10 Signs WWE Divas Division Is About To Change
9. The #GiveDivasAChance Movement
If the February 23rd, 2015 Divas match seemed a little short, as in blink-and-you'll-miss-it short, that's because it was. On that episode of Raw, The Bella Twins squared off against NXT graduates Emma and Paige. While it sounded great on paper, fans barely got to see what could have been quite an entertaining Raw moment, as the match was given an insulting 26 seconds if you exclude entrances.
What happened next was something that Vince McMahon himself couldn't have predicted. After the match wrapped up, exasperated, angry, and disappointed fans took to Twitter, beginning the #GiveDivasAChance movement. The hashtag spread as more and more people expressed their outrage over the Divas getting less than 30 seconds on a three-hour show. Current talents like Paige and former stars like Gail Kim all gave the idea of longer women's matches a verbal thumbs up.
Even Vince spoke up, replying on Twitter: "We hear you. Keep watching." While WWE hasn't pulled the 30-second stunt again, matches are still only scraping by the two or three-minute mark. Clearly fans want to see longer, more involved bouts with their favorite Divas. The interest is still there, so it's up to WWE to deliver.