10 Best WWE Raw Title Changes
Best title changes in WWE Raw history
4. Paige wins the WWE Divas Championship - April 7, 2014
The Raw after WrestleMania has seen its fair share of championship changes, including this one just 24 hours removed from WrestleMania 30.
AJ Lee, holder of the cursed Divas Championship, had just defended her belt against 13 challengers at the Show of Shows. The champ bragged that she had beaten everyone there was to beat, which summoned a young woman from Norwich, England. This was the main roster debut of Paige.
The then-NXT Women’s Champion got into it with AJ, leading to an impromptu title match. The challenger got the better of her more experienced opponent, hitting the Paige Turner to scoop the butterfly belt in a shocking twist.
As well as popping the hardcore crowd, this win had major ramifications for WWE as a whole going forward. This started the tradition of a major NXT name debuting the night after WrestleMania and assured fans that talent from the Black and Gold would be treated well upon their call-up.
It didn’t always work out like that, but at least there was some brief hope.
