WWE NXT Women's Championship

Last Modified Jan 9, 2025 08:02 GMT
WWE NXT Women's Championship. Source: WWE's official website.

The NXT Women's Championship is a prestigious championship in WWE's NXT brand, established in 2013. The championship debuted in 2013 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 came out victorious to become the inaugural NXT Women's Champion.

Current NXT Women's Champion (as of January 2025)

Giulia. Source: Instagram / @0221giulia

Giulia is the NXT Women's Champion in WWE, as of January 2025. At NXT New Year's Evil 2025 special episode, she faced Roxanne Perez in a title match and walked out as the winner, marking her first title reign in WWE.

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 Jan 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 January 2025, Giulia holds the championship.

No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsMemorable Moments of the Reign
DateEventLocationReignDays
1PaigeJune 20, 2013NXTWinter Park, FL1308Paige defeated Emma to become the inaugural NXT Women’s Champion. Had to relinquish the title due to a main-roster call-up.
2CharlotteMay 29, 2014TakeOverWinter Park, FL1258Won the vacant title by defeating Natalya in the finals of a tournament.
3Sasha BanksFebruary 11, 2015TakeOver: RivalWinter Park, FL1192.
4BayleyAugust 22, 2015TakeOver: BrooklynBrooklyn, NY1223
5AsukaApril 1, 2016TakeOver: DallasDallas, TX1522As of this writing, this has been the longest NXT Women’s Championship reign, with Asuka carrying her undefeated streak over to the main roster.
6Ember MoonNovember 18, 2017TakeOver: WarGamesHouston, TX1140Ember Moon won the vacant title by securing victory in a fatal four-way match.
7Shayna BaszlerApril 7, 2018TakeOver: New OrleansNew Orleans, LA1133
8Kairi SaneAugust 18, 2018TakeOver: Brooklyn 4Brooklyn, NY171
9Shayna BaszlerOctober 28, 2018EvolutionUniondale, NY2416The first time any woman was able to win the NXT Women’s Championship for the 2nd time in their career.
10Rhea RipleyDecember 18, 2019NXTWinter Park, FL198 or 99.
11Charlotte FlairMarch 25 or 26, 2020WrestleMania 36 Part 2Orlando, FL273 or 74The 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.
12Io ShiraiJune 7, 2020TakeOver: In Your HouseWinter Park, FL1304
13Raquel GonzálezApril 7, 2021TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1Orlando, FL1202
14Mandy RoseOctober 26, 2021NXT 2.0: Halloween HavocOrlando, FL1413On 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.
15Roxanne PerezDecember 13, 2022NXTOrlando, FL1109
16Indi HartwellApril 1, 2023Stand & DeliverLos Angeles, CA131
-VacantMay 2, 2023NXTOrlando, FL--Title voluntarily relinquished after Indi Hartwell drafted into RAW
17Tiffany StrattonMay 28, 2023NXT BattlegroundLowell, MA1107Defeated Lyra Valkyrie in tournament finals
18Becky LynchSeptember 13, 2023NXTOrlando, FL142
19Lyra ValkyriaOctober 24, 2023Halloween HavocOrlando, FL1165
20Roxanne PerezApril 6, 2024NXT Stand & DeliverPhiladelphia, PA 2276
21GiuliaJanuary 6, 2025New Year's EvilLos Angeles, CA 1-Current Champion

*Last updated Jan 9, 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 January 2025, Giulia is the NXT Women's Champion in her first reign with the title. 

A: The youngest NXT Women’s Champion is the inaugural champion Paige, who won the title at the age of 20.

A: The oldest NXT Women’s Champion is Shayna Basezler, who won the title at the age of 38.

A: With 522 days (according to WWE), Asuka holds the record for the longest reigning champion, with her reign commencing on April 1, 2016, and ending 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.

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