Stephanie McMahon Discusses Divas Revolution, Her Children Being Wrestlers

WWE’s Chief Brand Officer, Stephanie McMahon, recently sat down with ESPN to promote the launch of the WWE portion of their website. She discusses a number of topics, including, the “Give Divas a Chance” Hashtag, the Divas Revolution, her daughter getting into pro wrestling, and more.

Below are some highlights from the interview:

On #GiveDivasAChance:

“I noticed it the second it started trending,” Stephanie McMahon, the chief brand officer of the WWE, told ESPN.com. “We talked about it Tuesday night and Wednesday and it was brought to everyone’s attention that this is still trending. It really was an ‘aha moment’ for some of us in the office and it was definitely the impetus for a much bigger movement. Our fans spoke out. It was a global trend that was so loud and so powerful. It was a cry for our female performers to be given longer match time and to be given more meaningful story lines and to have deeper character development. Our fans said with their voices very loud and clear that we want more from our female performers.”

On the Divas Revolution:

“I had an opportunity to go to the ring and bring to light on ‘Monday Night Raw’ the ‘Divas Revolution,’ which was based on the fan response,” Stephanie McMahon said. “I talked about what was happening in the world with the evolution of women in sports from Ronda Rousey in the UFC to Serena Williams winning Wimbledon to the U.S. women’s soccer team. There was this revolution happening and I said I want this revolution to happen here in WWE. So I introduced Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks to the main roster and everyone in the arena knew exactly who they were. They stood on their feet and the ovation was deafening. It was pretty obvious to anybody watching that these women were game-changers and that’s exactly what they’ve been.”

On her daughter being a pro wrestler:

“Aurora absolutely wants to be the women’s champion,” Stephanie McMahon said. “She has been trained by Natalya. She has got her heart set on it, but we’ll see what happens there.

You can find the whole interview at this link.

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