Mickie James To Wrestle First WWE Match In Over A Year Next Week

Mickie returned to WWE on last night's RAW.

by Andy H Murray
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Mickie James will wrestle Natalya in the returning legend's first WWE match in over a year on next week's RAW.

Returning on last night's show, James told interviewer Sarah Schreiber that she had come back to RAW to be a locker-room leader and chase championships. This led to an interruption from Natalya and manager Lana. The duo ran Mickie down, with Nattie pointing out that she had more wins than any other woman in WWE history, before James ripped her for living off her family name.

The match was then set for RAW, making it the first time James will have stepped between the ropes since suffering a serious knee injury while working Carmella in June 2019. Mickie wasn't away from television completely, though, having stepped in to trial as a commentator on Main Event.

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James' current WWE stint began in December 2016. She signed a multi-year deal on the back of an impressive showing opposite Asuka at TakeOver: Toronto a few months prior and slotted into an alliance with Alexa Bliss, with WWE primarily using her as a preliminary wrestler. James' last televised bout was last year's WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.