List of Women's World Champions (IWE)
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- This article is about a list of wrestlers who have held the Women's World Championship (IWE) currently defended on Raw. For the other championships, see Women's championships in IWE. For list of IWE's women's championship holders currently defended on SmackDown, see List of IWE Women's Champions.
The Women's World Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion IWE on the SmackDown brand. Unveiled on the August 23, 2016, episode of SmackDown Live, it was created to be the counterpart title to the then-IWE Women's Championship, which became exclusive to Raw as a result of the 2016 IWE draft and renamed to Raw Women's Championship.
The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. The inaugural champion was Becky Lynch, who won the title at Backlash on September 11, 2016.
As of September 6, 2024, overall, there have been 15 reigns between 8 champions and 1 vacancy. Charlotte Flair holds the record for the longest reign at 147 days and the longest combined reign at 175 days, while Naomi has the shortest reign at 9 days. Alexa Bliss, Naomi, Flair, and Lynch are tied with the most reigns at two. Asuka is the oldest champion, having won the title at 37, while Bliss is the youngest, having won it at 25.
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[edit] Title history
[edit] Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| IWE SmackDown Women's Championship | August 23, 2016 – June 12, 2023 |
| Women's World Championship | June 12, 2023 – present |
[edit] Reigns
| No. | The overall championship reign |
|---|---|
| Reign | The reign number for the specific champion listed |
| Days | The number of the days that the champion held the title for |
| Days recog. | The number of days that the promotion officially recognizes the champion as having held the title for |
| <1 | The reign lasted less than a day |
| + | The current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | ||||
| IWE: SmackDown | |||||||||
| 1 | Becky Lynch | September 11, 2016 | Backlash | Richmond, Virginia | 1 | 84 | 84 | This was a Six-pack challenge, also involving Alexa Bliss, , Carmella, Naomi, Natalya and Nikki Bella to determine the inaugural champion. | |
| 2 | Alexa Bliss | December 4, 2016 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | Dallas, TX | 1 | 70 | 70 | This was a tables match. | |
| 3 | Naomi | February 12, 2017 | Elimination Chamber | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 9 | 9 | ||
| — | Vacated | February 21, 2017 | SmackDown Live | Ontario, CA | — | — | — | Naomi had to vacate the championship due to suffering a knee injury in winning the title. | |
| 4 | Alexa Bliss | February 21, 2017 | SmackDown Live | Ontario, CA | 2 | 40 | 41 | Defeated Becky Lynch to win the vacant title. | |
| 5 | Naomi | April 2, 2017 | WrestleMania 33 | Orlando, FL | 2 | 140 | 140 | Defeated Alexa Bliss in a Six Pack Challenge, also including Carmella, Mickie James, Becky Lynch, and Natalya. | |
| 6 | Natalya | August 20, 2017 | SummerSlam | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | 86 | 87 | ||
| 7 | Charlotte Flair | November 14, 2017 | SmackDown Live | Charlotte, NC | 1 | 147 | 146 | ||
| 8 | Carmella | April 10, 2018 | SmackDown Live | New Orleans, LA | 1 | 131 | 131 | Cashed in her Money in the Bank contract. | |
| 9 | Charlotte Flair | August 18, 2018 | SummerSlam | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | 28 | 27 | This was a triple threat match, also involving Becky Lynch. | |
| 10 | Becky Lynch | September 16, 2018 | Hell in a Cell | San Antonio, TX | 2 | 91 | 91 | ||
| 11 | Asuka | December 16, 2018 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | San Jose, CA | 1 | 100 | 99 | This was a Triple Threat Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, also involving Charlotte Flair. | |
