{"id":49209,"date":"2019-06-24T10:06:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T14:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=49209"},"modified":"2019-06-24T15:33:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T19:33:51","slug":"women-champion-wrestling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/06\/24\/women-champion-wrestling\/","title":{"rendered":"Hail to the Queen, Baby! Women in the World Title Picture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you’re for it or against, there’s no denying that intergender wrestling is at an all-time high in the pro wrestling world. Not since the days of Luna Vachon<\/strong> vs. Stevie Richards<\/strong> in ECW and Chyna <\/strong>vs. Jeff Jarrett<\/strong> in WWF<\/a> in the 1990s has it been the topic of such discussion. But as seen this past Sunday at WrestleCircus<\/strong> with a match between Tessa Blanchard<\/strong> and WrestleCircus Ringmaster Champion Scorpio Sky<\/strong>, they can be absolute show stealers.<\/p>\n

While it’s a regular occurrence on the indie circuits around the world, more major promotions have been mostly leary of introducing the concept (outside of a comedy angle) for fears of mainstream public backlash for the portrayal of violence against women (despite it being a fictionalized story of an empowered women accepting to fight a male, no different than seeing Black Widow take on Thanos in Avengers<\/em>). But it’s slowly creeping back in. From James Ellsworth<\/strong> versus the women’s roster in WWE, to IMPACT’s recent storylines with Tessa Blanchard, intergender wrestling is beginning to bubble up. With that in mind, here’s a look at the four major promotions in the United States and their top candidate to win the men’s World Title.<\/p>\n

Women in the World Title Picture<\/h2>\n
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Photo: CHIKARA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Women winning major championships is nothing new. On December 5, 2015, Kimber Lee won CHIKARA’s Grand Championship, followed on April 9, 2016 when Sexy Star won the Lucha Underground Championship. Since then, many smaller independents have out their top title on a women’s wrestler, such as Kylie Rae<\/strong> in Freelance Wrestling<\/strong>, Jordynne Grace<\/strong> in Black Label Pro<\/strong>, and Mekio Satomura<\/strong> in Fight Club: PRO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Michael Watson \/ Brainbuster Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hail to the Queen, Baby! Women in the World Title Picture<\/strong><\/h2>\n

But it will take one of the major TV promotions crowning a woman as their top champion to really hit the mainstream. Here’s a look at each of the major promotions top women’s choices for the Queen that finally conquers the throne.<\/p>\n

Maria Manic, Ring of Honor<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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While reigning Women of Honor World Champion Kelly Klein<\/strong> or Japanese veteran Sumie Sakai<\/strong> may have been more obvious choices, Ring of Honor<\/strong>‘s newest signee<\/a>, indie star Maria Manic<\/strong>, may have the most realistic chance of winning the ROH World Championship. She’s nicknamed “Maneater” because of her penchant for violent matches against men<\/a>, in such hardcore promotions as Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Hardcore Hustle Organization (H2O), IWA Mid South, Freelance Wrestling<\/strong>, and Impact Championship Wrestling (ICW New York)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n