The Women’s World Championship is one of the prestigious professional wrestling championships in the women’s division in WWE. It is one of the two women’s world championships in the main roster of WWE, along with the WWE Women’s Championship. The title is currently vacant after the former champion Rhea Ripley was forced to relinquish it.
Current Women’s World Champion
The current Women's World Champion is Liv Morgan in her second reign with the title. At King and Queen of the Ring, she defeated the former champion Becky Lynch in a singles match with the help of Dirty Dominik Mysterio. Lynch had won the title just a month ago in a battle royal by last eliminating Morgan.
List of Women’s World Champions in WWE
| Champion | Date | Event | Days as Champion |
| Becky Lynch | September 11, 2016 | Backlash | 84 |
| Alexa Bliss | December 4, 2016 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | 69 |
| Naomi | February 12, 2017 | Elimination Chamber | 8 |
| Vacated | February 21, 2017 | SmackDown | — |
| Alexa Bliss | February 21, 2017 | SmackDown | 40 |
| Naomi | April 2, 2017 | WrestleMania 33 | 139 |
| Natalya | August 20, 2017 | SummerSlam | 86 |
| Charlotte Flair | November 14, 2017 | SmackDown | 146 |
| Carmella | April 10, 2018 | SmackDown | 130 |
| Charlotte Flair | August 19, 2018 | SummerSlam | 27 |
| Becky Lynch | September 16, 2018 | Hell in a Cell | 91 |
| Asuka | December 16, 2018 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | 99 |
| Charlotte Flair | March 26, 2019 | SmackDown | 12 |
| Becky Lynch | April 8, 2019 | WrestleMania 35 | 41 |
| Charlotte Flair | May 19, 2019 | Money in the Bank | <1 |
| Bayley | May 19, 2019 | Money in the Bank | 140 |
| Charlotte Flair | October 6, 2019 | Hell in a Cell | 4 |
| Bayley | October 11, 2019 | SmackDown | 379 |
| Sasha Banks | October 25, 2020 | Hell in a Cell | 167 |
| Bianca Belair | April 10, 2021 | WrestleMania 37 | 132 |
| Becky Lynch | August 21, 2021 | SummerSlam | 62 |
| Charlotte Flair | October 22, 2021 | SmackDown | 198 |
| Ronda Rousey | May 8, 2022 | WrestleMania Backlash | 55 |
| Liv Morgan | July 2, 2022 | Money In The Bank | 98 |
| Ronda Rousey | October 8, 2022 | Extreme Rules | 83 |
| Charlotte Flair | December 30, 2022 | SmackDown | 92 |
| Rhea Ripley | April 1, 2023 | WrestleMania 39: Night One | 380 |
| Vacant | April 15, 2024 | Monday Night RAW | - |
| Becky Lynch | April 22, 2024 | Monday Night RAW | 32 |
| Liv Morgan | May 25, 2024 | King and Queen of the Ring | 1+ |
Belt Design
The Women's World Championship looks very identical to the current design of the World Heavyweight Championship on the male roster. Both the titles resemble the famous Big Gold Belt of WWE and WCW and are of gold design with golden plates as well. Not only does it take inspiration from the Big Gold Belt, but it also incorporates a big W in the middle like all the major current belts in WWE. All in all, it looks like a title to fight for.
History of Women’s World Championship
WWE reintroduced the brand split in 2016, where the wrestlers are exclusively assigned for a particular brand (either Raw or SmackDown) on which they got picked. During the 2016 Draft, the WWE Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair was drafted to Raw and took the championship with her, leaving the SmackDown women’s division without a championship. In August 2016, the SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon and the SmackDown’s General Manager unveiled the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Subsequently the WWE Women’s Championship was renamed as Raw Women’s Championship.
A six-pack elimination challenge was announced at Backlash to crown the inaugural SmackDown Women’s Champion. Becky lynch won the match and became the first-ever SmackDown Women’s Champion. As of March 2023, the SmackDown women’s Championship has been through 36 reigns,13 champions and one vacancy. Charlotte Flair has the most number of championship reigns of seven. Bayley's second championship reign of 380 days is the longest championship reign of a SmackDown Women’s Champion. Charlotte Flair’s fourth reign is the shortest at less than 1 day. Bayley holds the record for the longest combined reign of 520 days. Naomi is the only champion who vacated the championship. Becky Lynch is the only person to hold both Raw and SmackDown Women's Championship simultaneously. Carmella, Bayley and Liv Morgan are the three champions, who won the championship by cashing in the Money in the Bank contract. Charlotte Flair is the only person to be crowned as the SmackDown Women's Champion by exchanging her Raw Women's Championship. Asuka is the oldest to hold the championship at age 37 and Alexa Bliss is the youngest at age 25.
In 2023, the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship was renamed to Women's World Championship and its RAW counterpart was named WWE Women's Championship. However, currently, the Women's World Championship is a title exclusive to RAW due to draft 2023.
FAQs on Women's World Championship
A. Liv Morgan is the current Women's World Champion.
A. Bayley is the current WWE Women's Champion.
A. Charlotte Flair has the most number of Women's Championship reigns in WWE with a monumental record of 14 reigns.
A. Yes, both Raw and SmackDown's Women's Championship is considered as the world championships in the women's division. These titles are now known as WWE Women's Championship and Women's World Championship respectively.
A. Liv Morgan defeated Ronda Rousey by cashing-in her Money in the Contract and won the SmackDown Women's Championship. During her second reign, she defeated Becky Lynch to become the champion.
