Paige: Will She, Won't She?

If you were to ask most WWE fans who the future of the WWE Divas division was, the general consensus would tell you it was Paige. I think I've written a lot about her on this blog but that doesn't change the fact that she's probably the best thing WWE have going for them in terms of female talent and budding young stars, the main problem is that WWE doesn't seem to recognise this and Paige remains stuck down in Orlando on NXT. But in my opinion that may not be a bad thing, the thing is is that everyone seems to be satisfied with what Paige is doing, her character and the basically the way she generally presents herself on television. However if she was to be promoted to the main roster there is absolutely no guarantee that she would come up the way she is now, she may come in as a member of a faction like The Wyatt Family or The Shield, she could come in billed as a local jobber who manages to get one over on a top Diva. The problem seems to be is that most people (myself included) are happy with Paige the way she is and don't see a need to change her character, but WWE are obviously too dumb to even realize how well she is doing and how much she is appreciated, never mind how great her character is. 

I personally think the anti-diva gimmick (not really sure you could call it a gimmick) is a brilliant fit for her, she pulls it off well and it's a grand change to the crap that WWE shove down our throats every week with the whole Total Divas malarkey. I think now would be as good a time as any to bring her up to the main roster, with Total Divas returning next week and the likes of Eva Marie and JoJo bound to get more airtime than they should be, Paige is the only Diva I can see really shaking things up and making the Divas division interesting again. While AJ has been in a nice little program with them I don't see that feud going anywhere. AJ is great, I really do love watching her, but she still carries that ugly Divas championship around, and refers to herself as, pretty much, the most important Diva on the roster. I think Paige would be someone who could come in and really beat the living crap out of the Total Divas crew and probably be the only one of the whole female roster who wouldn't be referred to as a Diva and I think that would be really important in her growth as the future of the women's division.

Which brings me to my next point; I'll admit it, I love watching the Divas, not because they're hot and provide good eye candy, but because most of them genuinely want to be there and try hard to put on a good show and succeed at this level. Women like AJ Lee, Natalya, Naomi, Layla Tamina and of course Paige, have worked for years and years (some longer than most superstars) to get to the big time, especially AJ and Layla, who before becoming WWE Divas, they were huge fans of WWE. But then you get ones like The Bella Twins, Cameron and Eva Marie who really had no intention of getting into the business but still get pushed and promoted ahead of the likes of Paige, Kaitlyn and even JoJo. I'm not going to make a huge deal like most people do out of the Bella Twins, while Nikki seems content with her position as one of the top Divas through no work whatsoever, Brie seems to be genuinely working hard to get ahead of her competition, especially in recent weeks Brie seems to be working much harder, putting on better matches and genuinely looking like she belongs there, it seems that a few things may have rubbed off Daniel Bryan and onto her (giggity). Eva Marie is possibly the most baffling as to why she gets promoted, she really has no in ring talent and is notorious for her awful ability to sell falls, it's disgraceful that she's on Raw nearly every week while the likes of Paige, Kaitlyn and other sit on the sidelines doing nothing, 

I will definitely be looking to continue this post as Paige continues to develop, I just hope if/when she does get up to the main roster, WWE doesn't muck her character up and shove her on Main Event or jobbing to Eva Marie nearly every week on SmackDown. 

Cheers for reading.