WWE Women's Championship

|promotion = [[WWE]]

|promotion = [[WWE]]

|brand = [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]]

|brand = [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]]

|currentholder = [[Jade Cargill]]

|currentholder = [[Rhea Ripley]]

|won = November 1, 2025

|won = April 19, 2026

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* WWE Raw Women's Championship
(2016–2023)

* WWE Raw Women's Championship
(2016–2023)

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The '''WWE Women's Championship''' is a [[women's professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world championship]] created and promoted by the [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[WWE]], defended on the [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand division]]. It is one of two women's world titles for WWE's main roster, along with the [[Women's World Championship (WWE)|Women's World Championship]] on [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]]. The current champion is [[Jade Cargill]], who is in her first reign. She won the title by defeating previous champion [[Tiffany Stratton]] at [[Saturday Night's Main Event#Saturday Night's Main Event XLI|Saturday Night's Main Event]] on November 1, 2025.

The '''WWE Women's Championship''' is a [[women's professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world championship]] created and promoted by the [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[WWE]], defended on the [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand division]]. It is one of two women's world titles for WWE's main roster, along with the [[Women's World Championship (WWE)|Women's World Championship]] on [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]]. The current champion is [[Rhea Ripley]], who is in her second reign. She won the title by defeating previous champion [[Jade Cargill]] at [[WrestleMania 42]] on April 19, 2026.

Established on April 3, 2016, at [[WrestleMania 32]], it replaced the [[Divas Championship]] and has a unique title history, separate from [[WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010)|WWE's original Women's Championship]] and the Divas Championship. [[Charlotte Flair]], then known simply as Charlotte, was the inaugural champion. As a result of the [[2016 WWE Draft]], the championship became exclusive to Raw and was renamed the '''Raw Women's Championship''' while SmackDown created the SmackDown Women's Championship as its counterpart. As a result of the [[2023 WWE Draft]], the Raw and SmackDown women's championships switched brands, with the Raw Women's Championship reverting to its original name of WWE Women's Championship, while the SmackDown Women's Championship became the Women's World Championship. The WWE Women's Championship is the third overall women’s singles championship to be created by WWE, after the Divas Championship and the [[NXT Women's Championship]].

Established on April 3, 2016, at [[WrestleMania 32]], it replaced the [[Divas Championship]] and has a unique title history, separate from [[WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010)|WWE's original Women's Championship]] and the Divas Championship. [[Charlotte Flair]], then known simply as Charlotte, was the inaugural champion. As a result of the [[2016 WWE Draft]], the championship became exclusive to Raw and was renamed the '''Raw Women's Championship''' while SmackDown created the SmackDown Women's Championship as its counterpart. As a result of the [[2023 WWE Draft]], the Raw and SmackDown women's championships switched brands, with the Raw Women's Championship reverting to its original name of WWE Women's Championship, while the SmackDown Women's Championship became the Women's World Championship. The WWE Women's Championship is the third overall women’s singles championship to be created by WWE, after the Divas Championship and the [[NXT Women's Championship]].