Dear WWE Creative, What Happened To The Women’s Revolution?

Dear WWE Creative,

Yes, for the past few years, the women of the WWE have been in the spotlight; glowing in the glory of a revolution that brought an evolution; breaking barrier after barrier until they hit the holy grail when it comes to superstars’ aspirations and the WWE when three females main evented Wrestlemania.

And since such accomplishment, the women’s division has fizzled.

Blame on the lack of focus on storylines, the epic fail of the brand draft, and more recently, the Wild Card Rule, but I feel as if WWE women’s wrestling is once again taking a backburner in storylines, and is on a downward spiral.

Once again, female programs only center around championships; women superstars flip flop from heel to face within mere nights and brands; and the Women’s Tag Team Championships are a mere afterthought, while a plethora of ladies sit on the sidelines on both Monday Night RAW and SmackDown LIVE, with some begging for a chance on social media. On behalf of the WWE Universe, we miss Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Nattie, Naomi, and so many others.

The tag titles are especially a sore spot, as there was so much hype around unveiling them in early 2019, only to have little to no storylines around them now, mere months after they debuted. No wonder Sasha Banks took her ball and went home. What is the point of introducing new championships if they aren’t profiled in any way. Sure, the IIconics participated on both the Red and Blue brands quite often; however, with no program and no substantial storyline.

Do we need to start a trending hashtag on Twitter again?

Seriously speaking, this could be more of an issue around the Wild Card Rule versus the fact that your team, along with WWE officials, don’t see the value in what women’s wrestling means to your brand. After all, if you look at the Stomping Grounds card as it is, yes, two female matches are profiled (the only storylines that have gained exposure on WWE television, programs that center around the title race picture), but even the mid-carders and tag titles on the men’s side of things are getting little to no storylines. In fact, while I personally love the 24/7 Championship, and it truly is a highlight to each show, this new title is getting more exposure than any other championship (with the exception of the high-level titles) on both shows. I’m not implying to stop this by any means, but there needs to be more stories around other belts in your company.

What could you do to fix things? Well, first thing’s first: stay true to keeping the Wild Card Rule talent to three (four is even pushing it) superstars per show. You aren’t only going to wear out your main eventers, but a lot of fans are getting sick of the of seeing some of the same talent get a big push (looking at you, Shane McMahon), while others sit on the sidelines. Time to create as much of an equal distribution of airtime for mid-card talents (with the females included), and start to focus on create compelling and fresh storylines.

WWE program as of late seems less like sports entertainment, and more like a chaotic circus. Something needs to change and fast, and working on bringing the women’s division back to the elevation it once was is a good start.

Signed,

Me.