Come step between the ropes and find out who this boy is! My name is Jacob Holland, a college student at the University of Central Arkansas. By day I study Political Science and Public Relations; by night, I study WWE pro-wrestling.

Growing up, my brother and I would watch wrestling together all the time. In fact, in our mom’s classroom after school, my brother and I would wrestle in her classroom while the teachers were in the building next door in staff meetings. Sorry mom!

When I was young (maybe around the age of 10) I watched my first bras and panties match. For typical 10 year old boys, those matches would probably not raise many issues. However, I was not a normal 10 year old. Sorry again mom!

I immediately took issue with these matches. They seemed like absolute jokes. However, as I grew older, I noticed changes in the women’s division in WWE. The women were truly transforming the company from entertainment in bras and panties, to brawls and pinnings. The company retired the “Divas” championship and substituted it for a Women’s Championship similar in appearance to the main men’s championship. Women were give more matches, more screen time, and more complexity in their storylines. The revolution had begun.

Now, this Revolution was not led by any older white men by the names of George, Thomas, or James, but rather was led by three major breakout stars: Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, and Sasha Banks.

Women coming before this trio definitely helped break the barriers that help women back in WWE, but this moment is often cited by the company to be the moment the revolution began. In addition, these three women are the women that have motivated me to write this blog. I want readers to understand the challenges these women face in a historically male-dominated sport, and the amazing breakthroughs the women are achieving.

This topic is important because it is leading the movement of modern feminism in athletics and sports entertainment. No matter your gender identification, this issue affects us all, not just those of us who buy the ring gear, action figures, and trading cards… not that I buy those.

You should read this blog not just because of its magnitude and reach, but because you may learn a thing or two about wrestling. You may even find a new interest in wrestling. Who would not want to watch a bunch of wrestlers beating each other with steel chairs, and jumping off of steel cages?

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