Earlier today, during a global press conference for Sunday’s NXT TakeOver: In Your House, WWE posted a tweet claiming Raquel Gonzalez was the “first Mexican and Latin American woman to win a WWE title”. Women’s wrestling fans took to Twitter in hard disagreement, citing the names of other Latin and Mexican women who have also…
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WWE 50 Greatest Women Superstars: 5 Glaring Mistakes
Over the past week, WWE announced the WWE 50 Greatest Women Superstars in the modern era. The modern era is characterized as any superstar that wrestled post-1993. The rankings are based on, “in-ring accomplishments, championship victories, and creating legendary moments.” The announcements came via WWE specials hosted by Sarah Schreiber, which aired on Peacock in…
Charlotte Flair: A Comparative WWE Analysis
Earlier this week, DailyDDT published an op-ed that explored the criticism Charlotte Flair receives from fans, primarily as a result of what some fans perceive as undue favoritism the Superstar receives; favoritism they claim is due to who her father is—Ric Flair. The author of the article labels Charlotte a “corporate champion”—praising the legacy wrestler…
Ranking every WWE Divas Champion from worst to best
Last week, WWE celebrated the five-year anniversary of the start of the Women’s Evolution. In July of 2015, this watershed moment marked the end of what many consider a low point in women’s wrestling, the Divas Era. Incidentally, WWE crowned the inaugural Divas Champion 12 years ago today. During the brand extension, WWE established the Divas Championship…
The ten best women’s SummerSlam matches
SummerSlam is upon us. The annual show is one of WWE’s original “Big Four” pay-per-view events. It’s considered the second biggest event of their calendar year, behind WrestleMania. “The Biggest Party of the Summer” debuted at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 29, 1988. Since it has hosted some of the greatest moments in WWE history….
Top five WWE homegrown women of all time
World Wrestling Entertainment is scouring the globe for the best professional wrestlers in the independent scene. They are also looking for those men and women who can be molded into stars. Athletes from all sports, bodybuilders, fitness models, and actresses are all on WWE’s radar. The company has the trainers and facilities to make a…