Bayley talks the current state of the women's division.
Over the past decade, the women's division in WWE has improved significantly, as the company has focused on creating compelling matches and storylines for the women instead of focusing on their looks.
Many fans and wrestlers will argue that there is still room for improvement in the division. On the first episode of What Do You Wanna Talk About with Cody Rhodes, Bayley explained how a couple of things could be improved for the women in WWE.
“Sometimes when we talk about the Diva’s era, people think it’s like a knock on it, which it’s totally not. You still had so many talented women in that era that just honestly didn’t get the time to show what they could do, but they could do everything. We would have everybody come down to NXT and work with us and they got the time and showcased what they could do. It was more based off of, and this is just off being in NXT for a few years, it was like they would hire athletes with a certain look and now I think it’s more of we’re looking for talent and it’s like, we’re looking for people that are going to have longevity here and people that can add to it. Still get a little bit of like, she’s got a good look, let’s see if she can handle in the ring. So, it’s still a little bit of everything but I think we have such a good foundation and so many women that still haven’t had the opportunity to show what they can do. Of course, we always want a little more time to, you know, whether that’s TV time or whether that’s storyline time that’s not connected to a championship. I think the stuff they’re doing with Liv and Rhea and Dom right now is such good stuff that I wish we could do more of in the women’s division where it’s not always based on a championship, more personal stories and I show different sides of the girls. I think the more that we can show the women interact with each other or with the guys and show different sides of us, I think that could show the range that we have. It doesn’t always have to be wrestling, it doesn’t always have to be match time, it doesn’t always have to be number of matches. I think the more that they can show who we are and show our characters and embrace that a bit more, it would be helpful. But, we have so many girls, so many women on Raw and SmackDown and in NXT where I don’t think it’s a talent issue right now, it’s just, let us show who we are.”
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