10 Gimmicks WWE Refuse To Give Up On
6. Glamour = Better
You'd think, given WWE runs an actual anti-bullying 'Be A Star' programme, the days of incessant name calling and juvenile fat shaming would be over.
Nia Jax found herself tangled up in a feud with one time best bud, Alexa Bliss, in which the latter began to body shame and bully the former on the road to her Raw Women's Championship match at WrestleMania 34.
Jax used the storyline to put the issue under the microscope and gave her fans hope in their battle against the daily struggles of anxiety and depression that can be caused by the inexcusable behaviour.
Almost ten years earlier, WWE didn't have quite the same tact in handling the issue. Mickey James was subjected to jarring insults of 'Piggy James' by Michelle McCool and Layla that felt lazy and irresponsibly executed.
WWE haven't fully learnt from their mistakes of a decade ago. In September 2019, Mandy Rose resorted to calling out Nikki Cross as ugly in comparison to the Fire and Desire team member.
Surely WWE can think of a better feud stimulus for these talented women than immature aesthetic put downs, but for whatever reason they insist on using this trope as a limp attempt to elicit heat.