No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | |||||
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) | ||||||||||
1 | The Fabulous Moolah | September 18, 1956 | Live event | Baltimore, MD | 1 | 3,651 | 10,170 | WWE recognizes Moolah's reign as being uninterrupted until 1984. The title was known as the NWA World Women's Championship (which still exists today) until May 19, 1984, when Moolah sold the rights to the championship to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and the title was renamed to WWF Women's Championship. | [3] | |
† | Bette Boucher | September 17, 1966 | Live event | Seattle, WA | – | 16 | — | [1] | ||
† | The Fabulous Moolah | October 3, 1966 | Live event | Vancouver, BC | – | 524 | — | [4] | ||
† | Yukiko Tomoe | March 10, 1968 | Live event | Osaka, Japan | – | 23 | — | [1] | ||
† | The Fabulous Moolah | April 2, 1968 | Live event | Hamamatsu, Japan | – | 3,841 | — | [1] | ||
† | Evelyn Stevens | October 8, 1978 | Live event | Dallas, TX | – | 2 | — | [1] | ||
† | The Fabulous Moolah | October 10, 1978 | Live event | Fort Worth, TX | – | 2,113 | — | [1] | ||
World Wrestling Federation (WWF) | ||||||||||
2 | Wendi Richter | July 23, 1984 | The Brawl to End It All | New York, NY | 1 | 210 | 209 | [5] | ||
3 | Leilani Kai | February 18, 1985 | The War to Settle the Score | New York, NY | 1 | 41 | 40 | Aired March 5, 1985 on Prime Time Wrestling . | [6] | |
4 | Wendi Richter | March 31, 1985 | WrestleMania I | New York, NY | 2 | 239 | 238 | [7] | ||
5 | The Fabulous Moolah | November 25, 1985 | Live event | New York, NY | 2(5) | 220 | 219 | Moolah was disguised as "The Spider Lady". | [8] | |
6 | Velvet McIntyre | July 3, 1986 | Live event | Brisbane, Australia | 1 | 6 | 5 | [9] [10] | ||
7 | The Fabulous Moolah | July 9, 1986 | Live event | Sydney, Australia | 3(6) | 380 | 379 | [11] | ||
8 | Sensational Sherri | July 24, 1987 | Live event | Houston, TX | 1 | 441 | 440 | [12] | ||
9 | Rockin' Robin | October 7, 1988 | Prime Time Wrestling | Paris, France | 1 | 502 | 501 | Aired November 8, 1988. | [13] | |
— | Deactivated | February 21, 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | The title was considered inactive after Rockin' Robin left the WWF. | [13] | |
10 | Alundra Blayze | December 13, 1993 | All American Wrestling | Poughkeepsie, NY | 1 | 342 | 348 | Aired December 26, 1993. Defeated Heidi Lee Morgan in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [14] WWE mistakenly recognizes Blayze's reign as lasting 348 days, ending on November 27, 1994. | [15] | |
11 | Bull Nakano | November 20, 1994 | Big Egg Wrestling Universe | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 134 | 126 | WWE mistakenly recognizes Nakano's reign as lasting 126 days, beginning on November 27, 1994. | [16] | |
12 | Alundra Blayze | April 3, 1995 | Raw | Poughkeepsie, NY | 2 | 146 | 145 | [17] | ||
13 | Bertha Faye | August 27, 1995 | SummerSlam | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 57 | 56 | [18] | ||
14 | Alundra Blayze | October 23, 1995 | Raw | Brandon, MB | 3 | 51 | 50 | [19] | ||
— | Vacated | December 13, 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated when Alundra Blayze left the WWF. Blayze then joined rival promotion World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and, during WCW Monday Nitro on December 18, 1995, dropped the title belt, which was still in her possession, in a trash can. [20] | [19] | |
15 | Jacqueline | September 15, 1998 [21] | Raw is War | Sacramento, CA | 1 | 61 | 54 | Defeated Sable to win the vacant championship. WWE recognizes Jacqueline's reign as beginning on September 21, 1998, when the episode aired on tape delay. | [22] | |
