Female wrestlers of the present and the past have made serious efforts to be considered as equals in the wrestling circuit. One of the women who has been a strong advocate of wrestling equality is Sasha Banks, who spoke candidly about her struggles during a recent interview.
Banks is still fighting for women to be considered equal in wrestling. Here is the story.
What Does Sasha Banks Want?
During the interview, Banks was asked what she wants as a female wrestler. Her answer was quite insightful and did show some of the problems that are still plaguing the women’s division.
“I want it to become normal. I don’t want it to be, ‘that was a great women’s match!’ I just want it to be a great match, period. I don’t want people to say, ‘the women are great!’ No, we’re superstars, we’re just like the guys, you don’t need to put the women in front of it. I want to keep having those opportunities to be at the forefront and the WWE and the face of the WWE. That’s the goal for me, number one, I want to be the face of the WWE,”
Dealing with Vince McMahon
Banks also stated during the interview that she used to be intimidated by Vince McMahon, often not speaking out about the things that bothered her. However, she also claimed that changed over time.
“It is [different]. It comes with growing up, becoming more mature and becoming a woman. You have this more comfortable feeling of, ‘ok, you work for the boss, you work for the man, a legend, Vince McMahon, but hey, you’re the Legit Boss, so you better go through that door, tell him what you’d like to do and what you’d like to have’,”
“A lot of times, when it comes to whether we’re handed a promo that I’m not really feeling, or trying to figure out what the story—if we don’t know what we’re doing, it’s hard to perform. Recently we asked him, ‘hey, where are we going with this storyline? Can you tell me what direction you’d like to see me go?’ Getting the answer right from him straight up makes it so much easier.”
Conclusion
I agree with Banks when she says female wrestling matches are still considered quite separate from the men’s. In a perfect world, there would be no separation between the two. Of course, this is a battle that is not just present in wrestling, but in many other areas of human life. So, the Superstars of the WWE certainly have a big battle to fight.
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