Report: Former Women’s Champion Returning to WWE?
A new rumor suggests that a former WWE Women’s Champion may be returning to the company for a new storyline.
F4WOnline (via Lords of Pain) reports that WWE is close to bringing a name from the past to feud with current Divas Champion Beth Phoenix and Natalya.
However, it’s unknown who the Diva in question may be.
Thoughts: Bear in mind, this is all speculation and rumor for now. If indeed true, who could it be? Trish Stratus seems almost too likely considering she has already returned and done the WrestleMania thing. Recently retired Michelle McCool, perhaps? Personally, I’d love to see Lita back, and she did tweet today that she was filming an interview with WWE.
JSciola
November 30, 2011 at 5:13 pm
How awesome would it be if Lay-Cool once again feuded with Beth and Natalya, but with the roles reversed?
samtherofl
November 30, 2011 at 5:22 pm
very awesome.
xoxoRKOxoxo
November 30, 2011 at 7:01 pm
amazing i would love to see that!!!
vonVile
December 1, 2011 at 3:13 am
Lay-Cool as face, LOL!
MickClique
December 1, 2011 at 11:02 pm
it would sorta be weird, if you think about it
thediva21
December 9, 2011 at 8:41 am
i think its Lita or chyna
TeamEve
November 30, 2011 at 5:13 pm
LITA!
DsShin
November 30, 2011 at 5:14 pm
It would be awesome to see Lita back in her extreme queen gimmick to fightoff the sisters of salvation!!! TIME FOR LITA TO SHINE!!!
04bia
November 30, 2011 at 5:15 pm
hhmm, who can it be, i think this one is between trish stratus and michelle mccool IMO. lita could be a possibility but i dont see it, shes said it several times that she has no plans to return.
trish is a possibility since shes had feuds with beth and she also said shes a big fans of divas of doom.
michelle is another there have been alot of rumors about her return and several reports have been posted that she and taker are having talks with wwe, she was backstage at wwe one time too. also with the returning layla, michelle might possibly could do too. laycool (face) vs DOD! it will be a grea tag team feud, maybe thats what wwe is going for.
but im just guessing, i could be wrong
I LOVE IT!
perceval
November 30, 2011 at 7:11 pm
If Lita & Trish do anything with the DoD, it’d be as a unit, as that’s what the four of them have been discussing for months. Ideally, they want a steel cage.
But, that would almost certainly be Wrestlemania.
Raynex
November 30, 2011 at 5:15 pm
I’m guessing Michelle, or even Candice Michelle. The movement that Beth & Natalya stand for is for the ‘barbie dolls’. I wouldn’t put Lita into the barbie dolls section.
perceval
November 30, 2011 at 7:28 pm
Since the DoD call Trish & Lita “the original Pin-Up Strong,” it would be more of a challenge the legends kind of thing. Show the modern Divas and the young kids how it’s done, what women are really capable of in the ring.
It’d also fit with what seems to be the building theme of Wrestlemania 28. We’ve already got Rock vs Cena, and Punk will likely be taking on Austin or maybe Jericho. DoD vs XTreme Stratusfaction would bring the Divas into the larger storyline.
Spike7000
November 30, 2011 at 8:22 pm
It’s not Michelle although she did say never say never about a return to the ring but she did say many times she is content with her life right now being away from the ring plus if she were to return it would likely be with The Undertaker
Candice. I’m sure she is done with wrestling since she now has a family now
Bhentoooot
November 30, 2011 at 5:15 pm
wooooow. id love lita. trish or even michelle to return.
Trish said that she want to come back in WWE just to have feud with Kharma.
Lita i just want her to return!
and again this is only a SPECULATION. not giving my hopes here.
candice7000
November 30, 2011 at 5:17 pm
Omg best news I heard all day. I just don’t know who I’d like to see. I love for Michelle McCool to come back. But then I really want to see Lita in the ring. I also wanna see Molly Holly, because she is so amazing. I also think Trish just needs to come back because she really didn’t go no where. Plus the division would be better if she came back. OMG!!!!!! My brain is buzzing with who it could be and all possibilities. Funny how this came about. Because I was really getting bored of the Divas division.
candice7000
November 30, 2011 at 5:19 pm
Oh yea if Candice is the one to return. I would die of a heart attack. Thats my favorite diva of all time. Hince my screen name.
