Becky lynch is officially the longest reigning raw womens. Nov 18, 2019 this is the longest balance transfer weve seen. Wwe nxt womens division champion asuka has now held the title for 435 days. Champion title reign length days notes 1 the fabulous moolah. There is also a disappointing lack of lucha libre aaa worldwide talent to freshen up some of the stagnation evident this episode. Trish stratus championship held womens length of longest reign 448 days as a 7time womens champion, trish stratus officially holds the record for the most title reigns by a female. Top 10 combined reigns of the wwe divas championship weunivers usways. All nikki bellas divas championship defenses 2nd reign. The preceding champions and the title changes between 1956 and when moolah.
Smackdown womens champion bayley closes out 2019 with a huge. Moolah had the longest reign by holding it for 10 years, although the wwe considers it. It was the only women s championship in the wwe until smackdown created the wwe divas championship as a counterpart title in july 2008. The actual wwe women s championship was replaced in 2010 by the divas championship. Wwe nxt the womens division in the midst of revival as. Oct 18, 2012 the 10 greatest streaks or runs in wwe history. Baszlers reign as the champion lasted for 416 days. These are the women she passed in the record books to get there.
The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute. The title was renamed the raw womens championship following the 2016 wwe brand extension draft. Page 4 10 longest title reigns in wrestling history. Ambrose was a part of the shield when he won the title on may 19, 20, and along with his brothers, he had a dominant run with the title until he dropped it to sheamus a year later. The top 5 longest reigning wwe womens champions youtube. The man now has the eighth longest reign of any female champion in wwe history, joining the like of the fabulous moolah twice, asuka. The following month, wwe would hold a women s wrestling tournament called the mae young classic, named after the late mae young.
Becky lynch becomes longestreigning raw womens champion. The official title history for the ecw world television championship. Page 2 the 5 longest wwe womens title reigns in history. Here is a look at the longest title reigns from the ruthless aggression period in wwe, which lasted from 2002 until 2007. The fabulous moolahs first reign is the longest reign, and is officially recognized to be. Wwe declares asuka the longest reigning womens champ in. She also holds the most combined days as champion at 287 days and counting. Before, it was called the wwe tag team championship and was a smackdown championship. Becky lynch defeated shayna baszler to retain the raw women s championship at wrestlemania 36. While brock lesnar s may be the longest reigning wwe world champion of the modern era, his underwhelming reign will have to conclude. Wwe raw womens champion becky lynch now goes in the record books as the longestreigning raw womens champion in company history. But with regards to lesnar s lengthy title reign, wwe can.
This is the title history of the wwe raw tag team championship. In this video we will count down the 5 longest wwe women s championship reigns. Jun 15, 2017 yet to be pinned or submitted in any way, asuka is in the midst of the longest title reign of any kind in nxt history and has held the nxt women s championship three times as long as any current. History of all wwe womens divison championships combined. The wwe united states championship, is a professional wrestling championship contested for in and owned by the american promotion wwe. The iiconics celebrate becoming the longest reigning defending wwe women s tag team champions. Top 50 longestreigning world champions updated for 2018. Ranking most likely superstars to beat becky lynch for wwe.
Briefly including the 247 title, dash wilder and scott dawson holds the distinction of the most reigns with different belts, holding the green belt. Asuka and kairi sane made their way into the records books on tuesday, as the kabuki warriors officially became the longestreigning wwe womens tag team champions. Wwe united states championshipchampion history pro. In 2018, the january royal rumble payperview would feature the firstever women s royal rumble match in the main event, which would be the. Wwe smackdown womens championship twm wrestling news. Daniel bryan ends aj styles 371day reign as wwe champion.
Seth rollins holds the distinction of the most reigns with different belts, twice being intercontinental champion and raw tag team champion. This past week saw bayley surpass charlotte flair with the longest single reign with the blue. Read your longest title reign from the story wwe preferences by xxsuplexcitybriexx b r i e with 5,508 reads. Nikki bella is still a long way off having the longest ever women s title reign. Sasha banks and bayley are the inaugural wwe women s tag team champions.
Cm punks recordsetting wwe title reign broken by nxt. Now including both raw and smackdown women s championship histories. Make sure this fits by entering your model number now kids can take home the excitement of wwe and its ultimate badge of honor the raw women s championship. Ronda rousey takes on nia jax for the raw womens title and two ladder matches will decide who takes home the money in the bank briefcases. This is a history of the longest reigning champions of wcw and ecw and wwe of course.
