NATALYA VS. MICHELLE McCOOL

Smackdown General Manager, Vicki Guerrero announced the WWE Divas Championship on 6^th June 2008 episode of Smackdown, also naming 7 women (Maryse, Michelle McCool, Layla, Cherry, Kelly Kelly, Victoria, and Natalya) to participate in a Golden Dreams match, where a gold star was placed on a pole and the winner had to grab the star. Natalya won the first match, leaving the remaining 6 to fight it out again on 15^th July episode, Maryse won that match to qualify for this one.

Jim Ross and Mick Foley are on commentary for this match. Michelle McCool makes her way out before Redhead Natalya, which I completely forgot about.

 

MICHELLE McCOOL VS. NATALYA

(WWE Divas Championship)

WWE Great American Bash 2008 (20^th July 2008)

  They lock up, Michelle McCool puts Natalya in a waistlock and takes her down to the mat. They work to their feet and Natalya gets a waistlock of her own. McCool takes them down to break the hold and covers for 1.

  A dropkick from Michelle McCool gets another 1 count so she works an arm wringer, a kick to the midsection of Natalya, followed by European uppercuts. Natalya reverses an irish whip and ducks early, McCool rolls over Natalya’s back but doesn’t land on her feet. She recovers and kicks Natalya in the midsection. Michelle McCool hits the ropes but is hung up on the top rope in a wheelbarrow by Natalya, who begins the ground and pound. Natalya covers for 2 and sends McCool’s face into the mat. A weak shot to the knee by Natalya before she puts a surfboard on McCool. Michelle McCool fights her hands free and reverses into a Brazilian heel hook but Natalya is able to make it to the ropes. Natalya cuts McCool off with a knee through the ropes, she stretches Michelle McCool’s back across the ring post and covers but only gets 1. Natalya knocks McCool down, she tries to fight back but is locked in a Sharpshooter. Michele McCool gets o the bottom rope, Natalya goes back to ground and pound, then stomps at McCool before dragging her into the middle of the ring.

  Michelle McCool reverses a Sharpshooter attempt into the heel hook. Natalya fights it before giving up the title to McCool.

WINNER: MICHELLE McCOOL

This wasn’t a great match, even for the time. It just seemed like a series of moves with no rhyme or reason until the bell rang for the end. [*]0.75 /10

After the match Chris Jericho walks out onto the stage and tells the crowd to keep their ticket stubs, as they were there the day Shawn Michaels retired, his career ended by Jericho.