NXT Women's Championship (Wrestling Era)

The NXT Women's Championship is the Women's title for the NXT brand. Ruby Riott is the current Champion, who won the vacated title against Ember Moon at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn in August Week 2.
=== History ===
The championship was first introduced on April 5, 2013 at WrestleMania Axxess. It was announced at the May 30, 2013 tapings (broadcast on the June 5 episode) of WWE NXT, by Stephanie McMahon that there would be a tournament, featuring four developmental female talents and four female talents from the main roster competing to be crowned as the inaugural NXT Women's Champion in a knockout system format. The first NXT Women's Champion was crowned on June 20, 2013, with Paige defeating Emma in the tournament finals. On the April 24, 2014 edition of WWE NXT, inaugural champion Paige was forced to relinquish her NXT Women's Championship by NXT Commissioner JBL due to being unable to defend it as the WWE Divas Champion.
=== NXT Women's Championship Tournament ===
Following NXT Champion Bobby Roode, and NXT Women's Champion Asuka's call-ups to the main roster, NXT General Manager William Regal made two tournaments for both the NXT Championship, and the NXT Women's Championship. 8 women were split up into 2 teams, and earned points by winning matches. The woman with the most points at the end of the tournament went on to face Asuka at NXT TakeOver: Las Vegas. Nikki Cross finished with the most points (8), however lost to Asuka at NXT TakeOver: Las Vegas. At this point, NXT General Manager had no choice but to strip Asuka of the NXT Women's Championship, due to her not being able to defend the title while she was on the main roster. Rubt Riott would defeat Ember Moon to capture the vacant NXT Women' Championship at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn in August Week 2.
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