That always makes it fun inside the ring when you know you can work with somebody. You can fly off the cuff while you're in there; you can improvise.
— Michelle McCool
I can literally count on one and a half hands how many people in WWE treated me the same pre-Mark and post-Mark. Michelle McCool didn't change, I'm still me. There were a ton of people that found out I was dating Mark and was like, 'Oh, I better change my tune and be super nice.'
I kept my teaching certificate active while I was with WWE. It definitely wouldn't be something that I'd mind going back to.
I think everybody will agree that 'Torrie Wilson' is a name that nobody - no true wrestling fan - will ever forget.
You just have to kind of remember that it's just a character on TV. A lot of times people just forgot that and it's easy to do.
It's hard because it doesn't matter what you do, most people still identify me as Undertaker's wife.
Growing up, I always said I would never go in to education. Both of my parents were teachers - my dad was also a principal and a superintendent. I just didn't want to be part of the school system.
It's not easy to filter out all the negative things people say and/or write about you.
Piggie James was the storyline that brought LayCool to fruition and really started and helped develop our characters. It was a main storyline that, at the time, started giving Divas more screen time and longer matches - we even had a huge celebration.
Don't give in to bullying or others making fun of people. Stand up for yourself. Stand up for your friends. Be that one person who is genuinely good-hearted.
Retirement has been wonderful.
It's not easy to always be yourself.
