page_title: Mickie James
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: Mickie James / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: English: WWE Superstar Mickie James signing Autograph and pictures for fans in Belfast
context_page_description: Mickie Laree James is an American professional wrestler.
  She worked for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown and Raw brands. She also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2010 to 2013.
  James started wrestling in 1999 as a valet on the independent circuit using the name Alexis Laree. She trained in several places to get better at wrestling before working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in June 2002. She first became well known while she was while working at TNA. Soon after she started working for TNA, she joined a stable called The Gathering. She is also the only woman to be a part of Clockwork Orange House of Fun matches.
  James started working with WWE in October 2005. She was a part of a storyline with Trish Stratus. James' gimmick was that she was Stratus' biggest fan and later became Stratus' stalker. This storyline lasted almost a year. The person at WWE believed she was doing good work. Because of this, she won her first WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 22. She has held the championship a total of four times.
  Outside of wrestling, James has an associate of arts degree in business administration.
context_section_description: James owns three Morgan horses called Rhapsody, Bunny and Casanova. After she has finished her wrestling career, James plans to own a farm and train horses. James also owns a dog named Butch.
  She was at one time engaged to WWE wrestler Ken Doane, better known by his ring name "Kenny Dykstra". She has also been in a relationship with Adam Birch, better known by his ring name "Joey Mercury". James has two tattoos. She has an Asian symbol meaning 'love' on her ankle and a dragon that wraps around it.
  James posed nude in the May 2000 issue of  Leg Show magazine. On April 13, 2008, James, along with Layla, Melina and Kelly Kelly, appeared in an episode of Celebrity Fit Club Boot Camp. On September 5 of that same year, James appeared on the USA Network series Psych. She played a roller derby girl called Rita "Lethal Weapon" Westwood.
  The WWE sent James, Mr. Kennedy and Josh Matthews to the 2008 Republican National Convention to try and get fans to register to vote in the 2008 Presidential election.
  James made an appearance on Redemption Song. The program is hosted by WWE wrestler Chris Jericho. James appeared on the program along with Candice Michelle, Maryse, and Eve Torres. The episode was first aired on November 12, 2008.
caption: James in April 2008.
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