Mickie James wins Knockouts title at Impact Bound for Glory
For the first time since 2013, Mickie James can call herself the Knockouts Champion after ending the near year-long reign of Deonna Purrazzo at Bound for Glory.
The end came when Purrazzo was taunting James, giving her an opening to hit a tornado DDT to pick up the title win.
This is the third reign for James who first won the belt in August 2011 and then again in May 2013. The win ends Purrazzo’s second reign after she regained the belt in November 2020 at Turning Point.
The two have been feuding since before NWA Empower when James helped recruit Purrazzo to the show to defend her title.
James was released by WWE earlier this year and has made appearances for both Impact and NWA since then.
It was a night of title changes for Impact’s biggest pay-per-view of the year as the Impact World title changed hands twice from Josh Alexander to Moose, Trey Miguel won the vacant X-Division title, a new Digital Media Champion was crowned in Jordynne Grace, and the IInspiration won the Knockouts Tag Team titles from Decay.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.