Layla El is a retired professional wrestler best known for her time in WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Los Angeles, CA to discuss why she has returned to wrestling conventions after being away for so long, why she left WWE in 2015, if she is open to one more match, how winning the Diva Search started her WWE journey, being paired with Michelle McCool, the infamous Piggy James storyline, how CM Punk came up with the name LayCool, her and Michelle both winning the Women's Championship, becoming a mom and more!

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00:00 Intro
02:31 Stepping away from wrestling after retirement
06:56 Coming back into the public eye
07:50 Possibility of wrestling again
09:16 Being at Michelle McCool's Hall Of Fame induction
11:11 Being in the WWE Diva Search
21:07 Being trained by Fit Finlay
22:09 Learning how to be on TV
23:29 Turning down Playboy Magazine
26:12 Gaining confidence in the ring
29:59 Relationship with Michelle McCool
31:24 CM Punk came up with the LayCool name
32:17 Being paired with Michelle McCool
35:28 Cutting the Women's Title in half was Batista's idea
36:49 Winning the Divas Championship
39:33 Piggy James storyline
43:00 Her English accent
44:45 Misunderstandings about the Divas Era
46:20 Match with Snooki at WrestleMania
47:44 Longest WWE match was probably 10 minutes long
48:53 Figuring out her entrance
51:10 Being paired with Fandango
52:43 Her gear being a tribute to her Mom
54:12 She's a WWE Diva through & through
57:02 Potentially starting a podcast
59:36 Who she traveled with
01:00:59 Life after wrestling
01:05:14 Difference between being a performer and a person
01:06:44 Proudest moment of her career
01:07:33 3 things Layla is grateful for

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