Is it time for the WWE to pull the plug on the agonizing WWE Divas Division? They have already done it twice.
From 1990 to 1993, the women's division was dead...until the arrival of Alundra Blayze and a new wave of wrestling ladies. When Blayze left in 1995, the division died again only to come back in 1998.
After those issues throughout the early and mid-'90s, the women's division got a fresh new start.
The ensuing era yielded some of the greatest female wrestlers ever to battle in the WWE rings: Trish Stratus, Lita, Chyna, Molly Holly, Victoria, and many others.
But since 2006, after Lita and Stratus left, the WWE has been trying hard to keep the Divas Division alive with the "new generation," led first by Mickie James and later by Beth Phoenix, Melina, Natalya Neidhart, and Michelle McCool.
It seems they are going nowhere with the current Divas. Today is the WWE is filled with sexism. For example, the director of WWE said to the trainers "if the girls aren't hot enough to pose to playboy, then don't hire them at all". Nuff said. After the "Golen Era" ended, guess what happened? WWE pulled in more blondes....less talent. Today the Divas goes out wearing little to no clothing and the matches are less than 5 minutes. Their wrestling skills....thats a whole other story. Their wrestling skills are beat down brutal! My grandma can wrestle better than these girls. Recently I've heard that WWE is looking to hire more female wrestlers but guess what? They even said it loud and clear: slim, model, and great danceing skills. Whatever happened to the ummm.... wrestling skills??? Obiously looks is the only thing that matters in the WWE right now.
Why do you think divas like Maryse get such praise when they're not good wrestlers? It's obviously because of their looks. There's no denying that Maryse is a beautiful woman, but that has overshadowed her actual wrestling ability. Fans have been saying that Maryse is one of the top in ring competitors in the divas division. They put her over the likes of Mickie James, Beth Phoenix, Michelle McCool, and others. Maryse gets a free pass because of her beauty. She's easily one of the most attractive divas in the eyes of many fans and it is appealing. There's far more fans who compliment Maryse and praise her than criticize her as a mediocre wrestler.
With Mickie James gone and Beth Phoenix away for probably six months, will the women's division survive?
I can say this because I can and it's true: WWE is blind. They have Divas that can actually know how to wrestler as good as the guys can but aren't getting the spotlight they deserved.
Let's be honest. Who really cares about the Divas except for their eye candy appeal? The Bella Twins almost look like harlots with the Raw's guest hosts.
Michelle McCool is boring, and the other Divas are rarely seen in action.
Fans tend to cheer and like the more gorgeous divas over the divas with wrestling ability. Divas like Trish Stratus receive an enormous amount of praise because of her looks and her Women's championship reigns. Fans tend to praise more of the attractive divas over the divas with actual wrestling ability. Fans will always side with beauty instead of wrestling ability. Kelly Kelly might job at times, but she sure gets more pushed than divas like Gail Kim or Natalya. Looks will get you more over with the fans than anything else in the WWE. Wrestling ability is and always has been irrelevant in the WWE.
I don't think you always need to have the "look". A lot of wrestlers inside the WWE lack the "look", but you could still be successful if you have the charisma to get over with the fans. The "look" simply helps you get over with the fans, and if you're already over due to your charisma or mic skills, the "look" doesn't matter as much. Batista has neither mic skills or charisma, but he has the "look" that made him over. Same goes for Chris Benoit. Chris Jericho doesn't really have it, but he had the mic skills, character, and charisma that got him over with the fans. Bryan Danielson does have a look of intensity that kind of reminds me of Chris Benoit. I think Danielson could become over with the fans.
The WWE can't get the fans interested by using their ladies the way they do. In addition, with 10 or so Divas split in two brands, how can there be any competition? I'm desperately praying and hoping things'll change for the better.
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