2015 Ends Poorly For One Couple

I did not have much faith in how the WWE would handle Tyler Breeze and Summer Rae, but even I did not expect it to end as mediocre as it has. Tyler Breeze got a win against Goldust on Smackdown this week. That was followed by Summer Rae and Tyler Breeze just announcing that they were done. That's it. That's all.

I will say that it is a little refreshing to have some kind of breakup that doesn't end with hostilities. You rarely see that. Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow were a team. They broke up amicably. They then got back together soon after and their second breakup led to a feud. Will that kind of thing happen with Summer Rae and Tyler Breeze? Time will tell. As of right now, it feels somewhat refreshing.

Of course, it also feels like the WWE dropped the ball. It feels pointless. Summer Rae and Tyler Breeze never got to really do much together. This whole thing feels like it could have been handled much better. Is that segment they had on Smackdown meant to lead to another storyline? Or was it just meant to kill the angle?

Assuming the worst, what does this mean for Tyler Breeze? It was obvious this guy would not go too far. His gimmick does not necessarily require a diva, but how likely is it that he continues his fall now? I will not even run through the roster to suggest another diva to pair with him. Not a lot of options that would fit. I do not think this is a big loss, however. There are plenty of men on the roster. More guys will be debuting from NXT this year. Did Tyler Breeze get a real shot to succeed? Not really. But the men's division is full with guys that deserve to be pushed well and that number will only increase when guys return from injuries and new workers debut.

Not surprisingly, I think this is a bigger loss for Summer Rae. I have said for a while that she has never been pushed properly. They have just moved her from one periphery angle to another. There are less women in the company than men. Moreover, there are fewer women really connecting well with fans as you have men connecting with fans. One of the reasons for that is inconsistency. How many divas right now have been pushed consistently well? Nikki Bella is out with an injury. Lana came back from one a few weeks ago. The WWE has been inconsistent with Paige. I can run through the entire division, but the issue is not being able to be consistent with how any of these women are being pushed. Fans just cannot connect with any of these women. All of the blame cannot go to the WWE. They do not injure their divas. But they have to do better with those divas that are regularly there. I still do not believe Summer Rae is as great a periphery diva as Lana, but if they just stuck with Summer Rae with a meaningful angle, she might actually get a proper connection with the fans and get over. The diva division can benefit from someone getting really over.