5 best Mickie James matches in WWE

#4 Mickie James vs. Lita at Survivor Series 2006

Following Mickie James' WrestleMania victory to capture the Women's Championship, she ultimately lost the title to Trish a few months later on RAW. Changes were coming for the women's division as Stratus announced her retirement that summer, which also vacated the Women's Championship at the same time.

Mickie entered a tournament to be crowned the new Women's Champion. After successful wins in earlier rounds, she encountered Lita, who took home the gold. James continued to challenge Lita, with the latter putting Mickie through a series of matches to hinder her wrestling ability.

Eventually, James got her comeuppance and defeated Lita in another classic, which also saw Lita retire that same night and James win her second Women's title.

It went down as another of Mickie James' greatest matches. At the time, she was taking over the women's division following the retirements of Trish and Lita. She set herself up perfectly, delivering some excellent work in the ring, and in turn she won over the WWE Universe.

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#3 Mickie James vs. Beth Phoenix on RAW in 2008

On a special edition of Monday Night RAW broadcast from London, England, the Women's Championship was put on the line. Beth Phoenix defended the gold against Mickie James just a couple of weeks removed from WrestleMania that year.

The WWE Universe in the United Kingdom ate up every minute of the match and was firmly behind Mickie James. Their faith in her was repaid when she defeated The Glamazon to capture her fourth Women's Championship and send the London crowd wild.

It was a stellar match between two of WWE's best during this era. The match was heightened by the response of the crowd who turned the match and title-winning moment into something special.