After a relatively brief interval, Divas Champion Beth Phoenix came out wearing the Diva Title before kissing it for the referee to raise above his head as Eve challenged her.
Divas champion Beth Phoenix beat Eve to retain the Divas Title. Beth regressed into hissy fit heel mode, stalling and garnering some heat with reverse psychology, telling the fans to quieten down. None of this worked particularly well, as – despite a really impressive move set from Eve with several minutes allocated for her to perform – fans were seemingly conditioned to not care about the Divas division or its title. Beth retained, then – a la Ziggler – attacked Eve after the bell to provoke none other than Kelly Kelly, running to the ring to make the save (or rather, cantering to the ring in street clothes and taking an eternity to do so). I felt bad for Eve, who worked so hard and then Kelly stole the spotlight. Perfect reasoning for a future heel turn.
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