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{{Short description|Professional wrestling championship}}
{{hatnote|This article is about the current championship on the SmackDown brand. For the other championships, see [[WWE Women's Championship]].}}
{{about|WWE's women's title established in 2016 and currently used on Raw|the women's title also established in 2016 and currently defended on SmackDown|WWE Women's Championship|other WWE women's championships|Women's championships in WWE}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2016}}
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{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
|name = WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
| name = Women's World Championship
|image = WWE SmackDown Women's Championship.jpg
| image = Women's World Championship (WWE) 2023.jpeg
|caption = The SmackDown Women's Championship replica belt with default side plates
| caption = The current Women's World Championship belt with default side plates (2023–present)
|promotion = [[WWE]]
| promotion = [[WWE]]
|brand = [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]
| brand = [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]]
|currentholder = [[Alexa Bliss]]
| currentholder = [[Liv Morgan]]
|won = February 21, 2017
| won = May 25, 2024
|created = August 23, 2016
| created = August 23, 2016
|firstchamp = [[Becky Lynch]]
| firstchamp = [[Becky Lynch]]
|mostreigns = [[Alexa Bliss]] (2)
| mostreigns = [[Charlotte Flair]]<br>(7 reigns)
|longestreign = Becky Lynch (84 days){{efn|WWE officially recognizes it as 85 days.}}
| longestreign = 380 days{{efn|Both of their respective reigns are recognized as lasting 379 days by WWE.}}:
*[[Bayley (wrestler)|Bayley]] (2nd reign)
|shortestreign = [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacant]] (<1 day)
*[[Rhea Ripley]]
|oldest = Becky Lynch (29 years, 224 days)
| shortestreign = [[Charlotte Flair]]<br>(4th reign, 4 minutes and 55 seconds)
|youngest = Alexa Bliss (25 years, 117 days)
|heaviest = Becky Lynch {{nobr|({{convert|135|lb|kg|abbr=on}})}}
| oldest = [[Becky Lynch]]<br>({{age in years and days|1987|01|30|2024|04|22}})
|lightest = Alexa Bliss {{nobr|({{convert|102|lb|kg|abbr=on}})}}
| youngest = [[Alexa Bliss]]<br>({{age in years and days|1991|08|09|2016|12|04}})
|heaviest = [[Rhea Ripley]]<br>({{convert|170|lb|abbr=on}})
|pastnames =
|lightest = [[Alexa Bliss]]<br>({{convert|102|lb|abbr=on}})
| pastnames = * WWE SmackDown Women's Championship<br>(2016–2023)
* '''Women's World Championship '''<br>(2023–present)
}}
}}
The '''WWE SmackDown Women's Championship''' is a [[women's professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship|championship]] created and promoted by the [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling promotion]] [[WWE]] on the [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]]. It is one of two women's championships for WWE's main roster, along with the [[WWE Raw Women's Championship|Raw Women's Championship]] on the [[WWE Raw|Raw]] brand. The current champion is [[Alexa Bliss]], who is in her second reign. The title is also informally known as the ''SmackDown Live Women's Championship'' due to "Live" being part of the ''SmackDown'' title, and was shown when Alexa Bliss won the title for a second time.
The '''Women's World Championship''' is a [[women's professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship#World championship|world championship]] created and promoted by the [[United States|American]] [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[WWE]], defended on the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] [[WWE brand extension|brand division]]. It is one of two women's world titles for WWE's main roster, along with the [[WWE Women's Championship]] on [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]]. The current champion is [[Liv Morgan]], who is in her second reign.{{efn|Her first reign was when the title was still known as the SmackDown Women's Championship.}} She won the title by defeating [[Becky Lynch]] at [[King and Queen of the Ring (2024)|King and Queen of the Ring]] on May 25, 2024.


Unveiled on the August 23, 2016 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', it was created to be the counterpart title to the then-WWE Women's Championship, which became exclusive to Raw as a result of the [[2016 WWE draft]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Martin|first1=Adam|title=Daniel Bryan to reveal two new championships exclusive to Smackdown Live tonight from Connecticut|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/66258-daniel-bryan-reveal-two-new-championships-exclusive-smackdown-live-tonight-connecticut/|website=wrestleview.com|accessdate=August 23, 2016}}</ref> That title was subsequently renamed after the crowning of the inaugural SmackDown Women's Champion, [[Becky Lynch]].
Established as the '''SmackDown Women's Championship''', it was unveiled on the August 23, 2016, episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' as the counterpart to the WWE Women's Championship, which became exclusive to Raw as a result of the [[2016 WWE Draft]] and renamed as Raw Women's Championship. The inaugural champion was [[Becky Lynch]]. As a result of the [[2023 WWE Draft]], the Raw and SmackDown women's championships switched brands, with the SmackDown Women's Championship subsequently renamed as the Women's World Championship, while the Raw Women's Championship reverted to its original name of WWE Women's Championship.

