Mickie James: Wrestling sensation, country music star with a $2 million net worth
Mickie James: Wrestling sensation, country music star with a $2 million net worth. Mickie James net worth is $2 million. Mickie James is a professional wrestler and country music singer, best known for her work in World Wrestling .
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Entertainment (WWE), Impact Wrestling, and National Wrestling Alliance. She also began her career in country music in 2010 and has since released two albums, “Strangers & Angels” and “Somebody’s Gonna Pay.”
Early life
On August 31, 1979, Mickie James was born to Stuart James and Sandra Knuckles in Richmond, Virginia.
She is part of the Powhatan Native American tribe on her mother’s side. Her father was a wastewater treatment worker, landscaper, and coach, while her mother was a teacher and real estate agent. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she grew up with her sister, half-sister, half-brother, and three stepbrothers.
She spent a lot of her childhood time at her grandmother’s horse farm. Her passion for sports also developed at this farm. She graduated in 1997 from Patrick Henry High School. She then attended college where she earned a bachelor’s degree in operations management.
Career
Shortly after graduating high school, James attended a professional wrestling school in Washington D.C. at the suggestion of a friend, as she had been a fan of professional wrestling since she was little.
She made her professional debut on the independent circuit on August 28, 1999, as a sideman for KYDA Pro Wrestling under the name Alexis Laree. She then went on to manage several male wrestlers before wrestling in her first match, a mixed tag team match with Jake Damian against American Mike Brown and Candie.
She trained to improve her wrestling skills by attending training camps such as the Funking Conservatory and the Extreme Championship Wrestling dojo. Due to the low pay of independent shows, James also supplemented her income by working as a waitress at an Olive Garden and posing nude for fetish magazines such as “Leg Show” and “Naughty Neighbors.”
In 2002, James made her debut in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as a participant in the lingerie battle royal. She became a prominent figure by 2003. She earned the distinction of being the pioneer woman to participate in a Clockwork Orange House of Fun match, which is one of TNA’s signature bouts.
Later in 2003, James signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). WWE directed her to undergo training at Ohio Valley Wrestling. She began making television appearances for OVW in 2004 and competed in several tag matches throughout the year.
In 2005, she was included in a tournament for the OVW Television Championship. In October of that year, she debuted in WWE on an episode of “Raw” in which she appeared with WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus.
James continued to appear with Stratus over the next year, and their story eventually developed into a rivalry. The rivalry came to an end on a June 2006 episode of “Raw” when James defeated Stratus in a Women’s Championship match.
During the following years, James had several feuds with other wrestlers such as Lita, Victoria, and Melina. During this time, James was in contention for the Women’s Championship on several occasions, winning it multiple times.
In 2009, she began appearing on “SmackDown” for the first time in her career. She continued to appear on the show for the next few years.
From 2010 to 2016, James returned to the independent wrestling circuit as part of the World Wrestling Council. She did not return to WWE until 2016 when she joined WWE’s developmental brand, “NXT.”
She also made appearances again on “Raw” and “WrestleMania.” She remained in WWE for several years before making her debut in the National Wrestling Alliance in 2021. In 2024, James signed with Ohio Valley Wrestling as Creative Director, Head of Women’s Talent, and Executive Producer of OVW’s wrestling shows.
In addition to her wrestling career, James has also had a music career. She released her first country music album, “Strangers & Angels,” on May 18, 2010, on iTunes.
The album was self-released as James did not have a record deal. For her second album, James launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the album. Fans who contributed donations received special promotional items. The fundraising campaign proved successful, and she released her second album, “Somebody’s Gonna Pay,” on May 7, 2013.
She also filmed a music video for the title track, featuring WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus.James toured the United States with the album and opened shows for artists such as Montgomery Gentry, Randy Houser, Gretchen Wilson, and Rascal Flatts.
She performed at CMA Music Festival events in 2011 and 2013. In October 2017, she was immortalized in the Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame.
Personal life
In 2007, James got engaged to wrestler Kenny Dykstra. However, they later parted ways, and she started dating English professional wrestler Nick Aldis.
In September 2014, they welcomed a son together named Donovan. They got engaged in December 2014 and married on December 31, 2015.
James has expressed her intention to retire on a farm and pursue a career as a horse trainer, reflecting her love for animals. She owns several dogs and is an avid supporter of American football, particularly cheering for the Dallas Cowboys.
