Women in WWE Wikipedia. Throughout its history, women have served in various onscreen roles in the Americanprofessional wrestlingpromotion WWE. In the 1. 99. 0s, WWE then known as the World Wrestling Federation introduced the term Diva to refer to its female performers. WWE_Total_Divas_Episode_6_Season_1_Full_Show_HQ_mp4_001210777.jpg' alt='Total Divas Season 6 Episode 9 Full Show' title='Total Divas Season 6 Episode 9 Full Show' />Watch WWE Total Divas Season 6 Episode 11 4517, 5th April 2017 Full Show Replay online Video Dailymotion Youtube WWE Total Divas S6E11 Apr Draft arrived. Total Divas Finale Bonus Clip Nikkis secret is out. The term was discontinued at Wrestle. Mania 3. 2 on April 3, 2. Womens Championship was introduced. WWE currently refers to their female talent as WomenFemale Superstars or simply Superstars. Thus, The Fabulous Moolahs reign was considered to have lasted 2. When it was finally time for Lauper and Albano to settle their differences in the ring, a match up was scheduled with Albano representing Moolah against the challenge of Laupers prot. Moolah lost the title at The Brawl to End It All, broadcast live on MTV. Richter then lost the title to Leilani Kai the following year, but won it back at Wrestle. Mania I on March 3. In the summer of 1. WWF did a storyline where all established managers in the promotion competed to offer their services to Randy Savage. Savage revealed his new manager to be Miss Elizabeth on the August 2. WWF Prime Time Wrestling. In real life, Savage and Miss Elizabeth were married, but this was not mentioned on television. Miss Elizabeths first major angle was during Savages feud with George. In the angle, Steele fell in love with Elizabeth, angering Savage and leading to a series of grudge matches between him and Steele. She also figured prominently in Savages 1. Hulk Hogan and Ricky. When Savagewho had formed an alliance with Hoganturned on Hogan in early 1. Elizabeth was a major factor, and she eventually sided with Hogan. Meanwhile, Savage became allied with. Also in 1. 98. 7 Mike Mc. Guirk was introduced as the first female ring announcer of the promotion, arriving after Jesse Ventura referred her to the WWF. In February 1. 98. WWF Womens Tag Team Championship was deactivated and The Glamour Girls Leilani Kai and Judy Martin were the final title holders. Sapphire debuted in November 1. Saturday Nights Main Event as a fan cheering on Dusty Rhodes at ringside in his match against Big Boss Man. Sapphire and Rhodes later feuded with Randy Savage and Sensational Sherri and wrestled in a tag team match at Wrestle. Mania VI. Miss Elizabeth took a leave of absence in 1. Randy Savages retirement match with The Ultimate Warrior at Wrestle. Mania VII Elizabeth left the company for good in 1. Savage and Elizabeth divorced in real life. At Wrestle. Mania IX, Luna Vachon debuted and initially aligned herself with Shawn Michaels. Later, she aligned herself with Bam Bam Bigelow to feud with Sherri and Tatanka. Martel left the company in 1. Japan Invasion Era The 1. Blayze defeated Nakano at Summer. Slam, but lost the belt to her on November 2. Japan at the Big Egg Wrestling Universe event. Sunnys character was at first a continuation of the female manager that had been popular throughout the 1. Over time, the character was significantly sexualized, whereas prior female managers, such as Miss Elizabeth, were depicted as being involved in either platonic or romantic storylines. Between 1. 99. 6 and 1. Marlena, Sable, and Chyna joined Sunny as prominent female on air talent in the promotion. Marlena and Sable were just as sexualized as Sunny, with Marlena suggestively smoking cigars at ringside during matches and Sable coming to the ring in form fitting leather catsuits. Marlena was the manager of Goldust, her then real life husband. Sable, however, quickly eclipsed her husband in popularity. Sunny, Sable, and Marlena were further marketed as sex symbols through WWFs Raw Magazine, which featured monthly spreads of the women in suggestive poses either semi nude or wearing provocative clothing. Luna Vachon returned towards the end of 1. Goldust. Attitude Era 1. Watch Diary Of A Mad Black Woman Streaming more. At the beginning of her WWF