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RAW Women’s Championship 2016-present

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There have been 7 champions thus far and Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks are both synonymous with the RAW Women’s Title. Both have had 4 reigns. However, Banks’ four reigns with the gold are thoroughly eclipsed by Flair’s; Banks has her four reigns, as recognized by WWE, for 80 total days, Flair, 242.

After Flair was sent to greener pastures, SmackDown Live, another Blonde came in and filled her role. She snatched the Title off of Bayley in 2017, ending her 76-day reign and for the next year and a half became a three-time RAW Women’s Champion for a total of 396 recognized days, ending a 70-day reign for Nia Jax and snapping an 8-day reign for Sasha Banks in the process.

Afterward, Rousey took the title over for 242 days before losing it to Becky Lynch at Wrestlemania. There have been four white champions; 2 blondes, and three women of colour holding the top gold. However, looking at the championship picture on RAW, there are small bursts of colour before the title is dominated again by Caucasian kin.

Total Day Reigns: 1,142+, Caucasian: 915+, Blonde Reigns: 640, Non-White: 234. 

SmackDown Women’s Title 2016-present 

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The SmackDown Live brand has been noted as “The Land of Opportunity”, and indeed it has been for 7 women. Naomi is thus far the only “full” black RAW or SmackDown Women’s Champion and she enjoyed a nice 140-day reign, winning her second title in her hometown at Wrestlemania. The only other non-white to hold the title was Asuka 99 days. Combined both women’s reigns do not amount to a full calendar year, only 248-days.

We have seen five other women hold the title; current and three-time Champion Becky Lynch, who is the only non-blonde to raise the title over her head for a total of 216-days and counting, and she’s tied with Charlotte Flair for the most times atop the SmackDown field.

Flair has held the title for a total of 185 days, with her first reign logging in the longest in the title’s history at 148 days. We’ve also had Carmella and Natalya as champions. Even though we have less non-white champions on this brand, they have held top gold between the two of them (3 reigns) more days than the three over on RAW (6 reigns). 

Total Day Count: 1081+ days, White: 732, Blonde: 515, Non-White 248. 

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