Post-Draft Diva Discussion

[Widow's Peak]

With the results of the the Draft now behind us, here's where the rosters stand Diva-wise:

Raw:
Brie/Nikki Bella (Face?)
Maryse (heel)
Beth Phoenix (heel)
Jillian (heel)
Kelly Kelly (face)
Mickie James (face)
Rosa Mendes (heel)

ECW:
Katie Lea (heel)
Natalya (heel?)

Smackdown:
Melina (face)
Alicia Fox (face)
Candice (face)
Eve (face)
Gail Kim (face)
Layla (heel)
Maria (face)
Michelle McCool (heel)


So this leads to some intersting questions:

1.There seems to be an over-abundance of faces on Smackdown, so who do you think they'll turn?

2.Despite Maryse's lack of wrestling skills, she's a fantastic heel. Who will be the first Diva she has a feud with?

3. Over on ECW, there are now two Divas. The good news is that they are both great wrestlers, but do you think they'll actually get to work together?

4. With so many girls on the full time roster, are any Divas in danger of being "wished well"?

[Steveweiser]

Two girls, one of them Melina, should turn heel on SmackDown. And I don't like Katie Lea's chances of avoiding future endeavours much.

[Steveweiser]

As for Maryse, given that Beth is occupied with the Santina angle, it'll be Mickie first up. Or maybe Kelly, who Maryse beats to get her over more and then set up Mickie.

[Toates Madhackrviper]

1. Candice is still injured so that's one less face, but Melina could use a heel turn.
2. Mickie? Kelly? One of them. And Maryse can wrestle to some degree, she's got a insane DDT
3. They're both heels, so either TJ/Natie or the Burchills have to turn face for them to be able to wrestle together... both of which will be akward
4. Hmmm... Layla. Without Regal she's useless, unless she finds another person to valet. The woman cannot wrestle. Sadly that means yet another less heel on Smackdown... moving her was dumb. Also, possibly the Bellas, which is sad because I think the one who turned heel made a good heel.

[Toates Madhackrviper]

Apr 16, 2009 13:05:45 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

As for Maryse, given that Beth is occupied with the Santina angle, it'll be Mickie first up. Or maybe Kelly, who Maryse beats to get her over more and then set up Mickie.

Mickie/Maryse feud will be astonishing in amazingness

Sadly, the butterfly belt is not really built for Mickie... while it would look great on Kelly. I know that doesn't tend to factor in [see Matt Hardy with the new ECW belt] but...

[nt86]

1. HOPEFULLY Melina, just so Gail Kim can remain the top face. Melina is better that way. McCool can remain prominent, but she dislikes all the Divas, face or heel so that'll pan out interestingly. Turn Candice heel too, since it'll freshen her up. Layla, Alicia, Maria and Eve should remain the way they are.

2. I have read that there's plans to turn Beth Phoenix face and feud her with Maryse. For Maryse that would benefit her immensely in the ring, since she'll learn more wrestling Beth than she did Michelle. Either her or Mickie James.

3. What a waste of both of them! Yeah I'd be interested in seeing them wrestle each other, but it'll wear thin since there's no other women wrestlers on ECW. Katie should have been drafted to SD! instead of Layla and Natalya should have remained there.

4. Possibly Candice, the Bella twins, Jillian Hall and Rosa Mendes. Candice could go either way. Bella's will lose their appeal. Jillian, while talented, hasn't had anything useful to do in a long time so I see her gone by the end of the year. Rosa has been pretty damn useless so far and no one will notice if she is future endeavoured.

[Numero Dos]

1. It has to be Melina to turn for me I just can't buy her as a face she's more of a natural heel.

2. I'll agree with others that seeing as Beth is occupied with the Santino/Santina thing Mickie would be an ideal as a first feud for Maryse. As they're both fairly inexperienced her and Kelly Kelly probably wouldn't work as well together.

3. I can't see them giving Natalya & Katie the chance to work together especially if the New Hart Foundation group happens. I do think it would be a great match though.

4. I could easily see Rosa, Eve, Alicia Fox and Layla being release especially the latter two now they have been split from DJ Gabriel & Regal. Possibly Candice as well because of how injury prone she is. Jillian could be on the bubble as well but she's one of the more experienced of the girls and helps the younger girls improve so I would keep her around.

