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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]
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 ...
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 .
The championship was unified into the WWE Divas Championship. Michelle McCool defended the title in place of Layla in the unification match. WWE Divas Championship: Charlotte Flair: 1 April 3, 2016 196 The championship was retired and replaced by a new WWE Women's Championship. Tag team championships: WWF Women's Tag Team Championship: The ...
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 2010, Richter was offered induction in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2010, which she accepted. [18] She was inducted by Roddy Piper. [19] In contrast of her shoot interviews, her speech spoke fondly of her wrestling career and how the WWE Divas thanked her for her influence. Richter's speech ended joyfully, exclaiming "Girls Just Wanna Have ...
Shelly Leonor Martinez (born February 9, 1980) is an American model, actress, retired professional wrestler and valet.She is known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its ECW brand under the ring name Ariel and for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Salinas as valet to The Latin American Xchange (LAX).
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