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“We Are No Longer Just Eye Candy”- Charlotte Flair Comments on the Revolution in Women’s Division

Published 07/06/2020, 2:17 AM EDT

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Stephanie McMahon (WWE’s Chief Brand Offficer) and Charlotte Flair featured in the debut episode of the series “Top Of Her Game” by Sportsnet.

McMahon holds Flair in high esteem and believes that she is a gifted athlete, a proud woman, and a remarkable human being.

“Charlotte, when she comes into a room you can’t help but notice her,” says Stephanie McMahon.

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On the other hand, Charlotte Flair expressed the admiration she holds for Stephanie McMahon.

She expresses the way McMahon made a name for herself when the industry was male-dominated. Moreover, she touches upon what an incredible mother Stephanie McMahon is.

“She is living proof that you can be a mother, a wife, and run a global company”, says Flair.

Stephanie McMahon discusses the Rise of Women’s wrestling

Stephanie McMahon and Charlotte Flair open up about the time when WWE was a male-dominated company. This is when the #GiveDivasAChance hashtag gained momentum.

McMahon recalls the time when Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, and Bayley performed in NXT.

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However, at that point, the brand was still in the developmental stage and hadn’t become the force that it is today.

The hashtag originated after a Women’s Tag match where all four of them made entrances, but the match itself lasted only 30 seconds.

This is when the fans put their foot down and started the #GiveDivasAChance hashtag.

McMahon expresses how the trend continued for over three days.  The fans called for better storylines, longer matches, better character development, and more athleticism.

As a result, the company decided to respond in the biggest way possible. Vince McMahon responded saying, “We Hear You, Keep Watching. #GiveDivasAChance.”

Therefore, during WrestleMania 32, WWE Hall Of Famer Lita made a stunning announcement.

She let the world know about the rebranding of ‘WWE Divas’ to ‘WWE Women.’ Additionally, she made the announcement that women will be known as Superstars just like their male counterparts.

Furthermore, she unveiled the new championship belt. It resembled the men’s championship belt but had a significant feminine touch to it.

Charlotte Flair reveals her thoughts following WrestleMania 32 Women’s Championship Match

Towards the latter end of the episode, Charlotte Flair communicated the honor she felt when she held the championship belt.

The industry knows her purely for her athletic talents and skills in the ring and not for the way she looks.

Hence, she reveals how proud of a moment it was for her to be the “Divas Champion.” Flair reveals that to retire that title holds a great value to her.

However, it was a whole new level of emotions when she was representing the company at WrestleMania 32 in front of the biggest audience.

She talks about the epiphany she had while holding the title about it being a new era of women’s wrestling.

“This is a new era of women’s wrestling. We’re not like there.. this will go down in history as we are no longer just eye candy that Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, and Sasha Banks the future of this company and that I can hold that title meant everything but because of my athleticism. Not because of my last name, not because I was a model somewhere, no it was because of what I brought to the table as an athlete.” 

WWE’s chief brand officer highlights the importance of the movement

Finally, Stephanie McMahon gives an insight into how the brand continues to grow due to the growing equality across the industry.

She reveals that almost 40% of the audience is female and each of them is family. As a business, the movement helped massively in growth and expansion.

On the other hand, it is the representation that holds the most value.

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The women aren’t receiving the opportunities because of their gender but because they are earning every bit of their success.

Furthermore, the audience helped a great deal in making Women’s wrestling what it is today.

“These women were not given this opportunity because they are women, they were given the opportunity because they earned the opportunity. That’s the reason this movement happened. It’s not because ‘oh they are women we should give them the spotlight’. When a movement happens because people earn then your audience with and your audience is behind it. Our audience helped make this happen.”

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Shuvangi Sen Chaudhury

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Shuvangi is a senior WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports. She has over 1000 published WWE articles and also has experience in content operations with Forbes. Having completed her undergraduation from Royal Holloway, University of London, Shuvangi is closely aligned to the fitness industry, having amateur skills levels in tennis and basketball while rowing at a regatta level.
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