List of WWE Women's Champions

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Trish Stratus after winning her seventh reign, the most of any WWE Women's Champion.

The WWE Women's Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) promotion.[1]

The championship was generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. There have been a total of 29 recognized champions who have had a combined 59 official reigns. The following is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Women's Champion by ring name.

Contents

Title history [edit]

Names [edit]

Name[1] Years[1]
NWA World Women's Championship 1956—1983
WWF Women's Championship 1983—2002
WWE Women's Championship 2002—2010
Unified WWE Divas' Championship 2010

Reigns [edit]

† indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by WWE.
# Wrestler Reigns Date Days Held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 The Fabulous Moolah 1 01956-09-18September 18, 1956 3651 Baltimore, MD Live event Defeated Judy Grable in a tournament final. The NWA World Women's Championship was sold by Moolah to the World Wrestling Federation. WWE does not recognize any title changes of that title between 1956 and 1983. [2]
— Bette Boucher 1† 01966-09-17September 17, 1966 13 Seattle, WA Live event [1]
— The Fabulous Moolah 1(2)† September 1966 527 — Live event [1]
— Yukiko Tomoe 1† 01968-03-10March 10, 1968 23 Osaka, Japan Live event [1]
— The Fabulous Moolah 1(3)† 01968-04-02April 2, 1968 2862 Hamamatsu, Japan Live event [1]
— Sue Green 1† 01976-02-02February 2, 1976 32 New York, NY Live event [1]
— The Fabulous Moolah 1(4)† 01976-03-05March 5, 1976 947 New York, NY Live event [1]
— Evelyn Stevens 1† 01978-10-08October 8, 1978 2 Dallas, TX Live event [1]
— The Fabulous Moolah 1(5)† 01978-10-10October 10, 1978 2113 Fort Worth, TX Live event WWE does not recognize any of the title changes before 1984, considering Moolah's reign to be 10,170 days. [1]
2 Wendi Richter 1 01984-07-23July 23, 1984 210 New York, NY The Brawl to End It All [3]
3 Leilani Kai 1 01985-02-18February 18, 1985 41 New York, NY The War to Settle the Score event. Later aired on Prime Time Wrestling Aired March 5, 1985. [4]
4 Wendi Richter 2 01985-03-31March 31, 1985 239 New York, NY WrestleMania [5]
5 The Spider Lady (Fabulous Moolah) 2(6)† 01985-11-25November 25, 1985 220 New York, NY Live event [6]
6 Velvet McIntyre 1 01986-07-03July 3, 1986 6 Brisbane, Australia Live event [7]
7 The Fabulous Moolah 3(7)† 01986-07-09July 9, 1986 380 Sydney, Australia Live event [8]
8 Sensational Sherri 1 01987-07-24July 24, 1987 441 Houston, TX Live event [9]
9 Rockin' Robin 1 01988-10-07October 7, 1988 451 Paris, France Prime Time Wrestling Aired November 8, 1988. [10]
— Deactivated — 01990-02-21February 21, 1990 — — — Title deactivated and Rockin' Robin stripped of the belt. [10]
10 Alundra Blayze 1 01993-12-13December 13, 1993 342 Poughkeepsie, NY All American Wrestling Aired December 26, 1993. Defeated Heidi Lee Morgan in a tournament final.[11] [12]
11 Bull Nakano 1 01994-11-20November 20, 1994 134 Tokyo, Japan Big Egg Wrestling Universe [13]
12 Alundra Blayze 2 01995-04-03April 3, 1995 146 Poughkeepsie, NY Monday Night Raw [14]
13 Bertha Faye 1 01995-08-27August 27, 1995 57 Pittsburgh, PA SummerSlam (1995) [15]
14 Alundra Blayze 3 01995-10-23October 23, 1995 51 Brandon, MB Monday Night Raw [16]
— Deactivated — 01995-12-13December 13, 1995 — — — Title deactivated when Blayze left WWF. Blayze then joined World Championship Wrestling and appeared on Nitro in Augusta, GA on December 18, 1995 and dropped the title belt in a trash can.[17] [16]