The kabuki warriors set new record as wwe womens tag team. This trophy item comes with sleek authentic styling, a white leatherlike belt and a onetime adjustable feature to fit around the waist of any child six years of age or older. In selecting the top 50 longest reigning world champions, canadian bulldog s world poured through the records of more than 200 recognized world champions men and women in the following promotions. Nikki bella and the 5 longest reigning divas champions wwe. The 10 greatest streaks or runs in wwe history bleacher. Current wwe champions 2020 list your ultimate guide. The title was introduced in 1963 by the thenworld wide wrestling federation wwwf.
Shayna baszler had a memorable run as nxt womens champion, till she was defeated for the title by rising talent rhea ripley last week. When the queen of spades eventually joins the main roster, wwe needs to book her at the top of the card, and a title win over the most popular women s champion in a long. And i think its for the most part, wasted potential because shes an overall good worker. List of wwe champions simple english wikipedia, the free. The phenomenal ones second reign as wwe champion lasted 371. Who are the 10 longest reigning wwe world heavyweight. Jan 06, 2017 7 things we want to see from wwes womens division in 2017.
Wwe wrestlemania 35 predictions in light of the fallout. As per wwe s official title history, the inaugural champion was the fabulous moolah, who defeated judy grable on september 18, 1956 moolah had the longest reign by holding it for 10 years, although the wwe considers it to be longer at 28 years, as title changes between 1956 and 1984 are not recognized by the promotion. In july 2003, the title was commissioned to be a secondary championship on the smackdown. The wwe women s championship was a women s professional wrestling championship in the world wrestling entertainment wwe promotion.
Jan 31, 2014 the shields lunatic fringe answered nearly every challenge to his championship, whether by hook or by crook, for 351 days until he was defeated by sheamus in a battle royal for the title on raw. Her wwe womens title reign officially lasted for an insane 10,170 days from sept. Former wwe tagteam champions the new day explain what this past year was like, including an inring segment with the rock and breaking the record for longest tagteam title reign. The wwe raw women s championship is a wrestling championship in wwe competed for by women of the raw brand. Brock lesnar passes cm punks modernera title reign. Every wwe champion ever, ranked by number of reigns photos. The champion with the single longest reign is bruno sammartino with a reign of 2,803 days. Sisterhood of the squared circle presents the fascinating history of womens wrestling, from the carnival circuit of the late 1800s to todays hugely popular matches. All told, sammartino s two reigns as wwe champion totaled more than a decade, with his longest reign clocking in at an astounding 2,803 days. List of wwe tag team championship reigns by length simple. For the sake of the article i have chosen to recognize all wwe women s championship reigns and all wwe divas. She was the longest reigning champion in the history of her chosen sport, or any sport for that matter. Its only true that nobody could beat chyna for the wwe womens championship because she wasnt around for the last six months, essentially, of her seven month reign. Michelle mccool championship held women slength of longest reign 217 days besting maryse s reign by a single day, the 9th place entry on the list is former wwe diva and wife of the undertaker.
Alexa bliss has the longest combined reign at 398 days 396 days as recognized by wwe. The wwe divas championship was a women s professional wrestling championship in the wwe promotion. The following list shows the top 10 longest womens championship reigns in wwe history. Nov 26, 2019 on tuesday lynch s reign as raw women s champion reached 232 days, breaking the previous record for longest single reign with the title previously set by ronda rousey at 231 days. Jan 11, 2019 overall, the average title length was 31 days. With the win, lynch continues a reign that started at last year s wrestlemania. The championship was generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants executed scripted finishes rather than contending in direct competition.
Three months later, wwe would reintroduce the brand extension on july 19 and wwe women s champion charlotte would be drafted to the raw brand, making the women s title exclusive to raw leaving smackdown without a women s championship yet again for the second time in history. The 10 longestreigning wwe champions of all time wwe. This video got blocked worldwide, so i decided to update and reupload. The undertaker is wwe s longest reigning scary gimmick, and balor is one of wwe s latest. Aug 20, 2018 now that he has the title, the reign is bound to be lengthy and rightfully so. Im honestly still upset about her choking out bayley when she won the title in. Counting down the five longest reigning women s champions in wwe history. The word divas in the championship s name refers to the pseudonym wwe diva, which wwe used to refer its female. Nov 10, 2019 dean ambroses 351day run with the united states championship holds the record for the longest us title reign under the wwe banner. Due to champion s advantage, she retained her title and subsequently surpassed aj lee s former record of 295 days as champion, meaning nikki bella is now the longest reigning divas champion of all time. Today, becky has officially beaten ronda s reign and is now the longest reigning raw women s champion, and is thus the longest reigning women s champion of the modern era postdiva era.
New day have been unbeatable and look set to become the record holders for longest ever wwe tag team title reign. Top 10 longest reigning divas champions updated youtube. Wwe did not introduce a women s title to its organisation until 1984. The wwe also consider the raw, smackdown and nxt titles to be world championships for their womens division. Royal rumble 2017, ric flair might just find himself beat before long. The living legend bruno sammartino, an alltime wrestling. Wcw s world championship was often passed around like a hot potato. The living legend defended against a neverending supply of lethal villains that included killer kowalski, gorilla monsoon and stan hansen.
