WWE Women's Championship ('56-'10): Info
- Promotion World Wrestling EntertainmentNational Wrestling Alliance
- Gender Female
- Title Type 1 - World Title
- Date Established September 18, 1956
- Date Retired September 19, 2010
- Unified Into WWE Divas Championship
- Followed By WWE Women's Championship
WWE Women's Championship ('56-'10): Title History
- Promotions / Brands
Promotion from to Promotion WWEBrand SmackDown April 13, 2009 September 19, 2010 Promotion WWEBrand Raw September 23, 2002 April 12, 2009 Promotion WWF September 15, 1998 September 22, 2002 Promotion WWF December 13, 1993 December 13, 1995 Promotion WWF May 19, 1984 February 21, 1990 Promotion NWA September 18, 1956 May 18, 1984
- Championship Names & Belt Designs
- WWE Women's Championship (LayCool) August 6, 2010 September 19, 2010
- WWE Women's Championship May 6, 2002 August 5, 2010
- WWF Women's Championship May 15, 1998 May 5, 2002
- WWF Women's Championship December 13, 1993 December 18, 1995
- WWF Women's Championship July 9, 1986 February 21, 1990
- WWF Women's Championship March 31, 1985 July 8, 1986
- WWF Women's Championship July 24, 1984 March 30, 1985
- WWF Women's Championship (The Fabulous Moolah) May 18, 1984 July 23, 1984
- NWA Women's Championship (The Fabulous Moolah) September 18, 1956 May 18, 1984
For the Title History of the newer version of this championship, see the page for the WWE Women's Championship.
For the Title History of the championship in which this title was unified into, see the page for the WWE Divas Championship.
WWE Women's Championship ('56-'10): Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign Unified into the WWE Divas Championship
- September 19, 2010
- Rosemont, IL
- | WWE Night of Champions 2010
The title was unified into the WWE Divas Championship by Michelle McCool (who had been unofficially co-reigning with Layla) when she defeated the then Divas Champion Melina. The Women's Title was retired.59 Layla 1
- May 14, 2010
- Buffalo, NY
- | SmackDown
Michelle McCool was unofficially the co-champion during this reign; she defended the title in Layla's place on some occasions, but was not officially recognized as the title holder.128- days
58 Beth Phoenix 3
- April 25, 2010
- Baltimore, MD
- | WWE Extreme Rules 2010
19- days
57 Michelle McCool 2
- February 26, 2010
- Milwaukee, WI
- | SmackDown
58- days
56 Mickie James 5
- January 31, 2010
- Atlanta, GA
- | WWE Royal Rumble 2010
26- days
55 Michelle McCool 1
- June 28, 2009
- Sacramento, CA
- | WWE The Bash 2009
217- days
54 Melina 3
- January 25, 2009
- Detroit, MI
- | WWE Royal Rumble 2009
The title became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2009 WWE draft.154- days
53 Beth Phoenix 2
- August 17, 2008
- Indianapolis, IN
- | WWE SummerSlam 2008
161- days
52 Mickie James 4
- April 14, 2008
- London, England
- | Raw
125- days
51 Beth Phoenix 1
- October 7, 2007
- Rosemont, IL
- | WWE No Mercy 2007
190- days
50 Candice Michelle 1
- June 24, 2007
- Houston, TX
- | WWE Vengeance 2007: Night of Champions
105- days
49 Melina 2
- April 24, 2007
- Paris, France | Live Event
61- days
48 Mickie James 3
- April 24, 2007
- Paris, France | Live Event
0- days
47 Melina 1
- February 19, 2007
- Bakersfield, CA
- | Raw
64- days
46 Mickie James 2
- November 26, 2006
- Philadelphia, PA
- | WWE Survivor Series 2006
85- days
45 Lita 4
- November 5, 2006
- Cincinnati, OH
- | WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
Defeated Mickie James in a tournament lumberjill final to win the vacant title.21- days
Vacant
- September 18, 2006
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
- | Raw
The title was vacated due to Trish Stratus' retirement.48- days
44 Trish Stratus 7
- September 17, 2006
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- | WWE Unforgiven 2006
1- day
43 Lita 3
- August 14, 2006
- Charlottesville, VA
- | Raw
34- days
42 Mickie James 1
- April 2, 2006
- Rosemont, IL
- | WWE WrestleMania 22
134- days
41 Trish Stratus 6
- January 9, 2005
- San Juan, PR
- | WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
448- days
40 Lita 2
- December 6, 2004
- Charlotte, NC
- | Raw
34- days
39 Trish Stratus 5
- June 13, 2004
- Columbus, OH
- | WWE Bad Blood 2004
176- days
38 Victoria 2
- February 23, 2004
- Omaha, NE
- | Raw
111- days
37 Molly Holly 2
- July 28, 2003
- Colorado Springs, CO
- | Raw
210- days
36 Gail Kim 1
- June 30, 2003
- Buffalo, NY
- | Raw
28- days
35 Jazz 2
- April 27, 2003
- Worcester, MA
- | WWE Backlash 2003
64- days
34 Trish Stratus 4
- March 30, 2003
- Seattle, WA
- | WWE WrestleMania XIX
28- days
33 Victoria 1
- November 17, 2002
- New York, NY
- | WWE Survivor Series 2002
133- days
32 Trish Stratus 3
- September 22, 2002
- Los Angeles, CA
- | WWE Unforgiven 2002
On the September 26, 2002 episode of SmackDown!, SmackDown! GM Stephanie McMahon revealed that the Women's Title had been made exclusive to Raw.56- days
31 Molly Holly 1
- June 23, 2002
- Columbus, OH
- | WWE King of the Ring 2002
91- days
30 Trish Stratus 2
- May 13, 2002
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- | Raw
41- days
29 Jazz 1
- February 4, 2002
- Las Vegas, NV
- | Raw
In March 2002 the brand extension began; however, the Women's Title were inter-brand. After the WWF was renamed WWE, the title was renamed to WWE Women's Championship.98- days
28 Trish Stratus 1
- November 18, 2001
- Greensboro, NC
- | WWF Survivor Series 2001
Defeated Ivory, Jacqueline, Jazz, Lita and Molly Holly in a six-pack challenge for the vacant title.78- days
Vacant
- November 1, 2001
The title vacated when Chyna retired and left the WWF in a contract dispute.17- days
27 Chyna 1
- April 1, 2001
- Houston, TX
- | WWF WrestleMania X-Seven
214- days
26 Ivory 3
- November 2, 2000
- Rochester, NY
- | SmackDown!
