Join former WWE champion Mickie James for a round of golf this Monday, June 28 in Richmond, VA. James is joining celebrities from the world of NASCAR, NBA and College Hoops, and The PGA Tour in a charity event that benefits The Hermie and Elliott Sadler Foundation. Fans can bid to join her team now at wwwmcaptechdrive.com.

Country-music career has Mickie James in a new arena

Mickie James feels too good about her burgeoning music career to sing the blues about World Wrestling Entertainment.

James has turned her focus to promoting “Strangers and Angels” — her 11-song country debut — since being released by WWE in late April.

“Wrestling has kind of taken a back seat right now,” James said Wednesday in a telephone interview. “This is a new passion of mine. I’m a very competitive person and very much a perfectionist. When I want something that badly, I’m willing to make sacrifices and do whatever it takes to make it happen.”

“Strangers and Angels” is proof of that dedication. What originally began as a three-track project of James-written songs grew into a full-fledged CD shaped by a renowned producer (Kent Wells) and vocal coach (Ron Browning). James spent 1-1/2 years completing “Strangers and Angels” in Nashville, Tenn., while also working a full-time WWE schedule.

“I was only home last year for about 20 days,” she said.

Not that James is complaining. She wanted to become a recording artist long before dreaming of pro-wrestling stardom.

“I had played the violin for five years in school,” James said. “I would walk around the house with a boom box recording myself and give the tapes to my mom. The last few years, I was on the road so much that I didn’t really get the chance to watch TV, so I listened to music all the time. I would write down the melodies in my head and the feelings I had in lyrical form.”
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Wrestlicious posted the following on their Twitter page the other day following Mickie’s release.

@MickieJamesDiva Let’s Talk. Our door is open to you!!

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WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Divas Mickie James and Katie Lea Burchill as well as Superstars Shelton Benjamin, Kung Fu Naki, Slam Master J and Jimmy Wang Yang as of today, April 22, 2010. We wish them the best in all future endeavors.