About Wwe Divas
Wwe Divas : About the Wwe Divas
Wwe Diva is a term used by
World Wrestling Entertainment for a beautiful woman employed primarily
as a wrestler and sometimes "eye candy". Although "wwe diva" is a
relatively new term in the wrestling community, promotions have been
using women as managers or wwe divas wrestlers for years.
It is unclear as to whether "bit parts" played by women, such as The
Godfather's "hos" qualify as Wwe Divas. It is also not clear if the term
applies retroactively to wrestling "valets" such as Wwe Divas Miss
Elizabeth or Madusa.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) uses the term "Knockouts" to refer
to female employees ( wwe divas) marketed to some extent on their
appearance.
Traditionally, most wwe divas in WWE have not wrestled real wrestling matches on a regular basis. Although Wwe Divas Sable was engaged in feuds with technically sound female performers Wwe Divas Luna Vachon and Jacqueline, the match that was most closely associated with the wwe diva's character and WWE divas in general is the bra and panties match. Additional matches wwe divas have been presented in are Wwe Divas' mud wrestling matches and non-wrestling bikini contests.
Perhaps due in part to the decrease in raunchy content in WWE divas programming as well as the wrestling skills of most wwe divas on the WWE divas roster, the bra and panties match has largely been replaced by the lingerie pillow fight, a pillow fight between wwe divas near a bed full of pillows inside the Wwe Divas' wrestling ring.
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In recent years in WWE, more wwe divas have also increasingly been Wwe Divas wrestlers and are respected on an individual level considerably more. WWE Diva trainer and professional wrestler Fit Finlay has been largely credited for this change (especially with regards to WWE Diva Trish Stratus, who trained under Finlay after an ankle injury). With the firing of various wwe divas women's wrestlers such as Wwe Divas Gail Kim, Jazz, Nidia as well as the departure of Molly Holly, the WWE's continued commitment to their women's wrestling division remains in question. While the WWE Divas Administration has an ample roster of female performers, not all of them have extensive technical wrestling training. However, the continued promotion of Wwe Divas' female wrestlers such as Jillian Hall, Melina Perez, Kristal Marshall and Beth Phoenix to the main roster seems to be reversing that trend.
There has been some measure
of controversy relating to WWE divas. The risquè matches and storylines
the WWE divas have taken part in were cited as part of an extensive
campaign against WWE Divas Administration and the content of its
programming throughout the late 1990s.
Harassment of the company's females has also been an issue. Rena Mero
left the WWE Divas Ring for several years, claiming that the wwe diva
was harassed by other performers in the promotion. Harassment claims
were also made by former WWE divas Nicole Bass and former WWE Diva
Search contestant Amy Weber.
This aspect of the industry draws widespread criticism for its
misogynistic treatment of Wwe Divas' women as sex objects, who usually
appear either scantily clad or 'glamorous' in the form of evening gowns
and the like. These issues have been portrayed in angles involving wwe
divas.
The popularity of women in WWE has resulted various cross-promotions with other brands featuring WWE divas. Various wwe divas have posed in Playboy, including Wwe Divas' Sable, Chyna, Torrie Wilson, Candice Michelle and Christy Hemme, and as she stated in her website, Ashley Massaro appeared in Playboy under an alias. Others have appeared in commercials for WWE and non-WWE products as well as men's interest magazines. Playboy playmates, such as Wwe Divas' Carmella DeCesare and Karen McDougal have also appeared in WWE Diva Search in 2004.