WWF/WWE Women Championship

Name                                                       Years 
NWA World Women's Championship         1956—1983 
WWF Women's Championship                   1983—2002 
WWE Women's Championship                   2002—2010 


#      Wrestler                           Reigns     Date                           Days Held        Location                     Event                                      Notes  

1      The Fabulous Moolah       1             September 18, 1956    3651                Baltimore, MD             Live event                              Defeated Judy Grable in a tournament final. The NWA World Women's Championship was sold by Moolah to the World Wrestling Federation.  WWE does not recognize any title changes of that title between 1956 and 1983. 

-        Bette Boucher                  1             September 17, 1966    13                    Seattle, WA                Live event  

-        The Fabulous Moolah      1             September 1966           527                 Unknown                   Live event  

-        Yukiko Tomoe                 1             March 10, 1968            23                   Osaka, Japan             Live event   

-        The Fabulous Moolah      1             April 2, 1968               2862                Hamamatsu, Japan     Live event   

-        Sue Green                       1             February 2, 1976          32                   New York, NY            Live event   

-        The Fabulous Moolah      1             March 5, 1976              947                 New York, NY            Live event   

-        Evelyn Stevens                1             October 8, 1978           2                     Dallas, TX                 Live event   
 
-        The Fabulous Moolah      1             October 10, 1978        2113                Fort Worth, TX           Live event                               WWE does not recognize any of the title  changes before 1984, considering Moolah's   reign to be 10,170 days. 

2       Wendi Richter                 1             July 23, 1984               210                  New York, NY           The Brawl to End it All             Became the youngest woman   to hold the title.

3       Leilani Kai                      1             February 18, 1985        41                    New York, NY           Prime Time Wrestling               Aired March 5, 1985.  

4       Wendi Richter                 2             March 31, 1985            239                  New York, NY           WrestleMania  

5       The Spider Lady              2             November 25, 1985     220                  New York, NY           Live event                               See "The Original Screwjob".  
         (Fabulous Moolah) 

6        Velvet McIntyre               1             July 3, 1986                 6                     Brisbane, Australia     Live event  

7        The Fabulous Moolah      3             July 9, 1986                 380                 Sydney, Australia       Live event 

8        Sensational Sherri           1             July 24, 1987               441                 Houston, TX               Live event   

9        Rockin' Robin                1             October 7, 1988           451                 Paris, France               Prime Time Wrestling                 Aired November 8, 1988. 

-         Deactivated                  0               February 21, 1990         0                     N/A                           N/A                    Title deactivated and Rockin' Robin  stripped of the belt 

10      Alundra Blayze              1               December 13, 1993       342                 Poughkeepsie, NY      All American Wrestling            Aired December 26, 1993. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Defeated Heidi Lee Morgan in a tournament final.

11       Bull Nakano                  1               November 20, 1994       134                Tokyo, Japan              Big Egg Wrestling Universe  

12       Alundra Blayze              2               April 3, 1995                 146                 Poughkeepsie, NY      Monday Night Raw  

13       Bertha Faye                   1                August 27, 1995            57                   Pittsburgh, PA            SummerSlam   

14        Alundra Blayze             3                October 23, 1995           51                  Brandon, MB               Monday Night Raw  

-           Deactivated                 0                December 13, 1995         0                    N/A                            N/A                                      Title deactivated when Blayze left WWF. Blayze then joined World Championship Wrestling and appeared on Nitro in Augusta, GA on December 18, 1995 and dropped the title belt in a trash can

15       Jacqueline                  1                 September 15, 1998          61                  Sacramento, CA           Raw is War                           Became the first African-American woman to win the title. Aired on tape delay on September 21, 1998. Defeated Sable. 

16        Sable                         1                November 15, 1998          176                St. Louis, MO               Survivor Series   

17        Debra                        1                 May 10, 1999                    29                 Orlando, FL                 Raw is War                           This was contested in an evening gown match. Sable actually defeated Debra in the match but Commissioner Shawn Michaels stated that Debra was the winner because she had lost her dress and awarded the championship to her. 

18        Ivory                          1                 June 8, 1999                     131               Worcester, MA             Raw is War                           Aired June 14, 1999. 

