WWWF / WWF / WWE Women's World Title History

NWA Women's World Championship
(1964 - 1983)

WWF Women's Championship
(1983 - May 2002)

WWE Women's Championship
(May 2002 - )

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Most Times Held Longest Reign Shortest Reign Most Cumulative Time

1. Trish Stratus (7)
2. Fabulous Moolah (4)*
2. Lita (4)
2. Mickie James (4)
5. Alundra Blayze (3)
5. Ivory (3)
5. Melina (3) 1. Fabulous Moolah (10,078)
2. Rockin' Robin (450+)
3. Trish Stratus (448)
4. Sherri Martel (441)
5. Fabulous Moolah (380) 1. Mickie James (20 min)
2. Harvina (1)
2. Trish Stratus (1)
3. Velvet McIntyre (6)
4. Fabulous Moolah (8)
1. Fabulous Moolah (10,686)
2. Trish Stratus (830)
3. Alundra Blayze (546)
4. Rockin' Robin (450+)
5. Wendi Richter (449)

Won By # Won From Date/Location Held Notes

Slave Girl/Fabulous
Moolah - Tournament Final September 18, 1956
Baltimore, MD 3652 Defeated Judy Grable in the finals. Recognized as NWA Women's World Champion when June Byers retires in 1964.

Betty Boucher - Fabulous Moolah September 17, 1966
Seattle, WA ?

Fabulous Moolah - Betty Boucher September 1966 18
mon

Yukiko Tomoe - Fabulous Moolah March 10, 1968
Osaka, Japan 23

Fabulous Moolah - Yukiko Tomoe April 2, 1968
Hamamatsu, Japan 8 yrs

Sue Green Fabulous Moolah 1976
New York, NY ?

Fabulous Moolah - Sue Green 1976
New York, NY 2 yrs

Evelyn Stevens - Fabulous Moolah October 8, 1978
Dallas, TX 2

Fabulous Moolah - Evelyn Stevens October 10, 1978
Fort Worth, TX 2113 WWF withdraws from the National Wrestling Alliance in 1983 and buys the rights of the title from Moolah, who begins to be recognized as the WWF Women's World Champion.

None of the title changes between Wendi Richter and Moolah's win in 1956 are recognized by WWF/E.

Wendi Richter - Fabulous Moolah July 23, 1984
New York, NY 210

Leilani Kai - Wendi Richter February 18, 1985
New York, NY 51

Wendi Richter [2] Leilani Kai March 31, 1985
New York, NY
WrestleMania 239

Fabulous Moolah [2] Wendi Richter November 25, 1985
New York, NY 220 Defeats Richter under disguise as "Spider Lady."

Velvet McIntyre - Fabulous Moolah July 3, 1986
Brisbane, Australia 6

Fabulous Moolah [3] Velvet McIntyre July 9, 1986
Sydney, Australia 15

Sherri Martel - Fabulous Moolah July 24, 1987
Houston, TX 441

Rockin' Robin - Sherri Martel October 7, 1988
Paris, France 2 yrs

VACANT - Rockin' Robin 1990 3
yrs Inactive title vacated during 1990.

Alundra Blaze - Tournament Final December 13, 1993
Poughkeepsie, NY
Monday Night Raw 342 Defeated Heidi Lee Morgan in the finals.

Bull Nakano - Alundra Blaze November 20, 1994
Tokyo, Japan 134

Alundra Blaze [2] Bull Nakano April 3, 1995
Poughkeepsie, NY
Monday Night Raw 146

Bertha Faye - Alundra Blaze August 27, 1995
Pittsburgh, PA
SummerSlam 57

Alundra Blaze [3] Bertha Faye October 23, 1995
Brandon, Manitoba
Monday Night Raw 60

VACANT - Alundra Blaze December 1995 3 yrs Title is vacated after Alundra Blaze (Madusa Miceli) was fired by the WWF and appeared on WCW Monday Nitro throwing the WWF Women's Title into a trash can.

