WrestleMania 42 could end up being one of the clearest tests yet for how WWE truly values its women’s division.
Fightful’s Jeremy Lambert, citing a WrestleVotes report via Fightful Select, noted that WWE creative has discussed having at least six women’s matches across the two-night WrestleMania card, with five said to be firmly planned. That is an attention-grabbing figure, but the number itself is not what matters most. What matters is whether WWE treats those matches like essential parts of WrestleMania or simply extra additions to a packed weekend.
That is the real story here.
For years, WWE has presented the women’s division as a defining part of the modern product. At its strongest, the company has backed that up with major stars, standout performances, and career-defining moments on the biggest stage. The problem has never been the talent. The problem has been consistency. WWE can make the women feel central for one major show, then follow that up with weeks of uneven television where champions lose momentum, rivalries lack depth, and entire parts of the division drift without a strong creative purpose.
That is why the idea of six women’s matches at WrestleMania 42 feels important, but also why it should be judged carefully.
On paper, it sounds like progress. In practice, WWE’s women’s booking has too often leaned on moments instead of sustained direction. The division regularly proves it can deliver when given the platform, yet the creative support is still inconsistent. Too many stories are built late. Too many programs rely on thin champion-versus-challenger formulas. Too many talented women disappear from focus until the next major event forces creative to circle back.
That is where WrestleMania 42 becomes so interesting.
If WWE follows through with a major women’s showcase across both nights, it could be a sign that creative finally understands the division cannot keep surviving on reputation alone. It needs layered feuds, distinct title programs, personal issues, and character arcs that feel developed before the match is ever announced. A card with this kind of women’s presence only works if the stories feel hot, the rivalries feel personal, and the matches feel different from one another.
And that has not always been WWE’s strength when it comes to the women.
Too often, the booking has felt reactive instead of fully planned out. A performer gets hot, then creative adjusts around that momentum rather than building with purpose from the start. A title reign begins with promise, then cools off because the champion is no longer framed like the center of the division. The roster depth is there, and WWE deserves credit for that, because there are enough credible names to support a WrestleMania card with this kind of footprint. But depth only matters if the booking supports it.
That is why this is not just a positive headline about representation. It is a challenge to WWE creative.
If the women are going to take up that much space on the biggest event of the year, then every part of the presentation has to rise with it. WWE cannot load the card with matches that feel interchangeable. It cannot expect fans to praise the volume if the substance is missing. One of the biggest criticisms of WWE’s women’s booking has been that the division is often treated as important in theory but inconsistently in execution. WrestleMania 42 is a chance to change that, but only if the build reflects genuine intent.
There is also a bigger point underneath all of this.
A six-match women’s presence would suggest WWE sees the division as more than a side attraction built around one or two established stars. That would be a meaningful step forward. One of the division’s longest-running creative issues has been how often everything narrows around a select few names while the rest of the roster waits for scraps. WrestleMania should not only showcase top stars. It should show that the division has range, depth, and multiple stories worth investing in at the same time.
Still, WWE has to earn that praise.
The company has had the talent and the platform for years. What it has not always had is the discipline to maintain momentum week to week. When the women’s division is taken seriously, it delivers. When it is treated like a box to check, the weaknesses show immediately. WrestleMania 42 has the chance to be a real statement, but it could also expose the gap between wanting a bigger women’s presence and actually knowing how to book one at the highest level.
That tension is what makes this worth watching.
If WWE gets this right, WrestleMania 42 will be remembered for more than just the number of women’s matches on the card. It will be remembered as the show that finally matched the division’s depth, star power, and importance with the kind of booking that proves WWE truly believes in it. But if the company wants that kind of credit, then the booking has to do more than create space.
It has to make that space matter.
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