Why Alicia Fox or Charlotte should become the new WWE Divas Champion

New Champion?

It has been a long time since Trish Stratus and Lita retired. To think they retired in 2006, which is precisely 8 years ago. Ever since their departure, it has been difficult to bring the divas division at par with the level of competition this famous rivalry had. Ever since their departure, divas like Mickie James, Melina, Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix have all had some great career moments but none came close to the essence of a great rivalry. They could have but it never happened. And ever since then, there have been questions of who the next Trish Stratus is going to be, given that WWE began hiring models to be wrestlers in their pursuit to have another Stratus-esque diva. But, till date, that pursuit has been void.

What has become a routine since

Things seemed to change once AJ Lee started getting featured in storylines and so did Eve Torres. Eve’s heel turn and AJ’s crazy turn left the audience to speculate a future Wrestlemania match. These were the two divas who had something to call a gimmick and they had more screen time and character development than the whole divas division combined. That match never came to fruition. What has come to fruition is the feud between Lee and Paige. Very much anticipated, it kicked off a night after Wrestlemania 30 and Paige’s eventual title victory received one of the biggest pops of the night- something literally unheard for the divas in the longest time. But they are yet to have a rivalry that can equal Trish-Lita. There seems to be something missing every time they face each other. They are two of the best wrestlers around and their matches have been better than many diva title matches in years but they are still a bit sloppy some times. The last match and last build up to their NoC match was better than anything before. We haven’t seen much of Paige ever since. And that seems to be better given that the title just can’t oscillate between these two divas alone. In a span of 5 months, Lee has become a champion 3 times and Paige, in the first five months of her career has already been a 2 time champion.

Has the division given up on the idea of having a different champion?

Alicia Fox’s Time?

Reports suggest that the cast of Total Divas won’t be allowed to win the Divas titlehttps://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/reports-vince-mcmahon-doesnt-want-total-divas-stars-to-hold-divas-title. That keeps the best wrestling diva of the roster, Natalya, to be out of the title equation. So, who has the potential to bring something different to the table? Alicia Fox, maybe? Or maybe, someone like Charlotte?

Talking about Fox, she had been the new crazy following AJ Lee’s hiatus. She was one of the most interesting characters in the division and one of Paige’s first few opponents. They had decent matches but the highlight of those interactions was definitely Fox’s ringside antics. They were not just the highlight of the division but one of the highlights of Raw, yes, an entire show. She went M.I.A soon after, as expected. She was back on Raw this week and won a match against the divas champion with some help from her former rival, Paige. It seems Fox might just be the new addition into this feud but it is a bit difficult to predict that she can be the new champion. But it will be a refreshing change if she does become champion. How unoriginal and painfully predictable will it be to have Paige become a champion for the third time this year?

The Arrival?

Charlotte on the other hand has shown such major improvement as a character and as a wrestler, that her rise is something worth documenting. She is the NXT Womens champion and she just defeated one of the most popular divas in NXT, Bayley. Her matches have constantly been better than the last and her in ring tactics are just spectacular. It is important to note that there is one more captivating diva that can be added to the main roster. And Lee and Paige will have someone else to deal with sooner than later.

There should be a new champion. Period.