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Listing of professional wrestling championships From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The American professional wrestling promotion WWE has maintained several women's championships (except for two interims in the 1990s) since 1983, when the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) established the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship. One year later, the WWF bought the NWA Women's Championship and renamed it the WWF Women's Championship, establishing their first women's world championship. Although the title preceded the company's creation, the WWF claimed a lineage that began in 1956. Whenever the WWE brand extension has been implemented (2008–2010; 2016–present), separate women's championships have been created or allocated for each brand.
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As of 2025, WWE promotes two world championships on its main roster: the Women's World Championship on Raw and the WWE Women's Championship on SmackDown.
WWE also promotes three secondary championships on its main roster: the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship for RAW, the WWE Women's United States Championship for SmackDown, and the WWE Women's Speed Championship shared between Raw, SmackDown and its developmental brand, NXT.
For NXT, WWE promotes the NXT Women's Championship and the NXT Women's North American Championship as its primary and secondary championship respectively.
For it's sub-developmental brand, Evolve, WWE promotes the WWE Women's ID Championship and the WWE Evolve Women’s Championship.
For the tag team division, WWE promotes a tag team championship, the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, which is defended across all shows.
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Overview of titles
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Tag team
Developmental
Developmental midcard
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In addition to titles specifically designated for women, there were also two championships that were explicitly open to all challengers, regardless of gender. The following lists those two championships, the female wrestlers who won the titles, and the years the titles were active.
- Noted additional championship wins that women have won that are men only championships Chyna won the WWE Intercontinental Championship and also Madusa, Daffney and Jacqueline Moore won the WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
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Singles championships
WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010)
The Original WWE Women's Championship was the first women's world championship of WWE. Its origins predate the company's creation. On September 18, 1956, The Fabulous Moolah became the third NWA World Women's Champion. Moolah had worked for the northeastern United States-based Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC), a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), since the previous year.[1] In 1963, CWC seceded from the NWA and established itself as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF); it quietly rejoined the NWA in 1971. Moolah bought the rights to the championship in the 1970s and continued to defend the championship as the NWA World Women's Champion. The WWWF, renamed the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1979, withdrew from the NWA for good in 1983. Moolah then sold the championship's rights to the WWF in 1984, and she was recognized as the WWF Women's Champion.[2] Instead of beginning her reign in 1984, the WWF claimed the lineage of her reign from when she first became champion in 1956. The preceding champions and the title changes between 1956 and when Moolah lost it in 1984 are not recognized by WWE, although they are recognized by the NWA.[3] As a result, The Fabulous Moolah's first reign is considered to have lasted 28 years by the promotion.[4]
After the company was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in May 2002, the championship was subsequently referred to as the WWE Women's Championship. With the WWE brand extension that began in March 2002, the Women's Championship at first was still defended on both the Raw and SmackDown brands, while most titles were exclusive to one brand.[5][6] In September, the Women's Championship became exclusive to Raw, but remained the sole championship contested by women until June 6, 2008, when a counterpart to the championship, called the WWE Divas Championship, was created for the SmackDown brand.[7][8] The titles switched brands after their respective title holders were drafted to the opposite brands in the 2009 WWE draft.[9][10] The Women's Championship was unified with the Divas Championship at Night of Champions in September 2010, creating the Unified WWE Divas Championship[11][12][13] and rendering the Women's Championship defunct as the unified title followed the lineage of the Divas Championship; shortly after, the title dropped the "Unified" moniker. The final Women's Champion was Layla, although Michelle McCool had defended the title in her place in the unification match.[14][15]
WWE Divas Championship (2008–2016)
The WWE Divas Championship was the second women's world championship to be established by WWE. After several years of the WWE Women's Championship being contested exclusively on Raw, SmackDown established the Divas Championship on June 6, 2008, for their women's division. Its name was derived from WWE Divas, the term WWE had used at the time for the women's wrestlers. The inaugural champion was Michelle McCool.[7] The titles would switch brands after their respective title holders were drafted to the opposite brands in the 2009 WWE draft.[9] The following year at Night of Champions in September 2010, the Women's Championship was unified with the Divas Championship, creating the Unified WWE Divas Championship,[11] rendering the Women's Championship defunct as the unified title followed the lineage of the Divas Championship; shortly after, the title dropped the "unified" moniker and the first brand extension ended in August 2011.[14][15] The Divas Championship continued as the only women's championship of the main roster until 2016 when it was retired and replaced by a new WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 32 in April that year. The final Divas Champion was Charlotte Flair, at the time known simply as Charlotte.[16][17][18]
