The WWE Women's United States Championship is a

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created and promoted by the

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, defended on the

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brand division. It is one of two secondary women's championships on WWE's main roster, along with the

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on Raw. The title was unveiled during ''

'' on November 8, 2024. The current champion is Giulia, who is in her first reign. She won the title by defeating

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on the June 27, 2025, episode of ''SmackDown''.

History

The American

promotion

was founded in April 1963, but it never had a secondary women's championship until the

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was introduced for the

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NXT in April 2024. Later that year during the November 8, 2024, episode of ''

'', the brand's general manager

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unveiled the WWE Women's United States Championship as a secondary championship for the main roster women's division on the

brand, countering the men's

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. The

was subsequently introduced for Raw on November 25. Prior to the November 15 episode of ''SmackDown'', Aldis announced that tournament matches to determine the inaugural Women's United States Champion would begin on that night's episode. WWE Chief Content Officer

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subsequently revealed the tournament bracket, featuring 12 women from the SmackDown roster in four

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with those winners then facing off in the tournament final at

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on December 14, 2024. Tournament participants announced were Bayley,

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, and Elektra Lopez. Cargill, however, was pulled from the tournament due to a backstage assault and was replaced by NXT's

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. In the tournament final at Saturday Night's Main Event on December 14, Green defeated Michin to become the inaugural champion.

Tournaments

Inaugural tournament

The tournament to crown the inaugural Women's United States Champion began on November 15, 2024, and was held across episodes of ''SmackDown'', concluding at the Saturday Night's Main Event special on December 14, 2024. ;

Belt design

The belt design is identical to the men's version, but like all women's championships in WWE, it is smaller and on a white strap and it has small blue text that reads "Women's" placed above the words "United States". Like all of WWE's other championship belts, the two side plates feature a removable center section which can be customized with the champion's logos; the default side plates feature a WWE logo over a silver globe.

Reigns

As of , , there have been three reigns among three different champions. The inaugural champion was Chelsea Green. The current champion is Giulia, who defeated

on the June 27, 2025, episode of ''SmackDown'' in

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Notes

References

External links

Official WWE Women's United States Championship Title History
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