NXT Women's Championship
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.jpg) Record-tying two-time champion Shayna Baszler with the second design of the championship (2017–2022) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | WWE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brand | NXT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | April 5, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Roxanne Perez | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | April 6, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The NXT Women's Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. The title is a NXT-only championship. It is competed for between the brand's female wrestlers.
History
[change | change source]The title was introduced at WrestleMania Axxess on April 5, 2013. On the May 30, 2013 tapings of WWE NXT, Stephanie McMahon announced that there would be a tournament between four developmental talents and four main roster Divas. Paige defeated Emma in the tournament finals to become the first NXT Women's champion.
After Paige debuted on the main roster and won the WWE Divas Championship, she held both championships. On the April 24, 2014 episode of NXT, NXT Commissioner JBL stripped Paige of the NXT Women's Championship because of her not being able to defend the NXT Women's Championship as the WWE Divas Champion.[1]
Another tournament was started the following week. Sasha Banks would qualify over Bayley, Natalya would qualify over Layla, Alexa Bliss would qualify over Alicia Fox and Charlotte would qualify over the former number-one contender, Emma. During the semifinals, Natalya defeated Sasha Banks, and Charlotte defeated Alexa Bliss. At NXT TakeOver, the finals took places and Charlotte defeated Natalya to win the vacant NXT Women's Championship.[2]
Current champion
[change | change source]
Right now, the champion is Roxanne Perez in her second reign. She, along with Charlotte (Flair) and Shayna Baszler have the most reigns of this title. Perez defeated Lyra Valkyria at Stand & Deliver on April 6, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Title history
[change | change source]| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Days recog. |
Number of days held recognized by the promotion |
| Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | ||||
| 1 | Paige | June 20, 2013 | NXT | Winter Park, Florida | 1 | 308 | 273 | Paige defeated Emma in the finals of an eight woman tournament to become the inaugural champion. WWE lists the start of Paige's reign on July 24, 2013, when the episode aired on tape delay. |
[3] |
| — | Vacated | April 24, 2014 | NXT | Baltimore, Maryland | — | — | — | NXT General Manager John "Bradshaw" Layfield stripped Paige of the title when she moved on to the main roster after winning the WWE Divas Championship. | [4] |
| 2 | Charlotte | May 29, 2014 | NXT TakeOver | Winter Park, Florida | 1 | 258 | 258 | Charlotte defeated Natalya in the finals of an eight woman tournament to win the vacant championship. | [5] |
| 3 | Sasha Banks | February 11, 2015 | NXT TakeOver: Rival | Winter Park, Florida | 1 | 192 | 191 | This was a fatal four–way match, also including Bayley and Becky Lynch. | [6] |
| 4 | Bayley | August 22, 2015 | NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn | Brooklyn, New York | 1 | 223 | 223 | [7] | |
| 5 | Asuka | April 1, 2016 | NXT TakeOver: Dallas | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 510 | 522 | WWE lists the end of Asuka's reign on September 6, 2017, when the episode aired on tape delay. | [8] |
| — | Vacated | August 24, 2017 | NXT | Winter Park, Florida | — | — | — | After injuring her Collarbone at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III, Asuka gave up the title. This episode aired on tape delay on September 6, 2017. | [9][10] |
| 6 | Ember Moon | November 18, 2017 | NXT TakeOver: WarGames | Houston, Texas | 1 | 140 | 139 | This was a fatal four-way match also including Kairi Sane, Nikki Cross, and Peyton Royce. | [11] |
| 7 | Shayna Baszler | April 7, 2018 | NXT TakeOver: New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 133 | 132 | [12] | |
| 8 | Kairi Sane | August 18, 2018 | NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 | Brooklyn, New York | 1 | 71 | 71 | [13] | |
| 9 | Shayna Baszler | October 28, 2018 | Evolution | Uniondale, New York | 2 | 416 | 416 | This was the first time that the championship was defended or changed hands on a main roster WWE pay-per-view event. | [14] |
| 10 | Rhea Ripley | December 18, 2019 | NXT | Winter Park, Florida | 1 | 98 or 99 | 108 | WWE lists the end of Ripley's reign on April 4, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay. | [15] |
| 11 | Charlotte Flair | March 25, 2020 or March 26, 2020 | WrestleMania 36 Night 2 |
Orlando, Florida | 2 | 73 or 74 | 63 | Previously known as just Charlotte. WrestleMania was taped on March 25 and 26, but it is unknown which day this match was taped.[16] WWE lists the start of this title reign on April 5, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay. | [17] |
