Former WWE Star Not Retired Despite Several Months Inactive

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Former WWE Women’s Champion Mickie James has commented on her in-ring absence, revealing whether or not she considers herself retired.

Mickie James hasn’t wrestled since losing to Trinity (WWE’s Naomi) at TNA Wrestling’s Bound For Glory 2023 pay-per-view last October.

With James now serving as the Creative Director, Head of Female Talent and Executive Producer for OVW, it has been speculated that her in-ring career is over.

Speaking with WrestleZone, James stated that she hasn’t retired from wrestling.

Commenting on her current relationship with wrestling, and how she and her husband Nick Aldis balance things, James said:

“I think it’s been crazy because I had this whole resurgence of my career after a time where I was questioning my value or my worth as a performer. So it’s been exciting. I am not retired.

“I think that’s everything is balance, right, and I do have a lot on my plate right now. I knew we were planning (HER) in Australia, I knew I’m a co-producer with the Last Match musical, and I’m so grateful to be a part of that.

“So when they offered the role of the mother, Nick (Aldis) wasn’t with WWE, so a lot of changes have been happening. Obviously, because of that, we’ve had to make a lot of changes. I thought it was important for our family that I was home more, for Donovan.

“Nick gladly took that role when I was on the road full-time, and it was just a lot trying to balance everything, trying to get ready for this and do that and Donovan’s schedule and everything else, so I decided to take a backseat for a minute, as far as my in-ring, trying to hustle every two weeks and go out for these four-day trips. It became a lot.

“So I still take bookings, and I still do signings here and there. Obviously, my focus has been on these projects for right now. Just while we were trying to balance out what this new landscape looked right. I am open to wrestling.

“I love wrestling. But also I’ve got a lot of cool stuff on the horizon that I’ve been doing or have been working on or have already done and it hasn’t been released yet, or TBD stuff. I’m really excited about the OVW position and that stuff, to help their women’s division and try to culture content, female-led content for that brand. It’s been awesome. I go up almost every Thursday for TV and then back with production.

“Finding my ways to still keep my feet wet in wrestling because I love it so much, but also still be just more present here, for right now. It’s been a lot. It’s been different shoes to wear. It’s been an adjustment.”

James’ husband Nick Aldis currently serves as WWE’s on-screen General Manager for the SmackDown brand.

Elaborating why she hasn’t been wrestling recently, James said:

“I also haven’t been in the ring since my match with Trinity. I want to be able to deliver because I’ve been so busy. I’m putting [HER] together, I’ve been working with OVW behind the scenes with their women’s division and stuff.

“I’m working on how to cultivate that and do some cool things there. Obviously, I have the Last Match musical around the corner. I mom so hard on the daily. So I hope I’m ready for this match.”

James is preparing to face off against a former WWE star in that star’s first singles match in five years, which you can read more about right here.

Transcription via 411Mania. 

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