Showcase: Ruthless Women

-
Last time of Showcase we looked at the Intercontinental Championship and it's illustrious history.  This week we take a look at some of the standout times of the women, including Trish Stratus, Lita, and Melina, who played a central role in defining the Ruthless Aggression era.

Image result for WWE Melina vs 2007
Melina and Candice Michelle start their match at Night of Champions 2007.  Candice won the match and captured the Women's Championship for the first, and only time, but lost the belt to Beth Phoenix 4 months later in October.


Related image
Trish Stratus levels Lita with a huge kick to the head in the first ever Raw women's main event match.  Lita would go on to defeat Stratus and end the night as the new Women's Champion.


Related image
Trish Stratus takes on Mickie James at Wrestlemania 22 in a match where James would win her first Women's Championship.  Stratus would regain the belt at Unforgiven 2006 for the last ever time. 


Image result for WWE Victoria Entrance
A rare photo of Victoria and Torrie Wilson making their entrance at a Raw house show in the middle of the Ruthless Aggression Era.  


Related image
Candice Michelle leaves The Bash 2007 after retaining her Women's Championship which she won from Melina 1 month earlier at Night of Champions.


Related image
Lita makes her entrance on an episode of Raw in 2006.  Lita held the Women's Championship three times within the Ruthless Aggression years making her a true legend of the era.

What are your thoughts on the Ruthless Women? Please comment, like, and follow for more. Next time on Showcase we will be looking at The Shield!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

BREAKING NEWS: The Undertaker Retires

-
Image
The wave of change continues to ripple throughout the wrestling world as it has officially been announced that, after 29 years wrestling for the WWE, The Undertaker has retired from the squared-circle. The Undertaker, real name Mark Calaway, debuted in the WWE at Survivor Series 1990 and has gone on to become one of the most legendary figures within the entire industry.  During his time with World Wrestling Entertainment, Taker has held the WWE Championship 4 times and the World Heavyweight Championship on 3 occasions, has holding multiple other Titles, and was the winner of the 2007 Royal Rumble match.  Championships aside, Undertaker is most notable for his Wrestlemania streak in which he won 21 straight matches on the Grandest Stage of the All before shockingly losing to Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania XXX.  The 21-1 record is so famous that it even has it's own wiki page....now that is some serious business right there.  'The Deadman' will likely continue to b...
Read more

Randy Orton to Sign With AEW

-
Image
Last week it was rumored that WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar was in talks with All Elite Wrestling, with a possible move after Wrestlemania 35, and this week, according to Destination PW , it is said that the Florida outfit has now approached 'The Viper' to be their first direct signing from WWE. Randy Orton has been with the WWE for 17 years and since his in-ring debut in April 2002 and has gone on to have 17 various title reigns across both the Raw and Smackdown brands as well as being a 2 time Royal Rumble winner and 1 time Money in the Bank winner.  Orton is one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of the company, and currently holds the position of the veteran heel, a role which would surely become void if he was to leave for AEW.  The motives for 'The Apex Predator' being in talks with AEW is not know, but is presumably linked with a bigger pay check and a less intense work schedule.  What we do know is that if Orton did jump ship a large portion of ...
Read more

WWE Backlash 2018 Predictions

-
Image
WWE Backlash 2018 will go down tomorrow night in Newark, New Jersey, a city known for it's rowdy crowds and intense atmosphere.  Backlash is one of the most historically consistent PPV's in WWE, generally putting on a very solid show, with the exception of the odd match here and there.  This year's event will feature 8 matches on the main show, and one on the pre-show, with a huge tag team bout looking to take the main event spot.  Here are Wrestling Boom's predictions for this year's Backlash event. Pre-show: Bayley vs. Ruby Riott Prediction: Riott to win and send Bayley packing 1) AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura- WWE Championship Prediction: Shinsuke Nakamura to finally defeat Styles and walk away the new WWE Champion 2) Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor- Intercontinental Championship Prediction: Seth Rollins to retain the Intercontinental Championship and send Balor even further down the card 3) Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton- United States Cham...
Read more