Jacqueline - Sable September 15, 1998
Sacramento, CA
Raw is War 61 Match to fill the vacated title.

Sable - Jacqueline November 15, 1998
St. Louis, MO
Survivor Series 176

Debra - Sable May 10, 1999
Orlando, FL
Raw is War 36 Debra lost an Evening Gown Match to Nicole Bass, who was subbing in for Sable (who had been fired by the WWF). WWF Commissioner Shawn Michaels said he believed that the women who loses her gown should be the winner and awarded the title to Debra.

Ivory - Debra June 8, 1999
Worcester, MA
Raw is War 131

Fabulous Moolah [4] Ivory October 17, 1999
Cleveland, OH
No Mercy 8

Ivory [2] Fabulous Moolah October 25, 1999
Providence, RI
Raw is War 58

Miss Kitty
(The Kat) - Ivory December 12, 1999
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Armageddon 50 Four Corners Evening Gown Pool Match including Ivory, B.B., Jacqueline, and Miss Kitty. Miss Kitty removed Ivory's gown to win the match, then removed her own gown and bra for the crowd.

Harvina - The Kat January 31, 2000
Pittsburgh, PA
Raw is War 1 Harvina was revealed to be Harvey Whippleman, a man.

Jacqueline [2] Harvina February 1, 2000
Detroit, MI
Smackdown 56

Stephanie
McMahon-Helmsley - Jacqueline March 28, 2000
San Antonio, TX
Smackdown 146

Lita - Stephanie
McMahon-Helmsley August 21, 2000
Lafayette, LA
Raw 71

Ivory [2] Lita October 31, 2000
Rochester, NY
Smackdown 152

Chyna - Ivory April 1, 2001
Houston, TX
WrestleMania X-7 213

VACANT - Chyna November 1, 2001 17 Vacated when Chyna did not renew her contract with the WWF, therefore forfeiting the title.

Trish Stratus - Six Pack
Challenge November 18, 2001
Greensboro, NC
Survivor Series 78 Match included Trish Stratus, Jazz, Ivory, Jacqueline, Lita, and Molly Holly.

Jazz - Trish Stratus February 4, 2002
Las Vegas, NV
Raw 98

Trish Stratus [2] Jazz May 13, 2002
Toronto, Ontario
Raw 41

Molly Holly - Trish Stratus June 23, 2002
Columbus, OH
Vengeance 60

Trish Stratus [3] Molly Holly Sept 22, 2002
Los Angeles, CA
Unforgiven 56

Victoria - Trish Stratus November 17, 2002
New York, NY
Survivor Series 133

Trish Stratus [4] Victoria March 30, 2003
Seattle, WA
WrestleMania XIX 28 Triple Threat Match including Trish Stratus, Victoria, and Jazz.

Jazz [2] Trish Stratus April 27, 2003
Worcester, MA
Backlash 64

Gail Kim - Battle Royal June 30, 2003
Buffalo, NY
RAW 28 Battle Royal including Jazz, Trish Stratus, Ivory, Molly Holly, Victoria, Jacqueline, and the debut of Gail Kim.

Molly Holly [2] Gail Kim July 28, 2003
Colorado Springs, CO
RAW 210

Victoria [2] Molly Holly February 23, 2004
Omaha, NE
RAW 111 Defeated Jazz, Molly Holly, and Lita in a 4-Corners Elimination match.

Trish Stratus [5] Victoria June 13, 2004
Columbus, OH
RAW 176 Defeated Victoria, Gail Kim, and Lita in a Fatal 4-Way.

Lita [2] Trish Stratus December 6, 2004
Charlotte, NC
RAW 34

Trish Stratus [6] Lita January 9, 2005
San Juan, PR
New Year's Revolution 448

Mickie James - Trish Stratus April 2, 2006
Chicago, IL
WrestleMania 22 134

Lita [3] Mickie James August 14, 2006
Charlottesville, VA
RAW 34

Trish Stratus [7] Lita September 17, 2006
Toronto, ON
Unforgiven 1 This was Trish's last match as she had announced her retirement a couple weeks previous. In her home town of Toronto, Trish defeated her long-time rival Lita with a Sharpshooter.

