Michelle McCool vs. Maryse Announced for Unforgiven

WWE.com announced today that Michelle McCool will defend the WWE Divas Championship against Maryse at Unforgiven.

At Unforgiven, proud Divas Champion Michelle McCool will risk the gold she has tirelessly fought for against the cunning Maryse in a match of toughness and sheer determination to be the top Diva on Friday Nights.

Since making history by overcoming Natalya to become the first-ever Divas Champion at The Great American Bash, Michelle has done everything in her power to bring integrity and class to her reign, while setting the bar high for her challengers. Her considerable ability is only surpassed by the belief she has in herself and what she is capable of inside the squared circle.

Maryse has demonstrated little respect for the champion and even less modesty, noting that the gold would look better around her waist. Tensions have built to a fever pitch as the sultry Diva has aggressively pursued the champion, going so far as to attack her prey at the conclusion of their tag team competition in recent weeks, initiating a knockdown brawl between the two. Maryse insists she is the sexiest of the sexy and desires nothing more than to capture the gold.

At Unforgiven, Michelle will attempt to silence her outspoken challenger once and for all. If Maryse hopes to unseat the All-American Champion, she will need to bring the skills to match her silver tongue.

Find out which of the Sexiest Women on Television will reign supreme by watching Unforgiven, live Sunday, Sept. 7, only on pay-per-view.

On last week’s Smackdown!, we saw Maryse move over Natalya Neidhart to become the number #1 contender for the Divas title after brawling with McCool—It was bad enough that Michelle went over Natalya at the The Great American Bash the become the first Divas Champion, now she’s taking a backseat while Maryse gets a title shot.

Women’s Wrestling in the WWE will continue to get flack for these very reasons. Natalie Neidhart, a third generation wrestler, part of the renowned Hart family, with years experience on both Maryse and Michelle—a woman who was in the right place at the right time to give the title some instant credibility, takes a back seat. The only redemption right now is perhaps this is a short rivalry that serves the purpose of Michelle having a successful Pay Per View title defense.