7 Best Obsessive Wrestling Storylines

3. Mickie James Wants To Be Trish Stratus

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Ignore the controversial use of implied cunnilingus at WrestleMania 22 (now there's a sentence), because the Trish Stratus vs. Mickie James rivalry had way, way more than that to offer. It was a quite startling introduction for Mickie, and a unique use of Trish's beauty that didn't rely on some red-blooded dude getting all misty-eyed.

They didn't have a look-in anyway, 'cause James was more in love with the ex-glamour-model-turned-pro-wrestler than anyone else.

It was the little touches that made Mickie's fixation with Trish soar. The way she'd look at Stratus during promos with a serial killer stare, the super-creepy shrine she kept to her hero that turned fan-girling into James' own religious cult, and her need to tell Stratus how pretty she was at every turn. Everything worked.

Then, when Mickie did turn on Trish and reveal she wanted to destroy her if she couldn't have her, WWE had one of their most strange yet fascinating female storylines ever. Go back and watch, and you'll find that this wasn't the typical Diva fare.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.