WWE Women's ID Championship
| WWE Women's ID Championship | |||||
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| Details | |||||
| Promotion | WWE Independent circuit | ||||
| Date established | February 18, 2025 | ||||
| Current champion | Kylie Rae | ||||
| Date won | August 1, 2025 | ||||
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The WWE Women's ID Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American company WWE for their Independent Development (ID) program. Unlike WWE's other titles, the WWE Women's ID Championship is exclusively defended on the independent circuit and open to all independent wrestlers. The current champion is Kylie Rae, who defeated Zara Zakher and Zayda Steel in a triple threat match tournament final to become the inaugural champion at Game Changer Wrestling's event, The ID Showcase, on August 1, 2025.
WWE ID is designed to provide a pathway for independent wrestlers to transition into WWE. Both the men's and women's ID championships were established on February 18, 2025, and if a non-WWE ID wrestler wins either title, they will receive a WWE ID contract.
History
[edit]In October 2024, the American professional wrestling company WWE introduced the Independent Development (ID) program, similar to their Next in Line (NIL) program for college athletes, with ID to support the development of independent wrestlers by collaborating with various wrestling schools and promotions on the independent circuit. The inaugural partner promotions and schools confirmed were Reality of Wrestling, Black and Brave Academy, Nightmare Factory, Elite Pro Wrestling Training Center, and KnokX Pro Academy.[1]
During a press conference on February 18, 2025, WWE's Chief Content Officer, Paul "Triple H" Levesque, unveiled men's and women's WWE ID Championships. The titles were designed to be defended exclusively across the independent circuit, offering emerging talent increased exposure and opportunities.[2] The inaugural champions were determined through a tournament featuring top prospects from the WWE ID program. The tournament matches were scheduled to take place at various independent wrestling shows, highlighting WWE's collaboration with the independent wrestling scene.[3] Participants of the inaugural tournament were all WWE ID prospects, and first round matches were held by Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) on April 16 and Future Stars of Wrestling on April 18 during WrestleMania 41 week.[4] It was then confirmed that after the crowning of the inaugural champions, all independent wrestlers would be eligible to challenge for the ID Championships and that if a non-WWE ID wrestler were to win either title, they would receive a WWE ID contract.[5]
The women's tournament format was a round-robin tournament.[6] On July 8, 2025, it was confirmed that the tournament final would be held at GCW's event, The ID Showcase, on August 1 during SummerSlam week.[7] The tournament final was a triple threat match between Kylie Rae, Zara Zakher, and Zayda Steel, which Rae won to become the inaugural Women's ID Champion.[8]
Design
[edit]The WWE Women's ID Championship belt is identical to the men's version, albeit smaller and on a white strap. It features a modern design, incorporating elements that represent both WWE and the independent wrestling scene. The center plate prominently displays the WWE ID logo, flanked by customizable side plates that can be personalized by the reigning champion.[9]
Reigns
[edit]As of August 11, 2025.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| 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. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
| WWE: ID | ||||||||||
| 1 | Kylie Rae | August 1, 2025 | Game Changer Wrestling: The ID Showcase |
Rutherford, NJ | 1 | 10+ | Defeated Zara Zakher and Zayda Steel in a tournament final triple threat match to become the inaugural champion. | [10] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Currier, Joseph (October 29, 2024). "WWE announces new 'WWE ID' program for indie wrestlers". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ Ucchino, Rick (February 18, 2025). "Triple H Unveils New WWE ID Championships To Spotlight Up-And-Coming Talent". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (February 18, 2025). "WWE ID Championships Unveiled". Fightful. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ Renner, Ethan (March 17, 2025). "WWE ID championship tournament to begin on WrestleMania week indie shows". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy; Defelice, Robert (April 7, 2025). "WWE ID Announces WWE ID Titles Will Be Open To All Independent Talent Once Champions Are Crowned". Fightful. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ Berman IV, Ross W (April 2, 2025). "WWE ID Championship Tournament Format Details Revealed, First Match Signed". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (July 8, 2025). "WWE ID Champions To Be Crowned At GCW Presents The ID Showcase". 411Mania. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ Flanagan, Neal (August 1, 2025). "Inaugural WWE ID Women's and Men's Champions are crowned". POST Wrestling. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ Chiari, Mike (February 18, 2025). "Photo: Triple H Unveils Men's and Women's WWE ID Championship Belts". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (August 1, 2025). "GCW "ID Showcase" results (8/1): Vetter's review of Jack Cartwheel vs. Cappuccino Jones for the WWE ID Title, Kylie Rae vs. Zayda Steel vs. Zara Zakher for the WWE Women's ID Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
External links
[edit]- WWE Women's ID Championship Title History at Cagematch.net