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WWE: Why Is Beth Phoenix the Divas Champion When She's Rarely on TV?

Posted: Mar 12th 2012 By: mikeiles

For the Divas Champion?theoretically the best, most capable woman in the company, remember?Beth Phoenix sure has been missing from television a lot lately, making only sporadic and usually short appearances on Raw and Smackdown.

The only WWE show she is a regular on is Superstars; you know, the Internet-only show hardly anyone watches.

Hey, the situation has gotten so awful you have to wonder whether your average fan even realizes Phoenix is champion.

So why is Phoenix the champion when she is so rarely on television? Well, no one knows for sure, but we here at BR have devised a few theories...

They're Setting Up a Phoenix/Natalya Program

After spending the last couple of years on "The Dark Side," Natalya recently turned babyface in a backstage segment with evil diva Eve Torres.

Presumably her alliance with the still-heelish Beth is kaput now, and who knows? We could be heading for a program between the former friends over the Divas Championship.

Which may explain why WWE have chosen to keep the title on Phoenix instead of having her lose it to someone else.

The Creative Team Have Totally Forgotten About Her

Hey, we can't rule this out, either. It's very possible that many on the booking team have actually that forgotten Beth ever won the Divas Title, hence why she's held on to it for so long.

They're Setting Up a Beth Phoenix/Kharma Battle

It has been rumoured for months now that WWE were gearing up up for a Phoenix/Kharma feud at this year's WrestleMania.

However, the tragic news this week regarding Kharma's real-life pregnancy now throws a huge amount of doubt on that plan.

Indeed, judging by last week's Raw, they seem to be heading for an Eve Torres/Kelly Kelly showdown at WM instead.

They Want Her to Put Eve Over

Let's face it: with her superb promo skills and ability to garner red-hot crowd reactions, it is Eve, not Beth Phoenix, who is now the company's top female heel.

Indeed, ever since Eve turned on Raw a few weeks in her storyline with Zack Ryder and John Cena, her vain, gold-digging heel character has been a total revelation and has quickly turned into one of the highlights of the show.

No doubt, WWE have realized this too. And, in a bid to capitalize on this momentum, we wouldn't be surprised to see Phoenix called upon to drop the title to the Diva Search winner at some point very soon.

WWE Still Have Faith in Her

Despite her abysmal treatment on WWE television in recent times, it is entirely possible the company still have a great deal of faith in their feisty Divas Champion, still one of the few women in the company who is a capable and well-rounded in-ring performer, and are simply waiting for the right storyline to push her in.

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06-21 1982 Junkyard Dog def. Bob Roop for the MSW North American Heavyweight Title
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06-21 2003 Kitty def. Manservant for the TPW Womens Title
06-21 2008 Tim Rockwell def. El Super Colibri for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Title
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06-21 2014 Buster Cherry def. Havoc for the SWCW All-American Title
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06-22 2005 Phillip def. Se7en for the ACW Hardcore Title
06-22 2018 Joe Cuedo def. Brock Baker for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Title
06-22 2024 Pastor Brent def. Daniel Aaron Michalles for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
06-22 2024 Daniel Aaron Michalles def. Pastor Brent for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
06-22 2025 Billie the Kiid def. Dan Webber for the ASP Heavyweight Title
06-23 1972 Billy Red Lyons def. The Spoiler for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
06-23 1980 Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada def. Jose Lothario & Tiger Conway Jr. for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
06-23 1982 Ted DiBiase def. Junkyard Dog for the MSW North American Heavyweight Title
06-23 1984 Gino Hernandez became the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
06-23 1989 The Stud Stable (Robert Fuller & Brian Lee) def. Jeff Jarrett & Mil Mascaras for the WCCW World Tag Team Titles
06-23 2001 Big Daddy Moore def. Adam Lacroix for the OPW Oklahoma Television Title
06-23 2001 Grenade became the OPW Oklahoma Light Heavyweight Champion
06-23 2009 Joshua Michael & Epic became the ACW Tag Team Champions
06-23 2023 Dustin Tibbs def. Thrash for the WFC Prime Title
06-24 1972 Stan Stasiak def. Red Bastien for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
06-24 1974 Bull Ramos def. Rip Tyler for the TSW North American Title
06-24 1977 John Studd became the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
06-24 1985 The Dynamic Duo (Gino Hernandez & Chris Adams) def. The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
06-24 2000 Great Bolo [2nd] def. Ichiban [2nd] for the OPW Oklahoma Light Heavyweight Title
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06-24 2005 Spoiler 2000 became the NWA-U Television Champion
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06-24 2016 Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields) def. Terry Montana & Mighty Mouse for the ComPro Tag Team Titles
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06-24 2017 Drake Gallows became the ASP Heavyweight Champion
06-24 2017 Excellence Personified (Duke Swellington & Dustin Heritage) def. Shawn Hendrix & Aaron Anders (substituting for Anthony Andrews) for the ComPro Tag Team Titles
06-24 2017 Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields) def. Big Smooth & Zakk Sinizter for the UWE Tag Team Titles
06-24 2018 Shawn Sanders def. Chaz Sharpe for the ASP Inter-County Title
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06-24 2020 Warren Powers def. Giganto for the BPW 365 Title
06-24 2023 Stage Dive Mafia (Rook Tyler & Axel Savage) became the BCW Tag Team Champions
06-24 2023 C. M. Burnham def. Lunchador for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
06-24 2023 Lunchador def. C. M. Burnham for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
06-25 2011 Sam Stackhouse def. Shane Morbid for the BYEW Heavyweight Title
06-25 2011 The Sons of Ireland (Devan Scott & Shane Scott) def. The New Age Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) for the BYEW Tag Team Titles
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06-25 2011 The Future Hall of Famers (John O'Malley & Brad Michaels) def. Bernie D & Aaron Neil (subbing for Max McGuirk) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
06-25 2016 Brian Breaker def. Zakk Sinizter for the UWE Heavyweight Title
06-25 2017 The Cub Scouts (Grizzly Gates & Brock Landers) became the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champions
06-26 1961 The Bolos (Great Bolo 1st & Mighty Bolo) became the TSW Southwestern Tag Team Champions
06-26 1987 Frankie Lancaster & Eric Embry def. The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) for the WCCW World Tag Team Titles
06-26 1999 Tarantula def. Original Renegade for the OPW Oklahoma Light Heavyweight Title
06-26 2005 Li'l Joe def. Phillip for the ACW Hardcore Title
06-26 2009 Brandon Groom def. The Handsome Spoiler for the TOPW Oklahoma Heavyweight Title
06-26 2009 Kevin James Sanchez def. Bobby Starr for the BYEW Entertainment Title
06-26 2021 Most Wanted (Dan Webber & Reese) def. Los Loco Moscas (Elijah Sparks & El Greengo Loco) for the WAH Tag Team Titles
06-26 2025 Microman def. Mini Abismo Negro for the EDW Heavyweight Title
06-27 1969 Wahoo McDaniel & Thunderbolt Patterson became the WCCW American Tag Team Champions
06-27 1971 Johnny Valentine def. Toru Tanaka for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
06-27 1976 Jose Lothario def. The Mongolian Stomper for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
06-27 2009 Randy Price def. Dustin Heritage for the IZW Impact Division Title
06-27 2009 Martin Justice became the OECW Southwestern Champion

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