Mickie & Kelly: Almost Going Somewhere

I have been wanting to talk about Mickie James and TNA's recent use of her for a while now. The main theme there was going to be inconsistency. This week, I see WWE being inconsistent with Kelly Kelly. I will be talking about both.

The last time I devoted some time to what was currently going on with Mickie James, I was talking about a potential heel turn. In what was booked as a face vs. face match involving Velvet Sky and Mickie James, Mickie played the heel role. In a battle royal later on, there was friction teased between Mickie James and ODB. I could have easily have pictured TNA heading in the direction where Mickie James was slowly developing issues with the other Knockouts, like feeling disrespected by them, and would slowly turn heel that way. Recently, Mickie James seems to be a regular face again, teaming with Velvet Sky. She has won some matches recently, but no good character focus on her.

Was she really turning heel at all? As I just said, there were signs pointing to it. And if she wasn't, then what was the point of that face vs. face match? TNA rarely has just plain filler matches on Impact. Most things usually have a storyline to it. Even if it appears the two sides involved in a match have no story going on, there will most likely be a run in during or after the match from someone who is feuding with someone in the match, or at least a stare-down. If not that, there will be some kind of segment beforehand to make up some friction for why the two sides are fighting or put a story into the match. This match between Mickie and Velvet didn't really have anything. It wasn't the stepping stone for a push for Velvet. Aside from the potential heel turn, it really went nowhere. Could it have been Mickie just randomly playing the heel for the sake of making the match more interesting? I mentioned before the changes in the creative team in TNA. That must have done it. No heel turn, yet.

How do I feel about this? Inconsistency is going to hurt Mickie's potential in TNA. I have said many times that her first year back in TNA was not handled well. Her feuds were repetitive and boring. It doesn't look like they were trying to screw her, but they do not know how to take proper advantage of her. They had a chance to make her character look interesting again, but did not follow through. I really don't care too much if she ever wins the tag titles with Velvet. I would rather see her be used to her proper potential. That would do well for Impact. That would really make her shine.

As for Kelly Kelly on Raw, it looked like they were building a feud between her and Eve. There was a personal story starting there. It looked like the WWE was finally going to run with a well-built storyline that might actually benefit at least one diva they planned to be a star. And now, it looks like CelebrityMania will once again spoil diva matters heading into Wrestlemania. Kelly Kelly was not furthered in the storyline involving Ryder and Eve this week on Raw. Instead, she was on Superstars. Once again, you see inconsistency.

I haven't forgotten what happened last year. Kelly Kelly got bumped off Wrestlemania for the sake of celebrity nonsense. However, the WWE did go back to her to try to develop her as centerpiece. Kelly Kelly does have some flaws and limitations, but I would still be surprised if they have completely given up on her. Would one personal feud leading into Wrestlemania really shoot her to where she needs to be? I doubt it. Nevertheless, I am getting tired of multi-diva matches and celebrities taking the spotlight in Wrestlemania diva matters. I understand that these women deserve the big check for the big event, but for the sake of running a respectable division and making a good card that will make your workers into legitimate draws, have these women not involved in the top diva match do a lesser match or get backstage segments. Increasing quantity does not necessarily improve quality. That is to say, more is not always better. In the case of the diva division, more often than not, more women involved in something than is necessary is never better. All that being said, I really do not feel as bad for Kelly Kelly as I do for the diva division itself.