Should The Diva's Get Their Own Show?

rge2010

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WWE seem to have tried everything to get a '3rd show' behind Raw and Smackdown but ECW and NXT have pretty much failed.

Is it about time the Divas got their own hourly weekly programme to help develop storylines and utilise the roster? Don't get me wrong, the Divas are cracking to look at but I really aren't a fan of their work. They just eat into valuable Raw and Smackdown time every week.

Beth and Natayla are good but the rest bore me to tears. I can't wait until Kharma is back!

Discuss.
 
It would be worth a try on WWE network.
The Diva's could still get the same small segment that they always get on Raw and PPV's and sometimes Smackdown. With a short Recap on whats been going on Storyline wise on the Diva show before the matches.

This way they could develop a main story but also have other Diva's having rivalries outside the mainstream shows....you know just to see how they fair.
Ofcourse this Show should be no more than Half an hour to an hour long......They could only film it before a show infront of a crowd like they do with NXT and Superstars.....but lets face it..... nobody deserves to sit through that nightmare anymore then they have too.
 
They could try, but they won't succeed.

A Regular RAW will probably score in the 3.0 range for ratings, with Smackdown getting a 2.0 and thats being generous.

If WWE were to try and get a Diva's show, it would be utter garbage, the ratings would fail, and they would have a hard time even finding a TV Deal (barring that it doesn't get put on WWE Network, but it probably would)

It would be the same 6 or 7 people every week. Thats only good for about 2 or 3 matches, and forget about it if you have Tag Teams, that shortens the roster even more to the point where you might only have 2 maybe 3 female wrestlers.

It just simply wouldn't work.
 
If that has to happen then they should probably let Kharma come back. Build up the division to a good level of credibility. And when people finally start taking interest and get invested in the divas, then give them their own show. Just my two cents.
 
The only way for this to work would be if WWE made some kind of deal with a serious female promotion, like SHIMMER.
But that's extremely unlikely anyway, too.
 
They need "proper" Diva's for this idea to work in all honesty. Now in the WWE, their division just isn't strong enough. When we have Kharma back, that will be nice. What we need though, is someone like Serena Deeb back, along with possibly Daffney, who's currently available and maybe some other strong female wrestlers. There also needs to be some distinct differentiation in characters in the WWE Diva's. There's WAY too many Barbie lookalikes/wannabes, two major heels in Phoenix/Natalya and a monster in Kharma. We could have a brawler in Serena and a freak in Daffney. It would be ten times more interesting for me.

THEN we look at programming. There's a possiblity of it being remotely interesting right now, as it allows for more air-time with them. However, I would probably get very bored very quickly. There's just no interest in the Diva's Division right now, so I say bring in some great women and we'll have a bit more interest in the women.
 
This is a great idea! Make an entire show that revolves around the part of the WWE that everybody hates!

In general, nobody gives a shit about womens wrestling. This would just be a huge waste of money.
 
This is a great idea! Make an entire show that revolves around the part of the WWE that everybody hates!

In general, nobody gives a shit about womens wrestling. This would just be a huge waste of money.

I think you are missing the point. We are talking about improving the Divas division. Not sure if you liked Wrestling or were even born but WWE Divas division was more than watcheable when Lita, Trish, Micky James were about. And before that you had Chyna, Jazz, Ivory and a few more.
 
I guess my first question would be "how many people are asking for this?"

Unless the answer is "a high majority, or significant minority, of WWE's current audience", then I think an all "Divas" show will be a failure whether it's on the WWE network or otherwise.

As for the reason why I personally think it's a bad idea, I could simply say that the talent pool in the Divas division isn't deep enough and leave it at that. To elaborate though, the formula for an all-womens wrestling show has been tried (GLOW) and tried (WOW) and tried (Wrestlelicious) time and time again and while initially somewhat of a ratings grab, nobody is really hanging on long term.

GLOW was probably the most recognizable and most well know David McClane incarnation to come about, but it still only receives a cult following in this day and age. None of his other ventures since then in the "all womens" wrestling category have ever done anything really. Granted, a Divas show would have the WWE marketing muscle behind it, but how much time, attention, and money would Vince and Company give the program before they cut the cord? Several months? A year? In my opinion, not long enough in any of those categories to truly establish the Divas as a separate, recognizable brand.

If this were still the age of Trish, Lita, Mickey James, Victoria, Molly Holly, and other standouts I'd probably be more supportive of an all Divas show. In the here and now with only Natalya, Beth Phoenix, and possibly Kelly Kelly leading the charge I simply don't see how it could work long term.
 
I think you are missing the point. We are talking about improving the Divas division. Not sure if you liked Wrestling or were even born but WWE Divas division was more than watcheable when Lita, Trish, Micky James were about. And before that you had Chyna, Jazz, Ivory and a few more.

Yes, I remember that. I also remember that Trish and Lita aside, nobody really cared about it then either.

Also, it wasn't as good as you remember it being. Chyna pretty much burried the entire division and Jazz was always injured, and sucked when she wasn't.
 
The only type of show about the Divas that anyone would want to see is either a reality show or something that requires them to take clothes off. PERIOD.

Women's wrestling does not sell. Their matches are piss breaks for everyone, their talent is dogshit (considering that they look for models instead of actual wrestlers on their roster), their judgment on talent is dogshit (see Maryse release), and it's already been reported that Vince is on and off about giving them attention, depending on which way the wind blows that day.

Giving Divas their own show would have to be very well thought out and would need some kind of really catchy gimmick in order to get people to tune in. As much as we all long for the days of Trish Stratus, Lita, Victoria, Molly Holly, and Ivory, I can't see these days coming back anytime soon. So why waste money on a television show dedicated to the ratings black hole that is their division? It just makes no sense.
 
