Social Media Networking & Its Potential Impact On Total Divas

Posted by Hadraj Youssef On Tuesday, August 27, 2013 0 Comments
By Rob Sutter


As a wrestling fan, I find myself putting up with a lot of people telling me that what I'm watching isn't real and that there's no point to it. However, I would oftentimes point at the reality shows that they enjoy and tell them that those programs are no more legitimate than the programming I enjoy. After seeing "Total Divas" premiere recently, I can't help but feel as though the joke is on me. Is it possible, though, for this show to be assisted by social media networking?

"Total Divas" is the latest reality sensation on E! and it has done quite a bit in order to stir feelings amongst the general public. This show is about seven females, each of them contracted by the WWE. Knowing this, we are able to see how they go about certain parts of their lives, whether it has to do with their personal matters or aspects more closely related to work. To say that this show has earned both good and bad responses, though, would be an understatement.

On the one hand, I can understand why wrestling fans despise this show and I have to agree with them for a number of reasons. For one, it almost seems to cast these females in such a negative light when you know that this isn't how they act in real life. For example, Natalya - who's been wrestling for several years even before her WWE debut in 2008 - has been portrayed as a weak, oftentimes paranoid personality since other girls may swoop in to take her spot. As a fan of wrestling itself, you have to sit back and wonder "why?"

On the other hand, I can see fans of reality television getting a kick out of "Total Divas" and this is where the target of social media networking should be focused on. For those who don't know, this is an important platform supported by firms like fishbat.This show has all of the elements that reality fanatics seem to crave, from the drama between the ladies to the relationship developments that seem to play out on their own onscreen. Maybe this show was created with a different audience in mind.

I am all for the females of WWE finding a greater audience but the fact that this reality show has been made for that general purpose is not something that I agree with. You have to keep in mind that WWE is not exactly short on television time these days, especially when you consider that RAW is three hours long each week. Wouldn't it make more sense for the Divas to gain time through that platform? Even so, "Total Divas" is the direction WWE is going to with, no matter what.




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