Nikki Bella's heat is perfect going into WWE Night of Champions

Nikki cinches up on Charlotte during their Raw title match

There has been a suspension of disbelief, paired with the desire to see Nikki and her sister toppled from their perch of power. There is legit and manufactured heat on Nikki as she has become public enemy number one and nothing could be better for her or for Charlotte. Any negativity leveled at Nikki is good and not only further generates heat for her but gets Charlotte even more over in the process.

The sight of Charlotte in tears as Stephanie McMahon announced she had not just won the Divas Championship is one that immediately brought a reaction. Anyone on the fence with Charlotte or perhaps didn’t care, suddenly cared quite a bit. Their hearts went out to her and from that moment, they emotionally invested in her. Now instead of their match at Night of Champions being just a Divas revolution bout, it’s a showdown between the undeserving prop titleholder and the hard working next generation Superstar.

This is what fans see and that’s what matters.

Nikki has never been more hated and Charlotte has never been more loved. This angle is now firing on all cylinders and it’s never been hotter. Night of Champions will see this storyline reach a point of critical mass and when it does, it will be further proof the formula is alive and well.