The title has been contested in the main event of four [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming events]]: [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2018)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in 2018]] and, along with the Raw Women's Championship at the time, WWE's flagship event [[WrestleMania 35|WrestleMania in 2019]], and by itself on Night 1 of [[WrestleMania 37|WrestleMania in 2021]] and [[Elimination Chamber: Perth|Elimination Chamber in 2024]]. It was also the first women's professional wrestling championship to be defended in [[Saudi Arabia]], which occurred at [[Super ShowDown (2020)|Super ShowDown in 2020]].


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Becky 2 Belts.png|thumb|upright|180px|The inaugural and five-time champion [[Becky Lynch]], shown here after winning the title for a third time when it was known as the SmackDown Women's Championship at [[WrestleMania 35]], along with the then-[[WWE Women's Championship|Raw Women's Championship]] (right).]]
{{multiple image
The Women's World Championship was originally established as the SmackDown Women's Championship on August 23, 2016. Its creation came as a result of the American [[professional wrestling]] promotion [[WWE]] reintroducing the [[WWE brand extension|brand extension]], where the company again divided its roster between the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform; the first brand split ended in August 2011. During the [[2016 WWE draft|2016 draft]], reigning [[WWE Women's Champion]] [[Charlotte Flair|Charlotte]] was drafted to Raw, leaving SmackDown without a women's championship. Immediately following [[SummerSlam (2016)|SummerSlam]] on the August 23, 2016, episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'', SmackDown commissioner [[Shane McMahon]] and general manager [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] unveiled the SmackDown Women's Championship (Raw's title was subsequently renamed as Raw Women's Championship).<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=Daniel Bryan to reveal two new championships exclusive to Smackdown Live tonight from Connecticut|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/66258-daniel-bryan-reveal-two-new-championships-exclusive-smackdown-live-tonight-connecticut/|work=WrestleView|date=August 23, 2016|access-date=August 23, 2016|archive-date=August 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825185849/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/66258-daniel-bryan-reveal-two-new-championships-exclusive-smackdown-live-tonight-connecticut/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|image1 = Becky_Lynch_WrestleMania_32_Axxess.jpg
|caption1 = The inaugural SmackDown Women's Champion [[Becky Lynch]]
|image2 = Alexa Bliss SmackDown Women's Champion 2016.jpg
|caption2 = Two-time and current champion [[Alexa Bliss]]
}}

Following the reintroduction of the [[WWE brand extension]] and subsequent [[2016 WWE draft|draft]] on July 19, 2016, [[WWE Raw Women's Championship|WWE Women's Champion]] [[Charlotte Flair|Charlotte]] was drafted to [[WWE Raw|Raw]], leaving [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] without a women's championship. Immediately following [[SummerSlam (2016)|SummerSlam]] on the August 23, 2016 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', SmackDown commissioner [[Shane McMahon]] and general manager [[Daniel Bryan]] unveiled the SmackDown Women's Championship (Raw's title was subsequently renamed). A [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|six-pack elimination challenge]] was then scheduled for [[Backlash (2016)|Backlash]] on September 11, 2016 to determine the inaugural champion. The six women who competed at SummerSlam in the [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Multiple man teamed matches|six-woman tag team match]] were chosen for the six-pack challenge: [[Alexa Bliss]], [[Becky Lynch]], [[Carmella (wrestler)|Carmella]], [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]], [[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]], and [[Nikki Bella]].<ref name="Smackdown08232016">{{cite web|last1=Parks|first1=Greg|title=8/23 WWE Smackdown LIVE – Parks's Complete, Real-Time Report|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/08/23/823-wwe-smackdown-live-parkss-complete-real-time-report/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=August 23, 2016}}</ref> Lynch became the inaugural champion when she last eliminated Carmella.<ref name="Backlash2016"/>


A [[Six-pack challenge|six-pack elimination challenge]] was then scheduled for [[Backlash (2016)|Backlash]] on September 11, 2016, to determine the inaugural champion. The six women who competed at SummerSlam in the [[six-woman tag team match]] were chosen for the six-pack challenge: [[Alexa Bliss]], [[Becky Lynch]], [[Carmella (wrestler)|Carmella]], [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]], [[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]], and [[Nikki Bella]].<ref name="Smackdown08232016">{{cite web|last=Parks|first=Greg|title=8/23 WWE Smackdown LIVE – Parks's Complete, Real-Time Report|date=August 23, 2016|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/08/23/823-wwe-smackdown-live-parkss-complete-real-time-report/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=August 23, 2016|archive-date=September 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915221320/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/08/23/823-wwe-smackdown-live-parkss-complete-real-time-report/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lynch became the inaugural champion when she last eliminated Carmella.<ref name="Backlash2016">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=9/11 WWE Backlash Results – Caldwell's Complete PPV Report|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/09/11/backlashppvresults/|date=September 11, 2016|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=September 11, 2016|archive-date=August 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818055942/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/09/11/backlashppvresults/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[NXT Women's Championship]] would become WWE's third main women's title when [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]], the promotion's [[Farm team|developmental brand]], became recognized as WWE's third major brand in September 2019 when it was moved to the [[USA Network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.411mania.com/wrestling/triple-h-discusses-nxt-as-a-third-brand-putting-talent-in-a-position-to-succeed-more/|title=Triple H Discusses NXT as a Third Brand, Putting Talent in a Position to Succeed, More|first=Larry|last=Csonka|work=[[411Mania]]|date=May 10, 2016|access-date=May 9, 2023|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404010650/https://411mania.com/wrestling/triple-h-discusses-nxt-as-a-third-brand-putting-talent-in-a-position-to-succeed-more/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, this recognition was reversed when NXT reverted to being WWE's developmental brand in September 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Currier|first=Joseph|title=Preview and Predictions for 'NXT WarGames'|url=https://www.si.com/wrestling/2021/12/03/wwe-nxt-wargames-full-card-preview-predictions|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=December 3, 2021|access-date=December 11, 2021|archive-date=December 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211125437/https://www.si.com/wrestling/2021/12/03/wwe-nxt-wargames-full-card-preview-predictions|url-status=live}}</ref>
The championship belt design is nearly identical to the [[WWE Raw Women's Championship#Belt design|Raw Women's Championship]] with the difference being that the background of the center plate and the default side plates' globes are blue (as opposed to red for both) to symbolize its exclusivity to SmackDown. As with the Raw's Women's Championship, the side plates can be customized with the champion's logo.