NXT Women's Championship (2013–present)
The NXT Women's Championship is the women's championship for WWE's developmental brand, NXT. The title was established in April 2013 and the inaugural champion was Paige.[19][20][21] In September 2019, the title became one of WWE's three main women's titles when NXT became WWE's third major brand,[22][23] however, it reverted back to a developmental brand in September 2021.[24]
WWE Women's Championship (2016–present)
The current WWE Women's Championship is the third women's world championship established by WWE and is currently the women's championship of the SmackDown brand. The title was unveiled at WrestleMania 32 in April 2016 to replace the Divas Championship. This came after the term "Diva" was scrutinized by some commentators, fans, and several past and present WWE female performers who were in favor of changing the championship to the Women's Championship. The division itself was also changed from being called the Divas division to being called the Women's division. This newer championship does not share its title history with the original WWE Women's Championship that was contested between 1956 and 2010. The inaugural champion was Charlotte Flair, who at the time simply went by Charlotte.[16][17][18]
Following the reintroduction of the brand extension in July 2016, reigning champion Charlotte Flair was drafted to the Raw brand, making the championship exclusive to Raw. In response, SmackDown created the SmackDown Women's Championship as its counterpart. The WWE Women's Championship was subsequently renamed as the Raw Women's Championship to reflect its exclusivity to that brand.[25][26] As a result of the 2023 WWE Draft, the championships switched brands,[27] and the Raw Women's Championship reverted back to its original name of WWE Women's Championship on the June 9, 2023, episode of SmackDown.[28][29][30]
Women's World Championship (2016–present)
The Women's World Championship is the fourth women's world championship established by WWE and is currently the women's championship of the Raw brand. Originally introduced as the SmackDown Women's Championship, its creation came as a result of the reintroduction of the brand extension in July 2016, after reigning WWE Women's Champion Charlotte Flair was drafted to the Raw brand, making that championship exclusive to Raw, where it was renamed the Raw Women's Championship. In response, SmackDown created the SmackDown Women's Championship on September 11, 2016. The inaugural champion was Becky Lynch.[25] As a result of the 2023 WWE Draft, the championships switched brands despite their namesakes.[27] The Raw Women's Championship,now on SmackDown, reverted to its original unbranded name while the SmackDown Women's Championship was renamed as the Women's World Championship on the June 12, 2023, episode of Raw.[31]
NXT UK Women's Championship (2018–2022)
The NXT UK Women's Championship was the women's championship of NXT UK, a sister brand of NXT based in the United Kingdom. Established in 2018, the inaugural champion was Rhea Ripley.[32][33] After the announcement of the closure of NXT UK, the title was unified into the NXT Women's Championship at Worlds Collide in September 2022. Meiko Satomura is recognized as the final champion.[34]
NXT Women's North American Championship (2024–present)
At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 6, 2024, the WrestleMania week event for WWE's developmental brand NXT, the NXT Women's North American Championship was announced by the brand's General Manager Ava. This title will be the equivalent to the men's NXT North American Championship, marking the first-ever secondary women's championship in WWE.[35][36] At Week 2 of Spring Breakin', Ava announced that the inaugural champion will be crowned at Battleground in a six-woman ladder match.[37] The inaugural champion was Kelani Jordan.[38]
WWE Women's Speed Championship (2024–present)
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On February 9, 2024, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE announced a partnership with X to introduce WWE Speed, a weekly video series to stream exclusively on the social media platform where wrestlers would perform in matches with a five-minute time limit, which originally featured matches with only male wrestlers from its premiere episode.[39] On May 1, 2024, WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H confirmed that the program would also eventually feature women's matches; this led to an official announcement on August 9, 2024, where he announced that the tournament for the championship will begin on September 4, 2024.[40][41] In the tournament final that occurred during the Speed tapings on October 4, 2024, SmackDown's Candice LeRae defeated Raw's Iyo Sky to become the inaugural champion.[42]
WWE Women's Crown Jewel Championship (2024–present)
The WWE Women's Crown Jewel Championship was introduced by Triple H as an annual prize for the winner of a champion vs champion match as part of the annual event in Saudi Arabia. The championship belt is kept at the WWE Experience exhibit while the champion is presented with a ring. The first champion was crowned on November 2, 2024 where Liv Morgan the Women's World Champion defeated the WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax for the championship.
