During an appearance on Busted Open Radio, Mickie James talked about her release from WWE and her future in the wrestling business:
“I have such a — I’m so nervous because I really — I don’t know what to do. I do know that I am personally working on something,” she stated. “I’m working on my own little project thing and we’ll see what happens there. Obviously I have Legacy supps and stuff and I’m taking appearances and bookings but I really — when I talked to you Tommy [Dreamer] and I was like I just — I don’t even know how I feel. I’m so heartbroken in a sense, you know? I’m not gonna cry. But I am, I’m a bit heartbroken in the business because it’s a bit disappointing. That’s all.“