The presentation of women in pro wrestling has evolved over the years. The former WWE and WCW Head Writer Vince Russo believes WWE changed the way it presents female stars and reckons it was done to simply to make WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon look good.
Vince Russo opens up on Stephanie McMahon
It was back in 2016, when WWE decided to stop referring to female superstars as “Divas” and began treating the women’s division as more of a priority. Since then, many women have headlined premium live events and become just as popular as some of the top male superstars.
Russo, WWE’s former head writer, spoke to Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Dr. Chris Featherstone about McMahon’s involvement in the company’s booking of women:
“Bro, the whole women’s revolution in the WWE… that was PR for Stephanie McMahon. That’s all it was. It was positioning for Stephanie. You’ve not seen Stephanie associated with that women’s division and the women’s revolution for years now. They did the one pay-per-view, one and done, and it was all for Stephanie McMahon PR.”
In one of the biggest moments in the history of women’s wrestling that occurred in 2019, WrestleMania was headlined by female superstars for the first time. The show ended with Becky Lynch defeating Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair to win the RAW and SmackDown Women’s Championships.
He further reflected on that rivalry and Russo said some male talents disliked the fact that women took the spotlight from them:
“There were a lot of times on TNA when the women’s matches were the highest-rated matches on the show, and the guys didn’t wanna hear that. Well, too bad. Whether you wanna hear it or not, that’s a fact… Those women had to work so hard for everything that they got because it [wrestling business] is sexist… it is sexist to this day.”
Stephanie McMahon posted a photo with her and Triple H’s daughters for Mother’s Day, as seen below.
