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Women Tag Team Match:
Paige,
Sasha Banks &
Becky Lynch vs.
Lana,
Dana Brooke &
Eva Marie
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Nikki Bella received her title match against
AJ Lee on
November 23 at
Survivor Series, which she won, with
Brie's help, to become a two–time
Divas Champion.[
127] The duo had reconciled at this
point.[128][129][130]
Divas Revolution (
2015–2016)
Charlotte is the last Divas Champion in history
On the
February 23, 2015 episode of Raw,
The Bella Twins faced Paige and
Emma in a widely criticized match that lasted around 30 seconds. After the match, a hashtag on Twitter trended worldwide for around 1.5 days, called #GiveDivasAChance. This hashtag brought attention to various multi-media outlets over the long-tenured controversy over the company's treatment of their women's division, including AJ Lee who publicly criticized
Stephanie McMahon over the issue.[
131][
132][133] On April 3, 2015, five days after Lee and Paige defeated the
Bella Twins at
WrestleMania 31,[134] WWE announced that AJ Lee decided to retire from in-ring competition.[135] In June, Paige started serving as a judge on the sixth season of
Tough Enough, while
Renee Young appeared as co-host of the show and
Lita served as a coach.[136][
137]
On the July 13, 2015 episode of Raw, Nikki Bella claimed that there were no challengers for her championship. As a result, Stephanie McMahon proclaimed a revolution in the women's division and introduced Charlotte, Becky Lynch, and the
NXT Women's Champion Sasha Banks as the newest additions to the main roster.[138][139] In the following weeks, a three-way feud began between
Team B.A.D. (
Naomi,
Tamina and Sasha Banks),
Team Bella (
Alicia Fox and The Bella Twins) and Team
PCB (Paige, Charlotte, and Becky Lynch), with the latter team being renamed from
Submission Sorority due to links to adult content.[
140][141] The three teams faced off at SummerSlam in a three team elimination match, where
Becky pinned Brie to win the match for Team PCB.[142]
On July 29, WWE announced that
Layla would depart from the company and retire.[
143] On the August 31 episode of Raw,
Nikki introduced the Bellatron timer which counted down the remaining time until she surpassed the record for the longest–reigning Divas champion of all time. Charlotte won the first
Beat the Clock challenge for a title shot.[
144][
145] Her title match with Nikki was initially advertised for
Night of Champions,[146] but instead took place the Raw preceding the pay-per-view, after Charlotte issued a petition, granted later by
The Authority, to face Nikki before she surpassed the record to become the longest–reigning Divas Champion.[
147] Charlotte won the match by disqualification when Brie and Nikki switched places and Charlotte pinned Brie. However, since the title could not change hands by disqualification, Nikki retained the championship, and in the process, became the longest reigning Divas Champion in history, surpassing AJ Lee's previous record of 295 days.[148] Several days later, on
September 20 at Night of Champions, Nikki lost the championship to Charlotte, ending her reign at
301 days.[149] Shortly after, Nikki went on a hiatus from television due to a neck injury which would require surgery,[
150][151] but returned for one night on
December 21, to accept the
Slammy Award for
Diva of the Year.[
152][152]
New Women's
Championship, dropping the "Diva" (2016–present)
During the
WrestleMania 32 pre-show,
WWE Hall of Famer Lita unveiled a brand-new
Women's Championship belt to signify a change in the status of the division.[2] The title shares its name with the original Women's Championship, however, the new title does not share the same title history as the original as it was merged into the
Divas Championship in
2010 when it followed its lineage and history. WWE acknowledges the original championship as its predecessor,[153] and notes that the lineage of female champions dates back to
The Fabulous Moolah's reign in
1956. The then-current Divas Champion Charlotte would win the new championship by defeating Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks in a triple threat match. This also made the Divas Championship defunct after 8 years, which made Charlotte the final title holder. It was also announced that female performers in the WWE would be referred to as "
WWE Superstars" in the future, the same as their male counterparts as the term Diva would be dropped after seventeen years since
April 1999 when the company began using the term for the women's division.
On the April 4 episode of Raw, Maryse returned to WWE interfering in her real life husband,
The Miz's
Intercontinental Championship match against
Zack Ryder by helping him win the title for the fifth time.[
154]
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