WWE Divas Championship

The WWE Divas Championship is the sole women's division championship of the WWE. It was established in 2008 on the SmackDown brand, as an alternative to the Raw brand's Women's Championship. In 2010, the two championships were unifed, and the original Women's Championship was decommissioned in favor of the newer Divas Championship, which is now defended on both brands. It should be noted that in 2010, it was contested at 8 consecutive PPV events, starting with WWE Over the Limit and ending at Survivor Series. This is an achievement that the WWE Women's Championship never accomplished.

History
Following the initial Brand Extension in 2002, the Women's Championship (along with the then-WWF Undisputed Championship) was defended on both brands. Later that same year, during a period of open free agency, the championship was assigned to the Raw brand, leaving the SmackDown brand without a women's title. Thereafter, only Raw Divas were able to compete for the Women's Championship, while SmackDown Divas were unable to compete for a women's-exclusive championship. However, on a few occasions the regulation was bypassed with Melina, Ashley, Torrie Wilson and Nidia challenging for the title while on the SmackDown! brand, but none were successful. As a result, then-SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero introduced the WWE Divas Championship on July 4, 2008 and commissioned it to be the women's title for the SmackDown brand. At the Great American Bash later that month, Michelle McCool defeated Natalya to become the inaugural champion. As part of the 2009 WWE Draft, then-Divas Champion Maryse was one of the people drafted to the Raw brand, in the process making the championship exclusive to Raw. It was announced on the August 30, 2010 episode of Raw that the Divas Championship would be unified with the Women's Championship at a match at Night of Champions. At the event, Women's Champion Michelle McCool def. Divas Champion Melina to unify the titles. Following the unification, the title (known briefly as the WWE Unified Divas Championship) was, and is now accessible to both brands.