WWE Writers Were Told By Vince McMahon That Fans Don’t Want To See Women Fight Instead Of Men

Vince McMahon has the last say in everything that goes on in WWE and he can change plans based on his whims.

Kevin Eck is a former writer for WWE and he recently spoke on the ROH Strong podcast. Eck revealed that Vince McMahon said “nobody wants to see the girls fight over the guys,” so trying to push the women’s division was an exercise in futility.

“Me and some of the other writers were trying to get the women’s division of being a little more than just two minutes. We had Natalya and Beth Phoenix. Vince said nobody wants to see the girls fight over the guys, so it was a losing battle. I remember one of the SmackDown head writers came in and he goes, ‘Sara Del Rey has been signed. Not as a talent, as a coach. We’re not using her as a talent at all. Don’t even go there.’ It was like, ‘Do not, under any circumstances, pitch her being on TV.’ I couldn’t get over it.”

Currently, WWE has focused more on the women’s division for the most part.

h/t to Fightful for the transcription.