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#4. Natalya and Tamina held the WWE Women's Tag Team titles longer than Rhea Ripley held her title.
The women on WWE's main roster have three titles to pursue. Those are the WWE Women's Tag Team titles, and the SmackDown and RAW Women's Championships.
There are a plethora of talented women throughout WWE, but RAW and SmackDown can only support three titles. Of those three titles, it was nice to see new names like Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley win belts at WrestleMania 37.
While it was refreshing for both Belair and Ripley to win Championships, neither had a relatively long reign. In fact, Natalya and Tamina held the WWE Women's tag titles longer (129 days) than Ripley was RAW Women's Champ.
Ripley won the title from Asuka at WrestleMania 37 on April 11th. She lost it to Charlotte Flair at Money in the Bank on July 18th. Ripley's first singles reign on the main roster lasted for 98 days.
Belair's, on the other hand, ended at SummerSlam when Becky Lynch made a surprise return at the event. The EST also won her title at WrestleMania 37 but lost it at 'Slam on August 21st. Her first run as a singles champ on the main roster lasted for 133 days.
While Belair and Ripley are both new faces, two of the longest-tenured women enjoyed a longer run in 2021. Natalya and Tamina faced Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax on the second night of WrestleMania 37. They lost.
The veteran duo then faced and defeated Baszler and Jax on the May 14th episode of SmackDown. They held the titles from May 14th until September 20th, when Nikki A.S.H. and Ripley ended their run.
It's a bit strange that two veterans that are seldom pushed would have a longer run with titles than two newcomers with untapped potential. Natalya's injury mid-reign might have factored into their prolonged run.
Before facing Ripley and A.S.H., Nattie and Tamina were soundly defeated in a variety of matches by Shotzi and Nox. Nothing came of those matches. On SmackDown Before Extreme Rules, however, the tank riders showed up after Nikki's match with Nattie.
