11 Female Wrestlers Who Were In WWE At The Wrong Time
These women had talent. Unfortunately, they were around when women's wrestling didn't matter much.
Before the WWE women's revolution was officially announced by Stephanie McMahon in 2015, women's wrestling, especially in WWE, was generally considered an afterthought. While there have been great women's matches over the years prior to the revolution, on the whole, the matches were not given the time that they are given today. In addition, women's feuds and storylines were very rarely long enough for fans to really sink their teeth into and invest their time in.
We've seen a plethora of women in WWE come and go throughout history, and while some can simply be seen as pretty faces with little to no wrestling skill- frequently, those hired were not trained beyond the level of passable - there have certainly been talented in-ring performers who actually belonged in the ring. The problem was the fact that they weren't given enough opportunity to showcase their wrestling chops (no pun intended).
This list contains 11 talented female in-ring performers who should have been in WWE, just not at the time that they were.
Instead, these women would have made great additions to the women's roster of today.
11. Jillian Hall
When Jillian Hall first appeared on WWE television, she played the role of a "fixer" for MNM (Joey Mercury, Johnny Nitro, and Melina). On the side of her face was some sort of "growth" that she referred to as a blemish. Ultimately, the "blemish" was eaten off her face by The Boogeyman. Shortly thereafter, Jillian began to compete in the ring on a more regular basis. It didn't take long before fans started to see that Jillian was actually very talented in the ring.
For most of her career, all the way up to her departure, Jillian was given the gimmick of a woman who thought she had the greatest singing voice on the planet. However, in reality, it was a speaker blowing, glass-shattering voice, and not of the good kind. With this gimmick, Jillian was relegated to a more comedic role, often jobbing to more popular babyfaces, but still putting up a good fight.
The one time she finally became a champion, she lost it only about three minutes later to Melina. Jillian never got the chance that she deserved. With such in-ring talent, one would have to wonder what kind of impact she would have made if she were part of today's crop of women.