Sunday night at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX, the women of WWE made history once again.
Sasha Banks and Bayley outlasted five other teams inside the Elimination Chamber to become the first WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. They will now defend their titles against challengers from not only RAW and SmackDown Live, but also NXT.
This was another “first” in a long list of history-making moments the women have created in the last several years. Ever since the “Women’s Revolution” began back in 2015, we’ve seen the first women’s hell in a cell match, the first women’s Royal Rumble, the first all-women’s pay-per-view and everything in between.
The divas that were considered the “bathroom breaks” of shows were now being referred to as superstars, just like their male counterparts. People became invested in women’s wrestling and took it seriously, which was something that hadn’t happened in quite some time. The women rose to the occasion and matched—and in some cases surpassed—the male talent on the roster.
But after this latest defining moment for the women of WWE, there’s only one question to ask: what’s next? As they continue to break down more barriers and keep the Women’s Evolution going, what is left for the women to accomplish?
I have a few ideas in mind that may or may not happen in the future. These are hypothetical, of course, and some have a slim to none chance of ever happening. But hey, it doesn’t hurt to throw them out there!
Let’s start off with the one that is most likely to happen; women headlining the biggest wrestling show of the year. Many women on the roster had talked about this for years, and now it seems that this dream is going to become a reality.
All signs point to RAW Women’s Champion, Ronda Rousey, taking on Charlotte Flair and/or Becky Lynch at MetLife Stadium in a little over a month and a half. In my opinion, this storyline has been head and shoulders above Brock Lesnar and Seth Rollins’ buildup. Fans have been fully invested in this feud from the start and want to see it close out WrestleMania 35.
This is obviously the next step in the Women’s Evolution. Having them main event on the grandest stage of them all further proves how far the women have come and would be a testament to how hard they’ve worked to get to this point.
Secondly, now have women’s tag titles, it would only make sense to eventually have more belts down the line.
At first, they had the WWE Women’s Championship before it was split into the RAW and SmackDown Women’s Championships. It wouldn’t surprise me if eventually both brands get their own set of tag titles, and maybe even the same for NXT as well.
As for secondary titles, the men have the North American Championship on NXT, the Intercontinental Championship on RAW, and the United States Championship on SmackDown Live. So, why can’t the women have other secondary belts to fight for too?
I’m not saying to throw all kinds of titles at the women right away. Instead, slowly integrate additional titles onto each brand without oversaturating the division. Adding a mid-card title could do wonders if done properly.
If the women aren’t currently chasing after a title, they are most likely lost in the creative shuffle. Adding more titles could help the women have more meaningful time on TV each week, which could result in better storylines for them overall.
Finally, the women of WWE have had an all-women’s pay-per-view, so why not have their own weekly TV show?
This idea seems the least likely, unless the stars aligned and the right TV deal came along. However, it could possibly help fix the most common issues with women’s booking.
As I mentioned earlier, if you currently aren’t going after one of the women’s titles, you’re usually lumped into tag team matches with no real meaning. With the men taking up a majority of the time on TV every week, the other women are typically cast off to the side until creative can come up with something for them.
If there was an all-women’s show, more of the division would be able to be showcased on TV. It could be set up just like RAW, SmackDown, or NXT; you would have your main-event talent, your mid-card, and your lower card. Throw in those additional titles I mentioned earlier and boom! You got yourself a show!
But like I said before, I highly doubt something like this is going to happen in the near future. Could it happen later down the line? Possibly, but again, a lot of things would have to fall in place first.
The possibilities still remain endless for the Women’s Evolution. We should all be excited for what the future has in store for not only the WWE women’s division, but women’s wrestling as a whole.