While most wrestling discourse remains split in regard to the public opinion on Impact Wrestling, one area where the company has remained strong over the years is in its presentation of women's wrestling. Bolstered by major players within the women's wrestling world, with Mickie James, Deonna Purrazzo, Jordynne Grace, Chelsea Green, and Mia Yim leading the division, the current Knockouts Division is as good as ever.

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Looking at someone that may be considered a locker room leader and genuine wrestling legend, Mickie James made her return to the company in 2021 after being part of the mass releases from WWE during 2020 and 2021. Upon her return, James would immediately be positioned as one of the top stars in Impact, showing that she was not just there to coast, as she would eventually win the Knockouts Championship!

10 Mickie James vs Chelsea Green - Impact Wrestling 7/2/22

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After turning on her earlier in the year, Chelsea Green and Mickie James would face off in singles action on a random episode of Impact Wrestling on July 2, 2022. Despite the feud seemingly set up to be a major one during the Spring, things would not align and Green and James would not get that spotlight.

Still, they would face off in singles action during the Summer, with Chelsea getting the win. Paying tribute to the Mickie James/Trish Stratus feud that put her on the map, these two would have a fun bout, though they did deserve better for their long-term storyline.

9 Mickie James vs Tasha Steelz - Sacrifice 2022

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Challenging Mickie James for the Knockouts Title at No Surrender in the beginning of 2022, Tasha Steelz would fail on her first attempt. The following month, at Sacrifice 2022, Tasha would turn the tables on the Knockouts legend.

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Facing off as one of the major matches at Sacrifice, Tasha and Mickie would outdo their first match in an extended rivalry, and in a shocking turn of events, Tasha Steelz would defeat Mickie James and win her first Knockouts Championship!

8 Mickie James vs Tara - Turning Point 2010

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Heading into Turning Point 2010, Mickie James was in the midst of a feud with Tara and Madison Rayne, with the women all wanting the Knockouts Championship. Following issues between James and Tara, the two would face off at the PPV with it being Mickie's first Impact PPV match.

The one true downside to this match was the fact that it ended in a No Contest, though that would set up the feud to continue for a bit longer. Regardless it was a strong showing in-ring wise for the Knockouts Division at the time, with Mickie and Tara showing just how great they were.

7 Mickie James vs Tasha Steelz, Street Fight - Impact Wrestling 3/18/22

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After Tasha Steelz defeated Mickie James to capture the Impact Knockouts Championship, Mickie would challenge the champion once again in a Street Fight during a taping at the legendary 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

Tasha Steelz would retain her championship at the end of the show, but coming out of the match, the bigger story would be the full collapse of Mickie James and Chelsea Green's friendship. In the closing moments of the match, Green would turn heel, helping Steelz win the match before mocking and beating her former friend up after the match, setting up their subsequent feud.

6 Mickie James vs Mercedes Martinez - Turning Point 2021

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A match between two veterans, this bout between Mickie James and Mercedes Martinez would serve as James' first defense of her Knockouts Championship after winning the belt from Deonna Purrazzo. The two would have a strong match for two veterans in the later portions of their careers, and it would kick off Mickie's reign in a strong manner.

This would be one of Martinez's last matches in Impact Wrestling, as she would sign with AEW in late 2021, joining the women's division of Tony Khan's show, though she would at least get a chance to shine against Mickie James here in this match from her time in Impact Wrestling.

5 Mickie James vs Deonna Purrazzo, Texas Death Match - Hard To Kill 2022

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With Mickie James dethroning Deonna Purrazzo at Bound For Glory 2021, the two would face off again to kick off Impact's 2022. At Hard To Kill, Mickie would put the Knockouts Championship up for grabs with the added brutal stipulation of it being a Texas Death Match. Main-eventing the PPV, Impact would go all in on this feud between James and Deonna.

Delivering a violent match, especially for the Knockouts Division, James would retain her championship in a 20 minute affair, cementing James and Purrazzo's rivalry in the history of the company.

4 Mickie James vs Serena - Knockouts Knockdown 2013

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An aspect from TNA/Impact Wrestling's past that has not really made much of a return in recent years, is the One Night Only shows. In their place, Impact has just opted to take some of the older One Night Only shows into their own specials throughout the year. 2013 would see the Knockouts Knockdown event take place under the One Night Only banner, with a tournament taking place across the show in order to crown the Queen of the Knockouts.

In the semi-main event, Mickie James and Serena would have the longest tournament match before the finals, with the two delivering a fun bout that would see Mickie advance to the finals, though she would come up short, losing to Gail Kim.

3 Mickie James vs Mia Yim - Bound For Glory 2022

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The most recent match to be considered for Mickie James' best matches in her entire Impact Wrestling career came at Impact's biggest show of 2022, this year's edition of the famed Bound For Glory PPV. With Mickie currently on her "Last Rodeo Tour", in which she has vowed to retire if any woman in Impact can beat her before she wins the Knockouts Championship, her roadblock at the PPV would be none other than Mia Yim.

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Having thrilled months prior with her matches against Jordynne Grace and Deonna Purrazzo, Mia Yim was on a hot streak heading into the PPV, and that would continue with this match, as she would deliver greatly against Mickie James, who showed off some incredible selling throughout the match.

2 Mickie James vs Deonna Purrazzo - Bound For Glory 2021

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Returning to Impact Wrestling during the Summer of 2021, Mickie James would immediately set her sights on the top prize for the women of the promotion; the Knockouts Championship. That October, Deonna Purrazzo would put her Knockouts Championship on the line against Mickie James at the 2021 edition of Bound For Glory.

In what most considered an upset at the time, Mickie would end the reign of Deonna in just under 15 minutes, something that a lot of fans did not see coming heading into the PPV. The two would have a very good match, with it being one of James' more memorable bouts in Impact. This match would ve the beginning of a long-term rivalry between the two, which would culminate in the aforementioned Texas Death Match in early 2022.

1 Mickie James vs Gisele Shaw - Victory Road 2022

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Arguably the most underrated match of Mickie James Impact Wrestling career, her fantastic match against Gisele Shaw at 2022's Victory Road special might also just be the best of her time in the company. With Shaw on the rise in Impact, as one of the best and brightest women's wrestlers around today, she would deliver another excellent singles match against a women's wrestling legend here against Mickie, following up on her match earlier in the year against Madison Rayne.

With the added stipulation of a potential Mickie James retirement thanks to her "Last Rodeo Tour", heading into the match, nobody would have predicted Gisele as a possible winner, and yet, through the great storytelling and in-ring performances from both women, there would be multiple nearfalls in the match where it felt like Shaw could have ended the career of Mickie James. The Hardcore Country legend would come out on top, but not unscathed, as the two went to war in a fantastic match.