Mickie Laree James^{<a href="#cite_note-kyda-9">[10]</a>} (born August 31, 1979) is an <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">professional wrestler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Singer" title="Singer" class="mw-redirect">singer</a>, currently signed to <a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling</a> (TNA), where she is a former <a href="/wiki/List_of_TNA_Women%27s_Knockout_Champions" title="List of TNA Women's Knockout Champions">two-time</a> <a href="/wiki/TNA_Women%27s_Knockout_Championship" title="TNA Women's Knockout Championship">TNA Women's Knockout Champion</a>.

James began her professional wrestling career in 1999 as a <a href="/wiki/Manager_(professional_wrestling)" title="Manager (professional wrestling)">valet</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Independent_circuit" title="Independent circuit">independent circuit</a>, where she was known under the name Alexis Laree.^{<a href="#cite_note-slam-8">[9]</a>} 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.^{<a href="#cite_note-slam-8">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-tna-10">[11]</a>} After only a few appearances, she joined a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_stable" title="Professional wrestling stable" class="mw-redirect">stable</a> called <a href="/wiki/Raven%27s_Nest#The_Gathering" title="Raven's Nest">The Gathering</a> and was written into storylines with the group. She is also the only woman to be involved in <a href="/wiki/Clockwork_Orange_House_of_Fun_match" title="Clockwork Orange House of Fun match" class="mw-redirect">Clockwork Orange House of Fun matches</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-glory-11">[12]</a>}

James appeared in WWE in October 2005 and was placed in a storyline with <a href="/wiki/Trish_Stratus" title="Trish Stratus">Trish Stratus</a>, in which James' <a href="/wiki/Gimmick_(professional_wrestling)" title="Gimmick (professional wrestling)" class="mw-redirect">gimmick</a> was that of Stratus' biggest fan turned obsessed stalker, an angle which lasted almost a year.^{<a href="#cite_note-ih222-0">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-slam-8">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-listthis-12">[13]</a>} She received a <a href="/wiki/Push_(professional_wrestling)" title="Push (professional wrestling)">push</a>, and she won her first <a href="/wiki/WWE_Women%27s_Championship" title="WWE Women's Championship">WWE Women's Championship</a> at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_22" title="WrestleMania 22">WrestleMania 22</a>, a title she has held a total of five times. James also won her first <a href="/wiki/WWE_Divas_Championship" title="WWE Divas Championship">Divas Championship</a> at <a href="/wiki/Night_of_Champions_(2009)" title="Night of Champions (2009)">Night of Champions</a> in 2009 to become the second Diva to hold both the Women's and Divas titles.^{<a href="#cite_note-champ-13">[14]</a>} She was released from the company on April 22, 2010, after which she returned to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Between WWE and TNA, James is an eight-time champion, and is also the only person to hold the WWE Women's, WWE Divas and TNA Knockout Championships in wrestling history.

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James was born in 1979 to Stuart James, a retired wastewater treatment worker and landscaper, and Sandra Knuckles, a Hanover County teacher and real-estate agent.^{<a href="#cite_note-Richmond-14">[15]</a>} Her parents would eventually divorce while she was still young. She also has many siblings including one full sister, one half-sister, a half-brother, and three stepbrothers.^{<a href="#cite_note-Richmond-14">[15]</a>} She graduated from <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Henry_High_School_(Ashland,_Virginia)" title="Patrick Henry High School (Ashland, Virginia)">Patrick Henry High School</a> in 1997.^{<a href="#cite_note-Richmond-14">[15]</a>}

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After a suggestion from a friend, James attended a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_school" title="Professional wrestling school" class="mw-redirect">professional wrestling school</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> area.^{<a href="#cite_note-15">[16]</a>} She made her professional debut on the independent circuit in 1999 as a <a href="/wiki/Manager_(professional_wrestling)" title="Manager (professional wrestling)">valet</a> for KYDA Pro Wrestling under the ring name Alexis Laree, a name created as the result of a combination of her <a href="/wiki/Stage_name" title="Stage name">stage name</a> from when she was a dancer and her middle name.^{<a href="#cite_note-slam-8">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-kyda-9">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-carlson-16">[17]</a>} As Laree, she managed several male wrestlers, including managing <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Dreamer" title="Tommy Dreamer">Tommy Dreamer</a> to win the KYDA Pro Heavyweight Championship.^{<a href="#cite_note-glory-11">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-17">[18]</a>} In March, she wrestled in her first match, an <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_tag_team_match_types#Intergender_tag_team_match" title="Professional wrestling tag team match types">intergender tag team match</a> with Jake Damian against American Mike Brown and Candie.^{<a href="#cite_note-glory-11">[12]</a>} She trained to improve her wrestling abilities by attending training camps such as the <a href="/wiki/Funking_Conservatory" title="Funking Conservatory" class="mw-redirect">Funking Conservatory</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Workshop" title="Workshop">workshop</a> run by <a href="/wiki/Dory_Funk,_Jr." title="Dory Funk, Jr.">Dory Funk, Jr.</a>, and an <a href="/wiki/Extreme_Championship_Wrestling" title="Extreme Championship Wrestling">Extreme Championship Wrestling</a> (ECW) <a href="/wiki/Dojo" title="Dojo">dojo</a>. She also started competing for <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Championship_Wrestling" title="Maryland Championship Wrestling">Maryland Championship Wrestling</a>, where she trained at camps run by <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Morton" title="Ricky Morton">Ricky Morton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Eaton" title="Bobby Eaton">Bobby Eaton</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-slam-8">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-glory-11">[12]</a>} Due to the low salary of the independent shows, James supplemented her income by working as a waitress at an <a href="/wiki/Olive_Garden" title="Olive Garden">Olive Garden</a> restaurant,^{<a href="#cite_note-inrich-6">[7]</a>} and posing nude for the magazine Leg Show.^{<a href="#cite_note-SLAM.21-18">[19]</a>}