16 | Sable | November 15, 1998 | Survivor Series | St. Louis, MO | 1 | 176 | 175 | Shane McMahon was the special guest referee. | [23] | |
17 | Debra | May 10, 1999 | Raw is War | Orlando, FL | 1 | 29 | 34 | This was an evening gown match. Sable had defeated Debra in the match, but Commissioner Shawn Michaels stated that Debra was the winner because she had lost her dress and awarded the championship to her. WWE recognizes her reign as ending on June 14, 1999, when the following episode aired on tape delay. | [24] | |
18 | Ivory | June 8, 1999 [25] | Raw is War | Worcester, MA | 1 | 131 | 124 | WWE recognizes Ivory's reign as ending on June 14, 1999, when the following episode aired on tape delay. | [26] | |
19 | The Fabulous Moolah | October 17, 1999 | No Mercy | Cleveland, OH | 4(7) | 8 | 7 | [27] | ||
20 | Ivory | October 25, 1999 | Raw is War | Providence, RI | 2 | 48 | 47 | [18] | ||
21 | The Kat | December 12, 1999 | Armageddon | Sunrise, FL | 1 | 50 | 49 | This was a fatal four-way evening gown pool match, also involving Jacqueline and B.B., with The Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young as special guest referees. | [28] | |
22 | Hervina | January 31, 2000 | Raw is War | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 1 | 2 | This was a lumberjill snowbunny match. Hervina was Harvey Wippleman disguised as a woman and was recognized as the first man to win the Women's Championship. WWE recognizes Hervina's reign as ending on February 3, 2000, when the following episode aired on tape delay. | [29] | |
23 | Jacqueline | February 1, 2000 [30] | SmackDown! | Detroit, MI | 2 | 56 | 53 | WWE recognizes Jacqueline's reign as beginning on February 3 and ending on March 30, 2000, when both episodes aired on tape delay. | ||
24 | Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley | March 28, 2000 [30] | SmackDown! | San Antonio, TX | 1 | 146 | 143 | WWE recognizes McMahon's reign as beginning on March 30, 2000, when the episode aired on tape delay. | [31] | |
25 | Lita | August 21, 2000 | Raw is War | Lafayette, LA | 1 | 71 | 72 | The Rock was the special guest referee. WWE recognizes Lita's reign as ending on November 2, 2000, when the episode aired on tape delay. | [32] | |
26 | Ivory | October 31, 2000 [30] | SmackDown! | Rochester, NY | 3 | 152 | 149 | This was a fatal four-way match, also involving Jacqueline and Trish Stratus. WWE recognizes Ivory's reign as beginning on November 2, 2000, when the episode aired on tape delay. | [33] | |
27 | Chyna | April 1, 2001 | WrestleMania X-Seven | Houston, TX | 1 | 214 | 231 | WWE mistakenly lists Chyna's reign as lasting 231 days, ending on November 18, 2001. | [34] | |
— | Vacated | November 1, 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated when Chyna retired and left the WWF in a contract dispute. | [34] | |
28 | Trish Stratus | November 18, 2001 | Survivor Series | Greensboro, NC | 1 | 78 | 77 | This was a six-pack challenge for the vacant championship, also involving Ivory, Jacqueline, Jazz, Lita, and Molly Holly. | [35] | |
29 | Jazz | February 4, 2002 | Raw | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | 98 | 97 | In late March 2002, due to the roster having doubled in size, the brand extension began, splitting the roster between the Raw and SmackDown brands, represented by the TV shows of the same name. Championships were assigned to be exclusive to a specific brand, with the exception of the Undisputed Championship and the Women's Championship, which were non-exclusive at this time. After the WWF was renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) due to a lawsuit by the World Wide Fund for Nature on May 6, 2002, the title was renamed to WWE Women's Championship. | [36] | |
