NWA World Women's Championship
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The current NWA World Women's Championship belt
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Current champion(s) | Amber Gallows | ||||||||||||||
Date won | December 18, 2015 | ||||||||||||||
Date established | August 20, 1954 | ||||||||||||||
Promotion | National Wrestling Alliance | ||||||||||||||
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The NWA World Women's Championship is the National Wrestling Alliance's women's professional wrestling singles professional wrestling title. It is descended from the original Women's World Championship won by Mildred Burke in 1935 from Clara Mortensen. June Byers was then recognized as the succeeding champion after her two out of three falls match with Mildred Burke in 1954 went to a no contest. Subsequently, Byers was recognized as the NWA World Women's Champion, and Burke created the WWWA World Championship and was recognized as its first champion.[1]
Upon June Byers's retirement in 1956, it was held primarily (and operated) by Lillian Ellison under her ring name, The Fabulous Moolah, who first won the championship in a battle royal in September 1956.[2][3] In 1983, the title was sold by Ellison to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where it became the WWF Women's Championship.[4] The World Wrestling Federation recognized Moolah as the reigning champion but did not recognize any of the title changes that had occurred since Moolah was first awarded the title.[5] The NWA continued the title without Moolah after her title was renamed the WWF Women's Championship.
Moolah has held the title more than any other wrestler, with a total of five reigns. She also has the longest reign of 3,651 days. It is still defended in the NWA today,[6] and the reigning champion is Amber Gallows, who is in her first reign. Overall, 24 women have held the title for a total of 34 reigns.
Reigns
As of July 1, 2024.
Reign | The reign number for the specific champion listed |
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Location | The city in which the title was won |
Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won |
— | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
+ | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
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— | Mildred Burke | — | 1935 | — | — | Live event | Defeated Clara Mortensen to win the World Women's Championship. | [1] |
1 | June Byers | 1 | August 20, 1954 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Atlanta, GA | Live event | Byers wrestled Mildred Burke for the NWA World Women's Championship in a two out of three falls match. The commission stopped the match between Burke and Byers at the end of the second fall, stripped Burke of the title, and awarded it to Byers. Burke sets up the WWWA World Championship and continued to recognize herself as the World Women's Champion. | [1][3] |
— | — | Vacated | — | 1956 | — | — | The Baltimore Athletic Commission stripped Byers of the championship after she announced her plans to retire in 1956. | [4][7][8][8][9] |
2 | The Fabulous Moolah | 1 | September 18, 1956 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Baltimore, MD | Live event | Defeated Judy Grable in a 13–woman battle royal. Moolah was not immediately recognized as the new NWA World Women's Champion because promoter Billy Wolfe, with whom Moolah had a falling-out earlier in her career, still controlled most of the National Wrestling Alliance. | [2][3][10][11] |
3 | Bette Boucher | 1 | September 17, 1966 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Seattle, WA | Live event | [7][9] | |
4 | The Fabulous Moolah | 2 | October 1966 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | — | Live event | [7][12] | |
5 | Yukiko Tomoe | 1 | March 10, 1968 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Osaka, Japan | Live event | [7][9] | |
6 | The Fabulous Moolah | 3 | April 2, 1968 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan | Live event | [7] | |
— | Sue Green | 1 | 1975 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Dallas, TX | This win is not recognized by the NWA. | [12] | |
— | The Fabulous Moolah | 4 | 1975 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Texas | The previous Green win is not recognized by the NWA. Moolah's reign from 1968 through 1978 is considered uninterrupted. | [12] | |
9 | Evelyn Stevens | 1 | October 8, 1978 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Dallas, TX | Live event | [7][8] | |
10 | The Fabulous Moolah | 5 | October 10, 1978 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Fort Worth, TX | Live event | [7][8] | |
— | Vacated | — | 1983 | — | — | — | The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) withdrew from NWA in 1983, and Moolah sold the title to the WWF. The WWF recognizes Moolah as champion but does not acknowledge previous title changes: see WWE Women's Championship. | [4][7][8][8][9] |
11 | Debbie Combs | 1 | February 12, 1986 | — | Honolulu, Hawaii | Live event | Won the vacant title in a 9–woman battle royal against Sherri Martel, Candi Devine, Despina Montagos, Eva Savage, Lady Satan, Princess Jasmine, Roxie Rush and Reggie Schwartz. | |
— | Vacated | — | 1987 | — | — | — | Title declared vacant in 1987 when the Kansas City promotion withdrew from the NWA. | |
