Layla made her in-ring return at a Florida Championship Wrestling event on 22 March 2012.
She made her return to the main WWE roster at the 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.
Her victory made her the first Diva Search winner to have won both the Divas and the Women's championship.
The following night on Raw, she successfully defended the championship against both Bella Twins in a triple threat match, and retained twice against Beth Phoenix at the Over the Limit and No Way Out pay-per-views in May and June respectively.
On the 20 August episode of Raw, Kaitlyn won a battle royal to become the number one contender to Layla's Divas Championship.
At 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.

Layla defeated Torres in a non-title match on Superstars to earn a title match.
She unsuccessfully challenged for the championship on 15 October, and failed again to regain the championship in a three-way match at Hell in a Cell, which also involved Kaitlyn.
On 12 November, on Raw, Layla was defeated by Kaitlyn in a number one contenders match for the championship.
On 16 December at the Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view, Layla competed in a number one contender's "Santa's Little Helpers" battle royal to face Torres for the championship, but was unsuccessful.
In early 2013, Layla briefly developed a feud with Tamina Snuka, losing to her in singles matches before defeating her in a tag team match.
As part of the feud, Layla allied herself with Kaitlyn, and began accompanying her to ringside.
On the 2 August episode of SmackDown, Layla stopped Kaitlyn from spearing AJ Lee, costing Kaitlyn both the match and the Divas Championship, and left with AJ.
Layla went on to defeat Kaitlyn in singles competition and in a tag team match with AJ as her partner.

In late 2013, Layla took a hiatus from WWE due to ongoing personal issues.
She returned at a non-televised event on 14 March 2014, and made her television return the following week on an episode of Main Event, where she and Alicia Fox lost to The Funkadactyls (Naomi and Cameron).
Layla participated in the Divas Invitational match for the WWE Divas Championship at WrestleMania XXX which was won by AJ.

The following week, she replaced Summer Rae as Fandango's dancer and valet, and quickly became embroiled in a feud with Emma and Santino Marella.
In May, Layla entered a tournament to determine the new NXT Women's Champion, but lost to Natalya in the first round.
Rae returned on 19 May, attacking Layla.
Competing over Fandango's affections, Layla and Rae repeatedly attacked each other, prompting a match at Money in the Bank with Fandango as the special guest referee; Layla won the match.
During a rematch in July on SmackDown, Layla and Rae attacked Fandango, before dancing with each other.
Starting at Battleground, the pair formed an alliance, distracting Fandango during his matches and causing him to lose.
In their first match as a team, Layla and Rae, now calling themselves the Slayers, lost to Paige and AJ Lee on the 18 July episode of SmackDown.
The Slayers won their first match as a team on Main Event on 2 September, where they defeated Rosa Mendes and Natalya.
The Slayers were part of Team Paige at Survivor Series in November, but both were eliminated and their team lost the match.

In January 2015, El underwent surgery for unknown reasons.
Layla returned on the 14 April episode of Main Event, where she defeated Emma in a singles match.
On 29 July, WWE announced that Layla had decided to retire from professional wrestling.
Layla made her in-ring return at a Florida Championship Wrestling event on 22 March 2012. She made her return to the main WWE roster at the 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. Her victory made her the first Diva Search winner to have won both the Divas and the Women's championship. The following night on Raw, she successfully defended the championship against both Bella Twins in a triple threat match, and retained twice against Beth Phoenix at the Over the Limit and No Way Out pay-per-views in May and June respectively. On the 20 August episode of Raw, Kaitlyn won a battle royal to become the number one contender to Layla's Divas Championship. At 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.
Layla defeated Torres in a non-title match on Superstars to earn a title match. She unsuccessfully challenged for the championship on 15 October, and failed again to regain the championship in a three-way match at Hell in a Cell, which also involved Kaitlyn. On 12 November, on Raw, Layla was defeated by Kaitlyn in a number one contenders match for the championship. On 16 December at the Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view, Layla competed in a number one contender's "Santa's Little Helpers" battle royal to face Torres for the championship, but was unsuccessful. In early 2013, Layla briefly developed a feud with Tamina Snuka, losing to her in singles matches before defeating her in a tag team match. As part of the feud, Layla allied herself with Kaitlyn, and began accompanying her to ringside. On the 2 August episode of SmackDown, Layla stopped Kaitlyn from spearing AJ Lee, costing Kaitlyn both the match and the Divas Championship, and left with AJ. Layla went on to defeat Kaitlyn in singles competition and in a tag team match with AJ as her partner.
In late 2013, Layla took a hiatus from WWE due to ongoing personal issues. She returned at a non-televised event on 14 March 2014, and made her television return the following week on an episode of Main Event, where she and Alicia Fox lost to The Funkadactyls (Naomi and Cameron). Layla participated in the Divas Invitational match for the WWE Divas Championship at WrestleMania XXX which was won by AJ.
The following week, she replaced Summer Rae as Fandango's dancer and valet, and quickly became embroiled in a feud with Emma and Santino Marella. In May, Layla entered a tournament to determine the new NXT Women's Champion, but lost to Natalya in the first round. Rae returned on 19 May, attacking Layla. Competing over Fandango's affections, Layla and Rae repeatedly attacked each other, prompting a match at Money in the Bank with Fandango as the special guest referee; Layla won the match. During a rematch in July on SmackDown, Layla and Rae attacked Fandango, before dancing with each other. Starting at Battleground, the pair formed an alliance, distracting Fandango during his matches and causing him to lose. In their first match as a team, Layla and Rae, now calling themselves the Slayers, lost to Paige and AJ Lee on the 18 July episode of SmackDown. The Slayers won their first match as a team on Main Event on 2 September, where they defeated Rosa Mendes and Natalya. The Slayers were part of Team Paige at Survivor Series in November, but both were eliminated and their team lost the match.
In January 2015, El underwent surgery for unknown reasons. Layla returned on the 14 April episode of Main Event, where she defeated Emma in a singles match. On 29 July, WWE announced that Layla had decided to retire from professional wrestling.
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