Becky Lynch roasted Nikki Bella on Raw last month, delivering what fans called the “burn of the year.”
Becky teased:
“Me and my hot husband are the greatest wrestling couple of all time. But wait a minute… at one point, that would’ve been you and your… oh, wait — you can’t see him anymore!”
Cue John Cena’s legendary “You Can’t See Me” hand flare. The crowd lost it. A “holy s***” chant erupted in seconds.
Twitter had a meltdown, and WWE patted itself on the back for another “viral moment.”
But here’s the thing: two women were in the ring. Talking. And the entire conversation was about… men.
Welcome to WWE’s decades-long losing streak against the Bechdel Test, the cinematic rule that simply asks: can two women talk to each other about literally anything other than a man?
It’s a test so easy even soap operas and reality shows accidentally pass it. WWE, however, treats it like the final boss of Elden Ring.
WWE’s Favorite Promo Template: “But What About the Men?”
Let’s rewind. Back in 2015, fans trended #GiveDivasAChance after women’s matches got less screen time than a TikTok. WWE fixed the match length. But the promos? Still 90% about male characters.
Case in point: Becky Lynch, again. In Birmingham, she mocked the city not by referencing football clubs, industry, or weather, but by trashing Ozzy Osbourne, a dead male rock star. Cue backlash, including Kelly Osbourne herself dunking on Becky online.
And let’s not forget the irony: Becky’s entire gimmick is literally being called “The Man.” She fails the Bechdel Test before she even speaks.
Judgment Day: Dom Dom or Bust
The current poster child for WWE’s Bechdel fail is Judgment Day.
Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan, two women who could believably snap half the roster in half, have been locked in a storyline that revolves entirely around Dominik Mysterio.
Every backstage promo. Every in-ring face-off. Every single heated exchange boils down to: “Who gets Dom?”
It didn’t end when Rhea left, either. Creative just swapped in Roxanne Perez… but kept the same script. Roxanne’s big NXT call-up? Reduced to, “But what about Dom’s loyalty??”
It’s like WWE thinks women’s dialogue is Mad Libs where every blank is filled with “Dominik.”
Peak Absurdity: Charlotte vs. Tiffany
The pattern reached its absolute peak during the Charlotte Flair vs. Tiffany Stratton feud at WrestleMania 41.
What started as a standard championship build only got hot when Stratton went off-script and attacked Flair’s personal life, pointing out she was 0–3 in marriage.
Flair fired back by bragging she got a DM from Ludwig Kaiser, who just happens to be Stratton’s real-life boyfriend.
So instead of hyping a clash between two world-class athletes, the storyline became Real Housewives of Stamford: a feud about ex-husbands and Instagram DMs. Two women, fighting over… once again, men.
Fans Are Over It
Women’s wrestling fans are noticing, and they’re pissed.
- One fan who only watches women’s matches wrote: “I just want two women to talk about literally anything else.”
- Another suggested Charlotte Flair drop the “Flair” surname entirely, since every time it’s mentioned, technically the conversation shifts back to Ric Flair.
That’s how desperate the audience is: they’re begging for promos about anything, jobs, hobbies, pets, the weather. Literally anything that doesn’t orbit around a dude.
The Stat That WWE Doesn’t Want
WWE loves bragging about streaks, stats, and “records broken.” But here’s one they’ll never put on a TitanTron:
After four decades, WWE still hasn’t figured out how to let two women talk about something other than men.
It’s not a talent issue. Today’s women’s roster is stacked with stars who could carry entire storylines on their own. It’s a creative issue.
Until WWE realizes women’s conversations don’t need to end with “but what about Dom Dom,” it will keep failing a test so simple that even The Bold and the Beautiful passes it daily.
And that might be the most embarrassing streak in company history.