Well for the most I have read this has become a treat to bash both, Matt and Maria, and guys for real you need to give it a break.
Certain, Matt has been lost in the shuffle for quite a while now but that does not mean he sucks, I mean even if he has gone a little stale (Have to face the fact he has) he is still a very reliable wrestler that if required can step up to the plate, proof of that was his rivalry with Edge, even if he was at the lose end, he proved he could go.
Has he become fat? not really, like I said before is not that he is fat, but unfortunatelly since his surgery probably he had problems working on that area and is very difficult to get that toghether unless you take some time off, like HHH did and it took him over a year to get back to his original shape.
Did he deserved to be pushed after his brother left? Sorry but no, why? because it was Jeff's popularity and not his, they tried and it actually back fired because fans saw it was not the same Matt for real needs to step away from that or he will be like he has always been, on the Shadow of his youger brother, He deserves a push but by his own work over the years, not just because Jeff left.
In Maria's case, well how she won the Diva Award? because like her or not, she is still very popular, sure she has lost a step or two, but still very popular, I mean I don't like how she wrestlers or try too but Hell, the girls has charisma and is a very energetic person. Not saying she should be Champion, because reality is that she hasn't improve that much and now seems to be focused in other areas, also the fact that before giving her a title run after Wrestlemania 24, they decided to go with their safety net with Mickie and Melina, which for me was a better choice since both give the ttile more credibility.
Now on the topic of her been a couple with others tha tdidn't work, first you have to analize each case.
With Santino: First, it was not really going to work since, lets face it, Santino is funny, but that is all he has going for him, I mean, for a joke is ok but to make someone like that a champion is freaking ridiculous, the only time he should have been around that was the time Cena helped him win the IC, and that was it, every other time it has been bad for everyone involved. Is not that I really don't like Santino but he has been a drag to any diva he has been involved with and Maria was the first one, the reason why they chose Beth and Him over The Burchills at Summerslam 2008 is beyond me because it just shitted on the IC belt even more, and don't get me start with the Miss Wrestlemania thing.
Sorry about the rant, but lets proceed.
Dolph Ziggler: Well, is not that it didn't work, the fact is that it was not even given a chance. This tasted a feud between Maria and Melina with Mcool involved , also the constant attack fo Dolph to Mysterio for the IC, but 2 things came around that dismantled this. First Mysterio's willing to have a decent run as champion, unfortunate suspension later and then the Diva trade in which Melina got back to Raw and with the Mysterio thing Dolph got shafted. Also with Maria Dolph started to show a few Face stints and a few cheers, so I guess they thought it was better to cut it off since Maria was not getting any heat from it, she was still treated as a face, even over Melina, who is far better in the ring than Maria if we need to point it out.
Now it could be a new start for both but only if they give it some time, sorry but if creative changes it mood as it has in the last two years with the Midcard talent it will go nowhere, but if they give it like at least 2 months or 3 of constant showing and some kind of development it coudl work for both, also It benefits Maria because she will be able to learn afew things from Hardy wrestling wise and viceversa, it will present Matt in a light he has not been since he was dating Lita.
