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 The Fabulous 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
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
WWEBrand
SmackDown
April 13, 2009 September 19, 2010 Promotion WWEBrand
Raw
September 23, 2002 April 12, 2009 Promotion 
WWFSeptember 15, 1998 September 22, 2002 Promotion 
WWFDecember 13, 1993 December 13, 1995 Promotion WWFMay 19, 1984 February 21, 1990 Promotion 
NWASeptember 18, 1956 May 18, 1984
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Championship Names & Belt Designs
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WWE Women's Championship (LayCool) August 6, 2010 September 19, 2010 -
WWE Women's Championship May 6, 2002 August 5, 2010 -
WWF Women's Championship May 15, 1998 May 5, 2002 -
WWF Women's Championship December 13, 1993 December 18, 1995 -
WWF Women's Championship July 9, 1986 February 21, 1990 -
WWF Women's Championship March 31, 1985 July 8, 1986 -
WWF Women's Championship July 24, 1984 March 30, 1985 -
WWF Women's Championship (The Fabulous Moolah) May 18, 1984 July 23, 1984 - NWA Women's Championship (The Fabulous Moolah) September 18, 1956 May 18, 1984
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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
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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
- 5201+ days
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
- 128 days
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
19- days
57 
Michelle McCool 2
- February 26, 2010
- Milwaukee, WI
- | SmackDown
- 58 days
58- days
56 
Mickie James 5
- January 31, 2010
- Atlanta, GA
- | WWE Royal Rumble 2010
- 26 days
26- days
55 Michelle McCool 1
- June 28, 2009
- Sacramento, CA
- | WWE The Bash (2009)
- 217 days
217- days
54 
Melina 3
- January 25, 2009
- Detroit, MI
- | WWE Royal Rumble 2009
- 154 days
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
161- days
52 
Mickie James 4
- April 14, 2008
- London, England
- | Raw
- 125 days
125- days
51 
Beth Phoenix 1
- October 7, 2007
- Rosemont, IL
- | WWE No Mercy 2007
- 190 days
190- days
50 
Candice Michelle 1
- June 24, 2007
- Houston, TX
- | WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions (2007)
- 105 days
105- days
49 Melina 2
- April 24, 2007
- Paris, France | Live Event
- 61 days
61- days
48 
Mickie James 3
- April 24, 2007
- Paris, France | Live Event
- 0 days
0- days
47 Melina 1
- February 19, 2007
- Bakersfield, CA
- | Raw
- 64 days
64- days
46 Mickie James 2
- November 26, 2006
- Philadelphia, PA
- | WWE Survivor Series 2006
- 85 days
85- days
45 
Lita 4
- November 5, 2006
- Cincinnati, OH
- | WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
- 21 days
Defeated Mickie James in a tournament lumberjill final to win the vacant title.21- days
Vacant
- September 18, 2006
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
- | Raw
- 48 days
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
1- day
43 Lita 3
- August 14, 2006
- Charlottesville, VA
- | Raw
- 34 days
34- days
42 Mickie James 1
- April 2, 2006
- Rosemont, IL
- | WWE WrestleMania 22
- 134 days
134- days
41 Trish Stratus 6
- January 9, 2005
- San Juan, PR
- | WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
- 448 days
448- days
40 
Lita 2
- December 6, 2004
- Charlotte, NC
- | Raw
- 34 days
34- days
39 Trish Stratus 5
- June 13, 2004
- Columbus, OH
- | WWE Bad Blood 2004
- 176 days
176- days
38 
Victoria 2
- February 23, 2004
- Omaha, NE
- | Raw
- 111 days
111- days
37 
Molly Holly 2
- July 28, 2003
- Colorado Springs, CO
- | Raw
- 210 days
210- days
36 
Gail Kim 1
- June 30, 2003
- Buffalo, NY
- | Raw
- 28 days
28- days
35 
Jazz 2
- April 27, 2003
- Worcester, MA
- | WWE Backlash 2003
- 64 days
64- days
34 
Trish Stratus 4
- March 30, 2003
- Seattle, WA
- | WWE WrestleMania XIX
- 28 days
28- days
33 
Victoria 1
- November 17, 2002
- New York, NY
- | WWE Survivor Series 2002
- 133 days
133- days
32 Trish Stratus 3
- September 22, 2002
- Los Angeles, CA
- | WWE Unforgiven 2002
- 56 days
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
91- days
30 Trish Stratus 2
- May 13, 2002
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- | Raw
- 41 days
41- days
29 Jazz 1
- February 4, 2002
- Las Vegas, NV
- | Raw
- 98 days
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
- 78 days
Defeated Ivory, Jacqueline, Jazz, Lita and Molly Holly in a six-pack challenge for the vacant title.78- days
Vacant
- November 1, 2001
- 17 days
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
214- days
26 
Ivory 3
- November 2, 2000
- Rochester, NY
- | SmackDown!
