Mickie James

Mickie James, born Mickie Laree James on August 31, 1979, in Richmond, Virginia, is an American professional wrestler and country singer who is signed to WWE as an ambassador and was inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2025. She began in 1999 as a valet on the independent circuit under the name Alexis Laree, gained national attention in NWA: Total Nonstop Action in 2002 and reached the WWE main roster in 2005 in a storyline as the obsessed biggest fan of Trish Stratus. She won her first WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 22 and held that title five times, plus the Divas Championship in 2009. After her 2010 release she became a three-time TNA Knockouts Champion, won the Knockouts title twice more in 2021, and is an 11-time women's world champion between WWE and Impact.