10 WWE Newcastle Live Observations From A None Wrestling Fan
8. The Women's Division
The women's match was Paige, Natalya, Alicia Fox and Eva Marie defeating Naomi, Tamina, Summer Rae and Lana.
Being there with a female, it gave me a perspective on how the "Divas Revolution" is really doing with that audience demographic. The answer is not good. "They just lump them all in there, it is stupid, WWE blatantly don't care about this match," was her comment.
She also commented on how Summer Rae's performance was poor, which goes to show even the untrained eye can see a bad wrestler.
The ridiculousness of the outfits also came in for scorn, Natalya in particular. It should be worth noting my fiancée is a big UFC fan, where the women are kitted out appropriately as athletes.
That's something WWE should keep in mind. As much as they push women's wrestling, as good as the matches are, the mainstream female audience may be put off by the way the women dress for competing. It looks ridiculous to an outsider. Her favourite was Tamina, likely because she's the most realistic looking.