 After Brie's match with Lee, Nikki revealed that Brie was rooting for Team Johnny in the 12-man tag team match at WrestleMania XXVIII, whilst Nikki was rooting for Team Teddy, thus furthering their dissension.On the April 6 episode of "SmackDown", Nikki defeated the Divas Champion Beth Phoenix in a non-title match, after Kelly Kelly distracted Phoenix.On April 23, Nikki defeated Phoenix in a lumberjill match on "Raw" to win the Divas Championship for the first time.