Since all WWE shows went TV-PG in 2008, there have been noticeable changes to the Divas' division. There's much less sexual innuendo, the women where less revealing outfits, there are no more bikini contests or bra and panties matches, and so on. All of the women are, more or less, portrayed as serious wrestlers and/or managers. Before that, with the ratings disparity, a lot of the more overly sexy matches of note (like evening gown matches, pillow fights, etc) and bikini contests took place on Raw. This was an exception: On the Thanksgiving 2001 edition of SmackDown, Trish Stratus defended her Women's Championship against Stacy Keibler in a gravy bowl match. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22t4qe_stacy-keibler-vs-trish-stratus-gravy-bowl-divas-match-hq_sport It was exactly what you'd expect: An excuse for catfight spots between women in soaking wet clothing.
Formerly the site manager of Cageside Seats and the WWE Team Leader at Bleacher Report, David Bixenspan has been writing professionally about WWE, UFC, and other pop culture since 2009. He's currently WhatCulture's U.S. Editor and also serves as the lead writer of Figure Four Weekly and a monthly contributor to Fighting Spirit Magazine.
