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James appeared in World Wrestling Entertainment in October 2005 and was placed in a storyline with [[Trish Stratus]], in which James' gimmick was that of Stratus' biggest fan turned obsessed stalker, an angle which lasted almost a year. She received a push and she won her first WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 22, a title she has held a total of five times. James also won her first Divas Championship at Night of Champions in 2009 to become the second Diva to hold both the Women's and Divas titles. She was however, released from the company on April 22, 2010, after which she returned to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling. | James appeared in World Wrestling Entertainment in October 2005 and was placed in a storyline with [[Trish Stratus]], in which James' gimmick was that of Stratus' biggest fan turned obsessed stalker, an angle which lasted almost a year. She received a push and she won her first WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 22, a title she has held a total of five times. James also won her first Divas Championship at Night of Champions in 2009 to become the second Diva to hold both the Women's and Divas titles. She was however, released from the company on April 22, 2010, after which she returned to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling. | ||
==Early | ==Professional wrestling career== | ||
===Early career (1999–2003)=== | |||
After a suggestion from a friend, James attended a wrestling school in the Washington, D.C. area. She made her professional debut on the independent circuit in 1999 as a valet for KYDA Pro Wrestling under the ring name Alexis Laree, a name created as the result of a combination of her stage name from when she was a dancer and her middle name. As Laree, she managed several male wrestlers, including managing Tommy Dreamer to win the KYDA Pro Heavyweight Championship. In March, she wrestled in her first match, an intergender tag team match with Jake Damian against American Mike Brown and Candie. She trained to improve her wrestling abilities by attending training camps such as the Funking Conservatory, a workshop run by Dory Funk, Jr., and an Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) dojo. She also started competing for Maryland Championship Wrestling, where she trained at camps run by Ricky Morton and Bobby Eaton. Due to the low salary of the independent shows, James supplemented her income by working as a waitress at an Olive Garden restaurant, and posing nude for the magazines '''''Leg Show''''' and '''''Naughty Neighbors'''''. | |||
===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003)=== | |||
While working in Ring of Honor for a year, James also debuted as Alexis Laree in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on the company's second ever weekly pay-per-view as a participant in a lingerie battle royal. She was not prominently featured until March 26, 2003, when she teamed with Amazing Red as part of his feud against Kid Kash (the X Division Champion) and [[Stephanie Finochio|Trinity]]. Weeks later, she became the first member of The Gathering, a stable led by Raven in his feud against NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett. On April 16, Laree became the first (and thus far, only) woman to compete in a "Clockwork Orange House of Fun match" after the Gathering challenged and defeated Jarrett. She continued to wrestle with the stable when they feuded with The Disciples of the New Church, taking part in an angle with Father James Mitchell burning her with a fireball and wrestling in another Clockwork Orange House of Fun match before leaving the company. | |||
=== | ===Ohio Valley Wrestling (2003–2005)=== | ||
After two years of sending tapes and making phone calls, as well as wrestling a tryout match with Dawn Marie, James was signed to a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), who sent her to train at Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), their farm territory, in August. Still using the Alexis Laree name, she began making television appearances for OVW on January 29, 2004 and competed in several tag team matches throughout the year. She also won a Halloween Costume Contest on October 30 and defeated [[Jillian Hall]] in a $1,000 match on November 12. | |||
On March 6, 2006 the storyline had Stratus confronting James, telling her that they needed time apart from each other. | On May 17, 2005, Laree was placed into a tournament for the OVW Television Championship. She defeated Mike Mondo in the first round, only to lose to Bobby Lashley in the next one. She began a feud with [[Beth Phoenix]] on July 20 after Phoenix interrupted Laree during an interview, setting up a match on July 29 which Laree lost. Their angle continued into September, with [[Shelly Martinez]] being added to the storyline to side with Phoenix against Laree. On October 12, she appeared in OVW under her real name and finished the year on the losing end of matches against Martinez and Jillian Hall. | ||
===World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–2010)=== | |||
====Trish Stratus's fan (2005–2006)==== | |||