=== Inaugural championship match ===
=== Inaugural championship match ===
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!Eliminated by
!Method of elimination
!Method of elimination
!Times<ref name="Backlash2016"/>
!Time
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|{{sort|01|1}}
|{{sort|01|1}}
|[[Alexa Bliss]]
|[[Alexa Bliss]]
|Naomi
|Naomi
|[[Pinfall]]
|Pinned after a [[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Powerbomb.2C flying neckbreaker combination|powerbomb/neckbreaker combination]] with Natalya
|9:38
|9:38
|-
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|[[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]]
|[[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]]
|Natalya
|Natalya
|Submitted to the [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Sharpshooter]]
|[[Submission (professional wrestling)|Submission]]
|10:52
|10:52
|-
|-
|{{sort|03|3}}
|{{sort|03|3}}
|[[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]]
|[[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]]
|Nikki Bella
|Nikki Bella
|rowspan=2|[[Pinfall]]
|Pinned after a [[Cutter (professional wrestling)|fireman's carry cutter]]
|12:00
|12:50
|-
|-
|{{sort|04|4}}
|{{sort|04|4}}
|[[Nikki Bella]]
|[[Nikki Bella]]
|Carmella
|Carmella
|12:58
|Pinned with a [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Roll-up|roll-up]]
|12:08
|-
|-
|{{sort|05|5}}
|{{sort|05|5}}
|[[Carmella (wrestler)|Carmella]]
|[[Carmella (wrestler)|Carmella]]
|Becky Lynch
|Becky Lynch
|Submitted to the ''[[Professional wrestling holds#|Dis-arm-her]]''
|[[Submission (professional wrestling)|Submission]]
|rowspan="2"|14:40
|rowspan="2"|14:40
|-
|-
|{{sort|06|Winner}}
|{{sort|06|Winner}}
|colspan="3"|'''[[Becky Lynch]]'''
|colspan="3"|[[Becky Lynch]]
|-
|}
|}


