Mickie James Opens Up About WWE Trash Bag Incident

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Mickie James has opened up about the reaction to her receiving her possessions in a trash bag following her release in 2021.

Released during the COVID-19 pandemic, James infamously received her possessions in a trash bag with her name on it, later sharing image on social media.

Fans were incensed by the treatment of the former five-time WWE Women’s Champion, something that James touched upon in a recent interview.

Speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, James was asked about the incident, revealing that the fans appeared more offended than she was, saying:

“I wasn’t as offended as the fans were when it happened, because I don’t think you realize how many times we’ve been offended. I’m so numb to getting my feelings hurt, or I’m so used to, Oh, you got to separate your ego from it, and don’t take it personal. It’s just business.

“So I posted, because I’m a sarcastic person, and if I was to be honest, I got two boxes with two trash bags. I still have the trash bags because I’m keeping them, receipts. But I think it was important for a couple reasons. Well, one, because I’m a smart ass, and it was sarcastic, and I remembered in 2010 when I got my stuff back and I got it the same way, and 2010 me was devastated. 2010 me was like, Oh, my God. They think I’m trash. They hate me, they’re throwing me out with the trash, nothing I did mattered. I took it real personal.

“This time, I didn’t take it personal. I’m like, of course. It’s more about the lack of thought of how you’re so disposable, and I was on par of sometimes how this game makes you feel. So I kind of posted it like that. I was literally excited to get the box, only because it had all my jackets in there, and I’m getting ready to walk out the door to do this photo shoot with Chapel Hart for our single that’s coming out, and do all this other stuff. And so I’m like, Oh, my jackets! I’m so excited. And I open it, of course. Then as I’m driving, I posted it, there!”

The post got a reaction from a number of higher-ups in WWE, with James reflecting on the aftermath, explaining:

“Then Hunter (Triple H) called me, Stephanie (McMahon) text me, Johnny (Laurinaitis) called me. Everybody called me. I still feel bad for Mark Carano, who got fired for it, because Mark was always good to me. Mark took care of me when I was there. He was probably one of my dear, actual friends sometimes there, and so he’s the one who got fired. But it was just a testament to that was like a company thing of like, they just didn’t really think you know of how that would affect (you), especially if you are already in a bad place when you talk about mental health and all these things.

“Worst day of your life, whatever career, for sure, totally, especially if it’s like the first time you lost, you know, now you’re on the, oh there’s always an opportunity to have a second time or a third time.

“Then the other people came out. Oh, of course it did, because that was just like how it was done. We have these massive drawers full of all of our stuff for the road. We got lots of just-in-case outfits. I don’t think anybody else will get their stuff that way anymore. So that’s fine. I don’t think they come in Gucci bags, but they certainly don’t come in hefty bags. It was crazy to see.

“And then as the fans are responding and like, whatever, because I’m halfway through the shoot, and then all sudden, I look at my phone, my phone’s blown up, and I’m doing all this. I’m like, what? I was like, Oh my God. I didn’t even realize I should have been offended. I’m so used to being like, suck it up, buttercup, that I didn’t even think about that side of how offensive it actually was. And not compare, I don’t know, would they have done that to someone that they thought highly of?

“So I was like, Oh, I guess I should be offended, I kind of did it out of sarcasm, but you’re right. This is bulls**t. But, yeah, Vince (McMahon) called me and I spoke to him on the phone, and so that was what I was getting to as I ramble on. Vince called me and we spoke on the phone. He was the one person I actually did call back in the middle of that shoot. Because I was like, Vince has never called me before, so left me a voicemail or a voice note, actually, where he’s like, because my voicemail box was full. And he was like, ‘Your voicemail box is full, by the way.’ I was like, Oh, no. I can’t win with this man, yeah, but he was genuine.

“He was like, ‘You know I’ve never thought that of you, and I’ve always thought highly of you, and I’m so sorry that happened and that person is not here anymore.’ And then I was like, Oh no. Felt bad for Mark Carrano. I was like, oh God. I was even honest with him, I was like, I don’t think that you ever felt that way, and I don’t think it was you personally, he was always good to me, gave me more opportunities, gave me my dream and all that stuff. But I also didn’t think he was sometimes aware of the other things or how we feel in those moments, because you can’t just go run into Vince and talk about how you feel.”

James has also revealed that she feels she could more than one more match should the opportunity arise.

Transcript from chrisvanvliet.com.

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