James debuted in WWE on the October 10, 2005 episode of ''Raw'', continuing to use her real name, under the gimmick of WWE Women's Champion [[Trish Stratus]]' biggest fan. The angle had the two WWE Divas competing together in tag team matches, with James' character becoming increasingly obsessed with Stratus. The storyline included a Halloween Costume Contest in which James was dressed like Stratus and helped Stratus retain the Women's Championship in a "Fulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royal" at Taboo Tuesday by eliminating herself and [[Lisa Marie Varon|Victoria]] at the same time. She even began utilizing Stratus' signature finishing moves as her own during matches. James became the number one contender for the Women's Title on December 12 by defeating Victoria in a match to determine who would face Stratus at New Year's Revolution. Subsequently, the storyline between James and Stratus developed into a [[lesbian]] angle after James had a kiss with Stratus under a sprig of mistletoe. In the championship match at the pay-per-view, James lost to Stratus but continued to be enamored of her the next night on ''Raw'', and she confessed her love for Stratus at the Royal Rumble. | |||
On March 6, 2006 the storyline had Stratus confronting James, telling her that they needed time apart from each other. The duo teamed together at the March 18, 2006 edition of ''Saturday Night's Main Event'' to defeat [[Candice Michelle]] and Victoria. After the match, James agreed to honor Stratus' wishes and attempted to kiss her. After Stratus pushed her away, James attacked Stratus in the ring and later vowed to destroy her. The two wrestled each other at WrestleMania 22, where James won the match, and became the new Women's Champion. On April 10, edition of ''Raw'', Mickie made her first successfull title defence over Maria Kanellis. Her angle with Stratus continued into Backlash during a rematch after Stratus legitimately dislocated her shoulder when James threw her out of the ring. | |||
====Women's Champion (2006–2008)==== | |||
On August 7, James faced Stratus again, with the match ending in a no-contest. She lost the Women's Title on August 14 to [[Amy Dumas|Lita]] after Lita hit James with the title belt. After the Women's Championship was vacated due to the retirement of Trish Stratus, James entered a tournament to determine the new champion. She defeated Victoria and [[Melina]] in the qualifying rounds before making it to the finals at Cyber Sunday, where she lost to Lita. The two Divas wrestled in a series of matches in which Lita chose stipulations to hinder James' wrestling ability. The storyline feud ended at Survivor Series, where James defeated Lita, in a retirement match, to win her second Women's Championship. | |||
An angle was then created between James and Melina, beginning on January 29, 2007, when Melina became the number one contender for the Women's Title. Following a successful title defense on February 5, James teamed with Super Crazy in a mixed tag team match against Melina and John Morrison. After Melina pinned James for the victory, she challenged her to a rematch for the title. James lost the Women's Championship to Melina on February 19 and, in continuation of their storyline feud, failed to regain the title during WWE's first women's Falls Count Anywhere match. During the finish of the match James fell from the turnbuckle and landed on her neck, which resulted in a rushed finish. James, however, was not seriously injured. | |||
The scripted feud between James and Melina re-started on April 2 when James interrupted and attacked Melina during a photo op on ''Raw''. At a house show in Paris, France on April 24, James won her third Women's Championship during a Triple Threat match that also involved Victoria. Since James pinned Victoria, however, and not Melina, Jonathan Coachman announced that a rematch would take place immediately. James lost the title back to Melina, giving her the shortest Women’s Championship reign in WWE history. James later got rematch for the title at Backlash but was unsuccessful. After Backlash, James would make sporadic appearances on television wrestling occasionally in tag-matches and rarely in singles competition. After that, she would start a rivalry with the new Women's Champion [[Beth Phoenix]]. She had her own team for the Survivor Series, in a winning effort after teaming with [[Kelly Kelly]], Michelle McCool, [[Torrie Wilson]] and Maria Kanellis|Maria over Phoenix's team including [[Layla El|Layla]], [[Melina]], [[Lisa Marie Varon|Victoria]] and [[Jillian Hall|Jillian]]. On the November 26 edition of ''Raw'', Mickie defeated Melina in a number one contenders match for the Women's Championship, setting up a title match between her and Beth Phoenix at Armageddon, a match in which Phoenix successfully defended her Women's title. | |||
On the April 14, 2008 edition of ''Raw'', held in London, James defeated Phoenix to win her fourth Women's Championship. At Judgment Day James successfully defended her title against Melina and Beth Phoenix in a triple-threat match. James re-entered into a feud against Phoenix in mid year 2008 where she and Kofi Kingston teamed up against Phoenix and Santino Marella. At SummerSlam in a Winner Take All tag team match for both the Women's and Intercontinental Championships, James and Kingston lost their titles to Phoenix and Marella. After James lost her Women's Championship, she had two rematches for the championship but was unsuccessful in regaining the title. | |||
====Divas Champion, Move to SmackDown and Release (2009–2010)==== | |||
