The WWE Women's World Championship is a women's world championship created by WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division. The title was unveiled on the August 23, 2016 episode of SmackDown Live as the counterpart title to the then-WWE Women's Championship, which became exclusive to Raw as a result of the 2016 WWE draft.
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| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | |||
| 1 | Becky Lynch | September 11, 2016 | Backlash | Richmond, VA | 1 | 84 | As a result of the 2016 WWE draft, the WWE Women's Championship became exclusive to Raw. In response, SmackDown established the SmackDown Women's Championship and Raw's title was subsequently renamed. |
| 2 | Alexa Bliss | December 4, 2016 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | Dallas, TX | 1 | 69 | |
| 3 | Naomi | February 12, 2017 | Elimination Chamber | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 8 | |
| — | Vacated | February 21, 2017 | SmackDown | Ontario, CA | — | — | The championship was vacated when Naomi suffered a knee injury and was unable to defend the title within thirty days. |
| 4 | Alexa Bliss | February 21, 2017 | SmackDown | Ontario, CA | 2 | 40 | Defeated Becky Lynch to win the vacant title. |
| 5 | Naomi | April 2, 2017 | WrestleMania 33 | Orlando, FL | 2 | 139 | |
| 6 | Natalya | August 20, 2017 | SummerSlam | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | 86 | |
| 7 | Charlotte Flair | November 14, 2017 | SmackDown | Charlotte, NC | 1 | 146 | |
| 8 | Carmella | April 10, 2018 | SmackDown | New Orleans, LA | 1 | 130 | This was Carmella's Money in the Bank cash-in match. |
| 9 | Charlotte Flair | August 19, 2018 | SummerSlam | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | 27 | |
| 10 | Becky Lynch | September 16, 2018 | Hell in a Cell | San Antonio, TX | 2 | 91 | |
| 11 | Asuka | December 16, 2018 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | San Jose, CA | 1 | 99 | |
| 12 | Charlotte Flair | March 26, 2019 | SmackDown | Uncasville, CT | 3 | 12 | |
| 13 | Becky Lynch | April 8, 2019 | WrestleMania 35 | East Rutherford, NJ | 3 | 41 | |
| 14 | Charlotte Flair | May 19, 2019 | Money in the Bank | Hartford, CT | 4 | <1 | |
| 15 | Bayley | May 19, 2019 | Money in the Bank | Hartford, CT | 1 | 140 | This was Bayley's Money in the Bank cash-in match. |
| 16 | Charlotte Flair | October 6, 2019 | Hell in a Cell | Sacramento, CA | 5 | 4 | |
| 17 | Bayley | October 11, 2019 | SmackDown | Paradise, NV | 2 | 379 | |
| 18 | Sasha Banks | October 25, 2020 | Hell in a Cell | Orlando, FL | 1 | 167 | |
| 19 | Bianca Belair | April 10, 2021 | WrestleMania 37Night 1 | Tampa, FL | 1 | 132 | |
| 20 | Becky Lynch | August 21, 2021 | SummerSlam | Paradise, NV | 4 | 62 | Bianca Belair was originally scheduled to defend the title against Sasha Banks; however, before the match began, it was announced that Banks was unable to compete for undisclosed reasons. Carmella was then announced as her new opponent, but Lynch made a surprise return from maternity leave, took out Carmella, and challenged Belair to an impromptu match that Belair accepted. |
| 21 | Charlotte Flair | October 22, 2021 | SmackDown | Wichita, KS | 6 | 198 | As a result of the 2021 WWE Draft, then-Raw Women's Champion Charlotte Flair was drafted to SmackDown while Becky Lynch was drafted to Raw. To keep the titles on their respective brands, WWE official Sonya Deville had the two women exchange championships. |
| 22 | Ronda Rousey | May 8, 2022 | WrestleMania Backlash | Providence, RI | 1 | 55 | |
| 23 | Liv Morgan | July 2, 2022 | Money in the Bank | Paradise, NV | 1 | 98 | This was Morgan's Money in the Bank cash-in match. Morgan was a member of the Raw roster prior to the cash-in. Transferred to the SmackDown brand after winning the championship. |
| 24 | Ronda Rousey | October 8, 2022 | Extreme Rules | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | 83 | |
| 25 | Charlotte Flair | December 30, 2022 | SmackDown | Tampa, FL | 7 | 92 | |
| 26 | Rhea Ripley | April 1, 2023 | WrestleMania 39 | Inglewood, CA | 1 | 282+ | Ripley won the championship as a member of the Raw brand, but the title did not officially switch to Raw until the 2023 WWE Draft. It was subsequently renamed as the Women's World Championship on the June 12, 2023 episode of Raw. |