The Diva Dirt team weigh in on tonight’s Lockdown pay per view:
April: To say that this feud between Mickie and Madison has gone on for a lifetime seems like an understatement. It finally came down to Madison running Mickie over for her to finally get some serious kick behind her anger, pushing things into overdrive. For this bout, I’m going to have to choose Mickie James for the win. I think it is time for her to finally get one over on Madison Rayne and take home the gold. Madison is a tremendous heel and has held that title for long enough. It needs a fresh resting place, like I’ve been saying for weeks on end. I think this time, Mickie has finally had it and I can see her really giving her all when it comes to this cage match. I am always a fan of women wrestlers taking on matches they wouldn’t normally be considered to compete in so Lockdown can definitely change things up. It’s Mickie’s time to be Knockouts Champion..let’s just hope she gets to keep her hair along with it.
Cryssi: It seems like I’ve picked Mickie James every single time she’s had a match for this championship. Tonight is no exception. Mickie James will finally win the Knockouts Championship because it makes the least amount of sense for her to win it now. She has a separated shoulder and Tara may turn face soon. The rest of the Knockouts are being brainwashed or running around in a stable so perfect timing for a switch. If Mickie ends up on the losing end tonight with her head shaved, I’ll shave my own head.
David: Tonight better be the night that Mickie James finally captures the TNA Knockouts Championship because if Madison is somehow successful in retaining her belt she will get to cut off all of Mickie’s hair! Nooooo! Not the hair! Honestly I just don’t get it. I like the match because I think Mickie and Madison will be entertaining to watch inside the steel cage, and I do hope Mickie wins the championship. Her fans have waited long enough. But I never understood “hair” matches. What’s the big deal again? Hair grows back. It’s not even that embarrassing, look at Serena; she looked hot with her new haircut! How is that equivalent to losing the TNA Knockouts Title? I’m going to ignore some of the silliness with the motorcycle accident and Mickie’s possible haircut and just enjoy the match, which I think will be very good. I predict Mickie James will win the TNA Knockouts championship, and that should make a lot of people happy, except for maybe Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake (he probably was available this Sunday for a little struttin’ and cuttin’).
Eric: This past week was the first week I became interested in a Madison Rayne feud since…forever. She cut without a doubt (in my mind) the best promo of her life. Unfortunately, the promo wasn’t really about her opponent in this match, but her lackey (or bitch) Tara. I was so into it that I completely forgot that Mickie was even a knockout. Not a good reaction for TNA. Let’s be real. There is no way Mickie is losing her hair. I predict Mickie James picks up the win after a Tara interference. Then we can get to the real feud, Madison vs. Tara and Mickie can celebrate with her dog and some moonshine, or whatever those hardcore country gals do after a win.
Erin: It’s been quite a buildup for Mickie’s first Knockouts Title reign, but it looks like she might finally have reached the promised land. Everything about this match’s recent buildup convinces me that she’s going to finally win the title: the underdog factor (getting hit by a motorcycle, no less!) and the fact that she’s putting her hair on the line. Now, unless Mickie’s hankering for a close crop, I seriously doubt we’ll be seeing her lose her hair anytime soon. The “hair vs. title” stipulation places the stakes pretty high, so there’s little chance, in my opinion, that she will lose. I think that the stage is finally set for a triumphant title victory: Mickie is injured and putting a lot at stake just to get this title shot. It’s booked for a feel-good ending. I say Mickie James is leaving the building as Knockouts Champion.
Melanie: TNA has swerved us several times with these two, so it’s anyone’s guess if Mickie will finally win the belt tonight. I could see Mickie losing the match, but due to some convoluted last-minute storyline addition, she won’t have her head shaved. Let’s face it, win or lose, Mickie’s not having her head shaved. Given her bum shoulder, I wouldn’t put the belt on Mickie and instead let Tara turn babyface and feud with Madison, but that’s just me. I could honestly see it go either way, but I guess I’ll go with the pack and pick Mickie James to win.
Steven: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: There is no way in hell Mickie James is shaving her head. Not gonna happen. With the tension growing between Madison Rayne and Tara these days, I expect Tara to turn on Madison and help Mickie win the Knockouts Championship tonight at Lockdown. In short, my pick for this match is definitely Mickie James.
Put your predictions in the comments!
24 Comments
at 10:04 pm
like they gonna another knockout shaved her head nuh uh so 100% Mickie will win and yep every1 agree and i think there is another champion mickie gonna win the ko tag champ
at 10:14 pm
don’t wanna see mickie bald never been a fan of it in the past,and i am pretty sure never been a fan of it now. and gosh it’s about time for the second worst reign to be over weather it’s tara or mickie just take the title of madison already.so disappointed in madison run as champ as much that i like madison but her reign was dull and a pain in the butt , so i hope mickie wins lets see if she can outshine her first cage match with tara,and i am praying if tara going to turn face turn mickie heel.
at 10:15 pm
Madison has been boring me as a champion, so maybe it’s time to see a new champion. Just hope we get another psycho Tara turn on Madison.
at 10:17 pm
Eric’s final comment aside, I see TNA dropping the ball on this to an extent. Just like it would have been really interesting to see what they would have said at WM if the only “Triple Crown” Champion was practically across the street signing autographs for a rival organization and they blew the chance at that publicity, I see a short match, less than 5 minutes. Also, remember last time Mickie was put through this much “torture” preceding a Championship match, we saw a match lasting all of 15 seconds with a 5-10 minute celebration afterward. And that was when she was healthry. Mickie has Madison in a cage with nowhere to go. Tara is barred from ringside, a good move if she remains heel, a bad move for the face turn. Even with the not entirely healed shoulder, I see Mickie delivering a good old “Hardcore Country Beatdown” tonight.
