There are many things that are credited to the rise of women’s wrestling in the past few years, but Brie Bella believes that “Total Divas” doesn’t get the credit it deserves when it comes to the introduction of the genre to the masses.
During an interview with Digital Spy, Bella had the following to say when asked if “Total Divas” doesn’t get enough credit for the boom in women’s wrestling:
“100 percent. I think sometimes wrestling fans will feel different, but the thing is, Total Divas introduced women’s wrestling to the world. There were so many people who were like, ‘Wow these women do this?’ Because it was like this underground thing, even though WWE is this global company and we’re worldwide famous, but it still feels mom and pop-y. I think Total Divas really not only put women on the map, but it showcased how hard it was to be in-ring and out of the ring and balance being a wife, a girlfriend, and someone just trying to figure out their lives and I think people really connected to that and I think people thought, ‘Wow these women work just as hard as the men, but when I tune into WWE television I’m watching them do two-minute matches or a five-minute match.’I think people weren’t understanding, because they were like ‘but we see them on Total Divas working their asses off’. So I really think Total Divas started that fire and I think it really peaked a lot of people’s interest and it got them so connected to these women in WWE that they wanted to fight for us. So I give a lot of credit to Total Divas.”
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