The 2000s was an up and down time for girls in WWE attempting to make an affect. WWE did give the ladies extra possibilities than earlier eras with names like Trish Stratus, Lita and Mickie James turning into stars. Nonetheless, in addition they leaned into eye sweet and hiring fashions with none wrestling expertise.
Some names improved to grow to be long-term members of the trade, like Maria Kanellis or Candice Michelle. Sadly, others simply get remembered for the lackluster occasions spent on-screen. The previous decade is one of the best time for girls in WWE with the bar elevating. These names from the 2000s confirmed how flawed the thought course of was for the ladies’s division.
10 Jillian Corridor Grew to become Secondary Member Of Division
Couldn’t Discover Constant Function Amongst Lackluster Gimmicks
Development On Face Was Story To Give Boogeyman His Second Acquired Low cost Heel Warmth With Dangerous Singer Gimmick Mocking Britney Solely Divas Championship Reign Lasted Minutes Earlier than Melina Beat Her
WWE launched Jillian Corridor in a non-wrestling position as a “fixer” with an enormous progress on her face whereas representing JBL and MNM. This was all finished for The Boogeyman to chew it off her face in an enormous second for his wild character.
Jillian then moved into one other dangerous gimmick as a foul singer impersonating Britney Spears. WWE primarily used Corridor once they wanted her to place over a face or to get low cost heel warmth with out plans for a much bigger position.
9 Shaniqua Confirmed Flaws Of Powerful Sufficient
WWE Couldn’t Get Her Over On The SmackDown Model
Had Enormous Expectations Profitable Powerful Sufficient As Robust Athlete WWE Ruined Her Possibilities With Introduction As Dominatrix Supervisor Left Wrestling Sooner Than Anticipated To Change into Basketball Referee
The second season of Powerful Sufficient is remembered negatively on account of how issues performed out for the winners. Linda Miles gained her contract as an athletically gifted prospect with a background of faculty basketball earlier than, the place she works immediately as a referee.
WWE positioned Miles within the new character position of Shaniqua as a dominatrix managing the Basham Brothers. Shaniqua struggled with the flawed gimmick and couldn’t recover from in any respect. WWE didn’t belief her within the ring since she appeared misplaced doing the precise wrestling.
8 Rosa Mendes Had A Lengthy Run With out Many Moments
By no means Felt Like A Related Feminine Character In WWE Panorama
Was Launched As Beth Phoenix’s Largest Fan WWE Saved Altering Her Function Upon Not Getting Over Had The Similar Downside Following Her By 2010s
WWE noticed potential in Rosa Mendes to rent her within the 2000s and hold her below contract for over a full decade. Rosa was initially alleged to be a wrestler, however there was a spot between the higher names and her talent set.
There have been some distinctive roles as Beth Phoenix’s intern and a supervisor for future wrestlers. WWE by no means totally dedicated to any of Mendes’ pushes. The brief stint managing Primo and Epico as WWE Tag Staff Champions was the height of Rosa’s on-screen WWE profession.
7 Sara Getting Employed As Undertaker’s Spouse Was Absurd
Undertaker Needed His Spouse To Handle Him On WWE TV
Undertaker Talked WWE Into Bringing Extra Components From Actual Life Performed Function In Diamond Dallas Web page’s WWE Burial Pinning Him Was Eliminated From TV After Quick Run Failing To Get Over
WWE shocked followers when The Undertaker added his spouse Sara to the act in 2001. The American Badass persona allowed Undertaker to take issues from actual life, like his trend sense or ardour for bikes as a part of the act, ditching the Deadman.
Sara couldn’t match into the wrestling world since she didn’t present any character past standing behind Undertaker. Diamond Dallas Web page stalking Sara was her essential angle, however that simply backfired too because it buried DDP.
6 Kristall Marshall Had Extraordinarily Forgettable Run
Left WWE With Bobby Lashley Upon Rumored Main Thought
Impressed WWE As Runner-Up Throughout Diva Search Contest Romance With Teddy Lengthy Was Her Largest Storyline Was Fired Amidst Rumors Of Refusing Function Relationship Edge
Kristall Marshall was somebody WWE put some effort and time into after she impressed within the Diva Search. Sadly, the SmackDown model did not characteristic ladies’s wrestling as a lot as Uncooked on the time, which did not assist her enhance.