15 Jacqueline 1 01998-09-15September 15, 1998[18] 61 Sacramento, CA Raw is War Aired on tape delay on September 21, 1998. Defeated Sable. [19]
16 Sable 1 01998-11-15November 15, 1998 176 St. Louis, MO Survivor Series (1998) [20]
17 Debra 1 01999-05-10May 10, 1999 29 Orlando, FL Raw is War 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. [21]
18 Ivory 1 01999-06-08June 8, 1999[22] 131 Worcester, MA Raw is War Aired June 14, 1999. [23]
19 The Fabulous Moolah 4(8)† 01999-10-17October 17, 1999 8 Cleveland, OH No Mercy (1999) [24]
20 Ivory 2 01999-10-25October 25, 1999 48 Providence, RI Raw is War [25]
21 Miss Kitty 1 01999-12-12December 12, 1999 50 Sunrise, FL Armageddon (1999) 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. [26]
22 Hervina 1 02000-01-31January 31, 2000 1 Pittsburgh, PA Raw is War This was a Lumberjill Snowbunny match. Hervina was Harvey Wippleman disguised as a woman. [27]
23 Jacqueline 2 02000-02-01February 1, 2000[28] 56 Detroit, MI SmackDown! Aired February 3, 2000. [29]
24 Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley 1 02000-03-28March 28, 2000[28] 146 San Antonio, TX SmackDown! Aired March 30, 2000. [30]
25 Lita 1 02000-08-21August 21, 2000 71 Lafayette, LA Raw is War The Rock was the special guest referee and it was the Main Event of the night. [31]
26 Ivory 3 02000-10-31October 31, 2000[28] 152 Rochester, NY SmackDown! Aired November 2, 2000. This was a fatal four-way match, also involving Jacqueline and Trish Stratus. [32]
27 Chyna 1 02001-04-01April 1, 2001 214 Houston, TX WrestleMania X-Seven [33]
— Vacated — 02001-11-01November 2001 — — — Title vacated when Chyna retired and left the WWF in a contract dispute. [33]
28 Trish Stratus 1 02001-11-18November 18, 2001 78 Greensboro, NC Survivor Series (2001) This was a six way match, also involving Lita, Jacqueline, Ivory, Molly Holly, and Jazz. [34]
29 Jazz 1 02002-02-04February 4, 2002 98 Las Vegas, NV Raw Title was renamed WWE Women's Championship on May 6, 2002. [35]
30 Trish Stratus 2 02002-05-13May 13, 2002 41 Toronto, ON Raw This was an intergender tag team match with Stratus and Bubba Ray Dudley defeating Jazz and Steven Richards. [36]
31 Molly Holly 1 02002-06-23June 23, 2002 91 Columbus, OH King of the Ring (2002) [37]
32 Trish Stratus 3 02002-09-22September 22, 2002 56 Los Angeles, CA Unforgiven (2002) [38]
33 Victoria 1 02002-11-17November 17, 2002 133 New York, NY Survivor Series (2002) This was a hardcore match. [39]
34 Trish Stratus 4 02003-03-30March 30, 2003 28 Seattle, WA WrestleMania XIX This was a triple–threat match also involving Jazz. [40]
35 Jazz 2 02003-04-27April 27, 2003 64 Worcester, MA Backlash (2003) [41]
36 Gail Kim 1 02003-06-30June 30, 2003 28 Buffalo, NY Raw This was a seven-woman battle royal, also involving Ivory, Victoria, Molly Holly, Trish Stratus and Jacqueline. [42]
37 Molly Holly 2 02003-07-28July 28, 2003 210 Colorado Springs, CO Raw [43]
38 Victoria 2 02004-02-23February 23, 2004 111 Omaha, NE Raw This was a fatal four-way elimination match, also involving Lita and Jazz. [44]
39 Trish Stratus 5 02004-06-13June 13, 2004 176 Columbus, OH Bad Blood (2004) This was a fatal four-way match also involving Lita and Gail Kim. [45]
40 Lita 2 02004-12-06December 6, 2004 34 Charlotte, NC Raw This was contested in the main event of Raw. With the win, Lita became the first woman to win the title two times in the main event. [46]
41 Trish Stratus 6 02005-01-09January 9, 2005 448 San Juan, Puerto Rico New Year's Revolution (2005) [47]
