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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chimera" data-source="post: 330784" data-attributes="member: 2002">The WWF (Get the E out) shied away from women/men matches until Joanie Lauer aka Chyna started asking to be put in matches with men.  Her whole gig was that she was a Woman who could handle herself in the ring against the Men.  I would have a severe problem with anyone griping about "Violence against Women" when the Woman is fighting for the right to be considered the equal of the Men in a Violent form of entertainment.For better or worse, the women in WWE are either requesting, or being asked to work more mixed matches.  They do tend to do a good job of keeping the smaller women from being attacked by these great big men.  Except when the story lines call for it, in which case the entire point is to gain Heat (Read: Boos) for the Heel (Read: Villain, or Bad Guy).In those cases, Yes, I am somewhat bothered by the unnecessary violence towards tiny women.  Even in a Wrestling program.  But it's part of the business and always has been.As a 40-year old man with a bad back and bad knees, I can say that I would not consider a 16 hour flight to Australia, then another one back, within a week where you still have to do American shows and TV tapings, to be a freaking House Show!  Hogan has done pretty much everything asked of him, including jobbing to Lesner when Austin refused.  This is a little much to be asking, IMHO.  (And this from a guy who got into watching wrestling because of Hogan (early 80's), but grew to despise him.)</blockquote>

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