10 best storylines involving WWE female wrestlers

#9 Trish Stratus and Mickie James

A little too close?

Many fans normally associate WWE’s most controversial storylines with the Attitude Era, but the period just before the company went PG – often referred to as the ‘Ruthless Aggression Era’ threw up its fair share of controversy too. One of the more memorable angles from that time was undoubtedly Mickie James's obsession with Trish Stratus.

After teaming together for a number of months, the newcomer, Mickie James, started showing signs of being a little more than star-struck at the thought of working with such a WWE legend. Mickie became increasingly interested in being close to Trish, an obsession that was not reciprocated. This all culminated on an episode of RAW late in the year when James stole a kiss from the Women’s Champion under the mistletoe.

There has always been an undercurrent of interest in women’s wrestling from a certain section of the male audience, because after all, seeing women wrestle conjures up all sorts of images and fantasies for some. This storyline was an example of Vince McMahon catering to those fantasies, but in a distinctly WWE way, with the love struck James playing the heel throughout most of the feud.

In the midst of it all, the two women put on some great matches together, most notably at Wrestlemania 22 which saw Mickie end Trish’s lengthy Women’s Championship reign. While fans normally remember her onscreen time with Lita, Mickie James should also receive credit for giving Stratus a worthy opponent in a time when genuine female wrestling was thin on the ground.