WWE Divas Championship History
The WWE Divas Championship was created in 2008, years after an established World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) brand split. On WWE Raw, female talent competed for the WWE Women’s Championship, and on WWE Smackdown!, female wrestlers competed for the WWE Divas Championship. The first Divas Champion was crowned on July 20, 2008, when Michelle McCool defeated Natalie Neidhart at The Great American Bash 2008.
Prior to the Divas Championship, over the years—at different time periods, the WWE Women’s Champion was able to defend the Championship on both brands, and at other times, the belt was exclusive to WWE Raw. On September 19, 2010, at Night of Champions 2010, the WWE Women’s Championship and Divas Championship was unified when Michelle McCool defeated Melina Perez.
1. Michelle McCool
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Date Won: July 20, 2008
Days Held: 155 Days Event Won: The Great American Bash (2008) Venue: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Location: Uniondale, NY Michelle McCool defeated Natalya—real name Nattie Neidhart, to be crowned the 1st WWE Divas Champion. |
2. Maryse Ouellet
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Date Won: December 22, 2008
Days Held: 216 Days Event Won: WWE SmackDown! Venue: Air Canada Centre Location: Toronto, ON Maryse defeated Michelle McCool, to become the second woman to hold the Championship. The show aired on December 26, 2008. |
3. Mickie James
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Date Won: July 26, 2009
Days Held: 78 Days Event Won: Night of Champions 2009 Venue: Wachovia Center Location: Philadelphia, PA |
4. Jillian Hall
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Date Won: October 12, 2009
Days Held: 4 minutes, 30 seconds Event Won: WWE Raw Venue: Conseco Fieldhouse Location: Indianapolis, IN Jillian Hall defeated Mickie James after cheating to win. Unfortunately for Jillian, Raw guest host/guest General Manager Nancy O’Dell announced that Melina Perez was drafted to Raw. Jillian then had to defend the belt immediately. The loss made Jillian the shortest reigning WWE Divas Champion in history. |
5. Melina Perez
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Date Won: October 12, 2009
Days Held: 84 Days Event Won: WWE Raw Venue: Conseco Fieldhouse Location: Indianapolis, IN On January 4, 2010, the WWE Divas Championship was vacated due to Melina suffering an injury… Melina suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). |
6. Maryse Ouellet (2nd Championship Reign)
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Date Won
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Location
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Days Held
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Event
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| February 22, 2010 |
Indianapolis, IN
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49
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WWE Raw
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—Maryse Ouellet defeated Gail Kim in the finals of an eight-diva tournament, to crown a new WWE Divas Champion—due to the title being vacated after Melina suffered an ACL injury.
Maryse became the first in history to become a 2-Time WWE Divas Champion. Both Maryse’s reigns combined, brought her total days as Divas Champion to 265 days—the longest in History.
7. Eve Torres
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Date Won
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Location
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Days Held
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Event
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| April 12, 2010 |
London, England
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69
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WWE Raw
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—Eve Torres became the first Diva Search Contestant winner to become WWE Divas Champion.
8. Alicia Fox
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Date Won
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Location
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Days Held
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Event
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| June 20, 2010 |
Uniondale, NY
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56
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Fatal 4-Way 2010
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9. Melina Perez (2nd Championship Reign)
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Date Won
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Location
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Days Held
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Event
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| August 15, 2010 |
Los Angeles, CA
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35
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SummerSlam 2010
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10. Michelle McCool (2nd Championship Reign)
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Date Won
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Location
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Days Held
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Event
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| September 19, 2010 |
Rosemont, IL
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63
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Night of Champions 2010
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—In this match, Michelle McCool once again made history… This was a Lumberjack/Lumberjill match, that saw the unification of the WWE Women’s Championship and the WWE Divas Championship. The WWE Women’s Championship was retired, and the Divas belt was briefly known as the “WWE Unified Divas Championship.” McCool lost the Championship 63 Days later, to Natalya—the woman she beat to become the 1st WWE Divas Champion in 2008.
11. Natalya
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Date Won
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Location
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Days Held
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Event
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| November 21, 2010 |
Miami, Florida
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70
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Survivor Series 2010
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—Natalya won the WWE Divas Championship in a handicap match against Michelle McCool and Layla El. Michelle McCool and Layla—collectively known as Team LayCool, named themselves co-Divas Champions during McCool’s reign. Layla was not officially recognized as Divas Champ.
12. Eve Torres (2nd Championship Reign)
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Date Won
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Location
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Days Held
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Event
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| January 30, 2011 |
Boston, MA
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71
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Royal Rumble 2011
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—Eve Torres won the Divas title in a fatal four–way match with Champion Natalya, Michelle McCool, and Layla El.
13. Brie Bella
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Date Won
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Location
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Days Held
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Event
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| April 11, 2011 |
Bridgeport, CT
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70
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WWE Raw
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14. Kelly Kelly
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Date Won
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Location
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Days Held
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Event
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| June 20, 2011 |
Baltimore, MD
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104
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WWE Raw
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14. Beth Phoenix
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Date Won
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Location
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Days Held
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Event
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| October 2, 2011 |
New Orleans, Louisiana
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204
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Hell in a Cell 2011
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16. Nikki Bella
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Date Won
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Location
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Days Held
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Event
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| April 23, 2012 |
Detroit, Michigan
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6
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WWE Raw
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17. Layla El
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Date Won
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Location
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Days Held
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Event
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| April 29, 2012 |
Rosemont, Illinois
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140
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Extreme Rules 2012
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18. Eve Torres (3rd Championship Reign)
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Date Won
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Location
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Days Held
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Event
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| September 16, 2012 |
Boston, MA
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71
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Night of Champions 2012
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—Eve Torres became the first in history, to become a 3-Time WWE Divas Champion.