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While working in <a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Honor" title="Ring of Honor">Ring of Honor</a> for a year, James also debuted as Alexis Laree in <a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling</a> (TNA) on the company's second ever weekly <a href="/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">pay-per-view</a> as a participant in a <a href="/wiki/Lingerie" title="Lingerie">lingerie</a> <a href="/wiki/Battle_royal_(professional_wrestling)" title="Battle royal (professional wrestling)">battle royal</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-tna-10">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-19">[20]</a>} She was not prominently featured until March 26, 2003, when she <a href="/wiki/Tag_team" title="Tag team">teamed</a> with <a href="/wiki/Amazing_Red" title="Amazing Red">Amazing Red</a> as part of his <a href="/wiki/Feud_(professional_wrestling)" title="Feud (professional wrestling)">feud</a> against <a href="/wiki/Kid_Kash" title="Kid Kash">Kid Kash</a>—the <a href="/wiki/TNA_X_Division_Championship" title="TNA X Division Championship">X Division Champion</a>—and <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Finochio" title="Stephanie Finochio">Trinity</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-slam-8">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-20">[21]</a>} Weeks later, she became the first member of <a href="/wiki/Raven%27s_Nest#The_Gathering" title="Raven's Nest">The Gathering</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_stable" title="Professional wrestling stable" class="mw-redirect">stable</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Scott_Levy" title="Scott Levy" class="mw-redirect">Raven</a> in his feud against <a href="/wiki/NWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship" title="NWA World Heavyweight Championship">NWA World Heavyweight Champion</a> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-slam-8">[9]</a>} On April 16, Laree became the first (and thus far, only) woman to compete in a <a href="/wiki/Clockwork_Orange_House_of_Fun_match" title="Clockwork Orange House of Fun match" class="mw-redirect">Clockwork Orange House of Fun match</a> after the Gathering challenged and defeated Jarrett.^{<a href="#cite_note-glory-11">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-21">[22]</a>} She continued to wrestle with the stable when they feuded with <a href="/wiki/The_Disciples_of_the_New_Church" title="The Disciples of the New Church">The Disciples of the New Church</a>, taking part in an <a href="/wiki/Angle_(professional_wrestling)" title="Angle (professional wrestling)" class="mw-redirect">angle</a> with <a href="/wiki/James_Mitchell_(manager)" title="James Mitchell (manager)">Father James Mitchell</a> burning her with a <a href="/wiki/Fireball_(wrestling)" title="Fireball (wrestling)" class="mw-redirect">fireball</a> and wrestling in another Clockwork Orange House of Fun match before leaving the company.^{<a href="#cite_note-22">[23]</a><a href="#cite_note-23">[24]</a><a href="#cite_note-24">[25]</a>}

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After two years of sending tapes and making phone calls, as well as wrestling a tryout match with <a href="/wiki/Dawn_Marie_Psaltis" title="Dawn Marie Psaltis">Dawn Marie</a>, James was signed to a developmental contract with <a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Entertainment" title="World Wrestling Entertainment" class="mw-redirect">World Wrestling Entertainment</a> (WWE), who sent her to train at <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Wrestling" title="Ohio Valley Wrestling">Ohio Valley Wrestling</a> (OVW), their <a href="/wiki/Farm_team" title="Farm team">farm territory</a>, in August.^{<a href="#cite_note-inrich-6">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-slam-8">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-glory-11">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-carlson-16">[17]</a>} 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.^{<a href="#cite_note-wia-25">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-supercard-26">[27]</a>} She also won a Halloween Costume Contest on October 30 and defeated <a href="/wiki/Jillian_Hall" title="Jillian Hall">Jillian Hall</a> in a $1,000 match on November 12.^{<a href="#cite_note-gerweck-5">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-27">[28]</a>}

On May 17, 2005, Laree was placed into a tournament for the <a href="/wiki/OVW_Television_Championship" title="OVW Television Championship">OVW Television Championship</a>. She defeated <a href="/wiki/Michael_Brendli" title="Michael Brendli">Mike Mondo</a> in the first round, only to lose to <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Lashley" title="Bobby Lashley">Blaster Lashley</a> in the next one.^{<a href="#cite_note-wia-25">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-28">[29]</a>} She began a feud with <a href="/wiki/Beth_Phoenix" title="Beth Phoenix">Beth Phoenix</a> on July 20 after Phoenix interrupted Laree during an interview, setting up a match on July 29 which Laree lost.^{<a href="#cite_note-wia-25">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-supercard-26">[27]</a>} Their angle continued into September, with <a href="/wiki/Shelly_Martinez" title="Shelly Martinez">Shelly Martinez</a> 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.^{<a href="#cite_note-wia-25">[26]</a>}

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James debuted in WWE on the October 10, 2005 episode of <a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw" title="WWE Raw">Raw</a>, continuing to use her real name, under the gimmick of <a href="/wiki/WWE_Women%27s_Championship" title="WWE Women's Championship">WWE Women's Champion</a> <a href="/wiki/Trish_Stratus" title="Trish Stratus">Trish Stratus</a>' biggest fan.^{<a href="#cite_note-ih222-0">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-29">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-30">[31]</a>} The angle had the two <a href="/wiki/WWE_Diva" title="WWE Diva">WWE Divas</a> competing together in tag team matches, with James' character becoming increasingly obsessed with Stratus.^{<a href="#cite_note-31">[32]</a><a href="#cite_note-32">[33]</a><a href="#cite_note-33">[34]</a>} The storyline included a Halloween Costume Contest in which James was dressed like Stratus and helped Stratus retain the Women's Championship in a <a href="/wiki/Battle_royal_(professional_wrestling)" title="Battle royal (professional wrestling)">Fulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royal</a> at <a href="/wiki/Taboo_Tuesday_(2005)" title="Taboo Tuesday (2005)">Taboo Tuesday</a> by eliminating herself and <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Marie_Varon" title="Lisa Marie Varon">Victoria</a> at the same time.^{<a href="#cite_note-34">[35]</a><a href="#cite_note-35">[36]</a>} 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 <a href="/wiki/New_Year%27s_Revolution_(2006)" title="New Year's Revolution (2006)">New Year's Revolution</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-dec122005-36">[37]</a>} Subsequently, the storyline between James and Stratus developed into a <a href="/wiki/Lesbian" title="Lesbian">lesbian</a> angle after James had a kiss with Stratus under a sprig of <a href="/wiki/Mistletoe" title="Mistletoe">mistletoe</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-ih222-0">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-listthis-12">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-37">[38]</a>} 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 <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2006)" title="Royal Rumble (2006)">Royal Rumble</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-listthis-12">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-38">[39]</a>}