melon2617
November 30, 2011 at 5:17 pm
I know everyone is hoping for someone like Lita (who is doing an interview with WWE so fingers crossed) but what about someone like Candice Michelle? She’s a former Women’s Champion with a TON of history with Beth Phoenix. Maybe she’ll align herself with a former Diva to stop DoD or even go after the Butterfly herself?
samtherofl
November 30, 2011 at 5:22 pm
Everyone is getting excited and it turns out to be Layla. aha.. I know she never left but it’s WWE. they’ll pretend she did.
shameronstar
November 30, 2011 at 6:46 pm
HAHA! That would be kind of messed up, but I did suggest awhile ago that wwe do a feud between Layla and Beth being that they’re the only former womens’ champions still in the wwe.
perceval
November 30, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Layla’s impending return is the reason some are speculating Michelle McCool.
JDernTrishStratusFan
November 30, 2011 at 5:23 pm
As much as I’d LOVE for it to be Trish Stratus, I have a feeling it won’t be.
Lita is next on my list, I miss her and it would be great to see her back. Chyna would be great as well, but she’s just too much of a hot mess these days.
Molly, Michelle and Jazz all would be great too!
Ah! So many options, I hope WWE treats it well!
shannymac
November 30, 2011 at 5:25 pm
I’ve heard rumors that the last time WWE was in town, Michelle was backstage visiting and they asked her if she might want to return. Of course, that’s just a rumor. Though it would be interesting to see LayCool vs Beth/Nattie with the roles reversed, I don’t know if it would actually work. Michelle was unbelievably boring as a face and never really managed to get over. On the other hand, aside form Trish, she would be the most likely candidate.
I would much rather see someone like Lita, Madusa/Alundra Blayze, or Molly Holly come back and JOIN Beth and Nattie. All three women never conformed to the “typical” Diva mold and it would be easy to explain why they’re coming back to take out the “models” and “Barbies.”
perceval
November 30, 2011 at 7:53 pm
Keep in mind what Pin-Up Strong is about. It’s not about pure wrestlers vs models, but about the hybrids, the women who were great wrestlers AND did the sexy bikini shoots in exotic locations in those DVDs they used to put out.
So, the former Women’s Champions that fall in the Pin-Up Strong category are…
Jacqueline Moore
Ivory
Lita
Trish Stratus
Victoria
Mickie James
Melina
Candice Michelle
Beth Phoenix
Michelle McCool
We can rule two of those out because they’re with another company, and one because she’s the current Champion.
Though, I don’t quite understand how Beth & Nattie wanting to restore the Divas to a time when they were the most marketable, selling all those DVDs, magazines, & calendars, is a HEEL thing. Shouldn’t the Divas making lots of money for the company like they used to be what WWE would WANT?
perceval
November 30, 2011 at 7:57 pm
Just thought of something looking over that list…
Is Melina still attached to the ball & chain that kept getting her in trouble? If not…
Mr. Asstastic
November 30, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Melina WAS the ball & chain.
norisclouds
December 1, 2011 at 6:30 am
@Mr.Asstastic I think they were just toxic together. Melina got plenty of pushes when she was dating Batista
Auph10imitated
November 30, 2011 at 5:27 pm
Bull Nakano has been backstage today at thier event in Japan.
Mark Hemry commened on Jacqueline’s Facebook that Ivory told him she has been contacted by the company for a return.
Lita doing this interview at WWE headquarters.
All very interesting.. Ill believe when I actually see it in Figure Four Weekly however.
Hasnan
November 30, 2011 at 7:31 pm
None of them have facebook. El oh El.
Spike7000
November 30, 2011 at 8:27 pm
They actually do
Hasnan
December 1, 2011 at 7:38 am
err… no.
- I remember Jacqueline saying that she doesn’t have FB when she created her twitter.
- Ivory doesn’t like Jacqueline so that wouldn’t make any sense either.
- Mark Henry is not a fan of social media so I doubt that he has one.
- Why would Mark spoil someones return on FB?
Auph10imitated
December 1, 2011 at 10:00 am
Jacquelines Facebook is legit, its linked to her Twitter and has family photos, the Mark Henry one I think is actually fake, she replied too him so I just assumed.. but on closer look, it seems to be a fake account.
As for Ivory not liking Jackie, not sure what differnce that would have made the “Mark Henry” account posted that Ivory turns 50 today.. Jackie replied that Ivory still looks awesome, “Mark Henry” then said, I spoke to her and she said the company recently called her about returning.. hmmm either way seems to have been fake news unfortunately.
Hasnan
December 4, 2011 at 1:59 pm
They would never spoil returns on FB. Just stop posting bullcrap.
