10 Times Women's Wrestling SERIOUSLY Kicked Ass

8. Bull Nakano & Aja Kong Keep A Division From Flaming Out

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There was no hiding from reality when it came to the WWE Women's Championship between 1993 and it literally being thrown in a bin in late-1995.

Despite the best efforts of Alundra Blayze herself, it was a one-woman division, and title trading between Blayze and the biggest/baddest heel of the day wasn't really selling the concept of a competitive league in the background. But Bull Nakano and Aja Kong in particular did a pretty amazing job of obscuring that. As her key opponents in 1994 and 1995, the All Japan Women's killers looked like impossible mountains for the perennial superstar to climb.

In Kong's case, she never managed it. A Survivor Series 1995 debut set the table for a Royal Rumble 1996 encounter, but the infamous Nitro moment for a returning Madusa put paid to that and indeed any plans for the women until 1998.

Tragically, perhaps the single best moment to air took place when the pink strap was already being fished out of the trash by a WCW crew member. On a Raw taped during Vince McMahon's blissful ignorance around Blayze's impending jump, WWE presented Kong in action against Chaparita Asari and in just over four minutes presented a painful (and awesome) snapshot of what could have been.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett