Nov 27 2008
Raw’s Jillian Hall
I just figured I would give my opinion of a diva that has lasted a long time, and has gone from Smackdown to Raw and been there since. The only time I have mentioned her is when I listed the many women Michelle McCool has screwed over as far as giving them pushes go. Jillian Hall was to get a push by going back to Smackdown and feuding for the Diva’s title, but McCool ruined. McCool had no right to do that to Jillian.
Beyond the fact that Jillian was mistreated, which is nothing new for WWE divas, I do not have that much else to say about her that is good. She has a gimmick, unlike most divas who have had it taken away by the WWE and are left generic, but a gimmick is not everything. Her “bad singer” gimmick only serves to gain cheap heat. Screech and the fans will hate you. Is that really an intricate concept, or even one that requires much talent from Jillian? No. I would not be surprised if the WWE loses viewers when Jillian comes out. It does not showcase any great mic skills, since she is just screeching out an already established song, sometimes altering it slightly. It shows very little wit.
As far as ring skills go, I think it serves to say right out that big boobs are not aerodynamic. She went for a 450 splash once, and it looked very sloppy. Not graceful at all. It looked like it may have actually hurt the diva she ended up hitting it on, Melina, but it may have been just good selling from Melina. A few weeks later, Jillian actually tries it again. Once again, it did not look good. She even got messages from fans asking her if she was ok after the spot. Of course she was, but that should be a signal that you are not doing a move well, if fans are scared you may have injured yourself when you execute it normally. She has also used a full-nelson facebuster as a finisher, and again her execution was sloppy. She tries for cartwheels, sometimes into a standing opponent in the corner, sometimes into a leg drop on an opponent on the mat, and again, not very good. Every time I have seen her do it, she does it too slowly. What I really dislike about her, and why I judge her on a higher scale, is because she was hired as a credible wrestler and is still this sloppy. I expect better from these women than the “eye-candy” divas. But Jillian seems to think bigger breasts can help her. While that may be true, sadly, in the WWE, it is not everything. It is possible to be a beauty, have your big breasts, and still be an amazing wrestler, or at least better than I see Jillian. Trish Stratus is an example of this.
Nevertheless, even though I do not think highly of Jillian, she has been with the company for years, stuck with that stupid gimmick, and has jobbed regularly to divas even worse than her, such as a rusty Candice or an improving Kelly Kelly. That would have been reason enough to give her the push on Smackdown, but no go. Do I think she would do better on TNA? Not unless she improves her sloppiness like Gail Kim did. For now, she should stick with her jobber spot on Raw until something comes her way, and I can only hope she tries to improve in the ring more.
