7 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Mickie James
5. The Crotch Grab And Finger Taunt At WrestleMania 22
The Trish Stratus versus Mickie James feud was one of the best that WWE have ever produced. Spanning around six months, it had many great twists and turns and developments and was helped immeasurably by the writing team's efforts to focus on it, making sure it was a major part of Raw for the duration. Mickie went from harmless admirer to crazed fan to genuinely dangerous psychopath, turning on idol Trish Stratus and leading to a showdown at WrestleMania 22.
Their match at 'Mania was one of the most hyped on the card and, as a result, the crowd were enthused throughout. One of the better WWE Women's Title matches of the era, this one had storyline and good workrate to match. Regrettably, it fell apart a little at the end thanks to a pretty blatant botch, but that mis-timed move wasn't what people were talking about following the match's conclusion.
Right before the bungled finish, Mickie raised eyebrows by grabbing Trish's crotch as the WWE Hall of Famer went to perform her Stratusfaction finisher. Mickie then turned to the hard camera and licked the gap between her fingers in an overtly suggestive manner, supposedly causing Vince McMahon to have a fit in the Gorilla position and scream at Mickie when she returned backstage. The feud had been sexually-charged, but for the boss this was taking things a step too far.
WWE have censored the crotch grab and finger-lick from the WWE Network version of the show.