5 Times new champions were crowned at WWE Royal Rumble

John Cena took on Edge at the 2006 Royal Rumble
John Cena took on Edge at the 2006 Royal Rumble

#4 Melina - WWE Women's Champion (2009)

2008 was a great year in WWE for Beth Phoenix. That year, The Glamazon teamed up with Santino Marella to form an alliance dubbed Glamarella, and the duo both became champions when they partnered up in an intergender tag team match against Kofi Kingston and Mickie James to become the WWE Intercontinental Champion, and WWE Women's Champion, respectively.

Beth Phoenix also won the Slammy Award for the Diva of the Year in late 2008, and shortly after she began feuding with Melina, who had recently returned from injury.

At the 2009 Royal Rumble pay-per-view, the WWE Women's Championship was put on the line and Melina defeated Beth Phoenix by countering the Glam Slam into a roll-up pin and began her third reign with the title.

Melina managed to defend the WWE Women's Championship until June the same year and was the title holder for an impressive 153 days. Overall, Melina was a five-time champion in WWE, as she won the Women's Championship three times and the Divas Championship twice.

Currently, Melina appears on NWA Power and has done since late 2019. There has also been rumors that the star is set to return to WWE soon, which she denied online.

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Edited by Kaushik Das
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