If WWE really wanted to have a good women's division and treat it as a wrestling division and not a side show for sex starved adolescents, it wouldn't be difficult to do. I am a huge fan of women's wrestling. Actually around the time of 2008, the best thing about TNA was their women's division. It remained strong until Bischoff and Hogan came around and basically destroyed it. Regardless, there are plenty of really talented women wrestlers out there who put on phenomenal matches and WWE could hire them for very little money, but they just seem to prefer to not take women's wrestling seriously.
In regards to Charlotte, I think she's great. She's a good in ring performer and she's not bad on the mike, although not great either. I think when she first shows up on the main roster, she'll make a significant impact. It's a foregone conclusion that she will hold the Diva's title at some point. But will she be around for a significant period of time at the top? I tend to doubt it. It has nothing to do with her obvious talent, just WWE"s crappy treatment of women's wrestling.
As far as being Flair's daughter, I am not sure if it's going to help her at all. Watching NXT the other day, there was way too much mention of Ric. Sasha Banks mentioned Dad several times in the promo and each mention was totally unnecessary. In my mind, there has never been a better pro wrestler than Ric Flair, but Charlotte will have to be her own person in order to have longevity. As odd as the Goldust gimmick was when Dustin Rhodes first used it, I think it was good for him in the long run. Beforehand, in WCW, his character was constantly referred to as "the Dream's boy" or "Dusty's son" during his matches. As Goldust, most of us just were like "Wow, I wonder what Dusty thinks about this."
Charlotte is going to have a bit more of a problem escaping her dad's presence, since she is named after the city that is synonymous with Ric Flair. But even if this works out for her, a couple years on the WWE main roster is likely before she's gone. It is just the way the Diva's division works.
In regards to Charlotte, I think she's great. She's a good in ring performer and she's not bad on the mike, although not great either. I think when she first shows up on the main roster, she'll make a significant impact. It's a foregone conclusion that she will hold the Diva's title at some point. But will she be around for a significant period of time at the top? I tend to doubt it. It has nothing to do with her obvious talent, just WWE"s crappy treatment of women's wrestling.
As far as being Flair's daughter, I am not sure if it's going to help her at all. Watching NXT the other day, there was way too much mention of Ric. Sasha Banks mentioned Dad several times in the promo and each mention was totally unnecessary. In my mind, there has never been a better pro wrestler than Ric Flair, but Charlotte will have to be her own person in order to have longevity. As odd as the Goldust gimmick was when Dustin Rhodes first used it, I think it was good for him in the long run. Beforehand, in WCW, his character was constantly referred to as "the Dream's boy" or "Dusty's son" during his matches. As Goldust, most of us just were like "Wow, I wonder what Dusty thinks about this."
Charlotte is going to have a bit more of a problem escaping her dad's presence, since she is named after the city that is synonymous with Ric Flair. But even if this works out for her, a couple years on the WWE main roster is likely before she's gone. It is just the way the Diva's division works.
