Examining the WWE/NXT Women's Wrestling Potential

For several years, the WWE Divas picture has been booked as sloppy, boring, and strictly for entertainment. In the year 2015, in the midst of the #GiveDivasAChance movement, WWE has a surplus of female talent when it comes to in-ring skill. . The Divas Championship officially became unified with the Women's Championship in Septmeber 2010, and since September 2012, has only had 5 different champions. The title picture has been base all off of first Eve, then Kaitlyn, and then AJ/Paige and eventually the Bella Twins. This "top diva" booking is unnecessary currently, as there is a surplus of great female talent within WWE. On the main roster, Emma, Summer Rae, and Natalya are all insanely gifted inside the squared circle, but are incredibly misused. Nikki and Brie Bella have transformed themselves into great talents, and Naomi and Tamina Snuka are great in their own right. Adding a much-more professionally trained Eva Marie and the surplus of NXT talent, such as Charlotte, Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks, and Bayley, you have a great division of female wrestlers. Since September 2012, the list of Divas Champions is very slim. Per WWE.com, the list of Divas Champions, since October 2012, is as follows:
Eve Torres
Kaitlyn
AJ Lee
Paige
AJ Lee
Paige
AJ Lee
Nikki Bella
Best Booking Scenario for the Next 12 Months: 

For starters, Nikki Bella should drop the Divas Championship to Naomi. Have Tamina Snuka injure Nikki in the process. Brie Bella challenges Naomi for the title to avenge her sister. Then enter Charlotte Flair. She challenges Brie for Number-1 Contendership and wins. Charlotte defeats Naomi for the title. At SummerSlam, Charlotte defeats Tamina Snuka. Then, Paige returns to the scene. Just then, Naomi gets into the picture, reigniting the rivalry between Naomi and Paige. Tamina turns on Naomi, and a Fatal-4-Way is set for Night of Champions. Charlotte retains and is challenged by a debuting Sasha Banks. At Hell in Cell, Charlotte defeats Sasha. The next night on Raw, Sasha wins a Battle Royal to regain the Number-1 Contendership. At Survivor Series, Sasha defeats Charlotte. Nikki Bella demands a rematch at TLC because she never got a rematch from when she lost to Naomi. Natalya urges to Stephanie McMahon that she hasn't had held the Divas Championship since 2010. Paige and Naomi also try to convince Steph that they deserve the opportunity. At TLC, we get Charlotte vs. Sasha 3, and a Fatal-4-Way Match between Nikki, Paige, Naomi, and Natalya for a shot at Royal Rumble. Natalya submits Paige and Sasha defeats Charlotte. At Royal Rumble, Natalya defeats Sasha Banks to become new Divas Champion. At Fast Lane, Natalya drops the belt to Charlotte in a Triple Threat Match also involving Sasha Banks. At WrestleMania 32, the Stephanie McMahon invitational match is set up, and much like the Vickie Guerrero version at WrestleMania 30, all divas are involved. Becky Lynch defeats Bayley at WrestleMania axxess to gain entry into the match. Paige submits Eva Marie with the PTO to become champion. A livid Charlotte is given a match with Sasha Banks at Extreme Rules for a title shot at Payback. Meanwhile, Paige's longtime friend Emma earns a title shot after defeating Paige on the Post-WrestleMania Raw. Paige defeats Emma at Extreme Rules, however Charlotte vs. Banks ends in DQ after the whole Divas locker room attacks the two women. This sets up a roster-wide divas tournament, with the winner being decided at Payback. At Payback, Emma defeats Paige to win her first Divas Championship, and Emma's longtime rival from NXT Summer Rae wins the tournament and gains Number-1 Contendership for Emma at Money in the Bank.

In this 12 month scenario, multiple Divas are given spotlight, and the championship strap. Too many frequent changes would hurt the championship, but in this scenario, all of the women who win the gold are being show-cased properly and are putting on great matches. In this scenario, fresh faces Natalya, Charlotte, Sasha Banks, Emma, and Summer Rae are brought into the equation. In this 12 month span, The title changes hands 8 times, and 7 different women hold the championship. 

Nikki Bella drops the title to Naomi

Naomi drops the title to Charlotte

Charlotte drops the title to Sasha Banks

Sasha drops the title to Natalya

Natalya drops the title to Charlotte in a Triple-Threat Match

Paige wins the title at WrestleMania 32

Paige drops the title to Emma 

Emma(c) vs. Summer Rae is set for Money in the Bank

WWE Extreme Rules 2015: Predictions

WWE will host the 7th annual Extreme Rules event, live on pay-per-view, and the WWE Network tomorrow night. The show currently has 8 matches on the card, however many suspect that Daniel Bryan will be physically unable to defend his Intercontinental Championship. Although I believe this to be the case, I feel that 8 matches will still take place.

