Wrestling Diva (2024)

FAQs

When did WWE stop saying diva? ›

At WrestleMania 32 in 2016, WWE announced their discontinuation of the "Diva" branding for its female performers, as part of a move to present them in an athletic manner more in line with their male counterparts, rather than in a means based around sex appeal.

1. Trish Stratus. Patricia Anne Stratigeas, better known as Trish Stratus, is marketed as a former wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Before she became a mainstay in professional wrestling, she was a student at York University in Toronto, Canada.

TNA's female wrestlers are branded as the Knockouts, while ROH's female talent were formally known as the Women of Honor, and WWE's female talent were known as the Divas until 2016. Three notable women-only promotions are Shimmer Women Athletes (est.

In a nod to larger-than-life personalities like soul singer Aretha Franklin, the WWE once referred to female wrestlers as “divas,” McMahon explained. The sports entertainment company even debuted in 2008 a Diva's championship belt, which contained an oversized image of a butterfly with several different shades of pink.

Certainly, no woman is in better physical shape than Bianca Belair, but when it comes to strength, "The Irresistible Force" Nia Jax is second to none today. She takes advantage of her enormous body to develop strength, what Nia Jax is capable of is amazing. Nia Jax's strength is the main reason why she is in WWE.

The article listed the top 10 WWE female superstars with the highest Instagram followers. Ronda Rousey led with 17.4M followers, followed by Nikki Bella with 10.5M. Brie Bella, Eva Marie, Becky Lynch, Rhea Ripley, Bayley, and Mandy Rose also featured prominently.

WWE Women's Championship (2016–present)

Charlotte Flair was the inaugural WWE Women's Champion, and she has held the most WWE championships out of any woman in the company's history at 17. She is shown here with the 2016–2023 version of the title belt.

Bianca Belair is one of the most athletic superstars on the WWE roster today. The EST of WWE has established herself as a top superstar on the main roster in less than a year. She won the Women's Royal Rumble and is now the number one contender for the SmackDown Women's title.

Why did WWE cancel Total Divas? ›

The ninth season began on October 1, 2019. In June 2021, Essentially Sports reported that the E! Network had cancelled Total Divas and its sister show Total Bellas, citing low ratings and a lack of interest from those involved.

Two years later the Divas Championship and the Women's Championship were unified, and the Divas Title remained the only women's gold in WWE until it was retired at WrestleMania 32. In the process the company dropped the term “Diva” and the new championship was known as the Women's Championship.

Why did this decline take place? The simplest answer is that WWE made a single, catastrophic blunder that led to the company rapidly losing popularity. No, that blunder was not botching the invasion angle of WCW and ECW wrestlers, but rather the decision in the main event of WrestleMania X-7 to turn Steve Austin heel.