7 Women Who Won Men's Wrestling Titles

1. Chyna - WWE Intercontinental Championship

Chyna IC Champion
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If things had worked out differently, Chyna may well have ended up as the first female winner of the WWE Championship. History didn't work out as such however, but rumour has it that serious discussions were held with WWE top brass in 1999 about the Ninth Wonder of the World standing tall at the end of SummerSlam.

In the end, Chyna had to make do with winning two Intercontinental Championships during her famous career. The first of these came at No Mercy in 1999, where Chyna annihilated Jeff Jarrett in a 'Good Housekeeping' match, Jarrett succumbing to his own trademark guitar to the skull.

Two months later, Chyna lost the title to Chris Jericho, with whom she would become co-champion soon after. That reign isn't officially recognised by WWE, but she would reclaim the famous title eight months later at SummerSlam 2000, pinning Trish Stratus in a mixed tag match that saw her team with Eddie Guerrero against Trish and then-champion Val Venis.

Her second reign was less successful, lasting just a week before Eddie defeated her for the title in yet another triple threat match (Kurt Angle was the third competitor). It is unlikely that we'll see any other women holding male titles in WWE any time soon, but don't be surprised to see women on top outside the big league in 2017. Viva la revolution!

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