| 12 | Io Shirai | June 7, 2020 | NXT TakeOver: In Your House | Winter Park, Florida | 1 | 304 | 304 | This was a triple threat match also involving Rhea Ripley. Shirai pinned Ripley to win the title. | [18] |
| 13 | Raquel González | April 7, 2021 | NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1 |
Orlando, Florida | 1 | 202 | 201 | [19] | |
| 14 | Mandy Rose | October 26, 2021 | NXT 2.0: Halloween Havoc |
Orlando, Florida | 1 | 413 | 413 | This was a Chucky's choice Trick or Street Fight match. On September 4, 2022 at Worlds Collide, Mandy Rose beaten Meiko Satomura and Blair Davenport in a triple threat match to make the NXT UK Women's Championship into one with the NXT Women's Championship. The NXT UK Women's Championship was retired and the NXT Women's Championship became the Unified NXT Women's Championship. | [20] |
| 15 | Roxanne Perez | December 13, 2022 | NXT | Orlando, Florida | 1 | 109 | 109 | [21] | |
| 16 | Indi Hartwell | April 1, 2023 | NXT Stand & Deliver | Los Angeles, California | 1 | 31 | 31 | This was a six-way ladder match also involving Gigi Dolin, Lyra Valkyria, Tiffany Stratton, and Zoey Stark. As a result of the 2023 WWE Draft, Indi Hartwell was drafted to Raw. | [22] |
| — | Vacated | May 2, 2023 | NXT | Orlando, Florida | — | — | — | After she was drafted to Raw and suffered a foot injury, Indi Harwell gave up the title. | [23] |
| 17 | Tiffany Stratton | May 28, 2023 | NXT Battlegound | Lowell, Massachusetts | 1 | 107 | 107 | Defeated Lyra Valkyria in the finals of an eight-woman single-elimination tournament to win the vacant title. | [24] |
| 18 | Becky Lynch | September 12, 2023 | NXT | Orlando, Florida | 1 | 42 | 42 | [25] | |
| 19 | Lyra Valkyria | October 24, 2023 | NXT: Halloween Havoc Night 1 |
Orlando, Florida | 1 | 165 | 165 | [26] | |
| 20 | Roxanne Perez | April 6, 2024 | Stand & Deliver | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2 | 228 | 228 | ||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Paige Relinquishes the NXT Women's Championship: WWE NXT, April 24, 2014". WWE. Archived from the original on 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ↑ "WWE NXT Takeover results: Charlotte def. Natalya to win the vacant NXT Women's Championship". WWE. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ↑ Caldwell, James (July 21, 2013). "WWE News: NXT spoilers summer episodes - first NXT Women's champ, Flair, more, plus NXT TV in the U.S.?". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Paige Relinquishes the NXT Women's Championship: WWE NXT". WWE. April 24, 2014. Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Charlotte's first reign". WWE. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ↑ James, Justin (February 11, 2015). "James' WWE NXT TakeOver Report 2/11". Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Bayley's first reign". WWE. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Asuka". WWE. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Complete WWE NXT Spoilers from Full Sail University". PWInsider. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Asuka relinquishes NXT Women's Title". WWE. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ↑ Moore, John. "11/18 Moore's NXT Takeover: WarGames live review – The Undisputed Era vs. Authors of Pain and Roderick Strong vs. Sanity in a WarGames match, Ember Moon vs. Kairi Sane vs. Nikki Cross vs. Peyton Royce for the NXT Women's Title, Drew McIntyre vs. Andrade Almas for the NXT Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ↑ Moore, John. "4/7 Moore's NXT Takeover: New Orleans live review – Andrade Almas vs. Aleister Black for the NXT Title, Ember Moon vs. Shayna Baszler for the NXT Women's Championship, Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa in an unsanctioned match, ladder match for the new North American Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ↑ Moore, John. "8/18 Moore's NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV live review – Tommaso Ciampa vs. Johnny Gargano in a Last Man Standing match for the NXT Title, Shayna Baszler vs. Kairi Sane for the NXT Women's Championship, Adam Cole vs. Ricochet for the NXT North American Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ↑ Powell, Jason (28 October 2018). "Powell's WWE Evolution live review: Ronda Rousey vs. Nikki Bella for the Raw Women's Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair in a Last Woman Standing match for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Mae Young Classic Finals". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ↑ Moore, John (18 December 2019). "Powell's WWE Evolution live review: Ronda Rousey vs. Nikki Bella for the Raw Women's Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair in a Last Woman Standing match for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Mae Young Classic Finals". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ↑ "WWE grabará Wrestlemania 36". 21 March 2020.
