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The WWE Divas Championship is a professional wrestling women's championship owned by the WWE promotion. The creation of the championship was announced on June 6, 2008 by then SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero as a counterpart to the Raw brand's WWE Women's Championship. The word "Divas" in the championship's name refers to the pseudonym WWE Diva, which WWE uses to refer to its female wrestlers. On April 13, 2009, the title was moved from the SmackDown brand to the Raw brand as a result of then-Divas Champion Maryse being drafted in the 2009 WWE Draft.[1] On September 19, 2010 at the Night of Champions pay-per-view event, self-professed co-Women's Champion Michelle McCool defeated WWE Divas Champion Melina, retiring the Women's Championship and unifying it with the Divas Championship.[2] The title is now accessible to both WWE brands and the champion can appear on both shows. The Divas Championship was defended for the first time in NXT Wrestling on the March 26, 2013 episode, where Kaitlyn successfully retained against Natalya.[3]
The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. The inaugural champion was Michelle McCool, who defeated Natalya on July 20, 2008 at WWE's The Great American Bash.[4] Eve Torres holds the record for most reigns as Divas Champion with 3. At 216 days, Maryse's first reign is the longest in the championship's history. Jillian Hall holds the record for shortest reign in the title's history at less than a day. The current champion is AJ Lee, who is in her first reign with the title. Overall, there have been 20 reigns shared between 15 Divas.
Title history
- Key
| # | Order in reign history |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Location | The city in which the title was won |
| Event | The event in which the title was won |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
Names
| Name[5] | Years[5] |
|---|---|
| WWE Divas Championship | 2008–present |
| WWE Unified Divas Championship | 2010 |
Reigns
As of August 12, 2024.
| # | Wrestler | Reigns | Date | Days Held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle McCool | 1 | July 20, 2008 | 155 | Uniondale, NY | The Great American Bash | Defeated Natalya to become the inaugural champion. | [6] |
| 2 | Maryse | 1 | December 22, 2008 | 216 | Toronto, ON | SmackDown | Maria was the special guest referee. Aired December 26. The championship became exclusive to the Raw brand on April 13, 2009 when Maryse was drafted from SmackDown. | [7][8][9] |
| 3 | Mickie James | 1 | July 26, 2009 | 78 | Philadelphia, PA | Night of Champions | [10] | |
| 4 | Jillian Hall | 1 | October 12, 2009 | 0 | Indianapolis, IN | Raw | [11] | |
| 5 | Melina | 1 | 84 | [12] | ||||
| — | Vacated | — | January 4, 2010 | — | Dayton, OH | Raw | WWE vacated the title after Melina sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament, which sidelined her from in-ring competition. | [13] |
| 6 | Maryse | 2 | February 22, 2010 | 49 | Indianapolis, IN | Raw | Defeated Gail Kim in a tournament final. | [14] |
| 7 | Eve Torres | 1 | April 12, 2010 | 69 | London, England | Raw | [15] | |
| 8 | Alicia Fox | 1 | June 20, 2010 | 56 | Uniondale, NY | Fatal 4-Way | This was a fatal four–way match also involving Gail Kim and Maryse. | [16] |
| 9 | Melina | 2 | August 15, 2010 | 35 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam | [17] | |
| 10 | Michelle McCool | 2 | September 19, 2010 | 63 | Rosemont, IL | Night of Champions | This was a lumberjill match where the Women's Championship was unified with the Divas Championship. The title subsequently became accessible on both the Raw and SmackDown brands and was briefly referred to as the Unified Divas Championship, keeping the lineage of the Divas Championship whilst the Women's Championship was retired. Layla was unofficially the co-champion during this reign; she defended the championship in McCool's place on some occasions. | [18][19] |
| 11 | Natalya | 1 | November 21, 2010 | 70 | Miami, FL | Survivor Series | This was a handicap match also involving Layla as Michelle McCool's tag team partner. | [20] |
| 12 | Eve Torres | 2 | January 30, 2011 | 71 | Boston, MA | Royal Rumble | This was a fatal four–way match also involving Layla and Michelle McCool. | [21] |
| 13 | Brie Bella | 1 | April 11, 2011 | 70 | Bridgeport, CT | Raw | [22] | |