Wwe women s championship history part 2 20022010 duration. Jul 31, 2019 ranking most likely superstars to beat becky lynch for wwe raw womens title. This ranged from world title reigns to tag team title reigns and midcard titles as well. The women of wwe lunge for the loot at mitb 2018 duration. Predicting how long sasha banks and bayley will be wwe. Nikki cross and alexa bliss defeated asuka and kairi sane to win the belts.
Wwwfwwf wwe 1963 present, although the women s championship was established in 1956 tna 2002 present roh 2002 present. Champion in wwe history but where does the hound of justice rank among the most enduring united. Some facts about the wwe womens tag team champions. It was created on april 3, 2016 at wrestlemania 32 and was originally called the wwe women s championship.
That ended when it was made into one with the world tag team championship of raw in 2009 and the wwe brand extension ended in 2011. Moolah had bought the rights to the nwa women s championship in the 1970s and sold the title to the thenwwf in 1984. The longest title reign is owned by the new day, who held it for 483 days. Effort post the longest reigning champions in history, according to wwe canon rewatching some 2001 shows, and i was reminded of rob van dams 23 month reign as ecw television champion, which was even at the time put over as the longest reign of any champion in north america in the 90s. Mar 08, 2020 like all stories on wwe s backstage plans, nothing is set is stone until the match actually happens. Gutteridges wwe statistics series 2018 titles part 5 of 5. The longest single title reign and the longest combined title reigns. It is recognized as the top championship in the wwe. Styles forbear in many ways, cm punk was the kind of superstar a lot of prognosticators wrote off as a guy whose physical gifts might not translate to sustained success in wwe. It is recognized as the top championship in the wwe the wrestler with the most reigns as world heavyweight champion is john cena with. Top 10 combined reigns of the wwe divas championship. The greatest womens champions of all time bleacher. In reality, this was moolahs 7th reign, but because wwe does not recognize the title changes of the nwa world womens championship between 1956 and 1984, they recognize this as moolahs 3rd reign.
She remains the longest reigning champion in wwe, having held her title just a few days shy of a full year. On september 19, 2010, at night of champions, the women s championship was unified with the wwe divas championship, retiring the women s championship. Who are the longestreigning champions in wwe history. With the womens championship heading to raw in the wake of the brand extension draft, shane mcmahon and daniel bryan introduced the smackdown womens championship for the blue brand with the first champion being crowned at wwe backlash on sept. With more than 100 wrestler profiles, find out how backstage politics, reallife grudges. Brock lesnar recently beat cm punks record as reigning wwe champion, but how does his reign measure against these legends. Asuka set a very important nxt record on new years day. Sep 17, 2015 on monday 14092015, nikki bella lost to charlotte in a divas championship match on raw via disqualification. Check out the california native s huge accolade here. See where time wwe champion randy orton ranks on this list of.
The wrestler with the most reigns as world heavyweight champion is john cena with. Championship held women slength of longest reign 342 days at the time when alundra blayze first arrived into the wwe from wcw in 1993, the women s championship had been deactivated for nearly. Wwe has maintained several womens professional wrestling championships since acquiring. May 03, 2017 one title defense before retiring months later doesnt make one a dominant champion. Whilst the match at survivor series is still fresh in people s minds, one average match shouldnt take away from how great becky s year has been. Well, 434 days with the wwe title later the longest world championship reign in modern history until this year they finally stopped writing. With only a womens title match worth watching, and even then, only for the historical significance of the end of the longest impact knockouts championship title reign in the history of the promotion. There have been a total of 30 recognized champions who have had a combined 59 official reigns. And, if asuka does walk out of texas with the title, shell also be the longest reigning womens champ of the wwe s modern era, surpassing nikki bellas run with the divas championship 301 days. The iiconics celebrate becoming the longest reigning. Learn the five longest reigning divas champions in wwe history. Whats in store for shayna baszler after losing nxt womens. Since that original titles inception, lita, trish stratus and many other great names have enjoyed reigns atop the womens division. However, this title does not share the title history of the original women s championship.
The wwe womens championship was a womens professional wrestling championship in the. The championship was generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Nia jax is the oldest champion, winning the championship at the age. The book is filled with questionable stuff like that. Wwe raw womens championship simple english wikipedia. That led to some short title reigns but a few wrestlers managed lengthy runs. Jan 02, 2017 nxt and wwe announcer tom phillips tweeted on sunday night that asuka just put herself into the record book at the longestreigning nxt womens champion of all time. Page 2 10 longest title reigns in wrestling history.