Since Paige has become the most popular diva the over criticism of Paige has hit an all time high. Every thing she does is criticized and crapped on similar to when AJ had that spot. If she has a very good match the critics are no where to be found or an excuse is made. So whats the deal? Lets take a look at Paiges year on the main roster and her previous years in NXT.
When Paige was signed to FCW she became an instanthit. Fans were drawn to her from day one. As she had time to hone her craft she became the MOST popular diva in NXT. After her popularity reached an all time high (before the show was even placed on the network) the company decided it would be good business to have her debut and win the championship on her first day. To thunderous applause (biggest diva pop since the Lita days) we had a new divas champion. Next AJ left and Paige was forced a smiling babyface role which she wanted no part of. Insert criticism commencing. After having pointless 1 on 1 matches with diva after diva with no buildup it was clear Paige needed a character change and someone established to help make her new character develop. Insert AJ and commence Paige heel turn. During this time Paige slowly started to build a character that was more sexualized and heelish. Her reactions started to get better and it was clear her star status was rising. Once the feud ended Paige was placed on the back seat so Nikki could start her reign for the title and defeat AJ in the process. During this time the fans started clamoring for Paige again with "we want Paige chants" during different segments. After a month off raw Paige was redebuted so to speak as a face during the Christmas special. During this divas cluster%%%% of a match it was clear that Paige was somebody majority of the casuals wanted. The cheers for Paige were lively and miles ahead of anyone in that match.
The charisma that Paige has garnered is something that will do more good for her in the long run than bad. Its fairly safe to say that NO diva right now is more polarizing. You either LOVE Paige or you HATE her but you are always talking about her.
Today she is the diva on the main roster getting the most cheers and pops consistently on shows.
Now lets look at the over criticism of Paige the past few months. Lets start with the lap dance video. When that video was leaked it was clear that Paige was put in that position and had no control over it but it didn't stop the usual suspects from crapping all over her and going as far as saying she would be fired from it. Next Paige makes her return to raw to a big pop and a week later we get everybody complaining that shes getting too much spotlight. Now insert her having a couple of matches on her return which I will admit were not her best, but still it was clear that she was rusty from a month off filming and her opponents especially Tamina were not perfect in anyway but still the blame was pushed on Paige. Since the triple threat Paige has had very good matches with Fox, Nikki Layla and Brie. In fact she hasn't had a bad match since the ppv and yet people are still clamoring to the triple threat to critique Paige but ignoring everything after it. Now tough enough Paige is being crapped on for doing her job and being a critic on a show where it is her job to critique. Ironically the show is supposed to be about the competitors and all I see is people talking about Paiges judging.
Is the over criticism and hatred due to some just really hating Paige or is it because Paige marks are so high on her that it brings out even more hate? If the second reason is the case then maybe Paige marks including myself should tone it down a bit but I think a happy medium should be made. Nobody has to call Paige the messiah of the divas division but at the same time nobody should be calling her the apocalypse of it either.
When Paige was signed to FCW she became an instanthit. Fans were drawn to her from day one. As she had time to hone her craft she became the MOST popular diva in NXT. After her popularity reached an all time high (before the show was even placed on the network) the company decided it would be good business to have her debut and win the championship on her first day. To thunderous applause (biggest diva pop since the Lita days) we had a new divas champion. Next AJ left and Paige was forced a smiling babyface role which she wanted no part of. Insert criticism commencing. After having pointless 1 on 1 matches with diva after diva with no buildup it was clear Paige needed a character change and someone established to help make her new character develop. Insert AJ and commence Paige heel turn. During this time Paige slowly started to build a character that was more sexualized and heelish. Her reactions started to get better and it was clear her star status was rising. Once the feud ended Paige was placed on the back seat so Nikki could start her reign for the title and defeat AJ in the process. During this time the fans started clamoring for Paige again with "we want Paige chants" during different segments. After a month off raw Paige was redebuted so to speak as a face during the Christmas special. During this divas cluster%%%% of a match it was clear that Paige was somebody majority of the casuals wanted. The cheers for Paige were lively and miles ahead of anyone in that match.
The charisma that Paige has garnered is something that will do more good for her in the long run than bad. Its fairly safe to say that NO diva right now is more polarizing. You either LOVE Paige or you HATE her but you are always talking about her.
Today she is the diva on the main roster getting the most cheers and pops consistently on shows.
Now lets look at the over criticism of Paige the past few months. Lets start with the lap dance video. When that video was leaked it was clear that Paige was put in that position and had no control over it but it didn't stop the usual suspects from crapping all over her and going as far as saying she would be fired from it. Next Paige makes her return to raw to a big pop and a week later we get everybody complaining that shes getting too much spotlight. Now insert her having a couple of matches on her return which I will admit were not her best, but still it was clear that she was rusty from a month off filming and her opponents especially Tamina were not perfect in anyway but still the blame was pushed on Paige. Since the triple threat Paige has had very good matches with Fox, Nikki Layla and Brie. In fact she hasn't had a bad match since the ppv and yet people are still clamoring to the triple threat to critique Paige but ignoring everything after it. Now tough enough Paige is being crapped on for doing her job and being a critic on a show where it is her job to critique. Ironically the show is supposed to be about the competitors and all I see is people talking about Paiges judging.
Is the over criticism and hatred due to some just really hating Paige or is it because Paige marks are so high on her that it brings out even more hate? If the second reason is the case then maybe Paige marks including myself should tone it down a bit but I think a happy medium should be made. Nobody has to call Paige the messiah of the divas division but at the same time nobody should be calling her the apocalypse of it either.