[Widow's Peak]

Apr 16, 2009 13:12:22 GMT -5 nt86 said:

3. What a waste of both of them! Yeah I'd be interested in seeing them wrestle each other, but it'll wear thin since there's no other women wrestlers on ECW. Katie should have been drafted to SD! instead of Layla and Natalya should have remained there.

I think this could work if you pair DH Smith with Tyson Kidd and have Natalya as their valet. Then you put DJ Gabriel and Paul Birchill together with Katie Lea as their manager. Then you can do a replay of the old T&A/Trish vs. Hardyz/Lita feud with several different combination of singles matches, mixed tags, six person tags and gimmick matches. It probably won't get Natalya & Katie over to the extent that it got Trish and Lita over, but its worth a shot.

[Big L]

candice will turn heel

[Toates Madhackrviper]

I could easily see Rosa, Eve, Alicia Fox and Layla being release especially the latter two now they have been split from DJ Gabriel & Regal

Alicia being separated from DJ Gabe is worse news for DJ than Alicia, from my perspective.

Alicia has "it", I think they're moving her to Smackdown to give her more Divas to work with.

Also, I think Eve is safe. She's not a bad worker and is... well she's gorgeous.

[PKO]

1. Candice. She can play a good "I'm better than you" heel. Realistically it would be her or, alternatively, the champ Melina. She sucks as a face.

2. I don't know. RAW's women's division has been so terribly booked the past year in terms of face divas it's impossible to know. Frankly, I don't care for any of the RAW face divas. Maryse might have a series of matches with Mickie but there ain't no way she's getting the belt. Same with Kelly. If Beth turns (which would be kind of pointless) then some effort would be put into that feud.

3. Nope, I don't see the two working together. If the Burchills turned face then maybe they'd have one match together but I think Katie and Paul would be dumped soon after that so I hope it doesn't happen. I can seem them bringing some other divas over, maybe from FCW for Natalya and Katie to help out.

4. Unfortunately Layla. She's obviously never really been high up in their books, always overlooked for women like Kelly and Maryse. She has great charisma as well which is a shame, and she can actually go in the ring when put with the right opponent (Michelle McCool for example). I could also see Katie being let go, which would be a waste also. I wouldn't be suprised to see the Bella's gone, as they've pretty much done everything possible with them in less than a year, they're not the best looking and they're crud in the ring. I don't see Candice going anywhere still. Her contract isn't running up this year (just to clarify). I could realistically see Maria leave on her own accord (not future endeavoured). She has passion for things other than wrestling and the past year she's slowly been edged out.

What I do find funny about the Draft is that now all the little wrestling news sites start writing stories about how this person is close to being fired, and this person was moved because of this, when realistically they know **** all.

[Steveweiser]

I could see them giving the belt to Mickie, mainly because even though she'd be on five title reigns, it's not Trish's seven reigns with the Women's Title only.

[PKO]

Apr 16, 2009 14:05:11 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

I could see them giving the belt to Mickie, mainly because even though she'd be on five title reigns, it's not Trish's seven reigns with the Women's Title only.

If she did win it (or if Beth, Michelle or Candice win their title) then they'll make a big deal of how that woman is the first to win the Diva's and Women's Championship.
But I just don't see Mickie having another title run of any kind. I think they'll leave it at 4 runs with the Women's title. I think the chances of Mickie being champ are very, very slim.

And unfortunately, I see Michelle McCool being the first woman to win both titles.

[Beast Army Ass]

1. Probably Melina, and someone new...maybe Maria? Since she got smart as a result of Playboy, I wished she would turn heel, so then I'd have a reason to boo her. Seriously though, might freshen her up a little bit.

2. My money's on Kelly Kelly first, over who the better vapid blonde is I suppose.

3. Probably not. Most likely both of the girls, if they compete in matches, will go the Miz and Morrison route, and pop up on the other two brands at random, likely to be designated pin-takers.

4. Hmm. I'll go with Layla and Katie Lea ( ) getting the axe in the near future. Further down the line, add Candice, Jillian, Rosa, and maybe Eve to the list. Sadly, outside of a select few, anybody on that diva's roster could get the axe just as easily.

