31 August 1979, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Birth Name
Mickie Laree James
Height
5' 2" (1.57 m)
Biography
Finishing Move: Inverted DDT
Finishing Move: Tornado DDT
Trademark Move: Mick-a-Rana (Turnbuckle Headscissors)
Trademark Move: Roundhouse Thrust Kick (usually hits the abdomen)
Finishing Move: (Copied) Stratusfaction
Finishing Move: Mick Kick
Finishing Move: Mickie-D-T (Jumping Impact DDT)
Hops and skips into a ring before a match and out of it, after winning.
Trivia
Was a member of The Gathering in NWA: TNA along with Scott Levy (Raven), Phil Brooks (CM Punk) and Julio Dinero.
She was cut from an Extreme Championship Wrestling tryout in 2000 in favor of another woman, Riptide.
She was part of NWA Total Non-Stop Action's first pay-per-view show in the women's lingere battle royal.
Notable Title Wins Include: WWE Women's Championship (5 Times); WWE Divas Championship; SCW Diva Title (2 Times); UWF Women's Title (2 Times); PWF Universal Women's Title; CSWF Women's Title; ICW Super Juniors Title; DCW Women's Title; UCW Women's Title.
In July 2005, after training with the WWE for almost 2 years, she appeared at the side of wrestler Phil Brooks (CM Punk) for a WWE Dark Match prior to "WWF Raw" (1997). She went by the name Vicki Adams.
Alexis Laree is the only woman to ever participate in a "Clockwork Orange House of Fun" match, a particularly hardcore and brutal style of steel cage match that involves weapons hanging from the sides of the steel cage.
She made her wrestling debut in 1999
Trained by: Dory Funk Jr. "Funkin' Conservatory" (1998), KYDA Pro/Dory Funk Jr. "Funkin' Dojo" (1999), KYDA Pro/ECW "Extreme Dojo" I & II (1999/2000), CW/Ricky Steamboat Training Camp (2001), MCW/Ricky Steamboat/Bobby Eaton Training Camp (2001)
PWI Woman of the Year (2009), PWI Female 50 (#1, 2009), PWI Women of Wrestling Special Edition (2004), PWI Top 100 Women in Wrestling History (2002), Death Valley Driver Top 100 Women (#81, 2001), Wrestling Clothesline Top 50 Women (#2, 2003).
At WrestleMania 22 (2006) (TV), she defeated Trish Stratus to win her first ever WWE Women's Championship.
Was previously engaged to former WWE Superstar Ken Doane (Kenny Dykstra).
Is good friends with former WWE Diva Trish Stratus in real life.
Worked for the restaurant Olive Garden.
Won her fourth WWE Women's Championship from Elizabeth Carolan on Raw in London, England on April 14th 2008.
Is a 5 Time WWE Women's Champion and a 1 Time WWE Divas Champion.
Mickie's favorite color is yellow.
She lists My Fair Lady (1964) and The Princess Bride (1987) as her favorite movies.
'Wonderwoman' is her favorite Superhero.
Her controversial Dec. 2006 "Raw" appearance involved introducing herself to her idol, Trish Stratus.
Considered John Cena to be one of her best friends on the road while in the WWE.
The 2nd Diva to have ever held both the WWE Women's Championship and the WWE Divas Championship - the first Diva to have accomplished this is Michelle McCool.
Received her Associate of Arts degree in Business Administration and as of 2007 has been studying for her Bachelor of Arts degree in operations management.
The third ever Diva to become WWE Divas Champion when she defeated Maryse Ouellet on the 26 July 2009 at WWE Night of Champions (2009) (TV).
Her grandmother bought her a horse when she was a eleven years old and has enjoyed riding horses ever since. James now owns 3 Morgan horses - Rhapsody, Bunny and Casanova and when she decides to end her wrestling career she hopes to own a farm and be an equine trainer.
Of Native American heritage.
A country singer and songwriter. Released her first and only album 'Strangers & Angels' on 18 May 2010.
