the other Diva's at Extreme Rules, where she could have possibly have been forced to leave WWE. (And it was sweet of the others to forgive her, all things considered.)
 * It also helped Layla's Heel Face Turn, since she received uber-Face Kelly Kelly's approval.
 * Draco in Leather Pants: Layla. As a heel she was still as spiteful and sadistic as Michelle though she often brought more comedy to the proceedings which caused the fans to love her.
 * Ensemble Darkhorse: Layla definitely. While she had her fans before this, she's pretty over with the crowd now.
 * It could be argued (and has been by some) that they were able to make the Divas division an Ensemble Darkhorse for the business. They ended up being some of the best written heels on Smackdown, which is especially remarkable since many times there is NO storyline in women's matches, with many simply being "Watch these two jiggle for a while." More than a few people have said that Lay Cool made the WWE Divas relevant, if not exactly dignifying.
 * We Want Our Jerk Back: Unfortunately, with the break-up of Lay Cool and Awesome Kong going on leave due to her un-expectant pregnancy has left the Diva Division in the rut it was previously in.
 * Jerkass Woobie: Layla. Sure, she's still a massive bitch, but with the way Michelle's been putting her through the wringer lately she's been wearing this beaten-puppy expression that made this troper want to give her a hug.
 * Les Yay: And how!
 * Especially Layla's attachment to Michelle.
 * Moral Event Horizon: The "Piggy James" angle, for Michelle, at least.
 * Older Than They Think: The gimmick is suspiciously similar to the Beautiful People in TNA, though that was also based off the likes of Mean Girls.
 * Which itself was based off what was, to paraphrase the Mean Girls page, probably the experiences of everyone who attended high school.
 * Of course, both Lay-Cool and The Beautiful People were likely inspired by a stable on the Indy circuit called the International Home Wrecking Crew, who predates them both.
 * An "airhead" woman (or women) acting like a bitch to others were likely inspired by a stable neither TNA or WWE would care about (or likely even know of) instead of, ya know, tons of characters like that on TV and in movies years from years before? No, its simply a common gimmick (like Maria as The Ditz, Daffney as the Screaming Perky Goth, etc).
 * More like Broken Base. Many only remember a couple of "we want Kharma" chants during her match at Extreme Rules while also forgetting there were also "welcome back" chants and "let's go, Layla" chants which would suggest fans were happy to see Layla as well.
 * Rescued From the Scrappy Heap: Michelle definitely. Before the team formed she was a bland heel with appalling mic skills. Then she shocked the world by revealing she had a gift for comedy. She's now much better on the mic and a lot more charismatic. Layla has also improved in the ring vastly.
 * Take That Scrappy: Mickie James and the other face divas smashing cake all over them at the Royal Rumble, Mae Young beating them up, Natalya putting them both through a table, the list goes on.
 * Michelle also got a chance to superkick Hornswoggle on live TV.
 * Kharma hitting an Implant Buster on Michelle.
 * The special design of the table during their table match against Natalya and Beth Phoenix. It had a image of the duo as anorexic witches.
 * Took The Bad Feud Seriously: The "Smelly Kelly" feud really was an awful idea but the girls really took it and made the most out of it.
 * Villain Sue: Michelle at the start though once they started feuding with Beth, she was booked much more consistently and this continued into their feuds with Kelly Kelly and Natalya.
 * X Pac Heat: Briefly, for the "Piggie James" angle. Half of it was from people who thought it was just a dumb angle, and the other half was from those who thought that it was unconscionable that WWE would send a message like that to their fans. Odd, since other wrestlers have been dropped 20 feet through a table and then 10 feet through a cage with a steel chair, then back-body dropped onto thumbtacks then chokeslammed onto thumbtacks or beaten over the head with a chair until his wife and kids were in tears or run over by a car in an attempted murder.
 * X Pac Heat: Briefly, for the "Piggie James" angle. Half of it was from people who thought it was just a dumb angle, and the other half was from those who thought that it was unconscionable that WWE would send a message like that to their fans. Odd, since other wrestlers have been dropped 20 feet through a table and then 10 feet through a cage with a steel chair, then back-body dropped onto thumbtacks then chokeslammed onto thumbtacks or beaten over the head with a chair until his wife and kids were in tears or run over by a car in an attempted murder.