career, she played the part of a shrewd businesswoman, wearing business suits. Watch Freight Download'>Watch Freight Download. Sables popularity led to a shift in the role of women in the WWF, as the promotion began to rely less on its female performers as simply eye candy and placed a greater emphasis on female athletes who actually competed in matches including re establishing a womens division. She was one of the first females to compete in such specialty matches as evening gown matches, inter gender tag team matches, and strap matches, competed in the first ever WWF bikini contest against Jacqueline, and was also the first female talent to be a Playboy cover girl. Unlike Jacqueline, Ivory, Tori, and Luna Vachon, the more physical and experienced wrestlers at the time, Sable later admitted that it was written in her contract that she was not allowed to take bumps. In February 1. 99. WWF also debuted another veteran female wrestler, Ivory. In August 1. 99. 9, Lilian Garcia joined the promotion as the 2nd official female ring announcer. On the September 6, 1. Raw Is War, Ivory defended her Womens Championship against Tori in the first Womens Hardcore match. The Fabulous Moolah returned to the WWF along with Mae Young the following week on the September 9, 1. Smack. Down, Jeff Jarrett invited Moolah, into the ring and smashed a guitar over her head. Moolah returned to the ring teaming with Mae Young on the September 2. Raw Is War, defeating Ivory who was the Womens Champion in a Handicap. Evening Gown match, which led to a title match at No Mercy on October 1. Moolah defeated Ivory to win the Womens Championship, becoming the oldest WWF Womens Champion ever, but she re lost the title to Ivory eight days later. Moolah and Mae Young would continue to make occasional appearances with the company until both of their passings. All three female talents brought their own uniqueness not only into the company but the womens division. Lita performed higher risk moves than the Divas before her, such as moonsaults and diving hurricanranas. Also, later that year, Molly Holly was added to the roster. She was a contrast to most of the other Divas because she was given a more wholesome gimmick and more modest ring attire. On the March 3. 0 episode of Smack. Down Four months later on the August 2. Raw Is War defending champion Stephanie Mc. Mahon Helmsley wrestled Lita. In early 2. 00. 1, Stratus became involved in a storyline with WWF Chairman Mr. Mc. Mahon, the premise of the storyline was when Mc. Mahons wife Linda was kayfabe institutionalized following a demand Vince had made for a divorce during an episode of Smack. Down Also later in the year at the start of autumn, Tori was released from the WWF entering September while Chyna left the WWF towards the end of November due to real life issues between herself, Triple H, and Stephanie Mc. Mahon. Chynas departure who was the reigning Womens Champion lead to the Womens Championship being vacant for the second time until Survivor Series. She worked her way up to the top of the division and eventually won the Womens Championship at Survivor Series. Stratus then entered in a prominent feud with Jazz who debuted at Survivor Series. Over the next few years, WWE hired more female wrestlers than ever before, including female winners of the reality television show Tough Enough, which featured contestants aspiring to be professional wrestlers Nidia in 2. Linda Miles and Jackie Gayda in 2. Debra departed the company in the month of June along with her husband Stone Cold Steve Austin. Numerous Divas competed in contests ranging from Sable spent several months in a storyline with new Playboy covergirl Torrie Wilson. In June, Gail Kim became the first woman with a Korean background to win the Womens Championship. Victoria and Lita competed in the first Womens steel cage match towards the end of the year on November 2. WWE eventually introduced the Diva Search, in which Christy Hemme became the inaugural winner. Within mid to late 2. Terri Runnels, Jacqueline, Sable, Gail Kim, Nidia, Jazz, and Linda Miles all departed from the company mutually or due to budget cuts. In December 2. 00. Total Divas News. 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