All week leading up to WrestleMania 32, we’re revisiting the most memorable women’s wrestling moments in WrestleMania’s 32 year history, tackling a total of 26 WrestleManias. WrestleMania XX March 14th, 2004 At the twentieth WrestleMania, two Divas matches and one heel turn made for one of the most unforgettable WrestleManias yet. First, Sable and Torrie … Read more
WrestleMania X8 March 17th, 2002 The eighteenth WrestleMania saw the first and only time Lita and Trish Stratus met at the biggest show of the year when both competed for Jazz‘s Women’s Championship. Jazz took advantage of the animosity between Lita and Trish to hang on to the belt, disposing of Trish and hitting Lita … Read more
WrestleMania X-Seven April 2nd, 2000 The seventeenth WrestleMania brought with it every kind of drama imaginable. First, Chyna finally got revenge on Ivory and Right to Censor, defeating Ivory to win the Women’s Championship. As expected, when Chyna finally got some alone time with her foe, she made short work of her. Later, Lita made … Read more
A big change is on the horizon for the Divas division. PWInsider (via SEScoops) is reporting that the WWE is going forward with a plan to rebrand the Divas division – renaming it the Women’s division – and will make the announcement on Monday’s Post-WrestleMania Raw. According to the report, this will include introducing a … Read more
WrestleMania XV March 28th, 1999 At the fifteenth WrestleMania, Sable defended the Women’s Championship against former superfan Tori. Tori, wrestling in just her second WWE match, showed no hesitation, brutally attacking Sable. She seemed to have the championship well within her grasp, but the debut of Nicole Bass signaled the end of her hopes. Bass … Read more
WrestleMania X March 20th, 1994 The tenth WrestleMania was the first to book two matches involving women, the first of which saw Luna Vachon team with Bam Bam Bigelow to take on Dink and Doink the Clown. Bigelow won the match for his team, laying out Doink with a diving headbutt. Later in the night, … Read more
WrestleMania 2 April 7th, 1986 At the second WrestleMania, Fabulous Moolah defended the Women’s Championship she infamously won from Wendi Richter. Former Women’s Tag Team Champion Velvet McIntyre was her challenger The match was notably short, lasting just a minute. Moolah would claim victory in shady fashion, pinning Velvet off of a missed splash, the … Read more
WrestleMania I March 31st, 1985 At the very first WrestleMania, Leilani Kai defended her Women’s Championship against Wendi Richter. Both women had a legendary backup in their corners: Wendi brought along pop star Cyndi Lauper, while Leilani recruited the incomparable Fabulous Moolah. It didn’t take long for the villainous Moolah to interfere, but she was … Read more
WWE Roadblock wasn’t supposed to threaten a Divas Title change, but the power of Natalya and a home country crowd made Charlotte‘s title reign flash before her eyes on Saturday night, if only for a moment. Sure, it shouldn’t be shocking that an impromptu title match between the the Divas that brought us one of … Read more
Tonight at WWE Roadblock, Divas Champion Charlotte encountered a WrestleMania roadblock of her own in the form of Natalya. Forget attrition, it's a war of SUBMISSION between @WWEDivas Champ @MsCharlotteWWE and @NatByNature! #WWERoadblock https://t.co/c1YNa6g9fA — WWE (@WWE) March 13, 2016 In a match that saw Charlotte come full circle from her NXT Women’s Title win … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown, the WWE confirmed who Charlotte will defend her Divas Title against at WrestleMania 32: both Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks. Following two number one contendership matches that ended in draws – the result of a double pin on Raw and a DQ prompted by Charlotte on SmackDown – the WWE has officially … Read more
Fastlane, with all its apt driving metaphors, provided the perfect setting for two Diva paths to converge on the road to WrestleMania 32. Charlotte, dealt with the unexpected detour of a Divas Title defense against Brie Bella, had to fight to ensure that she’d even be fighting at the big show at champion. Brie, meanwhile, … Read more
