Kevin Dunn Reportedly Would Not Push Women He Did Not Find “Pretty”

There’s nothing good about that. The Women’s Revolution has brought the WWE women’s division a very long way and that is a good thing. After years of women’s wrestling being little more than a side show in WWE, the women are now treated as stars and have accomplished almost everything imaginable. However, it is still not that easy, and now we have a better idea of some of the obstacles they had to face.

During a recent edition of his Wrestling With Freddie podcast, Freddie Prinze Jr. talked about his time on the WWE creative team. Prinze talked about pitching ideas about women’s wrestling to Kevin Dunn, who would regularly shoot them down because he did not find some of the women involved to be pretty. Dunn would be told how many male stars would not be seen as attractive but he still stopped stories because the WWE Women’s Champion would have to be “pretty”. Dunn is considered gone from WWE following Vince McMahon’s departure.

Opinion: As rather pathetic as this is, it also isn’t slightly surprising. There has long since been a double standard when it comes to presenting men and women in wrestling and this is no exception. Having the wrestlers look a certain way can help, but having one person shoot down a story because he personally doesn’t find them attractive is not something you would think male wrestlers would have to deal with at any time. If that is the case, it’s better that Dunn is gone, because that is rather absurd as a reason to cancel plans.

What do you think of Dunn? Who would you like to see pushed in the women’s division? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 60,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 6,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books.

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