So, I enjoy professional wrestling. (I'll wait while some of y'all laugh. I get it.) Something that has always been a problem has been how women appeared in wrestling shows - basically, if they did appear, then it was as arm candy (or worse). There were a few women who wrestled, but not frequently, and not particularly well.
Cut to tonight, and Evolution. This is a pay-per-view, meaning it's one of the big shows during the year, and this time every wrestler in the ring is a woman. There are several different types of matches, including a battle royale which requires multiple wrestlers in the ring at the start of the match and people are only eliminated by being tossed over the top rope. Essentially, these are matches of the type that women don't normally get. And there are enough women in the WWE (past and present - they brought back some folks who had retired) to fill out the entire card.
It may not be the first thing most people think of when it comes to positive news, but gender equality and providing opportunities for everyone is generally a pretty awesome thing.
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