On March 6, 2006, the storyline had Stratus confronting James, telling her that they needed time apart from each other.^{<a href="#cite_note-ih222-0">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-listthis-12">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-39">[40]</a>} The duo teamed together at the <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night%27s_Main_Event_results#Saturday_Night.27s_Main_Event_XXXII" title="Saturday Night's Main Event results">March 18, 2006 episode</a> of <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night%27s_Main_Event" title="Saturday Night's Main Event">Saturday Night's Main Event</a> to defeat <a href="/wiki/Candice_Michelle" title="Candice Michelle">Candice Michelle</a> 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, establishing her heel turn.^{<a href="#cite_note-ih222-0">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-listthis-12">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-40">[41]</a>} The two wrestled each other at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_22" title="WrestleMania 22">WrestleMania 22</a>, where James won the match, and became the new Women's Champion.^{<a href="#cite_note-41">[42]</a>} Her angle with Stratus continued into <a href="/wiki/Backlash_(2006)" title="Backlash (2006)">Backlash</a> during a rematch after Stratus <a href="/wiki/Legit_(professional_wrestling)" title="Legit (professional wrestling)" class="mw-redirect">legitimately</a> <a href="/wiki/Dislocated_shoulder" title="Dislocated shoulder">dislocated her shoulder</a> when James threw her out of the ring.^{<a href="#cite_note-42">[43]</a><a href="#cite_note-pwi121-43">[44]</a>}

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James <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#Drop" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">dropped</a> the Women's Title on August 14 to <a href="/wiki/Amy_Dumas" title="Amy Dumas">Lita</a> after Lita hit James with the title belt.^{<a href="#cite_note-44">[45]</a>} After the Women's Championship was vacated due to the retirement of Trish Stratus, James entered a tournament to determine the new champion.^{<a href="#cite_note-vacant-45">[46]</a>} She defeated Victoria and <a href="/wiki/Melina_Perez" title="Melina Perez">Melina</a> in the qualifying rounds before making it to the finals at <a href="/wiki/Cyber_Sunday_(2006)" title="Cyber Sunday (2006)">Cyber Sunday</a>, where she lost to Lita.^{<a href="#cite_note-pwi121-43">[44]</a><a href="#cite_note-vacant-45">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-46">[47]</a>} The two Divas wrestled in a series of matches in which Lita chose stipulations to hinder James' wrestling ability.^{<a href="#cite_note-47">[48]</a>} The storyline feud ended at <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(2006)" title="Survivor Series (2006)">Survivor Series</a>, where James defeated Lita, in a retirement match, to win her second Women's Championship.^{<a href="#cite_note-48">[49]</a>}

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.^{<a href="#cite_note-49">[50]</a><a href="#cite_note-50">[51]</a>} Following a successful title defense on February 5,^{<a href="#cite_note-51">[52]</a>} James teamed with <a href="/wiki/Super_Crazy" title="Super Crazy">Super Crazy</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Mixed_tag_team_match" title="Mixed tag team match" class="mw-redirect">mixed tag team match</a> against Melina and <a href="/wiki/John_Morrison_(wrestler)" title="John Morrison (wrestler)">Johnny Nitro</a>. After Melina <a href="/wiki/Pin_(professional_wrestling)" title="Pin (professional wrestling)">pinned</a> James for the victory, she challenged her to a rematch for the title.^{<a href="#cite_note-52">[53]</a>} James dropped 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 <a href="/wiki/Falls_Count_Anywhere_Match" title="Falls Count Anywhere Match" class="mw-redirect">Falls Count Anywhere match</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-53">[54]</a><a href="#cite_note-54">[55]</a>} During the finish of the match James fell from the <a href="/wiki/Turnbuckle" title="Turnbuckle">turnbuckle</a> and landed on her neck, which resulted in a <a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_terms#Rushed_finish" title="List of professional wrestling terms" class="mw-redirect">rushed finish</a>. James, however, was not seriously injured.^{<a href="#cite_note-engaged-55">[56]</a>}

The scripted feud between James and Melina re-started on April 2 when James interrupted and attacked Melina during a <a href="/wiki/Photo_op" title="Photo op">photo op</a> on Raw.^{<a href="#cite_note-56">[57]</a>} At a <a href="/wiki/House_show" title="House show">house show</a> in <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>, France on April 24, James won her third Women's Championship during a <a href="/wiki/Triple_Threat_match" title="Triple Threat match" class="mw-redirect">Triple Threat match</a> that also involved Victoria. Since James pinned Victoria, however, and not Melina, <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Coachman" title="Jonathan Coachman">Jonathan Coachman</a> announced that a rematch would take place immediately. James dropped the title back to Melina, giving her the shortest Women’s Championship reign in WWE history.^{<a href="#cite_note-57">[58]</a>} James later got rematch for the title at <a href="/wiki/Backlash_(2007)" title="Backlash (2007)">Backlash</a> but was unsuccessful. After Backlash, James would make sporadic appearances on television wrestling occasionally in tag-matches and rarely in singles competition. On the November 26 episode of Raw, James defeated Melina in a number one contenders match for <a href="/wiki/Beth_Phoenix" title="Beth Phoenix">Beth Phoenix</a>'s Women's Championship,^{<a href="#cite_note-58">[59]</a>} setting up a title match between the two at <a href="/wiki/Armageddon_(2007)" title="Armageddon (2007)">Armageddon</a>, a match in which Phoenix successfully defended her Women's title.

