In New Jersey today following the Wrestlemania 35 press conference, Pwinsider got the following comments from WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon about yesterday’s news of the company opting to remove Fabulous Moolah’s name from the planned all-female Battle Royal at Wrestlemania.
“I love that the WWE audience expressed their opinions, whether they are positive or negative. I think that it is our responsibility to listen to our audience and do our best to give them what they want. Clearly, they did not want to name the Women’s Battle Royal after The Fabulous Moolah. We were really proud that they spoke up and we were really happy to make that change.”
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The Fabulous Moolah & Mae Young
The Great Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah during 3rd Annual Tribeca Film Festival - "Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies Of Wrestling" Portrait Session at Turning Leaf Portrait Studio in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)
The Fabulous Moolah & Mae Young
The Great Mae Young, Ruth Leitman, director and The Fabulous Moolah (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)
The Fabulous Moolah & Mae Young
The Great Mae Young, Ruth Leitman, director and The Fabulous Moolah (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)
The Fabulous Moolah & Mae Young
The Great Mae Young, Ruth Leitman, director and The Fabulous Moolah (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)
The Fabulous Moolah & Mae Young
The Great Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)
The Fabulous Moolah & Mae Young
Gladys Killem Gillem, The Fabulous Moolah, The Great Mae Young, Gloria Souza, Ruth Leitman, director and Ida May Martinez (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)
The Fabulous Moolah & Mae Young
The Fabulous Moolah and The Great Mae Young during 3rd Annual Tribeca Film Festival - Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling Premiere at United Artists Theaters in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)
The Fabulous Moolah & Mae Young
The Fabulous Moolah and The Great Mae Young during 3rd Annual Tribeca Film Festival - Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling Premiere at United Artists Theaters in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)
The Fabulous Moolah
UNDATED: Professional wrestler Fabulous Moolah kicks her opponent. Lillian Ellison, known in the ring as the Fabulous Moolah, is one of wrestling's pioneering veterans. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
The Fabulous Moolah
UNDATED: The Fabulous Moolah a professional wrestler looks to strangle her opponent. Lillian Ellison, known in the ring as the Fabulous Moolah, is one of wrestling's pioneering veterans. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
The Fabulous Moolah
UNDATED: The Fabulous Moolah a professional wrestler punches her opponent. Lillian Ellison, known in the ring as the Fabulous Moolah, is one of wrestling's pioneering veterans. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
The Fabulous Moolah
"The Fabulous Moolah tugs at the hair of Joyce Gable and brings the latter to the canvas. Moolah won in a one fall contest. November 22, 1976. (Photo by William N. Jacobellis/New York Post Archives /(c) NYP Holdings, Inc. via Getty Images)"