10 Historically Significant Moments You Didn't Know Happened At WWE Night Of Champions

7. Mickie James Ends Maryse's Record-Setting Reign As Divas Champion

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Before Nikki Bella and AJ Lee held the Divas Championship for a whopping 300 days, respectively, there was Maryse. She became only the second Divas champion in WWE history when she beat Michelle McCool for the title in December 2008 and from there, she reigned as champion for the next seven months.

Of course, she hardly defended the strap during that stretch of time, but it didn't matter to the blond beauty; she was etching her name in the record books as the longest-reigning Divas champ up to that point. From Eve Torres and Kelly Kelly, she knocked back all opposition, but her biggest challenge came in the form of Mickie James.

At Night of Champions 2009, they clashed over the butterfly belt and despite the Canada native's best efforts, she fell short of besting her rival. James not only ended Maryse's lengthy reign as champ, but she also became the second person to have won both the Women's and Divas titles after McCool. 

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Since 2008, Graham has been a diehard pro wrestling fan and, in 2010, he combined his passions for WWE and writing when he joined Bleacher Report. Equipped with a master's in journalism, Graham has contributed to WhatCulture, FanSided's Daily DDT, Sports Betting Dime, and GateHouse Media. Along the way, he has conducted interviews with wrestling superstars like Chris Jericho, Edge, Goldberg, Christian, Diamond Dallas Page, Jim Ross, Adam Cole, Tessa Blanchard, Ryback, and Nick Aldis among others.