The American professional wrestling promotion WWE has maintained several women's championships (except for two interims in the 1990s) since 1983, when the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) established the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship. One year later, the WWF bought the NWA Women's Championship and renamed it the WWF Women's Championship, establishing their first women's world championship. Although the title preceded the company's creation, the WWF claimed a lineage that began in 1956. Whenever the WWE brand extension has been implemented (2008–2010; 2016–present), separate women's championships have been created or allocated for each brand.

As of 2025, WWE promotes two world championships on its main roster: the Women's World Championship on Raw and the WWE Women's Championship on SmackDown.

WWE also promotes two secondary championships on its main roster: the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship for RAW and the WWE Women's United States Championship for SmackDown.

For NXT, WWE promotes the NXT Women's Championship and the NXT Women's North American Championship as its primary and secondary championship respectively.

For its sub-developmental brand, Evolve, WWE promotes the WWE Women's ID Championship and the WWE Evolve Women's Championship.

For the tag team division, WWE promotes a tag team championship, the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, which is defended across all shows.

Through its acquisition of the assets of World Championship Wrestling in 2001, the WWE currently owns the rights to the WCW Women's Championship and the WCW Women's Cruiserweight Championship.

Overview of titles Primary (World Championships) Name YearsWWF Women's Championship (original version)1956–2010 (became WWF property in 1984)WWE Divas Championship2008–2016WWE Women's Championship (current version)2016–presentWomen's World Championship2016–present

Secondary Name YearsNXT Women's North American Championship2024–presentWWE Women's Speed Championship2024–2026WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship2024–presentWWE Women's United States Championship2024–present

Tag team Name YearsWWF Women's Tag Team Championship1983–1989WWE Women's Tag Team Championship2018–present

Developmental NameYearsNXT Women's Championship2013–presentNXT UK Women's Championship2018–2022WWE Evolve Women's Championship2025–presentWWE Women's ID Championship2025–present

Developmental tag team Name YearsNXT Women's Tag Team Championship2021–2023

Others In addition to titles specifically designated for women, there were also two championships that were explicitly open to all challengers, regardless of gender. The following lists those two championships, the female wrestlers who won the titles, and the years the titles were active. NameWrestlerYearsWWE Hardcore ChampionshipGodfather's Ho, Mighty Molly, Trish Stratus, Terri1998–2002WWE 24/7 ChampionshipKelly Kelly, Candice Michelle, Alundra Blayze, Maria Kanellis, Carmella,Tamina, Alicia Fox, Dana Brooke, Nikki A.S.H./Cross, Doudrop, Alexa Bliss, Referee Daphanie LaShaunn2019–2022 Noted additional championship wins that women have won that are men only championships Chyna won the WWE Intercontinental Championship and also Madusa, Daffney and Jacqueline Moore won the WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Championship.

Summary of championships

Singles championships WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010)

The Original WWE Women's Championship was the first women's world championship of WWE. Its origins predate the company's creation. On September 18, 1956, The Fabulous Moolah became the third NWA World Women's Champion. Moolah had worked for the northeastern United States-based Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC), a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), since the previous year. In 1963, CWC seceded from the NWA and established itself as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF); it quietly rejoined the NWA in 1971. Moolah bought the rights to the championship in the 1970s and continued to defend the championship as the NWA World Women's Champion. The WWWF, renamed the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1979, withdrew from the NWA for good in 1983. Moolah sold the championship's rights to the WWF in 1984, and she was recognized as the WWF Women's Champion. Instead of beginning her reign in 1984, the WWF claimed the lineage of her reign from when she first became champion in 1956. The preceding champions and the title changes between 1956 and when Moolah lost it in 1984 are not recognized by WWE, although they are recognized by the NWA. As a result, The Fabulous Moolah's first reign is considered to have lasted 28 years by the promotion.

After the company was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in May 2002, the championship was subsequently referred to as the WWE Women's Championship. With the WWE brand extension that began in March 2002, the Women's Championship at first was still defended on both the Raw and SmackDown brands, while most titles were exclusive to one brand. In September, the Women's Championship became exclusive to Raw, but remained the sole championship contested by women until June 6, 2008, when a counterpart to the championship, called the WWE Divas Championship, was created for the SmackDown brand. The titles switched brands after their respective title holders were drafted to the opposite brands in the 2009 WWE draft. The Women's Championship was unified with the Divas Championship at Night of Champions in September 2010, creating the Unified WWE Divas Championship and rendering the Women's Championship defunct as the unified title followed the lineage of the Divas Championship; shortly after, the title dropped the "Unified" moniker. The final Women's Champion was Layla, although Michelle McCool had defended the title in her place in the unification match.

