10 Best Women’s Champions in WWE history

WWE's Women's Revolution is in full swing and there are more talented female athletes competing for the Raw and Smackdown Women's Championships than ever before.

While WWE's Women's Revolution and upcoming Evolution pay-per-view have signified a start of a new era, it is not to say there haven't been numerous legendary women's wrestlers who came before them.

In this article, we take a look at the greatest women's champions in WWE's storied history. Some of the women featured in this article are legendary wrestlers who we could see in a WWE ring again at Evolution. Other wrestlers are sadly no longer with us but honoured in the WWE Hall of Fame. There are also a few modern-day women's wrestlers who have already surpassed some of their predecessors even though their careers are just starting.

Here are the 10 Best Women's Champions in WWE History:

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#10 AJ Lee

For years AJ Lee's record 295-day single reign as Divas Champion was the longest reign in the title's lineage. Nikkie Bella would break that record in 2014 with a 301-day reign, however.

Lee is the most decorated champion in the history of WWE's Divas Championship. The title was only in existence for 8 years but AJ made a point of winning it 3x. She held the title for a combined 406 days.

AJ's career only existed in WWE during the Divas Championship era, so she never won another title with the promotion. Her 406 days spent as a WWE Women's Champion is good for the 10th longest of all-time.

One can only wonder, however, if Lee's career would have lasted longer had it not been for the conflict between her and WWE as well as her husband CM Punk's, conflict with the company.

Lee retired after WrestleMania in 2014 at only 27 years old. Don't expect her back anytime soon either. She has released her autobiography since her WWE departure and seems content to be retired from in-ring competition.

#9 "Sensational" Sherri Martel

Sherri is perhaps best known as a valet for Shawn Michaels and later Randy Savage. She was a talented in-ring performer before then, however, and one of the greatest women's champions in WWE history.

"Sensational" Sherri Martel held the WWE Women's Championship for 441 days. She won the title from the Fabulous Moolah in 1987 and would eventually drop it to "Rockin" Robin in 1988.

She defeated Moolah at a live event in Texas and dropped the title to Rockin Robin in a televised match from Paris, France.

#8 Mickie James

Mickie James is a six-time champion in WWE, just one title win short of tying the all-time record. The record just happens to be held by James' biggest historical rival as well. The two rivals could meet at the Evolution pay-per-view as well.

James has yet to win a championship since returning to WWE in 2016. Her initial run with the company from 2003 to 2010 was a different story, however.

James won the WWE Women's Championship five-time and the Divas Championship once. Between her six title reigns, James has held a Women's Championship in WWE for a combined 445 days, good enough for 8th all-time.

#7 Alexa Bliss

Alexa Bliss has won the Raw Women's Championship a total of 3x and as of this writing has held it for a combined 375 days.

She's also won the Smackdown Women's Championship twice and held it for a total of 111 days.

26-year-old Alexa Bliss is already the seventh greatest WWE Women's Champion of all-time and her career is just getting going.

She's already passed her mentor Mickie James in this category.

In total, Alexa Bliss has won five WWE Women's Championships and held them for a combined 476 days.

#6 Wendi Richter

Richter was supposed to be the female Hulk Hogan in the 1980s. She was partnered up with Cyndi Lauper during the "Rock N Wrestling Connection" era.

She defeated the Fabulous Moolah for the Women's Championship on MTV in front of a huge audience but contract disputes plagued her relationship with WWE.WWE put Wendi Richter in the Hall of Fame in 2010. It had been 25 years since her last match with the company.

In 1985, Richter was the victim of the "Original Screwjob". When contract negotiations fell flat between WWE and her, Vince had Fabulous Moolah dress up in a mask and pin Richter's shoulders to the mat for real to win back the belt.

That Richter's shoulders were up when the referee counted was sort of ignored.

Richter won the Women's Championship twice and held it for a combined 449 days.

#5 "Rockin" Robin

Robin defeated Sensational Sherri for the title in 1988 and would go on to hold it for 502 days. The sister of Jake "the Snake" Roberts, Rockin Robin was a popular wrestler in the 1980s and the last WWE women's champion of the decade.

She would defend the title frequently against Judy Martin but eventually left WWE and the championship would be vacated. Robin says she still has the title belt. The title would remain inactive until 1993.

#4 Beth Phoenix

Beth Phoenix won the WWE Women's Championship a total of 3x and held it for a combined 367 days between those reigns.

She also won the Divas Championship on one occasion and held it for 204 days.

A recent inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame, Phoenix is the fourth greatest Women's Champion in WWE history.

In total, Phoenix is a four-time Women's Champion, having held the title for a combined 571 days.

#3 Alundra Blayze (aka Madusa)

After being on hiatus to end the 1980s, the Women's Championship was brought back in 1993.

Alundra Blayze was to be the new featured female performer of the company. She never really caught on, however. Despite feuds with the likes of Bull Nakano and Bertha Faye, Blayze left the company with the belt in 1995.

She promptly threw it in the trash on Nitro, where it would remain for the next three years until WWE brought it back.

Even though she once threw the WWE Women's Championship belt in the trash on an episode of WCW Nitro, WWE inducted Blayze into the Hall of Fame in 2015.

In total, Blayze won the WWE Women's Championship three times and held it for a combined 539 days.

#2 Trish Stratus

Trish Stratus has won WWE gold more than any other woman in history. She has won a WWE Women's Championship seven times, including in her last match with the company as a full-time star. She has held the title for a combined 828 days.

There is a far gap between Stratus and the most decorated female champion in WWE history, however.

Stratus participated in the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble this year. She is also confirmed to be participating in the upcoming Evolution pay-per-view in October as well. Her longtime rival James has already challenged her to a match on the show.

It can be argued Stratus is the most celebrated female athlete in WWE history but she's not the most-decorated. That honor goes to the person who occupies No. 1 on this list.

#1 The Fabulous Moolah

She won the WWE Women's championship four times and held it for a combined total of 10,778 days.

That Moolah basically invented the belt in 1956 probably has a lot to do with it.

Some people are not going to like this but the Fabulous Moolah is the greatest WWE Women's champion of all time.

This isn't a subjective opinion but rather based on statistics. She might not be everybody's favourite wrestler in history but she has held the WWE Women's championship for more days than anyone else ever. In fact, nobody else even comes close.

While she is sometimes vilified for her treatment of students she trained, Moolah is a true pioneer for women in the sport.

She trained students, she performed at a high-level, and she pushed for the inclusion of women on shows.

Before Vince McMahon Jr. took over WWE, Fabulous Moolah and Vince McMahon Sr was as thick as thieves. It is believed Vince Jr was told by his father when he took over the company to always take care of Moolah.

Moolah was the first woman ever to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame when she was granted the honour in 1995.