In the 2000s, women’s wrestling attained critical mass. More women were on screen than in other eras as WWE’s Attitude Era gave way to the company’s Ruthless Aggression Era. Sadly, these women were frequently demoted to roles that were much less important than those held by their male colleagues. Even yet, quite a few female wrestlers achieved success on their own, paving the way for all ensuing female wrestlers.
At the same time, other female wrestlers were finding success in organisations outside of the WWE, particularly TNA, which was the WWE’s primary competitive force in the 2000s. Even though it would take another ten years for these ladies to share the stage with their male counterparts, they were nevertheless able to establish a reputation for being incredibly entertaining entertainers.
Trish Stratus-
Few wrestlers, male or female, have accomplished as much as Trish Stratus has. Stratus was initially introduced as a token valet to groups like T&A and Vince McMahon, but with each passing week, his work in the ring improved. She had developed past the originally inadequate booking by 2001, becoming a legitimate wrestler in the process.
Stratus won the Women’s Championship in 2001 by using her developing wrestling abilities. She trained with the seasoned Fit Finlay. She competed against numerous other female wrestlers, including Lita, Jazz, and Molly Holly throughout the course of the ensuing years. She and Lita are primarily to blame for the transformation of the WWE women’s division, increasing public interest in female matches starting in the late Attitude Era.
Lita-
It’s nearly impossible to express the whole extent of Lita’s effect in a few words, much like her main opponent Trish Stratus. She was the epitome of extreme, ready and eager to take risks that almost no other wrestler at the time would have dared to consider, proving to the world that women could be just as daring as men when it came to life-threatening exploits in the ring.
Lita was a crucial member of Team Xtreme and the Hardy Boyz, using a high-flying aggressive style to give each bout a surprising edge.
Chyna-
Chyna continued to smash barriers in WWE, capitalising on the forward momentum she had established in the late 1990s. Apart from her 1990s collaboration with D-Generation X, Chyna established a name for herself as the full antithesis of the majority of female wrestlers at the time. Chyna was a towering, physically strong wrestler who could crush both her male and female competitors, in contrast to the majority of the roster, which was made up of female wrestlers hired largely due to their attractiveness.
Chyna’s tenure with WWE in the 2000s left a lasting impression on viewers even if the majority of her time was limited to a few storylines with Chris Jericho and Eddie Guerrero.
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Gail Kim-
Gail Kim single-handedly did for TNA’s Knockouts division in the middle of the 2000s what Trish Stratus did for WWE’s women’s division in the early 2000s. TNA, a failing start-up, had to create its own female division from the ground up in order to gain popularity, using lesser-known superstars like Gail Kim to do it.
Kim, who became the first archetypal Knockout—TNA’s moniker for female wrestlers—in the process, was fortunately more than prepared to up to the challenge. It’s tough to stress how crucial Kim was in developing TNA’s brand during the promotion’s early years by employing a variety of offensive and defensive techniques, such as high-flying strikes, submission grips, and suplexes.
Molly Holly-
When Molly Holly made her WWE debut in 2000, she was unquestionably a breath of fresh air, much like Chyna or Lita had been. Molly was noted for her somewhat modest wardrobe, favouring to dress in casual apparel such T-shirts, sweatpants and tank tops as opposed to the vulgar display of women of the Attitude Era.
Under Molly’s outwardly unremarkable exterior beat the heart of a true competitor. With her unique finisher, the Molly-Go-Round, she could fit into any role needed for her on-screen by using challenging skills. Molly Holly was able to do it all, which is a genuine credit to her adaptability, charisma, and indisputable skills in the ring. She was able to play a self-aggrandizing heel as well as act in comedy stables like the Holly Cousins.
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Sable-
Saying that Sable was the most iconic female wrestler of the early Attitude Era is not an exaggeration. She essentially served as the women’s division prior to Trish Stratus and Lita, establishing (for better or worse) the norm for female-focused matches during the ensuing years. After briefly departing the WWF in 1999, Sable made a comeback in 2002, taking up Stratus’ role as Vince McMahon’s on-screen love interest.
Sable maintained excellent chemistry with almost everyone she worked with, whether it was a competitor like Torrie Wilson or a potential client like A-Train, despite the fact that her wrestling abilities were never as good as they were in the ’90s.
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