The divas already got their own show. NXT season 3 was divas only, and it was one of the biggest wastes of time WWE has given us in a very long time. The fact of the matter is that most fans do not care about the divas. We joke around about how the divas matches/promos are good opportunities to go grab a snack, go to the restroom, get friendly with a significant other, check facebook, or to go do some other activity instead of watching their matches. Seriously though, jokes aside how many of you honestly sit through every single divas segment? Exactly. That's why they will never get their own show, because the fans don't care enough about them for that show to make it past four episodes. It's a miracle that NXT season 3 kept all 9 of its fans' interest for as long as it did. I hear that there will be a divas show on the WWE Network. I will add that to my list of shows I will never watch, it sounds rather boring.
 
Not a good idea.

Divas are just used as a time filler and they have no drawing power whatsoever. A diva's show would be lucky to get a .3 in the ratings if it went on network TV. The truth is people watch Divas for one reason, Tits and Ass and that is the truth. That's why almost every Diva on the roster is hot and 9 times out of 10 the hottest Diva's get the most TV time even if they have no personality or wrestling skills at all.

Divas can sometimes put on a good match, but none of them are captivating enough to where a person is going to spend an hour a week watching them. You can see hot chicks anywhere and your average guy would rather see a naked hot chick than a clothed hot chick, that's why porno exists.
 
I may be one of the few around here, but I actually like women's wrestling.. I watch all their matches (the commercials are piss breaks for me).. I know the WWE's divas division is really lacking and isn't as good as it once was, but i still watch.. mainly because I prefer looking at hot women bouncing around the ring instead of sweaty half naked men :(

anyway, i would love an all divas shows. I'd watch it. But speaking of that, I heard that back when Smackdown was first being created, that it was supposed to be an all women shows. Is that true or not? If it's true, then obviously they thought that an all women's show was a bad idea back then.
 
To be honest, what the WWE Divas division needs is not their own show. What they need are three things, in my opinion: decent story-lines (thus leading to some actual face time), decent and diverse characters (as opposed to the very limited collection of "female-appropriate" characters we get these days), and rougher matches (with maybe a few foreign objects thrown in for kicks.) The reason most people don't care about women's wrestling is that the female wrestlers don't get the story time and face time of the male wrestlers, primarily. An audience has to actually care about the actual characters in order for the matches to be consistently interesting, and if you don't build a story out of the various characters, then nobody's going to care about them.

Likewise, you have the problem of comparing females to males in terms of power and given the booking, not just of wins but of matches in general, there's no comparison. The general brutality we see with males as opposed to females in the WWE, even when the females fight each other, is like day and night. The female matches look like "cat fights" by comparison. It's not that the ladies can't do it, it's that they're held back from doing it so they don't outshine the men, who are considered the money makers in the company. So, while women are restricted to singles and tag matches with traditional rules and (in general) staying within the confines of the ring, the men exit the ring more than once a match, use whatever blunt object is available, and get occasional access to cages, ladders, tables, etc. The general message being sent here is that the females are "too weak" to handle wrestling at the level that the males do.

Divas having their own show could work, but only if these matters are addressed first and foremost. It might actually work out given that they'd no longer have the males to compete with for face time. Diversifying their character types, however, is a definite must. While a roster full of swimsuit models might be considered great *********ion fodder for teenage boys, it doesn't make for a consistently interesting show. You'll need diverse character gimmicks as well as diverse types of women. Someone like Kharma is a good start...but we need more.
 
no because the Divas matches are terrible and other than sex appeal no one cares about their shit matches that last 4 minutes never mind devoting an hour+ so they can bore us even more .
 
Ab-So-Lute-Ly NOT!!!!!!! 10 years ago, during the Trish-Lita era, it might have worked. Today's so-called "Divas" make the GLOW girls of the 80's look like ring generals by comparison. I shudder to think what their reality show (Heels On Wheels) on the WWE Network is going to be like.
 
WWE seem to have tried everything to get a '3rd show' behind Raw and Smackdown but ECW and NXT have pretty much failed.

Is it about time the Divas got their own hourly weekly programme to help develop storylines and utilise the roster? Don't get me wrong, the Divas are cracking to look at but I really aren't a fan of their work. They just eat into valuable Raw and Smackdown time every week.

Beth and Natayla are good but the rest bore me to tears. I can't wait until Kharma is back!

Discuss.


It's not time that the Divas get their own hourly programming. It's time the WWE does spring cleaning on that entire Diva's division. Keep Beth, Kharma, Nat. Bring in that giant chick (who might I add was actually slightly attractive) and look around at the various wrestling schools around and see if they can find some actual Diva's talent. Women CAN wrestle it's just WWE has this nasty fetish of always cramming these twiggy breast implanted bimbos in our faces in hopes we'll pop wood and stay tuned during their matches. Hate to tell WWE but when Lita, Ivory, Jazz, Molly, Jackie and such were wrestling it was actually fun to watch and not because Jackie once had a HUGE wardrobe malfunction but because those ladies could WRESTLE.

Once the spring cleaning is done and you have a legitimate diva's roster then you cut them off of TV for a while. You announce right away that the Diva's division is getting an overhaul so the people are aware. From there you can start the show, and start rivalries.

The only other problem with the Diva's having their own show is the ratings would be worse than anything TNA could throw out so what TV station is going to acquire something that doesn't bring in ratings. If the WWE could find a way to bump the ratings and have a high "demand" for said product then awesome. Otherwise giving the Diva's their own show would be a waste of time, effort and money.
 

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