WWE | ||||||||||
30 | Trish Stratus | May 13, 2002 | Raw | Toronto, ON, Canada | 2 | 41 | 40 | This was a hardcore mixed tag team match with Stratus and Bubba Ray Dudley defeating Jazz and Steven Richards, with Richards' Hardcore Championship also on the line. | [37] | |
31 | Molly Holly | June 23, 2002 | King of the Ring | Columbus, OH | 1 | 91 | 90 | [38] | ||
32 | Trish Stratus | September 22, 2002 | Unforgiven | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | 56 | 55 | On the September 26, 2002 episode of SmackDown! , SmackDown! General Manager Stephanie McMahon revealed that the Women's Championship had been made exclusive to Raw. | [39] | |
WWE: Raw | ||||||||||
33 | Victoria | November 17, 2002 | Survivor Series | New York, NY | 1 | 133 | 132 | This was a hardcore match. | [40] | |
34 | Trish Stratus | March 30, 2003 | WrestleMania XIX | Seattle, WA | 4 | 28 | 27 | This was a triple threat match also involving Jazz. | [41] | |
35 | Jazz | April 27, 2003 | Backlash | Worcester, MA | 2 | 64 | 63 | [42] | ||
36 | Gail Kim | June 30, 2003 | Raw | Buffalo, NY | 1 | 28 | 27 | This was a seven-woman battle royal, also involving Ivory, Jacqueline, Molly Holly, Trish Stratus, and Victoria. | [43] | |
37 | Molly Holly | July 28, 2003 | Raw | Colorado Springs, CO | 2 | 210 | 209 | [44] | ||
38 | Victoria | February 23, 2004 | Raw | Omaha, NE | 2 | 111 | 110 | This was a fatal four-way elimination match, also involving Jazz and Lita, who Victoria lastly pinned. | [45] | |
39 | Trish Stratus | June 13, 2004 | Bad Blood | Columbus, OH | 5 | 176 | 175 | This was a fatal four-way match also involving Gail Kim and Lita, who Stratus pinned. | [46] | |
40 | Lita | December 6, 2004 | Raw | Charlotte, NC | 2 | 34 | 33 | [47] | ||
41 | Trish Stratus | January 9, 2005 | New Year's Revolution | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 6 | 448 | 447 | [48] | ||
42 | Mickie James | April 2, 2006 | WrestleMania 22 | Rosemont, IL | 1 | 134 | 133 | [49] | ||
43 | Lita | August 14, 2006 | Raw | Charlottesville, VA | 3 | 34 | 33 | [50] | ||
44 | Trish Stratus | September 17, 2006 | Unforgiven | Toronto, ON, Canada | 7 | 1 | <1 | [51] | ||
— | Vacated | September 18, 2006 | Raw | Montreal, QC, Canada | — | — | — | Trish Stratus relinquished the title due to her retirement. | [52] | |
45 | Lita | November 5, 2006 | Cyber Sunday | Cincinnati, OH | 4 | 21 | 20 | Defeated Mickie James in a lumberjill match, which was also a tournament final for the vacant championship. | [52] | |
46 | Mickie James | November 26, 2006 | Survivor Series | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | 85 | 84 | [53] | ||
47 | Melina | February 19, 2007 | Raw | Bakersfield, CA | 1 | 64 | 63 | [54] | ||
48 | Mickie James | April 24, 2007 | Live event | Paris, France | 3 | <1 | <1 | This was a triple threat match also involving Victoria, who James pinned. | [55] | |
49 | Melina | April 24, 2007 | Live event | Paris, France | 2 | 61 | 60 | Melina was awarded an immediate rematch because Mickie James pinned Victoria, who was not the champion. | [56] | |
50 | Candice Michelle | June 24, 2007 | Vengeance: Night of Champions | Houston, TX | 1 | 105 | 104 | [57] | ||
51 | Beth Phoenix | October 7, 2007 | No Mercy | Rosemont, IL | 1 | 190 | 189 | [58] | ||
