Less Wrestling, More Periphery?

If the WWE does make up its mind to take the diva division in a new direction, another option would involve only making a few small changes from what you have now. You currently have a diva division where nothing great is happening in the title matters due to a lack of a centerpiece the WWE wishes to develop as their big star. You have more going on in the periphery. You have these romance angles and dancers all over the place. Why not completely drop the Diva's Championship and put all the effort in bringing out more worth with these periphery angles?

You might have a hard time imagining this kind of women's division. Go back to how the division looked prior to the WWE bringing back the Women's Championship when Sable was still around. The division still had women, but they weren't fighting for a title. They were mostly valets. This possibility on what to do with the diva division I am talking about is just like that. There are two main differences. First, you would be getting rid of the title to get there. You're not going to be hunting for a centerpiece to put that title on. You are just going to try to let the women you have entertain without too much wrestling. Second, you have more women now than you had back then, including all those women in NXT. And they are still signing more. On the one hand, that might complicate things by having so many women. On the other hand, so many women might make things more interesting, if utilized correctly.

The obvious problem some fans might have with this kind of division is dropping the title. Does it really need to go? Fact is, look at how they are treating the title now. It's pathetic. Getting rid of the title would not entirely get rid of matches involving the divas. They would be wrestling about as frequently as you see them now. There would just be more focus on storylines and character development for them, which would be worth more in connecting them with the fans. The title would just get lost in the shuffle in this kind of division lacking a centerpiece. Just retire it.

The main improvement between doing things this way and the current way they are handling the division is that better emphasis on letting these women just go out there and entertain, even if it can't be in the ring. That is still using them productively. It is better than what you have now. Right now, that emphasis is not there in a proper way. A lot of divas like Layla and Aksana are stuck without a great angle. The women who are currently getting better angles are not getting as much focus as they could. Actually putting that emphasis there would be a great improvement.

Should the WWE really run this kind of division? Aside from losing the title, another big issue is that female wrestlers would have to settle for getting storylines over more time in the ring. That is kind of unfair, but it is not like this kind of thing has never happened in the company before. In the end, a chance to be used productively might be worth more than just seeing mediocre time in the ring. Is the WWE likely to do it? Aside from getting rid of the title, it is almost the division you have right now. They just can't put in the effort to make it happen. If they do start making the decisions to run this kind of division, that would be like turning back the clock to what you had with Sable. From there, if the right woman comes along, they might be able to resurrect the same diva division they created over a decade ago. Until then, they need to change what they have now.