Rhea Ripley, the current SmackDown Women’s Champion, has maintained an impressive performance for an extended period without a single loss on WWE TV in the past year.
Serving as a remarkable member of The Judgment Day, the SmackDown Women’s Champion title belongs to The Nightmare. For over a year, she has not only dominated the female stars but also exhibited supremacy over her male counterparts.
Rhea Ripley hasn’t been pinned in 424 days 🎯 pic.twitter.com/jnxW2gAjVz
— WrestlingWorldCC (@WrestlingWCC) July 27, 2023
Rhea Ripley‘s record holds a singles defeat dating back to the WWE RAW episode on May 29, 2022. She succumbed to Liv Morgan on that eventful night. Post-defeat, Ripley’s record in televised singles WWE matches remains clean, with no pinfalls or submissions against her in 424 days.
Ripley’s reign surpasses even John Cena, who held his longest title reign unbeaten for 380 days. ‘The Nightmare’ marked a significant victory over Charlotte Flair, winning the SmackDown Women’s Title at WrestleMania 39 this year. In her recent appearance, she emerged victorious against WWE veteran Natalya at the Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia.
Is Rhea Ripley the longest-reigning female champion in WWE?
Rhea Ripley has been a dominant superstar in WWE, although she doesn’t hold the record for the longest reign as a female champion in WWE.
According to The Sportster, Bianca Belair held the WWE Raw Women’s Championship for a total of 420 days (419 days as officially recognized by WWE), making her the reigning women’s champion in the era of WWE.
Even Becky Lynch had a reign of 398 days as Raw Women’s Champion, which is considered the longest reign in this championship’s history. After dropping the SmackDown Women’s Title to Flair, she continued her historic run as Raw Women’s Champion. However, in May 2020, she surprisingly relinquished her title due to announcing her pregnancy with her child.
Bayley secured her SmackDown Women’s Championship title by defeating Charlotte Flair on the October 11, 2019, episode of SmackDown. This proved to be a reign for Bayley as she held the championship for 380 days, making her the longest-reigning SmackDown Women’s Champion.
Unfortunately, in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and a significant portion of Bayley’s championship reign occurred without audiences. During this time, Bayley also held the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship alongside her friend Sasha Banks, earning herself the nickname “Bayley Dos Straps.”
However, it is worth noting that since losing the SmackDown Women’s Championship to Sasha Banks in a Hell in a Cell match at Hell in a Cell 2020, Bayley hasn’t been able to capture another championship.