The WWE Women's Championship is one of the most prestigious championships that women can fight for in WWE. However, WWE has had several versions of the Women's Championship under different names. The Women's World Championship and the WWE Women's Championship are currently in operation, and the women's division has come a long way as there has been a Women's Championship match featuring those titles every year at WrestleMania.
The 29 Longest Championship Reigns By Women In WWE History
Many female WWE Superstars have had epic and lengthy title reigns. Which championship reigns stand above the rest?There are several mitigating factors as to why WWE Women's Champions are disliked and sometimes it isn't because of their in-ring skills, it could be because of the number of times they win a championship and their character. Babyface Women's Champions are not exempt from hate, but for one reason or another, they are still not popular with wrestling fans.
10 Lita Was The Most Hated Woman Before Her Retirement In 2006
Lita's Final Two Women's Championship Reigns Were As A Heel
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WWE Women's Championship Reign Number |
Defeated For The Title |
Dropped Title To |
Length Of Title Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley |
Ivory |
72 Days |
|
2 |
Trish Stratus |
Trish Stratus |
33 Days |
|
3 |
Mickie James |
Trish Stratus |
33 Days |
|
4 |
Mickie James |
Mickie James |
20 Days |
Lita was one of the most beloved female stars from 2000-2004, alongside the Hardy Boyz as Team Xtreme and as a babyface. However, Lita became one of the most detestable female wrestlers on the roster when her high-profile affair with Edge was revealed in 2005.
Lita did an excellent job as a heel and she is a four-time WWE Women's Champion. Her final two Women's Championship reigns were as a heel. She defeated Mickie James for her third and fourth Women's Championship reigns and she and Edge cemented themselves as the power couple as Edge was holding the WWE Championship.
9 Nikki Bella Broke AJ Lee's Record As The Longest-Reigning Divas Champion In History
Nikki Had A Vicegrip On The Divas Championship
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WWE Women's Championship Reign Number |
Defeated For The Title |
Dropped Title To |
Length Of Title Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Beth Phoenix |
Layla |
6 Days |
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2 |
AJ Lee |
Charlotte Flair |
301 Days |
Nikki Bella deserves a lot of credit for improving inside the squared circle, and she captured the WWE Divas Championship twice. Many wrestling fans loved AJ Lee and were devastated that she broke AJ's record as the longest-reigning Divas Champion in history at 301 days.
The women's division wasn't the strongest when Nikki was the Divas Champion but she could only beat what was in front of her. Nikki had her twin sister Brie by her side, and Charlotte ended Nikki's historic 301-day Divas Championship reign at Night of Champions 2015.
8 Michelle McCool Is One Of The Most Underrated Women's Wrestlers
McCool And Layla Were The Perfect Double Act As Bullies
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WWE Women's Championship Reign Number |
Defeated For The Title |
Dropped Title To |
Length Of Title Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Natalya |
Maryse |
158 Days |
|
2 |
Melina |
Mickie James |
216 Days |
|
3 |
Mickie James |
Beth Phoenix |
57 Days |
|
4 |
Melina |
Natalya |
62 Days |
The heel work of Michelle McCool was outstanding and she was at her best with Layla by her side as LayCool. McCool made history as the first woman to win the WWE Divas Championship and the WWE Women's Championship in 2009. However, McCool's bullying of Mickie James rubbed fans the wrong way up.
McCool and Layla were co-WWE Women's Champions and co-WWE Divas Champions. Fans loved it when McCool got her comeuppance and dropped the Women's Championship to Mickie James and Beth Phoenix respectively. McCool has yet to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, but she was unquestionably one of the top female stars in the women's locker room.
7 Bertha Faye Was A Forgettable WWE Women's Champion
Faye Was Alongside Harvey Wippleman When She Held The Women's Championship
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WWE Women's Championship Reign Number |
Defeated For The Title |
Dropped Title To |
Length Of Title Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Alundra Blayze |
Alundra Bayze |
56 Days |
The women's division wasn't strong in the New Generation Era, and Alundra Blayze ran out of challengers for the WWE Women's Championship. At SummerSlam 1995, Bertha Faye challenged Blayze for the WWE Women's Championship and she upset Blayze for the gold.
10 Worst Champions Of WWE's New Generation Era
WWE's New Generation Era featured some titleholders with underwhelming championship runs.Blayze wasn't popular as her love interest Harvey Wippleman was her manager and he was disliked. Faye's Women's Championship reign was pointless as she dropped the title back to Blayze in her first defense on an episode of Raw.
6 Jillian Hall's Divas Championship Reign Was Brief
Jillian Annoyed Fans With Her Singing
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WWE Women's Championship Reign Number |
Defeated For The Title |
Dropped Title To |
Length Of Title Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Mickie James |
Melina |
5 Minutes |
Jillian Hall was nothing more than a supporting act in some wrestling fans' eyes. Jillian couldn't be taken seriously with her ear-screeching attempts at singing. However, Jillian shocked the world when she defeated Mickie James for the WWE Divas Championship on the Raw's October 12, 2009 edition.
Jillian's time as Divas Champion wasn't long for this world. Melina moved from SmackDown to Raw, and she defeated Jillian easily to clinch her first Divas Championship reign. Jillian was a transitional champion, and her Divas Championship reign is the shortest in that title's history.