WWE announced on January 28, that Nikki Bella would serve as an executive producer for Total Divas starting in the second half of the sixth season in April.

Nikki would become the first female talent within the company to become a producer of a company related show. Just after a rematch, WWE announced that Emma's contract has expired and that she was released from the company.

During that time, Paige returned after over a year away and aligned with Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville who made their main roster debuts as well.

On the December 18 episode of Raw , Stephanie McMahon announced that the following month, at the Royal Rumble there would be the first ever woman's Royal Rumble match , with the winner receiving a women's championship match against a champion of their choice at WrestleMania Beth Phoenix returned to the company as a on—air commentator for a new half hour web series show called WWE Mixed Match Challenge , a tournament made up exclusively of mixed tag—teams.

On January 28, , at the Royal Rumble, the first ever women's Royal Rumble match served as the main event of the show. The match lasted , becoming the longest women's match, and Asuka was victorious after she eliminated Nikki Bella in the finals.

Nikki Bella vs. Ronda Rousey served as the main event. The match, that stood out as match of the night and was praised by many critics as the best match in WWE for this year, was between Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair who made history by competing in the first ever Last Woman Standing match , which Lynch won.

It was also the first women's championship match to main event a dual branded event. On January 27, , at the Royal Rumble , Becky Lynch who replaced an injured Lana and took her entry number 28 won the second women's Royal Rumble match, with lastly eliminating her rival Charlotte Flair.

The title shares its name with the original Women's Tag Team Championship , however, it doesn't share the same title history as the original.

Also, Sasha Banks broke Maryse 's record of most eliminations in one night 3 by eliminating 4 opponents. Baszler proceeded to win the match, thereby becoming the first Elimination Chamber match winner to single-handedly eliminate all other opponents, as well as tie the record for most eliminations in a single match at five.

After Sasha Banks won the Raw Women's Championship for a record-breaking fifth time on the July 27, episode of Raw , herself and her tag team partner, the SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley, with whom she was concurrently holding the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, became the first tag team in history to hold every women's title on the main roster simultaneously, as well as the first tag team since Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H The Two-Man Power Trip to hold all titles in their respective divisions.

WWE NXT originally existed as a seasonal show which was presented as a hybrid between reality television and WWE's scripted live event shows, in which they acquired any select talent contracted from WWE's then-developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling FCW to participate in a competition to become WWE's next "breakout star" with the help of select main roster talents.

The second season of NXT started on June 8, and ended on August 31, , [] [] lasting thirteen weeks.

The third season of NXT was exclusive for Divas. The majority of the season three cast was revealed on the second-season finale on August 31, The first four episodes of season three were aired on Syfy.

However, before the season's premiere aired, Aloisia was dropped from the show. On screen, Aloisia's exit stemmed from an argument between Aloisia and her pro, Vickie Guerrero , forcing Guerrero to fire her.

The reward to the victor was changed in contrast to the previous seasons. Unlike the first two male victors, the female victor of season 3 would not get a shot at a championship of her choice the only title being the Divas Championship but rather, a main roster spot.

Maryse with Ted Dibiase Jr. In the fifth edition of the program on March 8, , [] Maryse became co-host of the show up until August 24 when taking time off due to personal injury.

She departed from the company on October Throughout the years, WWE began hiring new Divas and assigned them to their development territories to train and wait to be called up to the main roster.

These new Divas were recruited from the independent circuit and modeling agencies including previously the Diva Search although in recent years, most came from the indies due in large part to Triple H's change in mentality when it came to hiring talents.

NXT has received praise for the opportunities they afford female wrestlers as opposed to on the main roster, which has led to a change on how women's wrestling is portrayed on WWE's main roster.

It was announced at the May 30, tapings broadcast in the June 5 episode of NXT , by Stephanie McMahon that there would be a tournament, featuring four developmental divas and four divas from the main roster competing to be crowned as the inaugural NXT Women's Champion in a knockout system format.

Natalya, Layla, Alicia Fox, and Emma represented the main roster in the second tournament. The WWE Divas normally went on an annual photoshoot every year, usually to a different location each time.

The photoshoot was followed by a magazine featuring photos from the shoot as well as a television special or video release of highlights from the shoot.

Sunny, Sable, and Chyna were the only three female talents for whom WWE created a separate website in their years with the company.

WWE also released a sports fitness clothing line for Chyna, called C9, based on her nickname. Trish Stratus appeared on Canadian sports talk show Off The Record and said that she didn't pose because she wanted to be known as "multiple time Women's Champion Trish Stratus" rather than "the girl who posed in Playboy".

