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The Divas Championship and the Ghosts of Divas Past, Present and Future
I think it’s a fair to say that no one wants Nikki Bella to be WWE Divas’ Champion. Even her fan base, the Total Divas die-hards, would be way more excited to hear about an engagement ring than a fake championship title. Your average RAW audience member has been too conditioned to see the Divas’ title as a big sparkly butterfly award for the girl with the most… girlness? Smarks like you or me pretty much breathe fire every time we hear Michael Cole announce Nikki Bella as the longest reigning Divas’ Champ.

But what does that even mean? What does being champion of the Divas’ division even get you? For the modern era of fan, from the Summer of Punk and forward, the most memorable Divas Champion was AJ Lee. AJ was a fan favorite who was awarded the belt after doing amazing work in and out of ring (and the Divas divison). She was the General Manager of RAW before starting her record-breaking reign as Divas’ champ. Much like Women’s Championship holders like Chyna and Lita, the belt was almost like a reward for service in the bigger picture of the company.
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