The Man, the Belle, & the Narrative Backslide
Why on earth is the first big post-Mania story in women’s wrestling one where we encourage the audience to boo and hiss at a woman who leans into traditional expressions of femininity?
Why on earth is the first big post-Mania story in women’s wrestling one where we encourage the audience to boo and hiss at a woman who leans into traditional expressions of femininity?
I don’t want to imply that I think Moolah should be less reviled — but rather that Vince McMahon receives less than he deserves. They’re two peas in a pod as promoters who benefited by treating wrestlers like resources rather than people.
I thought that trying to suss out the pay gap between male and female wrestlers would be easier — they’re all doing the same job for the same company. It was not.