Personal Quotes
I don't think that they were cheering me over her. It was half-and-half, like they're gonna always love her and she's the ultimate good-guy. And, you know for me to come out there as the bad-guy, but at the same time I entertain them and, you know, made them laugh, even when they wanted to hate me I still made them laugh. [...] Two different worlds and two different styles, so it's just like which kind of ice-cream you like better. (About Wrestlemania 22, when the fans where cheering for her, even though she was the one, they were supposed to hate)
Just to be able to go out there [ring] in front of all the fans, is very overwhelming[...] And to go out and perform in front of all the people is just really amazing and it's just a dream come true. [about being a wrestler in the WWE]
I wouldn't want anybody to try to be like me, I want them to make their own mark... like, I don't want to be the next Trish Stratus. I wanna be the first Mickie James. Because there is only one of me, otherwise then I'm just cookie cutter of someone else, right? So I think it's imperative that you make your own mark in life and whatever you do. [On if she considers herself a leader]
I would love to get into acting. Wrestling is my passion, I love it and I've worked so hard to get where I'm at, and I would never give it up. Not that easy anyway. I'd fight for it. So I guess I always wanna be a part of wrestling. It's in my blood. I love it. And once it's get in your blood, it's hard to walk away. [When asked if she would like to get involved in things other than wrestling]
It is a big family. It is, because in reality we're on the road 300 day out of the year so we see each other more than we see our families sometimes. So it is like a family, these are like my brothers and sisters so it'd be hard to walk away from that, you know?
Sometimes, you know, if people have connections, like in any type of thing, I guess it kinda works out to their benefit, because then you're on the road together anyway so it works in your benefit, but yeah. I'm not opposed to it, I think it's... I mean if people get along, if that's what they wanna do, that's their personal life and that's completely up to them. And I will wish them nothing but the best. [On boy/girl relationships in the WWE]
Maria. Maria's my best friend, yes. But she just got moved to Smackdown, via the draft... I would love to visit Smackdown. I love Raw! I've been on Raw, started on Raw. The Women's Championship is on Raw. I like Smackdown too. I've been over there. I have a blast. I'd be happy wherever they put me, obviously, but I'm pretty content on Raw just now.
Wow! Um, that's a tough decision, that is, that's really tough. You know, somebody would have to... I would want them to like me for me. Outside of 'Mickie James' that they see on TV. I would want them to like and respect me for me. The girl that's, you know, the girl next door, the girl that likes to go ride her horses on the weekends. So I'd want them to respect that, I'd want them to be honest and loyal. And, you gotta be able to trust, you know. I'd want them to have some of the same passions that I do, like, or at least respect them. [What a man would have to be like for her]
I think the reason people end up dating within the industry, is probably because, no-one understands your passion or this business like someone who's already in it. Because their passion is just as strong as yours. In reality a lot of people don't understand, like when I explain what I do and I travel all the time, and not many people can deal with that. You're only home 2 days out of the week and sometimes I'm not even home then, because you know, we go on tour such as this and we're gone for 2 or 3 weeks at a time and it's hard for people to deal with that. And it's also hard to get to know someone on a level where they don't look at you differently because you are on TV, whereas in the industry, people tend to understand because they are in the same bubble right?
Where Are They Now
(October 2005) Working under her real name Mickie James on WWE's Raw brand.
(October 2005) Made her debut as Mickie James on WWE RAW October 10, 2005.
(October 2005) Debuts on WWE RAW as a WWE diva obsessed with Trish Stratus
(October 2005) Alexis appeared on the October 10th edition of RAW under her real name, Mickie James. She's playing an obsessed fan that worships Trish Stratus.
(November 2005) Helped Trish Stratus to defend the Women's Title against Melina at Survivor Series 2005.
(December 2005) Defeated Victoria to become the #1 contender for the Women's Title.
(December 2005) Defeated Victoria on 12/12/2005 episode of WWE RAW to win the #1 contender spot for the WWE Women's Championship at the upcoming RAW-brand pay-per-view "New Year's Revolution".
(January 2006) Will face Ashley at the 2006 Royal Rumble with Trish Stratus as Special Guest Referee
(April 2006) Won the WWE women's championship from former idol Trish Stratus at Wrestlemania 22 in Chicago.
(April 2006) Defeated Trish Stratus at WrestleMania XXII to become the new WWE Women's Champion ending Stratus' one year reign as champion.
(April 2006) Engaged to Ken Doane (aka Kenny of The Spirit Squad).
(April 2008) Finally defeated Beth Phoenix in London, England to be the WWE Women's Champion for the 4th time
(October 2009) Made her Smackdown in-ring debut defeating Layla on October 23rd Edition of Smackdown
(October 2009) Traded to Smackdown in a special 'Diva Trade' in October 2009
(October 2009) Dropped the WWE Divas Championship to Jillian Hall on October 12 edition of Raw 2009
(July 2009) Defeated Maryse at Night of Champions 2009 to become the 3rd ever Divas Champion.
(August 2008) Dropped the WWE Women's Championship to at Summerslam 2008.
(2010) Release of her country album, "Strangers and Angels".
(October 2010) Debuted and now wrestling as a Knockout in TNA Wrestling
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