Layla On Lay-Cool, Co-Women's Champion, Becoming A Mom, Piggy James, Diva Search, Leaving WWE
6/18/20261 hr 9 min
Layla (@mslayel) 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 Lay-Cool, her and Michelle both winning the Women's Championship, becoming a mom and more! Please support our sponsors: HELIX SLEEP: Flash sale! Go to https://helixsleep.com/cvv for 27% off sitewide! COZY EARTH: Go to https://cozyearth.com/CVV for up to 20% off! BEAM: Go to https://shopbeam.com/INSIGHT and use code INSIGHT for up to 40% off Beam’s Dream Powder DELETEME: Use the code INSIGHT to get 20% off your DeleteMe plan at https://joindeleteme.com/INSIGHT FACTOR: Get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year with the code INSIGHT50OFF at https://factormeals.com/INSIGHT50OFF PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/cvv SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount NORDVPN: Exclusive deal! https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! PRIZEPICKS: Download the PrizePicks app today and use code INSIGHT to get $50 bonus credit in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://chrisvanvliet.com If you have ever enjoyed any of these episodes, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast or Spotify? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsChris Van Vliet· Host0:00
Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Vliet.
Speaker 20:05
Yeah. [upbeat music] Van Vliet. Yeah. It's Inside with Chris Van Vliet.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:18
It is so good to see you. Welcome to the show.
Layla· Guest0:21
Thank you for having me, Chris, thanks.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:23
We've been talking about doing this for a long time, but- Thru- how many years, two? Two, two-ish years. Basically, like, when you came back into the public eye again.
Layla· Guest0:30
Uh, yeah, about 2020- Yeah ... 4, 25, yeah.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:34
How does it feel being back out there again?
Layla· Guest0:36
Um, it's, I, I, I'm enjoying it. It's different and, um, it, it's, I think 'cause I was gone for so long, so people, I think, expect me to look like I looked like when I was in, like, 2015, when I retired or. So it's been a little bit hard, like, getting used to social media and hearing, you know, "Oh, she looks different," or stuff like that, you know?
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:54
I don't think you look that much different.
Layla· Guest0:55
Uh, thank you. I, I do, I, I get it, though. I do get those comments. At first, it was a little bit like a sting, but now, now I'm just like, I'm, I'm kind of just enjoying it and, um, I'm glad that I took the break.
Chris Van Vliet· Host1:05
Your break was almost 10 years.
Layla· Guest1:07
Yes.
Chris Van Vliet· Host1:07
Right? You retired from WWE in 2015. What made you step away from everything?
Layla· Guest1:13
Um, if you look back, like for me, I started, um, in 2006. So I was there, 2006 to bout 2015. I'd been there nine years, and I'd been traveling. Like, I was never like, like, a part-time talent. I was always, like, full-time. And, um, we worked a lot at that time, you know, in the past.