The title headlined a [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event]] for the first time at [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2018)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] in December 2018, where Becky Lynch defended it in a [[triple threat match|triple threat]] [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match]] against Charlotte Flair and [[Asuka (wrestler)|Asuka]], which Asuka won; this was also the first women's TLC triple threat match.<ref name="TLC2018">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|date=December 16, 2018|title=Powell's WWE TLC live review: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs Asuka in a TLC match for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose for the IC Title|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2018/12/16/powells-wwe-tlc-live-review-becky-lynch-vs-charlotte-flair-vs-asuka-in-a-tlc-match-for-the-smackdown-womens-championship-daniel-bryan-vs-aj-styles-for-the-wwe-championship-seth-rollins-vs-de/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=December 16, 2018|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322210549/https://prowrestling.net/site/2018/12/16/powells-wwe-tlc-live-review-becky-lynch-vs-charlotte-flair-vs-asuka-in-a-tlc-match-for-the-smackdown-womens-championship-daniel-bryan-vs-aj-styles-for-the-wwe-championship-seth-rollins-vs-de/|url-status=live}}</ref> The title was then on the line in a [[Winner Takes All match|winner takes all]] triple threat match in the main event of [[WrestleMania 35]] in April 2019, where Flair defended the title against Raw Women's Champion [[Ronda Rousey]] and Lynch, who won the match. This was the first women's match to main event a [[WrestleMania]] – WWE's flagship event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/article/wrestlemania-to-feature-first-ever-womens-main-event|title=WrestleMania to feature first-ever women's main event|author=WWE.com Staff|date=March 25, 2019|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 25, 2019|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401051122/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/article/wrestlemania-to-feature-first-ever-womens-main-event|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WM35">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=WrestleMania 35 event results 4/7: Keller's match report and analysis including Lesnar vs. Rollins, Rousey vs. Charlotte vs. Lynch, Bryan vs. Kofi, Batista vs. Triple H|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2019/04/07/wrestlemania-35-event-results-4-7-kellers-match-report-and-analysis-including-lesnar-vs-rollins-rousey-vs-charlotte-vs-lynch-bryan-vs-kofi-batista-vs-triple-h/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=April 7, 2019|access-date=April 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921194355/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2019/04/07/wrestlemania-35-event-results-4-7-kellers-match-report-and-analysis-including-lesnar-vs-rollins-rousey-vs-charlotte-vs-lynch-bryan-vs-kofi-batista-vs-triple-h/|archive-date=September 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[Super ShowDown (2020)|Super ShowDown]] in February 2020, the title became the first women's championship to be defended in [[Saudi Arabia]], where [[Bayley (wrestler)|Bayley]] retained the title over Naomi; this was only the second women's match contested in the country.<ref name="SuperShowDown2020">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Super ShowDown results: Powell's live review of "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Goldberg for the WWE Universal Championship, Brock Lesnar vs. Ricochet for the WWE Championship, Big E and Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz and John Morrison for the Smackdown Tag Titles|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/02/27/wwe-super-showdown-results-powells-live-review-of-the-fiend-bray-wyatt-vs-goldberg-for-the-wwe-universal-championship-brock-lesnar-vs-ricochet-for-the-wwe-championship-big-e-and-kofi-kingst/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=February 27, 2020|access-date=February 27, 2020|archive-date=February 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229152833/https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/02/27/wwe-super-showdown-results-powells-live-review-of-the-fiend-bray-wyatt-vs-goldberg-for-the-wwe-universal-championship-brock-lesnar-vs-ricochet-for-the-wwe-championship-big-e-and-kofi-kingst/|url-status=live}}</ref> The title would again be on the line in the main event of a WrestleMania, this time Night 1 of [[WrestleMania 37]] in April 2021 where [[Bianca Belair]] defeated [[Sasha Banks]] to win the title;<ref name="WM37N1">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WrestleMania 37 results: Powell's live review of night one featuring Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods vs. AJ Styles and Omos for the Raw Tag Titles, Bad Bunny and Damian Priest vs The Miz and John Morrison|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/04/10/wrestlemania-37-results-powells-live-review-of-night-one-featuring-sasha-banks-vs-bianca-belair-for-the-smackdown-womens-championship-bobby-lashley-vs-drew-mcintyre-for-the-wwe-championship-k/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=April 10, 2021|access-date=April 10, 2021|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411050550/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/04/10/wrestlemania-37-results-powells-live-review-of-night-one-featuring-sasha-banks-vs-bianca-belair-for-the-smackdown-womens-championship-bobby-lashley-vs-drew-mcintyre-for-the-wwe-championship-k/|url-status=live}}</ref> this was also the first time that two African-Americans headlined a WrestleMania and only the second women's match to main event the annual show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/wwe/news/wrestlemania-37-match-grades-results-highlights/21jwmxhvk3iv1n0o39ojobz1x|title=WrestleMania 37 match grades: Bianca Belair, Sasha Banks make history in instant classic on Night 1|last=Hale|first=Andreas|date=April 11, 2021|work=[[Sporting News]]|access-date=April 12, 2021|quote=A historic main event, two African-American[s] headlining WrestleMania for the first time...|archive-date=April 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412123501/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/wwe/news/wrestlemania-37-match-grades-results-highlights/21jwmxhvk3iv1n0o39ojobz1x|url-status=live}}</ref> The title was defended for a second time in Saudi Arabia at [[Crown Jewel (2021)|Crown Jewel in 2021]], where Becky Lynch retained against Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks in a triple threat match.<ref name="CrownJewel2021">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=10/21 WWE Crown Jewel Results: Keller's report on Reigns vs. Lesnar, Big E vs. McIntyre, Seth vs. Edge in HIAC, Lynch vs. Banks vs. Belair, King and Queen tournament finals|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2021/10/21/10-21-wwe-crown-jewel-results-kellers-report-on-reigns-vs-lesnar-big-e-vs-mcintyre-seth-vs-edge-in-hiac-lynch-vs-banks-vs-belair-king-and-queen-tournament-finals/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=October 21, 2021|access-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022191434/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2021/10/21/10-21-wwe-crown-jewel-results-kellers-report-on-reigns-vs-lesnar-big-e-vs-mcintyre-seth-vs-edge-in-hiac-lynch-vs-banks-vs-belair-king-and-queen-tournament-finals/|archive-date=October 22, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Reigns ==
As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}, overall there have been 4 reigns between 3 champions and 1 vacancy. [[Becky Lynch]] was the inaugural champion, who defeated [[Alexa Bliss]], [[Carmella (wrestler)|Carmella]], [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]], [[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]], and [[Nikki Bella]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic elimination matches|six-pack elimination challenge]] on September 11, 2016 at [[Backlash (2016)|Backlash]] in [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Virginia]]. Lynch has the longest reign at 84 days (though WWE says 85 days), while Naomi has the shortest at 9 days. Alexa Bliss has the most reigns with two. Lynch is also the oldest champion, having won the title 224 days after turning 29, while Bliss is the youngest at 25.


