Since 1963, WWE has had 142 Champions under the WWF/E Championship, the Divas Championship, the RAW and SmackDown Championship, the NXT and NXT UK Championship and the WWE Tag Championship. This post will include each Champion once (with how many times they’ve won it).
WWF Women’s Championship
The Fabulous Moolah (4 times)
WWE recognises The Fabulous Moolah’s reign uninterrupted from 1956 to 1984. Moolah sold the rights to rights of the Championship to WWF where it then became the WWF Woman’s Championship.
Wendi Richter (2 times)
Wendi defeated The Fabulous Moolah at The Brawl To End It All – July 23rd 1984
Leilani Kai
Leilani Kai defeated Wendi Richter at The War To Settle The Score – February 18th 1985 (WWE aired it on tape delay March 5th)
Velvet McIntyre
Velvet McIntyre defeated The Spider Lady (aka The Fabulous Moolah) at a live event in Australia – July 3rd 1986 (there is no picture of her with the Championship due to the fact she only held it for 6 days)
Sensational Sherri
Sensational Sherri defeated The Fabulous Moolah at a live event – July 24th 1997
Rockin Robin
Rockin Robin defeated Sensational Sherri at Prime Time Wrestling – October 7th 1988
The Championship was then deactivated
Alundra Blayze (3 times)
Alundra Blayze defeated Heidi Lee to win the vacated Championship at All American Wrestling – December 13th 1993
Bull Nakano
Bull Nakano defeated Alundra Blayze at Big Egg Wrestling Universe – November 20th 1994
Bertha Faye
Bertha Faye defeated Alundra Blayze at SummerSlam – April 27th 1995
The Championship was deactivated once again when Alundra Blayze dumped the WWF Women’s Championship in a bin live on WCW.
Jacqueline (2 times)
Jacqueline defeated Sable to win the vacated Championship at RAW is War – September 15th 1998
Sable
Sable defeated Jacqueline at Survivor Series – November 15th 1998
Debra
Debra defeated Sable at RAW Is War – May 10th 1999
Ivory (3 times)
Ivory defeated Debra at RAW Is War – June 8th 1999
The Kat
The Kat defeated Ivory at Armageddon – December 12th 1999
Stephanie McMahon
Stephanie McMahon defeated Jacqueline at SmackDown – March 28th 2000
Lita (4 times)
Lita defeated Stephanie McMahon at RAW Is War – August 21st 2000
Chyna
Chyna defeated Ivory at WrestleMania X7 – April 1st 2001
The Championship was vacated when Chyna departed the company
Trish Stratus (7 times)
Trish Stratus defeated Ivory, Jacqueline, Jazz, Lita and Molly Holly at Survivor Series – November 18th 2001
Jazz (2 times)
Jazz defeated Trish Stratus at RAW – February 4th 2002
The very first brand split happened around this time and the women’s Championship was not one brand exclusive, it was also this time it became known as the WWE Women’s Championship.
WWE Women’s Championship
Molly Holly (2 times)
Molly Holly defeated Trish Stratus at King Of The Ring – June 23rd 2002
Victoria (2 times)
Victoria defeated Trish Stratus at Survivor Series – November 17th 2002
Gail Kim
Gail Kim defeated Ivory, Jacqueline, Molly Holly, Trish Stratus and Victoria at RAW – June 30th 2003
Mickie James (5 times)
Mickie James defeated Trish Stratus at WrestleMania 22 – April 2nd 2006
The women’s Championship was vacated after Trish Stratus retired, Lita won it again.
Melina (3 times)
Melina defeated Mickie James at RAW – February 19th 2007
Candice Michelle
Candice Michelle defeated Melina at Vengeance: Night Of Champions – June 24th 2007
Beth Phoenix (3 times)
Beth Phoenix defeated Candice Michelle at No Mercy – October 7th 2007
Michelle McCool (2 times)
Michelle McCool defeated Melina at The Bash – June 28th 2009
Layla
Layla defeated Beth Phoenix at SmackDown – May 11th 2010
During Layla’s reign, Michelle McCool was unofficially co-champion with her. The WWE women’s Championship also became the Divas Championship after both Championships were unified.
Divas Championship
Michelle McCool (2 times)
Michelle McCool defeated Natalya at The Great American Bash – July 20th 2008
Maryse (2 times)
Maryse defeated Michelle McCool at SmackDown – December 22nd 2008
Mickie James
Mickie James defeated Maryse at Night Of Champions – July 26th 2009
Jillian Hall
Jillian Hall defeated Mickie James at RAW – October 12th 2009 (she immediately lost it to Melina)
The Divas Championship became vacated when Melina got injured.
