Mickie James created a massive debate in the wrestling world after making harsh remarks about womens ring gear on the March 30th episode of WWE LFG, where she specifically called out Zena Sterlings outfit. Her remarks got a lot of backlash online, and now Jim Cornette has stepped in to support her.
While speaking on his YouTube channel, Jim Cornette supported Mickie James after she spoke out about how many modern female wrestlers wear gear that looks like fancy lingerie. He said he agrees with her because theres some truth in what she said.
Cornette explained that people often talk more about what the women are wearing than how well they wrestle. He said its hard to focus on the match when someones body is so exposed.
Cornette also pointed out that Mickie came from a time when women were expected to dress like that, so she knows what shes talking about. Even though she wore revealing outfits too, Cornette believes shes saying that women from her era went through that so todays wrestlers wouldnt have to.
Cornette added that top women wrestlers want to be taken seriously as athletes. While looking good is part of the job, he thinks its too much when everyone is showing off their body just to get noticed.
Cornette compared it to wrestling moves; when only one person did something special, it stood out. But when everyone starts doing it, it doesnt mean as much. He thinks that might be the point Mickie was trying to make.
Jim Cornettes comments were adirect response to Mickies original remarks,where she praised Sterlings gear but criticized the decision to wear it.I lived during the Diva era, and we fought very, very hard to not have to wrestle in lingerie anymore,James said on-air.Since because I am a female, I can speak on this. Its very frustrating when women go out there and wrestle and all I see is their ass You want to be taken seriously as a wrestler, but you are pretty much wrestling in jazzed-up lingerie.
An indie wrestler also taunted Mickie James for her remarks and even Zena Sterling jokedthat she would wearfull-body gear from now on,making fun at Mickies old-school attitude.
Mickie James comments have started a lot of talk about how women wrestlers dress. Some people think what they wear changes how fans see them, while others believe they should be able to wear whatever they like without being judged. In the end, Mickie is just sharing her opinion, and Jim Cornette simply agrees with her.
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