On the April 14, 2008 episode of Raw, held in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, James defeated Phoenix to win her fourth Women's Championship.^{<a href="#cite_note-title4-59">[60]</a>} At <a href="/wiki/Judgment_Day_(2008)" title="Judgment Day (2008)">Judgment Day</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Kofi_Kingston" title="Kofi Kingston">Kofi Kingston</a> teamed up against Phoenix and <a href="/wiki/Santino_Marella" title="Santino Marella">Santino Marella</a>. At <a href="/wiki/SummerSlam_(2008)" title="SummerSlam (2008)">SummerSlam</a> in a Winner Take All tag team match for both the Women's and <a href="/wiki/WWE_Intercontinental_Championship" title="WWE Intercontinental Championship">Intercontinental</a> Championships, James and Kingston lost their titles to Phoenix and Marella.^{<a href="#cite_note-60">[61]</a>} After James lost her Women's Championship, she had two rematches for the championship but was unsuccessful in regaining the title.^{<a href="#cite_note-61">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-62">[63]</a>}

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Following an appearance in the 25-Diva battle royal at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XXV" title="WrestleMania XXV">WrestleMania XXV</a>,^{<a href="#cite_note-63">[64]</a>} James began feuding with <a href="/wiki/WWE_Divas_Championship" title="WWE Divas Championship">WWE Divas Champion</a> <a href="/wiki/Maryse_Ouellet" title="Maryse Ouellet">Maryse</a> heading into <a href="/wiki/Night_of_Champions_(2009)" title="Night of Champions (2009)">Night of Champions</a> 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.^{<a href="#cite_note-64">[65]</a>} Throughout the summer, James successfully defended the title against <a href="/wiki/Gail_Kim" title="Gail Kim">Gail Kim</a> and Beth Phoenix on episodes of Raw,^{<a href="#cite_note-65">[66]</a><a href="#cite_note-66">[67]</a>} and against <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Crawford" title="Victoria Crawford" class="mw-redirect">Alicia Fox</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Hell_in_a_Cell_(2009)" title="Hell in a Cell (2009)">Hell in a Cell</a> pay-per-view on October 4.^{<a href="#cite_note-67">[68]</a>} Two weeks later on Raw, James dropped the belt to Jillian Hall after an approximate three month title reign.^{<a href="#cite_note-68">[69]</a>} After the show, James was moved to the <a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown!" title="WWE SmackDown!" class="mw-redirect">SmackDown</a> brand for the first time in her career due to a Diva trade made by Raw guest host <a href="/wiki/Nancy_O%27Dell" title="Nancy O'Dell">Nancy O'Dell</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-69">[70]</a>}

James made her SmackDown debut on October 23 by defeating <a href="/wiki/Layla_El" title="Layla El">Layla</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-70">[71]</a>} The next week, a controversial angle began that saw WWE Women's Champion <a href="/wiki/Michelle_McCool" title="Michelle McCool">Michelle McCool</a> and Layla (collectively known as <a href="/wiki/LayCool" title="LayCool">LayCool</a>) 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 <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_Match" title="Survivor Series Match" class="mw-redirect">elimination tag team match</a> at the November pay-per-view event <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(2009)" title="Survivor Series (2009)">Survivor Series</a>, where James' team prevailed over McCool's team.^{<a href="#cite_note-71">[72]</a>} On the December 3 episode of SmackDown, James became the number one contender for McCool's title by defeating Beth Phoenix and <a href="/wiki/Natalya_Neidhart" title="Natalya Neidhart" class="mw-redirect">Natalya</a> in a triple threat match.^{<a href="#cite_note-72">[73]</a>} The following week, James challenged McCool for the Women's Championship at <a href="/wiki/TLC:_Tables,_Ladders_%26_Chairs_(2009)" title="TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)">TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs</a>, but was unsuccessful after interference from Layla.^{<a href="#cite_note-73">[74]</a>} The storyline feud continued into the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2010)" title="Royal Rumble (2010)">Royal Rumble</a> on January 31, 2010 where James finally defeated McCool to win her fifth Women's Championship. Over the next couple of weeks, SmackDown consultant <a href="/wiki/Vickie_Guerrero" title="Vickie Guerrero">Vickie Guerrero</a> was introduced into the rivalry, choosing to side with LayCool over James. On the February 26 episode of SmackDown, McCool used her rematch clause to face James for the Women's Championship, with Guerrero acting as <a href="/wiki/Special_guest_referee" title="Special guest referee" class="mw-redirect">special guest referee</a>. After Guerrero slapped James in the face, McCool pinned her to regain the title.^{<a href="#cite_note-74">[75]</a>}

On March 9, WWE.com announced that James was diagnosed with a <a href="/wiki/Staphylococcal_infection" title="Staphylococcal infection">staph infection</a> on her right knee and that she would be out of action for three weeks.^{<a href="#cite_note-75">[76]</a>} She returned on the March 22 episode of Raw, where alongside Kelly Kelly, she accompanied <a href="/wiki/Eve_Torres" title="Eve Torres">Eve Torres</a>, 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.^{<a href="#cite_note-76">[77]</a>} This set up a 10-Diva tag team match at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XXVI" title="WrestleMania XXVI">WrestleMania XXVI</a> in which James made an unsuccessful in-ring return after Guerrero pinned Kelly following a "hog" splash.^{<a href="#cite_note-77">[78]</a>} 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.^{<a href="#cite_note-78">[79]</a>} She was released from WWE one day earlier on April 22, having pre-taped her SmackDown match.^{<a href="#cite_note-79">[80]</a>} According to James, WWE explained the decision as due to desiring to move in a new direction with their women's division.^{<a href="#cite_note-80">[81]</a>}

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James made her in-ring return in April as part of <a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Council" title="World Wrestling Council">World Wrestling Council</a> (WWC), teaming with <a href="/wiki/Carly_Colon" title="Carly Colon" class="mw-redirect">Carlito</a> to defeat the team of <a href="/wiki/Jessica_Kresa" title="Jessica Kresa" class="mw-redirect">ODB</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Daniels" title="Christopher Daniels">Christopher Daniels</a>. James won the bout, pinning Daniels after a Mickie-DT.^{<a href="#cite_note-81">[82]</a>} 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.^{<a href="#cite_note-82">[83]</a>} The following month she contested for the <a href="/wiki/Women_Superstars_Uncensored" title="Women Superstars Uncensored">Women Superstars Uncensored</a> (WSU) <a href="/wiki/WSU_Championship" title="WSU Championship">Championship</a> against <a href="/wiki/Mercedes_Martinez" title="Mercedes Martinez">Mercedes Martinez</a> but lost.^{<a href="#cite_note-83">[84]</a>} She also returned to Dory Funk's promotion, recording a tag team match for !Bang! TV.^{<a href="#cite_note-84">[85]</a>}

