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Professional Wrestling
Women's World Championship
(October 1910 - 1954)
Women's World Championship
(October 1910 - 1954)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Cora Livingston | Oct 1910 | Live Event | Kansas City, USA | |
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Recognized as the first Women's Champion of the World after a match against Laura Bennett, a regional champion.
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| ** Retired ** | 1925 | -- | -- | |
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Retired as champion sometime in 1925.
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| Clara Mortensen | 1932 | -- | -- | |
| Mildred Burke | Jan 28, 1937 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 14 days |
| Clara Mortensen [2] | Feb 11, 1937 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | |
| Mildred Burke [2] | Apr 1937 | -- | -- | |
| June Byers | Apr 14, 1953 | Live Event | Baltimore, USA | 442 days |
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Byers defeated Nell Stewart in the final of a 13-woman tournament to win the vacant championship, why the title was vacant is unclear. Other participants included Gloria Shelton, Ida Mae Martinez, Joyce Ford, Lilly Bitter, Mary Jane Mull, and Violet Viann
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| ** Retired ** | Jun 30, 1954 | -- | -- | |
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Byers and Burke wrestled a two out of three falls match in 1954. The bout went to a no contest. Subsequently, Byers was recognized as the NWA World Women's Champion, and Burke went on to create the WWWA World Championship and was recognized as its first champion. The Women's World Championship was retired soon after.
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