WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
| WWE SmackDown Women's Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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 The SmackDown Women's Championship belt with default side plates | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | WWE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brand | SmackDown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | August 23, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Alexa Bliss | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | December 4, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The WWE SmackDown Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. Unveiled on the August 23, 2016 episode of SmackDown Live, it was created to be the counterpart title to the Raw Women's Championship.[1] The current champion is Alexa Bliss, who is in her first reign.
History
Following the reintroduction of the WWE brand extension and subsequent draft on July 19, 2016, WWE Women's Champion Charlotte was drafted to Raw, leaving SmackDown without a women's championship. Immediately following SummerSlam on the August 23, 2016 episode of SmackDown, SmackDown commissioner Shane McMahon and general manager Daniel Bryan unveiled the SmackDown Women's Championship (Raw's title was subsequently renamed). A six-pack elimination challenge was then scheduled for Backlash on September 11, 2016 to determine the inaugural champion. The six women who competed at SummerSlam in the six-woman tag team match were chosen for the six-pack challenge: Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Bella.[2] Lynch became the inaugural champion when she last eliminated Carmella.[3]
The championship belt design is nearly identical to the Raw Women's Championship, with the difference being that the background of the center plate and the default side plates' globes are blue (as opposed to red for both) to symbolize its exclusivity to SmackDown. As with Raw's Women's Championship, the side plates can be customized with the champion's logo.
Inaugural championship match
| Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method of elimination | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexa Bliss | Naomi | Pinned after a powerbomb/neckbreaker combination with Natalya | 9:38 |
| 2 | Naomi | Natalya | Submitted to the Sharpshooter | 10:52 |
| 3 | Natalya | Nikki Bella | Pinned after a fireman's carry cutter | 12:00 |
| 4 | Nikki Bella | Carmella | Pinned with a roll-up | 12:08 |
| 5 | Carmella | Becky Lynch | Submitted to the Dis-arm-her | 14:40 |
| Winner | Becky Lynch | |||
Reigns
As of December 5, 2016, overall there have been 2 reigns between 2 champions. Becky Lynch was the inaugural champion, who defeated Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Bella in a six-pack elimination challenge on September 11, 2016 at Backlash in Richmond, Virginia. Alexa Bliss is the youngest champion at 25 years old.
The current champion is Alexa Bliss, who is in her first reign. She defeated Becky Lynch at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in a tables match on December 4, 2016.
| Reign | The reign number for the specific champion listed |
|---|---|
| Location | The city in which the title was won |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Becky Lynch | 1 | September 11, 2016 | 84 | Richmond, VA | Backlash | Defeated Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Bella in a six-pack elimination challenge to become the inaugural champion. | [3] |
| 2 | Alexa Bliss | 1 | December 4, 2016 | 1+ | Dallas, TX | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | This was a tables match. | [4] |
Combined reigns
As of December 5, 2016.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Becky Lynch | 1 | 84 |
| 2 | Alexa Bliss † | 1 | 1+ |
References
- ↑ Martin, Adam. "Daniel Bryan to reveal two new championships exclusive to Smackdown Live tonight from Connecticut". wrestleview.com. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ↑ Parks, Greg. "8/23 WWE Smackdown LIVE – Parks's Complete, Real-Time Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- 1 2 Caldwell, James. "9/11 WWE Backlash Results – CALDWELL'S Complete PPV Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE TLC 2016 live review: AJ Styles vs. Dean Ambrose in a TLC match for the WWE Championship, The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler in a ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship". Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Retrieved December 4, 2016.