Mickie James defeats Maryse to become Divas champion

Four-time Women's champion Mickie James defeated Maryse at the WWE Night of Champions PPV to become the new Divas champion. James pinned Maryse with a tornado DDT to win the eight-minute encounter, the second all-female match on the night.

Unfortunately, the match quality itself wasn't worthy of memory as Maryse clearly appeared stretched beyond her limited wrestling abilities to fill the time. While Maryse has a strong heel persona, she couldn't convey the skill set at the pay-per-view to back it up in the ring. While not horrific on the level of Sharmell v. Jenna Morasca, the consensus of viewers had it as the worst match of the PPV.

Nonetheless, Mickie James is only the third woman to hold the Divas title and the second woman to become both a Divas and Women's champion, behind Michelle McCool who defeated Melina for the Women's title on the previous pay-per-view.

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