A few weeks ago WWE released a number of talents due to budget cuts, and this week on Monday Night Raw it was announced that Eva Marie will be returning to World Wrestling Entertainment. Some people in the wrestling community questioned the timing of her return in the midst of the releases, and there was speculation that Mickie James was reacting to Eva Marie’s return when she posted the following during Raw:
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— Mickie James~Aldis (@MickieJames) May 4, 2021
During a recent appearance on Oral Sessions with Renee Paquette Mickie James talked about Eva Marie’s return, and she gave Eva props for being able to rebrand herself.
“Honestly, I think it’s incredible she’s been able to step away and still remain relevant, rebrand herself, and almost excel outside. Not everybody does that. I don’t think her wrestling ability was ever her strength. I know she has been down at NXT working on stuff. So, I don’t know. I don’t think the wrestling bit was ever her thing. I feel like there’s always been — even going back to old school wrestling — that there’s a role for everybody and not everybody has to be a five star wrestler, or whatever, and have dream matches. That doesn’t have to be a thing, if their character is strong and they can sells tickets, get ratings, I guess it works.”
James also acknowledged the bad timing of the return following the releases, but she noted that WWE always brings people in following WrestleMania. She went on to say that Eva Marie could potentially find success this time around if she embraces the heat she receives from fans.
“She’s beautiful and stunning, and I do have mad respect in the sense that she has a million followers and been able to rebrand herself and really do a whole other thing outside of wrestling once she left. Me being an entrepreneur — and I’m always looking at stuff — I completely respect that side of her. If she can capitalize on all of this heat and just kind of go, ‘Yeah? So?’ That’s where the real — everybody will hate her and it will be great for her.”
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