The NXT Women's Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned and competed for exclusively in NXT, WWE's developmental territory female division. The championship is contested in professional wrestling matches, and is currently held by Kenzie Paige in her first reign. Lena is the longest reigning champion at 456 days.
Reigns[]
As of October 30, 2021, there have been fourteen champions; two of which won tournaments to become the champion — Paige and Charlotte. The title has had two vacancies so far. Paige was the inaugural champion, who defeated Emma in a tournament final on June 20, 2013 during the NXT tapings. Lena is the longest reigning champion at 456 days, Tiffany Stratton holds the shortest reign at 97 days.
| No. | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paige | 1 | June 20, 2013 | 308 | Winter Park, FL | NXT | Paige defeated Emma in the finals of an eight woman tournament to become the inaugural champion. |
| — | Vacated | — | April 24, 2014 | — | Winter Park, FL | NXT | Paige was stripped of her title after moving to the main roster and winning the WWE Divas Championship. |
| 2 | Charlotte | 1 | May 29, 2014 | 258 | Winter Park, FL | NXT TakeOver | Charlotte defeated Natalya in the finals of an eight woman tournament to win the vacant title. |
| 3 | Sasha Banks | 1 | February 11, 2015 | 109 | Winter Park, FL | NXT TakeOver: Rival | This was a Fatal 4-Way that included Bayley and Becky Lynch. |
| — | Vacated | — | May 31, 2015 | — | Winter Park, FL | NXT | Sasha vacated her title after winning the WWE Women's Championship. |
| 4 | Dana Brooke | 1 | June 23, 2015 | 283 | Winter Park, FL | NXT | Defeated Carmella in the finals of an eight woman tournament to win the vacant title. |
| 5 | Asuka | 1 | April 1, 2016 | 141 | Dallas, TX | NXT TakeOver: Dallas | |
| 6 | Lena | 1 | August 20, 2016 | 456 | Brooklyn, NY | NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II | |
| 7 | Io Shirai | 1 | November 18, 2017 | 273 | Houston, TX | NXT TakeOver: WarGames | This was a triple threat match that also included Kairi Hojo. |
| 8 | Kairi Hojo | 1 | August 18, 2018 | 230 | Brooklyn, NY | NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 | |
| 9 | Nixon Newell | 1 | April 5, 2019 | 180 | New York, NY | NXT TakeOver: New York | |
| 10 | Britt Baker | 1 | October 2, 2019 | 186 | Winter Park, FL | NXT | |
| 11 | Mia Yim | 1 | April 5, 2020 | 182 | Orlando, FL | WrestleMania 36 | |
| 12 | Deonna Purrazzo | 1 | October 4, 2020 | 185 | Orlando, FL | NXT TakeOver 31 | |
| 13 | Raquel González | 1 | April 7, 2021 | 202 | Orlando, FL | NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver Night 1 |
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| 14 | Jasmine Dominguez | 1 | October 26, 2021 | 157 | Orlando, FL | Halloween Havoc | This was a Trick or Street Fight match. |
| 15 | Brandi Lauren | 1 | April 1, 2022 | 163 | Dallas, TX | Stand & Deliver | |
| 16 | Utami Hayashishita | 1 | September 11, 2022 | 202 | Orlando, FL | Destiny | This was a title unification match in which Hayashishita also defended her WWE United Kingdom Women's Championship. |
| 17 | Roxanne Perez | 1 | April 1, 2023 | 120 | Los Angeles, CA | Stand & Deliver | |
| 18 | Tiffany Stratton | 1 | July 30, 2023 | 97 | Cedar Park, TX | The Great American Bash | |
| 19 | Session Moth Martina | 1 | November 4, 2023 | 154 | New York City, NY | No Serenity | |
| 20 | Kenzie Paige | 1 | April 6, 2024 | 356+ | Philadelphia, PA | Stand & Deliver |
Combined reigns[]
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lena | 1 | 456 |
| 2 | Kenzie Paige † | 1 | 356+ |
| 3 | Paige | 1 | 308 |
| 4 | Dana Brooke | 1 | 283 |
| 5 | Io Shirai | 1 | 273 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 1 | 258 |
| 7 | Kairi Hojo | 1 | 230 |
| 8 | Raquel González | 1 | 202 |
| Utami Hayashishita | 1 | ||
| 10 | Britt Baker | 1 | 186 |
| 11 | Deonna Purrazzo | 1 | 185 |
| 12 | Mia Yim | 1 | 182 |
| 13 | Nixon Newell | 1 | 180 |
| 14 | Brandi Lauren | 1 | 163 |
| 15 | Jasmine Dominguez | 1 | 157 |
| 16 | Session Moth Martina | 1 | 154 |
| 17 | Asuka | 1 | 141 |
| 18 | Roxanne Perez | 1 | 120 |
| 19 | Sasha Banks | 1 | 109 |
| 20 | Tiffany Stratton | 1 | 97 |