In World Wrestling Entertainment, the women have always been held up to a different standard than the men. Former Divas and company workers have divulged that the women are told not to do specific moves or spots, out of fear of overshadowing the boys. It's even common knowledge that WWE does not look favorably on its female performers hitting punches on one another, preferring them to use slaps or open-hand strikes. Matches involving the women often have their times reduced or are scrapped from events completely (such as WrestleMania XXVIV) if prior matches or segments run over on time. On a three-hour edition of RAW, you'll be lucky to see more than one match involving the plethora of women on the active main roster and it's rarer than a unicorn farting Skittles to see the match go beyond five minutes and not end in the deadliest Divas' finisher of all: the roll-up. With that being said, with limited time devoted to the Divas on WWE broadcasts (excluding, of course, the reality-based Total Divas), good storylines and feuds are few and far between leaving every woman scratching and clawing for something to sink their teeth into in hopes of leaving a lineage as memorable as Trish Stratus, Sable, Chyna, or Lita. Naturally, some women fall off the radar and aren't used to their fullest potential, especially since the unification of the Divas and Women's Championships in 2010. It's the sad truth that many talented and competent female performers get the shaft or get overlooked for a variety of different reasons and that's what we're here to discuss. In this article, we examine 10 Divas That Were Underutilized. These twelve female performers were not used to their fullest potential and had so much to offer World Wrestling Entertainment before their releases (be they requested by the Diva in question or initiated by the Powers That Be); a majority of these ladies were legitimate threats in the ring and/or possessed a fair amount of character to be able to connect with a crowd as well as their opponents.
Tommy Bobby Watanabe is an aspiring American novelist, stage actor, playwright, former LGBT rights activist, and has three years of independent professional wrestling experience and has been a big fan since 1998. An avid horror movie buff and comic book aficionado, TBW is honored to be featured on WhatCulture with some of the Internet's most talented writers and looks to spread his own knowledge and wit to WhatCulture's loyal readers.
