The MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship is a

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created and promoted by the

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(MLW). The current champion is Janai Kai who is in her first reign.

History

MLW previously teased the formation of a women's division on August 18, 2019, later announcing its official launch on October 18, 2019. The division's first official match was held at

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of 2019 between

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and The Spider Lady which Zhang was successful at winning via disqualification. Following MLW coming back from a lengthy hiatus due to the

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, on July 7, 2021, it was announced that

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co-founder

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had joined MLW to help relaunch its women's division. On the September 22, 2021, episode of '' Fusion: Alpha'', MLW officially announced the launch of its MLW women's featherweight division and introduced the first wrestlers on the roster, including Brittany Blake,

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, The Sea Stars ( Ashley Vox and Delmi Exo),

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and Zoey Skye. On April 21, 2022, it was announced that on May 13, 2022, at

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that there will be a match between

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and

to determine who the first ever MLW Women's Featherweight Championship title holder is. During the match, Taya defeated Holidead via

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to become the inaugural championship holder. Sometime during Taya Valkyrie's reign, the title's name was changed from the MLW Women's Featherweight Championship to the MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship according to MLW's official website. file:Taya Valkyrie, April 2016.jpg, 205px, The inaugural champion

Reigns

Names

References

External links

MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship Title History
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Women's professional wrestling championships

History

Reigns

Names

See also

References

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