Mickie James, one of the most popular Divas in the WWE since Trish Stratus, is now in TNA.

When Mickie entered the WWE, she played a psychotic crazed fan of Trish Stratus—obsessed, unpredictable and fierce. Not since Victoria's psycho days has one Diva capitalized on a character so much as Mickie James had. Even after turning face, Mickie's popularity grew and each time she stepped out, people cheered and rose out of their seats. What was so enduring about her?

I believe Mickie had a quality that is hard to come by: people "liked" her. Much like Trish, Mickie came out to huge adoration and seemingly played an underdog so well. So what happened to her career in the WWE?

Mickie was the main Diva on Raw and successfully defeated her foes in various matches, yet still obtained a decent credibility by not winning every single match she was in. Often, she was defeated but it never stopped her passion to go back into the ring and take on her opponents again and again.

Mickie was a fighting champion, always striving to prove why she earned the Women's Championship and why she kept it proudly around her waist.

Mickie was shrouded in Internet rumors of bad backstage behavior and too much partying on an European tour. Much to some fans' disbelief, the WWE targeted the rumors as the reason why Mickie was moved from the live A-Show of Raw to the taped Smackdown.

One rumor even stated that John Cena had become annoyed by Mickie's obsession with their relationship, and he asked to have her moved to the other show. While many fans might believe this, I for one do not.

When moved to Smackdown, Mickie became the subject of ridicule by bratty duo LayCool, made up of Michelle McCool and Layla. The women made fun of Mickie's weight issues, which was also rumored to be the subject of some contention between Mickie and the WWE.

I personally thought there was nothing wrong with Mickie's weight, but who am I to judge? LayCool tormented Mickie to the brink of having her walk out of the ring crying and smashed cake in her face.

LayCool even stooped to childish levels by making a video of a cowgirl McCool singing "Old MacDonald" to insult Mickie and Layla, who dressed up in a fat suit to portray Mickie that included a pig nose.

My question to a lot of people, some of whom may not be fans of either Diva, is this: was this an attempt by McCool to crush the single woman who had more fan admiration than her? Was it really a squashing of Mickie's character?

Regardless of the very small retribution Mickie James got by defeating McCool in a championship match, McCool gained the belt back some short few weeks later. Not much after that, Mickie James was released from her contract.

I found that the first match between McCool and James, in which Mickie won, was a short relief to take the extreme heat off of McCool—a tiny piece of retribution before the biggest release of the year. Mickie's release even shadowed Maria Kanellis and Katie Lea. Even now, people are still talking about it.

With Mickie James gone, Melina turned to backstage fodder, and with Beth Phoenix out with an injury, who else is there for McCool to compete against?

Natalya seems to be hanging in there; however, I don't think this is much of a feud as LayCool is continuing their childish games of dress up and name calling. I personally believe it's just a filler story until Beth comes back. Regardless of that, McCool seems to have absolutely no competition left. Funny how that is.

Mickie James concentrated on her country music career while rumors of her going to TNA swirled around the Internet. Finally, Mickie was signed and yet another ex-WWE star jumped ship to TNA.

While the Knockout division of TNA leaves something to be desired, would it be impossible for Mickie to go down in the history books as a Triple Crown Winner by becoming the Knockouts Champion?

I think it may happen before the year is out. They seem to be building her character around her country music and that's okay. However, the episode of Impact tonight sees Mickie riding a mechanical bull.

To me, this is something the WWE would be doing, or rather, have done. Remember that guest host who saw Eve and the Bella Twins riding a mechanical bull?

It's been done before. So with that little replay, do you think TNA can capitalize on Mickie's huge fanbase and great popularity? If they play their cards right, I think they can.

I think releasing Mickie James was one of the biggest mistakes the WWE has ever made.