VACANT - Trish Stratus September 18, 2006
Montreal, QB
RAW 48 Title is declared vacant after Trish Stratus' retirement.

Lita [4] Mickie James November 5, 2006
Cincinnati, OH
Cyber Sunday 21 Defeated Mickie James in the tournament final.

Mickie James [2] Lita November 26, 2006
Philadelphia, PA
Survivor Series 85 Billed as Lita's last match. Unlike Trish two months before, Lita did not go out on top.

Melina - Mickie James February 19, 2007
Bakersfield, CA
RAW 64

Mickie James [3] Melina April 24, 2007
Paris, France 0 Mickie James defeated Melina and Victoria in a triple threat match at a house show by pinning Victoria.

Melina [2] Mickie James April 24, 2007
Paris, France 61 After demanding a rematch, Melina was given one by Jonathan Coachman. Melina won the title back about 20 minutes later.

Candice Michelle - Melina June 24, 2007
Houston, TX
Vengeance 105

Beth Phoenix - Candice Michelle October 7, 2007
Rosemont, IL
No Mercy 190

Mickie James [4] Beth Phoenix April 14, 2008
London, England
RAW 125

Beth Phoenix [2] Mickie James August 17, 2008
Indianapolis, IN
SummerSlam 161 Phoenix won the title by pinning Mickie James in an intergender "Winner Takes All" match where both the Women's Championship and Intercontinental Championship were on the line. As a result of her win, Santino Marella won the IC title from Kofi Kingston.

Melina [3] Beth Phoenix January 25, 2009
Detroit, MI
Royal Rumble 154

Michelle McCool - Melina June 28, 2009
Sacramento, CA
The Bash - McCool becomes the first woman to hold both the Women's Championship and the Divas Championship.

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Most Times Held	Longest Reign	Shortest Reign	Most Cumulative Time
1. Trish Stratus (7) 2. Fabulous Moolah (4)* 2. Lita (4) 2. Mickie James (4) 5. Alundra Blayze (3) 5. Ivory (3) 5. Melina (3)	1. Fabulous Moolah (10,078) 2. Rockin' Robin (450+) 3. Trish Stratus (448) 4. Sherri Martel (441) 5. Fabulous Moolah (380)	1. Mickie James (20 min) 2. Harvina (1) 2. Trish Stratus (1) 3. Velvet McIntyre (6) 4. Fabulous Moolah (8)	1. Fabulous Moolah (10,686) 2. Trish Stratus (830) 3. Alundra Blayze (546) 4. Rockin' Robin (450+) 5. Wendi Richter (449)

