At IMPACT 1000 on September 14, Mickie James made her return to the company, appearing for the first time since before IMPACT Rebellion.
James was forced to relinquish the Knockouts Championship on the April 13 episode of IMPACT due to injury. During her time away, Trinity made her debut for the company and went on to win the Knockouts Championship.
With Mickie back in the fold, she's is looking for the gold.
"We've never had a singles match. A lot of times, we were on two different shows, so we would only see each other on pay-per-views. I want this one-on-one match. I've been feeling good for a while, but I've also sat back, and I've truly been enjoying her run as champion. I've truly, as a sister and as a friend, have been loving all of these moments and seeing her get this opportunity and doing exactly what I knew she would do, and that's shine. It's beautiful to see. It was one of my apprehensions of coming back anyway; I really want her to have all of these opportunities. Now, I look at her, and she's run through a lot of that locker room. She's run through pretty much the entirety of the locker room since she's been in here, in this short time, and really dominated. Obviously, there are other women that are back and coming back. I'm sure they want an opportunity at the championship too, but I must remind her and the company that I never lost the championship. I never did. I was forced to relinquish it, and I understood that, and I did that. Now that I've sat back and feel maybe she's running out of competition, maybe it's time for a match that both of us want, the people want, and that we've never seen before. If I'm going to test myself and go after it again, anyone aas a wrestler walking into a wrestling television company, if you're not vying to be champion, then what are you doing? I like being a champion. It feels good, and I enjoy it. I love seeing my friends shine, but I sat back and watched her glow this whole time, and I was getting a little antsy. I also think, Trin and I as tag team champions, we could rule the world," James said in an interview with Steve Fall of WrestlingNewsCo.
When a Knockouts Title bout against Trinity at IMPACT Bound For Glory was mentioned, Mickie replied, "Sounds like a headliner. Sounds like money."
Mickie and Trinity will be on the same team on the September 21 episode of IMPACT, which is part two of IMPACT 1000.
Fans can check out the lineup for the show by clicking here. If you missed anything from IMPACT 1000 part one, check out the results by clicking here.
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