As a result of the [[2023 WWE Draft]], the Raw and SmackDown women's championships switched brands and there were no title changes for either championship before draft results went into effect on May 8. The issue of the SmackDown Women's Championship being on Raw was then resolved on the June 12, 2023, episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]''. That night, WWE official [[Adam Pearce]] unveiled a new championship belt to reigning champion [[Rhea Ripley]], with the title subsequently renamed as the Women's World Championship. This came shortly after the Raw Women's Championship reverted to its original name of WWE Women's Championship on June 9.<ref name="WWC-belt">{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/rhea-ripley-crowned-women-s-world-champion-given-new-title-belt-612-wwe-raw|title=Rhea Ripley Crowned Women's World Champion, Given New Title Belt On 6/12 WWE Raw|date=June 12, 2023|last=Defelice|first=Robert|work=Fightful|access-date=June 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613002641/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/rhea-ripley-crowned-women-s-world-champion-given-new-title-belt-612-wwe-raw|archive-date=June 13, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
The current champion is [[Alexa Bliss]], who is in her second reign. She defeated Becky Lynch to win the vacant title on ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown Live]]'' on February 21, 2017, in [[Ontario, California]], after previous champion [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]] had to vacate due to a knee injury that she incurred during her match against Bliss at [[Elimination Chamber (2017)|Elimination Chamber]].


Both Bayley & Rhea are tied for the longest reign at 380 days (WWE recognizes they are tied at 379 days).
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|-
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|-
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|The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
|-
!—
|Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
|-
!+
|Indicates the current reign is changing daily
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|[[Becky Lynch]]
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|[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond, VA]]
|[[Backlash (2016)|Backlash]]
|align=left|Defeated [[Alexa Bliss]], [[Carmella (wrestler)|Carmella]], [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]], [[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]], and [[Nikki Bella]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic elimination matches|six-pack elimination challenge]] to become the inaugural champion.<br>WWE recognizes Lynch's reign as lasting 85 days.
|<ref name="Backlash2016">{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=9/11 WWE Backlash Results – CALDWELL’S Complete PPV Report|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/09/11/backlashppvresults/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=September 11, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!2
|[[Alexa Bliss]]
|1
|{{dts|2016|12|04}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=04|year1=2016|month2=02|day2=12|year2=2017}}
|[[Dallas|Dallas, TX]]
|[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2016)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]
|align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Tables match|tables match]].
|<ref name="TLC2016">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=Powell’s WWE TLC 2016 live review: AJ Styles vs. Dean Ambrose in a TLC match for the WWE Championship, The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler in a ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship|url=http://prowrestling.net/site/2016/12/04/powells-wwe-survivor-series-2016-live-review-aj-styles-vs-dean-ambrose-in-a-tlc-match-for-the-wwe-championship-the-miz-vs-dolph-ziggler-in-a-ladder-match-for-the-intercontinental-championship/|work=Pro Wreslting Dot Net|accessdate=December 4, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!3
|[[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]]
|1
|{{dts|2017|02|12}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=12|year1=2017|month2=02|day2=21|year2=2017}}
|[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]]
|[[Elimination Chamber (2017)|Elimination Chamber]]
|align=left|
|<ref name="EC2017">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=2/12 Powell’s WWE Elimination Chamber 2017 live review: John Cena vs. AJ Styles vs. Dean Ambrose vs. The Miz vs. Baron Corbin vs. Bray Wyatt in an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship|url=http://prowrestling.net/site/2017/02/12/212-powells-wwe-elimination-chamber-2017-live-review-john-cena-vs-aj-styles-vs-dean-ambrose-vs-miz-vs-baron-corbin-vs-bray-wyatt-elimination-chamber-match-wwe/|work=Pro Wreslting Dot Net|accessdate=February 12, 2017}}</ref>
|- style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
|—
|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacant]]
|1
|{{dts|2017|02|21}}
|<1
|[[Ontario, California|Ontario, CA]]
|''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown Live]]''
| align="left" |Title vacated after [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]] suffered a knee injury in her match at [[Elimination Chamber (2017)|Elimination Chamber]].
|<ref name="Smackdown02212017">{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=KELLER’S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 2/21: Results of Battle Royal to determine a new no. 1 contender for WWE Championship at WrestleMania|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/02/21/kellers-wwe-smackdown-report-221-results-battle-royal-determine-new-no-1-contender-wwe-championship-wrestlemania/|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=February 21, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!4
|[[Alexa Bliss]]
|2
|{{dts|2017|02|21}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=21|year1=2017}}+
|[[Ontario, California|Ontario, CA]]
|''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown Live]]''
|align=left|Defeated [[Becky Lynch]] to win the vacant title.
|<ref name="Smackdown02212017"/>
|-
|}


== Combined reigns ==
== Brand designation history ==
The championship was established to be exclusive to its namesake brand, SmackDown. An incident occurred in the [[2021 WWE Draft]] where both the Raw and SmackDown women's champions were drafted to the opposite brands. To keep the titles on their respective brands, the champions swapped titles.<ref name="SmackDown10222021">{{cite web|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2021/10/22/10-15-wwe-smackdown-results-kellers-report-and-analysis-of-crown-jewel-fallout-and-first-look-at-the-new-post-draft-roster/|title=10/22 WWE SmackDown Results: Keller's report and analysis of Crown Jewel fallout and first look at the new post-draft roster|date=October 22, 2021|last=Keller|first=Wade|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024022124/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2021/10/22/10-15-wwe-smackdown-results-kellers-report-and-analysis-of-crown-jewel-fallout-and-first-look-at-the-new-post-draft-roster/|archive-date=October 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> However, this same incident occurred in the 2023 draft, but the champions instead kept their titles, thus the titles changed brands despite their namesakes. This issue would be resolved as the titles were subsequently renamed to remove the brands.<ref name="WWC-belt"/>
As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.

