10 WWE feuds that got way too personal

#4 Mickie James vs. LayCool

Was the ‘Piggy James’ angle just plain cruel?

A feud that could have been quite powerful yet instead just came across as distasteful was the angle between Mickie James and LayCool in 2009.

Layla and Michelle McCool were portraying ‘Mean Girls’- style heels at the time and began to bully Mickie for her weight, nicknaming her “Piggy James”. First of all, Mickie was by no means overweight at the time so the angle just seemed silly, but also, James never got the payoff that would have given LayCool sufficient comeuppance for their bullying.

Instead of being a strong message to young girls on body image issues, it felt like a personal attack on Mickie that she herself admitted to being a difficult angle for her to participate in.