Mickie James: I Am Not Retired And I Am Open To Wrestling, I Have A Lot On My Plate

Mickie James discusses her future.

Mickie James discusses her future.

Former TNA Knockouts World Champion Mickie James has not wrestled since Bound For Glory 2023, where she unsuccessfully challenged Trinity for the Knockouts World Championship. In November, James said that she was going to “sit back for a little while“, regarding her in-ring career. She has stayed busy outside of the ring, as she has joined OVW, among other responsibilities. 

Speaking with Ella Jay for WrestleZone, Micke James discussed her match against Vix Crow, formerly known as Alicia Fox, at HER as part of Starrcast Downunder on April 12. She noted that she has not wrestled in several months, as she has been busy with other priorities. 

“I also haven’t been in the ring since my match with Trinity. I want to be able to deliver because I’ve been so busy. I’m putting [HER] together, I’ve been working with OVW behind the scenes with their women’s division and stuff. I’m working on how to cultivate that and do some cool things there. Obviously, I have the Last Match musical around the corner. I mom so hard on the daily. So I hope I’m ready for this match,” James said.

James was then asked about her in-ring status and her plans for her future. She stated that she was not retired, but she has been balancing her other duties. James noted that she is open to wrestling, and she loves wrestling, but she has been adjusting to her other projects.

“I think it’s been crazy because I had this whole resurgence of my career after a time where I was questioning my value or my worth as a performer. So it’s been exciting. I am not retired. I think that’s everything is balance, right, and I do have a lot on my plate right now. I knew we were planning [HER] in Australia, I knew I’m a co-producer with the Last Match musical, and I’m so grateful to be a part of that. So when they offered the role of the mother, Nick [Aldis] wasn’t with WWE, so a lot of changes have been happening. Obviously, because of that, we’ve had to make a lot of changes. I thought it was important for our family that I was home more, for Donovan. Nick gladly took that role when I was on the road full-time, and it was just a lot trying to balance everything, trying to get ready for this and do that and Donovan’s schedule and everything else, so I decided to take a backseat for a minute, as far as my in-ring, trying to hustle every two weeks and go out for these four-day trips. It became a lot. So I still take bookings, and I still do signings here and there. Obviously, my focus has been on these projects for right now. Just while we were trying to balance out what this new landscape looked right. I am open to wrestling. I love wrestling. But also I’ve got a lot of cool stuff on the horizon that I’ve been doing or have been working on or have already done and it hasn’t been released yet, or TBD stuff. I’m really excited about the OVW position and that stuff, to help their women’s division and try to culture content, female-led content for that brand. It’s been awesome. I go up almost every Thursday for TV and then back with production. Finding my ways to still keep my feet wet in wrestling because I love it so much, but also still be just more present here, for right now. It’s been a lot. It’s been different shoes to wear. It’s been an adjustment,” James said.

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