Ranking the top 10 NXT Women’s Championship reigns

#2 Paige

Paige wins the NXT Championship tournament

Paige’s NXT Women’s Championship reign was the first-ever, making WWE history. Paige was crowned champion seven years ago and remains the youngest ever NXT Women’s Championship holder. On her journey to becoming champion, Paige was able to defeat much more established stars like Alicia Fox and Tamina, and beat Emma in a great final - and she was just 20 years old at the time.

The Anti-Diva quickly established herself as a powerful champion, coming out on top over Summer Rae in her first title defence. The feud with Summer Rae was extended for some time, with Emma aligning with Paige, and then-newbie Sasha Banks teaming with Summer.

Later in her reign, Paige again successfully defended her title against Natalya, who, like Paige, comes from a wrestling family. Paige’s third and final title defence was against former friend Emma, at NXT Arrival. Again, Paige held onto the NXT gold after another show-stopping match.

Not long after Paige overcame Emma, she made her debut on RAW. On the day of her debut, she shockingly beat AJ Lee in a spur-of-the-moment title match, winning the Divas title at 21 years old. Paige became the youngest-ever Divas champion, another record.

The Anti-Diva was also the first and only woman to hold both the Divas Championship and the NXT Women’s Championship. Following her win, Paige was made to relinquish her NXT Women’s Championship by JBL, who was NXT general manager at the time.

It would have been enjoyable to see Paige have some more title defences during her 301-day reign as the first-ever NXT Women’s Champion, but she left the Black and Gold Brand strong, never losing the title. Paige winning the title was a huge moment in the history of women in the WWE, and she was the first in a list of amazing women to hold the belt.