2002-2004, we had what is arguably the Golden Age of the Women's Division with such wrestlers as Jazz, Gail Kim, Molly, Trish, Lita, and Victoria. Some truly great matches happened. Lita/Trish, Trish/Victoria/Lita/Gail Kim, Trish/Victoria, Molly/Victoria, and more. The title was actually worth something.
Then Firefest '04 and '05 happened. We lost Gail, Jazz, Molly, and Nidia. So the only remaining wrestlers are Lita, Victoria, Trish, and to a lesser extent, Stacy. I'm not doubting her abilities, I'm just saying compared to Trish, Victoria, and Lita, she just isn't the best.
And then the WWE tries to push Christy as a wrestler. They give her a Wrestlemania match for her first true 1 on 1 match, which she then continues to RUIN! She set up for moves early, she held a pin too long, etc. Trish and Lita become injured, and we are left with only Victoria. Since they refuse to let Stacy be a wrestler (She has potential to be great), we are stuck with a Victoria vs Christy match. Mr. McMahon is truly enamored with Christy, so they refuse to have a match where Victoria demolishes Christy, and so Victoria and has to cheat to win. Have you seen the size difference? Victoria actually has muscle! That is a complete inconsistency with Victoria, since on May 27, 2005 at a house show, Victoria pins Sylvan Grenier in LESS THAN A MINUTE! And she can't pin Christy legally?
And then there is the fact that WWE refuses to acknowledge the 30 day rule. The last time Trish has defended her title was on 4/4/05. So, storyline wise, Trish should have the title stripped of her. And I'm not gonna mention the Diva Search
To fix the Women's Division Bring up all the OVW Women WRESTLERS(!), draft Melina to RAW, have Ivory return as a wrestler, fire the diva search sluts, and have a battle royal for the title
Reports from backstage indicate that WWE management will be cutting several members from the talent roster in the coming weeks. Although no names are available, wrestlers are said to be on alert for a potential release.
While some past release threats did not materialize, the belief is that WWE will definitely be following through with releases in the coming weeks.
The upcoming move to USA is undoubtedly the driving force in the decision to make cuts. With WWE set to gross less from USA than Spike TV on RAW, and the loss of two weekend shows, the need for budget limitations is imminent.
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