Dean Ambrose has been featured very regularly since The Shield broke up. He has not been featured as greatly as the other two guys, but still pretty well. He has been given plenty of time to work. He has gone against some top stars, including John Cena this week on Raw. He has even gotten some main-event focus. But he just seems to lose all his feuds. He is a jobber to the stars. When Chris Jericho gets treated like this, most fans respect it. He is a part-timer. He is already a legend. It is so great of him to put over younger talent. What do you say when Ambrose is the guy being treated like that? Dean Ambrose is much younger than Jericho. He has not accomplished half of what Jericho has. There is still plenty of time for him to be treated well in the future. As I said, he's still young.
I have seen some say that all this is just a storyline. All these losses serve some sort of storyline purpose. I've heard that since his feud with Bray Wyatt. He did not turn heel then. I doubt he will turn heel now. Sheamus just returned as a heel. Would they do another heel turn so soon? What can they do with Ambrose that might make fans happy? How about eventually have him feud with Seth Rollins? Nothing major. A 1-month feud over the title could be nice. Rollins would likely retain, but fans should be happy to see Dean Ambrose getting such a big push. The WWE just has to avoid making the same mistakes they made with Daniel Bryan, or there might be another uproar to see Ambrose get the WWE Championship.
There is clearly a difference between #GiveDivasAChance and #GiveDeanAChance. Obviously, one is for a whole division, while the other is just for one guy. But there is more to it than that. The diva issue came about due to a very short match on Raw a few weeks ago. As I have pointed out, there is no issue with how much time Ambrose gets to work. He is getting a chance. He is getting a good chance. The diva fans seem to be content with just 10-minute matches. #GiveDivasAChance has lost much of its energy. It is really just a protest on the WWE being efficient with how the women are featured. The issue with Ambrose is over him getting pushed better. This is following in the lines of Zack Ryder and Daniel Bryan, although not yet at that intensity.
I feel there is a double standard. Giving Dean Ambrose a "chance" is really about giving this guy the better career he deserves. Giving divas a "chance" is mainly about giving them more time to wrestle. How about giving these women the opportunity to earn those better careers that they deserve? It should be a process. You give them the time and use them efficiently. They get over with the fans. You monitor how over they are becoming and how they are doing it. You take the best and give them the top careers. Dean Ambrose has taken advantage of his opportunities to get over. Now is the time you would hope the WWE takes the next step and utilizes him better. What about the divas? Since #GiveDivasAChance started, I don't feel any one diva has stolen the show. People seem too busy timing the matches. If any diva should do the kind of thing Mickie James did, would she be legitimately rewarded for it? Or still pushed the same way she would had she never gotten over? That is the second half of this equation that fans are overlooking for the divas and want to see for Ambrose. What kind of opportunities are these women getting if the WWE is still pushing and depushing based on their usual standards?
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