wwe divas : all about

Diva is a term used by World Wrestling Entertainment for a beautiful woman employed primarily as "eye candy" and sometimes as a wrestler. Although "diva" is a relatively new term in the wrestling community, promotions have been using women as managers or wrestlers for years.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) uses the term "Knockouts" to refer to female employees marketed to some extent on their appearance.

History
Perhaps the first "diva" in professional wrestling history was Tammy Lynn Sytch, better known in the WWF under her performing name "Sunny". The Sunny character was a manager of various wrestlers in the WWF. Although the female managerial role was not a new concept in professional wrestling, the Sunny character brought a sexuality to the position that had seldom been seen in the business before.

After Sytch left the WWF, Rena Mero, known to WWF fans as "Sable" took the role of the prominent female performer in the promotion. Originally a manager for her then real-life husband, wrestler Marc Mero, she quickly eclipsed her husband in popularity, in part by wearing increasingly revealing outfits to the ring. Her popularity lead to the re-instatement of the WWE Women's Championship, as well as the hiring of more female performers by the promotion. It was around the time of the height of her popularity that the term "diva" was used by the WWF to label its female personalities.

Although Sable would leave the WWF after several years, the WWF would sign many more female performers during and after her employment with the company, who would become known as "divas."

In the summer of 2006, WWE announcers began referring to the WWE Divas as the "sexiest women on television."