How WWE Should SAVE Women's Wrestling

There was a lot to absolutely loathe about the images of Vince McMahon, Dana White, Nick Khan et al celebrating the merger of WWE and UFC under the TKO brand on September 12th, not least that of the 15 people on the podium, just three were women. It got worse in the post-script too; a banner unveiling talents from both sides attempted to present male and female talents as equals for both brands, but it was a case of more haste, less speed. The poster included former WWE Superstar - and current Impact Knockouts Champion! - Trinity, TAFKA Naomi.

A slip, obviously, but was it Freudian one from an organisation with chequered past and an uncertain new future? Men have historically held just about all of the power and still do, so for the billionth time in human existence and capitalism's ugly history, it's up to women to force men to help other women, or nothing is going to get done.

No singular signing to any roster would be as powerful as bringing more in at executive and/or administrative levels within the process, but maybe an organisation mostly just as gross as WWE in the form of UFC can actually drive the change.

When Ronda Rousey was breaking out, Vince McMahon was calling women’s MMA “barbaric”. The disgraced old billionaire always liked being slightly behind the curve than in front, but this was proof that he’d fallen too far at the expense of his finances. TKO will only follow the money, so it’ll take the next Rousey in the Octagon or Lynch in the ring to convince them to plough ahead.

It remains to be seen if Jade Cargill, Nia Jax or anybody else already signed or a future signing could be the next great hope. But WWE is the place to find out - we are back in the worst case scenario, and they are back as the best of a bad bunch.