The official title history for the wwe womens championship. With more than 100 wrestler profiles, find out how backstage politics, reallife grudges, and incredible personalities shaped the business. In honor of women s history month, look at 50 of the greatest women to capture a championship in wwe and nxt. Let us proceed with a brief history lesson to show just how far the women have come. It was introduced as the wwe women s championship on april 3, 2016 at wrestlemania 32 to replace the divas championship and has a unique title history separate from the original wwe women s championship. There are two championships available for female wrestlers. Ive won every womens singles title in the company at least twice. The title was introduced in 1963 by the thenworld wide wrestling federation wwwf. This does not include the old womens title, that was retired in 2010. Asuka is rewriting the wwe record book cageside seats. Trained in the legendary hart dungeon, natalya is a former wwe womens champion. Wwe nxt womens champion charlotte flair has admitted she doesnt think about the accolades in her career and focuses more on getting better. She lost her smackdown womens championship to charlotte flair in october at hell in a cell.
The following list shows the top 10 longest womens championship reigns in wwe history. Get official wwe books and programs highlighting unforgettable moments in wwe history. List of wwe champions simple english wikipedia, the free. Ive held every womens championship wwe currently has. Its a very easy read and manages to take the reader through the entire history of the wwe. The wwe womens championship was a womens professional wrestling championship in the world wrestling entertainment wwe promotion. The unthinkable happened in late 2019, as the eternally happy and positive bayley turned heel for the first time in her career. List of matches that might happen at wwe money in the bank. Becky lynch outlasted five other superstars to become the first ever smackdown womens champion at backlash sunday night, forcing carmella to tap out to win the title. Charlotte becomes first wwe womens champion in history. Here is a list of all the raw womens champions in wwe history. A lot of history is in the making in the wwe, and this can partly be attributed to the growing and dynamic womens roster.
Michelle mccool permanently inked her name into wwes history books at the bash. The greatest womens champions of all time bleacher. Though there was some controversy surrounding her and her win, she says that night. In fact, the book actually starts a few years before there ever was a wwe. Wwe books is a subsidiary of world wrestling entertainment, inc. Documenting the rise of womens wrestling from sideshow to wwe main event. Wwe to make history as charlotte vs sasha banks for the. It talks all about how buddy rogers nwa title win in the early 1960s helped form wwe. Meanwhile, bayley has held the smackdown womens championship for more than 200 days, which is also the longest reign of anyone in that championships history. Michelle mccool unified the divas championship and the womens championship at night of. It replaced the wwe divas championship as the women title in wwe. The two women fought all over the arena, with fergie eventually disrobing lane, nearly ending her career in the proccess. How wwe should book the womens tag team championships.
A look back at the rich history of the wwe championship. The wwe raw women s championship is a women s professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the american professional wrestling promotion wwe on the raw brand. List of former championships in world wrestling entertainment. Wwe has maintained several womens professional wrestling championships since acquiring. List of all the raw womens champions in wwe history. The wwe raw womens championship is a wrestling championship in wwe competed for by women of the raw brand. Here are five unknown facts about becky lynch newsbytes. Reigning raw and smackdown womens champion becky lynch is already in history books, being the first woman to hold two titles at the.
Becky lynch opened this weeks monday night raw with a monumental announcement she. King of the ring 2001 whenever the olympic gold medalist, kurt. Wwe books tag championship fatal fourway for money in the. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. However, bayley won the belt back in swift fashion at the following smackdown while also debuting a new look and denouncing her original bubbly character. The rivalries wwe and aew must book in 2020 bleacher report. The wwf broke away from the national wrestling alliance and bought the rights to the nwa womens title and reigning champion the fabulous moolah. Mickie james is a sixtime womens champion in wwe, winning the wwe womens championship five times and the wwe divas championship once. In the last 4, wwes women have revolutionized what womens. The undertaker slams wwe after wife michelle mccools. At the top of wwes championship hierarchy is the wwe universal championship on wwe raw and the wwe championship on wwe smackdown.
Early frontrunners for mens and womens wwe superstars. The sexy, smart and powerful diva became the first ever to hold the divas championship and the womens championship, the latter which she won by defeating melina sunday night. The wwe womens championship was last held by layla, the oldest championship in wwe history created in 1956 and recently retired in september 2010 in professional wrestling, championships are competed for in scripted storylines by a promotion companys roster of contracted wrestlers. The championship s first titleholder, fabulous moolah, is also considered the most successful, as her first reign lasted nearly three decades. New york city, ny madison square garden july 23, 1984 the brawl to end it all aired live on mtv. Bayley challenges former wwe womens tag team champion to. Ric flair and john cena hold the most recognized world heavyweight. Times the women of wwe have made history therichest. In 2017, carmella etched her name in the wwe history books, when she became the firstever womens mitb winner. Select new arrivals, preorderbackorder, roman reigns tougher than cancer collection, print on demand, rob schamberger apparel, homage tshirts, sportiqe apparel, custom tee.
Carmella relives winning firstever womens mitb match. The new championship does not share its title history with the previous championships. The wrestler with the most reigns as world heavyweight champion is john cena with. Wwe raw womens championship officialwwe wiki fandom. No matter the lineage or the title, here are the 10 youngest womens champions in wwe history. That part was a lot of fun because you rarely get that type of history from a wwe product. Documenting the rise of womens wrestling from sideshow to wwe main event sisterhood of the squared circle presents the fascinating history of womens wrestling, from the carnival circuit of the late 1800s to todays hugely popular matches. Wwe simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
World wrestling entertainment wwe is a stamford, connecticutbased sports entertainment company. The first night of wwe wrestlemania 36 is in the books, and we saw raw womens champion becky lynch walk out for the second year in a row with the raw womens championship in her grasp. The wwe womens championship was unveiled at wrestlemania 32, replacing the divas championship. It was created on april 3, 2016 at wrestlemania 32 and was originally called the wwe womens championship. However, this title does not share the title history of the original womens championship. A few months later the title was renamed the raw womens championship for the wwe brand split. In the history of the wwe, there have been 37 different women s champions. Wwe raw womens championship simple english wikipedia. Asuka makes wwe history after winning raw womens championship. Sisterhood of the squared circle presents the fascinating history of womens wrestling, from the carnival. The championship was generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. With a half of a century of tradition associated with it, the wwe women s championship is the pinnacle of female wrestling. The history of the wwe women s championship and now divas championship dates back to 1956.
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