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Line 70: The Bellas began feuding with Eve Torres after they appeared as [[Professional wrestling match types#Lumberjack match\|lumberjills]] during a [[WWE Divas Championship\|Divas Championship]] match between Torres and Natalya on the February 14 episode of ''Raw''. Following the match, they attacked Torres backstage before Gail Kim and Natalya stopped them.<ref name="OWOW"/> The next week, the twins defeated Torres and Kim in a tag team match.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/02/22/17360261.html\|title=Raw: Triple H crashes Undertaker's return\|date=February 22, 2011\|last=Plummer\|first=Dale\|access-date=April 14, 2011\|work=Slam! Sports\|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]\|archive-date=July 15, 2012\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715080915/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/02/22/17360261.html\|url-status=usurped}}</ref> The following week, Nikki won a battle royal to become the number one contender for the Divas Championship, and unsuccessfully challenged Torres for the championship on March 7.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/02/28/17446551.html\|title=Raw: Triple H talks Wrestlemania; The Miz loses an ally\|date=February 28, 2011\|last=Plummer\|first=Dale\|access-date=April 14, 2011\|work=Slam! Sports\|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]\|archive-date=July 18, 2012\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718032357/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/02/28/17446551.html\|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/03/07/17530751.html\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714114146/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/03/07/17530751.html\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=July 14, 2012\|title=Raw: Stone Cold stuns Cole's Wrestlemania plans\|date=March 7, 2011\|last=Plummer\|first=Dale\|access-date=April 14, 2011\|work=Slam! Sports\|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> On April 11, Brie defeated Torres to win the Divas Championship, marking the first time either [[twin]] had held a championship in WWE. She also became the first [[twin]] to win a singles championship in the WWE.<ref name="BrieDivas1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/divas/25010154\|title=History of the Divas Championship: Brie Bella\|date=April 11, 2011\|access-date=April 14, 2011\|publisher=[[WWE]]\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415002743/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/divas/25010154\|archive-date=April 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/04/11/17958501.html\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721161609/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/04/11/17958501.html\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=July 21, 2012\|title=Raw: Edge calls it a career\|date=April 11, 2011\|last=Plummer\|first=Dale\|access-date=April 14, 2011\|work=Slam! Sports\|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> Brie went on to successfully defend the championship against [[Kelly Kelly]] at [[Over the Limit (2011)\|Over the Limit]], after switching places with Nikki.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2011/05/22/18180176.html\|title=Over the Limit: Unpredictability makes for a good show\|date=May 22, 2011\|last=Hillhouse\|first=Dave\|access-date=May 23, 2011\|work=Slam! Sports\|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]\|archive-date=July 14, 2012\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714082511/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2011/05/22/18180176.html\|url-status=usurped}}</ref> On a special "Power to the People" episode of ''Raw'' on June 20, Brie defended her WWE Divas Championship against Kelly, who was selected by voters. Kelly then defeated Brie and won the championship. On July 17, Brie challenged Kelly for the championship in a rematch at [[Money in the Bank (2011)\|Money in the Bank]], but failed to win.<ref name=MoneyintheBank2011>{{cite web\|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wadekellerdotcom/51486.shtml\|title=WK'S WWE Money in the Bank PPV blog 7/17: Ongoing live coverage of Punk vs. Cena, Orton vs. Christian, Show vs. Henry, more\|date=July 17, 2011\|last=Keller\|first=Wade\|author-link=Wade Keller\|access-date=July 17, 2011\|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> The twins spent the majority of the rest of the year in tag team matches, regularly facing Kelly and Torres.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/07/04/18374596.html \|url-status=usurped \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615045819/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/07/04/18374596.html \|archive-date=June 15, 2013 \|title=Raw: New number one contender; Punk reinstated\|date=July 4, 2011\|last=Plummer\|first=Dale\|access-date=June 2, 2013\|work=Slam! Sports\|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/08/15/18557801.html\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714100403/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/08/15/18557801.html\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=July 14, 2012\|title=Raw: Del Rio and Rey main event\|date=August 15, 2011\|last=Waldman\|first=Jon\|access-date=June 2, 2013\|work=Slam! Sports\|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> The Bellas began to show friction for the second time since joining WWE in March 2012, after both twins lost to [[AJ Lee]] in singles competition.<ref name=SmackDown31612>{{cite web\|last=Tedesco\|first=Mike\|title=Smackdown Results – 3/16/12\|date=March 17, 2012\|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-smackdown-results/31167-smackdown-results---3-16-12\|publisher=WrestleView\|access-date=March 17, 2012}}</ref><ref name=SmackDown32312>{{cite web\|last=Tedesco\|first=Mike\|title=Smackdown Results – 3/23/12\|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1332583861\|publisher=WrestleView\|access-date=March 23, 2012\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327165222/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1332583861\|archive-date=March 27, 2012}}</ref> After Brie's match with Lee, Nikki revealed that Brie was rooting for [[John Laurinaitis\|Team Johnny]] in the 12-man tag team match at [[WrestleMania XXVIII]], whilst Nikki was rooting for [[Theodore Long\|Team Teddy]], thus furthering their dissension.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2012-03-23/results/page-6\|title=SmackDown results: Punk & Sheamus triumph after Bryan leaves early\|publisher=[[WWE]]\|access-date=March 25, 2012}}</ref>

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