Mickie James Then and Now

Mickie Laree James-Aldis made her pro wrestling debut back in 1999.
She has wrestled under the names Alexis Laree, La Luchadora, Vickie Adams, Princess Alexis, Queen Alexis, Superball and of course Mickie James.
And she has worked for a ton of wrestling promotions like CyberSpace Wrestling Federation, Ground Xero Wrestling, International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom, Premier Wrestling Federation, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and of course World Wrestling Entertainment.

Mickie James then....

...and now

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The Newest NXT Diva - Anya (Anna Bogomazova)

Has the WWE finally hit paydirt with their newest NXT Diva?
The "Russian Bruiser" Anya (Anna Bogomazova) was signed earlier and a lot of people wonder who this new Diva was.

Well it turns out she is has a black belt in Taekwondo and is a Russian female kickboxer.
Okay...a really good Russian female kickboxer.
She has been....

2006 Kickboxing World Championship - 2nd
2008 Russian Kickboxing Russian Championship - 1st
2008 Kickboxing World Championship - 2nd
2008 Master of the Sport of Russia in Kickboxing
2011 Kickboxing World Cup - 1st
2011 Kickboxing Russian Championship - 2nd

Now...how is all that going to translate over into the ring?
Well if done right it could be awesome.
If done right.
That's the key point.

Imagine playing her as a monster heel with her coming in and laying her opponents out with a knockout kick in like less than a minute of each match at first?
Yeah...she could be a female Goldberg.
Will that happen though?
Well unless the WWE writers read this and say "Wow...that's a great idea!"
I kinda doubt it.

I can always hope though.

Wrestling News and Rumors, Velvet Sky, Trish Stratus and More.....

Today's edition has lot's of female wrestling news and rumors, including Velvet Sky and her bikini, Info on the Final Resolution TNA PPV, Former WWE Diva Trish Stratus having a birthday, a couple of wrestling results and of course, some female wrestling pics.

First up, a belated Happy Birthday to former WWE Diva and WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus, who turned 34 on December 18th.

I mentioned another former WWE Diva, Ashley Massaro hinting at a possible return to the ring on one of my other blogs....

Well the rumors continue (fueled by Ashley on her Twitter account) and we can add these tidbits....
"Thanks for asking my tattos are all good now and healed yay! And to answer ur ques i do plan on comin back to the ring...after traininwoohoo"
"watchin tna this evening aswell..."
"I'd love to host Raw one day, you never know? Always been fond of hosting, as long as I can be mysel.you guys know me, so i thinkyanowhatimn"
I said before I think she would be a perfect fit at TNA.....

Since Lauren Brooke is leaving TNA, Christy Hemme may be taking over as the backstage interviewer.

At the TNA PPV Final Resolution, ODB will be taking on Tara for the TNA Knockouts Championship.

And speaking of Tara, she is currently pitching a reality show featuring herself, spotlighting her attempt to cross over from pro wrestling to mixed martial arts.

And speaking of ODB, she was beaten on TNA Impact! by the returning Nicole Raczynski, better known as just Roxxi.

Another TNA Knockout Madison Rayne, has a Wish List up on Amazon.com.
You can check out the list here.


And finally, TNA Knockout Velvet Sky auctioned off the bikini that she wore on the Victory Road TNA PPV DVD cover.
The bikini finally went for $830.00 on e-Bay.
Pretty impressive.

The Divas Versus the Knockouts, Who Would Win? Part One

So who would win in a knock down drag out brawl between the WWE Divas and the TNA Knockouts?
I decided to try this out myself in my head.
Now I have to admit, I only have about 30 some odd years of watching wrestling and 14 years of martial arts experience to base this stuff on, so your mileage may vary.

Well first up, the Divas have a slight number advantage, 17 on the roster as opposed to 15 on the Knockouts side.

Both teams get their Captains....
Since this is war, the Diva's differ to the most experienced women on their roster.
Believe it or not, Jillian debuted in 1998 as Macaela Mercedes on the independent circuit.
Mickie James debuted in 1999, so there you have the two captains.

The Knockouts have a harder time.
ODB, Daffney, Alissa (Cheerleader Melissa), and Ayako all debuted in 1998-1999.
So in the spirit of co-operation, the Knockouts get four Captains.

So first off we have the WWE "rookie" Brie Bella against the TNA rookie, Madison Rayne.
Brie has held the...ummmm....well she was on the Fox reality show Meet My Folks.....
Madison on the other hand was the Ohio Championship Womens Wrestling Champ twice and one half of the Shimmer Tag Team Championship with Nevaeh.
So advantage Madison.

First match, Madison over Brie.

