WWE Divas Championship

The WWE Divas Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship in the WWE promotion. The championship was generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants executed scripted finishes rather than contending in direct competition. The word "Divas" in the championship's name refers to the pseudonym WWE Diva, which WWE used to refer 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. The inaugural champion was Michelle McCool, who defeated Natalya on July 20, 2008, at The Great American Bash. On April 13, 2009, the title was moved from SmackDown to Raw as a result of then Divas Champion Maryse being drafted to Raw in the 2009 WWE draft. On September 19, 2010, at the Night of Champions pay-per-view event, Layla defeated Divas Champion Melina, retiring the Women's Championship and unifying it with the Divas Championship.
The title was retired on April 3, 2016, at WrestleMania 32, after Lita revealed the new WWE Women's Championship would replace the Divas Championship. Sasha Banks defeated Charlotte at the event to become the new Women's Champion.
No.	Champion 	Date 	Event 	Location 	Reign	Days	Notes
1 	Michelle McCool	July 20, 2008 	The Great American Bash 	Uniondale, NY 	1 	159 	
2 	Maryse 	December 26, 2008 	SmackDown 	Toronto, ON 	1 	64 	Maria served as the special guest referee.
The championship became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2009 WWE draft.
3 	Maria 	February 28, 2009 	House show 	Burlington, VT 	1 	15 	
4 	Maryse 	March 15, 2009 	House show 	Waco, TX 	2 	37 	
5 	Gail Kim 	April 21, 2009 	SmackDown 	Knoxville, TN 	1 	96 	
6 	Mickie James 	July 26, 2009 	Night of Champions 	Philadelphia, PA 	1 	78 	
7 	Jillian Hall 	October 12, 2009 	Raw 	Indianapolis, IN 	1 	<1 	
8 	Melina 	October 12, 2009 	Raw 	Indianapolis, IN 	1 	84 	
— 	Vacated 	January 4, 2010 	Raw 	Dayton, OH 	— 	— 	Vacated after Melina sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament, which sidelined her from in-ring competition.
9 	Maryse 	February 22, 2010 	Raw 	Indianapolis, IN 	2 	49 	Defeated Gail Kim in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
10 	Eve Torres 	April 12, 2010 	Raw 	London, England 	1 	69 	
11 	Alicia Fox 	June 20, 2010 	Fatal 4-Way 	Uniondale, NY 	1 	56 	This was a fatal four-way match also involving Gail Kim and Maryse. Fox pinned Maryse to win the championship.
12 	Melina 	August 15, 2010 	SummerSlam 	Los Angeles, CA 	2 	35 	
13 	Michelle McCool	September 19, 2010	Night of Champions 	Rosemont, IL 	2 	63 	This was a lumberjill match where the Women's Championship was unified with the Divas Championship. The title subsequently became defended on both the Raw and SmackDown brands and was briefly referred to as the Unified WWE Divas Championship, keeping the lineage of the Divas Championship whilst the Women's Championship was retired.
14 	Natalya 	November 21, 2010 	Survivor Series 	Miami, FL 	1 	70 	This was a handicap match also involving Layla as Michelle McCool's tag team partner.
15 	Brie Bella 	January 30, 2011 	Royal Rumble 	Boston, MA 	2 	71 	This was a fatal four-way match also involving Layla and Michelle McCool. Eve pinned Layla to win the championship.
16 	Eve Torres 	April 11, 2011 	Raw 	Bridgeport, CT 	1 	70 	
17 	Kharma 	June 19, 2011 	The Great American Bash 	Washington D.C. 	1 	287 	
18 	Trish Stratus 	April 1, 2012 	WrestleMania XXVII 	Miami, FL 	1 	1 	
— 	Vacated 	April 2, 2012 	Raw 	Miami, FL 	— 	— 	
19 	Brie Bella 	April 2, 2012 	Raw 	Miami, FL 	1 	34 	Last eliminated Eve Torres in a battle royal to win the vacant title.
20 	Beth Phoneix 	May 6, 2012 	Payback 	Rosemont, IL 	1 	42 	
21 	Kharma 	June 17, 2012 	Over the Limit 	East Rutherford, NJ	2 	92 	
— 	Vacated 	September 17, 2012	Raw 	Bridgeport, CT 	— 	— 	
22 	Eve Torres 	September 17, 2012	Raw 	Bridgeport, CT 	3 	120 	
23 	Kaitlyn 	December 16, 2013 	Armageddon 	Brooklyn, NY 	1 	29 	
24 	Kharma 	January 14, 2013 	Raw 20th Anniversary Special	Houston, TX 	3 	153 	
25 	AJ Lee 	June 16, 2013 	Payback 	Rosemont, IL 	1 	295 	
26 	Kaitlyn 	July 14, 2013 	Money in the Bank 	Philadelphia, PA 	2 	35 	
27 	AJ Lee 	August 18, 2013 	SummerSlam 	Miami, FL 	2 	232 	
28 	Paige 	April 7, 2014 	Raw 	New Orleans, LA 	1 	356 	
29 	AJ Lee 	March 29, 2015 	WrestleMania 31 	Santa Clara, CA 	3 	175 	
30 	Charlotte 	September 20, 2015	Night of Champions 	Houston, TX 	1 	1 	
31 	Nikki Bella 	September 21, 2015	Raw 	Laredo, TX 	1 	34 	
32 	Charlotte 	October 25, 2015 	Battleground 	Los Angeles, CA 	2 	1 	
33 	Nikki Bella 	October 26, 2015 	Raw 	San Diego, CA 	2 	27 	
34 	Charlotte 	November 22, 2015 	Survivor Series 	Atlanta, GA 	3 	1 	
35 	Paige 	November 23, 2015 	Raw 	Atlanta, GA 	1 	20 	
36 	Charlotte 	December 13, 2015 	Roadblock: End of the Line 	Boston, MA 	4 	43 	
37 	Becky Lynch 	January 25, 2016 	Raw 	Miami, FL 	1 	27 	
38 	Charlotte 	February 21, 2016 	Fastlane 	Cleveland, OH 	5 	43 	
39 	Sasha Banks 	April 4, 2016 	Raw 	Dallas, TX 	1 	48 	
40 	Charlotte 	May 22, 2016 	Payback 	Newark, NJ 	6 	8 	
41 	Sasha Banks 	May 30, 2016 	Raw 	Green Bay, WI 	2 	21 	
42 	Charlotte 	June 20, 2016 	Raw 	Phoenix, AR 	7 	7 	
43 	Sasha Banks 	June 27, 2016 	Raw 	Tampa, FL 	3 	27 	
44 	Charlotte 	July 24, 2016 	Great Balls of Fire 	Washington, D.C. 	8 	28 	Charlotte was drafted to Raw in the 2016 WWE Draft.
— 	Deactivated 	August 21, 2016 	SummerSlam 	Brooklyn, NY 	— 	— 	Becky Lynch unified the WWE Divas Championship with her WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
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