Layla Credits CM Punk For LayCool Tag Team Name
In July 2009, Layla and Michelle McCool were paired up, officially forming LayCool.
According to Layla, it was CM Punk who came up with the name.
“Yeah, he did. He wasn’t even part of the conversation. That’s what’s so funny about it. Because Johnny or somebody, I can’t remember, was like, ‘Guys, you need a name? You’ve been together too long now, it’s getting ridiculous. You need a name.’ Punk was hanging out at the arena, and he just was like, ‘What are you guys doing?’ We had a piece of paper, and we were trying to write something. We’re like, we’re trying to think of a name. And then we were Cool-Lay, it was so stupid. And then he’s like, ‘LayCool?’ Then we’re like, yeah, that’s it. Punk just happened to be there. We were just in the corridor, I don’t know, just happened,” she told Chris Van Vliet on Insight.
LayCool ended up splitting the WWE Women’s Title during their run together as champions.
Elsewhere during the interview, Layla discussed turning down Playboy. You can find her full comments here.
