Former WWE writer: Nico Gendron wrote an article for BirthMoviesDeath.com. The article is based on the Netflix series ‘GLOW’. In the article she references her time working for WWE as a writer. This was just after the company started promoting ‘the Divas Revolution’ (2015).
She gave some behind-the-scenes insight into what it was like being a female writer in WWE during this time. She also notes how different it was from how ‘GLOW’ portrays their female characters.
Here is what she said:
“I was hired at WWE in the summer of 2015, right after they introduced “The Divas Revolution.” In a male-dominated writers room, a female perspective was needed as WWE’s women wrestlers were expected to rise above their traditional role of full-time arm candy and part-time wrestler to share consistent (though limited) air time with their male, Superstar counterparts”
She continued:
“I learned quickly that this wrestling dynasty hadn’t caught up to the main cultural dialogue around feminism and female empowerment that was electric outside WWE. With a great deal of ground to cover, I realized I would have to embrace the little victories, like storylines that do not hinge on a disagreement over a male love interest, avoiding dialogue where male Superstars reduce female wrestlers by telling them to shut up or by positioning them as getting in the way of their own success”
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You can check out the full article here.
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