Won By	#	Won From	Date/Location	Held	Notes
Slave Girl/Fabulous Moolah	-	Tournament Final	September 18, 1956 Baltimore, MD	3652	Defeated Judy Grable in the finals. Recognized as NWA Women's World Champion when June Byers retires in 1964.
Betty Boucher	-	Fabulous Moolah	September 17, 1966 Seattle, WA	?
Fabulous Moolah	-	Betty Boucher	September 1966	18 mon
Yukiko Tomoe	-	Fabulous Moolah	March 10, 1968 Osaka, Japan	23
Fabulous Moolah	-	Yukiko Tomoe	April 2, 1968 Hamamatsu, Japan	8 yrs
Sue Green		Fabulous Moolah	1976 New York, NY	?
Fabulous Moolah	-	Sue Green	1976 New York, NY	2 yrs
Evelyn Stevens	-	Fabulous Moolah	October 8, 1978 Dallas, TX	2
Fabulous Moolah	-	Evelyn Stevens	October 10, 1978 Fort Worth, TX	2113	WWF withdraws from the National Wrestling Alliance in 1983 and buys the rights of the title from Moolah, who begins to be recognized as the WWF Women's World Champion. None of the title changes between Wendi Richter and Moolah's win in 1956 are recognized by WWF/E.
Wendi Richter	-	Fabulous Moolah	July 23, 1984 New York, NY	210
Leilani Kai	-	Wendi Richter	February 18, 1985 New York, NY	51
Wendi Richter	[2]	Leilani Kai	March 31, 1985 New York, NY WrestleMania	239
Fabulous Moolah	[2]	Wendi Richter	November 25, 1985 New York, NY	220	Defeats Richter under disguise as "Spider Lady."
Velvet McIntyre	-	Fabulous Moolah	July 3, 1986 Brisbane, Australia	6
Fabulous Moolah	[3]	Velvet McIntyre	July 9, 1986 Sydney, Australia	15
Sherri Martel	-	Fabulous Moolah	July 24, 1987 Houston, TX	441
Rockin' Robin	-	Sherri Martel	October 7, 1988 Paris, France	2 yrs
VACANT	-	Rockin' Robin	1990	3 yrs	Inactive title vacated during 1990.
Alundra Blaze	-	Tournament Final	December 13, 1993 Poughkeepsie, NY Monday Night Raw	342	Defeated Heidi Lee Morgan in the finals.
Bull Nakano	-	Alundra Blaze	November 20, 1994 Tokyo, Japan	134
Alundra Blaze	[2]	Bull Nakano	April 3, 1995 Poughkeepsie, NY Monday Night Raw	146
Bertha Faye	-	Alundra Blaze	August 27, 1995 Pittsburgh, PA SummerSlam	57
Alundra Blaze	[3]	Bertha Faye	October 23, 1995 Brandon, Manitoba Monday Night Raw	60
VACANT	-	Alundra Blaze	December 1995	3 yrs	Title is vacated after Alundra Blaze (Madusa Miceli) was fired by the WWF and appeared on WCW Monday Nitro throwing the WWF Women's Title into a trash can.
Jacqueline	-	Sable	September 15, 1998 Sacramento, CA Raw is War	61	Match to fill the vacated title.
Sable	-	Jacqueline	November 15, 1998 St. Louis, MO Survivor Series	176
Debra	-	Sable	May 10, 1999 Orlando, FL Raw is War	36	Debra lost an Evening Gown Match to Nicole Bass, who was subbing in for Sable (who had been fired by the WWF). WWF Commissioner Shawn Michaels said he believed that the women who loses her gown should be the winner and awarded the title to Debra.
Ivory	-	Debra	June 8, 1999 Worcester, MA Raw is War	131
Fabulous Moolah	[4]	Ivory	October 17, 1999 Cleveland, OH No Mercy	8
Ivory	[2]	Fabulous Moolah	October 25, 1999 Providence, RI Raw is War	58
Miss Kitty (The Kat)	-	Ivory	December 12, 1999 Fort Lauderdale, FL Armageddon	50	Four Corners Evening Gown Pool Match including Ivory, B.B., Jacqueline, and Miss Kitty. Miss Kitty removed Ivory's gown to win the match, then removed her own gown and bra for the crowd.
Harvina	-	The Kat	January 31, 2000 Pittsburgh, PA Raw is War	1	Harvina was revealed to be Harvey Whippleman, a man.
Jacqueline	[2]	Harvina	February 1, 2000 Detroit, MI Smackdown	56
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley	-	Jacqueline	March 28, 2000 San Antonio, TX Smackdown	146
Lita	-	Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley	August 21, 2000 Lafayette, LA Raw	71