JJ
November 30, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Well we know it definitely won’t be Chyna hahahaha maybe Medusa is coming in for a little storyline just to freshen people’s minds especially the young generation to know who she is. The HOF is just around the corner and she could possibly be this years inductee. Then again it could be Michelle McCool since there was talk of WWE trying to get her to come back. Since Layla is almost ready for a return it would be cool is Michelle came back with her and LayCool feuded with Beth and Nattie!
04bia
November 30, 2011 at 5:36 pm
i know sounds great, laycool vs DOD round 2!!!!!
Lily
November 30, 2011 at 6:02 pm
I would love that too! A new and improved LayCool would be great. LayCool, Kharma, and D.O.D would make the Divas division alot more entertaining than it is now.
Hasnan
November 30, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Can you noobs stop spelling Madusa’s name wrong!?
I am so sick of almost everyone on this site thinking that it is Medusa and not Madusa.
norisclouds
November 30, 2011 at 8:20 pm
<3 This actually annoys me too–when people spell wrestler's ring names or real names wrong–it ain't that hard folks.
perceval
November 30, 2011 at 9:29 pm
They’re thinking of the mythological figure she based her name on, which is, in fact, spelled “Medusa.”
People just need to remember that it’s a play on words (which isn’t that well known). It’s partly the mythological figure and partly a contraction of “MADe in the USA”.
Anyone who knows about the contraction part of her ring name never spells it wrong. But, how many of us know about that? You REALLY have to know women’s wrestling to be aware of little details like that.
missawesomeness
November 30, 2011 at 5:30 pm
1. it’s not trish because in an interveiw she claimed she supported D.O.D so it wouldn’t make sense. and besides trish needs to learn what RETIRED means
2. it can’t be michelle because she just retired not even a year ago, it would just confuse people she just wants to settle down with the undertaker.
3. i doubt it’s lita mainly because she’s the complete opposite of a barbie doll and it would be wrong to categorize her as a barbie doll, in fact she’s most likely team with DOD rather then against but i wouldn’t complain if she did return and feud with them.
4. i doubt it would be chyna because as mr mcmahon said he wasn’t interested in her being back all though i wouldn’t mind her returning.
my best guess would be molly holly though
perceval
November 30, 2011 at 9:57 pm
1. Trish knows what retired means. But, things like Tough Enough keep coming up. There’s always been some reason whenever she’s returned to the ring. A couple of possible reasons for 2012: Tough Enough and the Hall of Fame.
2. Undertaker’s retiring after Wrestlemania. So, one more time for Michelle before then isn’t out of the question.
3. It would be like the Trish scenario with Lita, to the point to where they’d operate as a unit. “The original Pin-Up Strong” is what the DoD call Trish & Lita. That’d be the basis for the Wrestlemania match Beth & Nattie have been lobbying for.
4. It’s the porn thing that rules out Chyna. Given that she seems pretty lucid, these days, I’m sure she realizes she wouldn’t fit the kid friendly PG modern WWE. She’s also not close to the same shape she used to be in. She hasn’t touched weights in years. She’s in better shape than your average woman her age, but… A common comment people made regarding her recent porn vid was “Couldn’t she have hit the gym, first?”
Compare to the training obsessive Trish & Lita. Trish is still hardbodied, gorgeous abs, and if you saw this week’s Raw Afterbuzz show, you noticed she’s been REALLY working on her biceps. Lita has been, by all accounts, doing major training with weights. They’re both VERY in ring shape, in Lita’s case more than she’s ever been.
In 2011, Trish has a lot more muscle than Chyna, and, from what they say about Amy these days, she does, too. Being in the ring with BETH F’N PHOENIX would make Chyna look… not like Chyna. She can look dominant with Karen Jarrett, but not with Beth or Nattie.
So, I figure Chyna’s just saying she wants back in to make sure we still think about her and promote her other projects.
_Bryan_
December 1, 2011 at 3:09 am
chyna does the same work outs as lita and trish – including yoga. she may not be 190lbs with her huge muscle amount, however she is still larger than any of the divas on the roster because shes about 6 ft tall and 165lbs. the closest is beth at 150lbs. besides, if chyna were to come back, i dont think anyone would expect her to be her former self considering shes 40, especially herself.
perceval
December 1, 2011 at 6:11 am
Chyna, herself, said she hasn’t touched weights in a decade. She said she does yoga and cardio, but that’s it.
