So, after WWE’s recent push to get former WWE diva’s back on
the roster has fallen kind of to the side, the division has been on my mind.
With the Bella Twins being the only two to take the bait, I have to wonder, was
it worth all the effort to try and get these women back on the roster. All that
was really accomplished by doing that was showing everyone that the division is
so weak that they are needing their old talent back, and adding the Bella Twins
to the roster which I am not totally sure that that is a good thing.
Some recent interviews with former WWE Diva’s have me a
little perplexed on what show they are watching. Now I understand political
correctness. I am a handicap kid who hates the word “handicap” and have had
many an argument with people who say the word cripple should not be used.
Having said that, I understand that if you have had success with a company and
have left on relatively good terms, it is not politically correct to come out
and say that the division is in need but after reading interviews from talent
such as Trish Stratus and Beth Phoenix I wonder if they realize that they are
watching WWE.
Both women agree that the current talent have what it takes
to be big stars. Beth even went as far as to say that this is the perfect time
to be a Diva. Her explanation of that is that the women that make up the Diva
division today can focus totally on their wrestling ability and they don’t have
to worry about their sexuality so much. While I do agree that the WWE is not
focusing on the beauty of the women, I also don’t think they are training them
the way they should. There is no doubt that given the proper training some of
these women have the athletic ability to step up and be great stars. But too
many of the matches put on by Diva’s are predictable, sloppy and don’t have any
impact on anything.
I’m not saying that every Diva’s match needs to be perfect
and has to have some great importance, but it would be nice to see one match
that didn’t leave me thinking “Wow whole thing could have been featured on
Botchamania and why the hell did I have to watch it?” I think pro wrestling in
general needs to take a step back and look at how women have been treated
throughout its history. The one’s that were not trained right and still had a
passion for the business, were valets. I mean look at Miss Elizabeth, she was
beautiful, loved the business, or at least the guys (Macho Man could and Lex
Lugar can attest to that). She was still a very important part of the wrestling
scene through the mid 80’s all the way up to the late 1990’s. All I am saying
is that every woman who wants to be in the wrestling business does not
automatically have a place as a wrestler just because she is hot or can take a
decent bump.
As I have stated before, I try not to be too hard on WWE
because they are what I grew up with. I have been watching their product for
over 20 years and I know that they have their ups and their downs. I guess I
just get frustrated when I see things get so bad and everyone comes out and
starts talking like they are great. Don’t be delusional, the Diva’s division
and the company in general are in the worst state they have been in a very long
time. This is completely off topic but you know a company is doing something
wrong when you get a top tier guy like Dolph Ziggler come out and say that it
pisses him off that part timers are headlining Wrestlemania. I mean, one of
your main attractions should not be bashing the company like that. As always
thanks for reading and watch for a new type of column coming later today.
-TFC
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