WWE Women's Championship
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Mickie James | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | April 14, 2008 (aired April 14, 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brand | RAW | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date created | September 18, 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Women's Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. It is challenged by WWE Divas only and is exclusive to the RAW brand.
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[edit] History
The WWE Women's Championship was originally known as the NWA World Women's Championship of the National Wrestling Alliance. Following the title's introduction in 1956, The Fabulous Moolah became the inaugural champion on September 18.[2] The title remained in the NWA until 1983, when the World Wrestling Federation acquired the rights to the title from The Fabulous Moolah and left the NWA. Following this, the title was renamed the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Women's Championship. The promotion does not recognize other reigns that occurred during the title's existence in the NWA, and as a result, The Fabulous Moolah's reign is considered to have lasted 27 years. Despite these events, the NWA continues to recognize its own NWA World Women's Championship.
In 1990, the Women's Championship became inactive after Rockin' Robin was forced to relinquish the title following her leave from the company. Then in December 1993, the title was reactivated with Alundra Blayze winning a tournament for the vacant Women's Championship. However, the Women's Championship became inactive again when Blayze unexpectedly signed with World Championship Wrestling in 1995 while still champion, forcing her to relinquish the title.[3] The Women's Championship was reactivated again in September 1998 when Jacqueline Moore defeated Sable to win the title.[3]
After the WWF/WWE name change in 2002, the championship was subsequently referred to as the WWE Women's Championship. With the WWE Brand Extension, the WWE Undisputed Championship and WWE Women's Championship became the only titles allowed to be defended on both the RAW and SmackDown! brands, while the remaining titles became exclusive to either brand. However, with the introduction of the World Heavyweight Championship on the RAW brand after the Undisputed title was moved to the SmackDown! brand and became the WWE Championship again, the Women's Championship became exclusive to the RAW brand.
On the June 6th, 2008 edition of SmackDown, General Manager Vickie Guerrero announced that SmackDown would be getting its own Women's title with it being called the WWE Diva's Championship.
[edit] Current champion
The current champion is Mickie James, who is in her fourth reign.[4] She defeated Beth Phoenix on Raw in London, England on April 14, 2008.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Mickie's Third Reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-23, 2007. Retrieved on April 25, 2007.
- ^ WWE: Inside WWE > Title History > Women's > 19560918 - Fabulous Moolah. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.
- ^ a b Scott Fishman (October 20, 2007). Rena enjoys home life. Miami Herald. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ a b History Of The Women's Championship - Mickie James(4). WWE (2008-04-14). Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
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