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Former WWE wrestler Maria Kanellis was critical of how WWE portrays women, stating that it feels more like a "promotional tactic". [187] After being released in 2021, Mickie James said that one WWE executive told her: "Women's wrestling doesn't make money" in response to her push for a second all-female pay-per-view or an all-female branded ...
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]
Luke Winkie of Sports Illustrated listed her as the 79th greatest wrestler of all time, [132] while WWE named her the fourth greatest "Female Superstar in Modern WWE History" in 2021. [133] Beth Phoenix credits her with "breaking down doors" in the industry, and Kimber Lee credits Chyna as her motivation for entering wrestling.
Total Divas is an American reality television series that aired from July 28, 2013, to December 10, 2019, on E!. [1] [2] The series gave viewers an inside look into the lives of female WWE wrestlers from their work within WWE to their personal lives with the inclusion of behind the scenes footage.
WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion and entertainment company based in Stamford, Connecticut. [1] Former employees in WWE consist of professional wrestlers , managers , valets , play-by-play and color commentators , announcers , interviewers , referees , trainers , script writers, executives , and members of the board of directors .
She is best known for her tenures in WWE from 2010 to 2014 and 2018 to 2019, under the ring name Kaitlyn, where she is a former WWE Divas Champion. Bonin started her career as a body fitness model. In 2007, she won the National Physique Committee (NPC) John Sherman Classic Bodybuilding Figure and Fitness Championship and came in fifth at the ...
In May 2007, Torres entered World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s Diva Search. [6] [17] She was chosen by WWE officials as one of the eight finalists from a group of 50 women. [6] On October 29, 2007, in Philadelphia, live on Raw, she was crowned the 2007 WWE Diva Search winner, defeating finalist Brooke Gilbertsen and becoming a WWE Diva.
On the WrestleMania 32 pre-show, former WWE wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer Lita announced that the Divas Championship triple threat match with Charlotte, Becky Lynch, and Sasha Banks would instead be for the new WWE Women's Championship. The Divas Championship was subsequently retired. [39] NXT UK Women's Championship: June 18, 2018 Rhea Ripley