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! 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 🌏 Upgrade your online protection with an all-in-one security app! Get an exclusive NordVPN deal + 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/cvv It’s risk free with NordVPN’s 30-day money-back guarantee! CALDERA LAB: Go to https://calderaLab.com/CHRIS and use code CHRIS for 20% off your first order. 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 Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://cvvmerch.com Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet #wwe #laylael #chrisvanvliet #wrestling #laycool