The WWE Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division. It is one of two women's world titles for WWE's main roster, along with the Women's World Championship on Raw. The current champion is Bayley, who is in her second reign. She won the title by defeating Iyo Sky during night two of WrestleMania XL on April 7, 2024.
The current WWE Women's Championship belt with default side plates (2023–present)
Inaugural and record six-time champion Charlotte Flair, pictured here with the original design of the championship belt (2016–2023).
Two-time and current champion Bayley, shown here in her first reign when the title was called the Raw Women's Championship.
Women's professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a dramatic enactment of wrestling as a spectator sport. As is the norm for this sport, women's professional wrestling is organized by wrestling federations called promotions. Some promotions are exclusively for women, while others have separate divisions for women. Among the nations that have women's professional wrestling are Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
A mid-twentieth century poster advertises women wrestlers, primarily Mildred Burke.
Two women wrestlers in the 1950s
The Fabulous Moolah is recognized as having held the WWF Women's Championship for 28 years.
Taylor Wilde (left) and Ayako Hamada (right) with the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship belts in July 2010
