You want an example, here’s an example. If you remember back to my first three months at WCW, I had every woman on the show in some sort of angle, or story, even the Nitro Girls. Well, the day I left John Laurinaitis publicly declared, “Now we don’t have to use those damn women anymore.” YES, the SAME John Laurinaitis who went on to become Head of Talent Relations at the WWE. Now with somebody with that kind of stroke, with that kind of feeble mindset, how is any girl in the industry ever going to be given a fair shake regardless of WHO they are?
Guys, it’s 2015, grow the !@#$% up. When I had the “book” in TNA a whole 8-10 weeks after Jarrett was ousted and Hulk Bischoff came in, I studied the numbers extensively and found the TNA Knockouts were drawing one of the highest, if not THE HIGHEST, rating on each and every episode of IMPACT. With that information, I began booking TWO KO matches a week, with both segments drawing the highest numbers on the show. When writing a wrestling show, you have to go with what works, it doesn’t matter what it is, a rating is a rating. Unfortunately, once I lost control of the mystical “book”, the KOs went right back to playing a smaller role on the show.
AJ Lee, I applaud you. HOWEVER, your colleagues need to step up as well. Have voice ladies; don’t be afraid to be heard. If you wind up oppressing your true feelings, like most do in wrestling, you’re going to wind up being absolutely miserable anyway.
