List of WWE Women's Champions

The WWE Women's Championship was a women's 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 30 recognized champions who have had a combined 59 official reigns. The title became vacant only twice in history for a total of 65 days and deactivated twice for a combined 1398 days. The following is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Women's Champion by ring name.

This article is about a list of wrestlers who have held the original now-retired Women's Championship. For the other championships, see Women's championships in WWE.
Layla was the final WWE Women's Champion

As recognized by the WWE, the inaugural champion was The Fabulous Moolah, who won the title on September 18, 1956, which at that time was the NWA World Women's Championship (which still exists today). While she was still champion, it became the WWF Women's Championship in 1984. In May 2002, after the WWF was renamed to WWE, the championship became the WWE Women's Championship. At the start of the brand extension that began in March 2002, the Women's Championship was defended on any brand until it became exclusive to Raw in September that year. It was the only women's championship in the WWE until SmackDown created the WWE Divas Championship as a counterpart title in July 2008. The titles switched brands in April 2009. On September 19, 2010, at Night of Champions, the Women's Championship was unified with the WWE Divas Championship, retiring the Women's Championship.

The Fabulous Moolah's first reign is the longest reign, and is officially recognized to be 10,170 days, due to WWE not recognizing title changes between 1956 and 1984 (her first reign's real number is 3,651 days, which is still the longest reign). Moolah technically also has the most reigns at 8, but since the WWE does not recognize the title changes between 1956 and 1984, Moolah only has 4 reigns and Trish Stratus has the most reigns with 7. Mickie James has the shortest reign with 1 hour. Wendi Richter is the youngest champion at the age of 22 years old, and Moolah is the oldest at the age of 76 years old. Bertha Faye is the heaviest champion and The Kat is the lightest champion. Chyna is the only undefeated champion. The final champion was Layla, in her first and only reign.

Four Women in history have held the championship for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more: The Fabulous Moolah (who achieved the feat on six separate occasions), Sensational Sherri, Rockin' Robin, and Trish Stratus.[2]

Title history

Names
Name[1] Years[1]
NWA World Women's Championship 1956–1984
WWF Women's Championship 1984–2002
WWE Women's Championship 2002–2010