Following an appearance in the 25-Diva battle royal at WrestleMania XXV, James began feuding with WWE Divas Champion [[Maryse Ouellet|Maryse]] heading into Night of Champions on July 26. At the event, James defeated Maryse to win her first Divas Championship, becoming only the second Diva in history to have held both the Women's and Divas titles. Throughout the summer, James successfully defended the title against [[Gail Kim]] and Beth Phoenix on editions of ''Raw'', and against [[Alicia Fox]] at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view on October 4. Two weeks later on ''Raw'', James lost the belt to Jillian Hall after an approximate three month title reign. After the show, James was moved to the ''SmackDown!'' brand for the first time in her career due to a Diva trade made by ''Raw'' guest host Nancy O'Dell. | |||
James made her ''SmackDown!'' debut on October 23 by defeating [[Layla El|Layla]]. The next week, a controversial angle began that saw WWE Women's Champion Michelle McCool and Layla (collectively known as ''LayCool'') bully James. The next week, after James defeat Layla, McCool gave James the name "Piggy James", that sent James to tears, resulting in a five-on-five elimination tag team match at the November pay-per-view event Survivor Series, where James' team prevailed over McCool's team. On the December 3 edition of ''SmackDown!'', James became the number one contender for McCool's title by defeating Beth Phoenix and Natalya in a triple threat match. The following week, James challenged McCool for the Women's Championship at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, but was unsuccessful after interference from Layla. The storyline feud continued into the Royal Rumble on January 31, 2010 where James finally defeated McCool to win her fifth Women's Championship. Over the next couple of weeks, ''SmackDown!'' consultant Vickie Guerrero was introduced into the rivalry, choosing to side with LayCool after James. On the February 26 edition of ''SmackDown!'', McCool used her rematch clause to face James for the Women's Championship, with Guerrero acting as special guest referee. After Guerrero slapped James in the face, McCool pinned her to regain the title. | |||
On March 9, WWE.com announced that James was diagnosed with a staph infection on her right knee and that she would be out of action for three weeks. She returned on the March 22 edition of ''Raw'', where alongside Kelly Kelly, she accompanied Eve Torres, Beth Phoenix and Gail Kim in their losing effort against Michelle McCool, Maryse and Layla, who had Vickie Guerrero and Alicia Fox in their corner. This set up a 10-Diva tag team match at WrestleMania XXVI in which James made an unsuccessful in-ring return after Guerrero pinned Kelly following a "hog" splash, during that match, James delivered the DDT to McCool after she cost Kelly the match. James made her last appearance on ''Raw'' during a rematch when her team was victorious. James' final match in WWE aired on the April 23 episode of ''SmackDown!'' where she teamed with former rival Beth Phoenix against LayCool in a losing effort when she was pinned by Layla. She was released from WWE one day earlier on April 22, having pre-taped her ''SmackDown!'' match. | |||
===Independent circuit (2010–present)=== | |||
James made her in-ring return in April as part of World Wrestling Council (WWC), teaming with Carlito to defeat the team of [[ODB]] and Christopher Daniels. James won the bout, pinning Daniels after a Mickie-DT. On July 11 as part of their Anniversary weekend, she defeated ODB in a singles match. On the last day of that month, James returned to one of her early promotions, Maryland Championship Wrestling, to wrestle Mia Yim in a winning effort. The following month she contested for the Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU) Championship against Mercedes Martinez but lost. She also returned to Dory Funk's promotion, recording a tag team match for ''!Bang! TV''. | |||
In early 2011, James began appearing for Covey Promotions. At ''All or Nothing 5'' on April 30, James defeated Hannah Blossom to become their first Women's Champion. On June 18, 2011, James made her debut (''Heel'') for Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) at TripleManía XIX, where she teamed with [[Angelina Love]], Sexy Star and [[Velvet Sky]] to defeat Cynthia Moreno, Faby Apache, Lolita and Mari Apache in an eight woman tag team match. James returned to AAA on July 9, teaming with Sexy Star to defeat the Apaches in a tag team match, after which she challenged Mari to a match for her AAA Reina de Reinas Championship. On July 31 at ''Verano de Escándalo'', James competed in an eight–way match for the Reina de Reinas Championship, becoming the last person eliminated by the new champion, Pimpinela Escarlata. | |||
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Revision as of 21:57, 20 October 2011
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| Also known as | Mickie James, Alexis Laree, Princess Alexis, Queen Alexis, Superball, Vicki Adams |
| Born | August 31, 1979 Montpelier, Virginia, US |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian, Native American |
| Body | |
| Boobs | Enhanced |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1] |
| Weight | 124 lb (56 kg)[1] |
| Body type | Athletic |
| Hair | Brunette, Red Long, Wavy |
| Underarm hair | Shaved |
| Pubic hair | Shaved |
| Performances | |
| Shown | Topless, Bush, Full frontal |
| Solo | Masturbation |
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Mickie Laree James (born August 31, 1979), better known simply as Mickie James, is an American professional wrestler and singer of mixed Native American-Caucasian descent, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling, where she is a former two-time TNA Women's Knockout Champion.