Stratus also claims that she refused the shoot because she says she can still be sexy without taking her clothes off. The Diva Search was an annual competition that occurred every summer.

On March 29, it was announced by the company that the contest would return in fall of and would air exclusively on the WWE Network.

Tough Enough is a professional wrestling reality television series produced by WWE, wherein participants undergo professional wrestling training and compete for a contract with WWE.

On April 22, , it was announced that the Divas would be getting a show on E! It would follow the lives behind the scenes of select Divas.

The show premiered on July The show was an instant hit, and was renewed for a second season. Additionally, the E! Network announced on April 18, that The Bella Twins Brie and Nikki would be getting their own spinoff show titled Total Bellas following the lives of the twins.

From to , Sable appeared as a guest star on an episode of Pacific Blue in , [] and the following year, Chyna appeared as a guest star on Mad Tv and 3rd Rock from the Sun as Janice, a police officer, as well as several Stacker 2 commercials and was a presenter at the MTV Video Music Awards.

The Fabulous Moolah was the sixth and season finale episode of the professional wrestling documentary series Dark Side of the Ring.

The program will launch in fall WWE recognizes Asuka's reign as beginning on May 10, at the Money in the Bank event, where the event's eponymous match aired on tape delay.

Throughout the years in WWE, there has been instances where female talent have won male contested championships and to being part of major male contested tournaments or gimmick matches.

In June , Chyna became the first woman to qualify for the King of the Ring tournament. Two years later, Jacqueline held the Cruiserweight Championship briefly in the month of May.

She became the only woman to have held the championship under the WWE banner and the third woman overall to have won the championship as Madusa and Daffney also held the championship under the WCW banner.

Chyna , Beth Phoenix , Kharma , and Nia Jax are the only female talents in the history of the company to have competed and entered in the male contested Royal Rumble match.

Chyna is the only female talent to have competed in the Royal Rumble match twice in the years of and Beth Phoenix and Nia Jax are the only female talent to have competed in both gender Royal Rumble matches.

In the edition, Nia Jax became also became the first woman to compete in both gender Royal Rumble matches within the same night. Babe of the Year contest was a contest where fans voted on who was their favorite Diva for that year.

Trish Stratus won the inaugural competition in Stratus had her own mini-site on WWE. The corresponding mini-site was fittingly named "The Stratusphere".

Stratus retained her title until , where Stacy Keibler ended Stratus' reign and won the honor, receiving her own mini-site and a photoshoot for every month in the year, sometimes two.

The competition was hosted by Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie. Trish Stratus was named "Diva of the Decade" on a special 10th anniversary episode of Raw on January 14, The other nominees were Sable , Sunny , Lita , and Chyna.

This chart lists in chronological order every female wrestler who held more than one title in the company, including male contested titles.

Bayley is the first wrestler to have won four current women's championships in WWE history. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

History of women in American professional wrestling promotion WWE. Alexa Bliss is the first woman to have held both the Raw and SmackDown Women's Championships, holding the former three times and the latter twice, making her an overall five-time champion in WWE.

Main article: Total Divas. See also: List of current champions in WWE. See also: List of former championships in WWE. Further information: Slammy Award.

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October 31, A true member of my family, mentor and dear friend. I love you Pat. God speed. Loss is incredibly difficult.

Those we love are only truly gone if we stop caring. Pat Patterson lived life as it should be lived with passion, love and purpose.

He helped so many and always entertained with a story or joke. He will live on in my life always. Love you Patrick.

I just heard the terrible news about the passing of Pat Patterson. I loved the man. I could listen to his stories for hours.

One of the all-time great wrestlers, one of the best minds in the business, and a dear friend. A major loss for the WWE family today.

Pat worked alongside my family for years and was always invested in my success. Brilliant mind for the business and always ready to make a joke Rest In Peace, Pat.

God bless. Just heard of the passing this morning if the great, Pat Patterson. True legend of the pro wrestling business. A wonderful mentor who taught me so much.

RIP old friend. Always the main event. He will be missed. Very saddened to hear about the passing of one of my best friends..

Pat Patterson. He had an infectious personality where you always wanted to be around him. This photo of Pat, ShawnMichaels and me was from Wrestlemania Pat helped us create an incredible Story.

A good man. Loved life and lived it hard. He was incredibly loved and will be missed. So sad to hear of the passing of wwe legend Pat Patterson. One of the greatest minds in the business and just an all around great guy.

I will miss him and his karaoke! RIP my friend. You are a hero to many!