The WWE SmackDown Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the

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WWE on the SmackDown brand. Unveiled on the August 23, 2016, episode of '' SmackDown'', it was created to be the counterpart title to the then-WWE Women's Championship, which became exclusive to

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as a result of the

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and renamed to the Raw Women's Championship. The championship is generally contested in

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, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. The inaugural champion was Becky Lynch, who won the title at Backlash on September 11, 2016. Charlotte Flair is the current champion in her record seventh reign. She won the title by defeating Ronda Rousey on the December 30, 2022, episode of '' SmackDown'' in Tampa, Florida. As of , , overall, there have been 25 reigns between 12 champions and one vacancy. Charlotte Flair has the most reigns at seven. Bayley's second reign is the longest singular reign at 380 days, while Flair's fourth reign is the shortest at less than 1 day. Bayley also holds the record for longest combined reign at 520 days.

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is the oldest champion at 37, while Alexa Bliss is the youngest, having won it at 25.

Title history

Combined reigns

As of , .

References

External links

Official SmackDown Women's Title History
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Title history

Combined reigns

See also

References

External links