10 Wrestling Legends Whose WWE Returns Hurt Their Legacy
3. Sable
Sable was never a particularly good wrestler or talker, but that never mattered. She’s one of the most significant female performers in WWE history, and whether you consider her role a good thing or a bad thing, she was immensely popular in her prime.
Her lively attitude, stunning looks, and complete disregard for “acceptable” clothing made her a huge star, and the Attitude Era’s poster girl. At a time when female wrestlers were sadly regarded as little more than eye candy, Sable was WWE’s answer to Pamela Anderson, but she left on terrible terms. She attempted to sue the company in a $110 million sexual harassment in 1999, and while the two parties reached a settlement, it looked like she’d never appear again.
That all changed in April 2003, however. Sable was brought back to the company for the sake of bikini contests, a second Playboy appearance, and a loathsome spell as the object of Vince McMahon’s desires. Sadly, it was immediately apparent that Sable’s appeal had greatly diminished, and she left again in 2004.
As bad as the McMahon story was, professional wrestling had simply passed Sable by. The likes of Torrie Wilson and Stacy Keibler had eclipsed her as sex symbols, and while she stood out in her prime, Sable was just another face in the crowd in 2003. There was little point in ever taking her back.