The United States Title, Divas Revolution Flop and More from the Women's Mailbag

Seth Rollins might be the most powerful active competitor in wrestling. With WWE's two most important championships in his possession, it's up to Rollins to make both titles seem special.

Prior to Rollins' United States title win, one could argue that John Cena's efforts made that title more important than the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, which still doesn't have an actual division.

Now Rollins must face the tall task of keeping both titles relevant. Good luck.

Future of the United States Championship?

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@ThisIsNasty What should happen to the US Title now? Not being defended at NOC is a horrible look, right?

— Kirk (@KirkRogersRadio) August 27, 2015

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Right. The United States Championship has come too far to not be defended at a pay-per-view where every championship is supposed to be on the line. If this means Seth Rollins must pull double duty, then so be it. With Rollins' in-ring prowess and crossfit training, there is nobody better equipped to handle such a workload.

Rollins reminds me more of Shawn Michaels with every day he spends as world champion. He's a smaller top star who is able to get the right kind of heel heat while delivering in big matches. He even holds two championships, like Michaels did when he was both the European and WWE champion.

One way Rollins does not want to be like Shawn Michaels, however, is to completely neglect his secondary championship. Cena's promo with Jon Stewart about what the United States Championship meant was pivotal to the title's importance. Now, Cena needs to follow up by challenging Rollins to a United States Championship match at WWE Night of Champions.

Question of the Week: Revolting Revolution?  

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@ThisIsNasty I'm not buying into this whole 'diva revolution'. Is it just me or are all the boring promos killing the momentum? #RAWTonight

— Steven Curd (@stevencurd) August 25, 2015

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Nobody is buying into the Divas Revolution. The entire "revolution" has been a lazy, patronizing campaign in which WWE wants credit for featuring women on television.

You know why women's wrestling works in NXT? Because it's not a revolution. It's part of the show. A big part of the show, where there is a creative backstory and direction for every female character. These stories ultimately lead to a big match.

WWE has simply decided to segregate Divas into three different groups, make them fight for no reason and call it a revolution. 

One gets the uneasy feeling that WWE thinks it's doing these Divas a favor simply by featuring them on television. That's almost as bad as not featuring women on television in the first place.

During the July 13 edition of Raw (h/t James Caldwell of PWTorch), Stephanie McMahon made mention of "a revolution with women in sports happening right now, whether it's women's soccer, whether it's UFC whether it's tennis." 

But, in reality, these sports don't market these women as civil rights icons. They're just doing what they're supposed to do—dominating. That's more of a civil rights statement than any.

UFC is not doing Ronda Rousey any favors. She is one of, if not their biggest draw in the sport. Her presence on a UFC card makes a huge difference. UFC needs Rousey. The same applies to Serena Williams' dominance in tennis and the success of the United States Women's National Soccer Team.

It's no secret that WWE is seen as the stepchild of entertainment. So when it embraces something as aggressively as it has with this Divas Revolution, it immediately becomes uncool. There was a similar effect on Fandango the second WWE came up with the term "Fandangoing."

WWE's overuse of the #DivasRevolution is like when you first saw your parents on Facebook.

A Divas-only show?

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@ThisIsNasty Why not use Main Event/Superstars as a Diva only show? Would help build the #DivaRevolution. Would pplewatch it? #mailbag

— Adam (@Gedz11) August 26, 2015

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This would be an ambitious first step in actually creating a successful Divas division without the lame hashtag. Branding a show like WWE Main Event as a Divas-only show could create yet another standalone brand similar to NXT.

With enough dedication, storytelling and character development, it would quickly gain a cult following among WWE Network Subscribers—many of whom fit into the diehard/hipster demographic.

WWE does not have enough time on Raw every week to truly develop a division of nine Divas. Having an hour dedicated to the Divas division every week would give them that time, allowing them to slow down and explain the motivation behind each individual character.

A Seth Rollins Sting Operation?

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@ThisIsNasty if @WWERollins has to cheat his way past a mid 50s stinger, does someone from creative need to bite the bullet?

— Joe Travis (@Chamakh_Me_Hard) August 25, 2015

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I don't think anybody looks at Sting as an aging wrestler. He's still a novelty in WWE, and his face paint makes him virtually ageless.

WWE has done an exceptional job booking Sting as an unstoppable force on television. In his few TV appearances, he got the better of his opposition, similar to the early days of his original black-crow run in WCW.

My guess is Sting will continue to get the upper hand over Rollins, and Rollins will need to either cheat to win or get himself disqualified.

It's not ideal, but at this point Rollins has been so good in each of his pay-per-view matches, it would be easy to overlook.

Alfred Konuwa is a featured columnist and on-air host for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter @ThisIsNasty and subscribe to his weekly wrestling podcast.