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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
Inaugural champion Lyra Valkyria. The American professional wrestling promotion WWE was founded in April 1963, but it never had a secondary women's championship until April 2024 when the NXT Women's North American Championship was introduced for the developmental brand NXT, [1] followed by the WWE Women's United States Championship for the main roster brand SmackDown in early November.
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.
Michelle Leigh Calaway [5] (née McCool; born January 25, 1980) is an American retired professional wrestler.She is best known for her tenure in WWE, where she is a former two-time, as well as first ever WWE Divas Champion and a two-time WWE Women's Champion.
Kaitlyn wrestling Natalya during a WWE house show in November 2012. On the November 6 episode of Raw, Kaitlyn teamed with Layla in a tag team match against Eve and Aksana in a winning effort. [58] The following week on Raw, Kaitlyn defeated Layla to become the number one contender to Eve's Divas Championship. [59]
The WWE Women's United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division. It is one of two secondary women's championships on WWE's main roster, along with the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship on Raw .
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]
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 ...