NXT Women's North American Championship

NXT Women's North American Championship
The NXT Women's North American Championship belt with default side plates
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandNXT
Date establishedApril 6, 2024
Current championTatum Paxley
Date wonMarch 7, 2026
Statistics
First championKelani Jordan
Longest reignSol Ruca
(189 days)
Shortest reignThea Hail
(21 days)
Oldest championStephanie Vaquer
(31 years, 323 days)
Youngest championThea Hail
(22 years, 98 days)

The NXT Women's North American Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is the secondary women's championship of the company's development brand, NXT. Established on April 6, 2024, it was the first secondary women's championship in company history and the inaugural champion was Kelani Jordan. The current champion is Tatum Paxley, who is in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Izzi Dame at Vengeance Day on March 7, 2026.

History

At Stand & Deliver on April 6, 2024, the WrestleMania week event for WWE's developmental brand NXT, the NXT Women's North American Championship was announced by NXT General Manager Ava, subsequently marking the first secondary championship for women in company history.[1][2] During Week 2 of the Spring Breakin' special of NXT on April 30, Ava announced that the inaugural champion would be crowned from a six-woman ladder match at Battleground on June 9, 2024. To determine the participants, there was a combine, and the top 12 names that impressed competed in qualifying matches. The six winners of each qualifier then advanced to the ladder match.[3] On the May 7 episode of NXT, Ava announced that Sol Ruca, Thea Hail, Jaida Parker, Brinley Reece, Michin (from SmackDown), Fallon Henley, Lash Legend, Ivy Nile (from Raw), Izzi Dame, Kelani Jordan, Tatum Paxley, and Wren Sinclair advanced to the qualifiers.[4] Jordan, Ruca, Legend, Henley, Parker, and Michin advanced to the ladder match, which Jordan won to become the inaugural champion.[5]

On the December 16, 2025, episode of NXT, reigning champion Blake Monroe defended the NXT Women's North American Championship against Thea Hail. A legitimate unplanned finish occurred, as Monroe was supposed to retain the title. During a pinfall by Hail, Monroe was supposed to kick out but did not get her shoulder up in time and the referee counted the pin, naming Hail the winner, causing confusion to both Hail and Monroe, as well as WWE's production team. It was reported that this affected WWE's creative for several wrestlers that was planned for the next couple of weeks, as WWE had already done tapings for the holidays, with adjustments being made immediately.[6]

Belt design

The championship belt is nearly identical to its male counterpart albeit on a smaller white strap and has a red background as opposed to black, also featuring a small banner that says "Women's" right above the "North American" banner on its main plate. Like all of WWE's other championship belts, the two side plates feature a removable center section which can be customized with the champion's logos; the default side plates feature a horizontal NXT logo.[7]

Reigns

As of March 24, 2026, there have been eight reigns among eight champions and one vacancy. Kelani Jordan was the inaugural champion. Sol Ruca has the longest reign at 189 days, while Thea Hail has the shortest at 21 days. Stephanie Vaquer is the oldest title holder at 31, while Hail is the youngest at 22.

Tatum Paxley is the current champion in her first reign. She defeated Izzi Dame at Vengeance Day on March 7, 2026 in Orlando, Florida.[8]

Key
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.
WWE: NXT
1 Kelani Jordan June 9, 2024 Battleground Enterprise, NV 1 140 140 Defeated Fallon Henley, Jaida Parker, Lash Legend, Michin, and Sol Ruca in a six-woman ladder match to become the inaugural champion. [3][5]
2 Fallon Henley October 27, 2024 Halloween Havoc Hershey, PA 1 111 110 This was a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal: Spinner's Choice Gauntlet match that also featured Henley's Fatal Influence stablemates Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx. [9]
3 Stephanie Vaquer February 15, 2025 Vengeance Day Washington, D.C. 1 45 45 [10]
— Vacated April 1, 2025 NXT Orlando, FL — — — NXT General Manager Ava ordered Stephanie Vaquer to relinquish the title as she was also the reigning NXT Women's Champion. [11]
4 Sol Ruca April 19, 2025 Stand & Deliver Paradise, NV 1 189 189 Defeated Izzi Dame, Kelani Jordan, Lola Vice, Thea Hail, and Zaria in a six-woman ladder match to win the vacant championship. [12]
5 Blake Monroe October 25, 2025 Halloween Havoc Prescott Valley, AZ 1 52 52 Defeated Zaria, who defended the title on behalf of an injured Sol Ruca. [13]
6 Thea Hail December 16, 2025 NXT Orlando, FL 1 21 21 This was a legitimate unplanned finish, as in reality, Monroe was supposed to retain the title, but during a pin, Monroe did not get her shoulder up in time and the referee counted the pinfall. [14][15]
7 Izzi Dame January 6, 2026 NXT: New Year's Evil Orlando, FL 1 60 59 [16]
8 Tatum Paxley March 7, 2026 Vengeance Day Orlando, FL 1 17+ 17+ [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Currier, Joseph (April 6, 2024). "WWE introducing Women's NXT North American Championship". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  2. ^ 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. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ 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. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ Thomas, Jeremy (December 16, 2025). "Details On Botched Finish In NXT Women's North American Championship Match". 411Mania. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  7. ^ Boone, Matt (April 6, 2024). "WWE To Introduce NXT Women's North American Championship, Ava Shows Off Title Belt". Wrestling Headlines.
  8. ^ a b Sharma, Ishaan (March 7, 2026). "Tatum Paxley Becomes New Women's North American Champion At NXT Vengeance Day". Fightful. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  9. ^ Powell, Jason (October 27, 2024). "NXT Halloween Havoc results: Powell's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page in a Devil's Playground match for the NXT Title, Tony D'Angelo vs. Oba Femi in a TLS match for the NA Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  10. ^ Moore, John (February 15, 2025). "NXT Vengeance Day results: Moore's live review of Oba Femi vs. Grayson Waller vs. Austin Theory for the NXT Championship, Giulia vs. Bayley vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Cora Jade for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  11. ^ Thomas, Jeremy (April 1, 2025). "Stephanie Vaquer Vacates Women's North American Title On WWE NXT". 411Mania. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  12. ^ Moore, John (April 19, 2025). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams vs. Je'Von Evans for the NXT Title, Stephanie Vaquer vs. Giulia vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Jaida Parker for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  13. ^ Chiari, Mike (October 26, 2025). "Blake Monroe Makes History With WWE NXT NA Title Win vs. Zaria After Sol Ruca's Injury". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  14. ^ Reichlin, Michael (December 16, 2025). "Thea Hail Wins NXT North American Title in Controversial Finish". SE Scoops. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  15. ^ Chakrabarti, Shounak (December 16, 2025). "Report: Creative plans changing due to inadvertent title win on WWE NXT". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  16. ^ Thompson, Andrew (January 6, 2026). "Izzi Dame Def. Thea Hail To Become NXT Women's North American Champion At New Year's Evil". Fightful. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
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