The idea that a NXT Championship versus Divas Championship match could headline a B-level WWE PPV in 2016 isn't crazy. The idea that Nikki Bella and Charlotte could headline SummerSlam in 2017 isn't crazy, either. From there, do realize that Charlotte and Sasha Banks in the main event of Wrestlemania 35 would be incredible. Women wrestlers are the new luchadores. Because their bodies are different, the offense looks unique. Because they have never been presented as marquee talent, how they respond to the spotlight will be unique, too. Building a brand where the women are the backbone and the men are bright, shiny objects that accentuate what the women are doing will be amazing when (not if) it happens.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