[nt86]

If Layla and Eve get released, it means that none of the Diva Search winners would be left. I honestly can't remember the last time I saw Eve on TV (aside from that 18 diva cluterf*** on RAW before Mania).

Alicia's draft is probably better for her, detrimental to DJ Gabriel. I don't think I want to see her as Edge's piece of ass again. Maybe someone else's valet, someone who's coming up the ranks preferably.

[Snitsky]

-- WWE officials are said to be very high on Divas Champion Maryse due to her personality, hence her move to Raw during the live draft on Monday night. Fellow Raw Diva Beth Phoenix is expected to turn babyface soon, leading into a key singles program between the two.

I would love to see mickie and beth team up vs 2 heels that would be a good look,they work very well together-Beth debuted as a face before victoria broke her jaw and she was off for a while

i dont think WWE are going to let any of the divas be holders of both belts just yet- i think they may set it up for a PPV down the line

Be back later to answer the rest of OP's questions

[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]

Apr 16, 2009 14:03:29 GMT -5 PKO said:

2. I don't know. RAW's women's division has been so terribly booked the past year in terms of face divas it's impossible to know. Frankly, I don't care for any of the RAW face divas. Maryse might have a series of matches with Mickie but there ain't no way she's getting the belt. Same with Kelly. If Beth turns (which would be kind of pointless) then some effort would be put into that feud.

I agree about Mickie as she is stale and her time as champ is over. Kelly could get the belt. The Bellas were a wasted draft pick. They probably aren't gonna wrestle while spending their time with the Colons. I still think Mickie should have gone to Smackdown and Maria back to Raw. At least you'd get something out of Maria unlike the Bellas. Beth vs. Maria, Maria vs. Kelly, Maryse vs. Kelly; those are fueds I could get into. Mickie and the Bellas are a bathroom break.

[Non Banjoble Tokens]

Apr 16, 2009 16:33:50 GMT -5 Dr. Bunsen Honeydew said:

Apr 16, 2009 14:03:29 GMT -5 PKO said:

2. I don't know. RAW's women's division has been so terribly booked the past year in terms of face divas it's impossible to know. Frankly, I don't care for any of the RAW face divas. Maryse might have a series of matches with Mickie but there ain't no way she's getting the belt. Same with Kelly. If Beth turns (which would be kind of pointless) then some effort would be put into that feud.

I agree about Mickie as she is stale and her time as champ is over. Kelly could get the belt. The Bellas were a wasted draft pick. They probably aren't gonna wrestle while spending their time with the Colons. I still think Mickie should have gone to Smackdown and Maria back to Raw. At least you'd get something out of Maria unlike the Bellas. Beth vs. Maria, Maria vs. Kelly, Maryse vs. Kelly; those are fueds I could get into. Mickie and the Bellas are a bathroom break.

Yeah because Maria is such a great wrestler. *cough*

[Toates Madhackrviper]

...

Did roybean just imply that Maria is better than Mickie?

In looks...


MAYBE

In wrestling skill, charachter... everything else, NO

[thedon]

Apr 16, 2009 16:33:50 GMT -5 Dr. Bunsen Honeydew said:

Apr 16, 2009 14:03:29 GMT -5 PKO said:

2. I don't know. RAW's women's division has been so terribly booked the past year in terms of face divas it's impossible to know. Frankly, I don't care for any of the RAW face divas. Maryse might have a series of matches with Mickie but there ain't no way she's getting the belt. Same with Kelly. If Beth turns (which would be kind of pointless) then some effort would be put into that feud.

I agree about Mickie as she is stale and her time as champ is over. Kelly could get the belt. The Bellas were a wasted draft pick. They probably aren't gonna wrestle while spending their time with the Colons. I still think Mickie should have gone to Smackdown and Maria back to Raw. At least you'd get something out of Maria unlike the Bellas. Beth vs. Maria, Maria vs. Kelly, Maryse vs. Kelly; those are fueds I could get into. Mickie and the Bellas are a bathroom break.

But somehow, Maria is better than Mickie according to you