The match that has changed the division of the WWE forever

When it comes to the developing landscape of the women's department in the WWE, there are dozens of people to whom it can be attributed to help the style more serious from generations such as Alundra Blayze and the diving bombs such as Becky Lynch and Bayley. On the way, certain moments exceeded the boundaries and showed that the wrestling of women is as exciting as the men. One of the most important games in the history of the division took place in 2004 in an episode of “WWE RAW”, at the Trish Stratus in the main event Lita.

Four years earlier, WWE STRATUS and LIA, who were already fans of Pro Wrestling and at least had experience in the industry. While the vast majority of the women's games from this time were briefly and as a little more than showcases for the attractive actors, Stratus and Lita (together with other wrestlers like jazz) began more competitive and sporty fights. They increased the bar and presented things for the “women's revolution”, which would come later.

When rolling around in 2004, Stratus and Lita were in the middle of a long-term act that led them from Tag team partners to bitter rivals. In an interview with Ring the Belle 2024, however, Stratus revealed that there was no long -term plan to bring women to the main event. Instead, things were natural, with the feud received steam over time and the company needs a top -class match for the main event “raw” days ahead of WWE Armageddon 2004.

The two women were not sure whether the decision would remain, and the former CEO of WWE, Vince McMahon, notorious to make significant booking changes at the last minute. However, Stratus and Lita Main occurred as planned with a 10-minute game in which Lita held the WWE women's World Championship in their hometown Charlotte, North Carolina.

Although the struggle of 2004 was often called “RAW” as the first women's main event, Lita Stephanie McMahon had already defeated in 2000. However, this match was far from near Stratus-Lita in terms of excitement.

When everything was said and done, the match was well received, but there was no immediate answer in the WWE booking in the women's department. It took some time, but the work done by Stratus and Lita paid off, with artists like AJ Lee and even Nikki and Brie Bella wore the flashlight to the above “women's revolution”, which was normally cited in 2015.

The introduction of a new generation of women inspired by Stratus and Lita have revived the department, which led to more time and better action. Wrestler such as Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks prepared the precedent, which was previously determined by Stratus and Lita for over a decade. Banks and flair were the two women who recorded the coat,

It was only in 2016 that Women Main Main once again occurred “RAW”, with the banks and flairs subsequently exposed to November 28th. Since then, the women's division has catapulted both in popularity and in the trouble of WWE. Although Stratus and Lita withdraw from wrestling full -time in the mid -2000s, both returned to the company in the years and are often attributed to two of the most inspiring legends for today's generation of women in wrestling.