10 Awesome Wrestling Debuts That Quickly Faded Away

Along with Bayley, the three women listed above have completely revolutionised women’s wrestling in WWE. The division has never been more relevant, nor has it ever been this rich with talent, and WWE’s alpha females are finally in a position where they can finally rival their male counterparts for popularity and credibility.

The Women’s Revolution wasn’t an overnight success story, however. Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks, and Charlotte were still “Divas” when they turned up on a July 2015 episode of Raw, but it was a tremendous debut angle. Sure, Stephanie McMahon hogged more of the spotlight than she should’ve, but the NXT cornerstones got an excellent response. It truly felt like a new dawn for the Divas division, and Nikki Bella’s dominance was finally in jeopardy.

Things soon went south, however. The Revolution coasted on its buzz for several weeks, but it wasn’t long before it succumbed to the same repetitive booking practises that had marred the division for years. Their airtime increased and Charlotte eventually took the belt, but the storylines and feuds were as derivative as ever, and the Revolution became a farce.

In fact, it didn’t feel like a true “revolution” until a year after they’d debuted. The women shed their outdated “Divas” tag at WrestleMania, and Charlotte was presented with a brand new belt. She entered a listless feud with Natalya in the immediate aftermath, but business started picking up when Sasha Banks returned to fight for the belt that summer. The women's importance only amplified when the brand split returned in July and they’ve since become a cornerstone of WWE’s success, but their early days were pretty woeful.