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HOUSTON – AJ Lee remains on top of the Divas division, retaining the butterfly-emblazoned prize at WWE TLC Sunday night. Despite a noble, weeks-long effort by former champion Natalya, it was AJ who continued her dominant reign at the pay-per-view, thanks to the help of Tamina Snuka looming at ringside.
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In the weeks leading up to their WWE TLC match, Natalya seemed to have AJ’s number, as the Hart Dungeon-trained Diva defeated the Divas Champion three times by pinfall or submission. AJ scoffed at that notion when approached by Renee Young before the Divas Title Match, and stated that her only number was “one” – as in, the one Diva in WWE who matters and always wins when it counts. AJ also took the opportunity to point out that she should have won Diva of the Year on Raw last Monday, then called the Slammys, the Divas division and “Total Divas” a joke before assuring the WWE Universe she’d have the last laugh at WWE TLC.
It was a promise she certainly kept, but it wasn’t easy. Natalya countered AJ’s first Black Widow attempt with one fierce suplex after another, building momentum against the Divas Champion. She looked to put AJ away with the Sharpshooter, but AJ fought her way out of the hold. After Tamina distracted Natalya by getting her attention at ringside, AJ locked in the Black Widow again, but Natalya powered out with an unbelievable effort that shocked everyone watching, most notably the champion. But AJ quickly rebounded, rolling up Natalya after her second Sharpshooter attempt after grabbing a handful of the third-generation Diva’s pink and blonde hair. AJ figuratively skipped her way to another victory, leaving a distraught and heartbroken Natalya teary-eyed in the ring at the Toyota Center.
Will AJ continue to control the Divas division with her fierce follower, Tamina, at her side? Or will Natalya – or another “Total Divas” star – find a way to finally take down the cunning Divas Champion?