10 Wrestling Moments More Important Than You Realised
4. An Innocuous Raw Divas Match
Everyone remembers the "women's revolution" push from 2015-2016, but few recall the match that shunted women's wrestling to the forefront of a relentless drive to take the gals more seriously. Somewhat unbelievably, 30 seconds of screen time changed everything.
Paige and Emma vs. The Bella Twins from the 23 February 2015 Raw ranks as one of the most forgettable bouts in company lore, but it led to the #GiveDivasAChance campaign on social media. Fans flocked to join in, and legends like Mick Foley offered their support by acknowledging that women deserved more TV time - they had all along.
99.9% of folks reading this won't remember watching that tag match, if they even did in the first place. It was the single least-important thing on Raw's format sheets that evening, and barely made an impression during the live broadcast either.
Those 30 seconds started a movement and an eventual shakeup of how women were/are presented on WWE television.