WWE: 10 Reasons Why We Love Mickie James

2. Only Woman To Win Three Major Wrestling Titles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJxt-Wjvwis There's only one woman in the history of wrestling that can say she held the WWE Women's Title, the WWE Divas Title and the TNA Knockouts Title. That's Mickie James. Mickie held the WWE Women's Title 5 times from 2006 to 2010. Along the way, she beat all of the top women in the WWE. The first one was against Trish Stratus followed by Lita, Melina (a very short title reign that lasted only a few minutes at a live event due to Melina's immediate rematch), Beth Phoenix and lastly Michelle McCool to put an end to that Piggie James angle. She was also the third woman to hold the Divas Title, which debuted in the summer of 2008. Mickie's title win occurred at Night of Champions in July of 2009 when she defeated Maryse for the butterfly title. It was her only time holding the Divas Title although if she does go back to WWE, she could add to that number. While it can be argued that TNA isn't a "major" wrestling company, it is fair to credit them for having a very good Knockouts division for most of their history. They have had a lot of great women's wrestlers walk through their doors, so while they are not a huge company it is a respected championship. In some ways, championships are props. However, they are also used to measure success. If a company puts a title on you that means they believe in you. Mickie is the only woman to hold all three of those major women's wrestling titles and the 9 combined runs as champion is a major reason why she's considered one of the best women's wrestlers ever.
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