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| National Wrestling Alliance | ( | 1950 | ~ | 1984 | ) |
| World Wrestling Federation | ( | 1984 | ~ | 1990 | ) |
| Alice Williams | 1891-02-04< | |
| Billed as the Graeco-Roman lightweight champion (The Sun, New York, NY, 91-02-04); still champion in Louisville, KY as of 92-04-19. | ||
| Josie Wahlford | 1890s | |
| Laura Bennett | 1907-08-30< | |
| Claims the title in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, Louisiana, and most likely other places; loses to Cora Livingston on 10-10-28 in Kansas City, MO (see below). | ||
| Cora Livingston | 1906-03-24 | Buffalo, NY, USA |
| Defeats Hazel Parker for the United States Featherweight Title and starts claiming the world title; may have claimed the world title entering the match, but the post-match reports have Livingston winning the title by defeating Parker; initially billed as the lightweight champion; still champion in Boston, MA as of 08-04-16; May Harris is billed as champion in Boston, MA as of 08-10-31 and New York, NY as of 09-02-03; Livingston is again billed as champion in Boston, MA as of 09-01-04; also defeats title claimant Laura Bennett on 10-10-28 in Kansas City, MO. | ||
| Fanny Lewis | 1914-03-31 | Boston, MA, USA |
| Cora Livingston [2] | 1914-04-07 | Boston, MA, USA |
| Still champion as of 32-08-23 (The Evansville Journal, Evansville, IN, 32-08-23); "long retired" (Times Union, Brooklyn, NY, 33-09-05). | ||
| May Harris | 1907 * | |
| Claims to have defeated Laura Bennett for the title and is billed as champion in Boston, MA as of 08-10-31; still champion as of 08-12-21 in Wilkes-Barre, PA and 09-02-03 in New York, NY. | ||
| Ollie Martin | 1912-01-28< | |
| Claims the title in Minneapolis, MN for having defeated Cora Livingston "at a recent encounter" (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, 12-01-29). | ||
| May Hardin | 1912-06-10< | |
| Billed as champion in Chattanooga, TN (The Daily Times, Chattanooga, TN, 12-06-12); still billed as champion in Nashville, TN as of 12-07-26 (Nashville Banner, 12-07-26). | ||
| Grace Mayfield # | 1916-06< | |
| Billed as champion in Los Angeles, CA (Evening Express, Los Angeles, CA, 16-06-23 & 06-27); may not be the world title. | ||
| Teddie Myers | 1927-12-25< | |
| Claims the title in Atlanta, GA (The Atlanta Journal, 27-12-25); still billed as champion in Charlotte, NC as of 28-01-15 (The Charlotte Observer, 28-01-15). | ||
| Mae Stein | 1928-01< | |
| Billed as having defeated Olie Czykolski for the title "at Des Moines" (The Times, Munster, IN, 29-06-28) or "last February at Madison Square Garden" (Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville, TN, 29-10-26); "alleged woman champion of the world" (Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, WI, 30-07-18); still claims the title in Mobile, AL as of 31-01-03 (Johnson City Chronicle, Johnson City, TN, 31-01-04); also billed as champion in Tennessee, Ohio, and Florida; still champion in Knoxville, TN as of 35-03-21. | ||
| Betty Bushey | 1930-07-30< | |
| Has wrestled Cora Livingston "to a draw" and starts claiming the title after Livingston retires (Amarillo Daily News, 33-01-19); recognized in Iowa, Nevada, Utah, and West Texas; still champion as of 33-06-16 in Spencer, IA and 35-11-08 in Salt Lake City, UT. | ||
| Sandra Porter | 1931-08-19< | |
| Porter and Zilli Zambelli both claim the title after wrestling each other to a draw (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 31-08-19); both still claim the title as of 32-08-23 (The Evansville Journal, Evansville, IN, 32-08-23). | ||
| Zilli Zambelli | 1931-08-19< | |
| Zambelli and Sandra Porterboth claim the title after wrestling each other to a draw (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 31-08-19); both still claim the title as of 32-08-23 (The Evansville Journal, Evansville, IN, 32-08-23). | ||
| Barbara Ware | 1932-03-16< | |
| Claims the title in Missouri and Kansas; still champion as of 32-06-22. | ||
| Clara Mortensen | 1932 | Topeka, KS, USA* |
| Billed as champion in Bend, OR as of 34-02 (The Bend Bulletin, 34-02-10); claims to have won the title from Barbara Ware (The Lexington Herald, Lexington, KY, 37-04-16) although Mortensen has lost to Ware on 32-12-20 in Topeka, KS. | ||
| Mildred Burke | 1937-01-28 | Chattanooga, TN, USA |