WWE Women's United States Championship (2024–present)
The WWE Women's United States Championship is a secondary women's championship established for the SmackDown brand. The title was introduced on November 8, 2024 by SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis.[43]
On December 14, 2024, Saturday Night's Main Event where Chelsea Green was crowned the inaugural WWE Women’s United States Champion when she defeated Michin in the WWE Women’s United States Championship Tournament finals.[44]
WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship (2024–present)
The WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship is a secondary women's Championship established for the Raw brand. The title was introduced on November 25, 2024 by Raw general manager Adam Pearce.[45]
On the January 13, 2025 episode of Raw Lyra Valkyria defeated Dakota Kai to become the inaugural WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion in the tournament finals.[46]
WWE Women’s ID Championship (2025-present)
WWE ID introduced a new WWE Women’s Championship called the WWE Women’s ID Championship by Triple H on February 18, 2025 and it classifies as a developmental championship for women.
WWE Evolve Women’s Championship (2025-present)
WWE Evolve introduced a new WWE Evolve Women’s Championship on May 7, 2025 and classifies as development championship for women by general manager Stevie Turner.
Tag team championships
WWF Women's Tag Team Championship (1983–1989)
The WWF Women's Tag Team Championship was the company's first women's tag team championship, established in 1983. In 1983, reigning NWA Women's World Tag Team Champions Velvet McIntyre and Princess Victoria joined the WWF. As the WWF had withdrawn from the NWA, which owned the championship, McIntyre and Victoria were recognized as the first WWF Women's Tag Team Champions.[47][48] The championship continued until 1989, when the promotion abandoned it due to lack of performers in the division. The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) were the final champions.[49]
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship (2018–present)
The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship was introduced on the December 24, 2018, episode of Raw[50] and is the only women's tag team championship in WWE, shared by the Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brands. After three decades of not having a women's tag team championship and with large support from fans and female wrestlers alike, the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship was established and then debuted in 2019. The Boss 'n' Hug Connection (Bayley and Sasha Banks) became the inaugural champions at Elimination Chamber in February. The title was originally established to be defended across the Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brands.[51] However, in March 2021, after a dispute over the title, the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship was established, thus the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship became no longer available to NXT.[52] On the June 23, 2023, episode of SmackDown, reigning WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler defeated the reigning NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn in a unification match where the NXT title was unified into the WWE title, retiring the NXT title and subsequently making the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship available to NXT again.[53]
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship (2021–2023)
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The NXT Women's Tag Team Championship was the women's tag team championship of WWE's developmental brand NXT. The title was established on the March 10, 2021, episode of NXT, where NXT General Manager William Regal unveiled the championship, naming Dakota Kai and Raquel González as the first champions, due to the controversial ending of their match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship the week prior and their having won the first Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.[52] It would be a short-lived championship, as two years later on the June 23, 2023, episode of SmackDown, reigning WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler defeated reigning NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn in a unification match where the NXT title was unified into the WWE title, subsequently retiring the NXT title with Fyre and Dawn recognized as the final champions.[53][54]
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Champions
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Current champions
The following list shows the women wrestlers that are currently holding all active women's championships in WWE.
Retired championships
The following list shows retired women's championships and the final female title holders before the belts were deactivated in WWE.
Inaugural championship holders
The following list shows the inaugural holders for each women's championship created and/or promoted by WWE.
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Superlative reigns
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Ten longest
World championships
The following list shows the top 10 recognized longest women's championship reigns in WWE history. This does not include the Fabulous Moolah's first reign as WWF Women's Champion as it was not under the WWF banner.
Tag team championships
The following list shows the top 10 longest women's tag team championship reigns in WWE history.
Longest per championship
The following list shows the longest reigning champion for each singles and tag team women's championship.
Most per championship
The following list shows the wrestlers with the most reigns for each women's championship created and/or promoted by WWE.
Most total reigns
Singles championships
The following list shows the wrestlers who have the most reigns in total for women's singles championships, combining all titles they have held as recognized by WWE. This list also shows the titles that they won to achieve this record (minimum of five reigns).
Tag team championships
The following list shows the wrestlers who have the most reigns in total for women's tag team championships, combining all titles they have held as recognized by WWE. This list also shows the titles that they won to achieve this record (minimum of three reigns).
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Most combined days as singles champions
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The following list shows the top 10 female wrestlers based on their most combined days as singles champions in WWE history.
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Most combined days as tag team champions
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The following list shows the top 10 female tag teams based on their most combined days as tag team champions in WWE history.
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