Nikki Bella has spent 200 days atop the WWE Divas division as the Divas Champion and she dedicated the milestone to Dusty Rhodes.
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Bella took to Instagram to commemorate 200 days as the representative for the Divas division and she took the time to dedicate the benchmark to the deceased Hall of Famer.
Rhodes passed away Thursday due to complications after falling down in his home on Wednesday. He was 69.
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Bella included Rhodes in her Instagram post when celebrating her feat.
"200 days as your Divas Champion! Couldn't be more honored and proud," Bella wrote. "Today is for Dusty and my #BellaArmy I couldn't do it without you all! Thank you all so much! #RoadTo300Days #FearlessNikki#DivasChamp."
A photo posted by Nikki Bella (@thenikkibella) on Jun 11, 2015 at 9:52pm PDT
Bella has been the Divas Champion since she defeated AJ Lee at the Survivor Series on Nov. 23 in St. Louis. 200 days later, she's still standing tall with the gold.
There are rumors that the WWE may book Bella to hang onto the belt until she surpasses Lee's record of a 295-day reign, which was set from June 2013-April 2014 when Paige debuted and took the title from her.
Lee retired from the WWE shortly after WrestleMania 31 this past March, likely due to her husband CM Punk's impending lawsuit with WWE doctor Chris Amann.
Punk walked out on the WWE in November 2014 and Lee stayed with the company despite being married to him. After Punk blasted Dr. Amann on Colt Cabana's podcast, he responded with a defamation lawsuit, which is the probable cause to her departure.
Due to Lee leaving, the WWE is likely to use Bella in order to create new historical significance for the title.
Bella is set to defend the Divas Championship against Paige live this Sunday at Money in the Bank at the Nationwide Arena from Columbus, Ohio.
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