The NXT Women's Championship in WWE was established in 2013 for the women's roster in the NXT brand. The championship debuted as a successor to the FCW Divas Title, which was retired after WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), was rebranded as NXT. On February 27, 2014, the first-ever NXT Women's Champion was crowned following a tournament that concluded in a match between Paige and Emma at the NXT Arrival event. Paige won the match to become the inaugural NXT Women's Champion.
NXT Women's Champion
As of March 2025, Stephanie Vaquer is the NXT Women's Champion in WWE. At NXT: Roadblock 2025, she defeated Giulia in a title match, marking her first title reign in WWE. She is the NXT Women's and NXT Women's North American Champion as of March 2025.
NXT Women’s Championship reigns
Since its introduction, the NXT Women's Championship has had 21 reigns, with Asuka holding the title for 522 days between April 1, 2016, and September 6, 2017. Asuka's reign is also the longest in NXT history for any championship, male or female. As of March 2025, Indi Hartwell has the shortest reign in the championship's history, having held the title for 31 days.
Charlotte Flair's initial run with the NXT Women's Title, as the second-ever champion, lasted 258 days, and Bayley's reign, as the fourth-ever champion, lasted 223 days. Roxanne Perez won the NXT Women's championship on December 13, 2022, by defeating Mandy Rose. Perez had won the right to face Mandy Rose three days earlier by winning the inaugural Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT's Deadline event. As of March 2025, Stephanie Vaquer holds the championship.
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Memorable moments of the reign | |||
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | |||
| 1 | Paige | June 20, 2013 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 1 | 308 | Paige defeated Emma to become the inaugural NXT Women’s Champion. Had to relinquish the title due to a main-roster call-up. |
| 2 | Charlotte Flair | May 29, 2014 | TakeOver | Winter Park, FL | 1 | 258 | Won the vacant title by defeating Natalya in the finals of a tournament. |
| 3 | Sasha Banks | February 11, 2015 | TakeOver: Rival | Winter Park, FL | 1 | 192 | . |
| 4 | Bayley | August 22, 2015 | TakeOver: Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | 223 | |
| 5 | Asuka | April 1, 2016 | TakeOver: Dallas | Dallas, TX | 1 | 522 | As of March 2025, this has been the longest NXT Women’s Championship reign, with Asuka carrying her undefeated streak over to the main roster. |
| 6 | Ember Moon | November 18, 2017 | TakeOver: WarGames | Houston, TX | 1 | 140 | Ember Moon won the vacant title by securing victory in a fatal four-way match. |
| 7 | Shayna Baszler | April 7, 2018 | TakeOver: New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | 1 | 133 | |
| 8 | Kairi Sane | August 18, 2018 | TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | 71 | |
| 9 | Shayna Baszler | October 28, 2018 | Evolution | Uniondale, NY | 2 | 416 | The first time any woman was able to win the NXT Women’s Championship for the 2nd time in their career. |
| 10 | Rhea Ripley | December 18, 2019 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 1 | 98 or 99 | . |
| 11 | Charlotte Flair | March 25 or 26, 2020 | WrestleMania 36 Part 2 | Orlando, FL | 2 | 73 or 74 | The first time that a Championship assigned to the NXT brand was defended at WrestleMania. Royal Rumble winner Charlotte Flair was able to defeat champion Rhea Ripley to win her 2nd NXT Women’s Title. |
| 12 | Io Shirai | June 7, 2020 | TakeOver: In Your House | Winter Park, FL | 1 | 304 | |
| 13 | Raquel González | April 7, 2021 | TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1 | Orlando, FL | 1 | 202 | |
| 14 | Mandy Rose | October 26, 2021 | NXT 2.0: Halloween Havoc | Orlando, FL | 1 | 413 | On September 4, 2022, at Worlds Collide, Mandy Rose defeated NXT UK Champion Meiko Satomura and Blair Davenport in a triple threat match to unify the NXT UK Women's Championship into the NXT Women's Championship. |
| 15 | Roxanne Perez | December 13, 2022 | NXT | Orlando, FL | 1 | 109 | |
| 16 | Indi Hartwell | April 1, 2023 | Stand & Deliver | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 31 | |
| - | Vacant | May 2, 2023 | NXT | Orlando, FL | - | - | Title voluntarily relinquished after Indi Hartwell drafted into RAW |
| 17 | Tiffany Stratton | May 28, 2023 | NXT Battleground | Lowell, MA | 1 | 107 | Defeated Lyra Valkyrie in tournament finals |
| 18 | Becky Lynch | September 13, 2023 | NXT | Orlando, FL | 1 | 42 | |
| 19 | Lyra Valkyria | October 24, 2023 | Halloween Havoc | Orlando, FL | 1 | 165 | |
| 20 | Roxanne Perez | April 6, 2024 | NXT Stand & Deliver | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | 276 | |
| 21 | Giulia | January 6, 2025 | New Year's Evil | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 63 | |
| 22 | Stephanie Vaquer | March 11, 2025 | NXT: Roadblock | New York, NY | 1 | 2+ | As of March 2025, Vaquer is simultaneously holding two NXT Women's titles |
*Last updated March 13, 2025
NXT Women's Championship FAQs
A: Paige (now known as Saraya) was the first-ever NXT Women’s Champion. She won the championship by defeating Emma in a tournament final in June 2013.
A: As of March 2025, Stephanie Vaquer is the NXT Women's Champion in her first reign with the title.
A: As of March 2025, the youngest NXT Women’s Champion is the inaugural champion Paige, who won the title at the age of 20.
A: As of March 2025, the oldest NXT Women’s Champion is Shayna Baszler, who won the title at the age of 38.
A: As of March 2025, with 522 days (according to WWE), Asuka holds the record for the longest championship reign. Her reign commenced on April 1, 2016, and ended on September 6, 2017 (the date of the episode in which she relinquished the title).
A: At 31 days, WWE recognizes Indi Hartwell's only reign with the title as the shortest NXT Women’s Championship reign (as of March 2025).
