5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (July 27)
Big guys & sex dolls.
Hard though the Women's Revolution/Evolution PR overdrive is to stomach, we have come a long way.
We have come a long way from the days in which the objectified Divas of old were portrayed as such dimwitted airheads that they couldn't concentrate for two full minutes without suffering a roll-up pinfall loss. We have come a long way from the days in which women were literally awarded titles because the Commissioner was bored at the overexposed sight of her opponent's breasts. We have come a long way from the days in which Trish Stratus was stripped to her underwear and forced to bark like a dog, in which WWE were more keen to promote Bra And Panties and Gravy Bowl matches than Iron Man and Elimination Chamber epics. We have come a long way from the days in which Kaitlyn and Torrie Wilson wrestled in a pool of Good Ol' JR's Bar-B-Q sauce.
That last one didn't happen, much as his Twitter activity indicates that he would have loved it, Bah Gawd. But it's feasible, no?
Really, there was no limit to the rank misogyny, but since the midpoint of the decade, WWE has committed to women's wrestling with a commendable conviction. The female performers of WWE now wrestle the often brutal, high-profile stipulation attractions that men do. Prior to her depressing demotion, Asuka was the best and most consistent big show performer across the entire roster, irrespective of gender.
And now, WWE is about to present another first...
5. WWE Evolution
Well, apart from STARDOM Ryogoku Cinderella. And TNA Knockouts Knockdown. And All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling Wrestlemarinpiad. And others.
What Stephanie McMahon meant to say on Monday night is that WWE is set to present WWE's first time ever all-women's pay-per-view. Was this implied, or was the implication that none of these events matter because they weren't promoted by WWE? Use your voice, and decide for yourself. Nonetheless, this is something that would have been inconceivable just a few short years ago.
On RAW, Stephanie delivered her much-anticipated announcement. Despite last appearing on the flagship as a manipulative heel, she was all smiles - snarls - as she once again portrayed herself as the chief benefactor of women's wrestling: the genre she invented. Labelled WWE Evolution, the event will emanate from Uniondale New York's Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on October 28, 2018, and will promote matches from the RAW, SmackDown and NXT brands, and will feature women from yesteryear.
Booked well (we know), this could be something special.
An NXT Title match (provided it is booked by those involved in NXT) is invariably very good at a minimum. Trish Stratus was excellent throughout her Royal Rumble cameo, and an extended Evolution appearance would trigger a nostalgic reaction and yield a more than worthwhile performance. And surely, WWE will alter the main roster title pictures to create openings into genuinely good women's wrestling matches, and not matches in which men decide the fate of the belt.
Ultimately, this is something to celebrate...in a vacuum. WWE, being WWE, took that all too literally on Monday night.
And sadly, at this rate, Carmella will headline an overlong 4.5 hour pay-per-view Stephanie McMahon will commentate upon throughout.