WWE WrestleMania 35: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly 

The Good - WWE Women Make History

WWE WrestleMania 35: Becky Lynch, Ronda Rousey, and Charlotte Flair

Progress doesn't happen suddenly. Progress isn't something that takes us by surprise or happens overnight while we slumber. Progress is the result of small steps and their cumulative inch by inch advancement over time. When I was young, in the 1990s, Alundra Blayze was the torchbearer for WWE's Women's Division. Blayze was way ahead of her time, a superb athlete with a take no prisoners attitude.

She seldom had more than a single challenger to her women's title and her championship defenses were too often afterthoughts or filler matches. It all ended with her famously trashing her title on an episode of Monday Night Nitro. She hoped for greener pastures on the other side but found none. It wasn't time. Flash forward to the late 1990s and 2000s and the women's division had de-evolved to pillow fights, dance-offs, and lingerie shows.

Alundra Blayze, a model for today's women, was gone and replaced with actual models who oftentimes had no wrestling ability. As wrestling fans grew more savvy and desired actual wrestling in their wrestling matches, women's matches became the bathroom break portion of the show. Fans could be seen leaving their seats at the start of the matches but had to hurry. The matches rarely lasted more than five minutes, which was rare. The old ways then began to pass away.

Then came Paige, and AJ Lee, and Natalya Neidhart. Things were changing and for the better. WWE was seeking athletes, professional wrestlers with technical prowess and in-ring acumen. Paige, Lee, and Neidhart made way to Sasha Banks, Bayley, Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch. The four wrestlers were known collectively as the Four Horsewomen. They became the calvary that fueled the Women's Revolution in WWE.

Meanwhile, in another sport altogether there was another revolution. UFC's Ronda Rousey was becoming a household name. With her physically imposing style and brunt force brutality, she frightened even the toughest competitors, who male or female knew that Rousey would destroy them in a fight. Eventually, Rousey would make her way to WWE and the rest is history.

Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, and Ronda Rousey made history by being named the first women to ever main event a WrestleMania and they exceeded any expectations despite the burden of history on their shoulders. With literal blood, sweat, and tears the three history makers left everything in the ring. Ultimately, Lynch was declared the winner besting her two counterparts, but she wasn't the only one. Women won tonight and we are all better for it.

#BeckyLynch JUST DID THAT to #RondaRousey!! #WrestleMania #WinnerTakeAll@BeckyLynchWWE @RondaRousey @MsCharlotteWWE pic.twitter.com/MhzzPUoUZR

— WWE (@WWE) April 8, 2019