 On the April 6 episode of "SmackDown", Nikki defeated then 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.Brie lost Nikki's championship to Layla at Extreme Rules after "Twin Magic" failed, ending her Divas Championship reign after only a week.