Prediction 1: Neville defeats Bad News Barrett

Barrett comes out and claims he would have won the IC strap had Bryan defended it, and he makes an open challenge to assert his dominance. Neville hits the ring, making his pay-per-view debut and defeats fellow English-man Bad News Barrett via pinfall after hitting the Red Arrow.

Back to the actual beginning of the card, the Pre-Show match will see Kidd and Cesaro defend the Tag Gold against Big E and Kofi Kingston of the New Day.

Prediction 2: The New Day defeats Kidd and Cesaro for the Tag Team Championships

As much as I hate to say it, I believe Kidd and Cesaro will drop the straps. Truth be told, I am a huge fan of all 4 men involved in the match-up, however, New Day isn't ready for a title run. But when the tale is told, Kofi and Big E will hold the titles and face the Lucha Dragons at Payback, as they will look for Payback after being cost the shot at Extreme Rules by the “X-Factor” Xavier Woods.

In a match that doesn’t need much description, Sheamus will take on Dolph Ziggler. Again, I am a huge fan of both of these guys, so I’m real excited for this one, although the stipulation disgusts me.

Prediction 3: Sheamus defeats Dolph Ziggler in the “Kiss Me Arse” match

After defeating Ziggler, Sheamus should set his sights on John Cena and the U.S. championship at Payback. Ziggler should take a few weeks off due to humiliation and return as a heel.

Nikki Bella has greatly improved herself in the ring during her recent Divas Championship run, however, it is time for some change. For the last 2 years, it has been all AJ Lee, Paige, and now Nikki Bella, in the Divas Championship picture. With Naomi, Natalya, Tamina, Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Bayley, Becky Lynch, Emma, and perhaps even an improving Eva Marie, possessing loads of in ring talent, why leave the title to 3 women in 2 years? Taking this into consideration, my prediction for this match is easy.

Prediction 4: Naomi defeats Nikki Bella for the Divas Championship

Dean Ambrose: A guy who the fans absolutely love. You would figure with the popularity he has, he’d be main eventing every show WWE has had for the last 10 months. However, he has found himself in 2 unfortunately lack-luster feuds that could have both been the best we’ve seen in years. Of course, I’m referring to his programs with Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt. Ambrose finds himself in another one of these programs, this time with Luke Harper. Two men who have almost the same gimmick, great wrestling skill, and the ability to be hardcore, which in WWE in the year 2015 is huge. Unfortunately, again, Ambrose isn't getting what he deserves. The same goes for Harper. The build for this match has been overlooked and now rushed. It can be compared to being late for work in the morning and having to quickly chow down your cereal. However, if given proper time, this match can be incredible with insane spots.

Prediction 5: Dean Ambrose defeats Luke Harper in the Chicago Street Fight

Roman Reigns looks to pick up moment and prove himself to the WWE fans. These tasks will not be easy when facing the Big Show. This rivalry, in my eyes, has been better than expected. However, the fans still don’t like Show and still don’t except Reigns. I wish Reigns the best from here on out, and I hope he becomes WWE champion in the near future. And that appears to be what he’s being set up for, after his obvious victory over Big Show

Prediction 6: Roman Reigns becomes the Last Man Standing, defeating Big Show

John Cena is doing a great job in his recent role in WWE. He’s putting on 5 star matches seemingly every show, ever since WrestleMania 31, and I don’t think his time with the U.S. championship is over just yet. A Rusev loss would really hurt, considering he has nothing to go after, after a second loss to Cena. He will get lost in the shuffle, and be considered “buried” by the IWC. I have nothing in mind for Rusev after this event, so most likely, neither does the Creative Team. That is upsetting for a great talent like Rusev. Nevertheless, Cena will overcome the odds, defeat Rusev, and continue to have a great championship run.   

Prediction 7: John Cena defeats Rusev in the Russian Chain Match to retain the United States Championship.

Seth Rollins has transformed himself into the greatest heel of the current generation. He has done outstanding work both on the mic and in the ring. He is the total package, and he finds himself defending the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. In a Steel Cage match with Kane guarding the outside and the RKO banned, Rollins defends his championship against Randy Orton. I don’t have a clue what Kane’s role in the match is going to be, or how Rollins is going to defeat Orton, but my common sense tells me Rollins won’t drop the Championship. Orton will put Rollins over Sunday, the same way Chris Benoit put over Orton at SummerSlam 2004.

Prediction 8: Seth Rollins defeats Randy Orton via pinfall in the Steel Cage, retaining the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

This event has had a lackluster build, therefore all 8 matches will have to be near perfectly executed. The 8 matches all have the potential to be instant-classics, so hopefully each match will live up to it’s potential.

Predicted match of the night: Cesaro and Kidd(c) with Natalya vs. The New Day(Big E and Kofi Kingston, with Xavier Woods) in the Kick-Off Match for the WWE Tag Team Championships