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.^{<a href="#cite_note-covey-85">[86]</a>} On June 18, 2011, James made her debut for the Mexican promotion <a href="/wiki/Asistencia_Asesor%C3%ADa_y_Administraci%C3%B3n" title="Asistencia Asesoría y Administración">Asistencia Asesoría y Administración</a> (AAA) at <a href="/wiki/Tripleman%C3%ADa_XIX" title="Triplemanía XIX">Triplemanía XIX</a>, where she teamed with <a href="/wiki/Angelina_Love" title="Angelina Love">Angelina Love</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sexy_Star" title="Sexy Star">Sexy Star</a> and <a href="/wiki/Velvet_Sky" title="Velvet Sky">Velvet Sky</a> to defeat <a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Moreno" title="Cynthia Moreno">Cynthia Moreno</a>, <a href="/wiki/Faby_Apache" title="Faby Apache">Faby Apache</a>, Lolita and <a href="/wiki/Mari_Apache" title="Mari Apache">Mari Apache</a> in an eight woman tag team match.^{<a href="#cite_note-86">[87]</a>} 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 <a href="/wiki/AAA_Reina_de_Reinas_Championship" title="AAA Reina de Reinas Championship">AAA Reina de Reinas Championship</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-87">[88]</a>} On July 31 at <a href="/wiki/Verano_de_Esc%C3%A1ndalo_(2011)" title="Verano de Escándalo (2011)">Verano de Escándalo</a>, James competed in an eight–way match for the Reina de Reinas Championship, becoming the last person eliminated by the new champion, <a href="/wiki/Pimpinela_Escarlata" title="Pimpinela Escarlata">Pimpinela Escarlata</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-88">[89]</a>} During her time with TNA, James has also made several appearances for independent wrestling promotions such as Pro Championship Wrestling, Legends of the Ring, Northeast Wrestling Show and National Wrestling Superstars.^{<a href="#cite_note-89">[90]</a>}

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On September 22, 2010, it was reported that James had signed a contract with TNA Wrestling and would return to the promotion on the October 7 live episode of <a href="/wiki/TNA_Impact!" title="TNA Impact!" class="mw-redirect">Impact!</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-90">[91]</a>} James returned to TNA on October 7's Before The Glory special episode of Impact!, announcing that she would be the special guest referee for the <a href="/wiki/TNA_Women%27s_Knockout_Championship" title="TNA Women's Knockout Championship">TNA Women's Knockout Championship</a> match between Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, <a href="/wiki/Madison_Rayne" title="Madison Rayne">Madison Rayne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Marie_Varon" title="Lisa Marie Varon">Tara</a> at <a href="/wiki/Bound_for_Glory_(2010)" title="Bound for Glory (2010)">Bound for Glory</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-91">[92]</a>} At the pay-per-view, James counted the pinfall which made Tara the new Women's Knockout Champion, prompting Rayne to shove James amidst an argument with Tara, and James replying with a punch.^{<a href="#cite_note-92">[93]</a>} On the following episode of Impact!, Tara lost the title to Rayne while James made her intentions for the Women's Knockout title clear, after a confrontation with the new champion.^{<a href="#cite_note-93">[94]</a>} James wrestled her first match the following week, defeating <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Stock" title="Sarah Stock">Sarita</a>, before being attacked by Rayne's ally, Tara. James wrestled her first TNA pay-per-view match at <a href="/wiki/Turning_Point_(2010)" title="Turning Point (2010)">Turning Point</a>, where she battled Tara to a double disqualification.^{<a href="#cite_note-94">[95]</a>}

On the November 18 episode of Impact! James defeated Angelina Love to become the number one contender to the championship.^{<a href="#cite_note-95">[96]</a>} At <a href="/wiki/Final_Resolution_(2010)" title="Final Resolution (2010)">Final Resolution</a> James was defeated by Tara in a Falls Count Anywhere match, following interference from Rayne after she sprayed a fire extinguisher and hit James with the Knockout Title belt.^{<a href="#cite_note-96">[97]</a>} On the following episode of Impact! James defeated Tara in a <a href="/wiki/Steel_Cage_match" title="Steel Cage match" class="mw-redirect">Steel Cage match</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-97">[98]</a>} On January 9, 2011 at <a href="/wiki/Genesis_(2011)" title="Genesis (2011)">Genesis</a>, James lost her match against Rayne for the Women's Knockout Championship due to interference by Tara.^{<a href="#cite_note-98">[99]</a>} The following month at <a href="/wiki/Against_All_Odds_(2011)" title="Against All Odds (2011)">Against All Odds</a> James once again failed to win the Women's Knockout Championship, this time losing to Rayne in a <a href="/wiki/Last_Man_Standing_match" title="Last Man Standing match" class="mw-redirect">Last Knockout Standing match</a>, after another interference by Tara.^{<a href="#cite_note-99">[100]</a>} On the March 17 episode of Impact!, Rayne agreed to give James one last title match at <a href="/wiki/Lockdown_(2011)" title="Lockdown (2011)">Lockdown</a> with the added stipulation that should James fail to win the title, she would have her hair shaved off.^{<a href="#cite_note-100">[101]</a>} On March 18, James separated her shoulder at a house show in <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-101">[102]</a>} James's injury was put into a storyline, where it was caused by Rayne and Tara running over her in a motorcycle.^{<a href="#cite_note-102">[103]</a>}

