So Nikki Bella was on Raw Monday, bragging about her title reign, which should be over by now, to tell you the truth. Should've been stripped of the title after her antics at Money in the Bank last month. But someone wants Nikki to at least come close to breaking AJ Lee's record for the longest title reign, or so it'd appear.
Anyway, along comes Stephanie McMahon. A week ago, it seemed as though the Bellas and their new accomplice, Alicia Fox, had the stamp of approval of the Authority. This week, Triple H is nowhere to be seen while his better, sexier half turns babyface on the Bellas, at least for this week, and introduces first Paige, who's been getting screwed left & right by the Bellas of late, and then gives Paige a support team to offset the desert dimwits.
First, Becky Lynch comes out. Then, the Atlanta crowd goes batshizzle crazy for Charlotte, Ric Flair's daughter. Most of the fans have to be old enough to remember Ric's bazillion Saturday night promos at Center Stage Arena and/or the TBS studios on Techwood Drive back in the day. They've been waiting for this moment for months. Steph even did her best Flair strut. Not too bad, really.
Finally, current NXT women's titlist Sasha Banks came out, and also got a nice pop----until she cast her lot with Naomi and her bodyguard, Tamina Snuka. Sasha's theme song should be her cousin Snoop Dogg's "Paid Tha Cost To Be Tha Boss", to go with her in-ring nickname. However, I think she got her glasses at an Elton John garage sale or something. Two sizes too big, y'know?
A three way brawl ensued, ending with the newbies locking submission holds on the Bellas & Fox while Steph stood on the stage like a proud den mother.
That should actually be the first phase of a multi-tiered plan. The next one would be to retire that butterfly shaped belt, the last reminder of Vickie Guerrero's overlong run (2007-14) in and out of management positions she didn't belong in. If the Divas title isn't defended at Battleground, it should be on the next Raw.
Sure, Summerslam is in Brooklyn this year instead of in Los Angeles, as it was the last few years, but what would stop Snoop Dogg from making a guest appearance, even if he gets a ringside comp, to see his cousin on a bigger stage, even if it's in Jay-Z's territory? Nothing, I think. Snoop being there would guarantee TMZ, ESPN, et al covering the event.
WWE has already had one father-daughter duo hold titles (Vince & Steph, 1999-2000), so why not have Charlotte be the one to unseat Nikki, to follow Ric's two title runs in 1992-3? Or does Sasha duplicate what Kevin Owens is doing. He lost the NXT title in Tokyo, and is poised to become US champ at Battleground, should he win the rubber match vs. John Cena (Nikki's boyfriend). Sasha could lose the NXT women's title at Takeover: Brooklyn, then win the Divas title at Summerslam, if they're stupid enough to leave the title with the Queen of the Cactus (Nikki) another month. Oh, the possibilities.
In fact, the women's division may be the only reason I'd even bother to go back to WWE. Wait just a few minizzles while I think this over, 'til the next episode........