- 150 days
150- days
25 
Lita 1
- August 21, 2000
- Lafayette, LA
- | Raw Is War
- 73 days
73- days
24 
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley 1
- March 30, 2000
- San Antonio, TX
- | SmackDown!
- 144 days
144- days
23 
Jacqueline 2
- February 3, 2000
- Detroit, MI
- | SmackDown!
- 56 days
56- days
22 
Harvey Wippleman 1 (as Hervina)
- January 31, 2000
- Pittsburgh, PA
- | Raw Is War
- 3 days
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
50- days
20 Ivory 2
- October 25, 1999
- Providence, RI
- | Raw Is War
- 48 days
48- days
19 
The Fabulous Moolah 4
- October 17, 1999
- Cleveland, OH
- | WWF No Mercy 1999
- 8 days
8- days
18 Ivory 1
- June 14, 1999
- Worcester, MA
- | Raw Is War
- 125 days
125- days
17 
Debra 1
- May 10, 1999
- Orlando, FL
- | Raw Is War
- 35 days
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
176- days
15 Jacqueline 1
- September 21, 1998
- Sacramento, CA
- | Raw Is War
- 55 days
Defeated Sable to win the reactivated title.55- days
Deactivated
- December 13, 1995
- 1013 days
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
51- days
13 
Bertha Faye 1
- August 27, 1995
- Pittsburgh, PA
- | WWF SummerSlam 1995
- 57 days
57- days
12 Alundra Blayze 2
- April 3, 1995
- Poughkeepsie, NY
- | Raw
- 146 days
146- days
11 
Bull Nakano 1
- November 20, 1994
- Tokyo, Japan | Big Egg Wrestling Universe
- 134 days
134- days
10 Alundra Blayze 1
- December 26, 1993
- Poughkeepsie, NY | All American Wrestling
- 329 days
Defeated Heidi Lee Morgan in a tournament final to win the reactivated title.329- days
Deactivated
- February 21, 1990
- 1404 days
The title was deactivated.9 
Rockin' Robin 1
- October 7, 1988
- Paris, France | Prime Time Wrestling
- 502 days
502- days
8 
Sensational Sherri 1
- July 24, 1987
- Houston, TX | Live Event
- 441 days
441- days
7 The Fabulous Moolah 3
- July 9, 1986
- Sydney, Australia | Live Event
- 380 days
380- days
6 Velvet McIntyre 1
- July 3, 1986
- Brisbane, Australia | Live Event
- 6 days
6- days
5 The Fabulous Moolah 2
- November 25, 1985
- New York, NY | Live Event
- 220 days
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
239- days
3 
Leilani Kai 1
- February 18, 1985
- New York, NY
- | WWF The War to Settle the Score
- 41 days
41- days
2 Wendi Richter 1
- July 23, 1984
- New York, NY
- | WWF The Brawl to End It All
- 210 days
210- days
1 
The Fabulous Moolah 1
- September 18, 1956
- Baltimore, MD | Live Event
- 10170 days
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): Statistics
- Promotion
World Wrestling EntertainmentNational Wrestling Alliance
- Gender Female
- Title Type Primary Title
- Date Established September 18, 1956
- Date Retired September 19, 2010
- Unified Into
Unified WWE Divas Championship - Followed By
WWE Women's Championship
- First ChampionThe Fabulous Moolah
- Final ChampionLayla
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trish Stratus | 7 |
| 2 | Mickie James | 5 |
| 3 | The Fabulous Moolah | 4 |
| 4 | Lita | 4 |
| 5 | Alundra Blayze | 3 |
| 6 | Beth Phoenix | 3 |
| 7 | Ivory | 3 |
| 8 | Melina | 3 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| The Fabulous Moolah | 10778 | |
| Trish Stratus | 828 | |
| Alundra Blayze | 526 | |
| Rockin' Robin | 502 | |
| Wendi Richter | 449 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fabulous 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 |