Women's World Championship

On this page, you find the full Title History for the Women's World Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.

The Women's World Championship is a World Title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment on the Raw brand, by women wrestlers. The championship was first established on August 23, 2016.

The current champion is Becky Lynch, who won the title on the episode of Raw on April 22, 2024, and has been reigning for 25 days (This was a 14-woman Battle Royal for the vacant title in which Lynch last eliminated Liv Morgan to win.).

Women's World Championship: Title History

Promotions / Brands

Promotion	from	to
Promotion WWEBrand Raw	May 8, 2023	Present
Promotion WWEBrand SmackDown	August 23, 2016	May 7, 2023

Championship Names & Belt Designs
- Women's World Championship June 12, 2023
- WWE SmackDown Women's Championship August 20, 2017 June 11, 2023
- WWE SmackDown Women's Championship (Glow - Naomi) July 2, 2017 August 19, 2017
- WWE SmackDown Women's Championship August 23, 2016 July 1, 2017

Women's World Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Champion	Reign
27	Becky Lynch 5 April 22, 2024 Columbus, OH \| Raw This was a 14-woman Battle Royal for the vacant title in which Lynch last eliminated Liv Morgan to win.	25+ days
	Vacant April 15, 2024 Montreal, Quebec, Canada \| Raw Rhea Ripley vacated the title due to a legitimate arm injury.	7 days
26	Rhea Ripley 1 April 1, 2023 Inglewood, CA \| WWE WrestleMania 39 The title became exclusive to Raw following the 2023 WWE Draft. The title was renamed as Women's World Championship on June 12, 2023.	380 days
25	Charlotte Flair 7 December 30, 2022 Tampa, FL \| SmackDown	92 days
24	Ronda Rousey 2 October 8, 2022 Philadelphia, PA \| WWE Extreme Rules 2022	83 days
23	Liv Morgan 1 July 2, 2022 Paradise, NV \| WWE Money in the Bank 2022 Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract. Morgan, a Raw superstar, was transferred to SmackDown after winning the title.	98 days
22	Ronda Rousey 1 May 8, 2022 Providence, RI \| WWE WrestleMania Backlash (2022)	55 days
21	Charlotte Flair 6 October 22, 2021 Wichita, KS \| SmackDown As a result of the 2021 WWE Draft, then-Raw Women's Champion Charlotte was drafted to SmackDown while Becky Lynch was drafted to Raw. To keep the titles on their respective brands, the two women exchange championships.	198 days
20	Becky Lynch 4 August 21, 2021 Paradise, NV \| WWE SummerSlam 2021	62 days
19	Bianca Belair 1 April 10, 2021 Tampa, FL \| WWE WrestleMania 37	133 days
18	Sasha Banks 1 October 25, 2020 Orlando, FL \| WWE Hell in a Cell 2020	167 days
17	Bayley 2 October 11, 2019 Paradise, NV \| SmackDown Live	380 days
16	Charlotte Flair 5 October 6, 2019 Sacramento, CA \| WWE Hell in a Cell 2019	5 days
15	Bayley 1 May 19, 2019 Hartford, CT \| WWE Money in the Bank 2019 Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.	140 days
14	Charlotte Flair 4 May 19, 2019 Hartford, CT \| WWE Money in the Bank 2019	0 days
13	Becky Lynch 3 April 8, 2019 East Rutherford, NJ \| WWE WrestleMania 35	41 days
12	Charlotte Flair 3 March 26, 2019 Uncasville, CT \| SmackDown Live	13 days
11	Asuka 1 December 16, 2018 San Jose, CA \| WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018	100 days
10	Becky Lynch 2 September 16, 2018 San Antonio, TX \| WWE Hell in a Cell 2018	91 days
9	Charlotte Flair 2 August 19, 2018 Brooklyn, NY \| WWE SummerSlam 2018	28 days
8	Carmella 1 April 10, 2018 New Orleans, LA \| SmackDown Live Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.	131 days
7	Charlotte Flair 1 November 14, 2017 Charlotte, NC \| SmackDown Live	147 days
6	Natalya 1 August 20, 2017 Brooklyn, NY \| WWE SummerSlam 2017	86 days
5	Naomi 2 April 2, 2017 Orlando, FL \| WWE WrestleMania 33	140 days
4	Alexa Bliss 2 February 21, 2017 Ontario, CA \| SmackDown Live Defeated Becky Lynch to win the vacant title.	40 days
	Vacant February 21, 2017 Ontario, CA \| SmackDown Live The title was vacated when Naomi suffered a knee injury.	0 days
3	Naomi 1 February 12, 2017 Phoenix, AZ \| WWE Elimination Chamber 2017	9 days
2	Alexa Bliss 1 December 4, 2016 Dallas, TX \| WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016	70 days
1	Becky Lynch 1 September 11, 2016 Richmond, VA \| WWE Backlash 2016 As a result of the 2016 WWE draft, the WWE Women's Championship became exclusive to Raw; in response, SmackDown established the SmackDown Women's Championship. Lynch defeated Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya and Nikki Bella in a six-pack elimination challenge to become the inaugural champion.	84 days