The NXT Women's Championship[1] is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the NXT brand. 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 Paige, who won the title on NXT on June 20, 2013.[2] Roxanne Perez is the current champion in her record-tying second reign. She defeated Lyra Valkyria at Stand & Deliver on April 6, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
As of December 3, 2024, overall, there have been 20 reigns between 17 champions and three vacancies. Charlotte Flair, Shayna Baszler and Roxanne Perez are tied for the most reigns at two. Asuka is the longest reigning champion at 510 days,[3] beginning on April 1, 2016, and ending on August 24, 2017; however, WWE recognizes the reign as 522 days, with it ending on September 6, 2017, the date the episode in which she vacated the title aired on tape delay.[4][5] Indi Hartwell has the shortest reign at 31 days, with it ending on May 2, 2023, the date she vacated the championship.[6] Paige is the youngest champion, winning it at the age of 20, while Shayna Baszler is the oldest, winning the championship at 38. Only three women have held the title for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more: Asuka, Shayna Baszler, and Mandy Rose.
Title history
edit| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Days recog. | Number of days held recognized by the promotion |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | ||||
| 1 | Paige | June 20, 2013 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 1 | 308 | 273 | Defeated Emma in the finals of an eight-woman single-elimination tournament to become the inaugural champion. WWE recognizes Paige's reign as beginning on July 24, 2013, when the episode aired on tape delay. |
[7][8] |
| — | Vacated | April 24, 2014 | NXT | Baltimore, MD | — | — | — | NXT General Manager John "Bradshaw" Layfield stripped Paige of the title when she moved on to the main roster after winning the WWE Divas Championship. | [9] |
| 2 | Charlotte | May 29, 2014 | TakeOver | Winter Park, FL | 1 | 258 | 258 | Defeated Natalya in the finals of an eight-woman single-elimination tournament to win the vacant championship. | [10] |
| 3 | Sasha Banks | February 11, 2015 | TakeOver: Rival | Winter Park, FL | 1 | 192 | 191 | This was a fatal four-way match, also involving Bayley and Becky Lynch. | [11] |
| 4 | Bayley | August 22, 2015 | TakeOver: Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | 223 | 223 | [12] | |
| 5 | Asuka | April 1, 2016 | TakeOver: Dallas | Dallas, TX | 1 | 510 | 522 | WWE recognizes Asuka's reign as ending on September 6, 2017, when the following episode aired on tape delay. | [13] |
| — | Vacated | August 24, 2017 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | — | — | — | After suffering a collarbone injury at TakeOver: Brooklyn III, Asuka relinquished the title. Aired on tape delay on September 6, 2017. |
[14][15][16] |
| 6 | Ember Moon | November 18, 2017 | TakeOver: WarGames | Houston, TX | 1 | 140 | 139 | This was a fatal four-way match for the vacant title also involving Kairi Sane, Nikki Cross, and Peyton Royce. | [17] |
| 7 | Shayna Baszler | April 7, 2018 | TakeOver: New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | 1 | 133 | 132 | [18] | |
| 8 | Kairi Sane | August 18, 2018 | TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | 71 | 71 | [19] | |
| 9 | Shayna Baszler | October 28, 2018 | Evolution | Uniondale, NY | 2 | 416 | 416 | [20][21][22] | |
| 10 | Rhea Ripley | December 18, 2019 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 1 | 98 or 99 | 108 | WWE recognizes Ripley's reign as ending on April 5, 2020, when the following match aired on tape delay. | [23] |
| 11 | Charlotte Flair | March 25 or March 26, 2020 | WrestleMania 36 Part 2 |
Orlando, FL | 2 | 73 or 74 | 63 | Formerly known as just Charlotte. WrestleMania was taped on March 25 and 26, but it is unknown which day this match was taped.[24] WWE recognizes Flair's reign as beginning on April 5, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay. |
[25] |
| 12 | Io Shirai | June 7, 2020 | TakeOver: In Your House | Winter Park, FL | 1 | 304 | 304 | This was a triple threat match, also involving Rhea Ripley, who Shirai pinned to win the title. | [26] |
| 13 | Raquel González | April 7, 2021 | TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1 |
Orlando, FL | 1 | 202 | 201 | [27] | |
| 14 | Mandy Rose | October 26, 2021 | NXT 2.0: Halloween Havoc |
Orlando, FL | 1 | 413 | 413 | This was a Trick or Street Fight match. On September 4, 2022 at Worlds Collide, Rose defeated Meiko Satomura and Blair Davenport in a triple threat match to unify the NXT UK Women's Championship into the NXT Women's Championship. The NXT UK Women's Championship was retired with Rose going forward as the unified NXT Women's Champion. |
[28] |
| 15 | Roxanne Perez | December 13, 2022 | NXT | Orlando, FL | 1 | 109 | 108 | [29] | |
| 16 | Indi Hartwell | April 1, 2023 | Stand & Deliver | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 31 | 31 | This was a six-way ladder match also involving Gigi Dolin, Lyra Valkyria, Tiffany Stratton, and Zoey Stark. As a result of the 2023 WWE Draft, Hartwell was drafted to Raw. |
[30] |
| — | Vacated | May 2, 2023 | NXT | Orlando, FL | — | — | — | Indi Hartwell voluntarily relinquished the title as she was drafted to Raw in the 2023 WWE Draft and also due to a foot injury. | [6] |
| 17 | Tiffany Stratton | May 28, 2023 | Battleground | Lowell, MA | 1 | 107 | 107 | Defeated Lyra Valkyria in the finals of an eight-woman single-elimination tournament to win the vacant championship. | [31] |
| 18 | Becky Lynch | September 12, 2023 | NXT | Orlando, FL | 1 | 42 | 42 | [32] | |
| 19 | Lyra Valkyria | October 24, 2023 | NXT: Halloween Havoc Night 1 |
Orlando, FL | 1 | 165 | 164 | [33] | |
| 20 | Roxanne Perez | April 6, 2024 | Stand & Deliver | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | 241+ | 241+ | [34] | |
Combined reigns
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The inaugural and youngest champion Paige
One-time and longest-reigning champion Asuka, her singular reign lasted 510 days (522 days as recognized by WWE due to tape delay)
Record-tying two-time and longest combined-reigning champion Shayna Baszler held the title for a combined total of 549 days (548 days as recognized by WWE)
As of December 3, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|---|
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest length is considered |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
Combined days rec. by WWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shayna Baszler | 2 | 549 | 548 |
| 2 | Asuka | 1 | 510 | 522 |
| 3 | Mandy Rose | 1 | 413 | |
| 4 | Roxanne Perez † | 2 | 350+ | 349+ |
| 5 | Charlotte Flair | 2[a] | ¤331 | 321 |
| 6 | Paige | 1 | 308 | 273 |
| 7 | Io Shirai | 1 | 304 | |
| 8 | Bayley | 1 | 223 | |
| 9 | Raquel González | 1 | 202 | 201 |
| 10 | Sasha Banks | 1 | 192 | 191 |
| 11 | Lyra Valkyria | 1 | 165 | 164 |
| 12 | Ember Moon | 1 | 140 | 139 |
| 13 | Tiffany Stratton | 1 | 107 | |
| 14 | Rhea Ripley | 1 | ¤98 | 108 |
| 15 | Kairi Sane | 1 | 71 | |
| 16 | Becky Lynch | 1 | 42 | |
| 17 | Indi Hartwell | 1 | 31 | |
Notes
edit- ^ She was known as just Charlotte during her first reign.
See also
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