If you look at all the Divas whove come and gone in the WWE, most of them fit a specific mold: pretty, young fitness models. Though there were a few exceptions to this rule, none of them stood out more than Kharma. Kia Stevens wanted to become a Diva, but was cut by WWE management. So, she went off to Japan, where she became, in her own words a wrestling master. This is not too farfetched of a claim; her career in Japanese joshi wrestling has been incredibly successful. She has won Womens championship in both singles and tag team titles in TNA, All Japan Womens Pro Wrestling, GAEA Japan, and HUSTLE, just to name a few. Unfortunately, her WWE career was ended by a sudden change in circumstances. It was reported in 2010 that she had signed with WWE, and deputed at Extreme Rules 2011, under the name Kharma. She was given a monster push, destroying the other Divas for weeks. She fit the role perfectly; she was completely different by Diva standards, and was truly the one character that was desperately needed to bring new interest to a stale Divas division. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvoXI-VosGo However, on the May 23rd edition of RAW, instead of demolishing all the divas in a tag match, Kharma broke down and started crying without any explanation. A week later, it was revealed that she was pregnant, and had to leave. This led to the Bellas bullying her and making fun of her weight (despite both of them supposed to be faces, role models, and part of the Be a STAR Campaign). Kharma left, vowing to get revenge on them. Unfortunately, Kharma miscarried, falsely reported the successful birth of her child due to her emotional state, and despite being the third woman ever to enter the Royal Rumble, she was released in 2012. Had none of these circumstances occurred, it is likely that she would have dominated the Divas Division. She wouldve played the role of unstoppable monster, and would have definitely won the Divas Championship. She also couldve played a very important role for all the female viewers with problems regarding image and self-confidence. She couldve been the perfect spokesperson for the Be A STAR Campaign as well. Recently, Kharma has returned to pro wrestling, sporting a much slimmer build. Though shes a bit old by professional wrestling standards (shes 37), a return to the WWE might still be written in the stars.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
