“It Didn’t Feel Right to Me”: WWE Legend Jim Ross Offers Controversial Take on ‘Ninth Wonder of the World’ Chyna

Wrestling has evolved a lot through the decades. It saw drastic changes both in positive and negative ways. The classic ’90s era of wrestling was much different than it is today. WWE’s Attitude Era was defined by rather crass and hardcore storylines and actions. Also, the on-screen characters were much more believable to the fans, especially to the kids who had little access to the staffs of wrestlers’ real life as the internet didn’t take over back then.

There were certain standout characters during this era, including from the women’s roster as well The female superstars of the roster were treated very differently than today. One name in women’s wrestling in the 90s that surely fans can be related to is the ‘Ninth Wonder of the World’ Chyna.

Jim Ross wasn’t impressed with Chyna beating up men

Despite the advancement and the well-known nature of kayfabe in sports entertainment, there are many barriers to an inter-gender match taking place under the WWE ring in the modern era. So, it’s pretty easy to imagine how unfathomable it was during the 90s era. Late superstar and WWE Hall of Famer Chyna broke the taboo during her heyday.

She wrestled against men on the roster, even winning the Intercontinental Championship, and hence became an icon of the wrestling business. That being said, another Hall of Famer, Jim Ross, wasn’t thrilled about that angle.

Reflecting on this context, Ross noted, ”I’m not a fan of inter-gender wrestling. I understand if you’re booked and looking for a payday; I understand why people would do it. However, I don’t know for the overall health of the wrestling business, if women wrestling men is the thing to do. Even though Chyna had a great physique, it was just a little unrealistic for me. It didn’t feel right to me.”

Chyna worked with a bunch of other male wrestlers, including Eddie Guerrero, Chris Jericho, and a few more.

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It seems like the current-day top female wrestlers are also motivated to follow in her footsteps.

Rhea Ripley laid down a list of her dream male opponents

Inter-gender wrestling has always been the subject of a hot debate in wrestling. However, there are many female wrestlers who believed they can compete with men and had their fair share of inter-gender run-ins in the company. Current SmackDown Champion Rhea Ripley is a notable name among them. Ripley had impressive skirmishes with a number of men, including Akira Tozawa, Edge, Robert Stone, etc.

It seems like she is up for many more. During a recent interview, The Eradicator clearly opposed Ross’ stance. She feels a game shouldn’t be limiting in any way. She even named a crew of superstars whom she wants to see as her male counterparts during her future WWE matches. Ripley’s hit list comprised Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, and Edge.

However, we are yet to be seen how many of them Ripley can really face off in the future and more importantly if WWE will actually be interested in having such matches in the future.

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What’s your take on Jim Ross’ recent revelation regarding Chyna? Let us know in the comments.