Hey guys! Where did November go? My mom called today to discuss Thanksgiving plans.....I thought she was crazy wanting to plan so early, but then realized it's already next week. We have been on the road since November 4th and just got home around 1 am Tuesday morning. I didn't take my computer overseas (due to trying to condense my luggage into two bags.....which is sometimes worse b/c of all the trouble I have to go to just to zip it up every night), so I feel like I've been lost for almost 3 weeks now :) But, like it or not ............I'm back :)))) I'm still on a different time zone and a bit delerious, so forgive me if I'm all over the place!
Our overseas tour was awesome! We had phenomenal shows every single night. The energy from the fans is what make the shows! They are simply there to have fun (and hopefully that's what we gave them). The daily flights and bus rides can take a toll on your body....not to mention the rigorous bumping inside the ring. But see, that's just it. When you love something so much and have so much fun doing it, you forget about all your aches and pains as soon as you step through the curtain. We didn't have much spare time at all....I'd venture to guess that we maybe had about 8 hours total over the course of the two weeks. I did get a chance to see the Berlin Wall. That was cool! I think Berlin is my new favorite city...I went walking around town right when we got in and was taken aback by its beauty. There's all of this incredibly beautiful architecture, tons of people, and lots of traffic....yet it's so quiet and serene all at the same time. I just felt so at peace when I was there.
Things have been a little crazy on tv lately. If you didn't see, Maria and I had a (short) title match in Manchester last week. At the very beginning of the match, Jesse and Festus came wandering down. I was able to use their distraction to Maria as a 'W' for me....I caught her with the ankle lock.
There's nothing I've been more proud of than becoming Divas Champion, but it hasn't come without a price. I realize that the target on my back continues to grow larger each week. I am constanly watching my back. Sometimes it's easy to get frustrated or discouraged with all that's going on around you, which is why I want to just end with a couple of quotes I find encouraging.
"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!"
"If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick up one of those pieces and begin again!"
"Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them!"
"When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place!"
Remember faith to fight the good fight, heart to believe and soul to search within!
Hey guys! I'm sure you may of been a little confused by the title of this blog, but it's not what you might assume. Simply put, there are two things I'd like to address this blog....one, "our" loss tonight against Maryse and Natalya and, yep you guessed it, the Haloween contest at Cyber Sunday!
Tonight was a disappointing loss for me. I love Maria to death, BUT what happened? We were clearly in control, I go to give her the tag & her back is to me. I'm not sure what she was doing b/c I was in the middle of the match focused on getting the win. Low and behold, Maryse got a quick rollup. Didn't know Maryse could think that fast...just joking! :) I tried to talk to her after the match, but she seemed more concerned about finding Festus than the fact that we had just lost a stinking match. A little lost at this point. I would never betray someone I call my friend, I just hope she gets it together before next week.
So.....another halloween contest this year at Cyber Sunday. My goal...not to come in last: again :)))) I was having a hard time trying to figure out what to be since there have been so many great costumes already done over the past few years....so I decided to go with something I love - CAMO!!!!
I decided I'd be an army girl....maybe even "Mjr. Trouble!" :) Maybe it's the souther girl in me, but I find camo to be incredibly hot. Hopefully, the WWE universe will think so too! Be sure to watch on Sunday....and more importantly vote! Love you all...hope you all are better than ever.
Faith to fight the good fight., heart to believe and soul to search within!
Hey guys...I posted a couple new pics tonite under "Outside the ropes!" It has been nonstop literally for over two weeks....appearances, photo shoots, state shows and our tour in Europe. I can't wait to tell you all about it. I'm going to post next week sometime. let me know if there's anything in particular you guys want to hear about....I plan on sharing some about the tour, some of the appearances I have been blessed to do lately, the feud with maryse and the taste beth left in my mouth tonight..... and how much fun I've been having. Hope all is well. Take care
Faith to fight the good fight, heart to believe and soul to search within! Love you all...Mm
Hey guys! It's that time again...time to put some random, but heartfelt thoughts, down on "paper!" I thought I'd go back to answering a few questions/responding to a few comments that popped out at me this week!
But...before that, I wanted to share a couple things that really made me laugh these past few weeks. It's been a crazy couple of weeks on live events to say the least.
Two weekends ago, we were working a live event show in Rochester (I think that's where we were....it's hard to keep track sometimes - forgive me) :). About 45 minutes before showtime, a main transmitter in the town went out. What's that mean? That means that we had no power WHATSOEVER! It was so dark, backstage that you literally couldn't see the person standing right next to you. All we had was a flashlight (to share among EVERYONE) that one of the cops was carrying.This may not seem like a big deal, but it made for an interesting afternoon. Here we are, not "TV ready" (as far as hair and makeup go) and nothing we could do about it. Personally, I thought it was hilarious. Fans like to see us "Au natural" every once in a while right?
BUT....not all the divas were too excited. It was me and Maria vs. Natalya and Maryse! You see, some take a little longer, work a little harder and put on a little more - and if they don't get the time/light they need.........well, you apparently pitch a fit in French !!! :) Yes, I'm talking about a certain someone.I laughed so hard at Maryse when she came out. She was so distraught she couldn't stand it!!! Maria and I just stood there chuckling for like a minute before the match while she tried to get herself together. I guess some are just alittle more high maintenance than others! :) Thank goodness it was a 5:00 show. There was just enough natural sunlight shining into the arena that kept things going. We still had no music, but it was one of the most fun shows I've ever done for the simple reason of the obstacles we had to work around! :)
So....now to a few questions/comments a few of you have sent in. Let's see....let's start with the kind/positve ones first.
