Despite some bright spots in the division – the debut of Paige, the resurgence of an entertaining Alicia Fox and the lack of the Bella Twins – the women’s side of the WWE has been in a rut for many years with fans clamoring for the days of compelling feuds and competitive matchups for the Women’s Championship. Nowadays, a Diva’s matchup is used for a bathroom break – except maybe if Fox is on television – and the crowd is pretty much silent for the five-minute duration. Sure, AJ Lee is at the top of the division and can perform on the mic and in the ring, but the WWE can’t rely on just one person.
The WWE has attempted to showcase the talents of Paige, but she has yet to be engaged in a feud or storyline and hasn’t delivered any promos on the mic, except for that weak introduction with Lee after WrestleMania XXX. Indeed, there are some talented women on the roster and something could be done to reignite the division.
Here are a few ways to improve the WWE Divas Division:
Storylines
Years ago, the WWE put on some interesting storylines involving the women: Trish Stratus and Lita; Mickie James and Trish Stratus; Victoria and Trish Stratus; the Fabulous Moolah and Wendi Richter; and Chyna and Ivory. These days, the only feud that seems to transpire is a crossover between Total Divas and non-cast members of Total Divas.
It’s likely when Lee returns she’ll feud with Paige for a rematch for the title. However, that will likely be the only feud in the division to occur moving forward. Natalya won’t do anything important, Fox will still be thrown into a random match and Tamina won’t even appear until maybe Lee’s return.
Bottom line: give the fans a decent Divas feud and make them refrain from heading to the washroom.
Matchups
Each edition of Monday Night Raw, we take out our stopwatches and we time a Divas match. In most cases, the matches last anywhere from one minute to four minutes, which is certainly isn’t enough time to tell a story in the ring and to put on a stellar match. This is one of the many reasons why this division has become a joke.
Sure, not every Diva will become a Gail Kim, Judy Grable or Jacqueline – especially considering that the company focuses more on beauty than talent – but focusing more on in-ring ability should be the one main element moving forward. Instead of just having a match for the sake of having a match, let Natalya and Paige go at it on Raw for 10 minutes, give Layla and Summer Rae 10 minutes to do their thing and have Lee and Paige brawl for 15 minutes on pay-per-view.
Quick two-minute matches won’t do much for anyone.
Delivering on the Mic
Brie Bella is/was terrible on the mic, Eva Marie can barely utter a coherent sentence, Cameron is irritating on the mic and Natalya has barely even delivered a promo to give an opinion. This isn’t good, especially when there are only two Divas on the mic that can perform: Paige and AJ Lee, though Paige hasn’t added much to her vernacular since debuting on the main roster.
For the male wrestlers, having the ability to talk on the mic is just as much or even more important than in-ring talent. For women, it should be just as crucial. Of course, in order to speak on the mic, they have to have some sort of meaning or feud to espouse their feelings or thoughts.
There are a variety of ways the WWE can immediately have Divas start going at it verbally: Summer Rae and Layla can begin airing their grievances, Natalya can deliver a shoot-promo discussing how she detests playing second-fiddle to the likes of Eva Marie and other Total Divas cast members and perhaps a Diva can pick a fight with Stephanie McMahon – this was hinted at last year between Lee and McMahon but nothing came to fruition unfortunately.
Monday Night Raw has three hours and a lot of it is consumed by replays, commercials and filler. Those three hours have to be used wisely and each minute has to be maximized. And with the head writer recently getting fired, they have the opportunity to do just that. This can be done by showcasing the talents of the Divas. NXT could do a women's only PPV and it would be great
The WWE has attempted to showcase the talents of Paige, but she has yet to be engaged in a feud or storyline and hasn’t delivered any promos on the mic, except for that weak introduction with Lee after WrestleMania XXX. Indeed, there are some talented women on the roster and something could be done to reignite the division.
Here are a few ways to improve the WWE Divas Division:
Storylines
Years ago, the WWE put on some interesting storylines involving the women: Trish Stratus and Lita; Mickie James and Trish Stratus; Victoria and Trish Stratus; the Fabulous Moolah and Wendi Richter; and Chyna and Ivory. These days, the only feud that seems to transpire is a crossover between Total Divas and non-cast members of Total Divas.
It’s likely when Lee returns she’ll feud with Paige for a rematch for the title. However, that will likely be the only feud in the division to occur moving forward. Natalya won’t do anything important, Fox will still be thrown into a random match and Tamina won’t even appear until maybe Lee’s return.
Bottom line: give the fans a decent Divas feud and make them refrain from heading to the washroom.
Matchups
Each edition of Monday Night Raw, we take out our stopwatches and we time a Divas match. In most cases, the matches last anywhere from one minute to four minutes, which is certainly isn’t enough time to tell a story in the ring and to put on a stellar match. This is one of the many reasons why this division has become a joke.
Sure, not every Diva will become a Gail Kim, Judy Grable or Jacqueline – especially considering that the company focuses more on beauty than talent – but focusing more on in-ring ability should be the one main element moving forward. Instead of just having a match for the sake of having a match, let Natalya and Paige go at it on Raw for 10 minutes, give Layla and Summer Rae 10 minutes to do their thing and have Lee and Paige brawl for 15 minutes on pay-per-view.
Quick two-minute matches won’t do much for anyone.
Delivering on the Mic
Brie Bella is/was terrible on the mic, Eva Marie can barely utter a coherent sentence, Cameron is irritating on the mic and Natalya has barely even delivered a promo to give an opinion. This isn’t good, especially when there are only two Divas on the mic that can perform: Paige and AJ Lee, though Paige hasn’t added much to her vernacular since debuting on the main roster.
For the male wrestlers, having the ability to talk on the mic is just as much or even more important than in-ring talent. For women, it should be just as crucial. Of course, in order to speak on the mic, they have to have some sort of meaning or feud to espouse their feelings or thoughts.
There are a variety of ways the WWE can immediately have Divas start going at it verbally: Summer Rae and Layla can begin airing their grievances, Natalya can deliver a shoot-promo discussing how she detests playing second-fiddle to the likes of Eva Marie and other Total Divas cast members and perhaps a Diva can pick a fight with Stephanie McMahon – this was hinted at last year between Lee and McMahon but nothing came to fruition unfortunately.
Monday Night Raw has three hours and a lot of it is consumed by replays, commercials and filler. Those three hours have to be used wisely and each minute has to be maximized. And with the head writer recently getting fired, they have the opportunity to do just that. This can be done by showcasing the talents of the Divas. NXT could do a women's only PPV and it would be great
