There's a lot of talk currently about the hard work WWE are doing to make female performers a more integral part of the company. The idea is being treated as revolutionary by Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, but it's true to say that TNA beat them to it by quite a few years. In 2007/2008, Gail Kim and Awesome Kong had a feud which routinely tore the roof off of buildings. The series of matches and confrontations they had remains one of the best rivalries ever promoted by TNA. Both are back in the company now, but the magic isn't quite the same as it was in '07. Regardless, at least TNA can look back on an inspiring decision to feature female wrestling as more important than it had been for years. Whilst WWE were still promoting lingerie matches and other demeaning stipulations, TNA were letting their women tear it up on programming. This is something the company don't often get a lot of credit for, possibly because the overall mojo surrounding the company is at an all-time low. Even now, with ideas such as The Doll House, TNA are trying to push women's wrestling to the forefront.
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.