_Bryan_
December 1, 2011 at 6:58 am
thats not my piont – shes still physically fit, and regardless of her change in look, she is still bigger than all of the divas.
xILOVENATTIEx
December 1, 2011 at 5:51 am
I Think it could be Lita, coming back and saying that she agree’s what they are trying to do with the division, but how they are doing it is wrong
HelloMisakitty
November 30, 2011 at 5:35 pm
Like others have said, I would love Lita to return but didn’t she say that she wouldn’t want to return? I do however think that with all the work Trish does with the company, that she could be the one if this is even true. After Trish I would put Michelle in second because well… TV has been pretty boring without Laycool and I could see them re-forming their friendship and returning. Another diva I would like to return is Candice Michelle as the way her career went from sky-high to so-low was so upsetting and she deserves to prove herself again.
Melina&Mickie4ever!
November 30, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Yes Candice Michelle I agree !
perceval
December 1, 2011 at 12:59 am
Lita said she’d get back in the ring under the right circumstances. Teaming with Trish against Beth & Nattie would certainly qualify.
DAFereldan91
December 1, 2011 at 11:14 am
Botch-infested wrestler wannabe? No offence to you but she is the last thing I ever want to see in the ring. She was in her best shape in 2007 but after her two injuries, everything about her went downhill.
HeyChrissy
November 30, 2011 at 5:37 pm
Damn near anyone could come back,and it’ll be an improvement.
Marshy
November 30, 2011 at 11:49 pm
Anyone of them can really shock the fans like they are sitting in a bucket full of electric eels who has stayed with the WWF to the time it is now called WWE and I am surprise that Jazz,Ivory,and Jackie wasn’t mention among the former Women’s Champion.Well it would be nice if it was Bull Nakano but she is having knee surgery,one can dream if it was her.
BillyGP
November 30, 2011 at 5:47 pm
i think it will be McCool and with Layla returning Laycool vs DOD. Trish just monday night said she won’t return full time nor will Lita but how bout Trish & Lita return together since Trish said if Amy came back maybe. Lita/Trish vs DOD.
kristalmelinafan
November 30, 2011 at 6:05 pm
That would be awesome but what would be better than that is to have LayCool returning and challenge D.O.D, with Trish and Lita return and challenging them both and do a triple tag team match tornado style no dq’s or count outs.
GailKimFan09e
December 1, 2011 at 2:03 am
OMG Yes!!! Team DOD vs Team Laycool vs Team Xtreme stratusfaction!!!
art
November 30, 2011 at 5:51 pm
Michelle would be a bad idea she has zero charisma & wouldnt get a crowd reaction & shes just boring…
trish has come back so many times,her appearances are so lackluster next to no one cares about her anymore,she gets the same reaction as most of the divas now-a-days….
lita would be the best choice,she can stand up for all the divas shes no model but shes been on of the stand out divas looks wise & skill wise that she could end dod alliance & it could end with nattie & beth feuding…
the rest from that list are not coming back even thou id love to see molly wrestle again &/or blaze/medusa..
Lily
November 30, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Michelle is not boring in the ring which is a big factor for the Divas. Also, it’s McCool we are talking about meaning WWE will push her storyline to the mega with promos, segments, etc.
shannymac
November 30, 2011 at 6:41 pm
Michelle would be bad simply for the fact that she hasn’t even been gone a year yet. The crowd hasn’t had time to forget what a huge heel she was and move into nostalgia. Plus, it would be kind of dumb to all of a sudden have Michelle and Layla be BFFs again, when the last time we saw Layla, she was coming off of forcing Michelle out of the company. The whole reason Layla became a face was because she “broke-up” with Michelle. Unless she comes back as a heel, it would make no sense to bring Michelle back as a face.
Plus, Michelle is so much better as a heel. She never got over as a face and I really don’t see it happening if she comes back so soon.
04bia
November 30, 2011 at 7:02 pm
michelle is NOT bad choice, michelle is an absolute machine in the ring, she is amazing as a wrestler and she can take it to beth and nattie. she will help improve quality of matches. wwe divas need veterans!!
michelle has had problems with charisma but laycool certainly helped her improve and i do believe that she will be able to carry herself well. i would love to see laycool vs DOD, because i really enjoyed last years divas tables match and the whole tag team feud these girls had. it was entertaining so im excited to see that again.
on the other hand i do believe its a little early for a return but if layla’s returning i would like to see michelle too.
samtherofl
November 30, 2011 at 8:56 pm
I’d say Michelle McCool had more charisma as a face than Beth Phoenix and Natalya did. McCool got a small reaction, whereas Natalya got… none.
