7 Massive WWE Changes WresteMania 32 Highlighted

Contrary to the rabid growls of men who don't like change and feel threatened by people achieving something without their express permission, WWE has always been a brutally sexist organisation. During the 1980s, women were predominantly nothing but arm candy, and during the 1990s they were nothing but eye candy, to be used for whatever derogatory idea that the two Vince’s had in their head at any given moment.

Even when WWE decided to tone down the incredibly creepy and archaic attitudes to women, things didn't get much better. Women in the company were shunted to the bottom of each card, and they became only branded as ‘divas', regardless of their personality and/or athletic background. The women have either been a sex object or an afterthought for most of the company's history.

WrestleMania went a tiny way to hopefully reversing a bit of that damage. Not only were female wrestlers with actual talent and knowledge of the business allowed to compete for the title, but they finally actually made a ‘Women's Title' as opposed to the garish piece of !*$% that was the ‘Diva's Championship.' Not only did they finally create a real title, but they gave it to the most deserving wrestler (albeit in an awful way) after what was one of the best matches of the entire card.

The serious treatment of the women's division and the women athletes in the company is indicative of changes that have been a long time in the making but have been excruciatingly slow to materialise. WrestleMania represented an acknowledgement that the organisation can no longer treat women they way they have, and they might make good to try and reverse the trend. As someone who grew up watching Trish Stratus bark like a dog, that's an unbelievably positive and well-needed turnaround.