Seth Rollins is looking forward to seeing who steps up in the WWE’s women’s division.
The wrestling industry seems as popular as ever, with more tickets and merchandise sold and more conversations shifting to professional wrestling. Obstacles once thought impassible are now passable.
That being said, women’s wrestling in the US has been struggling as of late, not for a lack of talent but due to booking hiccups from both All Elite Wrestling and WWE.
Speaking on WWE After The Bell, Seth Rollins was asked about the state of the women’s division in WWE.
“I would say 100% there is a lot of space to fill there, right now. On Raw, on SmackDown, absolutely, there is a void. What I sense more than anything is the bubbling undercurrent from our audience. They want something fresh and new, and they want to have people to get behind. They want it. I’m not saying these people are coming from NXT, you never know, it might be somebody that steps up, a Chelsea Green, a Piper Niven, you never know. There are tons of women capable on our main roster at the moment. There is very much a ‘we want something more out of the women. We know it’s there, and we can’t wait to see it,’ there is a growing intrigue and a growing desire to see it. Zoey Stark was in the ring with Becky [Becky Lynch] and they wrecked the main event of Monday Night Raw. That was Zoey’s first main event and I told her after, ‘the first of many.’ It’s going to be a huge thing. She is someone that has the opportunity to lead the next generation of women into the future. It’s there. It feels like they are on the cusp of a breakthrough. I felt like Monday was a huge reminder of what they are capable of,” said Seth.
Rollins continued, “They haven’t been showcased as well as they could have been over the past six months or so, they haven’t been. Aside from a few exceptions, I don’t need to pick and choose and name names, sometimes that’s how the cookie crumbles. It’s part of the industry and part of the business. I’ve been in situations where I feel like I haven’t been showcased, male talent the same way, it has nothing to do with gender at all. It’s a commentary on where we’re at right now. There are opportunities and Monday was a reminder of how incredible our female talent roster is and can be when given the opportunity to main event, succeed, and be the best. It’s all there, I just can’t wait to see who steps up and fills that space and grabs that ring.”
Seth Rollins
Elsewhere in the same interview, Rollins noted that wrestling is in a new boom period.
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