Tonight on The Players’ Tribune, WWE’s Stephanie McMahon discusses the evolution of the Women’s division, the decision to call all performers “Superstars,” and the new Women’s Championship belt, which has the same aesthetics as the male WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Excerpts below. Read the full story here: http://www.theplayerstribune.com/stephanie-mcmahon-wwe-divas-announcement/
ON WWE FEMALE PERFORMERS:
“Our female performers are world-class athletes, actors, public speakers and philanthropists. They’re role models inspiring and empowering women and girls to be confident and strong. They dedicate themselves to WWE, achieve great success and earn the same respect as their male counterparts.
Therefore, from this point forward, all of our performers – male and female – will be known as ‘Superstars’.
ON THE NEW WOMEN’S BELT:
“This title belt represents the pinnacle of achievement and that in WWE it isn’t about gender, race or ethnicity – it is simply about being the best at what you do.”
