NXT Women's North American Championship
The NXT Women's North American Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the secondary women's championship of their NXT developmental brand, and the first ever secondary women's championship in the company's history. The first champion was Kelani Jordan, who defeated Sol Ruca, Lash Legend, Fallon Henley, Jaida Parker, and Michin in a six-woman ladder match at NXT Battleground on June 9, 2024.
| NXT Women's North American Championship | |||||
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| Details | |||||
| Promotion | WWE | ||||
| Brand | NXT | ||||
| Date established | April 6, 2024 | ||||
| Current champion(s) | Kelani Jordan | ||||
| Date won | June 9, 2024 | ||||
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History
changeAt NXT Stand & Deliver on April 6, 2024, the NXT Women's North American Championship was announced by NXT General Manager Ava.[1][2] During week 2 of the Spring Breakin' special of NXT on April 30, Ava announced that the first champion would be crowned in a six-woman ladder match at Battleground on June 9, 2024. To determine the participants, several women would compete in a gym, and the top 12 names that impressed would compete in qualifying matches. The six winners of each qualifier then would go on to wrestle in the ladder match.[3]
On the May 7 episode of NXT, Sol Ruca, Chase University's Thea Hail, OTM's Jaida Parker, Brinley Reece, The O.C.'s Michin (from SmackDown), Fallon Henley, The Meta-Four's Lash Legend, Diamond Mine's Ivy Nile (from Raw), Izzi Dame, Kelani Jordan, Tatum Paxley, and Wren Sinclair went on to the ladder match qualifiers.[4] Jordan, Ruca, Legend, Henley, Parker, and Michin won their matches. Ar Battleground, Jordan won the ladder match to become the first NXT Women's North American Champion.[5]
Reigns
change| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Days recog. |
Number of days held recognized by the promotion |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | ||||
| 1 | Kelani Jordan | June 9, 2024 | Battleground | Enterprise, NV | 1 | 67+ | 67+ | Defeated Sol Ruca, Lash Legend, Fallon Henley, Jaida Parker, and Michin in a six-woman ladder match to become the first champion. | [3][5] |
References
change- ↑ Currier, Joseph (April 6, 2024). "WWE introducing Women's NXT North American Championship". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ↑ Moore, John (April 6, 2024). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes, Ilja Dragunov vs. Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Title, Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thompson, Andrew (April 30, 2024). "Women's North American Champion to be crowned in Ladder match at NXT Battleground". POST Wrestling. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ↑ Moore, John (May 7, 2024). "NXT TV results (5/7): Moore's review of Roxanne Perez vs. Chelsea Green for the NXT Women's Title, Wes Lee vs. Josh Briggs, Karmen Petrovic vs. Shayna Baszler, Mia Yim vs. Arianna Grace". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Moore, John (June 9, 2024). "NXT Battleground results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page for the NXT Championship, Roxanne Perez vs. TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 9, 2024.