Rob Van Dam: "The women wrestlers from back then looked very unnatural"

Women's sports have received a great boost in recent years, something that has become more than evident in areas traditionally monopolized by men, such as professional wrestling. For decades, women had been limited to accompanying male talent and participating in inconsequential or even somewhat demeaning matches, such as the famous "bra and panties" or mud wrestling.

Although some women like Chyna, Lita, or Trish Stratus were able to break the mold, it wasn't until well into the 21st century that they truly made a statement to show that they are just as capable as their male counterparts of telling a great story in the ring. This marked the beginning of the so-called "Women's Revolution".

Today, women's wrestling in North America enjoys greater popularity and respect. In fact, some of the best rivalries in recent years have been led by women. We're talking about talents like Toni Storm, Mariah May, Charlotte Flair, Mercedes Moné, Bayley, or Becky Lynch. So much so, that one of the great legends of the business, Rob Van Dam, has confessed that he now prefers watching women's wrestling over men's matches.

"I feel like I much prefer watching the women, to be honest, because they have really raised the bar a lot. If you go back to, let's say, 2001, when I arrived at WWE, the girls weren't the best wrestlers and many wrestling fans would say that when they came out to the ring, that was their moment to go to the kitchen or whatever while they were on. I didn't even know that women could move like they were fighting, because before they seemed very unnatural, although they were attractive, they had very pretty girls," he said in an interview for GamesHub.

"But that's not the same as someone who is a tomboy, who fought with her brothers and grew up that way," he continued. "Now they have a lot of girls who fit that profile, and I don't see how they're going to be able to use them all, because in the end they have to face each other."