Since the beginning of 2015, WWE have started to place more emphasis on the role of women during programming. 'Total Divas' played a big part in that, but a faux-reality show doesn't really do quite as much as meaningful character development, angles and more ample match time on shows like Raw and Smackdown. Cheerfully, those are all things WWE has worked on. At the moment, Charlotte is the reigning WWE Divas Champion. She, along with the likes of Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks, exploded out of the NXT developmental system to become a main roster fixture. That cannot be considered anything other than positive, but there are already cracks in what was deemed a winning formula. Does the 'female revolution' have durability? Obviously, this is mere conjecture, but WWE have a history of letting things fade away. The Divas division is currently competitive, but then so was the old Cruiserweight Division, before it was inevitably booked into oblivion. Performers such as Banks, Charlotte and Paige do not deserve that treatment, but WWE may bore of featuring them so heavily. If they do, 2016 could be tough for the women of the company.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.