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On April 17 at Lockdown, James defeated Rayne in a steel cage match, which lasted less than a minute to win the TNA Women's Knockout Championship for the first time.^{<a href="#cite_note-Lockdown2011-103">[104]</a>} James became the first woman to have held the WWE Women's Championship, the WWE Divas Championship, and the TNA Women's Knockouts Championship.^{<a href="#cite_note-104">[105]</a>} On the May 5 episode of Impact!, James made her first successful title defense against <a href="/wiki/Brooke_Adams_(model)" title="Brooke Adams (model)" class="mw-redirect">Ms. Tessmacher</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-105">[106]</a>} On May 15 at <a href="/wiki/Sacrifice_(2011)" title="Sacrifice (2011)">Sacrifice</a>, James successfully defended her title against Rayne and in the process helped Tara get a release from her exclusive contract with Rayne.^{<a href="#cite_note-sacrifice2011-106">[107]</a>} The following month at <a href="/wiki/Slammiversary_IX" title="Slammiversary IX">Slammiversary IX</a>, James successfully defended her title against Angelina Love, however after the match both Love and <a href="/wiki/Katarina_Waters" title="Katarina Waters">Winter</a> attacked her.^{<a href="#cite_note-107">[108]</a>} On the June 23 episode of Impact Wrestling, James was defeated by Winter in a non-title <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#Hardcore-based_variations" title="Professional wrestling match types">Street Fight</a>, following outside interference from Love.^{<a href="#cite_note-108">[109]</a>} This led to a match on August 7 at <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Justice_(2011)" title="Hardcore Justice (2011)">Hardcore Justice</a>, where James lost the Women's Knockout Championship to Winter, following multiple interference from Love and a <a href="/wiki/Asian_mist" title="Asian mist" class="mw-redirect">red mist</a> from Winter.^{<a href="#cite_note-109">[110]</a>} On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, James defeated Madison Rayne to earn a rematch for the title.^{<a href="#cite_note-110">[111]</a>} On August 25 at the tapings of the September 1 episode of Impact Wrestling, James defeated Winter to regain the Women's Knockout Championship.^{<a href="#cite_note-Impact090111Tapings-111">[112]</a><a href="#cite_note-112">[113]</a>} On September 11 at <a href="/wiki/No_Surrender_(2011)" title="No Surrender (2011)">No Surrender</a>, James lost the title back to Winter.^{<a href="#cite_note-113">[114]</a>} On the September 22 episode of Impact Wrestling, James defeated Brooke Tessmacher to earn a shot at the TNA Women's Knockout Championship at <a href="/wiki/Bound_for_Glory_(2011)" title="Bound for Glory (2011)">Bound for Glory</a>, in a four-way match with champion Winter, Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky, who would eventually leave the pay-per-view as the new champion.^{<a href="#cite_note-114">[115]</a><a href="#cite_note-115">[116]</a>} On the November 17 episode of Impact Wrestling, James defeated nine other knockouts in a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#Gauntlet_match" title="Professional wrestling match types">gauntlet match</a> to earn a match with the new Women's Knockout Champion, Gail Kim.^{<a href="#cite_note-116">[117]</a>} On December 11 at <a href="/wiki/Final_Resolution_(2011)" title="Final Resolution (2011)">Final Resolution</a>, Kim defeated James to retain the Women's Knockout Championship, following a distraction from Madison Rayne.^{<a href="#cite_note-117">[118]</a>} In the main event of the December 29 episode of Impact Wrestling, James challenged Kim for the Women's Knockout Championship, but was defeated following interference from Madison Rayne.^{<a href="#cite_note-118">[119]</a>} On the January 5, 2012, episode of Impact Wrestling, James and <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Brookshaw" title="Tracy Brookshaw">Traci Brooks</a> failed to capture the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship from Kim and Rayne.^{<a href="#cite_note-119">[120]</a>} Three days later at <a href="/wiki/Genesis_(2012)" title="Genesis (2012)">Genesis</a>, James failed in her Women's Knockout Championship challenge against Kim, after being disqualified for using brass knuckles.^{<a href="#cite_note-120">[121]</a>} On the January 19 episode of Impact Wrestling, James defeated Rayne in a steel cage match.^{<a href="#cite_note-121">[122]</a>} On the January 26 episode of Impact Wrestling, James and Velvet Sky were defeated by Tara in a three-way number one contenders match for the Knockouts Championship.^{<a href="#cite_note-122">[123]</a>} On the April 5 episode of Impact Wrestling, James was defeated by Sky in a six-way number one contenders match, also involving Angelina Love, Madison Rayne, Tara, and Winter.^{<a href="#cite_note-123">[124]</a>} On the June 7 episode of Impact Wrestling, James again failed to earn a shot at the Women's Knockout Championship in a four-way match, during which she started showing signs of jealousy towards Sky.^{<a href="#cite_note-124">[125]</a>} On the June 21 episode of Impact Wrestling, James was chosen over Sky as the next challenger for the Women's Knockout Championship, but failed to recapture the title from Miss Tessmacher.^{<a href="#cite_note-125">[126]</a>} James' storyline with Sky ended abruptly the following month, when Sky was granted her release from TNA.^{<a href="#cite_note-126">[127]</a>}

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James' first country music album, Strangers & Angels, was released on May 18, 2010 on <a href="/wiki/ITunes" title="ITunes">iTunes</a>. On December 2, 2010, James released a new country single called, "Hardcore Country" which is also used as her TNA theme song. For her second album, James joined a <a href="/wiki/Kickstarter" title="Kickstarter">Kickstarter</a> campaign in order to partially fund the album. Fans who contributed donations will receive special items from the campaign. The online campaign was a success, with a total pledge of $16,500 out of a $5,000 goal. James has wrapped up recording her second album, which will be released in 2012.^{<a href="#cite_note-127">[128]</a>}

