Beth Phoenix
Eve humiliated Divas Champion Beth Phoenix
Just two days before she will attempt to dethrone Divas Champion Beth Phoenix at Vengeance, Eve made it clear to both The Glamazon and Natalya that she is not a Barbie doll and that there is nothing they can do to break her. When “The Sisters of Salvation” continued to mock her, the gutsy Diva embarrassed The Fabulous Firebird by pushing her to the canvas.
Beth Phoenix vs Eve Torres at Vengeance 2011
Former two-time Divas Champion Eve Torres will get one more change for the title this Sunday at WWE’s 2011 Vengeance pay per view when she challenges Beth Phoenix for the title.
CM Punk Feels WWE is “Missing the Boat” with Divas
WWE Superstar CM Punk made several interesting comments about the Divas division in a recent interview with Gamespot.
The outspoken Superstar criticized WWE’s use of the Divas, feeling that WWE was “missing the boat” on an entire section of viewers that the Divas could appeal to. He said: “I think even from just a business standpoint, the girls aren’t prominently featured, and we’re ignoring an entire demographic. There’s little girls out there [to who] these Divas are Wonder Woman. They’re superheroes. We’re missing the boat on that.”
Punk also discussed current Divas Champion, Beth Phoenix, and Natalya aka the Divas of Doom. He said: “Natalya Neidhart and Beth Phoenix I think are finally getting what they deserve. I think they are awesome talent.”
Speaking on who he’d like to see pushed in the company, Punk said: “I’m more apt to go with somebody who has heart, who has passion for what they do. In the past, I think the company’s almost punished people [for that]. Somebody like Nattie. She’s a Hart. It’s in her blood. To put her on the back-burner and not give her anything to do, I think it’s kind of insulting because she’s not just a Hart, she backs it up. She’s excellent in the ring. To kind of have her on ice, to me, doesn’t make any sense.”
Thoughts: It’s good to see someone in that company supporting the Divas. Punk is spot on. The Divas can bring in a different demographic to WWE, instead of just being considered eye candy for the male viewers, which it seem is their current role.
Watch the interview below:
Beth Phoenix on Winning Divas Championship: “I Feel Awesome”
WWE.com has a video interview with Beth Phoenix about her Divas Championship victory last night at Hell in a Cell, including a humorous moment with the interviewer calling Beth and Natalya out on cheating only to be intimidated by the Divas of Doom.
On being the new Divas Champion, Beth said: “It’s the most amazing feeling in the world to be the Divas Champion, finally after all this time being denied opportunity after opportunity. I feel awesome!”
Regarding whether she and Natalya had a game plan at the pay per view, Beth said: “We have the same game plan every single time we go to the ring — that’s to win, dominate and I mean, it’s not really like Kelly Kelly was much competition.”
Things then devolved when the interviewer suggested that they cheated, leading to a nice comedic spot from Beth telling him that he’s “challenging her reputation” amongst other things.
It’s a pretty fun clip which gives both Divas the chance to show off their personalities. Check it out here.