*All of the congrats you guys have sent - thank you, thank you, thank you! In my second singles ppv match and my first title defense, I came out on top! That was a great night. I'm not sure if you noticed or not, but I tweaked my knee a little bit on my backflip armdrag that I have done a billion times. To my surprise, Maryse ended up capitalizing on that and working my leg the entire match. She wore me down pretty good, but eventually fell victim at the end. To be honest, I really enjoyed the "fight" Maryse put up and was surprised at the intensity of the match. I hope you all appreciated the effort on both ends, because believe me, (speaking for myself) I'm still feeling it.....that barrier I was thrown into definitely left some battle wounds! :)
*One of you commented and said "Ease up on the spray tan!": I'm sure it was meant to be hurtful, but it actually made me laugh. Look, I'm from Florida. I live 20 minutes from the beach and am outside every chance I get. I tan easily (thanks to both mom & dad for that one), so I'm sorry , but it's real. For the record, I hate tanning beds with a passion, and will only spray fake tanner when ABSOLUTELY necessary! :) Hope that answers your question! :)
*Personality/character: I had someone send me a message saying that I'm this, I'm that, I don't have this, I don't have that, I stink at this, I stink at that. Ok.......I get your point - you obviously don't like or respect me. To my defense, I wish you just knew me before you felt the need to act like you do! :) This will probably come out either ungrateful and mean or extremely passionate (I hope it's the latter b/c that's what it's supposed to be)! I love this business...always have and always will!!! I can only do what I am asked/told to do and I hope that whether you like a superstar or not, you can at least look past what you think you know about him or her and try to respect whatever it is they might be doing. There is a lot more to me than what you have seen on tv and hopefully, in the very near future, you will be able to see that even more. Alot of times, all of the divas are put into the same category as to how they look and/or act. I don't want that.
We aren't all the same, we don't dress the same, we don't have the same backgrounds, we don't look the same and we don't act the same. I myself find that refreshing! We don't always get the opportunity to show that on tv, so whenever we get a chance to simply be on tv (no matter what the capacity), we try to capitalize on that. It's just really funny to me....to do this job, it takes a lot of heart, a lot of athleticism, a lot of soul and a whole lot of strength (physical, mental and emotional). The people who are sending these comments obviously have nothing better to do and only see what they want to see (not just with me, with whoever they are sending them to and/or about).
The way I look at it is this...when people don't expect much from you, you always get the praise of how wonderful you did and how much you have grown. When people think you should be doing better, they don't look at how far you've come or what you may or may not be doing for the other person you are working with. It's pretty much a double edged sword and I LOVE IT! I know we can't please you all, but I hope we just continue to entertain you and earn a little bit of your respect. As I've said a million times, there are lots of hearts to win and barriers to break. It's you guys and your feedback that keep us going. So, thank you for that!
I've rambled enough for now.....my cousin called this morning. She just had a baby girl. Sooooooooo.....I'm off to the hospital to see the latest addition to the McCool clan :)
Faith to fight the good fight, heart to believe and soul to search within. Love you all.....MM
Hey guys! I know....long time, no blog! I'm slacking, I'm lazy, I've lost my mind, BUT no excuses. Bottom line, I miss "talking" with you guys. There has been a lot going on lately; good, bad, sad and indifferent.
I just got finished watching Michael Phelps win his 8th gold medal this Olympics...that is absolutely phenomenal! A lot of times people have asked me to name some of my favorite all-time athletes. I, without a doubt, will be adding him to this list. Think about it, EIGHT gold medals - unbelievable! While I'm on the Olympics, I hope you guys enjoyed the olympic dva tag match we had two weeks ago. I had fun with that. As you may or may not have guessed, I dressed the part of a beach volleyball player. My friend Maria looked so cute in her winter ski outfit that I didn't have the heart to break it to her that it was the summer olympics that were beginning in Bejeing! And Victoria....that girl will do anything for attention huh? I just knew she was going to get up from doing those silly forward rolls down the ramp and be dizzy! :) That would have been funny, huh?
The biggest blockbuster of the summer is finally here....Summerslam! Oh how I wish I were defending my title tomorrow night. Maybe the saying is right...."Patience is a virtue!" Why would I want to put it on the line? Why woud I want to chance losing it? .........Because I have faith! I have faith that my win against Natalya wasn't a fluke! I don't plan on just wearing the title around my waist, I plan on fighting for it! I want to be a fighting champion!
I know that I now have a huge target on my back and that I have a lot to prove to some. But, as I said on Smackdown Friday night, the other divas better aim high and they better aim hard! I will give all my heart, all my soul, my blood, my sweat and my tears week in and week out to make you proud!
I hope each and everyone of you are doing great. I was able to spend some time with my family (including my godson who is always a fun time) this week which was nice....stories to come next blog! Remember the important things in life...family, friendships, hope and love. Dream big....
Until next time (where I promise my blog will be more fun and inspiring)...faith to fight the good fight, heart to believe and soul to search within! Love you all...look forward to hearing back from you!