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James, along with <a href="/wiki/Mr._Kennedy" title="Mr. Kennedy" class="mw-redirect">Mr. Kennedy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Josh_Mathews" title="Josh Mathews">Josh Mathews</a>, represented WWE at the <a href="/wiki/2008_Republican_National_Convention" title="2008 Republican National Convention">2008 Republican National Convention</a> in an effort to persuade fans to register to vote in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2008" title="United States presidential election, 2008">2008 Presidential election</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-128">[129]</a>} On April 13, 2008, James, along with <a href="/wiki/Layla_El" title="Layla El">Layla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Melina_Perez" title="Melina Perez">Melina</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kelly_Kelly" title="Kelly Kelly">Kelly Kelly</a>, appeared in an episode of <a href="/wiki/Celebrity_Fit_Club_(U.S._TV_series)#Season_6_-_2008:_Boot_Camp" title="Celebrity Fit Club (U.S. TV series)">Celebrity Fit Club Boot Camp</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-129">[130]</a>} On September 5 of that same year, James appeared on the <a href="/wiki/USA_Network" title="USA Network">USA Network</a> show <a href="/wiki/Psych" title="Psych">Psych</a>, playing a roller derby girl called Rita "Lethal Weapon" Westwood on an episode titled Talk Derby to Me.^{<a href="#cite_note-psych-130">[131]</a><a href="#cite_note-131">[132]</a>} James made a special appearance on <a href="/wiki/Redemption_Song_(TV_series)" title="Redemption Song (TV series)">Redemption Song</a> which is hosted by <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a> along with <a href="/wiki/Candice_Michelle" title="Candice Michelle">Candice Michelle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryse_Ouellet" title="Maryse Ouellet">Maryse</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Eve_Torres" title="Eve Torres">Eve Torres</a>. It was originally aired on November 12, 2008.^{<a href="#cite_note-132">[133]</a>} In 2012, James was featured in <a href="/wiki/Bucky_Covington" title="Bucky Covington">Bucky Covington</a>'s music video for his song "Drinking Side of Country".^{<a href="#cite_note-133">[134]</a>}

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James owns three <a href="/wiki/Morgan_horse" title="Morgan horse">Morgan horses</a> named Rhapsody, Bunny and Casanova.^{<a href="#cite_note-dish-134">[135]</a>} After she has finished her wrestling career, James plans to own a farm and be an <a href="/wiki/Horse_trainer" title="Horse trainer">equine trainer</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-WWEProfile-1">[2]</a>} James also owns two dogs, one named Butch and the other named Elvis.^{<a href="#cite_note-135">[136]</a>}

Outside of wrestling, James has received her <a href="/wiki/Associate_of_Arts" title="Associate of Arts" class="mw-redirect">Associate of Arts</a> degree in business administration and is studying for her <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> degree in operations management.^{<a href="#cite_note-dish-134">[135]</a>} She was previously engaged to wrestler <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Dykstra" title="Kenny Dykstra">Kenny Dykstra</a>.^{<a href="#cite_note-136">[137]</a><a href="#cite_note-137">[138]</a>}

James has two <a href="/wiki/Tattoo" title="Tattoo">tattoos</a>: an <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asian</a> symbol meaning 'love' on her ankle and a dragon that wraps around it.^{<a href="#cite_note-138">[139]</a><a href="#cite_note-139">[140]</a>}

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• Finishing moves
  • Chick Kick^{<a href="#cite_note-140">[141]</a>} (<a href="/wiki/Roundhouse_kick" title="Roundhouse kick">Roundhouse kick</a>) – 2005–2006
  • Long Kiss Goodnight / Mick Kick (<a href="/wiki/Reverse_roundhouse_kick" title="Reverse roundhouse kick" class="mw-redirect">Reverse roundhouse kick</a>, occasionally preceded by a kiss)^{<a href="#cite_note-141">[142]</a>}
  • Mickie–DT^{<a href="#cite_note-tott-142">[143]</a><a href="#cite_note-143">[144]</a>} (WWE / TNA) / Laree DDT^{<a href="#cite_note-oww-3">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-glory-11">[12]</a>} (<a href="/wiki/Independent_circuit" title="Independent circuit">Independent circuit</a>) (<a href="/wiki/DDT_(professional_wrestling)#Standing_tornado_DDT" title="DDT (professional wrestling)">Standing tornado DDT</a> or a <a href="/wiki/DDT_(professional_wrestling)#Jumping_DDT" title="DDT (professional wrestling)">jumping DDT</a>)^{<a href="#cite_note-144">[145]</a><a href="#cite_note-145">[146]</a><a href="#cite_note-TNA1-146">[147]</a>}
  • Stratusfaction^{<a href="#cite_note-moves-147">[148]</a>} (<a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_aerial_techniques#Springboard_bulldog" title="Professional wrestling aerial techniques">Springboard bulldog</a>) – 2005–2006

• Signature moves
  • Mick–A–Rana^{<a href="#cite_note-dec122005-36">[37]</a>} (<a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Rope-aided_twisting_hurricanrana" title="Professional wrestling throws">Rope aided twisting hurricanrana</a>)
  • <a href="/wiki/Lou_Thesz_press" title="Lou Thesz press" class="mw-redirect">Thesz press</a> followed by multiple <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Punch" title="Professional wrestling attacks">punches</a> (sometimes from an elevated position into a <a href="/wiki/Pin_(professional_wrestling)" title="Pin (professional wrestling)">pin</a>)^{<a href="#cite_note-observer1-148">[149]</a>}

• Wrestlers <a href="/wiki/Manager_(professional_wrestling)" title="Manager (professional wrestling)">managed</a>
  • <a href="/wiki/A.J._Styles" title="A.J. Styles">A.J. Styles</a>^{<a href="#cite_note-Epic-149">[150]</a>}
  • <a href="/wiki/Amazing_Red" title="Amazing Red">Amazing Red</a>^{<a href="#cite_note-Epic-149">[150]</a>}
  • <a href="/wiki/Kris_Pavone" title="Kris Pavone">Chris Cage</a>^{<a href="#cite_note-wia-25">[26]</a>}
  • <a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a>^{<a href="#cite_note-150">[151]</a>}
  • <a href="/wiki/Adam_Birch" title="Adam Birch">Joey Matthews</a>^{<a href="#cite_note-carlson-16">[17]</a>}
  • <a href="/wiki/Brian_Wohl" title="Brian Wohl" class="mw-redirect">Julio Dinero</a>^{<a href="#cite_note-carlson-16">[17]</a>}
  • <a href="/wiki/Raven_(wrestler)" title="Raven (wrestler)">Raven</a>^{<a href="#cite_note-slam-8">[9]</a>}
  • <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Dreamer" title="Tommy Dreamer">Tommy Dreamer</a>^{<a href="#cite_note-carlson-16">[17]</a>}
  • <a href="/wiki/Super_Crazy" title="Super Crazy">Super Crazy</a>^{<a href="#cite_note-151">[152]</a>}

