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Layla announced that she had suffered a knee injury at Extreme Rules on ''SmackDown'' on 13 May, and was interrupted and attacked by [[Kia Stevens|Kharma]] to write her off television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/05/13/18147296.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715190657/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/05/13/18147296.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=15 July 2012|title=Smackdown: Old standards in Music City|date=13 May 2011|last=Hillhouse|first=Dave|access-date=10 December 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> Later that month, it was confirmed that Layla had [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Legit|legitimately]] torn both her [[Anterior cruciate ligament|Anterior cruciate]] and [[Medial collateral ligament]]s, and required surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1306380589|title=WWE Diva scheduled for surgery|date=25 May 2011|last=Gerweck|first=Steve|access-date=10 December 2011|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref>
=== Divas Champion, various feuds, and retirement (2012–2015) ===
[[File:Layla, Fandango, Rae.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A brunette Caucasian woman and dark-haired Caucasian man in a wrestling ring, pointing and yelling at a blonde Caucasian woman with her back to the camera.|Layla and [[Fandango (wrestler)|Fandango]] being confronted by [[Summer Rae]] (right) in May 2014]]
Layla made her in-ring return at a [[Florida Championship Wrestling]] event on 22 March 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/quicknews/article_59424.shtml|title=Layla returns to in-ring action|date=23 May 2012|access-date=8 April 2012|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> She made her return to the main WWE roster at the [[Extreme Rules (2012)|Extreme Rules]] pay-per-view on 29 April, replacing Beth Phoenix, who was not medically cleared to compete, in a match for the [[WWE Divas Championship]]. Despite interference from [[Brie Bella]], Layla defeated [[Nikki Bella]] to win the WWE Divas Championship for the first time.<ref name="Divas1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/divas/20120429-layla |title=History of the Divas Championship: Layla |date=29 April 2012 |access-date=30 April 2012 |publisher=[[WWE]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528104419/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/divas/20120429-layla |archive-date=28 May 2012 }}</ref><ref name="LaylavsNikki">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2012/04/29/19694541.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717014636/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2012/04/29/19694541.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=17 July 2012|title=Bloodied Cena shocks Lesnar to cap off outstanding Extreme Rules|date=29 April 2012|last=Bishop|first=Matt|access-date=30 April 2012|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> Her victory made her the first ''Diva Search'' winner to have won both the Divas and the Women's championship.<ref name="retire"/> The following night on ''Raw'', she successfully defended the championship against both [[Bella Twins]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat match]], and retained twice against Beth Phoenix at the [[Over the Limit (2012)|Over the Limit]] and [[No Way Out (2012)|No Way Out]] pay-per-views in May and June respectively.<ref name="RawRematch">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2012/05/01/19700256.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716234422/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2012/05/01/19700256.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=16 July 2012|title=Raw: Triple H reads the riot act to Lesnar, but Laurinaitis gets the last laugh in Dayton|date=1 May 2012|last=Tylwalk|first=Nick|access-date=1 May 2012|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref><ref name="Over The Limit 2012">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_61620.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Over The Limit PPV Report 5/20: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Cena-Johnny, Punk-Bryan|date=20 May 2012|last=Caldwell|first=James|access-date=21 May 2012|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2012/06/17/19888861.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120727231658/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2012/06/17/19888861.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=27 July 2012|title=No Way Out: End of another era|date=17 June 2012|last=Hillhouse|first=Dave|access-date=21 June 2012|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> On the 20 August episode of ''Raw'', [[Kaitlyn (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]] won a [[Professional wrestling battle royal|battle royal]] to become the number one contender to Layla's Divas Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2012/08/21/20123046.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130901091915/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2012/08/21/20123046.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 September 2013|title=Raw: The king is dead, long live the king|date=21 August 2012|last=Hillhouse|first=Dave|access-date=1 September 2013|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> At [[Night of Champions (2012)|Night of Champions]], Kaitlyn was removed from the championship match following a storyline injury and replaced with Eve Torres. Torres defeated Layla to win the championship, ending her reign at 140 days.<ref name="LaylavsEve">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2012/09/17/20204671.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130901091816/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2012/09/17/20204671.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 September 2013|title=Night of Champions: Hustle, loyalty, and yes, respect|date=17 September 2012|last=Hillhouse|first=Dave|access-date=1 September 2013|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref>
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