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|[[Becky Lynch]] || 1 || 84
|The championship was established for [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] after [[WWE Women's Champion]] [[Charlotte Flair|Charlotte]] was drafted to [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] in the [[2016 WWE Draft]], with Charlotte's title renamed to Raw Women's Championship. [[Becky Lynch]] subsequently became the inaugural SmackDown Women's Champion at [[Backlash (2016)|Backlash]] on September 11.
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|May 8, 2023
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|[[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]]|| 1 || colspan=2|9
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==Championship belt designs==
== References ==
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| caption2 = Two-time champion [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]] with her custom glowing SmackDown Women's Championship belt during her second reign in 2017.
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As the SmackDown Women's Championship, the title was represented by a belt using the same "Network Logo" design as the WWE Women's Championship, with the only difference being that the background of the center plate and the default side plates' globes were blue (as opposed to red) to symbolize its exclusivity to SmackDown. In what has become a prominent feature on all of WWE's championship belts, the side plates could be customized with the reigning champion's logo. During Naomi's second reign with the SmackDown Women's Championship belt in 2017, strips of multi interchanging colored [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] lights were placed around the outline of the WWE logo and the outline of the belt to go with her "glow" gimmick.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy2JPJ3fYiA|title=How Naomi made the SmackDown Women's Title glow: WWE Talking Smack, July 4, 2017 (WWE Network)|date=July 4, 2017|people=[[Renee Young|Young, Renee]]; [[Bryan Danielson|Bryan, Daniel]]; [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]]|work=[[WWE]]|medium=[[YouTube]]|access-date=January 13, 2018|archive-date=July 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706035925/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy2JPJ3fYiA&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

When the title was renamed the Women's World Championship in June 2023, it adopted a near-identical design to the men's [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] that had been introduced in April, albeit smaller, on a white strap, and with a small banner above the "World" banner that says "Women's". It also retains the customizable side plates.<ref name="WWC-belt"/>

== Reigns ==
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[[File:Liv Morgan January 2023 (cropped2).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Two-time and current champion [[Liv Morgan]]]]
As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}, there have been 28 reigns between 13 champions and 2 [[Vacant (professional wrestling)|vacancies]]. Becky Lynch was the inaugural champion. Charlotte Flair has the most reigns at seven. Bayley's second reign and Rhea Ripley's sole reign are tied for the longest singular reign at 380 days (379 days for both as recognized by WWE), while Flair's fourth reign is the shortest at 4 minutes and 55 seconds. Bayley holds the record for the longest combined reign at 520 days. Becky Lynch is the oldest champion, having won the title at 37 years, 83 days old, while Alexa Bliss is the youngest when she won it at 25. Only two women have held the title for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more: Bayley and Rhea Ripley.

[[Liv Morgan]] is the current champion in her second reign. She defeated Becky Lynch at [[King and Queen of the Ring (2024)|King and Queen of the Ring]] on May 25, 2024, in [[Jeddah, Saudi Arabia]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== External links ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/smackdown-womens-championship Official SmackDown Women's Title History]
* [https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/smackdown-womens-championship Official Women's World Title History]
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Latest revision as of 04:02, 3 January 2025

This article is about WWE's women's title established in 2016 and currently used on Raw. For the women's title also established in 2016 and currently defended on SmackDown, see WWE Women's Championship. For other WWE women's championships, see Women's championships in WWE.

Women's World Championship
The current Women's World Championship belt with default side plates (2023–present)
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandRaw
Date establishedAugust 23, 2016
Current champion(s)Liv Morgan
Date wonMay 25, 2024
Other name(s)
  • WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
    (2016–2023)
  • Women's World Championship
    (2023–present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Becky Lynch
Most reignsCharlotte Flair
(7 reigns)
Longest reign380 days[a]:
Shortest reignCharlotte Flair
(4th reign, 4 minutes and 55 seconds)
Oldest championBecky Lynch
(37 years, 83 days)
Youngest championAlexa Bliss
(25 years, 117 days)
Heaviest championRhea Ripley
(170 lb (77 kg))
Lightest championAlexa Bliss
(102 lb (46 kg))

The Women's World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the Raw brand division. It is one of two women's world titles for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE Women's Championship on SmackDown. The current champion is Liv Morgan, who is in her second reign.[b] She won the title by defeating Becky Lynch at King and Queen of the Ring on May 25, 2024.

