On January 13 at Hard to Kill, Mickie James will face Impact Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace in a Career vs. Title match. James was asked about the match in an interview on AdFreeShows.com.
James also explained why only Deonna Purrazzo has ever kicked out of her finisher:
“I have a lot of respect for Deonna for so many reasons. Not just because of the type of competitor she is, and that she brings out the best in me, which is, I feel like that’s just a testament to her and then both of our passion for the sport and for the industry and what we feel that that Knockouts Championship deserves.”
“I think that there’s a reason why nobody kicked out of my finish because I was told from day one, ‘I don’t believe in kicking out of finishes. I don’t believe in bastardizing your finish and just letting anyone kick out of it.’ That’s the old school training in me. That’s why it meant so much when Deonna actually kicked out of it because nobody ever had before, and so nobody expected it. But with the story of going into it, with how much we had done going into that match, I mean, we tried to kill each other match after match, so it just felt right. It’s not something that I ever had done before and it’s maybe not something that I’ll do again because my finish is very important to me. I feel like the more you diminish how important it is, the more the fans don’t buy it or don’t take it seriously.”
James will go up against Jordynne Grace for the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Championship in what could be her last match. Find out how to order the pay-per-view by clicking here. AdFreeShows.com now has the full interview with Mickie James.
Speaking of Hard to Kill, PWMania.com recently spoke to Eddie Edwards in an exclusive interview. You can read our exclusive by clicking here.