Reigns
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
N/A Unknown information
† Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign DaysDays recog.
1 The Fabulous Moolah September 18, 1956 Live event Baltimore, MD 1 3,65110,170 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 1 13— [1]
† The Fabulous Moolah October 3, 1966 Live event Vancouver, BC 2 524— [4]
† Yukiko Tomoe March 10, 1968 Live event Osaka, Japan 1 23— [1]
† The Fabulous Moolah April 2, 1968 Live event Hamamatsu, Japan 3 2,862— [1]
† Sue Green May 29, 1975 Live event Houston, TX 1 2— [4]
† The Fabulous Moolah May 31, 1975 Live event Dallas, TX 4 1,226— [4]
† Evelyn Stevens October 8, 1978 Live event Dallas, TX 1 2— [1]
† The Fabulous Moolah October 10, 1978 Live event Fort Worth, TX 5 2,113— [1]
2 Wendi Richter July 23, 1984 The Brawl to End It All New York, NY 1 210209 [5]
3 Leilani Kai February 18, 1985 The War to Settle the Score New York, NY 1 4140 Aired March 5, 1985 on Prime Time Wrestling. [6]
4 Wendi Richter March 31, 1985 WrestleMania I New York, NY 2 239238 [7]
5 The Spider Lady November 25, 1985 Live event New York, NY 2 (6) 220219 The Fabulous Moolah underneath a mask and bodysuit shoot pinned Wendi Richter to win the WWF Women's Championship. This was the original screwjob. [8]
6 Velvet McIntyre July 3, 1986 Live event Brisbane, Australia 1 65 [9][10]
7 The Fabulous Moolah July 9, 1986 Live event Sydney, Australia 3 (7) 380379 [11]
8 Sensational Sherri July 24, 1987 Live event Houston, TX 1 441440 [12]
9 Rockin' Robin October 7, 1988 Prime Time Wrestling Paris, France 1 502501 Aired November 8, 1988. [13]
— Deactivated February 21, 1990 — — — —— [13]
10 Alundra Blayze December 13, 1993 All American Wrestling Poughkeepsie, NY 1 342348 Aired December 26, 1993. Defeated Heidi Lee Morgan in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.[14] [15]
11 Bull Nakano November 20, 1994 Big Egg Wrestling Universe Tokyo, Japan 1 134126 [16]
12 Alundra Blayze April 3, 1995 Raw Poughkeepsie, NY 2 146145 [17]
13 Bertha Faye August 27, 1995 SummerSlam Pittsburgh, PA 1 5756 [18]
14 Alundra Blayze October 23, 1995 Raw Brandon, MB 3 5150 [19]
— Deactivated December 13, 1995 — — — —— Title deactivated 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 6154 Aired September 21, 1998. Defeated Sable to win the vacant championship. [22]
16 Sable November 15, 1998 Survivor Series St. Louis, MO 1 176175 Shane McMahon was the special guest referee. [23]
17 Debra May 10, 1999 Raw is War Orlando, FL 1 2934 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. [24]
18 Ivory June 8, 1999[25] Raw is War Worcester, MA 1 131124 Aired June 14, 1999. [26]
19 The Fabulous Moolah October 17, 1999 No Mercy Cleveland, OH 4 (8) 87 [27]
20 Ivory October 25, 1999 Raw is War Providence, RI 2 4847 [18]
21 The Kat December 12, 1999 Armageddon Sunrise, FL 1 5049 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 12 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. [29]
23 Jacqueline February 1, 2000[30] SmackDown! Detroit, MI 2 5653 Aired February 3, 2000.
24 Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley March 28, 2000[30] SmackDown! San Antonio, TX 1 146143 Aired March 30, 2000. [31]
25 Lita August 21, 2000 Raw is War Lafayette, LA 1 7172 The Rock was the special guest referee. [32]
26 Ivory October 31, 2000[30] SmackDown! Rochester, NY 3 152149 Aired November 2, 2000. This was a fatal four-way match, also involving Jacqueline and Trish Stratus. [33]
27 Chyna April 1, 2001 WrestleMania X-Seven Houston, TX 1 214231 [34]
— Vacated November 1, 2001 — — — —— Title vacated when Chyna retired and left the WWF in a contract dispute. [34]
28 Trish Stratus November 18, 2001 Survivor Series Greensboro, NC 1 7877 This was a six-pack challenge, also involving Ivory, Jacqueline, Jazz, Lita, and Molly Holly. [35]
29 Jazz February 4, 2002 Raw Las Vegas, NV 1 9897 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]
30 Trish Stratus May 13, 2002 Raw Toronto, ON 2 4140 This was a hardcore mixed tag team match with Stratus and Bubba Ray Dudley defeating Jazz and Steven Richards, with Richards' WWE Hardcore Championship also on the line [37]
31 Molly Holly June 23, 2002 King of the Ring Columbus, OH 1 9190 [38]
