What in the world is going on with the Divas? They are a hitting a new low, week in and week out, and all we can do is hope that Beth Phoenix or Melina come back to action sooner rather than later. While this decline has been going on for years (and especially within the last few months since Mickie James was released by the company), the large problems seem to hit constant lows.

There are no real feuds going on at the moment. Of course, we have a Diva winning a title and then losing it to another Diva. Then, the two have a few matches and the action goes back and forth for a month or two. Following that routine, we have a new batch of Divas doing the same thing over and over.

At the very least, and I still object to this, but at the end of the Mickie James era, we had “Piggie James.” This was a low in the Divas Division, but at LEAST it was a feud. Can anyone think of a feud worth remembering since then?

Maryse and Alicia Fox have been going at it for the Divas Championship. Oh wait, wasn’t it Eve Torres who was the Divas champ? We can’t forget about her, so WWE just throws her into matches from time to time.

It is clear the WWE isn’t sure who to root for, making the fans clueless as well. Divas are just thrown together in matches without any thought put into them. It’s as if they are told, “Here, just go out there and look pretty.”

Not only do we have two different titles for women, we have a co-Womens champions. We have a mini stable called LayCool that WWE likes to keep around, and since there are no tag teams in the Divas Division, they decided to put belts on both women.

This only weakens the Women’s Championship. What if WWE decided to have WWE co-Championship? This would just confuse everybody.

Now that Michelle McCool is married to the Undertaker, I expect her to be a champion for quite some time.

If you marry someone high in the business you will be in the spotlight. Just look at Triple H as an example. I just hope WWE uses McCool wisely and doesn’t just throw her in random matches that have no meaning.

Come on, WWE, give me something worth watching.

My guess is that LayCool will stick around much longer than we care to see. With top stars injured or having been recently released, there seems to be little hope for the future of the Women’s Division.

WWE is trying to make new Diva stars, but with the lack of real feuds or any clear direction, this seems to be a lost cause.

source: bleacherreport

If you look at the Divas in the WWE, and how can you not, they seem to fit a certain look: beautiful, thin, and athletic. The only two who don’t fit the same “diva” body type are Beth Phoenix, from my hometown of Buffalo NY, and recently released Mickie James.

While Beth was called “The Glamazon” due to her larger and more muscular stature, Mickie James was featured in a storyline where two other women mocked her weight. The purpose of that storyline was to really bring the heat to the the female heel team of Lay-Cool, because in fact Mickie wasn’t overweight. She looked great, she just didn’t fit the Barbie Doll mold of the other Divas.

Now TNA has lost several of their Knockouts and you have to wonder if WWE will bring in women who don’t fit the current look of the Diva roster.

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– Beth Phoenix, who is currently out with a torn ACL, said on Twitter that she was backstage at last night’s SmackDown taping in Tampa, Florida. She wrote: “In attendance at Smackdown taping in Tampa for a great opportunity that I’m so thrilled about! Its an emotional visit.So hard to not work”

source: ewrestlingnews

Beth Phoenix’s injury two weeks ago during a Superstars taping was significantly worse than originally let on. During a bout with Rosa Mendes, she jumped off the turnbuckle, resulting in her left knee giving out. She was diagnosed with a bone bruise, a torn and displaced meniscus — a sprained MCL and a torn ACL — which required surgery. She underwent the surgery Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama under Dr. James Andrews and is expected to be out of action for approximately six months.

Initial reaction to the seriousness of her injury is that a lot of people within WWE now regret cutting Mickie James loose last month, since the company is left with marginal depth on the SmackDown! babyface side. It’s said that James’ behavior on the European tour was the deciding factor in letting her go. However, her release had been brewing as there was talk of cutting her prior WrestleMania due to her behavior. Notably, James had a few run-ins with Batista with things becoming so heated that he threatened to quit if she wasn’t fired. At one point, The Undertaker had to step in to calm him down.

source: twnpnews

As noted earlier several times, WWE Diva Beth Phoenix had successful ACL surgery this morning in Birmingham, Alabama.

She wrote on Twitter this afternoon:

“All done!! They said they used extr parts from RoboC op’s knee surgery and spare tissue from a Liger. I feel great!!”

With Beth Phoenix out of action, there’s a major shortage of female talent on the SmackDown! brand. Phoenix is considered one of WWE’s best in-ring female workers, so the company is seeking a skilled wrestler [not just another barbie doll diva] for the SmackDown! brand.

source: twnpnews