10 Female Wrestlers Ignored In WWE's Revisionist History

No discussion of women's wrestling in WWE would be complete without Chyna, and that goes double for any conversation about undeserved blacklisting.

As one of the most iconic stars of the Attitude Era and a founding member of D-Generation X, Chyna played a huge part of getting over some of the era's biggest stars, like Triple H, Kane, and Eddie Guerrero. Her feuds with Jeff Jarrett and Chris Jericho, meanwhile, showed that a female wrestler with the right skillset and charisma could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with a man.

The list of "firsts" that Chyna holds alone would be enough to cement her legacy as one of the most important women in WWE history. As the first woman to enter the Royal Rumble, the first woman to qualify for King of the Ring, and the first (and only) woman to hold the Intercontinental Championship, one doesn't need to look further than Chyna to see an example of someone breaking barriers in the industry. Other wrestlers may have shown that the women's division was worth paying attention to, but it was Chyna who proved to millions of fans that women deserved to be on the program and deserved just as much respect and storyline attention as the men.

With how memorable and prolific Chyna was, it's a little strange to realize that her WWE career was only four years long. Despite two Intercontinental Championship reigns and one Women's Championship reign, Chyna was released in late 2001. The official reason for her departure was a mutually agreed upon split so that Chyna could pursue an acting career, but some parties, including Chyna herself, have speculated that her release was due in part to Triple H's burgeoning romance with Stephanie McMahon.

After leaving the promotion, Chyna only wrestled sporadically, instead pursuing work in acting, reality TV, and adult film. It was this last endeavor that led to WWE washing its hands of her in its history. In an appearance on Steve Austin's podcast, Triple H implied that Chyna's conspicuous absence from the Hall Of Fame, despite her own desire to be inducted, was due to her adult film career, and concerns about what might show up when searching her name online. In light of her passing in 2016, fans hoped that the company would finally acknowledge her, but while a tribute video aired on Raw after her death, it seems Chyna is no closer to finally being immortalized the way she deserves.