Ivory	[2]	Lita	October 31, 2000 Rochester, NY Smackdown	152
Chyna	-	Ivory	April 1, 2001 Houston, TX WrestleMania X-7	213
VACANT	-	Chyna	November 1, 2001	17	Vacated when Chyna did not renew her contract with the WWF, therefore forfeiting the title.
Trish Stratus	-	Six Pack Challenge	November 18, 2001 Greensboro, NC Survivor Series	78	Match included Trish Stratus, Jazz, Ivory, Jacqueline, Lita, and Molly Holly.
Jazz	-	Trish Stratus	February 4, 2002 Las Vegas, NV Raw	98
Trish Stratus	[2]	Jazz	May 13, 2002 Toronto, Ontario Raw	41
Molly Holly	-	Trish Stratus	June 23, 2002 Columbus, OH Vengeance	60
Trish Stratus	[3]	Molly Holly	Sept 22, 2002 Los Angeles, CA Unforgiven	56
Victoria	-	Trish Stratus	November 17, 2002 New York, NY Survivor Series	133
Trish Stratus	[4]	Victoria	March 30, 2003 Seattle, WA WrestleMania XIX	28	Triple Threat Match including Trish Stratus, Victoria, and Jazz.
Jazz	[2]	Trish Stratus	April 27, 2003 Worcester, MA Backlash	64
Gail Kim	-	Battle Royal	June 30, 2003 Buffalo, NY RAW	28	Battle Royal including Jazz, Trish Stratus, Ivory, Molly Holly, Victoria, Jacqueline, and the debut of Gail Kim.
Molly Holly	[2]	Gail Kim	July 28, 2003 Colorado Springs, CO RAW	210
Victoria	[2]	Molly Holly	February 23, 2004 Omaha, NE RAW	111	Defeated Jazz, Molly Holly, and Lita in a 4-Corners Elimination match.
Trish Stratus	[5]	Victoria	June 13, 2004 Columbus, OH RAW	176	Defeated Victoria, Gail Kim, and Lita in a Fatal 4-Way.
Lita	[2]	Trish Stratus	December 6, 2004 Charlotte, NC RAW	34
Trish Stratus	[6]	Lita	January 9, 2005 San Juan, PR New Year's Revolution	448
Mickie James	-	Trish Stratus	April 2, 2006 Chicago, IL WrestleMania 22	134
Lita	[3]	Mickie James	August 14, 2006 Charlottesville, VA RAW	34
Trish Stratus	[7]	Lita	September 17, 2006 Toronto, ON Unforgiven	1	This was Trish's last match as she had announced her retirement a couple weeks previous. In her home town of Toronto, Trish defeated her long-time rival Lita with a Sharpshooter.
VACANT	-	Trish Stratus	September 18, 2006 Montreal, QB RAW	48	Title is declared vacant after Trish Stratus' retirement.
Lita	[4]	Mickie James	November 5, 2006 Cincinnati, OH Cyber Sunday	21	Defeated Mickie James in the tournament final.
Mickie James	[2]	Lita	November 26, 2006 Philadelphia, PA Survivor Series	85	Billed as Lita's last match. Unlike Trish two months before, Lita did not go out on top.
Melina	-	Mickie James	February 19, 2007 Bakersfield, CA RAW	64
Mickie James	[3]	Melina	April 24, 2007 Paris, France	0	Mickie James defeated Melina and Victoria in a triple threat match at a house show by pinning Victoria.
Melina	[2]	Mickie James	April 24, 2007 Paris, France	61	After demanding a rematch, Melina was given one by Jonathan Coachman. Melina won the title back about 20 minutes later.
Candice Michelle	-	Melina	June 24, 2007 Houston, TX Vengeance	105
Beth Phoenix	-	Candice Michelle	October 7, 2007 Rosemont, IL No Mercy	190
Mickie James	[4]	Beth Phoenix	April 14, 2008 London, England RAW	125
Beth Phoenix	[2]	Mickie James	August 17, 2008 Indianapolis, IN SummerSlam	161	Phoenix won the title by pinning Mickie James in an intergender "Winner Takes All" match where both the Women's Championship and Intercontinental Championship were on the line. As a result of her win, Santino Marella won the IC title from Kofi Kingston.
Melina	[3]	Beth Phoenix	January 25, 2009 Detroit, MI Royal Rumble	154
Michelle McCool	-	Melina	June 28, 2009 Sacramento, CA The Bash	-	McCool becomes the first woman to hold both the Women's Championship and the Divas Championship.