Established as the SmackDown Women's Championship, it was unveiled on the August 23, 2016, episode of SmackDown as the counterpart to the WWE Women's Championship, which became exclusive to Raw as a result of the 2016 WWE Draft and renamed as Raw Women's Championship. The inaugural champion was Becky Lynch. As a result of the 2023 WWE Draft, the Raw and SmackDown women's championships switched brands, with the SmackDown Women's Championship subsequently renamed as the Women's World Championship, while the Raw Women's Championship reverted to its original name of WWE Women's Championship.

The title has been contested in the main event of four WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming events: TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in 2018 and, along with the Raw Women's Championship at the time, WWE's flagship event WrestleMania in 2019, and by itself on Night 1 of WrestleMania in 2021 and Elimination Chamber in 2024. It was also the first women's professional wrestling championship to be defended in Saudi Arabia, which occurred at Super ShowDown in 2020.

History

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The inaugural and five-time champion Becky Lynch, shown here after winning the title for a third time when it was known as the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 35, along with the then-Raw Women's Championship (right).

The Women's World Championship was originally established as the SmackDown Women's Championship on August 23, 2016. Its creation came as a result of the American professional wrestling promotion WWE reintroducing the brand extension, where the company again divided its roster between the Raw and SmackDown brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform; the first brand split ended in August 2011. During the 2016 draft, reigning WWE Women's Champion Charlotte was drafted to Raw, leaving SmackDown without a women's championship. Immediately following SummerSlam on the August 23, 2016, episode of SmackDown, SmackDown commissioner Shane McMahon and general manager Daniel Bryan unveiled the SmackDown Women's Championship (Raw's title was subsequently renamed as Raw Women's Championship).[1]

A six-pack elimination challenge was then scheduled for Backlash on September 11, 2016, to determine the inaugural champion. The six women who competed at SummerSlam in the six-woman tag team match were chosen for the six-pack challenge: Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Bella.[2] Lynch became the inaugural champion when she last eliminated Carmella.[3] The NXT Women's Championship would become WWE's third main women's title when NXT, the promotion's developmental brand, became recognized as WWE's third major brand in September 2019 when it was moved to the USA Network.[4] However, this recognition was reversed when NXT reverted to being WWE's developmental brand in September 2021.[5]

Inaugural championship match

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Eliminated Wrestler Eliminated by Method of elimination Times[3]
1 Alexa Bliss Naomi Pinfall 9:38
2 Naomi Natalya Submission 10:52
3 Natalya Nikki Bella Pinfall 12:50
4 Nikki Bella Carmella 12:58
5 Carmella Becky Lynch Submission 14:40
Winner Becky Lynch

The title headlined a WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event for the first time at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in December 2018, where Becky Lynch defended it in a triple threat Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match against Charlotte Flair and Asuka, which Asuka won; this was also the first women's TLC triple threat match.[6] The title was then on the line in a winner takes all triple threat match in the main event of WrestleMania 35 in April 2019, where Flair defended the title against Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey and Lynch, who won the match. This was the first women's match to main event a WrestleMania – WWE's flagship event.[7][8] At Super ShowDown in February 2020, the title became the first women's championship to be defended in Saudi Arabia, where Bayley retained the title over Naomi; this was only the second women's match contested in the country.[9] The title would again be on the line in the main event of a WrestleMania, this time Night 1 of WrestleMania 37 in April 2021 where Bianca Belair defeated Sasha Banks to win the title;[10] this was also the first time that two African-Americans headlined a WrestleMania and only the second women's match to main event the annual show.[11] The title was defended for a second time in Saudi Arabia at Crown Jewel in 2021, where Becky Lynch retained against Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks in a triple threat match.[12]

As a result of the 2023 WWE Draft, the Raw and SmackDown women's championships switched brands and there were no title changes for either championship before draft results went into effect on May 8. The issue of the SmackDown Women's Championship being on Raw was then resolved on the June 12, 2023, episode of Raw. That night, WWE official Adam Pearce unveiled a new championship belt to reigning champion Rhea Ripley, with the title subsequently renamed as the Women's World Championship. This came shortly after the Raw Women's Championship reverted to its original name of WWE Women's Championship on June 9.[13]

Both Bayley & Rhea are tied for the longest reign at 380 days (WWE recognizes they are tied at 379 days).

Brand designation history

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The championship was established to be exclusive to its namesake brand, SmackDown. An incident occurred in the 2021 WWE Draft where both the Raw and SmackDown women's champions were drafted to the opposite brands. To keep the titles on their respective brands, the champions swapped titles.[14] However, this same incident occurred in the 2023 draft, but the champions instead kept their titles, thus the titles changed brands despite their namesakes. This issue would be resolved as the titles were subsequently renamed to remove the brands.[13]

Date of transition Brand Notes
August 23, 2016 SmackDown The championship was established for SmackDown after WWE Women's Champion Charlotte was drafted to Raw in the 2016 WWE Draft, with Charlotte's title renamed to Raw Women's Championship. Becky Lynch subsequently became the inaugural SmackDown Women's Champion at Backlash on September 11.
May 8, 2023 Raw SmackDown Women's Champion Rhea Ripley was drafted to Raw in the 2023 WWE Draft.
The title was renamed as the Women's World Championship on June 12, 2023.[13]

Championship belt designs

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Bayley with the SmackDown Women's Championship belt (Original design) (2016–2023)
Two-time champion Naomi with her custom glowing SmackDown Women's Championship belt during her second reign in 2017.
Rhea Ripley with the third design of the belt after it was renamed to the Women's World Championship belt (2023–present).

