The only downside I can conceive of here is that Beth and Kelly's departures will likely have an influence on any other Diva pondering their future with WWE. After all, like it or not, Kelly and Beth are the two Divas that probably defined this generation of Divas. They represent the short ceiling the girls can aspire to reach. Its really sad. Beth, for all her skill, uniqueness and dedication got as far as she was ever going to because WWE had no vision for her. Whereas Kelly embodies pretty much everything I think is plaguing the division and was still more over by virtue of looking prettier.
I won't miss Kelly and neither will the division, but until we get some exciting new female athletes in here OR start working more closely with existing talent (Kaitlyn) then I think we're just circling the drain.