G.L.O.W (Glorious ladies of wrestling)
The original Diva – SunnyWrestling is no longer considered a male sport. While the main events might be monopolised by male wrestlers, the glitz and glamour offered by their female counterparts has become an essential part of the business.While Mae Young and the Fabulous Moolah were the early matriarchs of women's’ wrestling, it wasn’t until the arrival of Sunny – termed the ‘Original Diva’ that the ladies in the business began to entice crowds with their sexuality.The three are honourable mentions in this list that celebrate the glorious ladies of wrestling. Other notable absentees in the list are Stephanie McMahon, Madusa and Miss Elizabeth.The list takes a look at the Top 5 female wrestlers ( in no particular order) who revolutionised womens’ wrestling by adding an extra dimension to the industry when it was needed the most.
#1 Sable
Sunny might have been the first ‘Diva’ in the WWE, but it was Sable who brought mainstream exposure to women's’ wrestling.
Debuting in the then WWF in 1996, Sable’s first major angle was managing her real-life husband Marc Mero. However, Mero got injured in 1997 and Sable’s charm and sex appeal was so irresistible to the fans that she broke out as a singles star of her own.
So much that when Mero returned, WWE put him in an angle where he became jealous of Sable’s popularity with the fans.
The angle was a success and Sable became the most sought after female wrestler in all of wrestling in 1998 and 1999. The bikini contest she had with Jacqueline at the 1998 Fully Loaded PPV where she only displayed impressions of hands on her exposed breasts became one of the most searched videos of that year.
Sable soon became the Women’s champion and had a six-month long reign, feuding with the likes of Jacqueline, Luna Vachon and Debra. The April 1999 issue of Playboy with Sable on its cover became one of the highest selling editions of all time.
Sable would leave the WWE in 1999 and file a lawsuit against her former employees alleging sexual harassment, but the most popular Diva of the Attitude era would return to the company in 2003.
Sable’s second run was more subdued with her becoming Vince McMahon’s on-screen mistress and mostly feuding with Torrie Wilson. She would leave the company for good in 2004.
Sable’s 2003-04 run was not a complete waste, though. She met her future husband Brock Lesnar during that time and the couple tied the knot in 2006.