Nov 22 2008
Michelle McCool Does It Again
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To all the Maryse fans out there, wondering why Maryse was quickly pushed aside so Maria can get a push? The answer is simple. She is not injured. She is not being given time off to develop more skills. The reason Maryse is getting depushed is the same reason Natalya lost her push to Maryse. Michelle McCool had a backstage altercation with Maryse. Does anyone still believe that backstage powers do not exist? McCool sure is not afraid to take advantage of it as well. But something just seems suspicious to me. Natalya is top contender, may have been gaining some support to win it very soon, but an issue with McCool comes up, and Natalya is quickly the sidekick for Maryse. Maryse is not an exceptionally great wrestler, but was trying well, learning to wrestle solid matches, and only needed to work on her ring attitude and psychology a bit more. It seemed like she may have come close to getting the title, but an issue with McCool comes up, and Maryse is pushed aside for Maria. How long until Maria gains support to win the title? The title match she did get was a short joke that did not have the “title match” feel. Nevertheless, should she still be treated as a top contender, the current champion may have an altercation with her too. McCool has ruined the chances of Natalya, Maryse, and Jillian Hall of winning her title. Why was Victoria overlooked to take the push instead of Maria? She is a heel, a better performer, and is supposedly retiring soon, so one last push will not be horrible. Did McCool not want that either? She probably thought they would push Victoria to win the title.
It also makes me wonder why Mickie James is continuously pushed aside for less popular, and even less talented women. It cannot be that McCool’s reach extends to Raw, although it may be a possibility that McCool did not want Mickie on Smackdown, since rumors were heavy earlier this year that Mickie was going there, and the WWE even hinted it themselves. Even after Mickie won the title, there were reports that they wanted Smackdown to have something to make it stand out, and the Women’s title may have been it. Next thing you know, they make a Diva Championship instead, and we all know who the first holder of the belt is. How eager was McCool to keep Mickie, whether with belt or not, off Smackdown and make a title of which she can say she was the first champion? But back to the original question, what is Mickie doing wrong? As I have pointed out before, Mickie tries to act with respect to the other divas. She is wonderful to the fans. She works hard. She willingly jobs and, from what I have read and seen, she does not complain. On the contrary, she seems to do her best to make her opponents look good, but they have to treat her with some respect. She is, however, not as glamorous as the other divas. That hurts her, and it should not. I believe one of the keys to her popularity is that she is not overly-glamorous, but seems more fun, like your best friend. If that is not the reason, who is the bully on Raw keeping her down? Smackdown has one. Maybe Jim Ross was talking more honestly than I gave him credit for.
