Gender Equality Comes to Pro Wrestling as WWE Ditches ‘Diva’ Moniker

They can roundhouse kick and clothesline an opponent just like male stars The Rock and John Cena. But for nearly a decade, the female performers battling in the rings of World Wrestling Entertainment events have been called “Divas,” a name that suggested they were more glamourous model than athlete. That all changed on Sunday night at Wrestlemania 32, the equivalent of the Super Bowl for professional wrestling, when the women competed for the first-ever WWE Women’s Championship belt. Read More…