9. Chyna
There are few female stars in the history of WWE to make the impact that Chyna did. Highly influential, she went beyond the role of women in the sport, proving they could look good and pose for publications like Playboy while simultaneously proving themselves against the male Superstars in the company. She was immensely successful, capturing the intercontinental title on two separate occasions and transcending the industry, becoming a legitimate pop culture star. In December of 2000, though, the decision was made to move her away from the men and into the women's division, where she would compete with her fellow women for the right to call herself the queen bee of WWE. Unfortunately, she had been booked so strongly for so long that it was difficult to believe any woman could conceivably beat her. Ivory was woman-handled, Lita defeated soundly and Trish Stratus obliterated in championship clashes with the Ninth Wonder of the World. Add a lack of credibly challengers to the fact that Chyna's ego was inflating and the time left on her contract was deflating and you have a scenario that was anything but beneficial for the Women's Title. By November 2001, Chyna was gone and the title was vacated, allowing Stratus to win it at that year's Survivor Series and begin a new era for women in WWE. Chyna's work did not make her one of the worst champions in Divas history. In fact, it really was not her fault that she landed on this list. Instead, she was put in a position she never should have been in, making her presence here the fault of management.
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