| 12 | Charlotte Flair | March 26, 2019 | SmackDown | Uncasville, CT | 3 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | Becky Lynch | April 8, 2019 | WrestleMania 35 | East Rutherford, NJ | 3 | 41 | 41 | This was a winner takes all triple threat match for both the Raw and SmackDown Women's Championships, also involving Ronda Rousey, who defended the Raw Women's Championship. Lynch pinned Rousey to win both titles. With the win Lynch, became a double champion and the only woman to ever hold both titles simultaneously. | |
| 14 | Charlotte Flair | May 19, 2019 | Money in the Bank | Hartford, CT | 4 | <1 | <1 | ||
| 15 | Bayley | May 19, 2019 | Money in the Bank | Hartford, CT | 1 | 140 | 140 | This was Bayley's Money in the Bank cash-in match. | |
| 16 | Charlotte Flair | October 6, 2019 | Hell in a Cell | Sacramento, CA | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 17 | Bayley | October 11, 2019 | SmackDown | Las Vegas, NV | 2 | 380 | 379 | ||
| 18 | Sasha Banks | October 25, 2020 | Hell in a Cell | Orlando, FL | 1 | 167 | 167 | This was a Hell in a Cell match. | |
| 19 | Bianca Belair | April 10, 2021 | WrestleMania 37 Night 1 | Tampa, FL | 1 | 133 | 133 | ||
| 20 | Becky Lynch | August 21, 2021 | SummerSlam | Paradise, NV | 4 | 62 | 62 | Bianca Belair was originally scheduled to defend the title against Sasha Banks; however, before the match began, it was announced that Banks was unable to compete for undisclosed reasons. Carmella was then announced as her new opponent, but Lynch made a surprise return from maternity leave, took out Carmella, and challenged Belair to an impromptu match that Belair accepted. | |
| 21 | Charlotte Flair | October 22, 2021 | SmackDown | Wichita, KS | 6 | 198 | 198 | 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 on their respective brands, IWE official Sonya Deville had the two women exchange championships. | |
| 22 | Ronda Rousey | May 8, 2022 | WrestleMania Backlash | Providence, RI | 1 | 55 | 55 | This was an "I Quit" match. | |
| 23 | Liv Morgan | July 2, 2022 | Money in the Bank | Paradise, NV | 1 | 98 | 97 | This was Morgan's Money in the Bank cash-in match. Morgan was a member of the Raw roster prior to the cash-in. She was transferred to the SmackDown brand after winning the championship. | |
| 24 | Ronda Rousey | October 8, 2022 | Extreme Rules | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | 83 | 83 | This was a Extreme Rules match. | |
| 25 | Charlotte Flair | December 30, 2022 | SmackDown | Tampa, FL | 7 | 92 | 92 | ||
| 26 | Rhea Ripley | April 1, 2023 | WrestleMania 39 Night 1 | Inglewood, CA | 1 | 380 | 380 | The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2023 IWE Draft. On the June 12, 2023, episode of Raw, the title was renamed as the Women's World Championship. | |
| IWE: Raw | |||||||||
| — | Vacated | April 15, 2024 | Raw | Montreal, Canada | — | — | — | The championship was vacated when Rhea Ripley suffered an arm injury at the hands of Liv Morgan. | |
| 27 | Becky Lynch | April 22, 2024 | Raw | Columbus, OH | 5 | 33 | 33 | This was a 15-woman Battle Royal for the vacant title in which Lynch last eliminated Liv Morgan to win. | |
| 28 | Liv Morgan | May 25, 2024 | King and Queen of the Ring | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1+ | 1+ | ||
[edit] Combined reigns
As of September 6, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days | Combined days recognized by IWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayley | 2 | 520 | 519 |
| 2 | Charlotte Flair | 7 | 483 | 479 |
| 3 | Rhea Ripley | 1 | 380 | |
| 4 | Becky Lynch | 5 | 311 | |
| 5 | Sasha Banks | 1 | 167 | |
| 6 | Naomi | 2 | 149 | |
| 7 | Ronda Rousey | 1 | 138 | |
| 8 | Bianca Belair | 1 | 133 | |
| 9 | Carmella | 1 | 131 | |
| 10 | Alexa Bliss | 2 | 110 | 111 |
| 11 | Asuka | 1 | 100 | |
| 12 | Liv Morgan † | 1 | 98+ | 97+ |
| 13 | Natalya | 1 | 86 | |
[edit] See also
- Women in IWE
- NXT Women's Championship
- List of current champions in IWE
- List of IWE Raw Women's Champions
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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