WWE Women's Championship ('56-'10)

On this page, you find the full Title History for the WWE Women's Championship ('56-'10), 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 ('56-'10) was a World Title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment and National Wrestling Alliance, by women wrestlers.

The championship was first established on September 18, 1956, and the inaugural champion was Slave Girl Moolah.

With a half of a century of tradition associated with it, the WWE Women's Championship is the pinnacle of female wrestling. The championship's first titleholder, Fabulous Moolah, is also considered the most successful, as her first reign lasted nearly three decades.

Since that original title's inception, Lita, Trish Stratus and many other great names have enjoyed reigns atop the women's division. Michelle McCool unified the Divas Championship and the Women's Championship at Night of Champions on Sept. 19, 2010, when she defeated Melina with the help of Layla to become the first-ever Unified Divas Champion.

The WWE Women's Championship ('56-'10) was retired on September 19, 2010, when it was unified into the WWE Divas Championship, with the final champion being Layla.

A similar championship, the WWE Women's Championship, has been later introduced, which does not share the lineage with this title.

WWE Women's Championship ('56-'10): Title History

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

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
World Wrestling Entertainment: SmackDown
	Unified into the Unified 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
World Wrestling Entertainment: Raw
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: Night of Champions (2007)	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
World Wrestling Entertainment
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-Helmsley 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 (as Hervina) January 31, 2000 Pittsburgh, PA \| Raw Is War Hervina was Harvey Wippleman disguised as a woman, and he was recognized as the first man to win the Women's Championship.	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 1 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 1 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 1 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

WWE Women's Championship ('56-'10): Names & Belt Designs

- WWE Women's Championship (LayCool)August 6, 2010September 19, 2010
- WWE Women's ChampionshipMay 6, 2002August 5, 2010
- WWF Women's ChampionshipMay 15, 1998May 5, 2002
- WWF Women's ChampionshipNovember 20, 1994December 18, 1995
- WWF Women's ChampionshipDecember 13, 1993November 20, 1994
- WWF Women's ChampionshipJuly 9, 1986February 21, 1990
- WWF Women's ChampionshipMarch 31, 1985July 8, 1986
- WWF Women's ChampionshipJuly 24, 1984March 30, 1985
- WWF Women's Championship (The Fabulous Moolah)May 18, 1984July 23, 1984
- NWA Women's Championship (The Fabulous Moolah)September 18, 1956May 18, 1984

WWE Women's Championship ('56-'10): Statistics

Promotions History

Promotion	from	to
PromotionWWEBrand SmackDown	April 13, 2009	September 19, 2010
PromotionWWEBrand Raw	September 23, 2002	April 12, 2009
PromotionWWF	September 15, 1998	September 22, 2002
PromotionWWF	December 13, 1993	December 13, 1995
PromotionWWF	May 19, 1984	February 21, 1990
PromotionNWA	September 18, 1956	May 18, 1984

Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment
TerritoryWorld Tier 1
DivisionPrimary
GenderFemale
Date EstablishedSeptember 18, 1956
Date RetiredSeptember 19, 2010
Unified Into Unified WWE Divas Championship
Followed By WWE Women's Championship

First ChampionSlave Girl Moolah
Final ChampionLayla

Most Number of Reigns

Rank	Wrestler	Reigns
	Trish Stratus	7
	Mickie James	5
	Slave Girl Moolah	4
	Lita	4
	Alundra Blayze	3
6	Beth Phoenix	3
7	Ivory	3
8	Melina	3

Most Combined Days

Rank	Wrestler	Days
	Slave Girl Moolah	10778
	Trish Stratus	828
	Alundra Blayze	526
	Rockin' Robin	502
	Wendi Richter	449

Longest Reigns

Wrestler	Reign	Days
Slave Girl Moolah	September 18, 1956 - July 23, 1984	10170
Rockin' Robin	October 7, 1988 - February 21, 1990	502
Trish Stratus	January 9, 2005 - April 2, 2006	448
Sensational Sherri	July 24, 1987 - October 7, 1988	441
The Fabulous Moolah	July 9, 1986 - July 24, 1987	380

WWE Women's Championship ('56-'10)

WWE Women's Championship ('56-'10): Title History

WWE Women's Championship ('56-'10): Title Reigns

Unified into the Unified WWE Divas Championship

Layla 1

Beth Phoenix 3

Michelle McCool 2

Mickie James 5

Michelle McCool 1

Melina 3

Beth Phoenix 2

Mickie James 4

Beth Phoenix 1

Candice Michelle 1

Melina 2

Mickie James 3

Melina 1

Mickie James 2

Lita 4

Trish Stratus 7

Lita 3

Mickie James 1

Trish Stratus 6

Lita 2

Trish Stratus 5

Victoria 2

Molly Holly 2

Gail Kim 1

Jazz 2

Trish Stratus 4

Victoria 1

Trish Stratus 3

Molly Holly 1

Trish Stratus 2

Jazz 1

Trish Stratus 1

Chyna 1

Ivory 3

Lita 1

Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley 1

Jacqueline 2

Harvey Wippleman 1 (as Hervina)

The Kat 1

Ivory 2

The Fabulous Moolah 4

Ivory 1

Debra 1

Sable 1

Jacqueline 1

Deactivated

Alundra Blayze 3

Bertha Faye 1

Alundra Blayze 2

Bull Nakano 1

Alundra Blayze 1

Deactivated

Rockin' Robin 1

Sensational Sherri 1

The Fabulous Moolah 3

Velvet McIntyre 1

The Fabulous Moolah 2

Wendi Richter 2

Leilani Kai 1

Wendi Richter 1

The Fabulous Moolah 1