10 Biggest Moments In WWE Women’s Wrestling History
6. The Worker/The Superstar
Transcending how women would be used on WWE television for better and worse, the stereo ascensions of both Sunny and Sable between 1995 and 1998 saw a door kicked down when it looked permanently locked.
In binning the Women's Title on a December '95 edition of WCW Nitro, Alundra Blayze seemed also to trash Vince McMahon's interest in women's wrestling altogether. Not only did the boss not immediately fire back with a selection of matches designed to highlight how his company would be just fine without her, he doubled down by not even reintroducing a new title.
The role of a woman in his product would have been obsolete had it not been for Sunny's striking emergence alongside real-life partner Skip in 1995. Prodded by Vince Russo and others, Sunny's sex appeal was pushed as her U.S.P by early 1996, in line with the arrival of Sable as a Miss Elizabeth for the modern age alongside 'Wildman' Mark Mero. By late-1997, Sunny was the golden goose of a burgeoning online presence for the company, whilst Sable's transition to voluptuous vixen was completed by surgeons and scriptwriters alike.
Amidst a raft of personal problems, 'The Golden Haired Fox' would permanently depart WWE in 1998 as Sable became second only to Stone Cold Steve Austin as the marquee performer of the Attitude Era. Neither ever claimed to have mastered any technical proficiency, but their pioneering performance skills salvaged the wreckage of potential destitution.