The WWE Divas championship got rebranded on the night of Wrestlemania 32 as they came up with the official WWE Women’s championship belt and got rid of the term “Divas” from the championship belt. The term “women’s” does make sense as to give them a lot of credential to their athleticism whereas the previous term reflects them as glam dolls inside and outside the ring.
The WWE Divas title was created back in 2008 as a part of the “brand split” storyline and got unified with the WWE Women’s championship in 2010 when it was held by WWE Divas Layla and Michelle McCool. The longest reigning Divas champion in between these six years is Nikki Bella who holds the record of retaining the title for 301 days. The Women’s Championship had been in existence since 1956 when it was a part of the NWA promotion.
The WWE Women’s championship belt was inaugurated by none other than Hall of Famer and pioneer Diva, Lita herself. Lita recently posted a photo on her Instagram account. The photo showed all the female wrestlers present in the WWE Women’s division on the grandest stage of Wrestlemania 32.
The photo was accompanied by a short message from Lita where she stated that she loved all these hard working ladies who have the ability to reach the new heights. She also loved the fact that these ladies are capable of generating attention all by themselves and nobody can put them down.
She quoted “Success and inspiration do not just take on one form. This group of hard-working and talented women is ready to make history. I love the attention these girls are commanding! Eventually, people will get tired of telling you “you can’t do something” You just have to have the energy left to charge forward and seize the moment! #wwe #womenswrestling #newera”
Lita, herself is a four-time women’s champion and the most energetic high-flying Diva that WWE has ever seen. His rivalry with Trish Stratus is still a benchmark for the Women’s division. The Women’s division rightfully has tremendous potential in terms of pure athleticism with athletes like Asuka and Bayley still to enter into the main roster.