WWE positioned Kristal in non-wrestling storylines outdoors of the ring till she was launched from the corporate sooner than predicted. Rumors indicated Marshall turned down a romantic angle with Edge changing Lita, and WWE didn’t recognize that.
5 The Kat Was Made Face Of Division In The Yr 2000
Couldn’t Wrestle At All After Getting Employed As Jerry Lawler’s Spouse
Began The Decade As WWE Girls’s Champion Did not Have A lot Wrestling Expertise And Struggled In The Ring The Kat Was Overpushed As The High Feminine Face Feuding Vs. Terri Runnels
WWE acquired strongly behind Stacy “The Kat” Carter when she was the highest face in Perspective Period ladies’s segments. The Girls’s Championship was barely defended in common wrestling matches on the time, usually being on the road in eye sweet matches similar to Bra and Panties as an alternative.
Terri Runnels vs The Kat was a relentless WWE rivalry for many of the 12 months 2000, competing at WrestleMania and SummerSlam. Kat had no formal wrestling expertise earlier than getting employed as Jerry Lawler, and it confirmed right here.
4 Trinity May Have Finished A lot Extra In WWE
Left Underrated TNA Stint For Probability In WWE ECW Model
Confirmed Potential In TNA As Uncommon Feminine Wrestler There WWE Signed Trinity Needing When Extra Expertise For ECW Did not Get A Truthful Probability Throughout Failed F.B.I. Faction Reboot
The title Trinity is related to Naomi immediately since she used her actual title in TNA, however there was one other Trinity up to now. TNA employed Stephanie Finochio below the Trinity title within the early years once they wished just a few ladies on the roster.
Trinity was recognized in TNA for performing some wild stunts since stunt work was one other profession area. WWE signed Trinity for the ECW model within the Full-Blooded Italians faction. Nonetheless, she was barely on tv to have a worst case run feeling irrelevant within the uncommon TV possibilities.
3 Cherry Did not Have A lot To Do In WWE
Failed Deuce & Domino Tag Staff Run Ruined Cherry’s Profession
Profession Was Given Outlandish Gimmick To Pair With Fifties Tag Staff Deuce & Domino Changed Cherry With Maryse Cherry By no means Had One other Push As soon as Turning Face On Her Personal
WWE launched Cherry because the supervisor of Deuce and Domino enjoying into their Fifties greaser gimmicks. Cherry rode curler skates to the ring and dressed to suit into the act that wasn’t getting over with followers.
There was a change of Deuce and Domino changing Cherry with Maryse to reinforce their heel warmth. Cherry couldn’t discover one other position with few matches and tv time turning into laborious to search out earlier than her launch.
2 Amy Weber Had Nightmare Expertise With WWE
Backstage Warmth Harm Disappointing On-Display Profession
Was One Of The Stand Outs From First Diva Search Acquired Solely Push In JBL’s High Heel Cupboard Faction Left WWE After Accusing Numerous Wrestlers Of Bullying Her
WWE employed Amy Weber after she was one of many extra memorable runners-up within the authentic Diva Search contest. Weber acquired her greatest position within the brief tenure as a part of JBL’s Cupboard faction with Orlando Jordan and the Basham Brothers.
The on-screen work of Amy noticed her unable to wrestle successfully and feeling misplaced on the microphone. Stress from her claims of a number of wrestlers bullying her for not breaking into the enterprise “the proper method” seemingly harmed any probability of enchancment earlier than the discharge.
1 Jackie Gayda May Not Have A Succesful Match
Discovered Average Success Shifting From Ring To Managing
Was Rushed To WWE TV After Powerful Sufficient Season 2 Win Dangerous Matches Fully Added Destructive Status To Her Identify Had A Quick Run As Supervisor Earlier than Getting Launched By WWE
Jackie Gayda was the opposite title to win a contract from Powerful Sufficient’s second season. WWE tried to make use of Jackie on tv sooner on account of believing she related with the Powerful Sufficient viewers that watched on MTV each week.
Followers nonetheless discuss an all-time unhealthy blended tag match that made it clear Gayda shouldn’t be within the ring. WWE pivoted to make Jackie a supervisor, and she or he helped the forgotten duo of Charlie Haas & Rico seize the WWE Tag Staff Championship. Sadly, her profession by no means panned out to make Gayda remembered on the worst facet within the 2000s.