Eve Torres (3 times)
Eve Torres defeated Maryse at RAW – April 12th 2010
Alicia Fox
Alicia Fox defeated Eve Torres, Gail Kim and Maryse at Fatal 4-Way – June 20th 2010
Natalya
Natalya defeated Layla and Michelle McCool at Survivor Series – November 21st 2010
Brie Bella
Brie Bella defeated Eve Torres at RAW – April 11th 2011
Kelly Kelly
Kelly Kelly defeated Brie Bella at RAW: Power To The People – June 20th 2011
Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix defeated Kelly Kelly at Hell In A Cell – October 2nd 2011
Nikki Bella (2 times)
Nikki Bella defeated Beth Phoenix at RAW – April 23rd 2012
Layla
Layla defeated Brie Bella after Brie and Nikki pulled Twin Magic at Extreme Rules – April 29th 2012
Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn defeated Eve Torres at RAW 20th Anniversary Special – January 2014
AJ Lee (3 times)
AJ Lee defeated Kaitlyn at Payback – June 16th 2013
Paige (2 times)
Paige defeated AJ Lee at RAW – April 7th 2014
Charlotte Flair
Charlotte defeated Nikki Bella at Night Of Champions – September 20th 2015
The Divas Championship got retired at WrestleMania 32 for the RAW Women’s Championship, then in July 2016 after the brand split, a SmackDown Women’s Championship was introduced.
RAW Women’s Championship
Charlotte Flair (4 times)
Charlotte Flair defeated Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 32 – April 3rd 2016
Sasha Banks (5 times)
Sasha Banks defeated Charlotte Flair at RAW – July 25th 2016
Bayley
Bayley defeated Charlotte Flair at RAW – February 13th 2017
Alexa Bliss (3 times)
Alexa Bliss defeated Bayley at Payback – April 30th 2017
Nia Jax
Nia Jax defeated Alexa Bliss at WrestleMania 34 – April 8th 2018
Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey defeated Nia Jax at SummerSlam – August 19th 2018
Becky Lynch
Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 35 – April 8th 2019 (she also simultaneously became SmackDown Women’s Championship)
Asuka (2 times)
Asuka won the Money In The Bank briefcase, little did she know it actually contained the RAW Women’s Championship as Becky Lynch was pregnant and she dropped the Championship to her – May 11th 2020
SmackDown Women’s Championship
Becky Lynch (3 times)
Becky Lynch defeated Alexa Bliss, Natalya, Naomi, Carmella and Nikki Bella at Backlash – September 11th 2016
Alexa Bliss (2 times)
Alexa Bliss defeated Becky Lynch at TLC – December 4th 2016
Naomi (2 times)
Naomi defeated Alexa Bliss at Elimination Chamber – February 12th 2017
The title got vacated after Naomi suffered an injury, Alexa Bliss became Champion once more.
Natalya
Natalya defeated Naomi at SummerSlam – August 20th 2017
Charlotte Flair (4 times)
Charlotte defeated Natalya at SmackDown – November 14th 2017
Carmella
Carmella cashed in the Money In The Bank briefcase on Charlotte Flair at SmackDown – April 10th 2018
Asuka
Asuka defeated Becky Lynch at TLC – December 16th 2018
Bayley (2 times)
Bayley cashed in the Money In The Bank briefcase on Charlotte at Money In The Bank – May 19th 2019
NXT Women’s Championship
Paige
Paige defeated Emma at NXT – 24th 2013
The Championship was vacated after JBL stripped Paige of the NXT women’s Championship as she was also Divas Champion.
Charlotte Flair (2 times)
Charlotte Flair defeated Natalya at TakeOver – May 29th 2014
Sasha Banks
Sasha Banks defeated Charlotte Flair, Bayley and Becky Lynch at TakeOver: Rival – February 11th 2015
Bayley
Bayley defeated Sasha Banks at TakeOver: Brooklyn – August 22nd 2015
Asuka
Asuka defeated Bayley at TakeOver: Dallas – April 1st 2016
The title got vacated after Asuka got injured.
Ember Moon
Ember Moon defeated Kairi Sane, Nikki Cross and Peyton Royce at TakeOver: WarGames – November 18th 2018
Shayna Baszler (2 times)
Shayna Baszler defeated Ember Moon at TakeOver: New Orleans April 7th 2018
Kairi Sane defeated Shayna Baszler at TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 – August 18th 2018
Rhea Ripley
Rhea Ripley defeated Shayna Baszler at NXT – December 18th 2019
Io Shirai
Io Shirai defeated Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley at TakeOver: In Your House – June 7th 2020
NXT UK Women’s Championship
Rhea Ripley
Rhea Ripley defeated Toni Storm at NXT UK – November 28th 2018
Toni Storm
Toni Storm defeated Rhea Ripley at TakeOver Blackpool – January 12th 2019
Kay Lee Ray
Kay Lee Ray defeated Toni Storm at TakeOver: Cardiff – August 31st 2019
WWE Woman’s Tag Team Championship
Sasha Banks and Bayley (2 times)
Sasha Banks and Bayley defeated Nia Jax and Tamina, The Riott Squad, Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville, The IIconics and Carmella and Naomi at Elimination Chamber – February 17th 2019
The IIconics
The IIconics defeated Sasha Banks and Bayley at WrestleMania 35 – April 7th 2019
Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross (2 times)
Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross defeated The IIconics at RAW – August 5th 2019
The Kabuki Warriors
The Kabuki Warriors defeated Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross at Hell In A Cell – October 6th 2019
Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax
Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax defeated Sasha Banks and Bayley at Payback – August 30th 2020
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