I’ll go out on a limb here and say it will not be significantly longer than 5 minutes including introductions…
at 10:17 pm
plus they have played they odds against mickie very well hope tna capitalize on that,but i kinda wanted instead of the hair make it do or die it’s pretty much more interesting.
at 10:20 pm
This match better be 15-20 minutes long……………………………
at 10:21 pm
Hopfully sarita become the next top heel but I doubt it!
at 10:26 pm
Ugh I hate when girls have to put their hair on the line, it always scares me because I get myself paranoid that it’s going to happen. TNA is land of the swerves, so I hope if they want her to do it, that she says no
I hope mickie wins it tonight, it’s going to be a big stage with everything setting up perfectly for her win. This would seriously be the best way for mickie to make womens wrestling history, on tope of the cage holding up that knockouts title
Heres hoping *fingers crossed*
at 10:33 pm
I think madison should remain champion. However, the stipulation pretty much ensures that mickie will win. I expect these two to have a great match. I just wish DDLive was doing a post show because I know Mickie and madison deserve on a lot more than wrestlemania did.
at 10:38 pm
i agree with april. its mickies night without a doubt!
at 10:39 pm
@WWFoverWWE that make two of us.
@tjsmith3 heck no not another month her reign have been the scond baldest reign ever but i agree DD should do an after show for ko it far more deserving than WM.
at 10:45 pm
This is my prediction for the match, Mickie James is def a lock in to win lol, she just has to and i also predict the match will be about 10 to 12 minutes long since it is at lockdown and i also see a Tara turn on Madison
In other TNA news, Miss Tessmacher will be backstage at the TNA Tapings (Tuesday) and she may appear its not known yet
at 10:49 pm
i believe madison rayne will retain somehow
at 10:51 pm
I know Madison rayne the character would love to shave mickies head, but her in real life I don’t think she wants too. Madison has always said that it’s been her dream to work with mickie, she’s been a huge fan of hers and people have always told her that she resembles mickie. I don’t think she would like she shave mickies head and have that in the back of her head, kayfabe or not
I think the title vs. hair match was designed so it could give fans the doubt that it wouldn’t be so obvious. If this was a title vs. career match, 100% mickie would win because no one would believe TNA would get rid of mickie, the biggest signing ever for the knockouts roster
at 10:56 pm
I coudnt stand Madison as champion months back as of late she has been less “annoying to me. Hopefully tonight she will put on a great show with Mickie. I really hope Mickie wins the Total Non-Stop Action Knockouts Championship Tonight.
Finally we can see someone else make history besides Michelle :)
If Mickie looses 2nite , and she cuts off her hair I shall….idk…..lol If Mickie wins 2nite I cannot be held accountable for who gets hurt when they are around me. LOL
at 11:00 pm
^ ^
sooo true!
at 11:00 pm
Cryssi jynxed it! Mickie and Cryssi are gonna be bald! D:
But in all actuality, Mickie better win the title tonight. I’ve had enough of her losing. It’s time to crown our first ever triple crown women’s champ! Then she can go feud with Winter, awww yeah!
at 11:02 pm
has a title every changed hands by accideent? like due to injury or a botch?
at 11:10 pm
@wweandtnadivafan yes mickies third title reign. She pinned Victoria accidently after Victoria fell on her head and was knocked out for a few seconds. Mickie made the cover and victoria didn’t kick out, giving mickie the title
however the rematch was set the same night and melina won the title back, but they counted mickie’s reign
at 11:28 pm
Mickie, all the way. I’m guessing Tara will turn on Madison at some point during the match as well. Hopefully we can get a nice triple threat feud out of it for a while, then go on to Mickie vs Sarita.
All I know is that when/if Mickie does become the first ever triple crown women’s chamo tonight, the whole neighborhood will hear me freaking out!
at 12:22 am
Even as a huge Mickie James fan, I haven’t invested in this feud until the excellent promo that aired on Impact this week. And of I’m honest, I’m more intrigued to see Tara finally decking Madison than Mickie becoming the Knockouts Champion, which seems like a no-brainer tonight. Whatever happens I hope the girls play it safe, simply for the sake of Mickie’s health.
at 12:39 am
“the biggest signing ever for the knockouts roster”
No lol mickie ain’t da biggest signing in da KOs division, Awesome Kong is!
at 12:57 am
Mickie is the biggest signing as in name wise for the KOs.
Mickie should win.
at 1:23 am
I think Tara was talking to Mickie about ‘employing’ her, so she could be free from Madison’s grasp. That I’m positive about.
I’m going on out on a limb and predicting Mickie will place Tara against Madison… Madison retains but Mickie doesn’t get her head shaved.