Kaitlyn obviously has been depushed. There is no arguing that point. She was Diva's Champion for a few months, continued her feud against AJ Lee a little while after losing the title by teaming with Dolph Ziggler to face AJ and Big E Langston, and has not been too relevant since. But is it because of Total Divas? The rise of that show has coincided with Kaitlyn's depush. Fact is, it really is just a coincidence. If Kaitlyn was a priority to the WWE, this reality show would not be an excuse to do what they have done to her. Look at how Kaitlyn has been pushed since last year. She was developed as a jobber to the centerpiece against Eve. After Eve left, Kaitlyn really just got filler treatment. The fact that they were not even pushing her for a few weeks around Wrestlemania tells you a lot. They are pretty much telling you that you should expect a depush once the title reign was over. And Kaitlyn's title reign ended in a feud where she was being used to put over the top periphery diva during this current dark age, AJ Lee. AJ has since moved on to feuding against "Total Divas" divas. Does that mean you should blame Total Divas for Kaitlyn's depush? No. Kaitlyn still would have gotten depushed no matter what. Kaitlyn and AJ were not going to feud forever. AJ Lee is a top periphery diva. She is someone the WWE wants to be a star. Kaitlyn has never gotten great periphery angles and has obviously not been pushed to be the centerpiece. In this age of lowered standards, Kaitlyn is a credible jobber. Her depush was going to happen. I don't think Dave Meltzer has gotten around to saying anything outrageous to slander Kaitlyn as to why she has gotten depushed. If he ever does, just remember what I just said.
The person on that message board also brought up the point that Kaitlyn was getting over. That makes some fans wonder even more why the WWE would mistreat her. Kaitlyn getting over off the type of pushes she has gotten is similar to Mickie James getting over off being pushed as a credible jobber during her time in the WWE. Why would the WWE mistreat an over diva? It has to be Total Divas! It has to be a weight issue! It has to be an affair! Yeah, sure. Did you analyze the way the diva in question was being pushed to make sure they wanted her over in the first place? Nevertheless, Kaitlyn has shown some potential to connect with the fans. If it needs to be said, I really don't care about her too much myself. However, since she does have potential, she deserves to be treated better. I don't think she is good enough in the ring to be the centerpiece. She has gotten good, but I don't think she is experienced enough. I would give her an angle in the periphery. Exactly what? I don't know. I don't think she needs to be shot all the way to a main-event position. A midcard position would be good, but the midcard is such a mess. Would it be wrong to pair her with Big E Langston? They were somewhat involved in a storyline together a few months ago.
Let me switch to talking about Total Divas. I have still not watched an episode of the show. At one time, however, I did say that the show is good for the diva division because it gave other women something interesting to do. While AJ Lee and Kaitlyn were feuding, the women in Total Divas had their own thing going on. It added some creative depth to the division. There wasn't just one diva angle to be interested in. Recently, that is no longer the case. AJ Lee is involved with the "Total Divas" divas. The "Total Divas" divas are involved with AJ. What other storylines and feuds to you have developing? I don't really see anything. The WWE is just tossing all these women together, as you saw around Survivor Series. The women on the show are still getting attention, but other women are not getting anything great to do, except for AJ, obviously. Things would hopefully be better if they got the title off AJ. Have the women on Total Divas fight amongst themselves over the title and give AJ a great angle somewhere else. Until that happens, Total Divas is no longer helping with the creative depth of the diva division.
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