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The WWE Women's Championship [1] is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand. It was introduced on April 3, 2016, at WrestleMania 32 to replace the WWE Divas Championship and has a unique title history separate from the original ...
As a result of the 2021 WWE Draft, then Raw Women's Champion, Charlotte Flair was drafted to SmackDown while Becky Lynch was drafted to Raw. To keep the titles to their respective brands, WWE had the two women exchange championships. [22] 22 Ronda Rousey: May 8, 2022: WrestleMania Backlash: Providence, RI: 1 55: 55 This was an "I Quit" match ...
The word "Divas" in the championship's name refers to the pseudonym WWE Diva, which WWE used to refer to its female wrestlers. The creation of the championship was announced on June 6, 2008, by then SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero as a counterpart to the Raw brand's WWE Women's Championship. [1]
Pages in category "American female professional wrestlers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 361 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Throughout its history, especially since its international expansion in the 21st century, thousands of wrestlers from different countries have had the opportunity to fight in the professional wrestling company WWE, some marking a milestone for wrestling in their country. This is a list of foreign female wrestlers who have been in WWE.
Former WWE wrestler Maria Kanellis was critical of how WWE portrays women, stating that it feels more like a "promotional tactic". [188] After being released in 2021, Mickie James said that one WWE executive told her: "Women's wrestling doesn't make money" in response to her push for a second all-female pay-per-view or an all-female branded ...
WWE recognizes Moolah's reign as being uninterrupted until 1984. The title was known as the NWA World Women's Championship (which still exists today) until May 19, 1984, when Moolah sold the rights to the championship to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and the title was renamed to WWF Women's Championship. [3] † Bette Boucher
The WWE Women's Championship is held by first-time champion Tiffany Stratton, who defeated Nia Jax in her Money in the Bank cash-in match on SmackDown on January 3, 2025. [12] The secondary titles for female wrestlers are the Women's Intercontinental Championship on Raw and the Women's United States Championship on SmackDown.