WWE Women's Championship

WWE Women's Championship
Iyo Sky with the second championship design (2023–present)
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandSmackDown
Date establishedApril 3, 2016
Current champion(s)Rhea Ripley
Date wonApril 19, 2026
Other name(s)
WWE Raw Women's Championship (2016–2023)

The WWE Women's Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE competed for by women of the SmackDown brand. It was created on April 3, 2016 at WrestleMania 32 and replaced the WWE Divas Championship as the women's title in WWE. Between September 2016 and June 2023 it was called the WWE Raw Women's Championship and was exclusive to the Raw brand.

History

First and record six-time champion Charlotte Flair with the first design of the belt (2016–2023)

At WrestleMania 32 on April 3, 2016, Lita announced that a new WWE Women's Championship would be created. In the process, the Divas Championship would be retired.[1] Later in the night, the Divas Champion Charlotte beat Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks to win the new Women's Championship.[2]

The title shares its name with the old Women's Championship. However, the new title does not share the same title history as the original.[3] The first Women's Championship was unified with the Divas Championship in 2010. As result, they combined their histories.[4][5]

In the draft that took place on July 19, 2016, Charlotte was drafted to Raw and the title was renamed "WWE Raw Women's Championship" on September 5.[3] It became exclusive to SmackDown on April 28, 2023, when champion Bianca Belair was drafted there. It got its old name back on June 9 and its design was also changed.[6][7]

Reigns

Reign The reign number
Location The city in which the title was won
Event The event in which the title was won
— Used for vacated reigns
+ The current reign is changing daily
# Wrestlers Reign Date Days
held		 Location Event Notes Ref
1 Charlotte 1 April 3, 2016 113 Arlington, Texas WrestleMania 32 This was a triple threat match also involving Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks. Charlotte beat Lynch by submission to win the title. The Divas Championship which Charlotte held before the match was retired. [8]
2 Sasha Banks 1 July 25, 2016 27 Pittsburgh, PA Raw [9]
3 Charlotte Flair 2 August 21, 2016 43 Brooklyn, NY SummerSlam The title's name was changed to WWE Raw Women's Championship on September 5, 2016. [10]
4 Sasha Banks 2 October 3, 2016 27 Los Angeles, CA Raw [11]
5 Charlotte Flair 3 October 30, 2016 29 Boston, MA Hell in a Cell This was a Hell in a Cell match. [12]
6 Sasha Banks 3 November 28, 2016 20 Charlotte, NC Raw This was a falls count anywhere match. [13]
7 Charlotte Flair 4 December 18, 2016 57 Pittsburgh, PA Roadblock: End of the Line This was a 30-minute Iron Woman match. Charlotte won 3–2 in sudden death overtime. [14]
8 Bayley 1 February 13, 2017 76 Las Vegas, NV Raw [15]
9 Alexa Bliss 1 April 30, 2017 112 San Jose, CA Payback [16]
10 Sasha Banks 4 August 20, 2017 9 Brooklyn, NY SummerSlam [17]
11 Alexa Bliss 2 August 23, 2017 223 Memphis, TN Raw [18]
12 Nia Jax 1 April 8, 2018 71 New Orleans, LA WrestleMania 34 [19]
13 Alexa Bliss 3 June 18, 2018 63 Rosemont, IL Money In The Bank Cashed in her Money In The Bank contract to win. [20]
14 Ronda Rousey 1 August 19, 2018 232 Brooklyn, NY SummerSlam [21]
15 Becky Lynch 1 April 8, 2019 373 East Rutherford, NJ WrestleMania 35 This was a winner takes all triple threat match for both the Raw and SmackDown Women's Championships, also involving Charlotte Flair who defended the SmackDown Women's Championship. Lynch pinned Rousey to win both titles. [22]
16 Asuka 1 April 15, 2020 96 Stamford, CT Money in The Bank Defeated Carmella, Dana Brooke, Lacey Evans, Nia Jax, and Shayna Baszler in the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match. The briefcase was originally supposed to contain a contract but, on the May 11, 2020, episode of Raw, Becky Lynch announced that because she was pregnant, she would give up the belt and put it in the briefcase with the winner getting the title. The match was shown on tape delay on May 10, 2020. [23]
17 Sasha Banks 5 July 20, 2020 34 Orlando, FL Raw In this match the title was allowed to change hands on a countout pinfall, submission, or disqualification [24]
18 Asuka 2 August 23, 2020 231 SummerSlam [25]
19 Rhea Ripley 1 April 11, 2021 98 Tampa, FL WrestleMania 37
(Night 2)		 [26]
20 Charlotte Flair 5 July 18, 2021 1 Fort Worth, TX Money in the Bank [27]
21 Nikki A.S.H. 1 July 19, 2021 33 Dallas, TX Raw Cashed in her Money In The Bank contract to win. [28]
22 Charlotte Flair 6 August 21, 2021 62 Paradise, NV SummerSlam This was a triple threat match also involving Rhea Ripley. [29]
23 Becky Lynch 2 October 22, 2021 162 Wichita, KS SmackDown As a result of the 2021 WWE Draft, then-SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch was drafted to Raw while Charlotte Flair was drafted to SmackDown. WWE official Sonya Deville had the two women exchange championships. [30]
24 Bianca Belair 1 April 2, 2022 420 Arligton, TX WrestleMania 38
(Night 1)		 The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2023 WWE Draft. [31]
25 Asuka 3 May 27, 2023 70 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Night of Champions The title's name was changed to WWE Women's Championship on June 9, 2023. [32][33]
26 Bianca Belair 2 August 5, 2023 <1 Detroit, MI SummerSlam This was a triple threat match, also involving Charlotte Flair. [34]
27 Iyo Sky 1 246 Cashed in her Money In The Bank contract to win.
28 Bayley 2 April 7, 2024 118 WrestleMania XL
Night 2		 Philadelphia, PA [35]
29 Nia Jax 2 August 3, 2024 153 Cleveland, OH SummerSlam [36]
30 Tiffany Stratton 1 January 3, 2025 302 Phoenix, AZ SmackDown Cashed in her Money In The Bank contract to win. [37]
31 Jade Cargill 1 November 1, 2025 169 Salt Lake City, UT Saturday Night's Main Event XLI [38]
32 Rhea Ripley 2 April 19, 2026 71+ Paradise, NV WrestleMania 42
Night 2		 Ripley was drafted from Raw to SmackDown after winning the title. [39]

Combined reigns

As of June 29, 2026

† Is the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
days		 Combined days
recognized by WWE
1 Becky Lynch2535559
2 Bianca Belair2420419
3 Alexa Bliss3398396
4 Asuka3397379
5 Charlotte (Flair)6305
6 Tiffany Stratton1302
7 Iyo Sky1246245
8 Ronda Rousey1232231
9 Nia Jax2223
10 Bayley2194192
11 Jade Cargill1169
12 Rhea Ripley †2169+168+
13 Sasha Banks5116106
14 Nikki A.S.H.13332

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