Top five longest-reigning NXT Women’s Champions in history

The NXT Women’s Championship was introduced in 2013

The NXT Women’s Championship is one of the prestigious championships of WWE, which is exclusive to the developmental brand of the WWE. The championship was introduced in 2013 by the WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon, to promote the women’s division.

The first-ever star to hold the title was Paige, who claimed the title on June 20, 2013. Roxanne Perez is the current champion. She defeated Lyra Valkyria at Stand & Deliver on April 6, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The championship has been through 17 reigns and into the hands of 15 champions, among those here is the list of the top five longest-reigning NXT Women’s Champions of all time in a single reign.

5. Io Shirai – 304 Days

Io Shirai (Iyo Sky) has the fifth longest title reign as the NXT Women’s Champion with a 304-day reign. Iyo won the championship from Charlotte Flair in a Triple Threat Match involving the former champion Rhea Ripley at NXT TakeOver: In Your House.

She lost her title to Raquel Gonzalez at NXT Stand & Deliver Night 1. Sky currently performs on the main roster in Monday Night Raw and is scheduled to face Liv Morgan for the Women’s World Championship at Saturday Night’s Main Event this week in Long Island, New York.

4. Paige – 308 Days

Paige has the fourth-longest title reign as the NXT Women’s Champion with a record-setting reign of 308 days.

Paige is the inaugural NXT Women’s Champion, who won the championship by defeating Emma in the final round of the NXT Women’s Championship tournament. She vacated her title after winning the Divas Championship.

Paige left the Stamford-based promotion in 2022 and joined All Elite Wrestling. She is a former one-time AEW Women’s World Champion.

3. Mandy Rose – 413 Days

Mandy Rose has the third longest reign as the NXT Women’s Champion with a 413-day title reign. Rose won the championship from Raquel Gonzalez in a Trick or Street Fight Match, marking her first championship win in WWE at NXT 2.0 Halloween Havoc. 

She unified the NXT UK Women’s Championship by defeating Blair Davenport and Satomura in a triple-threat match at Worlds Collide. Mandy lost her championship to Roxanne Perez and was released from WWE due to her FanTime content. Rose was just three days shy of breaking Baszler’s reign.

2. Shayna Baszler – 416 Days

Shayna Baszler has the second longest reign as the NXT Women’s Champion with a monumental reign of 416 days on her second reign. She had the longest combined reign for the NXT Women’s Championship with 548 days reign.

The Queen of Spades won the championship at Evolution from Kairi Sane for the second time, ending her first reign. Baszler lost the championship to Rhea Ripley on the December 18, 2019, episode of NXT. Baszler currently performs on the Red brand and is a member of the Pure Fusion Collective stable.

1. Asuka – 510 Days

Asuka has the longest reign as the NXT Champion with a monumental reign of 510 days. Asuka won the championship from Bayley at TakeOver: Dallas and stood undefeated for a long period of time.

She finally vacated her title and joined the main roster with a great send-off from the NXT Universe. Asuka joined the Monday Night Raw brand in 2017 and found immense success in the main roster. She is a three-time Women’s Champion, and four-time WWE Tag Team Champion, and has held the Women’s World Title once.

The second Women’s Grand Slam champion has been sidelined since early April due to a knee injury and is currently undergoing treatment.

Who is your favorite champion from the list and why? Do you think Roxxane Perez will be able to claim her spot on this list? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments section.

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