McCool Responds To ‘Haters’, Natayla Speaks On Rumors, GAB, More

WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool has a new blog on the WWE Universe site. Once again, she makes note of people saying and writing negative things about her. “It’s not easy to filter out all the negative things people say and/or write about you,” McCool wrote. “It’s not easy to go down the road less traveled. It’s not easy to always be yourself.” She also defended herself against people who criticize her in-ring work, saying she’s done everything possible to improve, not to mention that she’s worked very hard to be given the championship opportunity by WWE. “I love how people so quickly forget that I have been here four years and worked my butt off every single day…pitching storylines, training at DSW, working in the ring, doing appearances, etc.,” McCool said. “Not just that, but in case you forgot – I’m certainly not the only ‘diva search reject’ under contract right now.” In case you haven’t noticed, McCool doesn’t use the “Wings of Love” finishing maneuver anymore, which is a double underhook facebuster similar to TNA star Awesome Kong’s finisher. According to McCool, she’s not allowed to use the move anymore. “I haven’t used it in quite some time now, but that’s not by choice,” she said. “Truth is, I’m not allowed to use it anymore. Apparently, it was too devastating for us girls! Seriously.” However, she has plans to introduce a new finishing maneuver soon. “The only good thing about that is that I debuted a new one on Maryse this weekend and believe me, I think you’ll be impressed,” McCool said. “I have to keep it under wraps for now until I use it on TV. Hopefully, it’s not too rough for us girls.”

SLAM! Wrestling has an article on SmackDown Diva Natalya today, who appeared at Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank last week alongside Edge and WWE Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson. With her ties to the Hart legacy, it opens up the question of whether she’ll work with DH Smith and TJ Wilson when both are called up to the main roster. Natalya was asked about rumors of a new Hart Foundation and she simply said, “You’ll just have to wait and see.” While she’s happy about her current run in WWE, she feels she’s only been able to show a limited side of her personality thus far. “I think for myself, people have only seen just a little bit of Natalya,” she said. “And I like that, because then it means I have a very big future. It’s nice to know you have longevity somewhere, and that you’ll be appreciated.” She also talked about the thought process behind her name change to Natalya. “For me, I think I’m in constant evolution. I have a lot of nicknames and Natalya really embraces my true inner diva. I’m a little bit naughty, a little bit nice, but I’m really ‘Natalya by Nature,’ so for me I’ve embraced Natalya and it’s part of who I am now,” she said.

ECW Champion Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Maria and WWE Tag Team Champions Carlito and Primo appeared in Stamford, CT earlier today helping the U.S. Marines with their Toys for Tots campaign.

Tickets for the Great American Bash in Philly actually went on sale today at 10:00 a.m. at the Wachovia Center website. You can see the event page at http://www.wachoviacenter.com/

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