Bryan Danielson recalled during a recent SXSW Panel that some people in WWE were not in support of the Lights Out Anything Goes Match at AEW Dynamite: St. Patrick's Day Slam 2021 between Britt Baker and Thunder Rose due to the violence in the match.
Though female wrestlers have long been relegated to five-minute matches and sexually-charged storylines, they are finally fighting back. Yet, when they dare dip too close to the level of gore their male counterparts are praised for, they find themselves being disparaged by fans.