James began her professional wrestling career in 1999 as a valet on the independent circuit, where she was known under the name Alexis Laree. She trained in several camps to improve her wrestling abilities before working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in June 2002, where she gained national attention. After only a few appearances, she joined a stable called The Gathering and was written into storylines with the group. She is also the only woman to be involved in Clockwork Orange House of Fun matches.
James appeared in World Wrestling Entertainment in October 2005 and was placed in a storyline with Trish Stratus, in which James' gimmick was that of Stratus' biggest fan turned obsessed stalker, an angle which lasted almost a year. She received a push and she won her first WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 22, a title she has held a total of five times. James also won her first Divas Championship at Night of Champions in 2009 to become the second Diva to hold both the Women's and Divas titles. She was however, released from the company on April 22, 2010, after which she returned to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling.
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1999–2003)
After a suggestion from a friend, James attended a wrestling school in the Washington, D.C. area. She made her professional debut on the independent circuit in 1999 as a valet for KYDA Pro Wrestling under the ring name Alexis Laree, a name created as the result of a combination of her stage name from when she was a dancer and her middle name. As Laree, she managed several male wrestlers, including managing Tommy Dreamer to win the KYDA Pro Heavyweight Championship. In March, she wrestled in her first match, an intergender tag team match with Jake Damian against American Mike Brown and Candie. She trained to improve her wrestling abilities by attending training camps such as the Funking Conservatory, a workshop run by Dory Funk, Jr., and an Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) dojo. She also started competing for Maryland Championship Wrestling, where she trained at camps run by Ricky Morton and Bobby Eaton. Due to the low salary of the independent shows, James supplemented her income by working as a waitress at an Olive Garden restaurant, and posing nude for the magazines Leg Show and Naughty Neighbors.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003)
While working in Ring of Honor for a year, James also debuted as Alexis Laree in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on the company's second ever weekly pay-per-view as a participant in a lingerie battle royal. She was not prominently featured until March 26, 2003, when she teamed with Amazing Red as part of his feud against Kid Kash (the X Division Champion) and Trinity. Weeks later, she became the first member of The Gathering, a stable led by Raven in his feud against NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett. On April 16, Laree became the first (and thus far, only) woman to compete in a "Clockwork Orange House of Fun match" after the Gathering challenged and defeated Jarrett. She continued to wrestle with the stable when they feuded with The Disciples of the New Church, taking part in an angle with Father James Mitchell burning her with a fireball and wrestling in another Clockwork Orange House of Fun match before leaving the company.
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2003–2005)
After two years of sending tapes and making phone calls, as well as wrestling a tryout match with Dawn Marie, James was signed to a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), who sent her to train at Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), their farm territory, in August. Still using the Alexis Laree name, she began making television appearances for OVW on January 29, 2004 and competed in several tag team matches throughout the year. She also won a Halloween Costume Contest on October 30 and defeated Jillian Hall in a $1,000 match on November 12.