12 | Debbie Combs | 2 | April 10, 1987 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Kansas City, MO | Live event | Defeated Penny Mitchell to win the vacant title. | [7] |
13 | Malia Hosaka | 1 | May 9, 1996 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Johnson City, TN | Live event | [7] | |
14 | Debbie Combs | 3 | May 10, 1996 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Fall Branch, TN | Live event | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | October 1996 | — | — | — | Title stripped. | [7] |
15 | Strawberry Fields | 1 | October 14, 2000 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Nashville, TN | NWA 52nd Anniversary Show | Defeated Leilani Kai to win the vacant title. | [7] |
— | Vacated | — | November 2000 | — | — | — | Fields vacated the title due to injury. | [7] |
16 | Madison | 1 | August 23, 2002 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Surrey, BC | Live event | Defeated Bam Bam Bambi. | [7] |
17 | Char Starr | 1 | October 26, 2002 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Corpus Christi, TX | NWA 54th Anniversary Show | [7] | |
18 | Madison | 2 | December 6, 2002 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Port Coquitlam, BC | Live event | [7] | |
19 | Leilani Kai | 1 | March 12, 2003 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Nashville, TN | NWA:TNA live event | [7][13] | |
— | Vacated | — | June 19, 2004 | — | — | — | Stripped after several no-shows. | [7] |
20 | Kiley McLean | 1 | June 19, 2004 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Richmond, VA | Live event | Defeated Kameo. | [7] |
21 | Lexie Fyfe | 1 | April 23, 2005 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Richmond, VA | Live event | [7] | |
22 | Christie Ricci | 1 | October 8, 2005 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Nashville, TN | NWA 57th Anniversary Show | Christie Ricci defeated Lexie Fyfe and Tasha Simone in a three–way match. | [7] |
23 | MsChif | 1 | January 27, 2007 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Lebanon, TN | Live event | [7] | |
24 | Amazing Kong | 1 | May 5, 2007 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Streamwood, IL | Live event | [7] | |
25 | MsChif | 2 | April 27, 2008 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Cape Girardeau, MO | Live event | [7] | |
26 | Tasha Simone | 1 | July 24, 2010 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Lebanon, TN | Live event | [14] | |
27 | La Reina de Corazones | 1 | October 2, 2010 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Altus, OK | Live event | [15] | |
— | Vacated | — | November 6, 2010 | — | Lebanon, TN | Live event | La Reina de Corazones was stripped of the title, after refusing to defend it. | |
28 | Tasha Simone | 2 | November 6, 2010 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Lebanon, TN | Live event | Tasha Simone defeated Rachel to win the vacant title. | [16] |
29 | Tiffany Roxx | 1 | November 5, 2011 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Lebanon, TN | Live event | This was a no disqualification match. | [17] |
30 | Tasha Simone | 3 | December 25, 2011 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Lebanon, TN | Live event | This was a steel cage match. | [18] |
31 | Kacee Carlisle | 1 | October 20, 2012 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Lebanon, TN | Live event | [19] | |
32 | Barbi Hayden | 1 | January 25, 2014 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Cypress, TX | Live event | [20] | |
33 | Santana Garrett | 1 | February 7, 2015 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Plant City, FL | Live event | [21] | |
34 | Amber Gallows | 1 | December 18, 2015 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.+ | Sherman, TX | Live event | This was a fatal four–way elimination match, also involving Bree Ann and Nikki Knight. Gallows won the title with lastly eliminating Santana. | [22] |
Combined Reigns
† | Indicates the current champion |
¤ | The exact length of a title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct. |
As of July 1, 2024.
Rank | Wrestler | No. of Reigns |
Combined Days |
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1 | The Fabulous Moolah | 5 | 11,091¤ |
2 | Debbie Combs | 2 | 3,461¤ |
3 | MsChif | 2 | 916 |
4 | June Byers | 1 | 760 |
5 | Tasha Simone | 3 | 734 |
6 | Christie Ricci | 1 | 476 |
7 | Leilani Kai | 1 | 465 |
8 | Kacee Carlisle | 1 | 462 |
9 | Barbi Hayden | 1 | 378 |
10 | Amazing Kong | 1 | 358 |
11 | Kiley McLean | 1 | 318 |
12 | Santana Garrett | 1 | 314 |
13 | Lexie Fyfe | 1 | 168 |
14 | Amber Gallows † | 1 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.+ |
15 | Madison | 2 | 160 |
16 | Tiffany Roxx | 1 | 50 |
17 | Char Starr | 1 | 41 |
18 | La Reina de Corazones | 1 | 35 |
19 | Sue Green | 1 | 32 |
20 | Yukiko Tomoe | 1 | 23 |
21 | Strawberry Fields | 1 | 18 |
22 | Bette Boucher | 1 | 13 |
23 | Evelyn Stevens | 1 | 2 |
24 | Malia Hosaka | 1 | 1 |
See also
Notes
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ellison, Lillian. First Goddess of the Squared Circle, p.97.
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- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ Ellison, Lillian. First Goddess of the Squared Circle, p.104.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-wm.html
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References
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