First off, I do want to apologize for my absence. I know
Tactix has been so excited about me joining him on his site, and believe me, so
have I. It will feel great to actually have someone read my posts. So, I wrote
my last post about “The Shield” then my computer broke, well, when we had
figured out a solution to the computer issue, I started getting sick, like real
sick. So, after going so far as to have a PICC line put in my arm and now going
in every night for the next two weeks to get antibiotics, I am finally starting
to feel like writing again.
The first night that I had a broken computer, Tactix, not
knowing I couldn’t do any writing, posed a question to me that he thought would
make for a good column. He basically asked me what I thought about WWE shutting
down their Diva division. My mind started racing and I gave him a little sneak
preview of what I thought I might write about. So, here is the expanded version
of that sneak preview.
The idea that WWE would shut down its Diva division is kind
of a sketchy subject for me. Tactix, you are going to be a little taken off
guard by what I am about to say because this wasn’t in my preview, but just
bear with me. On one hand I am incredibly excited by the idea because everyone
who has watched WWE since the Attitude Era, you will know that there have been
very few bright spots when it comes to the Diva division in WWE. Mickie James,
Victoria and yes Gail Kim were really a major part in the success of the Diva’s
division over the years and look where they are now, over in TNA. Lita and
Trish Stratus are the two major successes in the more recent success in WWE’s
Diva success and they are gone now too. So, who is left? In a word, mediocrity,
none of the women who are currently on WWE’s roster are even fit to lace up
Gail Kim or Mickie James’ boots. Vince is still stuck on looks and has allowed
true talent fall to the side. Don’t get me wrong women like Eve, Natalya,
Layla, and especially AJ Lee get my full attention, but if I am being brutally
honest, which I always am, none of these women are the full package. I mean,
sure, to be a successful Diva you don’t have to be a master on the mic and be
ultra talented in the ring at the same time, but they at least have to excel at
one and be good at the other.
Let’s start with my favorite, AJ Lee, she is gorgeous, fit
and fantastic on the mic, but I have yet to see her really do anything
impressive in the ring. Yes, she has not been in a full time wrestling position
for a while, but that is going to change and I hope that she really stands out
as a legendary Diva. Next I want to talk about Natalya, being the daughter of
Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart has really done wonders for her in ring ability. She
is one of the more athletically gifted women on WWE’s roster, but they are not
using her to her full potential and I believe it is because she is not as
equally gifted on the mic as she is in the ring. She is truly one that I
believe if they gave her just a few more opportunities to talk, she would
become a Diva legend.
That leads me to my final point; I know it sounds like all I
have to say about the WWE’s Diva’s division is bad things, but really I do
believe that if they would take the time to focus on the talent they have and
developing that talent to its full potential, they could completely
revolutionize their Diva’s divison. Unfortunately, Vince McMahon and the other
people in creative, see these ladies as nothing more than easy on the eyes and time
fillers. They see the Diva division as something that they have to do to
appease the few women fans and all the horny men that call themselves fans of
the WWE.
As always, thanks for reading.
-TFC
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