Like it or not, the Bella Twins are the faces of the Divas division in WWE. Since returning in 2013, they have been front and center on WWE programming, whether its promoting Total Divas or dominating in the ring. The sudden retirement of AJ Lee certainly did not help shake up that image. Thats why it was refreshing to see Naomi undergo a character change and enlist the help of her cousin Tamina to take on the Bellas and then defeat them convincingly at Payback. Regardless of all the comments that the Bellas are improved in the ring, they still lag behind several female competitors, most notably the majority of NXT womens roster. The twins still have a role to play in WWE, but being a dominating force should not be it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpabzTQeFCE Watching Naomi (who busted out Chris Jerichos arrogant cover) and Tamina take out the Bellas was a welcome sight, and hopefully there is a sea change coming. With NXT competitors like Charlotte and Sasha Banks ready to make an impact in WWE, that change hopefully will be coming soon.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