42 Mickie James 1 02006-04-02April 2, 2006 134 Rosemont, IL WrestleMania 22 [48]
43 Lita 3 02006-08-14August 14, 2006 34 Charlottesville, VA Raw [49]
44 Trish Stratus 7 02006-09-17September 17, 2006 1 Toronto, ON Unforgiven (2006) [50]
— Vacated — 02006-09-18September 18, 2006 — Montreal, QC Raw Title vacated due to Stratus' retirement. [51]
45 Lita 4 02006-11-05November 5, 2006 21 Cincinnati, OH Cyber Sunday (2006) This was a Lumberjill match. Lita defeated Mickie James in a tournament final. [51]
46 Mickie James 2 02006-11-26November 26, 2006 85 Philadelphia, PA Survivor Series (2006) [52]
47 Melina 1 02007-02-19February 19, 2007 64 Bakersfield, CA Raw [53]
48 Mickie James 3 02007-04-24April 24, 2007 0 Paris, France Live event This was a triple–threat match also involving Victoria. [54]
49 Melina 2 02007-04-24April 24, 2007 61 Paris, France Live event Melina was awarded an immediate rematch because Mickie pinned Victoria who was not the champion. [55]
50 Candice Michelle 1 02007-06-24June 24, 2007 105 Houston, TX Vengeance: Night of Champions [56]
51 Beth Phoenix 1 02007-10-07October 7, 2007 190 Rosemont, IL No Mercy (2007) [57]
52 Mickie James 4 02008-04-14April 14, 2008 125 London, England Raw [58]
53 Beth Phoenix 2 02008-08-17August 17, 2008 161 Indianapolis, IN SummerSlam (2008) This was a Winner Takes All Intergender tag team match also involving her partner Santino Marella and James' partner Kofi Kingston, whose WWE Intercontinental Championship was also on the line. [59]
54 Melina 3 02009-01-25January 25, 2009 154 Detroit, MI Royal Rumble (2009) The title became exclusive to SmackDown when Melina was drafted to SmackDown on April 13, 2009. [60]
55 Michelle McCool 1 02009-06-28June 28, 2009 217 Sacramento, CA The Bash [61]
56 Mickie James 5 02010-01-31January 31, 2010 23 Atlanta, GA Royal Rumble (2010) [62]
57 Michelle McCool 2 02010-02-23February 23, 2010 61 Milwaukee, WI SmackDown! Aired on tape delay on February 26, 2010. Vickie Guerrero was the Special Guest Referee. [63]
58 Beth Phoenix 3 02010-04-25April 25, 2010 16 Baltimore, MD Extreme Rules (2010) This was contested in an Extreme Makeover Match. [64]
59 Layla 1 02010-05-11May 11, 2010 133 Buffalo, NY SmackDown! LayCool (Michelle McCool and Layla) defeated Phoenix in a Texas Tornado Handicap match when Layla pinned Phoenix. Michelle 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. This episode aired on tape delay on May 14, 2010. [65]
— Deactivated — 02010-09-19September 19, 2010 — Rosemont, IL Night of Champions (2010) Retired after Michelle McCool, who had been unofficially co-reigning with Layla, defeated Melina to unify the Women's and WWE Divas Championship. [66][67]

List of combined reigns [edit]

Melina in her third reign as Women's Champion, after winning the belt at the Royal Rumble in early 2009.
Rank Wrestler # of reigns Combined days
1 The Fabulous Moolah 4 10,708
2 Trish Stratus 7 878
3 Alundra Blayze 3 539
4 Rockin' Robin 1 451
5 Wendi Richter 2 449
6 Sherri Martel 1 441
7 Mickie James 5 369
Beth Phoenix 3 367
9 Ivory 3 331
10 Molly Holly 2 299
11 Melina 3 279
12 Michelle McCool 2 278
13 Victoria 2 244
14 Chyna 1 214
15 Sable 1 176
16 Jazz 2 162
17 Lita 4 161
18 Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley 1 146
19 Bull Nakano 1 134
20 Layla 1 133
21 Jacqueline 2 117
22 Candice Michelle 1 116
23 Bertha Faye 1 57
24 The Kat 1 50
25 Leilani Kai 1 41
26 Debra 1 38
27 Gail Kim 1 28
28 Velvet McIntyre 1 6
29 Hervina 1 1

See also [edit]

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References [edit]

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