Women's World Championship History: Every Champion Since 2023, Longest Reigns and Where Liv Morgan Stands
The Women's World Championship is only three and a half years old, but it has already had more drama than a lot of older titles: two vacancies, a Money in the Bank cash-in, a title change at a house show and three reigns for one woman. Liv Morgan holds it now and defends it against Becky Lynch at Survivor Series on November 28.
Here is every reign since the title was introduced, the records that stand out and what Survivor Series could change. Our companion piece covers the other top women's title: WWE Women's Championship history.
Every Women's World Champion
| # | Champion | Won | Lost | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhea Ripley | April 1, 2023 | April 15, 2024 (vacated) | 380 |
| 2 | Becky Lynch | April 22, 2024 | May 25, 2024 | 33 |
| 3 | Liv Morgan | May 25, 2024 | January 6, 2025 | 226 |
| 4 | Rhea Ripley (2) | January 6, 2025 | March 3, 2025 | 56 |
| 5 | IYO SKY | March 3, 2025 | July 13, 2025 | 132 |
| 6 | Naomi | July 13, 2025 | August 18, 2025 (vacated) | 36 |
| 7 | Stephanie Vaquer | September 20, 2025 | April 18, 2026 | 210 |
| 8 | Liv Morgan (2) | April 18, 2026 | September 12, 2026 | 147 |
| 9 | Stephanie Vaquer (2) | September 12, 2026 | October 10, 2026 | 28 |
| 10 | Liv Morgan (3) | October 10, 2026 | Current | 34+ |
Ripley's first reign began when she beat Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 39. When the Women's World Championship was introduced on Raw in June 2023, Ripley became its first champion and the reign carried on.
How every reign started and ended
- Rhea Ripley: held it for a year, including a win over Becky Lynch at WrestleMania XL, then had to give it up in April 2024 because of an injury.
- Becky Lynch: won the vacant title in a battle royal on Raw a week later, last eliminating Liv Morgan. She lost it to Morgan at King and Queen of the Ring a month after that.
- Liv Morgan: her first reign was the centre of her feud with Ripley and her partnership with Dominik Mysterio. It lasted 226 days, until Ripley beat her on the first Raw on Netflix in January 2025.
- Rhea Ripley (2): a short second reign, ended by IYO SKY on Raw in March 2025.
- IYO SKY: held it through WrestleMania 41 and lost it at Evolution in July 2025, when Naomi cashed in her Money in the Bank contract.
- Naomi: gave up the title in August 2025 after announcing her pregnancy, leaving it vacant for just over a month.
- Stephanie Vaquer: won the Evolution battle royal for a title shot, then beat IYO SKY for the vacant title at Wrestlepalooza in September 2025. She held it for 210 days, until Morgan beat her on Night One of WrestleMania 42.
- Liv Morgan (2): a 147-day reign that ended at a live event in Santiago, Chile, where Vaquer won the title back with Becky Lynch as the special guest referee.
- Stephanie Vaquer (2): lasted only 28 days. Morgan won the title back at Money in the Bank on October 10, in a match where Vaquer hurt her ankle.
- Liv Morgan (3): the current reign. Morgan kept the title against Lynch on Raw on October 26 when the match ended in a disqualification, which set up the Survivor Series rematch.
The records
| Record | Holder | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Longest single reign | Rhea Ripley | 380 days |
| Most combined days | Rhea Ripley | 436 days |
| Most reigns | Liv Morgan | 3 |
| Shortest reign | Stephanie Vaquer (2) | 28 days |
| Vacancies | Ripley (injury), Naomi (pregnancy) | 2 |
Morgan is already close to Ripley's combined record. Her three reigns add up to 407 days so far. If she is still champion on December 13, she will pass Ripley's 436 and become the longest-reigning Women's World Champion in total days.
Our take: what the history says about the title
The pattern is hard to miss. Outside of Ripley's first year and Vaquer's first reign, nobody has held this title for long, and the two biggest interruptions, Ripley's injury and Naomi's pregnancy, were things WWE could not plan for. That has made it a title that changes hands often and in unusual places: a battle royal, a cash-in, a house show in Chile.
Morgan is the one constant. Three reigns in under two and a half years, two of them won from Vaquer and Lynch, make her the defining champion of this title so far, even if Ripley's 380-day run is still the high point. Whatever fans think of the Judgment Day storylines around her, WWE clearly sees Morgan as the woman this title is built around on Raw.
That is what makes Survivor Series interesting. Lynch has held this title only once, for 33 days, which is a surprisingly small part of her story given everything else she has done. A win in Houston would give her a second reign and end Morgan's push toward Ripley's record. A Morgan win keeps her on course to pass it before the end of the year.
The other name to watch is Vaquer. PWI has just named her the No. 1 woman in wrestling for 2026, she is cleared to return, and both of her reigns ended against Morgan. Read our PWI Women's 250 story for more on that.
For the build to the match, read Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch set for Survivor Series and the full Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch rivalry history. Every title reign in WWE is on our Title Reigns page.
