Dec 27 2008
When Is Melina Getting Her Title Shot?
A few days ago, I said that the WWE was horrible at pushing contenders for titles. When I said that, I had Melina in mind. When is she getting her title shot? I do not know. I would rather see a great build and feud before the title shot.
Melina returns, wins a tag match which featured Beth Phoenix. Next week, she hands out an award to Beth, they have a catfight, nice build in the feud. But then, Kelly Kelly tags with Melina and Melina sees no time in the ring. The feud gets no build, but Beth seems to start a new angle with Roucka. Last Raw, Beth continues working with Roucka, and then faces Trish Stratus in a tag match. Melina wins a tag match along with Mickie James. The only mention of her feud with Beth came from Michael Cole when he said that Melina was looking to regain the Women’s Championship. And of course, Melina got the pin in that match, showing they are still pushing her, but not well enough, if you ask me.
Does Beth Phoenix really need half a dozen angles to get over? Women’s Champion, Santino to speak for her, romance angle, Roucka angle, trashing Trish until they face in a match, and Melina seems to be last on the list. Beth is garbage, and so unable to get over by herself with the “Glamazon” gimmick. They are giving her a push worth more than her talent. The other divas then suffer. I am not complaining that Melina is tagging with Mickie James, or that this allows other heel divas to get time, but they can still do more to keep Melina’s feud with Beth fresh. If Beth can have so many resources being used to give her time, why can they not have Melina do the friendship angle with Mickie James, but also push the feud with Beth? Combine the two a little. One week, Melina gets in her gear just to stand there. Next week, seems like Beth and Melina have forgotten each other. And I am sure both women will have some kind of altercation on Raw next week. They better. They need to refreshen the feud. People care about this. Either way, this is a horrible way to push a title feud.