32 Trish Stratus September 22, 2002 Unforgiven Los Angeles, CA 3 5655 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]
33 Victoria November 17, 2002 Survivor Series New York, NY 1 133132 This was a hardcore match. [40]
34 Trish Stratus March 30, 2003 WrestleMania XIX Seattle, WA 4 2827 This was a triple threat match also involving Jazz. [41]
35 Jazz April 27, 2003 Backlash Worcester, MA 2 6463 [42]
36 Gail Kim June 30, 2003 Raw Buffalo, NY 1 2827 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 210209 [44]
38 Victoria February 23, 2004 Raw Omaha, NE 2 111110 This was a fatal four-way elimination match, also involving Jazz and Lita. Victoria lastly pinned Lita to win the championship. [45]
39 Trish Stratus June 13, 2004 Bad Blood Columbus, OH 5 176175 This was a fatal four-way match also involving Lita and Gail Kim. Stratus pinned Lita to win the championship. [46]
40 Lita December 6, 2004 Raw Charlotte, NC 2 3433 [47]
41 Trish Stratus January 9, 2005 New Year's Revolution San Juan, PR 6 448447 [48]
42 Mickie James April 2, 2006 WrestleMania 22 Rosemont, IL 1 134133 [49]
43 Lita August 14, 2006 Raw Charlottesville, VA 3 3433 [50]
44 Trish Stratus September 17, 2006 Unforgiven Toronto, ON 7 1<1 [51]
— Vacated September 18, 2006 Raw Montreal, QC — —— Title vacated due to Trish Stratus' retirement. [52]
45 Lita November 5, 2006 Cyber Sunday Cincinnati, OH 4 2120 This was a lumberjill match that was also a tournament final in which Lita defeated Mickie James to win the vacant championship. [52]
46 Mickie James November 26, 2006 Survivor Series Philadelphia, PA 2 8584 [53]
47 Melina February 19, 2007 Raw Bakersfield, CA 1 6463 [54]
48 Mickie James April 24, 2007 Live event Paris, France 3 <1<1 This was a triple threat match also involving Victoria. [55]
49 Melina April 24, 2007 Live event Paris, France 2 6160 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 105104 [57]
51 Beth Phoenix October 7, 2007 No Mercy Rosemont, IL 1 190189 [58]
52 Mickie James April 14, 2008 Raw London, England 4 125124 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 161160 This was a Winner Takes All Intergender tag team match where Phoenix teamed with Santino Marella and Mickie James with Kofi Kingston, whose WWE Intercontinental Championship was also on the line [60]
54 Melina January 25, 2009 Royal Rumble Detroit, MI 3 154153 The title became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2009 WWE draft. [61]
55 Michelle McCool June 28, 2009 The Bash Sacramento, CA 1 217216 [62]
56 Mickie James January 31, 2010 Royal Rumble Atlanta, GA 5 2325 [63]
57 Michelle McCool February 23, 2010 SmackDown Milwaukee, WI 2 6157 Vickie Guerrero served as the special guest referee. Aired on February 26, 2010. [64]
58 Beth Phoenix April 25, 2010 Extreme Rules Baltimore, MD 3 1618 This was an Extreme Makeover match. [65]
59 Layla May 11, 2010 SmackDown Buffalo, NY 1 131127 Aired on tape delay on May 14, 2010. 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. [66]
— Unified September 19, 2010 Night of Champions Rosemont, IL — —— Retired after Michelle McCool, who had been unofficially co-reigning with Layla, defeated Melina to unify the Women's Championship with the WWE Divas Championship, which briefly became known as the Unified WWE Divas Championship. [67][68]

Combined reigns
The Fabulous Moolah was the inaugural, four-time, oldest champion, with most combined days and longest reign in the title history
Trish Stratus after winning her seventh title, the most of any Women's Champion under the WWE banner
Rank Champion No. of
reigns		 Combined days Combined days
recognized by WWE
1 The Fabulous Moolah410,70810,775
2 Trish Stratus7828821
3 Alundra Blayze3539543
4 Rockin' Robin1502501
5 Wendi Richter2449447
6 Sensational Sherri1441440
7 Mickie James5367366
Beth Phoenix3367
9 Ivory3331320
10 Molly Holly2301299
11 Melina3279276
12 Michelle McCool2278273
13 Victoria2244242
14 Chyna1214231
15 Sable1176175
16 Jazz2162160
17 Lita4160158
18 Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley1146143
19 Bull Nakano1134126
20 Layla1131127
21 Jacqueline2117107
22 Candice Michelle1105104
23 Bertha Faye15756
24 The Kat15049
25 Leilani Kai14140
26 Debra12934
27 Gail Kim12827
28 Velvet McIntyre165
29 Hervina/Harvey Wippleman112

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