Why Vince McMahon Apologised To 6-Time WWE Champion

Vince McMahon might not be sorry for much in his life, but he did offer an apology to one former WWE champion.

Roster cuts are nothing new in WWE, but in 2021, one person’s release caused an uproar after they went very public about how they received their belongings from the company after being let go.

Mickie James took to social media to reveal that she had been sent her belongings in trash bags. Something that, while practical perhaps, symbolically left WWE facing a PR nightmare.

Now, four years on, Mickie James has explained her side of things to Chris Van Vliet and says her initial post was to show how she felt WWE thought of their talents as disposable. However, James noted she wasn’t as offended as many fans as she’s so numb to the tough goings on of the pro wrestling world:

I wasn’t as offended as the fans were when it happened, because I don’t think you realize how many times we’ve been offended. I’m so numb to getting my feelings hurt, or I’m so used to, ‘Oh, you got to separate your ego from it, and don’t take it personal. It’s just business.’

So I posted, because I’m a sarcastic person, and if I was to be honest, I got two boxes with two trash bags. I still have the trash bags because I’m keeping them—receipts. I remembered in 2010 when I got my stuff back and I got it the same way, and 2010 me was devastated… This time, I didn’t take it personally. I’m like, of course. It’s more about the lack of thought of how you’re so disposable…

Vince McMahon Called Mickie James To Say Sorry

Mickie James noted that she feels sympathy for former WWE talent relations boss Mark Carrano, as he was let go after the ordeal and said she found out about that firing on a phone call with Vince McMahon, where he also apologised:

Then Hunter called me, Stephanie text me, Johnny called me. Everybody called me. I still feel bad for Mark Carrano, who got fired for it, because Mark was always good to me… he’s the one who got fired. But it was just a testament to that was like a company thing of like, they just didn’t really think of how that would affect [you]…

Vince called me and I spoke to him on the phone… Because I was like, Vince has never called me before. But he was genuine. He was like, ‘You know I’ve never thought that of you, and I’ve always thought highly of you, and I’m so sorry that happened and that person is not here anymore.’ And then I was like, Oh no. Felt bad for Mark Carrano.

Mickie James was back with WWE for season one of LFG, where she acted as a coach alongside Bully Ray, Booker T, and The Undertaker. However, she did not return for season two as she was replaced by The Undertaker’s wife, Michelle McCool.

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