Brie Bella says “Total Divas” opened the door for more women’s wrestling in the WWE.
Before 2015, the women in WWE were usually relegated to one match a show, usually a two-minute nothing match. Due to the popularity of stars like The Bella Twins and Natalya on the reality show “Total Divas”, the fans demanded more. This led to the Divas Revolution, which changed women’s wrestling in the WWE forever.
Brie Bella recently spoke about the influence of “Total Divas” during an interview with Redefined with Leslie & Arielle. The WWE Hall of Famer highlighted how the show opened the door for women’s wrestling and helped the “divas”, as they were then known.
Brie Bella On ‘Total Divas’ Changing Women’s Wrestling
“I was able to take a step back. Say ‘okay, this is a job’. But the one thing I noticed quickly is that even though this is a job, what could we do to change? My sister and I, coming from athletics, and being these soccer players and being able to keep up with the boys.” Brie Bella said.
“As athletes, because we’re always intermingling with the guys. We all get smart allec-y with each other and get that thick skin. We already had that mentality going in. My feelings wouldn’t get hurt if people said dumb comments. I always was able to kind of see through people. My sister and I were like, ‘Obviously, this is what they want from women, but we can change that. We do have voices.’”
“We heard no, a lot, until we finally heard yes. To this day, I will always thank ‘Total Divas’ for becoming such a hit show. Because it did open up the door for women’s wrestling. Women were already doing incredible things at that time, but it opened it up in a way that allowed more spots for women. It allowed us to be showcased, because really the men only were, and it gave us different opportunities that we were all really begging for. “
“It was hard. I’m not going to say it was easy, because it wasn’t. There were a lot of times I went back to my hotel room and cried and thought, ‘Do I want to be part of this? Is this what I want?’ I’m also very competitive and I knew, ‘Yeah, they’re not going to win.’ It would fire me up in a way and I’d go back. I knew how to stand up for myself,” Brie Bella added. (H/t Fightful for the transcription)
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