She won a battle royal to fill the vacated title in 1984. Devine competed at the AWA's "SuperClash", "WrestleRock '86", "Battle by the Bay" and "War in the Windy City" cards. She was recognized as champion several times during that time period, mostly being awarded the belt by default as the number one contender (a common practice of the AWA), and trading it with Martel. Her feud with Martel carried over to Wild West Wrestling. She even tagged with Fabulous Lance a.k.a. Lance Von Erich against Martel and Iceman King Parsons.