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==Reigns== |
==Reigns== |
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{{Main|List of WWE Divas Champions}} |
{{Main|List of WWE Divas Champions}} |
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There have been 19 total reigns. The inaugural champion was [[Michelle McCool]], who defeated [[Natalya (wrestler)|Natalya]] at [[The Great American Bash (2008)]] on July 20, 2008 in Uniondale, New York. [[Maryse Ouellet]] holds the record for the longest reign at 216 days and is the first to hold the championship on more than one occasion. She also holds the record for longest combined reigns at 265 days. [[Jillian Hall]] is the shortest reigning champion, with her reign lasting 4 minutes and 30 seconds after her defeat to [[Melina Perez|Melina]]. [[Eve Torres]] holds the record for having the most reigns at 3. [[Alicia Fox]] is the first diva of African American descent to hold the championship, as she won at the [[WWE Fatal Four Way]] pay-per-view event: defeating [[Gail Kim]], [[Eve Torres]] and [[Maryse]]. [[The Bella Twins]] are the first set of twins to hold the title and the first to be in a family to hold the title. [[Eve Torres]] is the first Diva Search winner to become champion; while [[Michelle McCool]] was the first Diva Search contestant to be champion. The current champion is [[Kaitlyn]] who is in her first reign. She defeated Eve Torres for the title, in her hometown of [[Houston,Texas]] at the ''Raw'' 20th Anniversary special on January 14, 2013. |
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The WWE Divas Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is competed for by WWE Divas. The championship was created by WWE in 2008, and was introduced in storyline by then-SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero as an alternative to Raw's Women's Championship.[1] Michelle McCool became the inaugural champion on July 20, 2008 when she defeated Natalya at The Great American Bash. After former Divas Champion Maryse was drafted to Raw as part of the 2009 WWE Draft, she took the title with her. Michelle McCool won a match to unify the WWE Divas and Women's titles at the September 19, 2010, WWE pay per view, Night of Champions (2010), creating the Unified Divas Championship.
History
With the first WWF Brand Extension, a storyline division in which WWE assigns its employees to a different program, the other being Raw, in 2002, the WWF Women's Championship was to be defended on both brands. At some point that year, however, it became exclusive to the Raw brand. Thereafter, only Divas on the Raw brand were able to compete for the title, while the Divas on the SmackDown brand were unable to compete for a women's-exclusive championship.[2] However, on a few occasions the regulation was bypassed with Melina, Ashley, Torrie Wilson and Nidia challenging for the title while on the SmackDown! brand, but none were successful.[3][4]
As a result, WWE created the WWE Divas Championship and introduced it on the June 6, 2008 episode of Friday Night SmackDown when then SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero announced the creation of the title.[5] The championship belt was officially unveiled on the July 4, 2008 episode of SmackDown. After winning respective matches to earn the opportunity to wrestle for the new championship, Michelle McCool defeated Natalya at The Great American Bash to become the inaugural champion.[6][7] When Maryse won the title from McCool in December 2008, she dislocated her kneecap at a live event later that month. Similar to how Trish Stratus kept the Women's Championship when she was sidelined with a herniated disc in 2005,[8] Maryse was able to keep the Divas Title upon her return in late January 2009. As part of the 2009 WWE Draft, then-Divas Champion Maryse was one of the people drafted to the Raw brand, in the process making the championship exclusive to Raw.[9] It was announced on the August 30, 2010 episode of Raw that the Divas Championship would be unified with the Women's Championship at a match at Night of Champions. And with that, the title (known briefly as the WWE Unified Divas Championship) is now accessible to both WWE brands and the champion can appear on both shows.
Reigns
There have been 19 total reigns. The inaugural champion was Michelle McCool, who defeated Natalya at The Great American Bash (2008) on July 20, 2008 in Uniondale, New York. Maryse Ouellet holds the record for the longest reign at 216 days and is the first to hold the championship on more than one occasion. She also holds the record for longest combined reigns at 265 days. Jillian Hall is the shortest reigning champion, with her reign lasting 4 minutes and 30 seconds after her defeat to Melina. Eve Torres holds the record for having the most reigns at 3. Alicia Fox is the first diva of African American descent to hold the championship, as she won at the WWE Fatal Four Way pay-per-view event: defeating Gail Kim, Eve Torres and Maryse. The Bella Twins are the first set of twins to hold the title and the first to be in a family to hold the title. Eve Torres is the first Diva Search winner to become champion; while Michelle McCool was the first Diva Search contestant to be champion. The current champion is Kaitlyn who is in her first reign. She defeated Eve Torres for the title, in her hometown of Houston,Texas at the Raw 20th Anniversary special on January 14, 2013.
References
- ^ Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 81. ISBN 978-075664190-0.
- ^ "WWE Entertainment To Make RAW and SMACKDOWN Distinct Television Brands". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2002-03-27. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- ^ Hoffman, Brett (2007-04-01). "Playboy Covered". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- ^ "Women's Champion Trish Stratus def. Melina". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2005-11-28. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- ^ Passero, Mitch (2008-06-06). "Golden Dreams". WWE. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ Burdick, Michael (2008-07-20). "A Diva of destiny". WWE. Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ "History Of The Divas Championship - Michelle McCool (1)". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ "Trish Stratus Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ Plummer, Dale (2009-04-14). "RAW: Drafting a fresh start for the WWE". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2009-04-14.