WWE Women's Championship

On this page, you find the full Title History for the WWE Women's 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 WWE Women's Championship is a World Title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown brand, by women wrestlers. The championship was first established on April 3, 2016.

This is a newer version of the WWE Divas Championship and WWE Women's Championship ('56-'10), with its own distinct lineage.

The current champion is Bayley, who won the title at WWE WrestleMania XL on April 7, 2024, and has been reigning for 40 days.

WWE Women's Championship: Title History

Promotions / Brands

Promotion	from	to
Promotion WWEBrand SmackDown	May 8, 2023	Present
Promotion WWEBrand Raw	July 19, 2016	May 7, 2023
Promotion WWE	April 3, 2016	July 18, 2016

Championship Names & Belt Designs
- WWE Women's Championship June 9, 2023
- WWE Raw Women's Championship September 5, 2016 June 8, 2023
- WWE Women's Championship April 3, 2016 September 4, 2016

WWE Women's Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Champion	Reign
28	Bayley 2 April 7, 2024 Philadelphia, PA \| WWE WrestleMania XL	40+ days
27	IYO SKY 1 August 5, 2023 Detroit, MI \| WWE SummerSlam 2023 Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.	246 days
26	Bianca Belair 2 August 5, 2023 Detroit, MI \| WWE SummerSlam 2023	0 days
25	Asuka 3 May 27, 2023 Jedda, Saudi Arabia \| WWE Night of Champions 2023 The title was renamed back as WWE Women's Championship on June 9, 2023.	70 days
24	Bianca Belair 1 April 2, 2022 Arlington, TX \| WWE WrestleMania 38 The title became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2023 WWE Draft.	420 days
23	Becky Lynch 2 October 22, 2021 Wichita, KS \| SmackDown As a result of the 2021 WWE Draft, then-SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch was drafted to Raw while Charlotte was drafted to SmackDown. To keep the titles on their respective brands, the two women exchange championships.	162 days
22	Charlotte Flair 6 August 21, 2021 Paradise, NV \| WWE SummerSlam 2021	62 days
21	Nikki A.S.H. 1 July 19, 2021 Dallas, TX \| Raw Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.	33 days
20	Charlotte Flair 5 July 18, 2021 Fort Worth, TX \| WWE Money in the Bank 2021	1 day
19	Rhea Ripley 1 April 11, 2021 Tampa, FL \| WWE WrestleMania 37	98 days
18	Asuka 2 August 23, 2020 Orlando, FL \| WWE SummerSlam 2020	231 days
17	Sasha Banks 5 July 20, 2020 Orlando, FL \| Raw	34 days
16	Asuka 1 May 10, 2020 Stamford, CT \| WWE Money in the Bank 2020 Won the Money in the Bank ladder match and the Money in the Bank briefcase was originally supposed to contain a title match contract, but on Raw Becky Lynch announced that, due to being pregnant, she had forfeited the belt prior to the ladder match and it was placed in the briefcase with the winner getting the title.	71 days
15	Becky Lynch 1 April 8, 2019 East Rutherford, NJ \| WWE WrestleMania 35	398 days
14	Ronda Rousey 1 August 19, 2018 Brooklyn, NY \| WWE SummerSlam 2018	232 days
13	Alexa Bliss 3 June 17, 2018 Rosemont, IL \| WWE Money in the Bank 2018 Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.	63 days
12	Nia Jax 1 April 8, 2018 New Orleans, LA \| WWE WrestleMania 34	70 days
11	Alexa Bliss 2 August 28, 2017 Memphis, TN \| Raw	223 days
10	Sasha Banks 4 August 20, 2017 Brooklyn, NY \| WWE SummerSlam 2017	8 days
9	Alexa Bliss 1 April 30, 2017 San Jose, CA \| WWE Payback 2017	112 days
8	Bayley 1 February 13, 2017 Las Vegas, NV \| Raw	76 days
7	Charlotte Flair 4 December 18, 2016 Pittsburgh, PA \| WWE Roadblock: End of the Line	57 days
6	Sasha Banks 3 November 28, 2016 Charlotte, NC \| Raw	20 days
5	Charlotte Flair 3 October 30, 2016 Boston, MA \| WWE Hell in a Cell 2016	29 days
4	Sasha Banks 2 October 3, 2016 Los Angeles, CA \| Raw	27 days
3	Charlotte 2 August 21, 2016 Brooklyn, NY \| WWE SummerSlam 2016 The title was renamed as WWE Raw Women's Championship on September 5, 2016.	43 days
2	Sasha Banks 1 July 25, 2016 Pittsburgh, PA \| Raw	27 days
1	Charlotte 1 April 3, 2016 Arlington, TX \| WWE WrestleMania 32 The title was established as the WWE Women's Championship to replace the WWE Divas Championship, and Charlotte defeated Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks in a triple threat match to become the inaugural champion. The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2016 WWE Draft in July.	113 days