52 | Mickie James | April 14, 2008 | Raw | London, England | 4 | 125 | 124 | On July 20, 2008, SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero established the WWE Divas Championship as the counterpart to Raw's Women's Championship. | [59] | |
53 | Beth Phoenix | August 17, 2008 | SummerSlam | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | 161 | 160 | This was a Winner Takes All Intergender tag team match where Phoenix and Santino Marella faced Mickie James and Kofi Kingston, whose Intercontinental Championship was also on the line. | [60] | |
54 | Melina | January 25, 2009 | Royal Rumble | Detroit, MI | 3 | 154 | 153 | The title became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2009 WWE draft. | [61] [62] [63] | |
WWE: SmackDown | ||||||||||
55 | Michelle McCool | June 28, 2009 | The Bash | Sacramento, CA | 1 | 217 | 216 | [64] | ||
56 | Mickie James | January 31, 2010 | Royal Rumble | Atlanta, GA | 5 | 23 | 25 | WWE recognizes James' reign as ending on February 26, 2010, when the following episode aired on tape delay. | [65] | |
57 | Michelle McCool | February 23, 2010 | SmackDown | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | 61 | 57 | Vickie Guerrero was the special guest referee. WWE recognizes McCool's reign as beginning on February 26, 2010, when the episode aired on tape delay. | [66] | |
58 | Beth Phoenix | April 25, 2010 | Extreme Rules | Baltimore, MD | 3 | 16 | 18 | This was an Extreme Makeover match. WWE recognizes Phoenix's reign as ending on May 14, 2010, when the following episode aired on tape delay. | [67] | |
59 | Layla | May 11, 2010 | SmackDown | Buffalo, NY | 1 | 131 | 127 | This was a Texas Tornado 2-on-1 Handicap match where Michelle McCool teamed with Layla. McCool was unofficially the co-champion during this reign; she defended the championship in Layla's place on some occasions, but was not officially recognized as the title holder. WWE recognizes Layla's reign as beginning on May 14, 2010, when the episode aired on tape delay. | [68] | |
— | Unified | September 19, 2010 | Night of Champions | Rosemont, IL | — | — | — | Michelle McCool, who had been unofficially co-reigning with Layla, defeated Melina to unify the Women's Championship into the WWE Divas Championship. The Women's Championship was retired with McCool going forward as the unified Divas Champion. | [69] [70] |
Rank | Champion | No. of reigns | Combined days | Combined days recognized by WWE |
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1 | The Fabulous Moolah | 4(7) | 10,737 | 10,775 |
2 | Trish Stratus | 7 | 828 | 821 |
3 | Alundra Blayze | 3 | 539 | 543 |
4 | Rockin' Robin | 1 | 502 | 501 |
5 | Wendi Richter | 2 | 449 | 447 |
6 | Sensational Sherri | 1 | 441 | 440 |
7 | Mickie James | 5 | 367 | 366 |
Beth Phoenix | 3 | 367 | ||
9 | Ivory | 3 | 331 | 320 |
10 | Molly Holly | 2 | 301 | 299 |
11 | Melina | 3 | 279 | 276 |
12 | Michelle McCool | 2 | 278 | 273 |
13 | Victoria | 2 | 244 | 242 |
14 | Chyna | 1 | 214 | 231 |
15 | Sable | 1 | 176 | 175 |
16 | Jazz | 2 | 162 | 160 |
17 | Lita | 4 | 160 | 158 |
18 | Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley | 1 | 146 | 143 |
19 | Bull Nakano | 1 | 134 | 126 |
20 | Layla | 1 | 131 | 127 |
21 | Jacqueline | 2 | 117 | 107 |
22 | Candice Michelle | 1 | 105 | 104 |
23 | Bertha Faye | 1 | 57 | 56 |
24 | The Kat | 1 | 50 | 49 |
25 | Leilani Kai | 1 | 41 | 40 |
26 | Debra | 1 | 29 | 34 |
27 | Gail Kim | 1 | 28 | 27 |
— | Yukiko Tomoe | — | 23 | — |
— | Bette Boucher | — | 16 | — |
28 | Velvet McIntyre | 1 | 6 | 5 |
— | Evelyn Stevens | — | 2 | — |
29 | Hervina/Harvey Wippleman | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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