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| Date established | August 28, 1985, August 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
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The WWC Women's Championship was the top title for women's professional wrestling in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Council (WWC). The championship was established on 1985. Though the championship was abandoned on 1999, it was revived on 2006 before being retired again in 2011.
| No. | Overall reign number |
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| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| N/A | Unknown information |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Wendi Richter | September 5, 1985 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 1 | 337 | ||
| 2 | Misty Blue Simmes | August 8, 1986 | House Show | Peñuelas, Puerto Rico | 1 | 208 | ||
| 3 | Monster Ripper | March 4, 1987 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Wendi Richter | March 5, 1987 | House Show | Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico | 2 | 219 | ||
| 5 | Candi Devine | October 10, 1987 | House Show | Las Marías, Puerto Rico | 1 | 28 | ||
| 6 | Monster Ripper | November 7, 1987 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 2 | 275 | [1] [2] | |
| 7 | Monster Ripper | September 7, 1988 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 3 | 51 | ||
| 8 | Wendi Richter | December 9, 1988 | House Show | Aguada, Puerto Rico | 3 | 124 | ||
| 9 | Monster Ripper | April 12, 1989 | House Show | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 4 | 81 | ||
| 10 | Candi Devine | July 2, 1989 | House Show | Caguas, Puerto Rico | 2 | 156 | ||
| 11 | Wendi Richter | December 5, 1989 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 4 | 87 | ||
| 12 | Candi Devine | March 2, 1990 | House Show | Maunabo, Puerto Rico | 3 | 190 | ||
| 13 | Jacqueline Moore | September 8, 1990 | House Show | Maricao, Puerto Rico | 1 | 32 | ||
| 14 | Monster Ripper | October 10, 1990 | House Show | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 5 | 92 | ||
| — | Vacated | January 10, 1991 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | — | — | The championship was held up after the match between Monster Ripper and Jacqueline. | |
| 15 | Monster Ripper | January 28, 1991 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 6 | 321 | ||
| 16 | Sasha | October 23, 1991 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 1 | 137 | ||
| 17 | Monster Ripper | March 9, 1991 | House Show | Carolina, Puerto Rico | 7 | 63 | ||
| 18 | Candi Devine | May 11, 1991 | House Show | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | 4 | 121 | ||
| 19 | Monster Ripper | September 7, 1991 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 8 | 28 | [3] | |
| 20 | Sasha | October 5, 1991 | House Show | Carolina, Puerto Rico | 2 | 204 | ||
| 21 | La Tigresa | April 26, 1992 | House Show | Carolina, Puerto Rico | 1 | 48 | ||
| — | Vacated | June 13, 1992 | — | Carolina, Puerto Rico | — | — | The championship was held up after a match between La Tigresa and Sasha ended as a draw. | |
| 22 | La Tigresa | July 19, 1992 | House Show | Caguas, Puerto Rico | 2 | 21 | Tigresa was awarded the championship by forfeit after Sasha no-showed for their rematch. | |
| 23 | Amarilis | August 9, 1992 | House Show | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1 | 76 | ||
| — | Vacated | October 23, 1992 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | — | — | The championship was vacated after Amarilis left the promotion. | |
| 24 | Sasha | November 22, 1992 | House Show | Caguas, Puerto Rico | 3 | 146 | Sasha defeat La Tigresa to win the vacant championship in a Scaffold match. | |
| 25 | La Tigresa | April 17, 1993 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 3 | 1,775 | Awarded the title by forfeit after Sasha no-showed for their rematch. | |
| — | Vacated | February 25, 1998 | House Show | San Germán, Puerto Rico | — | — | The championship was vacated after La Tigresa was arrested for drug charges. | |
| — | Deactivated | January 2, 1999 | House Show | Carolina, Puerto Rico | — | — | ||