150- days
25 Lita 1
- August 21, 2000
- Lafayette, LA
- | Raw Is War
73- days
24 Stephanie McMahon 1
- March 30, 2000
- San Antonio, TX
- | SmackDown!
144- days
23 Jacqueline 2
- February 3, 2000
- Detroit, MI
- | SmackDown!
56- days
22 Harvey Wippleman 1
- January 31, 2000
- Pittsburgh, PA
- | Raw Is War
Hervina was Harvey Wippleman disguised as a woman.3- days
21 The Kat 1
- December 12, 1999
- Sunrise, FL
- | WWF Armageddon 1999
50- days
20 Ivory 2
- October 25, 1999
- Providence, RI
- | Raw Is War
48- days
19 The Fabulous Moolah 4
- October 17, 1999
- Cleveland, OH
- | WWF No Mercy 1999
8- days
18 Ivory 1
- June 14, 1999
- Worcester, MA
- | Raw Is War
125- days
17 Debra 1
- May 10, 1999
- 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 title to her.35- days
16 Sable 1
- November 15, 1998
- St. Louis, MO
- | WWF Survivor Series 1998
176- days
15 Jacqueline 1
- September 21, 1998
- Sacramento, CA
- | Raw Is War
Defeated Sable to win the reactivated title.55- days
Deactivated
- December 13, 1995
The title was deactivated when Alundra Blayze left the WWF and, during WCW Nitro, dropped the title belt in a trash can.14 Alundra Blayze 3
- October 23, 1995
- Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
- | Raw
51- days
13 Bertha Faye
- August 27, 1995
- Pittsburgh, PA
- | WWF SummerSlam 1995
57- days
12 Alundra Blayze 2
- April 3, 1995
- Poughkeepsie, NY
- | Raw
146- days
11 Bull Nakano 1
- November 20, 1994
- Tokyo, Japan | Big Egg Wrestling Universe
134- days
10 Alundra Blayze 1
- December 26, 1993
- Poughkeepsie, NY | All American Wrestling
Defeated Heidi Lee Morgan in a tournament final to win the reactivated title.329- days
Deactivated
- February 21, 1990
The title was deactivated.9 Rockin' Robin
- October 7, 1988
- Paris, France | Prime Time Wrestling
502- days
8 Sensational Sherri 1
- July 24, 1987
- Houston, TX | Live Event
441- days
7 The Fabulous Moolah 3
- July 9, 1986
- Sydney, Australia | Live Event
380- days
6 Velvet McIntyre
- July 3, 1986
- Brisbane, Australia | Live Event
6- days
5 The Fabulous Moolah 2
- November 25, 1985
- New York, NY | Live Event
The Fabulous Moolah underneath a mask pinned Wendi Richter to win the title. This was the original screwjob.220- days
4 Wendi Richter 2
- March 31, 1985
- New York, NY
- | WWF WrestleMania I
239- days
3 Leilani Kai 1
- February 18, 1985
- New York, NY
- | WWF The War to Settle the Score
41- days
2 Wendi Richter 1
- July 23, 1984
- New York, NY
- | WWF The Brawl to End It All
210- days
1 The Fabulous Moolah 1
- September 18, 1956
- Baltimore, MD | Live Event
During this reigns the following title changes took place: Bette Boucher, then The Fabulous Moolah, then Yukiko Tomoe, then The Fabulous Moolah, then Evelyn Stevens, then The Fabulous Moolah; however, WWE recognizes Moolah's reign as being uninterrupted until 1984. The title was known as the NWA World Women's Championship until May 19, 1984, when Moolah sold the rights to the championship to the WWF, and the title was renamed to WWF Women's Championship.10170- days