Tonight at Fastlane, Charlotte retained the Divas Title by defeating a very driven Brie Bella. Even with her father Ric Flair at ringside and plenty of mind games to play, Charlotte would win the match cleanly, forcing Brie to tap out to the Figure Eight after a worn down Brie couldn’t sustain a single leg … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight at Fastlane, Charlotte defends her Divas Championship against Brie Bella, while Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks team up to take on Naomi and Tamina. We asked for your predictions for these matches on our social media pages and picked some of the best to highlight here. As always, you … Read more
Brie Bella was the guest on this week’s WWE.com sitdown interview with Michael Cole, discussing her husband Daniel Bryan‘s retirement and her own Divas Title opportunity against Charlotte at Fastlane. Brie says Daniel was very emotional upon touching down in Seattle, but the moment he arrived backstage, his spirits lifted. When his show-ending speech came … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] In less than two weeks, Charlotte will defend the Divas Championship against Brie Bella at Fastlane. The match was announced on tonight’s Raw, building off of Brie’s surprise win over Charlotte last week. WWE.com has given an overview of the feud, angling Brie’s title opportunity as a chance to avenge … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] The path of Charlotte‘s Divas Title reign heading into WrestleMania 32 is becoming a bit clearer. PWInsider (via Wrestling Inc) is reporting that the plan is for Brie Bella‘s new feud with Charlotte to wrap up at Fastlane with a Divas Title match, opening things up for a Triple Threat … Read more
The Royal Rumble is known as the beginning of the road to WrestleMania, but for Divas, that usually isn’t the case. Typically, the road to Mania begins…well, a few weeks before Mania. As a result, we’re often treated to uninspired matches at what should be the biggest night of the year. This year, however, looks … Read more
January 25th, 2009: At 2009’s Royal Rumble, the Glamazon Beth Phoenix defended her Women’s Title against Melina. Beth did her best to thwart Melina, tossing her around like a rag doll and twisting her like a pretzel…
Tonight at the Royal Rumble, Charlotte once again reaped the rewards of playing dirty, but her next challenger may have her outclassed in that department. The Divas Champion retained her title against her former friend Becky Lynch using a combination of skill, sneakiness and the efforts of her father Ric Flair. The WWE Hall of … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight at the Royal Rumble, Charlotte defends her Divas Championship against Becky Lynch. We asked for your predictions for this match on our social media pages and picked some of the best to highlight here. As always, you can join in by leaving your comments! Amanda Marie: Would love for … Read more
Ahead of the Royal Rumble tomorrow night, we’re taking a look back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re going back to 2010, when Mickie James took on Michelle McCool in one of the shortest Women’s Championship matches on record. Mickie finally got revenge on Lay-Cool for their endless “Piggie … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photos: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] This Sunday at the Royal Rumble, Charlotte will defend the Divas Title against Becky Lynch. On tonight’s Raw, Becky received the match she asked for on SmackDown, despite Charlotte’s own reluctance to agree to it. Taking a different tactic, Becky baited Ric Flair with insults, prompting the WWE Hall of … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown, Becky Lynch issued a challenge to Divas Champion Charlotte. In an interview prior to her match against Brie Bella, Becky challenged Charlotte to a Divas Title match at the Royal Rumble. .@WWE's resident #PUNisher @BeckyLynchWWE just challenged @MsCharlotteWWE to a match at #RoyalRumble! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/rqReri12Hk — WWE (@WWE) January 15, 2016 This … Read more
The results are in! Over the past few weeks you have been voting in the thousands for the winners of the 2015 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. Now it’s time to reveal who you’ve picked! Best Moment: Nikki Bella breaks AJ Lee‘s record for longest Divas Title reign (31%) View the full results below: [polldaddy … Read more
The results are in! Over the past few weeks you have been voting in the thousands for the winners of the 2015 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. Now it’s time to reveal who you’ve picked! Best Champion: Nikki Bella (43%) View the full results below: [polldaddy poll=9240060] Who did you vote for?