Mickie James discusses her stint at the WWE Performance Center, how it occurred, and whether she feels WWE would rather have her train than wrestle

Free agent wrestler Mickie James spoke with Aaron Oster of the Baltimore Sun and was asked about what led to her visit to the WWE Performance Center. "I don’t really know," she said. "I mean, I know what sparked that interest in it was, me reaching out and seeing what opportunities were available, or any interest in me at all. And that’s when they talked about if I was interested in going down and working with the girls there, and feeling that whole trainer position out, and seeing if it was something that I was even good at. I’ve never trained anyone in my life. I’ve been fortunate enough to really work with amazing people and have incredible people lead me along the way...

"...Someone told me a long time ago that you always want to leave the business better than you walked into it. This would be an opportunity to do that. Whether I’m in that right position right now, as far as being a trainer, I’m not sure. I have so much stuff going on right now between the music, and still wrestling, and other side projects I’m working on right now. And with that kind of job, I’d have to give up everything else, and I’m not sure if I’m in a place to do that right now. And obviously that could change tomorrow, but, who’s to say.

James was asked if WWE was feeling her out to see if she would rather train than wrestle. "Not necessarily, because we’ve talked about both sides of it," she said. "Initially, it was more of a feeling-out process, and they were talking about perhaps doing something in the future. I don’t really know where they stand on that, or if there’s interest in bringing me back to do more." Read the full interview at BaltimoreSun.com.

Powell's POV: Mickie also spoke about the current Divas division, the NXT crew, her feud with Trish Stratus, Piggy James, her music career, and her match at the Maryland Championship Wrestling event on Saturday night.