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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] The inaugural champion was Michelle McCool , who defeated Natalya on July 20, 2008, at The Great American Bash .
The WWE Divas Championship was a women's professional wrestling world championship in WWE.The championship was created by WWE in 2008, and was introduced as part of the WWE brand extension via a storyline by then SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero as an alternative to Raw's WWE Women's Championship.
The WWE Women's Championship [1] is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand. It was introduced on April 3, 2016, at WrestleMania 32 to replace the WWE Divas Championship and has a unique title history separate from the original ...
Carlos Colón (February 16, 1966 – July 19, 2008) Johnny Jeter (September 2001 – August 2008) (brief return only in 2014) Cherry (January 1999 – August 15, 2008) Sonny Siaki (March 1998 – September 17, 2008) Joey Mercury (October 12, 1996 – October 2008) (returned to wrestling from 2010 onwards) Peter Thornley (1964-October 29, 2008)
It was the only women's championship in the WWE until SmackDown created the WWE Divas Championship as a counterpart title in July 2008. The titles switched brands in April 2009. On September 19, 2010, at Night of Champions, the Women's Championship was unified with the WWE Divas Championship, retiring the Women's Championship.
In 2008, WWE entered its PG Era and adapted a family-friendly format. [59] WWE distanced itself from the sexual content that was pervasive throughout previous eras. [60] However, the role of women within WWE during this time was criticized because their matches were not as integral to the show as male wrestler's matches were. [59]
The WWE Women's Championship was subsequently renamed as the Raw Women's Championship to reflect its exclusivity to that brand. [25] [26] As a result of the 2023 WWE Draft, the championships switched brands, [27] and the Raw Women's Championship reverted back to its original name of WWE Women's Championship on the June 9, 2023, episode of ...
It was also released on UMD on August 23 2008. It was the first WWE PPV event to be released via the Blu-ray and UMD format. As well as the event, the DVD/BD release features bonus material in the form of the 2008 Hall of Fame ceremony in its entirety and the battle royal that took place before the event. [72] [73] [74]