WWE Divas Championship
- This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE. For Raw's women's championship, see WWE Women's Championship.
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The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Divas Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. It is competed for by WWE Divas only and is exclusive to the SmackDown! brand.
History
With the first WWE Brand Extension in 2002, the WWE 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 WWE Women's Championship, while the Divas on the SmackDown brand were unable to compete for a women's-exclusive championship.[1] Only on four separate occasions was the regulation bypassed, when Torrie Wilson, Nidia, Melina, and Ashley challenged for the title while on the SmackDown! brand, but non of them ever won the title.[2][3] As a result, the WWE Divas Championship was created, which was announced on the June 6, 2008 episode of SmackDown by SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero.[4] 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.[5][6]
Current champion
The current champion is Michelle McCool, who is the inaugural champion. She defeated Natalya at The Great American Bash in Uniondale, New York on July 20, 2008.[6]
Title history
| Wrestler | Reigns | Date | Location | Event | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle McCool | 1 | July 20, 2008 | Uniondale, NY | The Great American Bash (2008) | She defeated Natalya Neidhart[6] | July 20, 2008 | Uniondale, NY | The Great American Bash (2008) | She defeated Michelle McCool[6] |
List of individual reigns
As of November 11, 2008.
| Wrestler | Days Held | Date Won | Date Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle McCool | 114 | July 20, 2008 | Current champion |
List of combined reigns
As of November 11, 2008.
| Rank | Wrestler | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michelle McCool | 1 | 114+ |
See also
Notes
- ^ "WWE Entertainment To Make RAW and SMACKDOWN Distinct Television Brands". World Wrestling Entertainment corporate. 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. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ a b c d "History Of The Divas Championship - Michelle McCool (1)". WWE. 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-07-21. Cite error: The named reference "Michelle1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).