Kevin Eck on the Past Year's Worth of Bella Turns

[Big Red Machine]

The following is an excerpt from former WWE writer Kevin Eck's blog post on the WWE's failure to "give Divas a chance." It's one of those things that's just so simple that it just makes it even more frustrating that WWE put no effort into coming up with something to explain these turns.

If the idea now is to get fans to cheer the Bellas -- and I'm honestly not sure if that's the case or not -- don't have them just show up on Raw one week acting nicer and wrestling a babyface style. Tell me a story. What circumstance has sparked this change in their personalities?

Speaking of the Bella twins, their reunion last year after Nikki had turned on Brie three months earlier is a textbook example of uninspired and illogical storytelling.

Nikki told Brie that she wished her twin had died in the womb and went on to demean her sister for a month due to a stipulation that made Brie her personal assistant. Yet at Survivor Series, Brie helped Nikki retain her Divas Championship.

Why did Brie do it? We were never given an explanation. That's not only lazy booking, it's also insulting to the audience. My guess is that either Vince himself or someone in creative threw out a cliche about blood being thicker than water, and that was that. Move on.

Here's what I would have done: Remember after Nikki turned heel when she did vignettes in which she talked about things Brie had done to her when they were younger, such as stealing Nikki's prom date and letting Nikki take the blame for a car accident that Brie was in? It came across like Nikki was lying about these events to make Brie look bad.

What if the night after Survivor Series, Brie said, "Everything that Nikki said about me was true. I'm a bitch. I've deserved everything that Nikki has done to me. Now we're even. We're back on the same page, and together we're unstoppable."

Now, as a viewer, I get it. I already disliked Nikki, and now I dislike Brie, too, for fooling me into thinking she was "the good one."

Just one promo could have taken care of a huge, gaping plot hole, but the powers that be apparently felt it wasn't worth the trouble.

Here's an idea for the Nikki vs. Naomi match for Nikki's Divas Championship Sunday at Extreme Rules that would clearly establish Nikki as the babyface and Naomi as the heel:

Before the match takes place, Naomi catches Nikki alone backstage and attacks her from behind, doing a number on Nikki's previously injured knee (announcers can bring forward Nikki's injury history in commentary).

Nikki goes into the match injured, but Naomi relentlessly goes after the bad knee. Nikki puts up a fight and refuses to give up, but eventually can't overcome the injury and loses the title.

To make it even more dramatic, you could have an emotional Brie at ringside cheering on her sister before eventually throwing in the towel to stop the match. Brie then goes to check on Nikki, and Naomi attacks Brie as well.

Now I have a reason to like the Bellas and dislike Naomi. And just to make sure viewers understand that Brie had no ulterior motive for throwing in the towel, Nikki should cut a promo saying that she knows Brie did it out of love and concern for her well-being.

[KILLdozer]

I just don't give no got dang about Naomi no way, and really truthfully never have , even with that NXT 2. She gets upset or something sometimes, has this sort of attitude maybe? Hits them lil motha' fuckers with her ass ('lil' motha fuckers" , is an almost affectionate term-not meant as demeaning-I know this ain't that type of place but we've gotta be clear)-she's maybe dangerous?

-I'm sorry for that.