Nikki Bella has been the WWE Divas Champion for quite a while now and she touted her latest milestone on her social media accounts.
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Bella surpassed Beth Phoenix for third-longest Divas Champion in history as her reign has reached 205 days, one day longer than Phoenix's 204 that was set when the Glamazon won the title from Kelly Kelly in October 2011 and, ironically enough, lost it to give Bella her first reign in April 2012.
Bella's next endeavor is to surpass Maryse (216 days) for second on the all-time reigns list. Maryse set that benchmark when she won the title from Michelle McCool in December 2008 and held it until Mickie James was booked to win the gold in July 2009.
There has been a lot of speculation that the WWE will keep the title on Bella until she surpasses three-time Divas Champion AJ Lee, who set the record for longest title reign at 295 days.
Today I became the 3rd longest reigning Divas Champion. Crazy that I'm in Buffalo & just beat out @TheBethPhoenix... pic.twitter.com/KW1t49nCm1
— Nikki & Brie (@BellaTwins) June 16, 2015
Lee won the championship for the first time ever at WWE Payback on June 16, 2013, and held it all the way until Paige defeated her for it in her debut match on Monday Night RAW on April 7, 2014.
Lee departed the WWE shortly after WrestleMania 31 this past March, likely due to an impending lawsuit between her husband -- former WWE Superstar-turned-UFC fighter CM Punk -- and WWE doctor Chris Amann.
Amann sued Punk for defamation after The Best in the World appeared on Colt Cabana's podcast and claimed one of the reasons he walked out on the WWE in January 2014 was due to Dr. Amann misdiagnosing him on several occasions.
Bella won the belt from Lee to end her third reign with the gold last Nov. 23 at the Survivor Series in St. Louis and has held onto it ever since.
Most recently, she defeated Paige to retain the gold at Money in the Bank this past Sunday at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Nikki and her sister Brie have been using Twin Magic to cheat and stay alive in matches as the days continue to pile up on her reign.
Nikki Bella, who is dating WWE United States Champion John Cena in real life, likely has a few more months on top as Divas Champion at the very least.
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