Nick Aldis: Mickie James is ‘a no-brainer for every Hall of Fame’
WWE SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis has released a statement on his wife Mickie James’ pending induction into the TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame.
James is set to be inducted tonight at Bound for Glory. Aldis’ statement says James is a “no brainer for any Hall of Fame.”
Aldis wrote:
“Tonight, TNA recognizes Mickie James for her extraordinary contributions to TNA and to Professional Wrestling by way of her induction into the TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame. Key word: CONTRIBUTIONS.
This woman has endured hardships, setbacks and unfair treatment at different times in her career that would have put a lot of people in therapy for the rest of their life, but she didn’t complain, she didn’t bitch and she didn’t play politics. She laced ’em up tight and kept moving forward. Moved on to another territory. Learned a new hold. Reinvented herself. Because she’s a PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER first. Trained correctly, dues paid in full. Treated no different than the boys, because she is “one of the boys.
When you talk about “evolving” women’s wrestling, or if you’re a woman kicking ass and making a ton of money today, just remember to put some respect on the names of the women who actually laid the groundwork and showed the proof of concept; women who stood ten toes down and took pride in their craft first; their work in the ring, their promos, their gimmick. Their beauty and femininity were a part of the package, not the whole act. Mickie James is absolutely one of those women.
When you get in this business, the veterans teach you to leave the business better than you found it. In the case of Mickie James, mission accomplished. 5 x WWE Women’s Champion, Divas Champion, 5 x TNA Knockouts Champion. The only woman in history to hold all those championships. And most importantly, has made every woman she’s been in the ring with better. That’s what it means to be great. The bar got raised when she came along. Maybe I’m biased. Or maybe I’m just right. She’s a no-brainer for every Hall of Fame. She’s also fine af. Back woods or up town”
Aldis and James were married on New Year’s Eve 2015. The couple welcomed a son, Donovan Patrick Aldis, the year before.
Victoria (AKA Tara from TNA Wrestling) will induct James at tonight’s ceremony. James will be the fourth Knockout inducted into the HOF as a solo act, following Gail Kim, Awesome Kong, and Traci Brooks. The Beautiful People’s Velvet Sky and Angelina Love will be inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame tonight as well. Tommy Dreamer is scheduled to do Sky and Love’s induction.
James was a five-time Knockouts World Champion in TNA and had five runs with the WWE Women’s Championship and one with the Divas Championship. She received the Women’s Wrestling Award from the Cauliflower Alley Club in 2023.
Aldis’ statement is below:
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