5 Intergender matches the WWE Universe wants to see
WWE has never been too inclined to book intergender wrestling matches. It’s a tough concept to get behind when differences in physical size and strength make it difficult to buy female wrestlers as competitive with their male counterparts.
There’s also the matter of it not being a great look to have large male athletes beating on their female counterparts on national television.
WWE has dabbled, though, with Chyna entering the men’s ranks—believable for having the physical presence to rival or even outsize some of her male counterparts. Similarly, Beth Phoenix and Kharma had their Royal Rumble appearances.
Most recently, despite rumors that WWE wasn’t interested in intergender wrestling if only for its public image and external business dealings, Nia Jax entered herself into the men’s Royal Rumble and had a respectable run it. She followed that up by getting physical with Dean Ambrose the next night on Raw.
We can combine these factors with intergender wrestling getting featured in smaller promotions across the country. Between physically smaller male stars and more talented and athletic female talent, a number of companies have prospered casting men against women.
If WWE did go further down the road of booking men vs. women, here are five matches fans would be all too eager to see.
#5 Ronda Rousey vs. Jinder Mahal
Ronda Rousey is going through a difficult period in her WWE tenure as fans balk at her, in part because her celebrity status and real-life skills as a fighter have made a presumptive champion. Fans assume she’ll prevail and be featured over hardworking mainstays like Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks.
One of the best ways to still make hardcore fans cheer for Rousey is to cast her against an opponent whom no one is behind. Indeed, one of the very few people who got the entire crowd behind Roman Reigns months back was Jinder Mahal—an OK worker with a terrific look who got gifted one of the most unexpected and worst received WWE Championships of all time.
Mahal is the perfect heel to put over Rousey in this setting, for having the size to make her, in a sense, an underdog, and the kind of heat that means fans would especially relish seeing The Baddest Woman on the Planet make him tap or knock him out.