The Divas Championship will be defended on pay per view tonight when Alicia Fox challenges Mickie James. It’s the classic tale of the young, brash rookie and the respected veteran. Who will come out on top at Hell in a Cell? The Diva Dirt team weigh in:
Erin: With how unpredictable the WWE can be in booking Mickie, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if they had her drop the title to Alicia. They suddenly got a fire lit under their ass in terms of pushing Alicia, and I can totally see her pulling the upset. She’s got a good heel character going and could porbalby generate some good heat as a heel champ. I think Alicia holding the title would inject some much needed excitement into Raw’s division, even if she may not be totally ready for it. The only question is what babyfaces there are for her to feud with aside from Gail or Kelly, but I’m sure the WWE hasn’t thought it that far through either…
Melanie: This honestly could go either way, I don’t know if I can call it. There hasn’t been too much of a storyline build or enough character build to really trigger a title switch in favour of Alicia here, however she has proven herself to be the ‘developmental dream’ and I could see WWE wanting to reward one of their upcoming ‘young guns’. She is the first ‘model’ that has had no prior experience that’s come through the developmental system and shown a penchant for being able to go out there and hang in with the best of them. She’s still green around the gills, but Maryse has held this very title and she is half the worker that Alicia is. I would have no problem with Alicia picking up the belt here, in fact I would probably hold a procession in her honour. It’s really hard to call, but just for the sole fact that this is their first encounter I will go with Mickie and should this feud continue, I would say Alicia will take the belt before the year is out. Just for the record, I am 100% Team Fox and this is one of the rare occasions where I would love to be wrong.
Steven: This match is pulling me in two different directions. On one hand, I’ve been a huge Mickie James fan since her TNA days. On the other hand, Alicia is my favorite ‘new’ Diva and I would love to see her get her time in the limelight. Realistically, I see Mickie picking up the win this Sunday. Like others have noted, it’s a little early to have Alicia pick up the strap, but hopefully this match will put her over as a serious contender and a future champ. Hmm, now that I think about it, WWE did let Maryse win the title…
Tiffany: I think Mickie will pull a win this Sunday. In all honesty, there hasn’t been that much build-up, at least not enough for me to anticipate a possible win for Alicia at Hell in a Cell. I think the fact that she is getting an opportunity to compete for the title will still do wonders for her. Simply put, Mickie still has yet to have a sufficient run with the Divas title. I can see a possible title win in Alicia’s future, but this Sunday is far too soon.
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The match 2nite I wouls Say Mickie will walk out still champion…..
Im starting to become a huge Alicia fan I would not be upset if she won but I dont see wwe giving her the belt just yet…I mean she still has alot to prove….this match should show that Alicia can role and play with the big dogs.
I hope the match goes good and I can say is let the best Diva win
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I would love for an Alicia win, but think it’s way too soon and would rather her develop more of an on-air personality first, as well as a few more signature moves. I’d hate for her to win and turn into a bit of a Maryse with the belt (even if she was half injured at the time of her reign).
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I think Mickie would win today but if the match go good they might have a Alicia/Mickie feud and Alicia might get the title maybe soon. I read they are planning to kept the match fairly short becuase Alicia does not have much PPV experience. I think the match should be at least 10-12 mins long. Why have a match that would just be 5 mins long when that can happen on RAW?
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A pretty unanimous decision there, I have to agree with the Mickie James win but as Erin said Alicia with the title would make Raw somewhat exciting.
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ALICIA FTW PLEASE ;D
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When Maryse won the title, she already won a few big title matches against Michelle and she’s already been gaining steam in character development. I’m hoping Alicia won’t win because I’m scared WWE will find a reason to make her title reign a fluke and mess up a perfectly good developing character. I only hope that they get a chance to go and duplicate that house show match and make everyone a believer in A.FOX. It’s amazing that 70 percent of people are on the Alicia bandwagon but there’s still some reviewers out there who think she’s the worst thing since ECW Kelly Kelly. Are they watching the same show?
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im hoping for alicia
but im guessing mickie
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I’d like to see Alicia built up more yet as a character and wrestler before being given the belt, it will mean so much more then I think – like if they have a back and forth feud that runs longer over the title, with Alicia eventually winning it.
I don’t like rushed feuds where there are quick title changes, I think it means so much more to defeat someone who has held the belt a good length of time, especially from someone like Mickie who is a veteran of wrestling.
So too soon for a title change yet I think. But would like to see Alicia hold the title in a few months time.
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Please dear god let Alicia win.
She’s already pinned Gail, Kelly and Mickie before…. she’s ready.
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I predict Mickie James to win, but you never know. When Gail Kim was a rookie she also won the title, and dont forget Maryse and Candice. So just because Alicia is still relatively new, doesnt have to mean a thing. Personally i hope Alicia wins, that opens up several opportunities, like Gail Kim winning the tittle, or a face-turn for Beth or Jillian. But if Mickie wins, then we will go back to the old Mickie-Beth situation, especially since Kelly/Gail/Maryse are still MIA. So for our entertainment in the next few months i hope Alicia will win.
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I really, really hope Alicia will win, but much like before i doubt she will. I cant remember anyone I actually wanted to win a championship winning since Melina won the Womens from Beth. I think WWE has found a nasty rut and they need at least one title change.
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For the sake of keeping the women’s division fresh, put the title on Alicia and give Mickie some time off TV.
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I’m going with mickie because WWE seems to keep female titles on the same people all the time(mickie,beth,melina,michelle) so yeah
IMO,i think Jillian should win the divas title
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Lets go Mickie James!
Lol seriously though, I’m happy either way just b/c there is a divas match on the PPV!