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The WWE Women's Division is one of the most entertaining aspects of the company these days, as the likes of Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch, Charlotte, Asuka, Sasha Banks, and other female roster members have been amazing the fans with their unpredictability, athleticism, and true storytelling.
They have also often outperformed their male counterparts.
Triple H helped kick-start the WWE Women's Evolution back in the summer of 2012, when he replaced John Laurinaitis as WWE's Head of Talent. It became evident that Triple H was not a fan of eye candy, and instead sought more athletes and independent wrestlers, instead of models, while several female talents at that time either retired or were released.
However, there was a time back in 2007 when the female roster (known as "Divas" at that time) lost both Trish Stratus & Lita, and found themselves in the shadow of their male counterparts, and were often used as a sideshow during RAW, SmackDown, and the pay-per-views.
The storylines at times were points of ridicule, which saw the women either being sexualised or being labeled damsels in distress, and of all of the Divas storylines from 2007 to 2012, these are the five worst.
Enjoy!
#5 Extreme expose
When the WWE revived ECW as a third brand back in 2006, it borrowed an element made famous by WCW, as it debuted a three-woman dance troupe called Extreme Expose, which was in part a homage to the Nitro Girls.
Consisting of Brooke Adams, Layla, and Kelly, these girls were known for lighting up the ring at times with their over-the-top and sometimes risque dance moves that would not be considered acceptable in the WWE today.
Tensions between Extreme Expose began back in the summer of 2007, when The Miz became the group's manager, while Kelly Kelly was involved in a relationship with Balls Mahoney, and the group disbanded later that year when Adams was released as Kelly Kelly and Layla feuded with each other with one infamous moment where the two women got involved in a food fight.
#4 Bunnymania
During the Divas Era, WWE's female talents such as Torrie Wilson, Chyna, Christy Hemme, Candice Michelle, Sable, Ashley Massaro, and Maria Kanellis posed for Playboy magazine.
In early 2008, Massaro made her return to WWE programming and suggested that Maria Kanellis pose for Playboy, and Kanellis agreed.
This ignited Massaro and Kanellis' feud with Melina and Beth Phoenix, as well as Phoenix's "boyfriend" Santino Marella, which led to the Bunnymania Lumberjill match at WrestleMania 24, presided by Snoop Dogg, in which Melina and Phoenix won.
Fortunately, we will never witness this type of match ever again.
#3 Farting Natalya
Natalya was one of the few women during the Divas Era who was an actual wrestler, as opposed to being a former swimsuit model with lacklustre wrestling skills.
However, in early 2012, the daughter of Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart was saddled with a farting gimmick, which was heavily panned by critics and fans alike. Fortunately for Natalya, the flatulence storyline was dropped by the summer, and is a holdover from the Divas Era.
#2 Miss WrestleMania 2009
The WWE Divas Division hit a new low back in 2009 when it was announced that the Divas would be competing at the Miss WrestleMania Battle Royal at WrestleMania 25 in Houston, Texas.
Though former Divas such as Sunny, Torrie Wilson, and Molly Holly took part in the match, the women were overshadowed by Kid Rock as well as Santino Marella, who won the match disguised as his "twin sister" Santina.
These days, women take part in more daring matches such as the Elimination Chamber and the Hell in a Cell match, rather than these cartoony type of matches.
#1 Piggy James
In the fall of 2009, Mickie James was moved to SmackDown specifically to feud with Michelle McCool and Layla AKA LayCool, hence the "Piggy James" storyline which was deemed one of the worst storylines in pro wrestling history.
LayCool would make fun of James' weight, and would often get the best of her, this included a segment were McCool poked fun at James via a tepid rendition of the children's classic, "Old McDonald Had a Farm".
It was later revealed that the segment was made due to WWE officials being unhappy with James' weight, as well as her ambitions of entering the country music industry, which led to her release.
Fortunately, Triple H now looks for women with athleticism instead of looks.
