WWE Women's Championship
championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE
The WWE Women's Championship is a wrestling championship in WWE competed for by women of the SmackDown brand. It was created on April 3, 2016 at WrestleMania 32 and replaced the WWE Divas Championship as the women's title in WWE. Between September 2016 and June 2023 it was called the WWE Raw Women's Championship and was exclusive to the Raw brand.
| WWE Women's Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Iyo Sky with the second championship design (2023-present) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Details | |||||||||||||||||||
| Promotion | WWE currentholder = Bayley | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | April 3, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other name(s) | |||||||||||||||||||
WWE Raw Women's Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
History change
At WrestleMania 32 on April 3, 2016, Lita announced that a new WWE Women's Championship would be created. In the process, the Divas Championship would be retired.[1] Later in the night, the Divas Champion Charlotte beat Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks to win the new Women's Championship.[2]
The title shares its name with the old Women's Championship. However, the new title does not share the same title history as the original.[3] The first Women's Championship was unified with the Divas Championship in 2010. As result, they combined their histories.[4][5]
In the draft that took place on July 19, 2016, Charlotte was drafted to Raw and the title was renamed "WWE Raw Women's Championship" on September 5.[3] It became exclusive to SmackDown on April 28, 2023, when champion Bianca Belair was drafted there. It got its old name back on June 9 and its design was also changed.[6][7]
Reigns change
| Reign | The reign number |
|---|---|
| Location | The city in which the title was won |
| Event | The event in which the title was won |
| — | Used for vacated reigns |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 1 | April 3, 2016 | 113 | Arlington, Texas | WrestleMania 32 | This was a triple threat match. It also involves Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks. Charlotte beat Lynch by submission to win the title. The Divas Championship which Charlotte held before the match was retired. | [8] |
| 2 | Sasha Banks | 1 | July 25, 2016 | 27 | Pittsburgh, PA | Raw | [9] | |
| 3 | Charlotte Flair | 2 | August 21, 2016 | 43 | Brooklyn, NY | SummerSlam | [10] | |
| 4 | Sasha Banks | 2 | October 3, 2016 | 27 | Los Angeles, CA | Raw | [11] | |
| 5 | Charlotte Flair | 3 | October 30, 2016 | 29 | Boston, MA | Hell in a Cell | This was a Hell in a Cell match. | [12] |
| 6 | Sasha Banks | 3 | November 28, 2016 | 20 | Charlotte, NC | Raw | This was a falls count anywhere match. | [13] |
| 7 | Charlotte Flair | 4 | December 18, 2016 | 57 | Pittsburgh, PA | Roadblock: End of the Line | This was a 30-minute Iron Woman match. Charlotte won 3–2 in sudden death overtime. | [14] |
| 8 | Bayley | 1 | February 13, 2017 | 76 | Las Vegas, NV | Raw | [15] | |
| 9 | Alexa Bliss | 1 | April 30, 2017 | 112 | San Jose, CA | Payback | [16] | |
| 10 | Sasha Banks | 4 | August 20 2017 | 9 | Brooklyn, NY | SummerSlam | ||
| 11 | Alexa Bliss | 2 | August 23 2017 | 223 | Memphis, TN | Raw | ||
| 12 | Nia Jax | 1 | April 8 2018 | 71 | New Orleans, LA | WrestleMania 34 | ||
| 13 | Alexa Bliss | 3 | June 18 2018 | 63 | Rosemont, IL | Money In The Bank | Cashed in her Money In The Bank contract to win. | |
| 14 | Ronda Rousey | 1 | August 19 2018 | 232 | Brooklyn, NY | SummerSlam | ||
| 15 | Becky Lynch | 1 | April 8, 2019 | 373 | East Rutherford, NJ | WrestleMania 35 | This was a winner takes all triple threat match for both the Raw and SmackDown Women's Championships, also involving Charlotte Flair who defended the SmackDown Women's Championship. Lynch pinned Rousey to win both titles. | |
| 16 | Asuka | 1 | April 15, 2020 | 96 | Stamford, CT | Money in The Bank | Defeated Carmella, Dana Brooke, Lacey Evans, Nia Jax, and Shayna Baszler in the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match. The briefcase was originally supposed to contain a contract but, on the May 11, 2020, episode of Raw, Becky Lynch announced that because she was pregnant, she would give up the belt and put it in the briefcase with the winner getting the title. The match was shown on tape delay on May 10, 2020. | |
| 17 | Sasha Banks | 5 | July 20, 2020 | 34 | Orlando, FL | Raw | In this match the title was allowed to change hands on a countout pinfall, submission, or disqualification | |
| 18 | Asuka | 2 | August 23, 2020 | 231 | Orlando, FL | SummerSlam | ||
| 19 | Rhea Ripley | 1 | April 11, 2021 | 98 | Tampa, FL | WrestleMania 37 Night 2 | ||
| 20 | Charlotte Flair | 5 | July 18, 2021 | 1 | Fort Worth, TX | Money in the Bank | ||
| 21 | Nikki A.S.H. | 1 | July 19, 2021 | 33 | Dallas, TX | Raw | ||
| 22 | Charlotte Flair | 6 | August 21, 2021 | 62 | Paradise, NV | SummerSlam | This was a triple threat match which also included Rhea Ripley. | |
