Trish Stratus vs Lita (Women’s Championship Match; Monday Night Raw, December 6th, 2004)
While not technically the first time that women main-evented Raw, this was the first time that no male wrestlers were used in the match. Lita and Trish going to battle for the WWE Women’s Championship was an all-female affair. A historic event in which the women’s championship closed Monday Night Raw and featured two of the best female wrestlers in WWE history.
Trish Stratus and Lita have been joined at the hip throughout their WWE careers. They were at the forefront of Women’s wrestling when it started to gain traction, and this main event was a direct result of that. Their rivalry was fantastic, and this match highlighted everything great about their issues.
This main event carried the importance a main event needs. The world bought into what these women were selling, and WWE showed that the tide was turning and that female wrestlers were viable main event talents.
Charlotte Flair vs Becky Lynch vs Sasha Banks (Women’s Championship Match; WrestleMania 32)
After the WWE Women’s Championship was abolished, we were presented with the Divas Championship. A championship for the female talent, yes, but one that highlighted how the office felt about the presentation of women in WWE.
They were eye candy that stepped between the ropes, and they weren’t given much of a program to work with. That is, until WWE finally changed its tune and brought back the WWE Women’s Championship.
The triple threat between Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Sasha Banks at WrestleMania 32 was a great match. There shouldn’t be much doubt that these three women would be able to put together a compelling match. All three are world-class athletes and rarely put on a bad contest.
What was more important was that this was contested for the WWE Women’s Championship. No longer would the female talent be viewed as Divas. WWE had evolved to an entity that took women’s wrestling seriously, and this match was the finish line.
Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair vs Ronda Rousey (Raw and SmackDown Women’s Championship Match; WrestleMania 35)
Being involved in the main event of WrestleMania is the dream of every wrestler who has set foot into World Wrestling Entertainment. It signifies the office’s faith, and it is the culmination of years of hard work and sacrifice. It’s an honour that was reserved solely for the men’s court for years, but that changed when Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, and Ronda Rousey were given the main event at WrestleMania 35.
The bright lights of MetLife Stadium shone down on these three women as they went to battle in a winner-take-all match for both the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Championships. It was a fantastic back-and-forth battle that could have seen any of the women walking out of New Jersey with the World Championships.
After a gruelling battle, Becky Lynch emerged victorious to a tremendous ovation from the 68,000 in attendance. It was a finish everyone was elated about, but it was not as important as the match itself.
This was the first time that any woman had been a participant in the main event of WWE’s biggest show. What had seemed unthinkable only a few years before had become a reality. On that night, the women of WWE proved they could draw a big crowd and were on the same level as any men who came before them.
