ICW Women's Championship

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ICW Women's World Championship
Details
Promotion Insane Championship Wrestling
Date establishedNovember 15, 2015 [1]
Current champion(s) Rhio
Date wonFebruary 26, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s) Viper
Most reignsKasey Owens and Kay Lee Ray (3 times)
Longest reignRhio (475+ days)
Shortest reign Martina (1 day)

The ICW Women's World Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by Scotland's Insane Championship Wrestling promotion. Rhio is the current champion in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Molly Spartan on February 26, 2023, at ICW: Square Go 11 in Glasgow, Scotland

Contents

History

The title was first announced by then ICW General Manager, Red Lightning, on May 31, 2015, with an 8 women tournament being held over the coming months. [2] The final took place at Fear & Loathing VIII on November 15, 2015, with Viper (who had been added to the match by ICW Commissioner, Mick Foley) emerging victorious and becoming the inaugural ICW Women's Champion.

ICW Women's Championship Tournament (2021)

Quarter Final Semifinals Finals
         
Molly SpartanPin
Gia Adams 7:50 [3]
Molly SpartanPin
Rhio 6:22 [4]
Emily Hayden 3:06 [5]
RhioPin
Molly Spartan 11:33 [6]
Angel HayzePin
Angel HayzePin
Ellie Armstrong 8:37 [7]
Angel HayzePin
Kasey 7:30 [8]
Anastasia 8:02 [9]
KaseyPin

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Viper November 15, 2015Fear & Loathing VIII Glasgow, Scotland 149Viper, added to the match by ICW Commissioner Mick Foley, defeated Kay Lee Ray and Nikki Storm in a three–way match to become the inaugural champion [10]
2Carmel JacobJanuary 3, 2016Friday Night Fight Club Glasgow, Scotland 1322This was a four–way match also involving Nikki Storm and Kay Lee Ray [11]
3 Kay Lee Ray November 20, 2016 Fear & Loathing IX Glasgow, Scotland 1251This was a three–way match also involving Viper [12]
4Kasey OwensJuly 29, 2017Shug's Hoose Party 4 - Night I Glasgow, Scotland 164 [13]
5 Kay Lee Ray January 10, 2017Fight Club Glasgow, Scotland 249 [14]
6Kasey OwensNovember 19, 2017Fear & Loathing X Glasgow, Scotland 284This was a three–way steel cage match also involving Viper [15] [16]
7 Martina February 11, 20187th Annual Square Go! Glasgow, Scotland 11 [17]
8 Viper February 12, 2018The Biggest Fight Club EVER! Glasgow, Scotland 2293 [18]
9 Kay Lee Ray December 2, 2018Fear & Loathing XI Glasgow, Scotland 3216This was a Queen of Insanity match [19] [20]
10Kasey OwensJuly 6, 2019Fight Club Glasgow, Scotland 3120This was a three–way match also involving Aivil [21]
11AivilNovember 3, 2019Fear & Loathing XII - Night II Glasgow, Scotland 1119 [22]
Vacated March 1, 2020Fight Club Glasgow, Scotland Vacated due to an injury [23]
12Angel HayzeNovember 20, 2021Fear & Loathing XII - Night I Glasgow, Scotland 1155Defeated Molly Spartan in a tournament final to win the vacant title. [6]
13Molly SpartanApril 24, 2022ICW Barred II Glasgow, Scotland 1308This was a Steel Cage match [24]
14 Rhio February 26, 2023The 11th Annual Square Go! Glasgow, Scotland 1475+ [25]

Combined reigns

As of June15, 2024.

Record three-time (tied with Kasey Owens) and longest combined reigning champion Kay Lee Ray Kay Lee Ray NXT UK Women's Champion.jpg
Record three-time (tied with Kasey Owens) and longest combined reigning champion Kay Lee Ray
Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
days
1 Kay Lee Ray 3516
2 Rhio1475+
3 Viper 2342
4Carmel Jacob1322
5Molly Spartan1308
6Kasey Owens3268
7Angel Hayze1155
8Aivil1119
9 Martina 11

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