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Throughout its history, women have served in various onscreen roles in the American professional wrestling promotion WWE.In the 1990s, WWE (then known as the World Wrestling Federation) introduced the term Diva to refer to its female performers, including wrestlers, managers or valets, backstage interviewers, or ring announcers.
The word "Divas" in the championship's name refers to the pseudonym WWE Diva, which WWE used to refer to its female wrestlers. 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. [1]
For the most part, the brands have their own distinct championships, but some select titles are open to all the brands, such as the WWE Speed Championship for male wrestlers, as well as the WWE Women's Speed Championship and WWE Women's Tag Team Championship for female wrestlers.
Ring name Real name Notes Abilene Maverick [1] Callee Wilkerson: Adriana Gambino [2] Noelle Giorgi: Americana [3] Samantha Sage: Ashley Blaze [4] Camron Clay: Big Rig Betty [5] Maria James [6] BK Rhythm [7] Killa Kate Folan [8] Brittany Bay [4] Brittany Bay: Catalina Speed: Emma Maria Diaz: Chainsaw [9] Reyna Merre Velarde: Chantilly Chella [10 ...
The title was established as the WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 32, to replace the WWE Divas Championship. Charlotte, the reigning Divas Champion, defeated Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks in a triple threat match to become the inaugural champion. The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2016 WWE Draft in July. [3] WWE: Raw: 2
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision , reviewed on 18 October 2024 . Former women's professional wrestling championship WWE Divas Championship The WWE Divas Championship belt (2014–2016) Details Promotion WWE Date established June 6, 2008 Date retired April 3, 2016 (replaced with the WWE Women's Championship) Other name(s) WWE Divas Championship (2008 ...
As a result of the 2023 WWE Draft, the Raw and SmackDown women's championships switched brands. In June 2023, the SmackDown Women's Championship was renamed as Women's World Championship while the Raw Women's Championship reverted to its original name of WWE Women's Championship. Two-time and current champion Liv Morgan
At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy for female wrestlers are the Women's World Championship on Raw and the WWE Women's Championship on SmackDown—regarded as women's world championships. The Women's World Championship is held by two-time champion Liv Morgan , who won the title by defeating Becky Lynch at King and Queen of the Ring on ...