It was during December 2016 when the rumor mill confirmed the news that Mickie James was going to be the newest member of Smackdown female roster. She was spotted going through the regular medical screening test in Pittsburgh prior to joining the main roster. This fueled up the rumors of her debut in the month of January which eventually came true.
Now, cagesideseats.com has reported the WWE creative is not at all happy with these leaks of information almost every time. Ever since the La Luchadora character was seen appearing on the show, we were almost sure that it was the former Women’s champion Mickie James under the mask.
It was not quite tough to predict the same since the rumors were there for quite sometime. The main concern of the WWE creative was that the actual date of La Luchadora’s identity revelation was also leaked days prior to the incident took place and it was some reliable backstage source who was behind the leak.
Prior to January 17 episode of Smackdown Live where James was seen officially, the internet suggested that the veteran was going to return to the show. We saw the same thing on the show as she appeared under the La Luchadora costume. Becky Lynch pulled the mask to reveal her original identity.
This is not the first time that these types of leaks have happened. Previously, during the return of The Rock and Sting, the internet spoilers have already given the news. This might be a big headache for the WWE as this hampers the surprise elements stored for the audience.
James signed a new contract with the WWE to put over new talents like Becky Lynch or Alexa Bliss going forward. This is the reason she’ll be seen aligning with the Smackdown women’s champion from now onwards.
Meanwhile, the women’s champion from Smackdown Live was recently engaged with his childhood friend, Buddy Murphy who is also an NXT performer at this time. They are soon expected to tie the knot.