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Welcome to Lethalwow.com's
WWE Divas section. This section is
separated into two categories:
Current Women of the
WWE and Past
Women of the WWE. In each category
you will find profiles with pictures and biographical
information.
The History of Women in the WWE...
Women have played a huge role in the World Wrestling
Entertainment since its existence. The company started
as Capitol Wrestling Corporation in 1952, and was part
of the National Wrestling Alliance. By 1963, the company
was known as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF).
In February of 1980, Vincent K. McMahon purchased Capitol
Wrestling Corporation Ltd., and the promotion was then
known as World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Before 1980,
The Fabulous Moolah dominated women's wrestling in the
United States of America. In 1955 she began working
at the Capitol Wrestling Corporation under Vince McMahon,
Sr. There she would defeat Judy Grable in a 13-women
battle royal to win the NWA World Women's Championship.
In the years that followed, The Fabulous Moolah battled
the likes of Bette Boucher, Yukiko Tomoe, Sue Green
and more. In 1983, Vince McMahon bought the rights to
the NWA World Women's Championship and NWA Women's World
Tag Team Championship. The Fabulous Moolah was then
acknowledged as the first WWF Women's Champion, and
Velvet McIntyre and Princess Victoria as the first WWF
Women's Tag-Team Champions, with most of the prior history
not acknowledged.
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the 1980's during the Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection, Wendi
Richter, who was managed by Cyndi Lauper was at the forefront
of the promotion, where Wendi Richter would defeat The
Fabulous Moolah for the WWF Women's Title (1984
WWF Women's Matches). Other women that would have
big roles in the 80's included Sherri Martel, Jumping
Bomb Angels, The Glamour Girls (Judy Martin and Leilani
Kai), Miss Elizabeth, and more. Despite the Women's title
being vacated in 1989, women still continued to play vital
roles in the Word Wrestling Federation, and we saw a feud
with Sherri Martel and Luna Vachon in 1993 (1993
WWF Matches). This led into 1994, where Alundra Blayze
became WWF Women's Champion, who was the face of the Division
in the years that followed. Other wrestlers that held the Championship in this era were Bertha Faye and Bull Nakano. After Alundra Blayze's departure from the
company, we saw women who were managers surge in popularity...
the likes of Sunny and Sable.  Sunny
and Sable would be featured heavily for their provocative
outfits during live events and photo shoots. Sable's move
to in-ring action set the standard for the modern day
female wrestler in the WWE, where being marketed as eye
candy moved to the forefront (1998
WWF Women's Matches). In April of 1999, Sable was
the first woman in WWE history to refer to herself as
a "Diva," and graced the cover of Playboy magazine that
same year. Chyna later became the second female wrestler
to grace the cover of Playboy magazine. In the years that
followed, the ladies would be marketed as "WWF Divas,"
and pose in swimwear for yearly DVDs and swimsuit editions
of magazines. In 2002, the WWF was now know as the WWE
(World Wrestling Entertainment).
Trish Stratus
Photo © WWE
In the years that followed, Lita and Trish Stratus became
two of the most popular WWE Divas in history. Who also
shared the spotlight with the likes of Torrie Wilson,
Stacy Keibler, and Stephanie McMahon. And while there
were still seasoned female wrestlers around, the likes
of Molly Holly, Jackie Moore, and Jazz, more and more
women without wrestling backgrounds were hired by the
WWE. The model look was the new standard for female wrestlers
in the WWE, and in 2003 the "WWE Diva Search" contest
was launched. The contest saw countless models become
the women we would see in the ring in the years to come.
Wrestlers who came from the WWE Diva search contests included
Christy Hemme, Candice Michelle, Michelle McCool, Layla
El, Ashley Massaro, and many more. Still, ladies that established themselves as wrestlers before working for the World Wrestling Entertainment were in the mix. The likes of Mickie James, Beth Phoenix, Melina Perez and Nattie Neidhart.
In 2008, a second championship was brought into the mix
for the women of the WWE to compete for. This was the
"WWE Divas Championship" (Title
History), where on July 20, 2008 at the The Great
American Bash Pay-Per-View, Michelle McCool defeated Nattie
Neidhart to become the first WWE Divas Champion. Years
later, both the Women's Title and Divas Title were united,
when Michelle McCool defeated Melina Perez on September
19, 2010 at the Night of Champions Pay-Per-View.
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Wrestling Profiles A to Z.
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