• <a href="/wiki/Music_in_professional_wrestling" title="Music in professional wrestling">Entrance themes</a>
  • "<a href="/wiki/Seven_Nation_Army" title="Seven Nation Army">Seven Nation Army</a>" by <a href="/wiki/The_White_Stripes" title="The White Stripes">The White Stripes</a>^{<a href="#cite_note-Music-152">[153]</a>} (ROH)
  • "<a href="/wiki/High_Society_(Kottonmouth_Kings_album)" title="High Society (Kottonmouth Kings album)">Day Dreamin' Fazes</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Kottonmouth_Kings" title="Kottonmouth Kings">Kottonmouth Kings</a>^{<a href="#cite_note-Music-152">[153]</a>} (<a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Honor" title="Ring of Honor">ROH</a>)
  • "<a href="/wiki/WWE_The_Music,_Vol._7#Track_listing" title="WWE The Music, Vol. 7">Obsession</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Johnston_(composer)" title="Jim Johnston (composer)">Jim Johnston</a>^{<a href="#cite_note-153">[154]</a>} (<a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a>)
  • "Hardcore Country" by Mickie James and Serg Salinas^{<a href="#cite_note-154">[155]</a>} (<a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">TNA</a> / <a href="/wiki/Asistencia_Asesor%C3%ADa_y_Administraci%C3%B3n" title="Asistencia Asesoría y Administración">AAA</a>)

[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mickie_James&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Championships and accomplishments">edit</a>] Championships and accomplishments

• Covey Promotions
  • <a href="/wiki/Covey_Pro_Women%27s_Championship" title="Covey Pro Women's Championship">Covey Pro Women's Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/Covey_Pro_Women%27s_Championship#Title_history" title="Covey Pro Women's Championship">1 time</a>)^{<a href="#cite_note-covey-85">[86]</a><a href="#cite_note-155">[156]</a>}

• <a href="/wiki/CyberSpace_Wrestling_Federation" title="CyberSpace Wrestling Federation" class="mw-redirect">CyberSpace Wrestling Federation</a>
  • <a href="/wiki/NWA_Shockwave_Women%27s_Championship" title="NWA Shockwave Women's Championship">CSWF Women's Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_Shockwave_Women%27s_Championship#Title_history" title="NWA Shockwave Women's Championship">1 time</a>)^{<a href="#cite_note-TH-2">[3]</a>}

• Delaware Championship Wrestling
  • DCW Women's Championship (1 time)^{<a href="#cite_note-TH-2">[3]</a>}

• Impact Championship Wrestling
  • <a href="/wiki/ICW_Junior_Heavyweight_Championship" title="ICW Junior Heavyweight Championship">ICW Super Juniors Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/ICW_Junior_Heavyweight_Championship#Title_history" title="ICW Junior Heavyweight Championship">1 time</a>)^{<a href="#cite_note-156">[157]</a>}

• Premier Wrestling Federation
  • <a href="/wiki/PWF_Universal_Women%27s_Championship" title="PWF Universal Women's Championship">PWF Universal Women's Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/PWF_Universal_Women%27s_Championship#Title_history" title="PWF Universal Women's Championship">1 time</a>)^{<a href="#cite_note-TH-2">[3]</a>}

• <a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated" title="Pro Wrestling Illustrated">Pro Wrestling Illustrated</a>
  • PWI ranked her # 1 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2009^{<a href="#cite_note-pwi09-157">[158]</a>}`
  • <a href="/wiki/PWI_Woman_of_the_Year" title="PWI Woman of the Year" class="mw-redirect">PWI Woman of the Year</a> (2009, 2011)^{<a href="#cite_note-158">[159]</a>}

• <a href="/wiki/Southern_Championship_Wrestling" title="Southern Championship Wrestling">Southern Championship Wrestling</a>
  • <a href="/wiki/SCW_Diva_Championship" title="SCW Diva Championship">SCW Diva Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/SCW_Diva_Championship#Title_history" title="SCW Diva Championship">1 time</a>)^{<a href="#cite_note-TH-2">[3]</a>}

• <a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling</a>
  • <a href="/wiki/TNA_Women%27s_Knockout_Championship" title="TNA Women's Knockout Championship">TNA Women's Knockout Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_TNA_Women%27s_Knockout_Champions" title="List of TNA Women's Knockout Champions">2 times</a>)^{<a href="#cite_note-Lockdown2011-103">[104]</a><a href="#cite_note-Impact090111Tapings-111">[112]</a>}

• Ultimate Championship Wrestling
  • UCW Women's Championship (1 time)^{<a href="#cite_note-TH-2">[3]</a>}

• Ultimate Wrestling Federation
  • UWF Women's Championship (2 times)^{<a href="#cite_note-TH-2">[3]</a>}

• <a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Entertainment" title="World Wrestling Entertainment" class="mw-redirect">World Wrestling Entertainment</a>
  • <a href="/wiki/WWE_Women%27s_Championship" title="WWE Women's Championship">WWE Women's Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_Women%27s_Champions" title="List of WWE Women's Champions">5 times</a>) ^{<a href="#cite_note-champ-13">[14]</a>}
  • <a href="/wiki/WWE_Divas_Championship" title="WWE Divas Championship">WWE Divas Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_Divas_Champions" title="List of WWE Divas Champions">1 time</a>)^{<a href="#cite_note-oww-3">[4]</a>}

[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mickie_James&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Luchas de Apuestas record">edit</a>] Luchas de Apuestas record

[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mickie_James&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Notes">edit</a>] Notes

[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mickie_James&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: External links">edit</a>] External links

• <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mickiejames.com/">Official website</a>
• <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1222301/">Mickie James</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Internet_Movie_Database" title="Internet Movie Database">Internet Movie Database</a>
• <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tnawrestling.com/roster/Wrestler-Roster/item/1607-Mickie-James">TNA Wrestling profile</a>