First, let me talk about that feud between Emma and Becky Lynch. The WWE started it a few weeks ago. It lost some momentum. It looked so terrible for a while, it looked like the WWE wasn't even serious about this. Debuting Dana Brooke at least rejuvenates it back to a respectable level. Becky and a friend can now feud with Emma and Dana. That would likely be Sasha Banks.
Another debut? Is the WWE going to have a debut or return in the women's division every month? Maryse returned last month. Emma came back from NXT a little while before that. I have already made it clear multiple times how I feel about this. They are just crowding their women's division. Releasing Cameron, a woman that wasn't even relevant on the main roster for a long time, did not really create a situation where they needed to debut someone new. The WWE just needs to slow it down and do a better job with what they have on the main roster right now.
Let me look at Dana Brooke. She is like a more diva-like Beth Phoenix. That might not be a great thing as far as match quality goes. But even the divas that are going to be a part of this new women's division deserve a chance. I think the WWE has enough eye-candy divas on the main roster already, but Dana Brooke might have potential as a character.
How about the duo of Emma and Dana Brooke? They obviously had the chance to develop some chemistry in NXT. Despite whatever criticisms I have brought up, I do think this duo has potential. I just do not have confidence in how the WWE will utilize them. How likely is it that they will just be used to put over some faces, then lose all their momentum? And I think a lot of wrestling fans might be unhappy if they win a feud against Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks and those two faces are the ones that lose their momentum. The WWE just cannot keep the ball rolling with everyone. Who deserves to be treated as the priority in this situation? And what is the WWE likely to do in this situation?
Should there be tag titles in the women's division? I do not think so. Even with Emma and Dana Brooke, there are not a lot of teams in the division to make this practical. Look at what happened less than a year ago. You had 3 vs. 3 vs. 3. That is when talk about tag titles for the women really had some merit. What happened? Nikki Bella suffered a serious injury. Brie Bella retired. Alicia Fox is irrelevant right now. That's one team down. Paige turned on Charlotte and Becky Lynch. Charlotte turned on Becky Lynch. That's another team down. Sasha Banks separated from Naomi and Tamina. Naomi and Tamina have injury issues. Even if the didn't, the WWE isn't serious about pushing them. That's the other team down. That's why I do not like getting attached to teams in the women's division. Most of them don't last long. And if the WWE is going to handle things like this, it just isn't practical to have tag titles. And also keep in mind that some of these women have diva-level wrestling ability. Some fans may just get upset if these women won titles.
It is more important to entertain than it is to hand women accolades. The WWE has to be able to create entertaining situations without titles. Most intelligent people in the world know wrestling is scripted and won't get too aggravated over titles in a scripted show. But if the show is entertaining, that is what will draw them in. The WWE needs to do it with interesting gimmicks and storylines.
I think Emma and Dana have potential to be good on the main roster. The WWE just needs to stick with them. They are not likely to be pushed as LayCool. No centerpiece in this duo. But they shouldn't end up like Layla and Summer Rae. And they can do it without tag titles or any other titles. If they catch momentum and the WWE is able to create an entertaining situation with putting the Women's Championship on one of them, that is when they should get the title. Knowing how the WWE operates, however, that is not likely to work out well.
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