List of WWE SmackDown Women's Champions

= List of WWE SmackDown Women's Champions =
The WWE SmackDown Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDownbrand. Unveiled on the August 23, 2016, episode of SmackDown, it was created to be the counterpart title to the then-WWE Women's Championship, which became exclusive to Raw as a result of the 2016 WWE draft and renamed to the Raw Women's Championship.
Current champion Liv Morgan
The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. The inaugural champion was Becky Lynch, who won the title at Backlash on September 11, 2016. Liv Morgan is the current champion in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Ronda Rousey at Money in the Bank after cashing in her Money in the Bank contract that she won earlier in the night.
As of August 7, 2022, overall, there have been 23 reigns between 12 champions and one vacancy. Charlotte Flair has the most reigns at six. Bayley's second reign is the longest singular reign at 380 days, while Flair's fourth reign is the shortest at less than 1 day. Bayley also holds the record for longest combined reign at 520 days. Asuka is the oldest champion at 37, while Alexa Bliss is the youngest, having won it at 25.
== Title historyEdit ==
Key
No. 	Overall reign number
Reign 	Reign number for the specific champion
Days 	Number of days held
Days recog.	Number of days held recognized by the promotion
+ 	Current reign is changing daily
No.	Champion 	Championship change	Championship change 	Championship change	Reign statistics	Reign statistics	Reign statistics	Notes 	Ref.
No.	Champion 	Date 	Event 	Location 	Reign 	Days 	Days recog. 	Notes 	Ref.
1 	Becky Lynch 	September 11, 2016 	Backlash 	Richmond, VA 	1 	84 	84 	As a result of the 2016 WWE draft, the WWE Women's Championshipbecame exclusive to Raw. In response, SmackDownestablished the SmackDown Women's Championship and Raw's title was subsequently renamed. Lynch defeated Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Bella in a six-pack elimination challenge to become the inaugural champion. 	
2 	Alexa Bliss 	December 4, 2016 	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	Dallas, TX 	1 	70 	69 	This was a tables match. 	
3 	Naomi 	February 12, 2017 	Elimination Chamber 	Phoenix, AZ 	1 	9 	8 	 	
— 	Vacated 	February 21, 2017 	SmackDown 	Ontario, CA 	— 	— 	— 	The championship was vacated when Naomisuffered a knee injury and was unable to defend the title within 30 days. 	
4 	Alexa Bliss 	February 21, 2017 	SmackDown 	Ontario, CA 	2 	40 	40 	Defeated Becky Lynch to win the vacant title. 	
5 	Naomi 	April 2, 2017 	WrestleMania 33 	Orlando, FL 	2 	140 	139 	This was a six-pack challenge, also involving Becky Lynch, Carmella, Mickie James, and Natalya. 	
6 	Natalya 	August 20, 2017 	SummerSlam 	Brooklyn, NY 	1 	86 	86 	 	
7 	Charlotte Flair	November 14, 2017 	SmackDown 	Charlotte, NC 	1 	147 	146 	 	
8 	Carmella 	April 10, 2018 	SmackDown 	New Orleans, LA 	1 	131 	130 	This was Carmella's Money in the Bank cash-in match.
This was the first time a women's title changed hands after a Money in the Bank contract cash-in. 	
9 	Charlotte Flair	August 19, 2018 	SummerSlam 	Brooklyn, NY 	2 	28 	27 	This was a triple threat match, also involving Becky Lynch, who Flair pinned. 	
10 	Becky Lynch 	September 16, 2018 	Hell in a Cell 	San Antonio, TX 	2 	91 	91 	 	
11 	Asuka 	December 16, 2018 	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	San Jose, CA 	1 	100 	99 	This was a triple threatTables, Ladders, and Chairs match, also involving Charlotte Flair. 	
12 	Charlotte Flair	March 26, 2019 	SmackDown 	Uncasville, CT 	3 	13 	12 	 	
13 	Becky Lynch 	April 8, 2019 	WrestleMania 35 	East Rutherford, NJ	3 	41 	41 	This was a winner takes alltriple threat match for both the Raw Women's Championshipand SmackDown Women's Championship, also involving Ronda Rousey, who defended the Raw Women's Championship. Lynch pinned Rousey to win both titles. 	
14 	Charlotte Flair	May 19, 2019 	Money in the Bank 	Hartford, CT 	4 	<1 	<1 	 	
15 	Bayley 	May 19, 2019 	Money in the Bank 	Hartford, CT 	1 	140 	140 	This was Bayley's Money in the Bank cash-in match. 	
16 	Charlotte Flair	October 6, 2019 	Hell in a Cell 	Sacramento, CA 	5 	5 	4 	 	
17 	Bayley 	October 11, 2019 	SmackDown 	Paradise, NV 	2 	380 	379 	 	
18 	Sasha Banks 	October 25, 2020 	Hell in a Cell 	Orlando, FL 	1 	167 	167 	This was a Hell in a Cell match. 	
19 	Bianca Belair 	April 10, 2021 	WrestleMania 37Night 1 	Tampa, FL 	1 	133 	132 	 	
20 	Becky Lynch 	August 21, 2021 	SummerSlam 	Paradise, NV 	4 	62 	62 	Bianca Belairwas originally scheduled to defend the title against Sasha Banks; however, before the match began, it was announced that Banks was unable to compete for undisclosed reasons. Carmella was then announced as her new opponent, but Lynch made a surprise return from maternity leave, took out Carmella, and challenged Belair to an impromptu match that Belair accepted.	
21 	Charlotte Flair	October 22, 2021 	SmackDown 	Wichita, KS 	6 	198 	198 	As a result of the 2021 WWE Draft, then-Raw Women's ChampionCharlotte Flair was drafted to SmackDownwhile Becky Lynch was drafted to Raw. To keep the titles on their respective brands, WWE official Sonya Deville had the two women exchange championships. 	
22 	Ronda Rousey 	May 8, 2022 	WrestleMania Backlash 	Providence, RI 	1 	55 	55 	This was an "I Quit" match. 	
23 	Liv Morgan 	July 2, 2022 	Money in the Bank 	Paradise, NV 	1 	36+ 	36+ 	This was Morgan's Money in the Bank cash-in match. Morgan was a member of the Raw roster prior to the cash-in. Transferred to the SmackDown brand after winning the championship. 	
== Combined reignsEdit ==
Two-time champion Bayley, who holds the records for longest singular reign at 380 days and longest combined reign at 520 days
Inaugural and four-time champion Becky Lynch
Record six-time champion Charlotte Flair
As of August 7, 2022.
†	Indicates the current champion
Rank	Wrestler 	No. of
reigns	Combined
days	Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 	Bayley 	2	520	521
2 	Charlotte Flair	6	391	387
3 	Becky Lynch 	4	278	278
4 	Sasha Banks 	1	167	167
5 	Naomi 	2	149	147
6 	Bianca Belair 	1	133	132
7 	Carmella 	1	131	130
8 	Alexa Bliss 	2	110	109
9 	Asuka 	1	100	99
10 	Natalya 	1	86 	86
11 	Ronda Rousey 	1	55 	55
12 	Liv Morgan† 	1	36+	36+
== See alsoEdit ==
* Women in WWE
* Women's championships in WWE
== References ==
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