Professional wrestling career:
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003):
While working in Ring of Honor for a year, James also debuted as Alexis Laree in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on the company's second ever weekly pay-per-view as a participant in a lingerie battle royal.She was not prominently featured until March 26, 2003, when she teamed with Amazing Red as part of his feud against Kid Kash—the X Division Champion—and Trinity.Weeks later, she became the first member of The Gathering, a stable led by Raven in his feud against NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett.[8] On April 16, Laree became the first (and thus far, only) woman to compete in a Clockwork Orange House of Fun match after the Gathering challenged and defeated Jarrett. She continued to wrestle with the stable when they feuded with The Disciples of the New Church, taking part in an angle with Father James Mitchell burning her with a fireball and wrestling in another Clockwork Orange House of Fun match before leaving the company.
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2003–2005):
After two years of sending tapes and making phone calls, as well as wrestling a tryout match with Dawn Marie, James was signed to a developmental contract with World Wrestling EntertainmentOhio Valley Wrestling (OVW), their farm territory, in August.
Still using the Alexis Laree name, she began making television
appearances for OVW on January 29, 2004 and competed in several tag team
matches throughout the year.She also won a Halloween Costume Contest on October 30 and defeated Jillian Hall in a $1,000 match on November 12. (WWE), who sent her to train at
On May 17, 2005, Laree was placed into a tournament for the OVW Television Championship. She defeated Mike Mondo in the first round, only to lose to Blaster Lashley in the next one. She began a feud with Beth Phoenix on July 20 after Phoenix interrupted Laree during an interview, setting up a match on July 29 which Laree lost.Their angle continued into September, with Shelly Martinez
being added to the storyline to side with Phoenix against Laree. On
October 12, she appeared in OVW under her real name and finished the
year on the losing end of matches against Martinez and Jillian Hall.
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