NWA Women’s World Championship (WWE)

Years Active 1956 — 1984

Promotion NWA

Brand N/A

Total Reigns 1

Total Champions 1

Last Champion The Fabulous Moolah

Longest Reign

The Fabulous Moolah

10,170 days as the NWA Women’s World Championship (WWE) Champion

Won on House Show on September 18, 1956 and held title until July 23, 1984.

Most Reigns

The Fabulous Moolah (1)

Longest Reigns

The Fabulous Moolah (10,170 days)

About This Championship

The NWA Women’s World Championship, as recognized in WWE lineage, represents the earliest portion of the title history that later became the original WWE Women’s Championship.

WWE traces this lineage back to September 18, 1956, recognizing The Fabulous Moolah as the inaugural champion. In WWE’s official history, that date marks the beginning of the championship lineage later continued as the WWF Women’s Championship in 1984 and renamed the WWE Women’s Championship in 2002.

This period covers the years when the title was recognized under the NWA name, before the World Wrestling Federation assumed control of the championship. While WWE presents this early history as part of its women’s title lineage, not every title change recognized during the NWA years is reflected in this WWE version of the title belt.

For that reason, this title belt is for the NWA-era portion of the lineage, specifically as recognized by WWE. It is separate from our standalone NWA Women’s World Championship lineage page that follows the title as an independent NWA championship.

Championship Name History

NWA World Women's Championship 1956 – 1984

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WWF Women's Championship 1984 – 2002

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WWE Women's Championship 2002 – 2010

NWA Women’s World Championship (WWE) Complete Reign History

= Reign Distinction = Includes Reign Notes

# Click to sort	Wrestler Click to sort	Date Won Click to sort	Opponent(s) Click to sort	Event Click to sort	Match Type Click to sort	Partner(s) Click to sort
17	Jazz	Feb 4, 2002	Trish Stratus	Raw	Singles Match	98
16	Trish Stratus	Nov 18, 2001	Chyna, Ivory, Jacqueline, Lita, and Molly Holly	Survivor Series 2001	Six Pack Challenge Match	78
—	Title Vacated from November 1, 2001 to November 18, 2001 (17 days)
15	Chyna	Apr 1, 2001	Ivory	WrestleMania X-Seven	Singles Match	214
Chyna’s reign would end on November 1, 2001, after she retired and left the WWF due to contract disputes.
14	Lita	Aug 21, 2000	Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley	Raw is War	Singles Match	71
13	Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley	Mar 28, 2000	Jacqueline	SmackDown!	Singles Match	146
12	Ivory	Oct 25, 1999	The Fabulous Moolah	Raw is War	Singles Match	48
11	The Fabulous Moolah	Oct 17, 1999	Ivory	No Mercy 1999	Singles Match	8
10	Ivory	Jun 8, 1999	Debra	Raw is War	Singles Match	131
9	Debra	May 10, 1999	Sable	Raw is War	Evening Gown Match	29
In the evening gown match, Sable appeared to win under the usual rules, but Commissioner Shawn Michaels overruled it and declared Debra the winner because she had “lost her dress.” Michaels then awarded Debra the championship, making her the official new titleholder.
8	Sable	Nov 15, 1998	Jacqueline	Survivor Series 1998	Singles Match	176
7	Jacqueline	Sep 15, 1998	Sable	Raw is War	Vacant Title Match	61
—	Championship Deactivated from February 21, 1990 to December 13, 1993 (3 years, 9 months, 22 days)
6	The Fabulous Moolah	Nov 25, 1985	Wendi Richter	House Show	Singles Match	220
On November 25, 1985, The Fabulous Moolah regained the WWF Women’s Championship by wrestling Wendi Richter under a mask as “The Spider Lady”. The finish was controversial because the referee counted the fall quickly while Richter was trying to kick out. It’s a moment later remembered as an early “screwjob” style title change.
5	Wendi Richter	Mar 31, 1985	Leilani Kai	WrestleMania I	Singles Match	239
4	Leilani Kai	Feb 18, 1985	Wendi Richter	The War to Settle the Score	Singles Match	41
3	Wendi Richter	Jul 23, 1984	The Fabulous Moolah	The Brawl to End It All	Singles Match	210
Championship renamed to WWF Women's Championship on May 19, 1984
Championship renamed to NWA World Women's Championship on September 18, 1956
2	Ivory	Jun 7, 2026	Lita, Jacqueline, and Trish Stratus	SmackDown!	Fatal Four-Way Match	<1
1	The Fabulous Moolah	Sep 18, 1956		House Show		10,170
WWE recognizes Moolah’s September 18, 1956 title win under the National Wrestling Alliance banner as the starting point for its women’s title history. After the World Wrestling Federation broke from the NWA, Moolah later sold the rights to the women’s world title to the WWF in 1984, and the championship was treated as the WWF Women’s Championship going forward, while the NWA eventually continued its own separate women’s title lineage again afterward.