The Complete A-Z Of WrestleMania

4. W - Women's Title

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One only needs to view Stephanie McMahon's Twitter feed to see how WWE's public acts of philanthropy are indirectly designed to boost business, so it could just be a matter of time before the company feels women's wrestling has been serviced 'enough', and the female superstars are again reduced to patronisingly short matches or p*ss-break fodder on the main shows.

However, in the meantime, fans have been spoilt with an abundance of outstanding matches, mostly thanks to the raft of superb female talent that has emerged from the Performance Centre era of WWE developmental.

Via the 'PC' and NXT, the likes of Charlotte, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch and Alexa Bliss have become vital fixtures on WWE's main roster, healthily promoting the female divisions on both Raw and Smackdown as equal in athleticism to their male counterparts.

The re-launch of the Women's Title (and symbolic abandonment of the 'Divas' strap) at WrestleMania 32 was an important milestone, showing how far the company had come in its representation of women, and signposting a prosperous near future.

Though the booking of the belt since its inception has left a little to be desired, the triple threat between Charlotte, Lynch and Banks stole the show, and immediately positioned the prize above most male undercard titles.

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