| 23 | Becky Lynch | 2 | October 22, 2021 | 162 | Wichita, KS | SmackDown | As a result of the 2021 WWE Draft, then-SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch was drafted to Raw while Charlotte Flair was drafted to SmackDown. WWE official Sonya Deville had the two women exchange championships. | |
| 24 | Bianca Belair | 1 | April 2, 2022 | 420 | Arlington, TX | WrestleMania 38 Night 1 | The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2023 WWE Draft. | |
| 25 | Asuka | 3 | May 27, 2023 | 70 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Night of Champions | The title's name changed to WWE Women's Championship on June 9, 2023. | |
| 26 | Bianca Belair | 2 | August 5, 2023 | <1 | Detroit, MI | SummerSlam | This was a triple threat match, also involving Charlotte Flair. | |
| 27 | Iyo Sky | 1 | 246 | This was Sky's Money in the Bank cash-in match. | ||||
| 28 | Bayley | 2 | April 7, 2024 | 13+ | Philadelphia, PA | WrestleMania XL Night 2 |
[17] |
Combined reigns change
As of April 20, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
Combined days recognized by WWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Becky Lynch | 2 | 535 | 559 |
| 2 | Bianca Belair | 2 | 420 | 419 |
| 3 | Alexa Bliss | 3 | 398 | 396 |
| 4 | Asuka | 3 | 397 | 379 |
| 5 | Charlotte Flair | 6 | 305 | |
| 6 | Iyo Sky | 1 | 259 | |
| 7 | Ronda Rousey | 1 | 232 | 231 |
| 8 | Sasha Banks | 5 | 116 | 106 |
| 9 | Rhea Ripley | 1 | 98 | 97 |
| 10 | Bayley† | 2 | 89+ | 88+ |
| 11 | Nia Jax | 1 | 70 | |
| 12 | Nikki A.S.H. | 1 | 33 | 32 |
Related pages change
References change
- ↑ Caldwell, James (April 3, 2016). "4/3 WrestleMania 32 PPV Results – CALDWELL'S Ongoing Live Report on Main PPV". PW Torch. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ↑ Clapp, John (April 3, 2016). "Divas Champion Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks (Triple Threat Match)". WWE. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "WWE Women's Championship". wwe.com.
- ↑ Adam Martin (August 30, 2010). "RAW RESULTS - 8/30/10". Wrestle View. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ↑ WWE Staff (April 3, 2016). "All-new WWE Women's Championship introduced at WrestleMania". WWE. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
Lita introduced the all-new WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania, and revealed that Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch will compete for this title tonight.
- ↑ Barnett, Jake (June 9, 2023). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (6/9): Barnett's review of Jey Uso's decision, Asuka presented with the WWE Women's Championship belt, MITB qualifiers featuring Butch vs. Baron Corbin, Santos Escobar vs. Mustafa Ali, Michin vs. Bayley, and Shotzi vs. Iyo Sky". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ↑ Flanagan, Neal (June 9, 2023). "New WWE Women's Championship belt presented to Asuka". POST Wrestling. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ↑ Artus, Matthew (April 3, 2016). "Charlotte def. Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks to become first new WWE Women's Champion". WWE. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ↑ Tedesco, Mike (July 25, 2016). "WWE RAW Results – 7/25/16 (Live from Pittsburgh, fallout from Battleground, new era of RAW begins)". Wrestleview. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ↑ Caldwell, James. "8/21 WWE Summerslam Results – CALDWELL'S Complete Live Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Tedesco, Mike. "WWE RAW Results – 10/3/16 (Live from Los Angeles, Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks for the RAW Women's Title)". WrestleView. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE Hell in a Cell 2016 live review: Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte for the WWE Women's Championship, Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Rusev for the U.S. Championship". Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ↑ Keller, Wade (November 28, 2016). "KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 11/28: Live coverage – Charlotte defends against Sasha Banks, New Day defends against Anderson & Gallows". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016 live review: Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte in an Iron Man match for the Raw Women's Championship, Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Title". Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ↑ Keller, Wade. "KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 2/13: Las Vegas Festival of Friendship, Emmalina's debut, Fastlane developments, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. "4/30 Powell's WWE Payback Live Review: Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman, Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho for the U.S. Championship, Samoa Joe vs. Seth Rollins, Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt in a House of Horrors match". Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ↑ Powell, Jason (April 7, 2024). "WrestleMania XL results: Powell's live review of night two with Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes for the WWE Universal Championship with Bloodline Rules, Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 7, 2024.