| Clara Mortensen [2] | 1937-02-11 | Chattanooga, TN, USA |
| Fast count by the referee in the third fall; Burke is recognized by MWA in 37-04 (The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH, 37-04-11). | ||
| Mildred Burke [2] | 1937-04-19 | Charleston, WV, USA |
| Local paper initially reports Mortensen's victory but issues a correction two days later; Mortensen continues to claim the World Lightweight Title in the western states, mainly California and Arizona, until her retirement in 52. | ||
| Betty Nichols | 1938-11-18 | Columbus, OH, USA |
| Mildred Burke [3] | 1938-12-01 | Columbus, OH, USA |
| Recognized by the National Wrestling Association and Midwest Wrestling Association as of 41-08-29 (Jersey Journal, Jersey City, NJ); officially recognized by NWA between 50 and 53; said to found the World Women's Wrestling Association in California in early 50s with herself as WWWA World champion according to Japanese publications. | ||
* See WWWA World Title. |
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| June Byers | 1953-04-14 | Baltimore, MD, USA |
| Defeats Nell Stewart in a 10-woman world championship tournament final; wrestles Burke to a no contest on 54-08-20 in Atlanta, GA when the match is halted by the commissioner after Byers wins the first fall in a 2-out-of-3-falls match; Byers is later awarded the title; Burke continues to defend her World Title until her retirement in 56; Daisy Mae is also billed as champion in Charleston, WV around 56-02; claim title until her retirement in 64-01. | ||
| Penny Banner | 1961-08-26 | Angola, IN, USA |
| Defeats Theresa Theis in tournament final to be recognized by American Wrestling Alliance when NWA champion Byers no-shows the scheduled title defense Banner; vacant in 62-02 when Banner leaves Indiana; Byers also continues to claim her title until her retirement in 64. | ||
| Jeanetta Collins | 1956-08-23< | |
| Claims the world heavyweight title in Baltimore, MD. | ||
| Slave Girl Moolah/Fabulous Moolah | 1956-09-18 | Baltimore, MD, USA |
| Defeats Collins in the semi-final and Judy Grable in the final of a tournemant; billed as world champion by some NWA member promoters; other NWA promoters continue to recognize June Byers as champion until her retirement in 64; Penny Banner also continues to claim her title until 62-02; Gloria Barattini is briefly billed as champion in 60-10 in Oklahoma City, OK. | ||
| Betty Boucher | 1966-09-17 | Seattle, WA |
| Defeats Moolah for the title (The Province, Vancouver, BC, 66-09-18; Walla Walla Union Bulletin, Walla Walla, WA, 66-10-07) possibly for a local recognition only; Moolah is billed as the champion for her match against Boucher on 66-09-17 in Seattle, WA but Boucher is billed as the champion and retains the title against Judy Grable on 66-09-27 in Seattle, WA (Seattle Daily Times); Boucher also retains against Judy Grable on 66-10-04 in Chilliwack, BC (The Chilliwack Progress). | ||
| Fabulous Moolah [2] | 1966-10-03 | Vancouver, BC |
| Boucher is still billed as champion in Chilliwack, BC and retains against Judy Grable on 66-10-04 in (The Chilliwack Progress). | ||
| Tomoe Yukiko | 1968-03-10 | Ōsaka, JPN |
| Fabulous Moolah [3] | 1968-04-02 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, JPN |
| Billed as IWWA champion in Japan in 68-11 and loses the title to Obata Chiyo on 68-11-29 in Hamamatsu; Obata is still billed as IWWA champion as of 69-07-24; Moolah continues to hold her title outside Japan. | ||
| Evelyn Stevens | 1978-10-08 | Dallas, TX, USA |
| Fabulous Moolah [4] | 1978-10-09 | Ft. Worth, TX, USA |
| WWF withdraws from NWA in 83 and buys the right of the women's world titles from Moolah in 84; Moolah is recognized exclusively as a WWF champion; NWA World Title is reinstated in 86. | ||
| Wendi Richter | 1984-07-23 | New York, NY, USA |
| Leilani Kai | 1985-02-18 | New York, NY, USA |
| Wendi Richter [2] | 1985-03-31 | New York, NY, USA |
| Fabulous Moolah [5] | 1985-11-25 | New York, NY, USA |
| Wins title as masked Spider Lady, unmasks after the match. | ||
| Velvet McIntyre | 1986-07-03 | Brisbane, AUS |
| Fabulous Moolah [6] | 1986-07-09 | Sydney, AUS |
| Sherri Martel | 1987-07-24 | Houston, TX, USA |
| Rockin' Robin | 1988-10-07 | Paris, FRA |
| Title retired in 90; WWF World Title is reinstated in 93. | ||
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