Celgress
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Post by Celgress on Jan 26, 2013 19:19:20 GMT -5
1.) Sable
2.) Chyna
3.) Trish
imho
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Celgress
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Post by Celgress on Jan 26, 2013 19:21:31 GMT -5
Now also counting pre-Diva Era -
1.) Sable
2.) Chyna
3.) Wendi
4.) Trish
5.) Sonny
imho
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Post by Wrestling Curmudgeon on Jan 26, 2013 19:24:08 GMT -5
This is the biggest diva drawing I could find, I hope it's what you're looking for {Spoiler}
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Post by Paco on Jan 26, 2013 19:25:39 GMT -5
Gotta be Sable.
But I wouldn't be surprised if evidence showed it was Chyna or Wendi Richter.
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Post by celticjobber on Jan 26, 2013 19:31:17 GMT -5
From what I've heard, the one time Wendi Richter headlined a show at MSG, ticket sales were very slow to the point that the WWF announced Hogan vs. Greg Valentine to help bump the ticket sales (and it still drew 5,000-10,000 less people than usual for MSG at the time).
So I don't think Richter was much of a draw at all.
If you count longevity, Trish and Lita were probably the biggest draws.
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Post by thegame415 on Jan 26, 2013 20:04:07 GMT -5
This is the biggest diva drawing I could find, I hope it's what you're looking for {Spoiler} I was waiting for something like this.n hoping someone would find a pic of Nicole Bass drawing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 7:50:25 GMT -5
I wouldn't put Sable up that high on the list. Most fans came out to see Steve Austin or DX around that time. Sable was just a perk.
Chyna, or perhaps Beth Phoenix. They strike me as more than just a Diva, they were an attraction in and of themselves.
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Post by Shy Guy on Jan 27, 2013 10:52:31 GMT -5
This is the biggest diva drawing I could find, I hope it's what you're looking for {Spoiler} this guy makes a pretty good argument
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Jan 27, 2013 10:54:06 GMT -5
HHH
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Post by PTBartman on Jan 27, 2013 11:09:15 GMT -5
Moohla
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Post by norsisclouds on Jan 27, 2013 13:12:27 GMT -5
I think Sable since she was actually second to Austin and no other woman could possibly have come that close to Austin's level for draw...after that I'd say a toss up between Sunny, Chyna and Lita. Sunny was the most downloaded diva, Chyna had the most cross-over appeal, and Lita used to sell a lot of merchandise, and did it much longer than Chyna or Sable did because she stuck around and had a big fan base. Of the three, Lita was the only one to get a career DVD within one year of debuting and it seemed like they were coming out with new shirts for her and the Hardys every few months.
She was also the first babe of the ever in 01, and I remember there was an interview with some writer who said they were getting so many hits on their website and emails with fans demanding to see more of Lita and pics of Lita--when the office had no idea who she was. They had to actually go watch a tape of Sunday Night Heat to figure out what was going on because the traffic was killing the site.
So at one point she was getting a lot of fans to tune in to see her. Also, there was some ratings data from around 00-01 when the Hardys and Lita were getting some of the bigger numbers in the show along side the main eventers, and the Lita vs Steph match gained viewers from the week before, which I think was Rock vs Angle vs someone else that I can't remember...so at one point she was pretty up there with the fans.
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Post by Urfarkendarf on Jan 27, 2013 13:15:24 GMT -5
Yea it's Sable. She basically took what Sunny did and turned it to about 12 in terms of the sensationalism.
I don't think there's any question that Chyna is #2 though. At her peak, she was up there with some of the most popular people in the company. That Playboy cover cannot be understated or undervalued. At the time, that was HUGE. An argument could possibly be made for Chyna being #1.
Id say the battle between Sunny, Trish, and Lita is a distant 3rd to those 2. Chyna and Sable got attention from the mainstream. Sunny did too to a lesser extent.
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Post by kidglov3s on Jan 27, 2013 13:18:12 GMT -5
Of the three, Lita was the only one to get a career DVD within one year of debuting and it seemed like they were coming out with new shirts for her and the Hardys every few months. It just felt right.
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Post by Urfarkendarf on Jan 27, 2013 13:38:17 GMT -5
, Lita was the only one to get a career DVD within one year of debuting and it seemed like they were coming out with new shirts for her and the Hardys every few months. Who are you comparing her to here? I don't think a DVD release in this respect is fair to use as a positive in making an argument for her being higher ranked than any of the other women that Im associating for this discussion (Sable, Trish, Lita, Sunny, Chyna). The reason being is that when Lita got a DVD, that was pretty much right when the WWE really started producing them. DVD is still a relatively new format and wasn't really accepted by the mainstream until about 2001. 2001 was when they exploded. If you're comparing her to the ones who had been there prior (Chyna, Sable, Sunny), all three had multiple releases on VHS. I also think Trish would be considered a larger "draw" on her own. Lita's biggest asset was the fact she was with the Hardy Boyz.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 13:42:52 GMT -5
Didn't Chyna have the most bought Playboy magazine of all time?
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