Throughout its history, women have served in various onscreen roles in the American professional wrestling promotion WWE. In the 1990s, WWE introduced the term Diva to refer to its female performers, including wrestlers, managers or valets, backstage interviewers, or ring announcers.
A picture of the 1993 to 1995 championship design of the WWF Women's Championship.
The Fabulous Moolah, recognized by WWE as having held the WWF Women's Championship for 27 years and first woman to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
WWE Hall of Famer Wendi Richter, the woman who ended The Fabulous Moolah's 27-year title reign
Miss Elizabeth was considered the "First Lady of Wrestling" in her WWF career from 1985–1992 and played a central role in the storyline between the WrestleMania IV and WrestleMania V events.
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.