Second match, Brie's sister Nikki against Knockout "bad girl" (or loon) Rhaka Khan.
Nikki was...ummm...okay, she was one of the World Cup Twins for Budweiser....
Rhaka on the other hand is six foot two and has wrestled for Deep South Wrestling (DSW), Japan's Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX, Full Impact Pro, Women's Extreme Wrestling and the Professional Girl Wrestling Association.
Advantage Rhaka.

Second match, Rhaka over Nikki.

Third match, Alicia Fox versus Christy Hemme.
Alicia was actually the OVW Women's Champion at one time.
Christy has wrestled for WWE, TNA, Queens of Chaos in France, Heavy on Wrestling and Women Superstars Uncensored.
Gonna have to give this one to Christy.

Third Match, Christy over Alicia.

Fourth match, Sojourner Bolt versus Layla.
Layla was a dancer for Carnival Cruise Lines and the Miami Heat.
Sojo was the Midwest Intensity Wrestling Women's Champion, the NWA Midwest Women's Champion, the OVW Women's Champion three times, the World League Wrestling Women's Champion twice, and the Hardcore Wrestling Association Women's Champion.
Layla, no matter how hot she is, is lucky to get outta this one alive.

Fourth match, Sojo wipes the mat up with Layla.

Fifth match, Taylor Wilde versus Kelly Kelly.
Okay, I admit it, I hated Kelly at first. But she has improved.
But putting the former Hawaiian Tropic and Venus Swimwear bikini model against the former New Vision Pro Wrestling Womens Champion, RingDivas FightGirl World Champion, TNA Women's Knockout Champion and co-holder of the Women Superstars Uncensored Tag Team Championship (with Amy Lee)?
Advantage Taylor.

Fifth match, Taylor Wilde.

Sixth match, Rosa Mendes versus Sarita.
Now Rosa did hold the Ohio Valley Wrestling Women's Championship once.
While Sarita (Sarah Stock/Dark Angel) has only held the Can-Am Wrestling Women's Championship, Federación Internacional de Lucha Libre Women's Championship and the Lucha Libre Feminil Juvenil Championship....I have seen the brutal matches with Dark Angel versus Princesa Sugey. At least one went 45 minutes.
Sarita easy.

Sixth match, Sarita over Rosa.

Now we get down to Awesome Kong versus..well lets just get Eve and Maria out of this now.
The 6'1, 272 pound Kong versus Eve and Maria both at once.
Eve, 5'8, 131 and Maria 5'7, 120 pounds.
One Awesome Bomb and one Awesome Splash and Maria and Eve are on the injured reserve list.

Seventh match, Awesome Kong.

Now the Diva's are really beginning to worry.
But they are down to the core fighters on both sides.
And things may change just a bit in part two.....

Night of Champions Update and Where in the World is Beth Phoenix?

Does this look ugly to you?

On WWE's Night of Champions pay-per-view this Sunday, Michelle McCool will be defending her WWE Women's Championship against Melina.
Look for a build up tonight on Smackdown!

And speaking of Smackdown!, Eve will be going up against Natalya in a women's match.

And speaking of champions...where is Beth Phoenix?
Well get ready to boil Phoenix fans.....
It seems the WWE isn't pushing her right now, favoring the more slender women on Raw.
Yep, you heard it right.
They are downplaying Beth so they can play with their Barbies.
One of the best natural wrestlers they have is being sidelined because she's too "big".
I included a pic from the recent Flex Magazine photo shoot she did to show you why Beth is considered too big.
Gosh, she looks hideous doesn't she?
::holds up sarcasm sign::

Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler and Former TNA Knockout Karen Angle

Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler is on the cover of the November 2008 issue of Maxim Magazine.
The article inside is about her Hollywood plans.
So far Stacy has appeared on "George Lopez", "What About Brian", The Comebacks, "October Road" and "Samurai Girl".



Evidently the Karen Angle / Kurt Angle divorce wasn't an...okay....it wasn't an " angle".
Karen is now formally leaving TNA.
She'll still be involved in wrestling though as she is now taking bookings for independent appearances and conventions.

You know, it seems more and more I'm writing about "Former" Divas and "Former" Knockouts.....

TNA in particular seems to be losing more and more of their female talent.
Gail Kim, Shelly Martinez and now Karen Angle.

Mickie James and Stacy Keibler on TV, but not wrestling......

Mickie James was on Psych last week playing a roller derby queen.
Really sorry I missed posting about that in advance, but I'm sure the show will be posted on Hulu soon, so you can catch it online.



I've been watching Samurai Girl online and finally got to the part that Stacy Keibler shows up in. I was beginning to think she wasn't really even in the show. I'm not finished yet, but after I am, I'll do a sort review.



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