The exponential growth in women’s wrestling over the past decade has led to changes in WWE that many never thought were possible. All special stipulations have been made available for the female roster, and women have even main-evented WrestleMania. Now, as announced by Nick Aldis, fans have finally gotten what they have clamored for so long: a women’s mid-card championship.
On the latest episode of SmackDown, a pre-recorded clip featured Nick Aldis revealing the women’s United States Championship for the first time. The design looked very similar to the existing men’s US title, but it had a white strap instead. There is still a lot of ambiguity related to the title.
Not many details about the championship were revealed during the show. Aldis and WWE did not reveal whether this championship is exclusive to SmackDown or will float between both brands. Considering that WWE decided to name this title after the current United States Championship, which is exclusive to SmackDown, this title may only be seen on the blue brand as well.
Raw will likely announce a similar title of their own on Monday, presumably called the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. 🚨 THE WWE WOMENS UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP IS HERE 🚨HISTOY HAS BEEN MADEWHO SHOULD WIN THIS FIRST 👀👀#Smackdown pic. twitter.
com/GyR5N4ncML— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) November 9, 2024There are many potential candidates for the inaugural Women’s United States Champion. However, the top of the list definitely features Chelsea Green and Michin. These two have more than impressed the WWE Universe with their feud on SmackDown this year.
RELATEDKevin Owens hits BANNED move in WWE after 11 years; sends Randy Orton to hospital on SmackDownFurthermore, Zelina Vega could be a great pick on the Raw side of things. Iyo Sky is also a likely candidate. However, she appears to be moving on to the main event picture after becoming the #1 contender for the Women’s World title.
Wrestling veteran Bill Apter reacts to Nick Aldis’ announcement about the Women’s United States ChampionshipNeedless to say, this announcement by Nick Aldis was followed by plenty of excitement. The WWE female roster has expanded significantly, especially in the past few years. This would finally give a chance to those women that WWE would never put in the main event scene.
Many fans, female competitors like Bianca Belair, and wrestling veteran Bill Apter have been huge advocates for this. Women’s United States Championship belt (via @tripleh/X)Speaking on SmackTalk, Apter said that he had always wanted to see a mid-card title for women. Such titles generally only existed on the indies.
Thus, he was excited to see it on the big stage. He truly believed that this was a huge step in allowing some women to shine and stand out from the rest of the division. The women are finally getting something that I have been lobbying for ages.
Their own United States Championship. Since I was a kid watching wrestling, it’s always been the guys. Bill Apter on SmackTalkApter, along with many fans, was interested in finding out how the inaugural champion would be crowned, as WWE did not provide any information on this matter.
Generally, new or vacant titles are awarded through a long bracket-style tournament. RELATEDMAJOR update on backstage fear within WWE about Rhea Ripley’s injury leading to WrestleMania 41: ReportsHowever, there is also precedent for such titles being awarded through a battle royale or a ladder match. The latter took place when Kelani Jordan became the inaugural NXT Women’s North American Champion at Battleground.
