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The first recognised WWF/E Women's Champion was the Fabulous Moolah. WWE did not introduce a Women's Title to it's organisation until 1984.
Moolah had bought the rights to the NWA Women's Championship in the 1970's and sold the title to the then-WWF in 1984. The WWF decided to date their newly created title's lineage back to 1956, when Moolah first won the NWA belt, making it the oldest Championship in the company.
Notes: For the purposes of this slideshow, only reigns for this version of the Championship and the current version of the titles, the Raw Women's (2016-) and Smackdown Women's (2016-) are included.
The Diva's Title (2008-2016) has not been included in the calculations.
This slideshow counts down the five longest reigning Champions of these three versions of the Women's Championship.
#5 The Fabulous Moolah (380 days)
The Fabulous Moolah's third reign as Women's Champion was her last until 1999. Moolah defeated the barefooted, Velvet McIntyre in July 1986, ending McIntyre's 6 day reign as title holder.
Moolah would continue to dominate the competition as she had during the 1960's and 70's, defeating all comers for over a year, until she finally succumbed to her one-time protegee, Sherri Martel.
Martel mocked her mentor's age and took great delight in beating her for the Championship. Martel's reign on top would go on to last even longer than Moolah's.
#4 Sherri Martel (441 days)
"Sensational" Sherri Martel is better remembered as a valet and manager, such was her incredible talent as a mouthpiece for the likes of Macho Man Randy Savage, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair and Harlem Heat.
However, in her heyday, she was quite the accomplished grappler. After defeating her mentor, The Fabulous Moolah for the belt in July 1987, in her WWF debut no less, Martel reigned as the figurehead of the Women's division for 15 months, until she was upended in an upset to Rockin' Robin.
A dynamic and adequate worker for the time, Martel was a very accomplished act. However, women's wrestling was not in vogue in North America in the 1980's and Martel recognized her career longevity would be better served by switching to management.
It was a decision that paid dividends and Martel remained active full time in the business until 1997.
#3 Trish Stratus (448 days)
Trish Stratus first set foot in the WWF in March 2000, originally as a manager to mid-card tag team, T & A (Test and Albert).
However, she soon began to make sporadic appearances in the ring. Wrestling did not come naturally to the former fitness model however and her matches were usually very basic or demeaning bra & panties type match-ups.
Not content to settle, however, Stratus spent copious amounts of time with WWF trainers, Dave Finlay in particular, on practicing and practicing the fundamentals.
By the time 2003 rolled around, Stratus had developed into a capable worker and by 2005, she was the finest female Western wrestler in the world.
Her sixth reign as Champion was her most successful. Winning the belt from long-term rival Lita at the New Year's Revolution pay-per-view in January 2005, Stratus held the title successfully until Wrestlemania 22 in April 2006, when she was dethroned by the psychotic, Mickie James in a classic match-up.
Stratus would win the belt, one final time in September 2006 in her retirement match to depart the sport as a record 7-time Women's Champion.
#2 Rockin' Robin (502 days)
Rockin' Robin is a name lost to history, but she does hold the distinction of being the final Women's Champion until the belt's deactivation in February 1990.
It was also the second longest reign in the title's history.
Robin was also the only undefeated Champion during the title's existence.
Robin ended the reign of Sherri Martel in October 1988 before the title was discontinued. In truth, her reign wasn't particularly memorable as the WWF had long since lost interest in it's Women's Division.
The title wouldn't be re-activated until 1993 when the company signed Alundra Blayze.
#1 Fabulous Moolah (3,651 days)
The Fabulous Moolah won the NWA Women's Championship in a Battle Royal on September 18, 1956.
Incredibly, the title would change ownership twice and 28 years would pass before the belt was wrested from Moolah's waist.
A fierce politician, Moolah dominated Women's wrestling for close to four decades, refusing to relinquish her spot at the top and making as much money as some of her male colleagues in an era where Women's wrestling was deemed to be a sideshow attraction and was not dealt the respect it possesses today.
The 64 year old Moolah was finally willing to step away from the spotlight in 1987 and dropped the belt to her protegee, Sherri Martel.
Moolah was far from finished though and at 76 years of age, she defeated Women's Champion, Ivory in October 1999 to win her final Women's Title.
