8 times women held pro wrestling titles in the Men's Division.

Regardless of the controversy surrounding Tessa Blanchard, her capture of the Impact World Championship is an important milestone for women's wrestling.
Regardless of the controversy surrounding Tessa Blanchard, her capture of the Impact World Championship is an important milestone for women's wrestling.

#2 Daffney - WCW Cruiserweight Champion

Daffney wins her first--and only--major championship, which just happens to be in the men's division.
Daffney wins her first--and only--major championship, which just happens to be in the men's division.

During the fading years of WCW, the promotion was rife with bad decisions from both booking and a business perspective.

But one of the things that actually worked was the strange triad of David Flair, Crowbar, and Daffney, Flair's sort-of girlfriend in the all crazy people stable.

During an angle, WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Candido put his title on the line against Crowbar and Daffney in a mixed tag match. Crowbar and Daffney won, becoming co-champions, though Daffney would defeat Crowbar the following week and claim the title for herself exclusively.

Daffney was an athletic star trained in Lucha Libre style moves, and quite over with the fans, but WCW didn't keep the belt on her for long.

Later, Madusa also captured the Cruiserweight title, but her reign is tainted by the fact that her opponent, Evan Karagais, essentially gave up when they started making out in the ring, allowing himself to be 'pinned.'

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