The MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion Major League Wrestling (MLW). The current champion is Janai Kai, who is in her first reign.
| MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Major League Wrestling (MLW) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | July 7, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Janai Kai | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | October 14, 2023[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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History
editMLW previously teased the formation of a women's division on August 18, 2019, later announcing its official launch on October 18, 2019.[3][4] The division's first official match was held at MLW Blood and Thunder of 2019 between Zeda Zhang and The Spider Lady which Zhang was successful at winning via disqualification.[5][6]
Following MLW coming back from a lengthy hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on July 7, 2021, it was announced that Shimmer Women Athletes co-founder Dave Prazak had joined MLW to help relaunch its women's division.[7] On the September 22, 2021, episode of Fusion: Alpha, MLW officially announced the launch of its MLW women's featherweight division and introduced the first wrestlers on the roster, including Brittany Blake, Holidead, Nicole Savoy, The Sea Stars (Ashley Vox and Delmi Exo), Willow Nightingale and Zoey Skye.[8][9]
On April 21, 2022, it was announced that on May 13, 2022, at Kings of Colosseum that there will be a match between Taya Valkyrie and Holidead to determine who the first ever MLW Women's Featherweight Championship title holder is.[10] During the match, Taya defeated Holidead via submission to become the inaugural championship holder.[11]
Sometime during Taya Valkyrie's reign, the title's name was changed from the MLW Women's Featherweight Championship to the MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship according to MLW's official website.[12]
Reigns
editAs of November 22, 2024, there have been three reigns between three champions Taya Valkyrie was the inaugural champion. She is also the oldest champion at 38 years old, while Delmi Exo is the youngest at 28 years old. Janai Kai's reign is the longest at 405+ days, while Exo's reign is the shortest at 191 days.
Janai Kai is the current champion in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Exo at Slaughterhouse on October 14, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Names
edit| Name | Year |
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| MLW Women's Featherweight Championship | July 7, 2021 – July 31, 2022 |
| MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship | July 31, 2022 – present[12] |
| No. | Overall reign number |
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| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Taya Valkyrie | May 13, 2022 | Kings of Colosseum | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 328 | Defeated Holidead to become the inaugural champion, which aired on tape delay on June 16. During this reign on July 31, 2022, the title name was changed to the MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship. |
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| 2 | Delmi Exo | April 6, 2023 | War Chamber | Queens, NY | 1 | 191 | Aired on tape delay on June 15. | [13] |
| 3 | Janai Kai | October 14, 2023 | Slaughterhouse | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 405+ | [1] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Sinha, Saptarshi (October 15, 2023). "New Champions Crowned at MLW Slaughterhouse, Gisele Shaw, Updated Lineups for NJPW Events". ewrestlingnews.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Johnson, Mike (May 13, 2022). "5/13 MLW Kings of Colosseum Spoiler Results from Philadelphia". PWInsider. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (August 18, 2019). "MLW Teases The Formation Of A Women's Division". Fightful. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "MLW Announces New Women's Division". Wrestling Inc. October 18, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "MLW Blood & Thunder". Cagematch. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "MLW Blood & Thunder". Wrestling Data.
- ^ "DAVE PRAZAK JOINS MLW, WILL SPEARHEAD WOMEN'S DIVISION LAUNCH". Wrestling Observer. July 7, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Wilkinson, Nick (September 22, 2021). "MLW announces its Women's Featherweight Division". Diva Dirt. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (September 22, 2021). "MLW Announces Women's Featherweight Division". Fightful. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Taya Valkyrie vs. Holidead World Featherweight Title Fight set for Philly May 13". Major League Wrestling. April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ Richards, Alex. "Spoiler: First MLW Women's Champion Crowned". Www.lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c "FIGHTERS". MLW Wrestling.com.
- ^ Carey, Ian (April 7, 2023). "MLW War Chamber spoilers: New champions crowned". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
External links
edit- MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship Title History at Cagematch.net