WWE Hall of Fame: 6 Women Who Should Be Inducted

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3. Sable

If someone mentioned women’s wrestling in the Attitude Era, chances are Sable’s name is mentioned in that conversation.  Sable debuted at WrestleMania XII as the valet of Triple H, better known at the time as Hunter Hearst Helmsley.  He would blame her for his embarrassing loss against the Ultimate Warrior before Marc Mero came to her rescue.  By Mero’s side, Sable served as his manager in a time where managers were still prevalent in WWE.  The exotic beauty’s popularity rose, stirring up jealousy with the former Intercontinental Champion in 1998.  When Luna Vachon made Sable her target, Sable transitioned from manager to wrestler and her coming out party came at WrestleMania XIV in a Mixed Tag Team Match with Mero, taking on Vachon and Goldust.

After her feud with Vachon came to an end, she would feud with Jacqueline during the summer.  With the rising popularity for the women’s division, the WWF Women’s Championship was reinstated in the fall of 1998 to which Sable battled Jacqueline for the gold in a losing effort.  Sable won the Championship from Jacqueline at Survivor Series later on that year, holding the Championship at the peak of her career.

For a time, she was among one of the faces of the Attitude Era and the top female for the company during 1998 and 1999.  She wasn’t the best wrestler, but the fans were behind her in her quest to prove she wasn’t a pushover.  That popularity landed her a cover on Playboy magazine.  The Attitude Era was known for its riskiness and Sable was at the forefront of it with Evening Gown matches, and Bikini contests.  Her career with WWE came to an end followed by a shocking sexual harassment lawsuit that rocked the company.  She and the company settled out of court and she returned to the company in 2003 for one year.