WWE SmackDown Women's Championship

WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
The SmackDown Women's Championship belt with default side plates
Details
Promotion WWE
Brand SmackDown
Date established August 23, 2016
Current champion(s) Becky Lynch
Date won September 16, 2018

The WWE SmackDown Women's Championship[1] is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. It is one of two women's championships for WWE's main roster, along with the Raw Women's Championship on the Raw brand. The current champion is Becky Lynch, who is in her second reign.

Unveiled on the August 23, 2016, episode of SmackDown Live, it was created to be the counterpart title to the then-WWE Women's Championship, which became exclusive to Raw as a result of the 2016 WWE draft.[2] That title was subsequently renamed after the crowning of the inaugural SmackDown Women's Champion, Becky Lynch.

History

The inaugural, record-tying two-time, and current SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch

Following the reintroduction of the WWE brand extension and subsequent draft on July 19, 2016, then-WWE Women's Champion Charlotte was drafted to Raw, leaving SmackDown without a women's championship. Immediately following SummerSlam on the August 23, 2016, episode of SmackDown Live, SmackDown commissioner Shane McMahon and general manager Daniel Bryan unveiled the SmackDown Women's Championship (Raw's title was subsequently renamed). A six-pack elimination challenge was then scheduled for Backlash on September 11, 2016, to determine the inaugural champion. The six women who competed at SummerSlam in the six-woman tag team match were chosen for the six-pack challenge: Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Bella.[3] Lynch became the inaugural champion when she last eliminated Carmella.[4]

The championship belt design is nearly identical to the Raw Women's Championship with the difference being that the background of the center plate and the default side plates' globes are blue (as opposed to red for both) to symbolize its exclusivity to SmackDown. As with the Raw's Women's Championship, the side plates can be customized with the champion's logo. During Naomi's second reign on the July 4, 2017, episode of SmackDown Live, strips of multi interchanging colored LED lights were placed around the outline of the WWE logo and the outline of the belt to go with her "glow" gimmick.[5]

Inaugural championship match

Eliminated Wrestler Eliminated by Method of elimination Time
1 Alexa Bliss Naomi Pinned after a powerbomb/neckbreaker combination with Natalya 9:38
2 Naomi Natalya Submitted to the Sharpshooter 10:52
3 Natalya Nikki Bella Pinned after a Rack Attack 2.0 12:00
4 Nikki Bella Carmella Pinned with a roll-up 12:08
5 Carmella Becky Lynch Submitted to the Dis-arm-her 14:40
Winner Becky Lynch

Reigns

As of October 24, 2018, overall there have been 10 reigns between 6 champions and 1 vacancy. Becky Lynch was the inaugural champion. Charlotte Flair holds the record for the longest reign at 147 days and the longest combined reign at 175 days, while Naomi has the shortest reign at 9 days. Alexa Bliss, Naomi, Flair, and Lynch are tied with the most reigns at two. Natalya is the oldest champion, having won the title at 35, while Bliss is the youngest, having won it at 25.

Becky Lynch is the current champion in her second reign. She defeated Charlotte Flair at Hell in a Cell in San Antonio, Texas on September 16, 2018.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Days
recog.		 Number of days held recognized by the promotion
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign DaysDays recog.
1 Becky Lynch September 11, 2016 Backlash Richmond, VA 1 8485 Becky Lynch defeated Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Bella in a six–pack elimination challenge to become the inaugural champion. [4]
2 Alexa Bliss December 4, 2016 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Dallas, TX 1 7070 This was a tables match. [6]
3 Naomi February 12, 2017 Elimination Chamber Phoenix, AZ 1 99 [7]
— Vacated February 21, 2017 SmackDown Live Ontario, CA — —— The championship was vacated due to Naomi suffering a knee injury, and not being able to defend the title within 30 days. [8]
4 Alexa Bliss February 21, 2017 SmackDown Live Ontario, CA 2 4041 Bliss defeated Becky Lynch to win the vacant championship. [8]
5 Naomi April 2, 2017 WrestleMania 33 Orlando, FL 2 140140 This was a six–pack challenge, also involving Becky Lynch, Carmella, Mickie James, and Natalya. [9]
6 Natalya August 20, 2017 SummerSlam Brooklyn, NY 1 8687 [10]
7 Charlotte Flair November 14, 2017 SmackDown Live Charlotte, NC 1 147147 [11]
8 Carmella April 10, 2018 SmackDown Live New Orleans, LA 1 131131 Carmella cashed in her Money in the Bank contract. This was the first time a women's title changed hands after a Money in the Bank contract cash-in. [12]
9 Charlotte Flair August 19, 2018 SummerSlam Brooklyn, NY 2 2828 This was a triple threat match, also involving Becky Lynch. Flair pinned Lynch to win the championship. [13]
10 Becky Lynch September 16, 2018 Hell in a Cell San Antonio, TX 2 38+38+ [14]

Combined reigns

Two-time and longest reigning SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair; she is the only wrestler to win the NXT Women's, the Divas, and both the Raw and SmackDown women's championships.

As of October 24, 2018.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined days Combined days
recognized by WWE
1 Charlotte Flair2175
2 Naomi2149
3 Carmella1131
4 Becky Lynch †2122+123+
5 Alexa Bliss2110111
6 Natalya18687

References

  1. ↑ "SmackDown Women's Championship". WWE. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ Martin, Adam. "Daniel Bryan to reveal two new championships exclusive to Smackdown Live tonight from Connecticut". wrestleview.com. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ Parks, Greg. "8/23 WWE Smackdown LIVE – Parks's Complete, Real-Time Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Caldwell, James. "9/11 WWE Backlash Results – CALDWELL'S Complete PPV Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ Young, Renee; Bryan, Daniel; Naomi (July 4, 2017). "How Naomi made the SmackDown Women's Title glow: WWE Talking Smack, July 4, 2017 (WWE Network)". WWE (YouTube). Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE TLC 2016 live review: AJ Styles vs. Dean Ambrose in a TLC match for the WWE Championship, The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler in a ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ Powell, Jason. "2/12 Powell's WWE Elimination Chamber 2017 live review: John Cena vs. AJ Styles vs. Dean Ambrose vs. The Miz vs. Baron Corbin vs. Bray Wyatt in an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  8. 1 2 Keller, Wade. "KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 2/21: Results of Battle Royal to determine a new no. 1 contender for WWE Championship at WrestleMania". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  9. ↑ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WrestleMania 33 live review: Undertaker vs. Roman Reigns, Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship, AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon, Seth Rollins vs. Triple H in an unsanctioned match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  10. ↑ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE SummerSlam 2017 live review: Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman vs. Samoa Joe vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship, Jinder Mahal vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship, Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins for the Raw Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  11. ↑ Barnett, Jake (November 14, 2017). "11/14 Barnett's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: Natalya vs. Charlotte for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Baron Corbin vs. Sin Cara for the U.S. Title, New Day vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, final hype for Survivor Series". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  12. ↑ Powell, Jason. "4/10 Powell's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan, Paige named new general manager, New Day vs. The Usos for a Smackdown Tag Title shot at the Greatest Royal Rumble". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  13. ↑ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE SummerSlam 2018 live review: Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship, AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship, Alexa Bliss vs. Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women's Championship, Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  14. ↑ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE Hell in a Cell 2018 live review: Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman in an HIAC for the WWE Universal Championship with Mick Foley as referee, AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe for the WWE Title, Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton in an HIAC match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
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