Divas Revolution, Divas Revolution, Divas Revolution. Not since 'Suplex City' has there been a term with so much potential that has been so vigorously ploughed into the ground, ploughed so hard that it broke through the soil and has taken up residence in the very core of the planet. We're told there is a revolution, but the only difference is that now there are 9 women crammed into one segment and the matches are slightly longer. Outside of this major development, nothing has changed. The WWE is late to this party either way, even if it claims that the work done in NXT organised the party, blew up the balloons and lit the candles. The stature of women in professional wrestling has been growing for years. SHIMMER lit the torchpaper and many promotions have embraced the flames, showcasing women in positions of prominence. Heck, even TNA focused on its Knockouts division, and that promotion has that name. Who is lurking on the independent scene, ready to be snapped up by the WWE to make this new focus more of a solidified reality? Here are six options, including some familiar names and a couple of less heralded ones...
Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.
