WWE Regrets Releasing Mickie James
Posted by: Wrestling-Radio.com
Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Beth Phoenix's injury two weeks ago during a Superstars taping was
significantly worse than originally let on. During a bout with Rosa Mendes,
she jumped off the turnbuckle, resulting in her left knee giving out. She
was diagnosed with a bone bruise, a torn and displaced meniscus - a sprained
MCL and a torn ACL - which required surgery. She underwent the surgery
Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama under Dr. James Andrews and is expected to be
out of action for approximately six months.
Initial reaction to the seriousness of her injury is that a lot of people
within WWE now regret cutting Mickie James loose last month, since the
company is left with marginal depth on the SmackDown! babyface side. It's
said that James' behavior on the European tour was the deciding factor in
letting her go. However, her release had been brewing as there was talk of
cutting her prior WrestleMania due to her behavior. Notably, James had a few
run-ins with Batista with things becoming so heated that he threatened to
quit if she wasn't fired. At one point, The Undertaker had to step in to
calm him down.
There was talk this week of moving Gail Kim over to SmackDown!, or signing
someone outside the company who can work. With Lisa Marie Varon's contract
with TNA expiring this week, there is a chance the company may re-sign her.
However, her age is a huge question not to mention that she said some things
disparaging the company after she left that could possibly hurt her if
people remember them. Most notably, she took part in a pseudo-shoot segment
last December railing her previous employer, emotionally saying she broke
her two-year contract with WWE to come to TNA. She also said she left WWE
because she didn't want to be remembered as a 'joke'.
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