IWE Raw Women's Championship
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Revision as of 03:57, 15 November 2017
- Not to be confused with IWE Women's Championship (1956–2010) or IWE Divas Championship.
| IWE Raw Women's Championship | |
| The current IWE Women's Championship belt with default side plates. | |
| Details | |
| Promotion | IWE |
| Brand | Raw |
| Date established | April 3, 2016 |
| Current champion(s) | Alexa Bliss |
| Date won | August 28, 2017 |
| Other name(s) | |
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| Statistics | |
The IWE Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion IWE on the Raw brand. It was introduced on April 3, 2016 at WrestleMania 32, to replace the IWE Divas Championship, which had been introduced in 2008 as part of the IWE brand extension to complement the original IWE Women's Championship, before those two titles were unified under the Divas Championship name in 2010. The new Women's Championship's title history is separate from the original. It is currently held by Alexa Bliss, who is in her first reign.
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History
On April 3, 2016, IWE Hall of Famer Lita appeared during the WrestleMania 32 pre-show and, after recapping the history of women's professional wrestling in IWE, declared that IWE's women would no longer be referred to as IWE Divas, but as "IWE Superstars" just as their male counterparts are, and unveiled a brand-new championship to replace the Divas Championship. This came after the term "Diva" was scrutinized by some commentators, fans and several past and present WWE female performers, including then-Divas Champion Charlotte, who were in favor of changing the championship to the Women's Championship. It was also changed because some IWE female wrestlers felt it diminished their athletic abilities and relegated them to "eye candy". The scheduled triple threat match for the Divas Championship was changed into a match for the Women's Championship. In the match, Charlotte, the final Divas Champion, defeated Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch to become the first Women's Champion. Following the reintroduction of the brand extension, then champion Charlotte was drafted to the Raw brand on the July 19, 2016 premiere episode of SmackDown.
The title shares its name with the original Women's Championship. However, the new title does not share the same title history as the original, which was unified with the Divas Championship in 2010, with the combined title inheriting the latter's lineage and history. IWE acknowledges the original championship as its predecessor and notes that the lineage of female champions dates back to The Fabulous Moolah's reign in 1956.
Brand designation history
| Colors | |
|---|---|
| Championship moved to the Raw brand. | |
| Date of transition | Notes |
|---|---|
| July 19, 2016 | IWE Women's Champion Charlotte was drafted to Raw during the 2016 WWE draft. After the introduction of the SmackDown Women's Championship, the title was renamed to Raw Women's Championship. |
Belt design
The Women's Championship is similar in appearance to the IWE World Heavyweight Championship, with a few notable differences. The strap is smaller to fit the champion, and white, as opposed to black. The die-cut IWE logo in the center plate sits on a red background, as opposed to a black one. The very small print below the logo reads "Women's Champion". Like the IWE World Heavyweight Championship, the Women's Championship features two side plates, both separated by gold divider bars, with the IWE logo on the globe as default plates, which are customized with the current champion's logos as a similarity of the name plate feature of other belts.
Title history
Name
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| IWE Women's Championship | 2016 – September 4, 2016 |
| IWE Raw Women's Championship | September 5, 2016 – present |
Reigns
As of January 30, 2025, overall there have been 3 reigns between 2 champions. Charlotte is the inaugural champion, who defeated Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch in a triple threat match on April 3, 2016 at WrestleMania 32; her reign is also the longest at 113 days. Sasha Banks is the youngest champion at 24 years old.
| No. | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 1 | April 3, 2015 | 113 | Arlington, TX | WrestleMania 32 | Defeated Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks in a triple threat match to revive the title, deactivating the IWE Divas Championship. Title became exclusive to Raw when Charlotte was drafted to Raw on July 19, 2016. |
| 2 | Sasha Banks | 1 | July 25, 2016 | 27 | Pittsburgh, PA | Raw | Sasha became the first African-American Women's Champion of the New Era. |
| 3 | Charlotte | 2 | August 21, 2016 | 43 | Brooklyn, NY | SummerSlam | The title was renamed the Raw Women's Championship on September 5, 2016 following the creation of the SmackDown Women's Championship on SmackDown Live. |
| 4 | Sasha Banks | 2 | October 3, 2016 | 27 | Los Angeles, CA | Raw | The second time a main event consisted of two female superstars on IWE Raw. |
| 5 | Charlotte Flair | 3 | October 30, 2016 | 29 | Boston, MA | Hell in a Cell | This was a Hell in a Cell match. |
| 6 | Sasha Banks | 3 | November 28, 2016 | 20 | Charlotte, NC | Raw | This was a no-countout, no-disqualification, and Falls Count Anywhere match. |
| 7 | Charlotte Flair | 4 | December 18, 2016 | 57 | Pittsburgh, PA | Roadblock: End of the Line | This was a 30-minute Iron Man match, in which Charlotte won 3–2 in sudden death overtime. |
| 8 | Bayley | 1 | February 13, 2017 | 76 | Las Vegas, NV | Raw | |
| 9 | Alexa Bliss | 1 | April 30, 2017 | 112 | San Jose, CA | Payback | |
| 10 | Sasha Banks | 4 | August 20, 2017 | 8 | Brooklyn, NY | SummerSlam | IWE recognizes Banks' reign as lasting 9 days. |
| 11 | Alexa Bliss | 2 | August 28, 2017 | 79+ | Memphis, TN | Raw |
Combined reigns
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Champion | No. of reigns | Combined days | Combined days recognized by IWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte Flair | 4 | 243 | 246 |
| 2 | Alexa Bliss | 2 | 191+ | |
| 3 | Sasha Banks | 4 | 82 | 84 |
| 4 | Bayley | 1 | 76 | |