RR45
November 30, 2011 at 10:24 pm
I’m pretty sure Natalya got a good reaction as a face, just saying.
mariah.
December 1, 2011 at 12:05 am
Are we watching the same WWE. Natalya got no reaction? Natalya and Beth got MUCH bigger reactions than Michelle, as faces. Did you hear the crowd when Beth returned at Survivor Series last year. And listen to the pops Natalya got before, during and after the Tables match at TLC. Not trying to take anything way from Michelle, but as a face she didn’t have a lot charisma and got no crowd reaction. Maybe she’ll make a better one now, who knows.
VarsityBaseDude
November 30, 2011 at 11:29 pm
As much I don’t like Michelle, she is actually fun to watch wrestling (just not burying everyone like she did before). And although I prefer for her not to return, if she does, she can use her “influence” to get more TV time for the Divas… guaranteed.
art
December 1, 2011 at 10:07 am
@samtherofl beth & nattie both got good reactions as faces…michelle gets no reaction either way…she cant talk well at all….beth & nattie are better all round then michelle…
michelle is great to watch wrestle but shes got nothing else….
Lily
November 30, 2011 at 5:56 pm
I want to see McCool come back as a face even though her first run was horrible as a face but she was never given that chance to actually speak and show some charisma and personality. Plus, McCool vs. Beth/Natalya sounds very very entertaining.
I think a good storyline would be the wrestlers of this generation against the wrestlers of the past generation. Maybe whoever is returning can come back and complain about D.OD thinking they’re the best female wrestlers in the world.
There are so many great women to chose from. I’m very excited if this happens to be true. I just hope it’s not Trish unless she’s tag teaming with Lita, other than that please stay away.
WWEAddictful
November 30, 2011 at 6:03 pm
Whoever it is, Hope she saves the DIVISION.
Buf if it’s LITA. Oh my!!!!!!!!!! I wouldn’t forward WWE Divas matches ever again!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s really a perfect time since Divas Division lacks FACE Divas.
Michael
November 30, 2011 at 6:14 pm
It’ll just be Layla.
wl75
November 30, 2011 at 6:33 pm
I don’t think it’s just Layla- they said it’s “from the past”, so that implies that they’re no longer w/ WWE- Layla is still active, just injured (but should be coming back soon).
They’ve gone to the Trish well a little too often, so I doubt it’s her. Molly probably doesn’t want to do it. Madusa would be interesting, but her monster truck schedule probably prevents it (January-March have events every weekend). Ivory could be interesting as well. I don’t know if Lita would want to do it either- she might at some point, but I doubt it.
I’m thinking it is probably going to be a LayCool reunion- they’ll return together in their signature hoodies, having “talked things out”, and Michelle still has plenty in the tank- and it’s about time for Undertaker to do his WrestleMania run (though I don’t think the “return” Youtube vids they’ve been promoting about a debut on January 2nd is for him-people who have studied the vids think from clues in what’s been said in them believe it’s actually for Chris Jericho, and I’m thinking that too- probably it’ll end up being Jericho/Undertaker at Wrestlemania…)
norisclouds
November 30, 2011 at 8:22 pm
I’m sure Molly would want to do it…but I have to agree with Michael that it’ll probably just be Layla. It’s never who you think it is…the only way I’d believe it was Lita is if the release date for her movie with Trish Stratus was announced. It would be the perfect reason for her to make an appearance.
LadyGoDiva
November 30, 2011 at 6:21 pm
I wouldn’t put my bets on Trish because it might be someone who we haven’t seen in the WWE for a long time and we see Trish now and then. It couldn’t be McCool even though I would be curious enough to see what happens between her and DoD?
It could be Jackie since her TNA contract is expired?
Plus it would be great to see another former diva/women’s champion in the roster. If its Lita her and AJ would be awesome together.
DaudWWE
November 30, 2011 at 6:24 pm
And suddenly.. Melina comes!!! wohooo
jk, i think it would be Michelle o.O
Williambitious
November 30, 2011 at 6:29 pm
Lita or McCool!
supermario
November 30, 2011 at 6:35 pm
im really crossing fingers for lita, that would be awesome since she was my favorite wrestler. especially since beth has recently stated lita would be her dream opponent.
chances are it would maybe mccool who would be pretty exciting for me with layla.
trish might be the most reasonable choice since she can’t go on with her retirement without having to go over the dominate diva/s in the wwe currently.