On May 17, 2005, Laree was placed into a tournament for the OVW Television Championship. She defeated Mike Mondo in the first round, only to lose to Bobby Lashley in the next one. She began a feud with Beth Phoenix on July 20 after Phoenix interrupted Laree during an interview, setting up a match on July 29 which Laree lost. Their angle continued into September, with Shelly Martinez being added to the storyline to side with Phoenix against Laree. On October 12, she appeared in OVW under her real name and finished the year on the losing end of matches against Martinez and Jillian Hall.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–2010)
Trish Stratus's fan (2005–2006)
James debuted in WWE on the October 10, 2005 episode of Raw, continuing to use her real name, under the gimmick of WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus' biggest fan. The angle had the two WWE Divas competing together in tag team matches, with James' character becoming increasingly obsessed with Stratus. The storyline included a Halloween Costume Contest in which James was dressed like Stratus and helped Stratus retain the Women's Championship in a "Fulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royal" at Taboo Tuesday by eliminating herself and Victoria at the same time. She even began utilizing Stratus' signature finishing moves as her own during matches. James became the number one contender for the Women's Title on December 12 by defeating Victoria in a match to determine who would face Stratus at New Year's Revolution. Subsequently, the storyline between James and Stratus developed into a lesbian angle after James had a kiss with Stratus under a sprig of mistletoe. In the championship match at the pay-per-view, James lost to Stratus but continued to be enamored of her the next night on Raw, and she confessed her love for Stratus at the Royal Rumble.
On March 6, 2006 the storyline had Stratus confronting James, telling her that they needed time apart from each other. The duo teamed together at the March 18, 2006 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event to defeat Candice Michelle and Victoria. After the match, James agreed to honor Stratus' wishes and attempted to kiss her. After Stratus pushed her away, James attacked Stratus in the ring and later vowed to destroy her. The two wrestled each other at WrestleMania 22, where James won the match, and became the new Women's Champion. On April 10, edition of Raw, Mickie made her first successfull title defence over Maria Kanellis. Her angle with Stratus continued into Backlash during a rematch after Stratus legitimately dislocated her shoulder when James threw her out of the ring.
Women's Champion (2006–2008)
On August 7, James faced Stratus again, with the match ending in a no-contest. She lost the Women's Title on August 14 to Lita after Lita hit James with the title belt. After the Women's Championship was vacated due to the retirement of Trish Stratus, James entered a tournament to determine the new champion. She defeated Victoria and Melina in the qualifying rounds before making it to the finals at Cyber Sunday, where she lost to Lita. The two Divas wrestled in a series of matches in which Lita chose stipulations to hinder James' wrestling ability. The storyline feud ended at Survivor Series, where James defeated Lita, in a retirement match, to win her second Women's Championship.
An angle was then created between James and Melina, beginning on January 29, 2007, when Melina became the number one contender for the Women's Title. Following a successful title defense on February 5, James teamed with Super Crazy in a mixed tag team match against Melina and John Morrison. After Melina pinned James for the victory, she challenged her to a rematch for the title. James lost the Women's Championship to Melina on February 19 and, in continuation of their storyline feud, failed to regain the title during WWE's first women's Falls Count Anywhere match. During the finish of the match James fell from the turnbuckle and landed on her neck, which resulted in a rushed finish. James, however, was not seriously injured.
The scripted feud between James and Melina re-started on April 2 when James interrupted and attacked Melina during a photo op on Raw. At a house show in Paris, France on April 24, James won her third Women's Championship during a Triple Threat match that also involved Victoria. Since James pinned Victoria, however, and not Melina, Jonathan Coachman announced that a rematch would take place immediately. James lost the title back to Melina, giving her the shortest Women’s Championship reign in WWE history. James later got rematch for the title at Backlash but was unsuccessful. After Backlash, James would make sporadic appearances on television wrestling occasionally in tag-matches and rarely in singles competition. After that, she would start a rivalry with the new Women's Champion Beth Phoenix. She had her own team for the Survivor Series, in a winning effort after teaming with Kelly Kelly, Michelle McCool, Torrie Wilson and Maria Kanellis|Maria over Phoenix's team including Layla, Melina, Victoria and Jillian. On the November 26 edition of Raw, Mickie defeated Melina in a number one contenders match for the Women's Championship, setting up a title match between her and Beth Phoenix at Armageddon, a match in which Phoenix successfully defended her Women's title.
On the April 14, 2008 edition of Raw, held in London, James defeated Phoenix to win her fourth Women's Championship. At Judgment Day James successfully defended her title against Melina and Beth Phoenix in a triple-threat match. James re-entered into a feud against Phoenix in mid year 2008 where she and Kofi Kingston teamed up against Phoenix and Santino Marella. At SummerSlam in a Winner Take All tag team match for both the Women's and Intercontinental Championships, James and Kingston lost their titles to Phoenix and Marella. After James lost her Women's Championship, she had two rematches for the championship but was unsuccessful in regaining the title.
