| WOW World Championship | |||||||||||
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 The inaugural two-time WOW World Championship Terri Gold with the original belt design | |||||||||||
| Details | |||||||||||
| Promotion | Women of Wrestling (WOW) | ||||||||||
| Date established | September 1, 2000 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | The Beast | ||||||||||
| Date won | December 14, 2023 | ||||||||||
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The WOW World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion Women of Wrestling (WOW). The current champion is The Beast, who is in her second reign.
On the September 1, 2000, episode 1 of WOW Season 1, Terri Gold won a 20-woman battle royal to become the inaugural champion. [1]
List of the 20-woman participants: Bronco Billie, Caliente, Charlie Davidson, The Disciplinarian, EZ Rider, Farah the Persian Princess, Hammerin' Heather Steele, Ice Cold, Jane Blond, Jungle Grrrl, Lotus, Paradise, Roxy Powers, Sandy, Selina Majors, Slam Dunk, Sunny (later Wendi Wheels), Terri Gold, Tanja the Warrior Woman and Thug.
After WOW was revived on May 29, 2012, [2] [3] Lana Star was presented as the champion through the tapings of 2013, which aired in 2016. [4]
On October 11, 2018, the title was vacated after a three-way match between the previous champion Santana Garrett, who defended against Jungle Grrrl and Tessa Blanchard, where both Garrett and Jungle Grrrl pinned Blanchard. Blanchrd would defeat Jungle Grrrl in a singles match to win the vacant title. [5]
On the December 4, 2022, episode 25 of WOW Season 8, Penelope Pink won 10-woman Gauntlet match for the vacant WOW World Champion, in Los Angeles, CA, Comic-Con, which aired on tape delay on March 4, 2023.
List of the 10-woman participants: the first was eliminating (without aired episode): Jessie Jones, Princess Aussie, Reina Del Rey and Wrecking Ball. And the remaining wrestlers with the face to the title match: Crystal Waters, Foxxy Fierce, Robbie Ricket, Tiki Chamorro and Vivian Rivera.
As of October7, 2024, there have been nine reigns between seven champions and two vacancies. Terri Gold was the inaugural champion. Jungle Grrrl reign is the longest at 1,300 days, while Princess Aussie has the shortest reign at 17 days. Gold has the most reigns at two times.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Terri Gold | September 1, 2000 | WOW Season 1: Episode 1 | Inglewood, CA | 1 | 105 | Won a 20-woman battle royal to become the inaugural champion. | |
| 2 | Danger | December 15, 2000 | WOW Season 1: Episode 16 | Inglewood, CA | 1 | 51 | Danger replaced her partner Riot during this match. This episode aired on tape delay on January 13, 2001. | |
| 3 | Terri Gold | February 4, 2001 | WOW Unleashed | Inglewood, CA | 2 | 27 | A title rematch defeated Danger in WOW Unleashed | |
| — | Vacated | March 3, 2001 | — | — | — | — | WOW ceased television production after March 3, 2001. | |
| 4 | Lana Star | January 19, 2013 | Live event | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 49 | Lana Star was declared as champion following WOW's television return. WOW (kayfabe) claimed that Lana Star had defeated Terri Gold on an independent wrestling event to win the vacant championship. | |
| 5 | Jungle Grrrl | March 9, 2013 | WOW Season 3: Episode 14 | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | 1,300 | Jungle Grrrl won the championship during the WOW! Pandemonium Tour 2013, matches from which later aired on tape delay on August 26, 2016. | |
| 6 | Santana Garrett | September 29, 2016 | WOW Season 4: Episode 10 | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 742 | This was a triple threat match also involving The Beverly Hills Babe with Lana Star, with Santana Garrett pinning The Beverly Hills Babe to win the title. | [6] |
| — | Vacated | October 11, 2018 | — | — | — | — | After a triple threat match between Santana Garrett, Jungle Grrrl, and Tessa Blanchard ended a draw after both Garrett and Jungle Grrrl bith pinned Blanchard, David McLane vacated the championship. This episode aired on tape delay on February 15, 2019. | [5] |
| 7 | Tessa Blanchard | October 11, 2018 | WOW Season 5: Episode 5 | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 217 | Defeated Jungle Grrrl for the vacant championship. This episode aired on tape delay on February 15, 2019. | [5] |
| 8 | The Beast | May 16, 2019 | WOW Season 6: Episode 11 | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 1,275 | This episode aired on tape delay on November 23, 2019. | [7] |
| — | Vacated | November 11, 2022 | WOW Season 8: Episode 18 | Los Angeles, CA | — | — | The Beast, relinquished the championship. This episode aired on tape delay on January 14, 2023. | |
| 9 | Penelope Pink | December 4, 2022 | WOW Season 8: Episode 25 | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 242 | Won a 10-woman gauntlet match to win the vacant championship. This episode aired on tape delay on March 4, 2023. | |
| 10 | Princess Aussie | August 3, 2023 | WOW Season 9: Episode 3 | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 16 | This was a triple threat match also involving Tormenta with the Atty. Sophia Lopez, with Princess Aussie pinning Tormenta to win the title. This episode aired on tape delay on September 30, 2023. | |
| 11 | Abilene Maverick | August 19, 2023 | WOW Season 9: Episode 13 | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 117 | This was a Fatal 5-way Championship Challenge match also involving Princess Aussie, The Beast, Penelope Pink and Tormenta with the surprise returning of Abilene Maverick, from the Wild card, and she stolen, Penelope Pink was pinning Princess Aussie to win the title. This episode aired on tape delay on December 9, 2023. | |
| 12 | The Beast | December 14, 2023 | WOW Season 9: Episode 37 | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | 298+ | Defeated Abilene Maverick, to win the title. This episode aired on tape delay on June 1, 2024. | |
As of October7, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jungle Grrrl | 1 | 1,300 |
| 2 | The Beast | 1 | 1,275 |
| 3 | Santana Garrett | 1 | 742 |
| 4 | The Beast † | 2 | 298+ |
| 5 | Penelope Pink | 1 | 242 |
| 6 | Tessa Blanchard | 1 | 217 |
| 7 | Abilene Maverick | 1 | 117 |
| 8 | Terri Gold | 1 | 105 |
| 9 | Danger | 1 | 51 |
| 10 | Lana Star | 1 | 49 |
| 11 | Terri Gold | 2 | 27 |
| 12 | Princess Aussie | 1 | 16 |
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