WWE Divas Championship (2008–2016)

The WWE Divas Championship was the second women's world championship to be established by WWE. After several years of the WWE Women's Championship being contested exclusively on Raw, SmackDown established the Divas Championship on June 6, 2008, for their women's division. Its name was derived from WWE Divas, the term WWE had used at the time for the women's wrestlers. The inaugural champion was Michelle McCool. The titles would switch brands after their respective title holders were drafted to the opposite brands in the 2009 WWE draft. The following year at Night of Champions in September 2010, the Women's Championship was unified with the Divas Championship, creating the Unified WWE Divas Championship, rendering the Women's Championship defunct as the unified title followed the lineage of the Divas Championship; shortly after, the title dropped the "unified" moniker and the first brand extension ended in August 2011. The Divas Championship continued as the only women's championship of the main roster until 2016 when it was retired and replaced by a new WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 32 in April that year. The final Divas Champion was Charlotte Flair, at the time known simply as Charlotte.

NXT Women's Championship (2013–present)

The NXT Women's Championship is the women's championship for WWE's developmental brand, NXT. The title was established in April 2013 and the inaugural champion was Paige. In September 2019, the title became one of WWE's three main women's titles when NXT became WWE's third major brand, however, it reverted to a developmental brand in September 2021.

WWE Women's Championship (2016–present)

The current WWE Women's Championship is the third women's world championship established by WWE and is currently the women's championship of the SmackDown brand. The title was unveiled at WrestleMania 32 in April 2016 to replace the Divas Championship. This came after the term "Diva" was scrutinized by some commentators, fans, and several past and present WWE female performers who were in favor of changing the championship to the Women's Championship. The division itself was also changed from being called the Divas division to being called the Women's division. This newer championship does not share its title history with the original WWE Women's Championship that was contested between 1956 and 2010. The inaugural champion was Charlotte Flair, who at the time simply went by Charlotte.

Following the reintroduction of the brand extension in July 2016, reigning champion Charlotte Flair was drafted to the Raw brand, making the championship exclusive to Raw. In response, SmackDown created the SmackDown Women's Championship as its counterpart. The WWE Women's Championship was subsequently renamed as the Raw Women's Championship to reflect its exclusivity to that brand. As a result of the 2023 WWE Draft, the championships switched brands, and the Raw Women's Championship reverted to its original name of WWE Women's Championship on the June 9, 2023 episode of SmackDown.

Women's World Championship (2016–present)

The Women's World Championship is the fourth women's world championship established by WWE and is currently the women's championship of the Raw brand. Originally introduced as the SmackDown Women's Championship, its creation came as a result of the reintroduction of the brand extension in July 2016, after reigning WWE Women's Champion Charlotte Flair was drafted to the Raw brand, making that championship exclusive to Raw, where it was renamed the Raw Women's Championship. In response, SmackDown created the SmackDown Women's Championship on September 11, 2016. The inaugural champion was Becky Lynch. As a result of the 2023 WWE Draft, the championships switched brands despite their namesakes. The Raw Women's Championship, now on SmackDown, reverted to its original unbranded name while the SmackDown Women's Championship was renamed as the Women's World Championship on the June 12, 2023 episode of Raw.

NXT UK Women's Championship (2018–2022)

The NXT UK Women's Championship was the women's championship of NXT UK, a sister brand of NXT based in the United Kingdom. Established in 2018, the inaugural champion was Rhea Ripley. After the announcement of the closure of NXT UK, the title was unified into the NXT Women's Championship at Worlds Collide in September 2022. Meiko Satomura is recognized as the final champion.

NXT Women's North American Championship (2024–present)

At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 6, 2024, the WrestleMania week event for WWE's developmental brand NXT, the NXT Women's North American Championship was announced by the brand's General Manager Ava. This title will be the equivalent to the men's NXT North American Championship, marking the first-ever secondary women's championship in WWE. At Week 2 of Spring Breakin', Ava announced that the inaugural champion will be crowned at Battleground in a six-woman ladder match. The inaugural champion was Kelani Jordan.

WWE Women's Speed Championship (2024–present)

On February 9, 2024, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE announced a partnership with X to introduce WWE Speed, a weekly video series to stream exclusively on the social media platform where wrestlers would perform in matches with a five-minute time limit, which originally featured matches with only male wrestlers from its premiere episode. On May 1, 2024, WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H confirmed that the program would also eventually feature women's matches; this led to an official announcement on August 9, 2024, where he announced that the tournament for the championship will begin on September 4, 2024. In the tournament final that occurred during the Speed tapings on October 4, 2024, SmackDown's Candice LeRae defeated Raw's Iyo Sky to become the inaugural champion.

WWE Women's Crown Jewel Championship (2024–present)