Rosa Mendes: Does she have a chance?

Rosa Mendes: Does she have a chance?



There are often times where wrestling fans will tend to over-criticize the WWE Superstars and Divas for not being talented enough in the wrestling ring. However, we have to remember that these athletes put their bodies on the line every time they step in that ring to entertain the fans worldwide. Many times when we hear criticism, it will often tend to be harsher when it concerns the Divas.

However, we also need to remember that these women don’t always get the chance to truly show the fans what they are capable of as wrestlers due to the fact they often have to hold back on moves so they don’t look better than the male wrestlers. Also, when the Divas actually do get a match that isn’t cut from the program, they tend to be very short and rushed to make time for the next segment or match that is sadly considered more of a priority in the world of WWE. Having that been said, I think one Diva gets much harsher criticism than she should be getting. That Diva is Rosa Mendes.

Rosa Mendes may not be the best female wrestler in the history of the WWE but she certainly isn’t the worse. She has shown a desire to improve but sadly has never really been given many matches throughout her career. This is an issue because it makes it harder for a Diva to improve if they aren’t getting the experience they need to improve in the ring. Now am I saying she should be immediately given a Divas Championship Title Shot at a pay-per-view? Not yet but maybe with time, she can improve enough to be Divas Championship potential.

Perhaps giving her some long matches on the smaller shows such as NXT, Main Event, Saturday Morning Slam and Superstars could help her to improve until she is skilled enough to start wrestling on the bigger shows such as Raw, Smackdown and pay-per-views. Until she improves enough, perhaps she can continue to be the manager of her tag team, Epico and Primo on Raw and Smackdown but maybe get involved more in their matches by interfering to help give her team the upper hand. However, since she is currently in a feud with fellow Divas Naomi and Cameron, perhaps we may continue to see more matches between those three.

One factor I think Rosa Mendes does decently now is promos and segments. I did find her brief storyline with Alberto Del Rio as somewhat interesting until WWE’s Creative Department decided to suddenly drop the storyline. Besides that though, I do think she can cut some heel (bad guy or in this case, bad girl) promos well.

Sometimes Rosa may tend to overdo it with her heel promos but many Divas in the past have overdone it with their heel promos including Layla El when she was a heel on ECW for a while. One way to solve that issue is just to tone it down a bit to make it appear more natural. Once Layla did that, she became an excellent heel character during her second time as a heel on Smackdown when she was in the tag team stable, Laycool which consisted of her and Michelle McCool. Despite Rosa occasionally overdramatizing her heel segments and promos, there have been times where she perfomed segments and promos very well.

Another thing I will praise Rosa for is the desire she has to be more fit and healthy. That is definitely a step in the right direction for improvement in the ring as good health is vital to have for this sport. For the past few months, Rosa has been focusing on a goal she likes to call Musclemania. 

The goal of Musclemania is to be as healthy and fit as possible by Wrestlemania  29 on April 7, 2013. Because of this goal, Rosa is showing her fans how her progress is going through various ways including posts on Twitter as well as videos on Youtube and Tout. She is also encouraging her fans to take part in Musclemania  by giving them recipes and tips on how to eat healthier. This shows that she cares about her fans and wants them to have better health too.