He Raw The Women’s Championship has been one of WWE’s two most prestigious women’s world titles since 2016. Renamed after the brand’s division, this belt has been the go-to for all those in Raw’s women’s division.
There are several things to know about this belt, and with 24 different reigns there is certainly plenty to choose from when selecting the most interesting facts, figures, moments, and matches when it comes to prize money. Bianca Belair, as of this writing, is the current Raw Women’s Champion, and with the looks of her reign, she could very well break the record for longest reign and find herself as an addition to this list.
10 Continues the lineage prior to the separation of the brand
When the 2016 brand split occurred, the WWE Women’s Championship remained on Raw and was renamed Raw’s exclusive prize. WWE established a second title, this time with a blue backing instead of red, calling it the SmackDown Women’s Title.
Although these belts are on equal footing in terms of prestige, the Raw title continues the lineage that predated the brand’s split when Charlotte Flair won gold at WrestleMania 32. This belt replaced the Divas Championship.
9 Asuka is the oldest Raw Women’s Champion
Compared to other WWE titles, Raw’s roster of women’s champions has been relatively young. In fact, the oldest champion was Asuka, who won the belt at 38 years old.
Asuka was and continues to be in peak condition, and while she was the oldest Raw Women’s Champion, it has had no effect on her work in the ring or her reign.
8 Sasha Banks is the youngest Raw Women’s Champion
Sasha Banks is a five-time Raw Women’s Champion, though her reigns have often been very fleeting, amassing just 116 days with gold around her waist.
When Banks first won the belt in 2016 from Charlotte Flair on an episode of Raw, she became the youngest Raw Women’s Champion, a record that still stands. Banks was just 24 years old when she first won the title.
7 Raw Women’s Championship Has Multiple “Firsts”
Throughout the Women’s Revolution in WWE, there have been countless “firsts.” For example, NXT hosted the first women’s main event match, either a special event or PPV, and there have also been first-time match types such as Royal Rumble, Money in the Bank, and Elimination Chamber for women.
The Raw Women’s Championship itself has been a part of many of these historic matches and moments, such as the first women’s Hell in a Cell (which was also the first women’s main roster PPV main event) and the first Iron Woman Match. on the main roster too.
6 Charlotte Flair has the most reigns
It seems that no matter where you look at the records, Charlotte Flair is in and between the picture. She is the most successful female wrestler of all time, and that is reflected in her number of Raw Women’s Championship reigns.
She was the first champion and would become a 6 time champion (as of this writing). Not all of her reigns have been great, but her account is still impressive.
5 Asuka indirectly won the Raw Women’s Championship
In 2020, something quite unique happened with the Raw Women’s Championship. Becky Lynch was having a brilliant reign as Raw Women’s Champion, but she would have to vacate the title on an episode of Raw following a pregnancy announcement.
The night before, Asuka won the Money in the Bank ladder match, but instead of a contract guaranteeing a title match, the briefcase contained the Raw Women’s Title. She was crowned the new champion in a big and unexpected moment.
4 Charlotte Flair has the shortest reign
Charlotte Flair may be the person with the most Raw Women’s Championship reigns, but she also has an unfortunate record. At the 2021 Money in the Bank PPV, Flair defeated Rhea Ripley to become the new Raw Women’s Champion.
However, 22 hours later, she was attacked by Miss Money in the Bank, Nikki ASH Nikki cashed in her briefcase on Raw to defeat Flair and win the belt in a huge upset. However, it wasn’t long before Flair got the belt back, taking only about a month to get it back.
3 Awkward Championship Swap Ceremony
The Raw Women’s Championship has had many great moments and title changes, but it also has one of the worst title changes ever. After the Superstar Shake-Up in which Raw and SmackDown Women’s Champions Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair were switched to opposite brands, the titles were to be switched as well.
This led to a terribly awkward segment in which Lynch and Flair had a miscommunication and
it essentially threw the belts to the ground. It’s easy to see where these frustrations came from, as his reigns were treated like they didn’t matter.
2 Becky Lynch has the longest reign
Becky Lynch won the Raw Women’s Title at WrestleMania 35 and would hold it for over a year, breaking the record for longest reign while doing so. She was champion for a staggering 373 days.
Lynch would ultimately vacate the title due to pregnancy, so it is unknown how long she would have held the belt if she had not taken a break from the ring.
1 It hasn’t been exclusively the main event of WrestleMania
The Raw Women’s Title was part of a WrestleMania 35 “Winner Take All” main event in which the SmackDown Women’s Title was also on the line, but unlike the SmackDown belt, the Raw Title was not. has exclusively starred in the biggest show of the year. itself.
Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks participated in the main event of WrestleMania 37 Night One for the SmackDown Championship, but to date, the Raw Women’s Championship has not held that prestigious position.