- ↑ Powell, Jason (April 5, 2020). "WrestleMania 36 results: Powell's live review of Night Two featuring Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, John Cena vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt in a Firefly Funhouse match, Edge vs. Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing match, Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ↑ Moore, John (June 7, 2020). "NXT Takeover: In Your House results – Moore's live review of Adam Cole defeated Velveteen Dream in a Backlot Brawl for the NXT Championship, Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Io Shirai for the NXT Women's Championship, Keith Lee vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Title, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Karrion Kross". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ↑ Moore, John (April 7, 2021). "NXT Takeover Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of night one with Io Shirai vs. Raquel Gonzalez for the NXT Women's Championship, Walter vs. Tommaso Ciampa for the NXT UK Championship, MSK vs. Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde for the vacant NXT Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ↑ Moore, John (October 26, 2021). "10/26 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Halloween Havoc with Tommaso Ciampa vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Title, plus Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal stipulations for Raquel Gonzalez vs. Naomi for the NXT Women's Title, and MSK vs. Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel for the NXT Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ↑ Moore, John (December 13, 2022). "12/13 NXT TV results: Moore's review of the NXT Deadline fallout edition with new NXT Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne vs. Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley, Von Wagner vs. Odyssey Jones, Lyra Valkyria debuts". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ↑ McGuire, Colin (April 1, 2023). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: McGuire's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Title, Roxanne Perez vs. Zoey Stark vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Indi Hartwell in a ladder match for the NXT Women's Title, Wes Lee vs. Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Axiom for the NXT North American Title, Johnny Gargano vs. Grayson Waller". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ↑ Moore, John (May 2, 2023). "5/2 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn vs. Kayden Carter and Katana Chance for the NXT Women's Tag Team Titles, Wes Lee vs. Drew Gulak for the NXT North American Title, Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh, Gigi Dolin vs. Jacy Jayne, Joe Gacy vs. Joe Coffey, Axiom vs. Scrypts, Dani Palmer's debut". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ↑ Moore, John (May 28, 2023). "NXT Battleground results: Moore's live review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Championship, Tiffany Stratton vs. Lyra Valkyria for the vacant NXT Women's Title, Gallus vs. The Creeds for the NXT Tag Team Titles, Wes Lee vs. Tyler Bate vs. Joe Gacy in a Triple Threat for the NXT North American Title, Noam Dar vs. Dragon Lee for the NXT Heritage Cup". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ↑ Moore, John (September 12, 2023). "NXT TV results (9/12): Moore's review of Tiffany Stratton vs. Becky Lynch for the NXT Women's Title, Wes Lee vs. Ilja Dragunov for a shot at the NXT Title, Heritage Cup tournament matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ↑ Moore, John (October 24, 2023). "NXT TV results (10/24): Moore's review of Becky Lynch vs. Lyra Valkyria for the NXT Women's Title, Tony D'Angelo and Stacks vs. Andre Chase and Duke Hudson for the NXT Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 24, 2023.