As the SmackDown Women's Championship, the title was represented by a belt using the same "Network Logo" design as the WWE Women's Championship, with the only difference being that the background of the center plate and the default side plates' globes were blue (as opposed to red) to symbolize its exclusivity to SmackDown. In what has become a prominent feature on all of WWE's championship belts, the side plates could be customized with the reigning champion's logo. During Naomi's second reign with the SmackDown Women's Championship belt in 2017, strips of multi interchanging colored LED lights were placed around the outline of the WWE logo and the outline of the belt to go with her "glow" gimmick.[15]

When the title was renamed the Women's World Championship in June 2023, it adopted a near-identical design to the men's World Heavyweight Championship that had been introduced in April, albeit smaller, on a white strap, and with a small banner above the "World" banner that says "Women's". It also retains the customizable side plates.[13]

Reigns

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Main article: List of Women's World Champions (WWE)
Two-time and current champion Liv Morgan

As of January 6, 2025, there have been 28 reigns between 13 champions and 2 vacancies. Becky Lynch was the inaugural champion. Charlotte Flair has the most reigns at seven. Bayley's second reign and Rhea Ripley's sole reign are tied for the longest singular reign at 380 days (379 days for both as recognized by WWE), while Flair's fourth reign is the shortest at 4 minutes and 55 seconds. Bayley holds the record for the longest combined reign at 520 days. Becky Lynch is the oldest champion, having won the title at 37 years, 83 days old, while Alexa Bliss is the youngest when she won it at 25. Only two women have held the title for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more: Bayley and Rhea Ripley.

Liv Morgan is the current champion in her second reign. She defeated Becky Lynch at King and Queen of the Ring on May 25, 2024, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Notes

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  1. ^ Both of their respective reigns are recognized as lasting 379 days by WWE.
  2. ^ Her first reign was when the title was still known as the SmackDown Women's Championship.

References

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  1. ^ Martin, Adam (August 23, 2016). "Daniel Bryan to reveal two new championships exclusive to Smackdown Live tonight from Connecticut". WrestleView. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Parks, Greg (August 23, 2016). "8/23 WWE Smackdown LIVE – Parks's Complete, Real-Time Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Caldwell, James (September 11, 2016). "9/11 WWE Backlash Results – Caldwell's Complete PPV Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  4. ^ Csonka, Larry (May 10, 2016). "Triple H Discusses NXT as a Third Brand, Putting Talent in a Position to Succeed, More". 411Mania. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Currier, Joseph (December 3, 2021). "Preview and Predictions for 'NXT WarGames'". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  6. ^ Powell, Jason (December 16, 2018). "Powell's WWE TLC live review: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs Asuka in a TLC match for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose for the IC Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  7. ^ WWE.com Staff (March 25, 2019). "WrestleMania to feature first-ever women's main event". WWE. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  8. ^ Keller, Wade (April 7, 2019). "WrestleMania 35 event results 4/7: Keller's match report and analysis including Lesnar vs. Rollins, Rousey vs. Charlotte vs. Lynch, Bryan vs. Kofi, Batista vs. Triple H". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  9. ^ Powell, Jason (February 27, 2020). "WWE Super ShowDown results: Powell's live review of "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Goldberg for the WWE Universal Championship, Brock Lesnar vs. Ricochet for the WWE Championship, Big E and Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz and John Morrison for the Smackdown Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  10. ^ Powell, Jason (April 10, 2021). "WrestleMania 37 results: Powell's live review of night one featuring Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods vs. AJ Styles and Omos for the Raw Tag Titles, Bad Bunny and Damian Priest vs The Miz and John Morrison". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  11. ^ Hale, Andreas (April 11, 2021). "WrestleMania 37 match grades: Bianca Belair, Sasha Banks make history in instant classic on Night 1". Sporting News. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021. A historic main event, two African-American[s] headlining WrestleMania for the first time...
  12. ^ Keller, Wade (October 21, 2021). "10/21 WWE Crown Jewel Results: Keller's report on Reigns vs. Lesnar, Big E vs. McIntyre, Seth vs. Edge in HIAC, Lynch vs. Banks vs. Belair, King and Queen tournament finals". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d Defelice, Robert (June 12, 2023). "Rhea Ripley Crowned Women's World Champion, Given New Title Belt On 6/12 WWE Raw". Fightful. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  14. ^ Keller, Wade (October 22, 2021). "10/22 WWE SmackDown Results: Keller's report and analysis of Crown Jewel fallout and first look at the new post-draft roster". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  15. ^ "How Naomi made the SmackDown Women's Title glow: WWE Talking Smack, July 4, 2017 (WWE Network)". WWE (YouTube). July 4, 2017. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |people= ignored (help)
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