The women's division is seeing a revolution in the WWE. Female wrestlers are getting madami time to work, the green light to push themselves in the ring, and just treated better overall. Many fans are excited for this.
But look back at the old diva division. People complain about the short matches and sloppy workers. What usually gets overlooked is that this was an era that did not give all women fair opportunities. A woman like Trish Stratus or Kelly Kelly is meant to be the centerpiece in such an era. Nothing against these women, but female wrestlers often just get used to put these women over and get shuffled around after. They may win titles, but they would never get that over and never earn the better careers. Lita, Chyna, and AJ Lee never got these kind of careers ehen they got over. They got over while getting angles in the men's division, in the periphery, and at times when there was no model being pushed as centerpiece.
When Mickie James debuted in 2005, she didn't debut in the circumstances Lita did or into the type of career Lita had. Mickie debuted into that type of career from which female wrestlers never get over and get the better careers. What did Mickie do? She got over.
What no one seems to bring up is that the company did not promote Mickie James. She was still the woman used to put over the model chosen to be centerpiece and used as filler when they were not around. The WWE pushed Candice Michelle, Maryse, and Michelle Mccool to be the centerpiece after Trish retired and during Mickie's time there. None of these women worked out as a centerpiece should.
All you have to do is look at the stories of men like Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan and you can see how stubborn the WWE can be. No one ever brings Mickie James up in these conversations. They should. After the company got rid of Mickie James, they continued pushing that same status quo that no longer was working. Even the WWE started to make bad decisions and lose interest due to their inability to keep the diva era successful.
That was a heavy contribution to the women's revolution. fans just had enough. NXT women were killing it. Main roster matches sucked. Female wrestlers now have an era madami favorable to them.
How has Mickie James influenced this women's revolution? Where would the women's division be if Mickie James did not go through it? The diva era was working fabulously when she debuted. It wad golden. When Mickie got over, the best choice to be the centerpiece was a female wrestler. The WWE's refusal to embrace what fans were legitimately connecting with and giving the tuktok spot to the woman who earned it led to the collapse of what made the division great during the diva era. If the WWE mever had to deal with Mickie James beating the status quo, they might have been able to maintain the mentality to keep the diva division strong. And if fans never had enough of the collapse, they might have never complained last taon and really get the revolution started.
When people talk about why Mickie James was humiliated sa pamamagitan ng the WWE and released, they will talk about her weight, her sex life, and a lot of othet things Dave Meltzer puts on their plate. They won't talk about no woman pushed the way Mickie was ever succeeding. They won't talk about Mickie getting over and still being treated the same as if she never did. Beyond all the drama people pag-ibig reading, there is a reality that gets overlooked. Mickie James may never get respect for beating the status quo of the diva division. And so, she will never get recognition for how she helped to pave the way for the women's revolution. If the WWE never experienced that failure to the diva status quo, where would we be today?
But look back at the old diva division. People complain about the short matches and sloppy workers. What usually gets overlooked is that this was an era that did not give all women fair opportunities. A woman like Trish Stratus or Kelly Kelly is meant to be the centerpiece in such an era. Nothing against these women, but female wrestlers often just get used to put these women over and get shuffled around after. They may win titles, but they would never get that over and never earn the better careers. Lita, Chyna, and AJ Lee never got these kind of careers ehen they got over. They got over while getting angles in the men's division, in the periphery, and at times when there was no model being pushed as centerpiece.
When Mickie James debuted in 2005, she didn't debut in the circumstances Lita did or into the type of career Lita had. Mickie debuted into that type of career from which female wrestlers never get over and get the better careers. What did Mickie do? She got over.
What no one seems to bring up is that the company did not promote Mickie James. She was still the woman used to put over the model chosen to be centerpiece and used as filler when they were not around. The WWE pushed Candice Michelle, Maryse, and Michelle Mccool to be the centerpiece after Trish retired and during Mickie's time there. None of these women worked out as a centerpiece should.
All you have to do is look at the stories of men like Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan and you can see how stubborn the WWE can be. No one ever brings Mickie James up in these conversations. They should. After the company got rid of Mickie James, they continued pushing that same status quo that no longer was working. Even the WWE started to make bad decisions and lose interest due to their inability to keep the diva era successful.
That was a heavy contribution to the women's revolution. fans just had enough. NXT women were killing it. Main roster matches sucked. Female wrestlers now have an era madami favorable to them.
How has Mickie James influenced this women's revolution? Where would the women's division be if Mickie James did not go through it? The diva era was working fabulously when she debuted. It wad golden. When Mickie got over, the best choice to be the centerpiece was a female wrestler. The WWE's refusal to embrace what fans were legitimately connecting with and giving the tuktok spot to the woman who earned it led to the collapse of what made the division great during the diva era. If the WWE mever had to deal with Mickie James beating the status quo, they might have been able to maintain the mentality to keep the diva division strong. And if fans never had enough of the collapse, they might have never complained last taon and really get the revolution started.
When people talk about why Mickie James was humiliated sa pamamagitan ng the WWE and released, they will talk about her weight, her sex life, and a lot of othet things Dave Meltzer puts on their plate. They won't talk about no woman pushed the way Mickie was ever succeeding. They won't talk about Mickie getting over and still being treated the same as if she never did. Beyond all the drama people pag-ibig reading, there is a reality that gets overlooked. Mickie James may never get respect for beating the status quo of the diva division. And so, she will never get recognition for how she helped to pave the way for the women's revolution. If the WWE never experienced that failure to the diva status quo, where would we be today?