Apr 18, 2026, 10:51 PM ET With the Women's Championship heading to Raw in the wake of the Brand Extension Draft, Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan introduced the SmackDown Women's Championship for the blue brand with the first champion being crowned at WWE Backlash on Sept. 11, 2016.
On the June 12, 2023 edition of Raw, the title was renamed to the Women's World Championship.
Current WWE Women's World champion Champion : Liv Morgan
Date won : April 18, 2026
Defeated : Stephanie Vaquer
Event : WrestleMania 42
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Liv Morgan becomes new women's world champion
WWE Women's World champion title history Wrestler Date won Event Length Reign No. Liv Morgan 4/18/2026 WrestleMania 42 TBD 3 Stephanie Vaquer 9/20/25 Wrestlepalooza 210 days 1 Vacant 8/18/25 Raw N/A N/A Naomi 7/13/25 Evolution 35 days 3 Iyo Sky 3/3/25 Raw 131 days 1 Rhea Ripley 1/6/25 Raw 56 days 2 Liv Morgan 5/25/24 King and Queen of the Ring 226 days 2 Becky Lynch 4/22/24 Raw 33 days 5 Rhea Ripley 4/1/23 WrestleMania 39 379 days 1 Charlotte Flair 12/30/22 SmackDown 92 days 7 Ronda Rousey 10/8/22 Extreme Rules 83 days 2 Liv Morgan 7/2/22 Money in the Bank 98 days 1 Ronda Rousey 5/8/22 WrestleMania Backlash 55 days 1 ^Charlotte Flair 10/22/21 SmackDown 198 days 6 Becky Lynch 8/21/21 SummerSlam 62 days 4 Bianca Belair 4/10/21 WrestleMania 37 133 days 1 Sasha Banks 10/25/20 Hell in a Cell 167 days 1 Bayley 10/11/19 SmackDown 380 days 2 Charlotte Flair 10/6/19 Hell in a Cell 5 days 5 Bayley 5/19/19 Money in the Bank 140 days 1 Charlotte Flair 5/19/19 SmackDown 0 days 4 Becky Lynch 4/7/19 WrestleMania 35 42 days 3 Charlotte Flair 3/26/19 SmackDown 13 days 3 Asuka 12/16/18 TLC 100 days 1 Becky Lynch 9/16/18 Hell in a Cell 91 days 2 Charlotte Flair 8/19/18 SummerSlam 28 days 2 Carmella 4/10/18 SmackDown 131 days 1 Charlotte Flair 11/14/17 SmackDown 147 days 1 Natalya 8/20/17 SummerSlam 86 days 1 Naomi 4/2/17 WrestleMania 33 140 days 2 *Alexa Bliss 2/21/17 SmackDown 40 days 2 Vacant 2/21/17 SmackDown N/A N/A Naomi 2/12/17 Elimination Chamber TBD 1 Alexa Bliss 12/4/16 TLC 70 days 1 Becky Lynch 9/11/16 Backlash 84 days 1 * - After Naomi forfeited the SmackDown women's championship due to injury, ^ - Raw women's champion was drafted to SmackDown, while SmackDown
