7 Ways This Week's Raw Was A Major Turning Point In WWE;s 'Divas Revolution'

7. Stephanie McMahon Used The Term 'Divas Revolution' For Herself...Again

A revolution, whether real or manufactured, works best when it’s done from a bottom-up approach. In other words, when someone at the bottom rises up, challenges the existing authority, and brings about genuine change. In WWE, this almost happened…until Stephanie McMahon got involved with the movement.

Whether it’s because of creative difficulties or from her own inflated ego, Stephanie's character was shoehorned into the Divas Revolution storyline for no reason whatsoever. SHE was the one who introduced Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch onto the main roster, and for a brief moment, became something of a heroine to those who actually wanted to see change in WWE.

This week we saw this once again, as Stephanie plugged the Divas match. While she didn’t say it outright, by attaching her character to arguably the biggest match in the movement’s history, Stephanie took away from the story once again.

Unbeknownst to her, Stephanie’s character once again demonstrated why she’s a hindrance to storytelling in WWE: instead of progressing the storyline and using her negative qualities to make the show more watchable, just when her heel character gets more heat, she does something heroic or positive to deflect that heat.

Because of Stephanie’s involvement, the whole storyline didn’t feel as genuine. Instead of giving viewers a real story that they can invest in, about three young women who want to change the status quo by themselves, they became pawns for Stephanie McMahon to use in order to continue to justify her on-screen presence.