Divas become Superstars
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At WrestleMania 32, Lita had the honour of revealing a new Women’s Championship to replace the outdated Divas Championship. This signalled the true end of women being held back in the WWE and changed the way that women were perceived in the company from then on. They would no longer be referred to as Divas but as Superstars.
Charlotte retained and as a result, became the last Divas Champion and the first ever WWE Women’s Champion.
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Charlotte is still undefeated to this day at pay-per-view events ( at the time of writing, the abomination that was WWE Fastlane 2017 hadn’t transpired) and her nickname, ‘The Queen’, is well deserved as she truly has led the women of WWE with authority since joining the main roster.
Since the brand split, she has been a focal point of Raw programming.
Her rivalry with Sasha Banks has actually led to a few Raw main events, with her losing the title each time to The Boss. The storylines are that good, and the characters are now so well developed, that the women sometimes get louder cheers than the men.
It is no longer the ‘toilet break’ it once was on the main roster and they can hold an audience in awe as they did (and still do) in NXT.
Some may not agree with the way that Charlotte and Sasha Banks traded the title like a hot potato, but I feel it only added value to the feud and the Championship. It wasn’t being passed around because WWE didn’t know what to do with it, as was the case with the Intercontinental Championship many years ago.
It was being passed between The Queen and The Boss to represent the fact that they are both at the top of their game and that on any given day, one can beat the other for the gold.
It is easily my favourite female feud of all time and I will not forget it in a hurry. It’s a series of matches I’ll be able to tell my kids about and introduce them to, thanks to the WWE Network. It really does feel like I’ve witnessed something special and Charlotte and Sasha have only begun their journey.
With Bayley now being added to the mix and gaining her first Women’s Championship, it has opened up a whole new host of possibilities with what they can do in terms of creative feuds and matches.
The entire division on Raw seems so measured and so carefully planned out. It’s very hard to fault it.
