It was announced on Friday that Michelle McCool will be going into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2025.

McCool’s former tag-team partner, Layla, took to Twitter to react to the news. She wrote,

“What wonderful news today! No one is more deserving of this recognition and accomplishment. I’m truly so happy for you, Chelle! Everyone, please show your love to Michelle—she’s incredible and so dear to me. #WellDeserved #Proud @McCoolMichelleL @wwe”

What wonderful news today! No one is more deserving of this recognition and accomplishment. I’m truly so happy for you, Chelle! Everyone, please show your love to Michelle—she’s incredible and so dear to me. ❤️ #WellDeserved #Proud @McCoolMichelleL @wwe 💋 pic.twitter.com/90kQH9m0Qj

— Layla El (@mslayel) February 14, 2025

Speaking of Michelle McCool, she was a recent guest on the “Insight with Chris Van Vliet” podcast to look back on her 2023 women’s Royal Rumble match.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On being contacted for the match on short notice: “Yeah, that was fun. It was interesting. They called me on very short notice, I think it was eight or nine days. They asked me if I wanted to do it, I was like, ‘Ah, shoot.’ I mean yes, I work out, but I’m sure you’ve heard it a million times, ring shape is a whole different ball game. Being in shape to be in the ring in just a different ball game.”

On her participation in the match: “I was there for a few minutes, yeah. I think at one point I was in the corner with Piper and Naomi and I was like, ‘Give me a second y’all, I’m tired.’ But yeah, that was super fun. I knew [Undertaker] was gonna be there with the kids watching and my dad was there. It was something different. They said I could wrestle in my sweatpants and uggs, should’ve been doing it my entire career.”

On why she took the spot: “Honestly, it was a thing where Mark and I talked, our daughter was kind of struggling with — she’s a perfectionist and if she can’t do something on the first try, she gets so mad. It was kind of a lesson, I said, you know what? I’m just gonna let her know that this is something that mommy is kind of a little bit terrified to do on such a short notice. I don’t know if I’m ready to do it but we can be scared and brave at the same time and come out and do it. It was kind of a lesson I was trying to build in for her, I don’t really know that she got that. Not even sure she was cheering for me, but that was part of the reasoning as well.”

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