page_title: NWA World Women's Championship
section_title: Title history
hierarchical_section_title: NWA World Women's Championship / Title history
caption_attribution_description: English: Thunder Rosa at Wrestlecon Women's Supershow in Orlando on March 31, 2017.
context_page_description: The NWA World Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion National Wrestling Alliance. The title was first won by Mildred Burke in 1935 defeating Clara Mortensen. The championship is currently held by Thunder Rosa, who is in her first reign.
  Mildred Burke is recognized as the inaugural champion. After her Two out of three falls match against June Byers in 1954 ended in a no contest, Byers was recognized as the NWA World Women's Champion, and Burke created the WWWA World Championship and was recognized as its first champion. Upon June Byers's retirement, it was held primarily by Lillian Ellison, who first won the championship in a battle royal in September 1956.
  In 1983, the physical belt was sold by Ellison to the World Wrestling Federation, where it became the WWF Women's Championship. The World Wrestling Federation recognized Moolah as the reigning champion but did not recognize any of the title changes that had occurred since Moolah was first awarded the title in 1956. The NWA Women's title continued its lineage after Moolah's belt was purchased and renamed by the WWF.
caption: Current reigning champion Thunder Rosa.
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