Divas Champion, Move to SmackDown and Release (2009–2010)
Following an appearance in the 25-Diva battle royal at WrestleMania XXV, James began feuding with WWE Divas Champion Maryse heading into Night of Champions on July 26. At the event, James defeated Maryse to win her first Divas Championship, becoming only the second Diva in history to have held both the Women's and Divas titles. Throughout the summer, James successfully defended the title against Gail Kim and Beth Phoenix on editions of Raw, and against Alicia Fox at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view on October 4. Two weeks later on Raw, James lost the belt to Jillian Hall after an approximate three month title reign. After the show, James was moved to the SmackDown! brand for the first time in her career due to a Diva trade made by Raw guest host Nancy O'Dell.
James made her SmackDown! debut on October 23 by defeating Layla. The next week, a controversial angle began that saw WWE Women's Champion Michelle McCool and Layla (collectively known as LayCool) bully James. The next week, after James defeat Layla, McCool gave James the name "Piggy James", that sent James to tears, resulting in a five-on-five elimination tag team match at the November pay-per-view event Survivor Series, where James' team prevailed over McCool's team. On the December 3 edition of SmackDown!, James became the number one contender for McCool's title by defeating Beth Phoenix and Natalya in a triple threat match. The following week, James challenged McCool for the Women's Championship at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, but was unsuccessful after interference from Layla. The storyline feud continued into the Royal Rumble on January 31, 2010 where James finally defeated McCool to win her fifth Women's Championship. Over the next couple of weeks, SmackDown! consultant Vickie Guerrero was introduced into the rivalry, choosing to side with LayCool after James. On the February 26 edition of SmackDown!, McCool used her rematch clause to face James for the Women's Championship, with Guerrero acting as special guest referee. After Guerrero slapped James in the face, McCool pinned her to regain the title.
On March 9, WWE.com announced that James was diagnosed with a staph infection on her right knee and that she would be out of action for three weeks. She returned on the March 22 edition of Raw, where alongside Kelly Kelly, she accompanied Eve Torres, Beth Phoenix and Gail Kim in their losing effort against Michelle McCool, Maryse and Layla, who had Vickie Guerrero and Alicia Fox in their corner. This set up a 10-Diva tag team match at WrestleMania XXVI in which James made an unsuccessful in-ring return after Guerrero pinned Kelly following a "hog" splash, during that match, James delivered the DDT to McCool after she cost Kelly the match. James made her last appearance on Raw during a rematch when her team was victorious. James' final match in WWE aired on the April 23 episode of SmackDown! where she teamed with former rival Beth Phoenix against LayCool in a losing effort when she was pinned by Layla. She was released from WWE one day earlier on April 22, having pre-taped her SmackDown! match.
Independent circuit (2010–present)
James made her in-ring return in April as part of World Wrestling Council (WWC), teaming with Carlito to defeat the team of ODB and Christopher Daniels. James won the bout, pinning Daniels after a Mickie-DT. On July 11 as part of their Anniversary weekend, she defeated ODB in a singles match. On the last day of that month, James returned to one of her early promotions, Maryland Championship Wrestling, to wrestle Mia Yim in a winning effort. The following month she contested for the Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU) Championship against Mercedes Martinez but lost. She also returned to Dory Funk's promotion, recording a tag team match for !Bang! TV.
In early 2011, James began appearing for Covey Promotions. At All or Nothing 5 on April 30, James defeated Hannah Blossom to become their first Women's Champion. On June 18, 2011, James made her debut (Heel) for Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) at TripleManía XIX, where she teamed with Angelina Love, Sexy Star and Velvet Sky to defeat Cynthia Moreno, Faby Apache, Lolita and Mari Apache in an eight woman tag team match. James returned to AAA on July 9, teaming with Sexy Star to defeat the Apaches in a tag team match, after which she challenged Mari to a match for her AAA Reina de Reinas Championship. On July 31 at Verano de Escándalo, James competed in an eight–way match for the Reina de Reinas Championship, becoming the last person eliminated by the new champion, Pimpinela Escarlata.
External links
- Impact Wrestling profile
- Interview with HitTheRopes.com
- Article of Mickie James' Release from WWE at The Wrestling Cafe
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Superstars > Raw > Mickie James > Bio. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