| 26 | Génesis | March 25, 2006 | House Show | Carolina, Puerto Rico | 1 | 42 | Génesis won a battle royal to win the vacant championship. | |
| — | Vacated | May 5, 2006 | House Show | Maunabo, Puerto Rico | — | — | ||
| 27 | Lady Demonique | May 6, 2006 | House Show | Caguas, Puerto Rico | 1 | 49 | Demonique defeat Black Rose to win the vacant championship. | |
| 28 | Black Rose | June 24, 2006 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 1 | 77 | Stacey Colón served as the special guest referee. | |
| 29 | Lady Demonique | September 9, 2006 | House Show | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 2 | 21 | ||
| 30 | Génesis | September 30, 2006 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 2 | 28 | ||
| 31 | Lady Demonique | October 28, 2006 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 3 | 26 | ||
| 32 | Black Rose | November 23, 2006 | House Show | Caguas, Puerto Rico | 2 | 10 | ||
| — | Vacated | December 3, 2006 | — | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | — | — | The championship was vacated after Black Rose jumped to IWA. | |
| 33 | Génesis | January, 6 2007 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 3 | 294 | ||
| 34 | Amazona | October 27, 2007 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 1 | 49 | ||
| 35 | Génesis | December 15, 2007 | House Show | Caguas, Puerto Rico | 4 | 140 | ||
| 36 | Killer Kat | May 3, 2008 | House Show | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1 | 266 | ||
| 37 | Sweet Nancy | January 24, 2009 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 1 | 77 | ||
| 38 | Killer Kat | March 21, 2009 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 2 | 21 | ||
| 39 | Sara Jay-Evans | April 11, 2009 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 1 | 7 | [4] | |
| 40 | Sweet Nancy | April 18, 2009 | House Show | Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico | 2 | 21 | This was a three-way match, also involving Killer Kat. | |
| 41 | Killer Kat | May 9, 2009 | House Show | Caguas, Puerto Rico | 3 | 281 | This was a three-way match, also involving La Morena. | |
| — | Vacated | February 14, 2010 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | — | — | ||
| 42 | La Morena | March 12, 2010 | House Show | San Sebastian, Puerto Rico | 1 | 8 | Morena defeated Black Rose to win the vacant championship. | |
| 43 | Killer Kat | March 20, 2010 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 4 | 49 | ||
| 44 | Debbie Ross | May 8, 2010 | House Show | Lajas, Puerto Rico | 1 | 147 | ||
| 45 | Black Rose | October 2, 2010 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 3 | 126 | ||
| 46 | La Morena | February 5, 2011 | House Show | Carolina, Puerto Rico | 2 | 23 | ||
| — | Vacated | February 28, 2011 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | — | — | The championship was vacated When La Morena left from WWC. | |
| 47 | Black Rose | September 24, 2011 | House Show | Caguas, Puerto Rico | 4 | 69 | Rose defeated Serena Deeb in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [5] |
| — | Deactivated | December 2, 2011 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | — | — | The championship was retired. | |
| 48 | Stephany Amalbert | August 31, 2024 | House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 1 | 105 | Amalbert defeat Amazona Jazzy Yang in a 3-way match to win the vacant championship. | |
| 49 | Amazona | December 14, 2024 | WWC House Show | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 2 | 7 | ||
Source [6]
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Tigresa | 3 | 1844 |
| 2 | Monster Ripper | 8 | 912 |
| 3 | Wendi Richter | 4 | 767 |
| 4 | Killer Kat | 4 | 617 |
| 5 | Génesis | 4 | 504 |
| 6 | Candi Devine | 4 | 495 |
| 7 | Sasha | 3 | 487 |
| 8 | Black Rose | 4 | 282 |
| 9 | Misty Blue Simmes | 1 | 208 |
| 10 | Debbie Ross | 1 | 147 |
| 11 | Stephany Amalbert | 1 | 104 |
| 12 | Sweet Nancy | 2 | 98 |
| 13 | Lady Demonique | 3 | 96 |
| 14 | Amarilis | 1 | 76 |
| 15 | Amazona | 2 | 51 |
| 16 | Jacqueline Moore | 1 | 32 |
| 17 | La Morena | 2 | 31 |
| 18 | Sara Jay-Evans | 1 | 7 |
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