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, and the inaugural champion was Becky Lynch.
With the Women's Championship heading to Raw in the wake of the Brand Extension Draft, Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan introduced the SmackDown Women's Championship for the blue brand with the first champion being crowned at WWE Backlash on Sept. 11, 2016.
On the June 12, 2023 edition of Raw, the title was renamed to the Women's World Championship.
The current champion is Naomi, who won the title at WWE Evolution (2025) on July 13, 2025, and has been reigning for 17 days (Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract. Naomi, a SmackDown superstar, was transferred to Raw after winning the title.).
Women's World Championship: Title History
Women's World Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign World Wrestling Entertainment: Raw 31 
Naomi 3
- July 13, 2025
- Atlanta, GA
- | WWE Evolution (2025)
- 17+ days
Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract. Naomi, a SmackDown superstar, was transferred to Raw after winning the title.17+- days
30 
IYO SKY 1
- March 3, 2025
- Buffalo, NY
- | Raw 2025 (Netflix)
- 132 days
132- days
29 
Rhea Ripley 2
- January 6, 2025
- Inglewood, CA (Los Angeles)
- | WWE Raw Premiere on Netflix
- 56 days
56- days
28 
Liv Morgan 2
- May 25, 2024
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- | WWE King and Queen of the Ring 2024
- 226 days
226- days
27 
Becky Lynch 5
- April 22, 2024
- Columbus, OH
- | Raw
- 33 days
This was a 14-woman Battle Royal for the vacant title in which Lynch last eliminated Liv Morgan to win.33- days
Vacant
- April 15, 2024
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- | Raw
- 7 days
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
- 380 days
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
World Wrestling Entertainment: SmackDown 25 
Charlotte Flair 7
- December 30, 2022
- Tampa, FL
- | SmackDown
- 92 days
92- days
24 
Ronda Rousey 2
- October 8, 2022
- Philadelphia, PA
- | WWE Extreme Rules 2022
- 83 days
83- days
23 
Liv Morgan 1
- July 2, 2022
- Paradise, NV
- | WWE Money in the Bank 2022
- 98 days
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
55- days
21 Charlotte Flair 6
- October 22, 2021
- Wichita, KS
- | SmackDown
- 198 days
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
62- days
19 
Bianca Belair 1
- April 10, 2021
- Tampa, FL
- | WWE WrestleMania 37
- 133 days
133- days
18 
Sasha Banks 1
- October 25, 2020
- Orlando, FL
- | WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
- 167 days
167- days
17 
Bayley 2
- October 11, 2019
- Paradise, NV
- | SmackDown Live
- 380 days
380- days
16 
Charlotte Flair 5
- October 6, 2019
- Sacramento, CA
- | WWE Hell in a Cell 2019
- 5 days
5- days
15 
Bayley 1
- May 19, 2019
- Hartford, CT
- | WWE Money in the Bank 2019
- 140 days
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
0- days
13 
Becky Lynch 3
- April 8, 2019
- East Rutherford, NJ
- | WWE WrestleMania 35
- 41 days
41- days
12 Charlotte Flair 3
- March 26, 2019
- Uncasville, CT
- | SmackDown Live
- 13 days
13- days
11 
Asuka 1
- December 16, 2018
- San Jose, CA
- | WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018
- 100 days
100- days
10 Becky Lynch 2
- September 16, 2018
- San Antonio, TX
- | WWE Hell in a Cell 2018
- 91 days
91- days
9 Charlotte Flair 2
- August 19, 2018
- Brooklyn, NY
- | WWE SummerSlam 2018
- 28 days
28- days
8 
Carmella 1
- April 10, 2018
- New Orleans, LA
- | SmackDown Live
- 131 days
Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.131- days
7 Charlotte Flair 1
- November 14, 2017
- Charlotte, NC
- | SmackDown Live
- 147 days
147- days
6 
Natalya 1
- August 20, 2017
- Brooklyn, NY
- | WWE SummerSlam 2017
- 86 days
86- days
5 
Naomi 2
- April 2, 2017
- Orlando, FL
- | WWE WrestleMania 33
- 140 days
140- days
4 
Alexa Bliss 2
- February 21, 2017
- Ontario, CA
- | SmackDown Live
- 40 days
Defeated Becky Lynch to win the vacant title.40- days
Vacant
- February 21, 2017
- Ontario, CA
- | SmackDown Live
- 0 days
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
9- days
2 Alexa Bliss 1
- December 4, 2016
- Dallas, TX
- | WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016
- 70 days
70- days
1 
Becky Lynch 1
- September 11, 2016
- Richmond, VA
- | WWE Backlash 2016
- 84 days
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
Women's World Championship: Names & Belt Designs
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- 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: Statistics
- Promotion
World Wrestling Entertainment - Brand Raw
- Gender Female
- Title Type Main / World
- Date Established August 23, 2016
- First ChampionBecky Lynch
- Current ChampionNaomi
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte Flair | 7 |
| 2 | Becky Lynch | 5 |
| 3 | Naomi | 3 |
| 4 | Bayley | 2 |
| 5 | Rhea Ripley | 2 |
| 6 | Liv Morgan | 2 |
| 7 | Ronda Rousey | 2 |
| 8 | Alexa Bliss | 2 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Bayley | 520 | |
| Charlotte Flair | 483 | |
| Rhea Ripley | 436 | |
| Liv Morgan | 324 | |
| Becky Lynch | 311 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhea Ripley | April 1, 2023 - April 15, 2024 | 380 | |
| Bayley | October 11, 2019 - October 25, 2020 | 380 | |
| Liv Morgan | May 25, 2024 - January 6, 2025 | 226 | |
| Charlotte Flair | October 22, 2021 - May 8, 2022 | 198 | |
| Sasha Banks | October 25, 2020 - April 10, 2021 | 167 |
