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How and Why Have the Representations of Women Changed Over Time in World Wrestling Entertainment?

WWE is a worldwide company and their shows are shown on the television, the internet and as live events. Throughout their shows the audience expect to see a number of common conventions to take place, for example the most obvious being a wrestling match. Some of WWE's conventions were not always a part of their shows, things have changed a lot over the years. For example, the way in which women are represented in WWE has changed rapidly over the past 50 years and this is due to the major changes which have taken place in society. Obce women broke into this particular industry, they were in it, solely to wrestle, to prove a point that women can be tough too, however this representation gradually changed into a promiscuous sex object from what we see in todays WWE broadcasts. This could perhaps support Laura Mulvey's theory of the "male gaze", a technique to attract more men to watching professional wrestling, however it is believed that children watch professional wrestling the most, therefore the way in which these women objectify themselves is surely inappropriate for them.