Thoughts on Impact Superstar Mickie James Rumble spot?

[The Rick Jericho]

So how did everyone feel about her appearance? Was she booked strong or weak? WWE clearly went out of their way to promote her, judging by the TWO youtube videos and you can clearly see the title.

In the end, I guess this is the make good ending and the next time we see her is in the Hall of Fame?

[häšhtå.gdālėÿ]

I was happy for her. Her final WWE run was cursed. Poor girl looked terrible pretty much the entire time, the got fired and trash-bagged. Glad she’s still doing her thing elsewhere and got a make-good for the whole incident.

[uewfigfed]

Happy she got what she wanted out of it, personally would've told them to get F'd in the A unless I'm final 3

[BorneAgain]

As I said elsewhere, her run was very practically booked. She lasted long enough to not look like a joke, not so long that she overshadowed the company talent (clearly that's what Ronda was for) and eliminating a past wrestler while being eliminated by another past wrestler meant that neither of the current WWE or Impact Women's divisions came off as inherently inferior to the other.

[eJm]

Mickie, from what it seemed like, took advantage of WWE needing talent by getting her to put over the company she worked for, even in the smallest bit which I can’t help but give her props for.

It absolutely will not lead to anything but it was very shrewd so good for her.

[Wieners=$$$]

She should've won.

[Zen411]

Jan 30, 2022 12:16:41 GMT -5 Wieners=$$$ said:

She should've won.

It would have been interesting. Even though Impact isn't seen as a competitor like aew it would have been nice to see promotion vs promotion and a good cap to her career.

[Dr. T is an alien]

Well, that first clip is the first WWE video I’ve watched in over a year. Based on the crowd’s reaction, it was a nice call on the WEE to bring her in for that shot. Where was the show at? For how small Impact’s coverage is anymore there sure seemed that a portion of the audience recognized an outside theme song.

She still looked great, but I’ll probably always think that as I have a type and Mickie always matched that type (I.e., she reminds me of my wife).

[BorneAgain]

Jan 30, 2022 15:10:08 GMT -5 Dr. T is an alien said:

Well, that first clip is the first WWE video I’ve watched in over a year. Based on the crowd’s reaction, it was a nice call on the WEE to bring her in for that shot. Where was the show at? For how small Impact’s coverage is anymore there sure seemed that a portion of the audience recognized an outside theme song.

She still looked great, but I’ll probably always think that as I have a type and Mickie always matched that type (I.e., she reminds me of my wife).

This was the same crowd that started doing TNA chants when Styles & Roode faced off, so clearly there were a decent amount of people at least somewhat familiar with Impact's past.

[Chiral]

HAAARDCORE COOUNTRYYY

[King Devitt]

Absolutely loved it. It was surreal.

[r.]

I mean the two companies sort of deserve each other.

Two different sides of the same dog turd.

[Ludwig Kaiser’s Walk]

I was really happy that she got the pop that she deserved, especially with using Hardcore Country instead of her WWE theme

The company can still eat shit for how they treated her on the way out, so at least she got a solid send off if that’s it for her.

[Vampiro138]

Jan 30, 2022 15:10:08 GMT -5 Dr. T is an alien said:

Well, that first clip is the first WWE video I’ve watched in over a year. Based on the crowd’s reaction, it was a nice call on the WEE to bring her in for that shot. Where was the show at? For how small Impact’s coverage is anymore there sure seemed that a portion of the audience recognized an outside theme song.

She still looked great, but I’ll probably always think that as I have a type and Mickie always matched that type (I.e., she reminds me of my wife).

It was in St. Louis, the town that got the incredible electric cage match!!! So people there know of TNA/Impact alot!

[A Platypus Rave]

Jan 30, 2022 12:08:39 GMT -5 BorneAgain said:

As I said elsewhere, her run was very practically booked. She lasted long enough to not look like a joke, not so long that she overshadowed the company talent (clearly that's what Ronda was for) and eliminating a past wrestler while being eliminated by another past wrestler meant that neither of the current WWE or Impact Women's divisions came off as inherently inferior to the other.

Not only that she eliminated Michelle McCool specifically who Mickie had let's say a past with >_>

[Jacy Derangement Syndrome]

The fact that it was full on Impact Mickie James with no changes whatsoever was surreal. 

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Considering how WWE f***ed her over, I'm glad she got some shine on Impact and a better potentially final appearance Hall of Fame notwithstanding

She had a better showcase than most of the girls in it, and considering how someone like Melina got dumped without much of a thought, it could have been worse, she was treated better than like three quarters of the men's roster too by that metric...

[robferatu]

I don’t know how long she was in the Rumble, but It thought she got a decent showing in the match.

She got an incredible to crowd reaction, and I felt having Lita be the one to eliminate James was the right option.

[saneiac]

WWE allowed her more shine in the Rumble than she got in her entire previous run. I thought it was great.

[Slingshot Suplay]

I thought it was funny how they cut from her when she was raising her title belt over her head and came back once she passed the camera and you couldn't see the plates anymore. Could be just unfortunate timing, but I thought it was funny.