WWE: 10 Best Moments From Attending WrestleMania Weekend
9. Paige Wins The WWE Diva's Championship On Raw
AJ Lee's successful defense of her Diva's championship at WrestleMania's Vickie Guerrero Invitational was unexpected - not only was Brie Bella an assumed favorite due to her relationship with (impending) WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan, but in winning, AJ had essentially conquered her entire division. From where would her next challenge come? We got our answer on Raw when AJ, celebrating her 295th day as champion with a boastful promo, was interrupted by NXT Women's Champion Paige. Though Paige only wanted to congratulate AJ, the unhinged diva forced the upstart into a match - with the title on the line. This proved to be her undoing as, only minutes into the contest, Paige escaped from the Black Widow submission hold and hit her Whiteout finishing maneuver for the win. The WrestleMania weekend crowd, typically heavily European, was filled with UK natives elated to see their countrywoman score such a huge victory. The Smoothie King Center came unglued, and while fans watching on TV may not have known who Paige was when she entered the arena, they had a pretty good idea by the time the segment ended.
Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried.
*Best Crowd of the Year, 2013