WWE News: Kharma's Pregnancy and the Case to Suspend the WWE Divas Division

For years, WWE analysts and fans alike have cynically, yet haphazardly, suggested that WWE pull the plug on their oftentimes struggling Divas division. 

It is a division that has been devoid of substantive storylines or cumulative star power for quite some time, and with all three of the biggest acts in the Divas division currently gone from the promotion, it's time for the WWE Divas division to take a good, hard look in the mirror. 

Unfortunately, the reflection may not be as drop dead gorgeous as many of WWE's female stars. 

WWE's Divas division has been filled with comers and goers (I know what you're thinking.  Stop it) whose formulaic booking suggested that they had no names or faces.  It's no coincidence that the current WWE Divas Champion is literally interchangeable with a twin.

The rise of LayCool, a sassy, heel team of Layla El and Michelle McCool, and the recent debut of Kharma were the only fresh splashes in the entire division that had given the division the spark it truly needed. 

LayCool, while annoying at times, was different and made the Divas division matter through an act comparable to 90's rebels Degeneration X.

Kharma's simplistic, yet impressive, monster-like rampage on the Divas division had proven to be a ratings winner (something that the Divas division never was) even in the absence of LayCool, and she got over almost immediately with the fans. 

But with the departure of Michelle McCool to be with her ailing husband the Undertaker (Mark Calloway), the shocking news of Kharma's alleged pregnancy keeping her out for at least nine months and the recent breaking news of Layla El's knee surgery, the window of hope for the Divas division that was beginning to exponentially crack open has once again slammed shut. 

It's back to square one for the WWE Divas—and maybe even square done.  For now. 

The suggestion of WWE canceling their Divas division could easily be seen as destructive, if not hasty.  But the logistics of the situation are anything but. 

WWE is currently struggling through a business downturn facilitated by a depleted roster, thanks to the exodus of a handful of top male stars. 

Fair or not, the WWE Superstars are the breadwinners of the promotion, garnering significant more emphasis than the Divas and commanding approximately 90 percent of TV and pay-per-view time. 

WWE's top echelon of Superstars thins out mighty quickly on both brands, and even after an emergency SmackDown draft, there is still a sizable void on the babyface side of the blue brand. 

If also doesn't help that SmackDown has seen some of its worst ratings in years in the last few weeks.  For WWE to continue to make headway in what has been a fly-by-night youth movement, they need all the time and segments they can get to stockpile their roster with star power and refine up-and-coming talent. 

It takes time to get over.  And if the Divas division is devoid of a once-in-a-lifetime star like Kharma for the better part of a year, it will continue to flounder with the same acts who will not make a difference in WWE's business. 

Beth Phoenix, the lone "complete package" Diva left on the roster with potential to make a difference, is talented and effective when used, but her character has been all but buried in the grand scheme of things. 

Maybe it's time to suspend the division until their diamond in the rough returns from motherhood. 

If WWE can put more time into establishing its breadwinners, the trickle-down effect could mean more eyeballs on the would-be resurgent Divas, who will always be complementary attractions in WWE for the foreseeable future.

During the era of Kharma—an era that lasted all but a month—a three-minute segment featuring Kharma destroying a WWE Diva was more effective than anything WWE has done with the Divas since the days of Trish and Lita. 

With Kharma out of the picture, WWE is now faced with the less attractive option of terrible three-minute matches on TV that mean nothing, and pay-per-views that do nothing more than bring the crowd down before a big match. 

Why not contribute that three to five minutes to a promo for a young, up-and-coming WWE Superstar (Zack Ryder, anyone?) who could truly benefit from the otherwise wasted TV time? 

Speaking of Zack Ryder, dude has gotten over with the fickle confines of the Internet on the strength of one five-minute YouTube show per week.  So don't tell me three to five minutes won't make a difference. 

Like a critically acclaimed sitcom that was canceled prematurely (let's say Arrested Development), the departure of such potential from the WWE Diva's division will only remind fans what they have been deprived of going forward.

In the perennially struggling brand of entertainment that is the Divas division, the fan(s) are now stuck with bad reruns. 

At one time, the stars seemed to be aligning for the Divas division to take off once again on the strength of Kharma alone.

The stars have since collapsed into themselves, for now, and WWE needs to seriously consider building up their star power elsewhere moving forward. 

Big Nasty is a contributor to FightLife Magazine.  Follow him on Twitter @ThisIsNasty, or he'll suspend YOU.