The championship was generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants executed scripted finishes rather than contending in direct competition.
[1] The inaugural champion was Michelle McCool, who defeated Natalya on July 20, 2008, at The Great American Bash.
[4][5] On September 19, 2010, at the Night of Champions pay-per-view event, Michelle McCool (defending the Women's Championship on behalf of tag team partner and official champion, Layla) defeated Divas Champion Melina, retiring the Women's Championship and unifying it with the Divas Championship.
Eve Torres and AJ Lee held the record for most reigns as Divas Champion with three.
AJ Lee also had the longest combined reign as Divas Champion at 406 days.