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The WWE Women's Championship is the only Diva -exclusive championship in World Wrestling Entertainment , and is currently a '' RAW '' championship.

Compared to the men's belts, the Women's championship is traditionally considered to be one of the minor belts, due to the various roles women have had in modern wrestling storylines.

Because of the relative depth of the women's roster compared to the men's roster, little attention is paid to championship responsibilities compared to the men's titles: whereas virtually all of WWE's men's titles are to be defended once every 30 days or vacated in case of an injury, neither has been strictly enforced for the Women's championship. An example of this would be when Trish Stratus took a 4 month leave to recover from a herniated disc in her lower back and returned still wearing the Women's Title.


HISTORY

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The Women's Championship was first won by The Fabulous Moolah on September 15 , 1956 after she defeated Judy Grable in a tournament final. At the time, it was recognized as the NWA Women's Championship . In 1983 , Moolah - who at the time owned the rights to the Women's championship and the Women's Tag Team championship - sold the rights to Vince McMahon when the then WWWF withdrew from the NWA. It was thus recognized exculsively as the WWF Women's Championship. Because of this, WWE holds the viewpoint that The Fabulous Moolah held her title for almost 30 years, despite evidence that the Women's Championship changed hands during this span.

The belt was at the center of some controversy in 1995, when the then-champion, Alundra Blayze jumped ship to rival promotion WCW making a surprise appearance on '' WCW Monday Nitro '' and dropping the championship belt into a trashcan on live television.

In early to mid-2002, as part of the WWE's Brand Extension , the Women's Championship, along with the WWE Undisputed Championship (it's male counterpart), was to be defended on both shows. However, because of the relatively little attention given to the women's title compared to the various men's belts, it was quietly made into a '' RAW ''-exclusive title so that there would be four championship belts per brand. However, the title remained ''de jure'' open to both ''RAW'' and ''SmackDown!'' challengers, a point which would not be exploited until November 2005 , when women's champion Trish Stratus accepted a challenge from '' SmackDown! '' challenger Melina , as a side-story to the main "show versus show" storyline. At the time, it was the first time a challenger fought for a belt - men's or women's - from the opposite brand. As a result, in December 2005 WWE quietly announced that more attention would be made to the women's title on ''SmackDown!'' to reinforce the fact that the title remained open to competition on both brands.

Although the title can be contested by both brands, it is not known whether the belt or the wrestler is forced to change shows should a challenger from the opposite brand win the championship - an issue that was avoided in 2005 when Stratus retained the title.


TRIVIA


  • Gail Kim is one of only two women to win the WWE Women's Championship in her WWE debut. This occurred on ''RAW'' when she was victorious in a seven diva battle royal for the title. Sherri Martel also won the Women's Title in her WWF debut match against the Fabulous Moolah in July 1987.


  • Moolah claims the longest championship reign in professional sports history, holding the title for twenty-eight years, though this claim is disputed; records show she lost the title to Betty Boucher, Yukiko Tomoe, Sue Green and Evelyn Stevens. However, WWE does not recognize any of these title changes, as the title was under the umbrella of the National Wrestling Alliance during that time.


  • The modern record for the most championship reigns is six, held by Trish Stratus .


  • Only four women have held the title for longer than a year: Moolah, Sherri Martel , Rockin' Robin , and most recently, Trish Stratus.


  • Lita is the only woman to win the WWE Women's Championship twice on the main event of a ''WWE RAW'' show (First against Stephanie McMahon , second against Trish Stratus).


  • The Women's Championship is the only WWE Championship to be won in Australia.



  • The oldest Women's Champion was The Fabulous Moolah.


  • Molly Holly , Trish Stratus , Jacqueline , and Chyna are the only women to hold the Women's Championship and another Championship usually held by male WWE Superstars. Trish Stratus and Molly Holly each became the Hardcore Champion, Chyna became Intercontinental Champion, and Jacqueline became Cruiserweight Champion.


  • 24 wrestlers have held the belt individualy. 23 were female and 1 was male ( Harvey Whippleman , wrestling as "Hervina", defeated The Kat in 2000).



CURRENT CHAMPION



The current Women's Champion is ''RAW'''s Mickie James in her first reign. James defeated Trish Stratus at ''WWE Wrestlemania 22 '' in Chicago Allstate Arena on April 2nd , 2006 .


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