19       The Fabulous Moolah  4                 October 17, 1999              8                   Cleveland, OH            No Mercy  

20       Ivory                           2                 October 25, 1999             48                  Providence, RI            Raw is War 

21       Miss Kitty                    1                 December 12, 1999          50                  Sunrise, FL                  Armageddon                       This was contested in a four corners evening gown pool match, also involving Jacqueline and B.B., with The Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young as special guest referees.   

22      Hervina                       1                 January 31, 2000                1                   Pittsburgh, PA              Raw is War                     This was a Lumberjill Snowbunny match. Hervina was actually a male disguised as a woman, thus being the only man to hold the title

23      Jacqueline                   2                 February 1, 2000                56                 Detroit, MI                   SmackDown                        Aired February 3, 2000. 

24      Stephanie McMahon     1                 March 28, 2000                 146               San Antonio, TX           SmackDown                         Aired March 30, 2000. Contested in the main event of Smackdown

25      Lita                             1                 August 21, 2000                 71                Lafayette, LA               Raw is War                           Contested in the main event of Raw. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                The Rock was the special guest referee. 

26      Ivory                           3                 October 31, 2000               152              Rochester, NY              SmackDown!                        Aired November 2, 2000. This was contested in a Four Corners match, also involving Jacqueline and Trish Stratus.

27      Chyna                         1                 April 1, 2001                       214             Houston, TX                 WrestleMania X-Seven          Chyna retired with the championship. 

-          Vacated                     0                 November 2001                   0                 N/A                             N/A                                    Title vacated when Chyna retired and left the WWF in a contract dispute. 

28       Trish Stratus               1                 November 18, 2001           78                Greensboro, NC            Survivor Series                     This was a six way match, also involving Lita, Jacqueline, Ivory, Molly Holly, and Jazz for vacant title. 

29       Jazz                          1                  February 4, 2002                98                Las Vegas, NV             Raw                                     Title was renamed WWE Women's Championship on May 6, 2002.  Became the second African-American woman to hold the title.  

30      Trish Stratus               2                  May 13, 2002                      41               Toronto, ON                  Raw                                     This was contested in a tag team match with Stratus and Bubba Ray Dudley defeating Jazz and Steven Richards. 

31      Molly Holly               1                  June 23, 2002                      91               Columbus, OH              King of the Ring 

32      Trish Stratus              3                  September 22, 2002              56               Los Angeles, CA          Unforgiven

33      Victoria                     1                 November 17, 2002              133              New York, NY             Survivor Series                     This was contested in a hardcore match.  

34      Trish Stratus              4                  March 30, 2003                     28                Seattle, WA               WrestleMania XIX                 This was contested in a triple threat match also involving Jazz. 

35      Jazz                          2                 April 27, 2003                        64               Worcester, MA            Backlash  

36      Gail Kim                   1                 June 30, 2003                         28               Buffalo, NY                  Raw                                   This was contested in a 7-Diva battle royal on including Trish Stratus, Ivory, Jacqueline, Victoria, Molly Holly and Jazz (Jazz was the reigning champion before she tore her ACL in the battle royal thus she was forced to leave the match she was also forced to relinquish her title). Became the first woman of Korean decent to hold the title. 

37       Molly Holly             2                 July 28, 2003                          210           Colorado Springs, CO   Raw

38       Victoria                   2                 February 23, 2004                   111           Omaha, NE                   Raw                                   This was contested in a fatal four-way elimination match, also involving Lita and Jazz, Victoria pinned Lita to win the championship.   

39       Trish Stratus             5                 June 13, 2004                         176           Columbus, OH              Bad Blood                          This was contested in a fatal four-way match also involving Lita and Gail Kim, Trish pinned Lita to win the title.  

40       Lita                          2                December 6, 2004                   34             Charlotte, NC                Raw                                   This makes Lita the only woman to win the title twice in the main event.  

41       Trish Stratus             6                 January 9, 2005                       448           San Juan, Puerto Rico    New Year's Revolution  

42       Mickie James           1                 April 2, 2006                           134            Rosemont, IL                WrestleMania 22                James' win at WrestleMania 22 made her the first diva to win her first title at her debut WrestleMania. 

43       Lita                         3                 August 14, 2006                      34              Charlottesville, VA       Raw  

44     Trish Stratus             7                September 17, 2006                  1               Toronto, ON                 Unforgiven 

-          Vacated                  0                 September 18, 2006                  0               Montreal, QC                Raw                          Title vacated due to Stratus' legit retirement.  

