In an fascinating reminiscence, former WWE Ladies’s Champion Layla mentioned what was initially deliberate to occur when she defeated Beth Phoenix for the title in 2010.
As a reminder of that match, it was a handicap two-on-one that had LayCool (Layla and Michelle McCool) taking up Beth Phoenix in Texas Twister match. Layla was thought-about the champion when defeating Phoenix, however McCool was the unofficial co-champion.
Whereas chatting with the Heated Shenanigans podcast, Layla shared her enthusiasm on her championship win and what the unique plan was.
“It was a dream of mine. I all the time dreamed about it. I believed, ‘Yeah, I may do it,’ however then, behind my head, I’m like, ‘Yeah, you’re not going to do it. There’s no manner. You ain’t received an opportunity,’” she recalled.
“The precise plan was to offer the title to Vickie. They had been going to offer the title to Vickie as a result of Beth was injured. So, that entire day, that’s how we had been planning.”
“[Fit Finlay] got here by the ring and he goes, ‘Hey, so that you’re successful the title tonight.’ I used to be like, ‘Oh, okay,’ as a result of he’s all the time joking round. He goes, ‘No, legit, significantly, you’re successful the title tonight.’ ‘Who me? No.’ I nonetheless didn’t consider it, I believed he was simply messing with me,” she recalled. “We’re going over the match and what we’re going to do and he goes, ‘Okay, Michelle, Beth, you guys are out after which Layla, you’ll win.’ I used to be like, ‘What?’ I nonetheless didn’t consider it. I’m telling you, no one thought I used to be ever going to win that title. Watch that match again.
“It’s in Beth’s hometown I keep in mind it was like crickets. I may hear myself no one may consider it,” she continued. “It was actually among the finest moments in my profession as a result of now I received the chance to shine as a result of no one anticipated it. I believe it was the perfect factor that occurred for our storyline for LayCool to maneuver on to higher issues and it gave me confidence, too, that, ‘Wow, they’ve a little bit bit of religion in me. Perhaps I can do that.’” (Fightful)
This win made Layla the final OG WWE Ladies’s Champion earlier than it was unified with the Divas Title.
In the identical interview, Layla reiterated that she could be down for a LayCool reunion. She talked about this in September as nicely.
