Women’s wrestling has a rich history at Survivor Series, with women featuring at the inaugural Survivor Series in 1987. The WWE Women’s Champion and the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions were involved in a traditional Survivor Series elimination match.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t until 1998, the year the WWE Women’s Championship was reactivated, that the first Women’s Championship match took place at Survivor Series. Many heavy-hitters were involved in high-profile Women’s Championship matches at Survivor Series.
This article features the original WWE Women’s Championship, the Divas Championship, the SmackDown Women’s Championship, and the Women’s World Championship. 2019 was a major year for women’s wrestling as women headlined WrestleMania and Survivor Series for the first time.
Furthermore, not all Women’s World Championship matches at Survivor Series were given adequate time for women to tell a story, but some managed to maximize their minutes and produce some decent Women’s Championship matches at Survivor Series.
15. AJ Lee Vs. Nikki Bella – 2014
Three-time WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee defended her Divas Championship against former titleholder Nikki Bella at the 2014 iteration of Survivor Series. Nikki’s twin sister, Brie, was her assistant after losing to her at Hell in a Cell 2014. Brie stood on the apron, and she kissed AJ.
AJ was taken by surprise, and Nikki nailed AJ in the face with a forearm. Nikki capitalized and executed the Rack Attack to become a two-time Divas Champion. Their Divas Championship match lasted 34 seconds, and Nikki went on to break AJ’s record as the longest-reigning Divas Champion in WWE history.
14. Trish Stratus Vs. Lita – 2004
Two of the all-time greats, Trish Stratus and Lita, clashed at Survivor Series 2004 over Trish’s WWE Women’s Championship. This bout was expected to be an epic, but Lita was there to destroy Trish.
The Women’s Championship was an afterthought for Lita. The two bitter rivals brawled on the outside, and Lita pushed Trish face-first into a steel chair, and her nose was legitimately broken. Lita got disqualified after she nailed Trish with a steel chair. It was more of an angle instead of a title match.
13. Jacqueline Vs. Sable – 1998
History was made at Survivor Series 1998 as Jacqueline and Sable clashed in the first Women’s Championship match at Survivor Series. Their Women’s Championship match was also the first women’s singles bout to take place at Survivor Series. However, their title clash was forgettable.
For sure, Sable wasn’t the finished article, but she was popular. Nevertheless, Sable captured the WWE Women’s Championship for the first time, and she went on to hold the title for six months.