45       Lita                         4                 November 5, 2006                    21             Cincinnati, OH              Cyber Sunday                     This was contested a lumberjill match involving Candice Michelle, Torrie Wilson, Ashley, Jillian Hall, Layla, Kelly Kelly, Rebecca DiPietro, Ariel, Melina, Michelle McCool, Victoria, Trinity, and Kristal Marshall. Lita defeating Mickie James in a tournament final. 

46      Mickie James            2                 November 26, 2006                 85              Philadelphia, PA            Survivor Series                   This was Lita's Retirement match. 

47      Melina                      1                 February 19, 2007                    64            Bakersfield, CA               Raw                                   Melina became the first Mexican-American woman to win the Women's Championship.  

48     Mickie James             3                  April 24, 2007                        0                Paris, France                  Live event      This was a triple threat match also involving Victoria 

49     Melina                       2                  April 24, 2007                        61              Paris, France                  Live event  

50     Candice Michelle      1                  June 24, 2007                        105              Houston, TX                Vengeance:Night of Champions   Became the first Diva 
Search contestant to capture the Women's Championship. 

51      Beth Phoenix             1                  October 7, 2007                    190              Rosemont, IL                 No Mercy  

52      Mickie James             4                  April 14, 2008                       125              London, England           Raw                                     This was the only time that the WWE Women's Championship had changed hands in the UK, thus making Mickie James the only WWE diva in the titles history to capture the title in the UK.  

53      Beth Phoenix             2                  August 17, 2008                     161             Indianapolis, IN             SummerSlam                        This was contested in an Intergender tag team match also involving her partner Santino Marella and James' partner Kofi Kingston, whose WWE Intercontinental Championship was also on the line.  

54      Melina                      3                   January 25, 2009                     154            Detroit, MI                       Royal Rumble                     The title became exclusive to SmackDown when Melina was drafted to SmackDown on April 13, 2009. 

55      Michelle McCool       1                   June 28, 2009                          217            Sacramento, CA               The Bash                            Became the first person to win the Women's Championship and the WWE Divas Championship

56      Mickie James             5                  January 31, 2010                       23             Atlanta, GA                      Royal Rumble 

57      Michelle McCool        2                 February 23, 2010                      61             Milwaukee, WI                SmackDown!                      Aired on tape delay on February 26, 2010.  Vickie Guerrero was the Special Guest Referee. 

58      Beth Phoenix              3                 April 25, 2010                           16              Baltimore, MD                 Extreme Rules                     This was contested in an Extreme Makeover Match  

59      Layla                         1                 May 11, 2010                            131             Buffalo, NY                     SmackDown!                      Defeated Beth Phoenix in a Texas Tornado Handicap match also involving Michelle McCool. Layla pinned Beth Phoenix  to win the title to became the first English Women's Champion. This episode aired on tape delay on May 14, 2010.  

-          Deactivated              0                 September 19, 2010                    0                Rosemont, IL                  Night of Champions            Retired after Michelle McCool 
defeated Melina to unify the Women's and WWE Divas Championship.

The Original ScrewjobIn 1985, after losing and then regaining the title from rival Leilani Kai at the inaugural WrestleMania, Richter was scheduled to defend her women's title at Madison Square Garden on November 25 of that same year 
against a mysterious masked opponent known only as The Spider Lady. During the match, The Spider Lady broke from the pre-scripted events and pinned Richter's shoulders to the mat. The referee—who was in on the plan—delivered
a swift three count, despite Richter kicking out after a count of one. Richter ignored the bell and continued to attack the Spider, unmasking the new champion to reveal that it was The Fabulous Moolah in disguise.

It was reported that the plan to rid Richter of the title was concocted by WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, who brought in Moolah after Richter refused to sign a new contract with the WWF. Richter, however, claims she was still under
her original five year contract, but that she regularly had disagreements with McMahon about her compensation. She also claims that when she arrived at the arena that day, she was surprised to find Moolah backstage, as she never 
showed up to events at which she was not scheduled to wrestle. After the match, an infuriated Richter left the arena in her wrestling gear, took a cab to the airport, and booked herself on a flight out of New York.
Afterward, she never spoke to either McMahon or Moolah again.