| 14 | Kelly Kelly | 1 | June 20, 2011 | 104 | Baltimore, MD | Raw | This was a "Power to the People" special episode of Raw, where Brie Bella's opponent was determined by a fan-voted poll. Kelly Kelly received the highest number of votes over Beth Phoenix and Eve Torres. | [23] |
| 15 | Beth Phoenix | 1 | October 2, 2011 | 204 | New Orleans, LA | Hell in a Cell | [24] | |
| 16 | Nikki Bella | 1 | April 23, 2012 | 6 | Detroit, MI | Raw | This was a lumberjill match. | [25] |
| 17 | Layla | 1 | April 29, 2012 | 140 | Rosemont, IL | Extreme Rules | Layla pinned Brie Bella to win the title from Nikki after the twins switched places during the match while the referee was distracted. | [26] |
| 18 | Eve Torres | 3 | September 16, 2012 | 120 | Boston, MA | Night of Champions | [27] | |
| 19 | Kaitlyn | 1 | January 14, 2013 | 153 | Houston, TX | Raw 20th Anniversary Special | If Eve had been counted out or disqualified, she would have lost the title. | [28][29] |
| 20 | AJ Lee | 1 | June 16, 2013 | 4,075+ | Rosemont, IL | Payback | [30] |
List of combined reigns
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Indicates the current champion. | |
| <1 | The reign is shorter than one day. |
As of August 12, 2024.
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryse | 2 | 265 |
| 2 | Eve Torres | 3 | 260 |
| 3 | Michelle McCool | 2 | 218 |
| 4 | Beth Phoenix | 1 | 204 |
| 5 | AJ Lee | 1 | 4075+ |
| 6 | Kaitlyn | 1 | 153 |
| 7 | Layla | 1 | 140 |
| 8 | Melina | 2 | 119 |
| 9 | Kelly Kelly | 1 | 104 |
| 10 | Mickie James | 1 | 78 |
| 11 | Brie Bella | 1 | 70 |
| Natalya | 1 | 70 | |
| 13 | Alicia Fox | 1 | 56 |
| 14 | Nikki Bella | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Jillian Hall | 1 | <1 |
See also
References
- General
- Oliver, Earl. "WWE Divas Championship Title History". Solie.org. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- "History of the Divas Championship". WWE. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- Specific
- ^ Martin, Adam (2009-04-14). "Raw results – 4/13/09". WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ Tylwalk, Nick (2010-09-19). "Few gimmicks, more title changes at Night of Champions". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ^ Diva-Dirt (2013-03-27). "What do you get when you mix a Hart and a Hybrid? Brilliance". CBA. Diva Dirt. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ^ Hillhouse, Dave (2008-07-24). "The Great American Soap Opera". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ a b "WWE Women's Championship". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
- ^ "Michelle McCool's first reign". WWE. 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ "Maryse's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ^ Beauvais, Mike (2008-12-23). "WWE News: Complete WWE Smackdown 12/22 tapings report - Spoilers on title change, Jeff Hardy in main event". PW Torch. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ^ Sitterson, Aubrey (2009-04-13). "Results: Rough draft". WWE. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ "Mickie James's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Jillian Hall`s first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ^ "Melina's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ^ "Divas Champion Melina injured". WWE. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ "Maryse's second reign". WWE. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ "Eve's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Alicia Fox's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "Melina's second reign". WWE. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Michelle McCool's second reign". WWE. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ Adkins, Greg (2010-09-20). "Results: CU in Hell!". WWE. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ^ "Natalya's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ "Eve's second reign". WWE. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ "Brie Bella's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Kelly Kelly's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Beth Phoenix's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Nikki Bella's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ^ "Layla's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ^ "Eve's third reign". WWE. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ "Kaitlyn's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ "Kaitlyn def. Eve to win the Divas Championship". WWE. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ^ "AJ Lee's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2013-06-17.