| Women's World Championship | |
| Created: | 1910 |
| Retired: | 1954 |
| Firstchamp: | Cora Livingston |
| Finalchamp: | June Byers |
| Mostreigns: | 2 reigns:
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The Women's World Championship was the first Women's professional wrestling world championship in the world.[1]
Cora Livingston defeated Hazel Parker in 1906. Though the contest was for the Featherweight Championship, from that point she billed herself as the first women's champion of the world.[2] She then went to face women's champion Laura Bennett in a champion vs. champion title unification match in 1910. The match saw Cora Livingston victorious and it was at that time she was officially recognized as the first women's world champion.[1] [3]
Mildred Burke won a woman's world championship title in 1937 and held it for close to two decades. Mildred Burke won the women's wrestling world championship title defeating Clara Mortenson the inaugural champion.[4] [5] Clara had competed for the vacant championship against Barbara Ware, with Clara coming out victorious, following her victory, she was billed as the first women's world champion.[6] On June 14, 1953, June Byers won a 13-woman tournament in Baltimore to claim the belt. She quickly became a popular fan favorite champion.[7] Byers and Burke wrestled a two out of three falls match in 1954 it 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.[8]