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Later in 2006 she won WWE’s Diva Search and a one-year contract. She said that dancing for the Heat had taught her how to hold the attention of an audience that had come primarily to watch a sport.
In 2007 she choreographed the first Extreme Exposé routine for herself, Brooke and Kelly Kelly. Kelly told WWE that the music changed on the day of the performance. The three had just hours to rework the number before it went on television.
In May 2010, Layla and Michelle McCool faced Beth Phoenix two against one. Layla scored the pin, becoming the first British wrestler to hold the WWE Women’s Championship. Looking back at retirement, she singled out their partnership, Lay-Cool, as her career highlight. After knee rehabilitation she returned at Extreme Rules in 2012 and beat Nikki Bella for a different belt, the Divas Championship. The performer who took that title from her at Night of Champions later that year had also danced for a professional sports team: Eve Torres.
Interviews and performances
How Extreme Exposé changed its debut
Layla and her partners discuss changing their number hours before they went on television.
Layla remembers Lay-Cool
In her retirement interview Layla singled out the partnership with Michelle McCool.
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Updated 2026-11-04
Photo credits: Miguel Discart / CC BY-SA 2.0 · 2015-03-28 · Photo year 2015 · Photo source · CC BY-SA 2.0
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