WOMEN'S WORLD TITLE

Mildred Burke

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Josie Wahlford	1890s
Known as the first women's champion; Alice Williams also claims the title probably around the same time.
Laura Bennett	1900s
Hazel Parker claims the title around 1906 in Chicago, IL.
Mary Harris	07
Laura Bennett [2]	09
In Russia, Masha Poddubnaya claims the title six times before 10.
Cora Livingstone	10/10	Kansas City , MO
Or 11 or 13; has started claimg the title as of 08/01; still/again champion in 19; retires in 25.
Clara Mortenson	32
Defeats Barbara Ware according to some reports.
Mildred Burke	37/01/28	Chattanooga, TN
Clara Mortenson [2]	37/02/11	Chattanooga, TN
Mildred Burke [2]	37/04<
Betty Nichols	38/11/18	Columbus, OH
Mildred Burke [3]	38/12/01	Columbus, OH
Officially recognized by NWA between 50 and 53; founds the World Women's Wrestling Association in California in early 50s with herself as WWWA World champion.
See W.W.W.A. World Title.
June Byers	53/06	Baltimore, MD
Wins a 13-woman world championship tournament; wrestles Burke on 54/08/20 in Atlanta, GA, but the commission stops the match, strips Burke of the title, and awards it to Byers; Burke continues to defend WWWA World Title until her retirement in 56; Daisy Mae is also billed as champion in Charleston, WV around 56/02.
Penny Banner	61/08/26	Angola, IN
Defeats Theresa Theis in tournament final to be recognized by American Wrestling Alliance when NWA champion Byers no-shows the scheduled title defense against Banner; vacant in 64; Byers also continues to claim her title until her retirement in 64/01.
Jennetta Collins #	56/08/28<
Billed as champion in Baltimore, MD.
Slave Girl Moolah/Fabulous Moolah	56/09/18	Baltimore, MD
Defeats Judy Grable in the final of a tournemant in which Collins also participates; billed as NWA champion by some member promoters after June Byers retires in 64; Penny Banner also continues to claim her title until 64.
Betty Boucher	66/09/17	Seattle, WA
Fabulous Moolah [2]	66/09
Yukiko Tomoe	68/03/10	Osaka, JPN
Fabulous Moolah [3]	68/04/02	Hamamatsu, JPN
Susan Green *	75	Dallas, TX
Fabulous Moolah *	75	Texas
Evelyn Stevens	78/10/08	Dallas, TX
Fabulous Moolah [4]	78/10/10	Ft. Worth, TX
WWF withdraws from NWA in 83 and buys the right of the women's world titles from Moolah; Moolah continues to be recognized as WWF Women's World champion; NWA Women's World Title is revived in 87.
Wendi Richter	84/07/23	New York, NY
Leilani Kai	85/02/18	New York, NY
Wendi Richter [2]	85/03/31	New York, NY
Fabulous Moolah [5]	85/11/25	New York, NY
Wins title as masked Spider Lady, unmasks after the match.
Velvet McIntyre	86/07/03	Brisbane, AUS
Fabulous Moolah [6]	86/07/09	Sydney, AUS
Sherri Martel	87/07/24	Houston, TX
Rockin' Robin	88/10/07	Paris, FRA
Title retired in 90; WWF Women's World Title is revived in 93.