User:Miss X-Factor/NXT Women's Championship

The NXT Women's Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by WWE and is competed for exclusively in NXT Wrestling, WWE's developmental territory. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute worked finishes.

History
The championship was first introduced on April 5, 2012 at WrestleMania Axxess. NXT Commissioner Dusty Rhodes announced a "Gold Rush" tournament, featuring 6 developmental roster NXT Divas and 2 main roster WWE Divas competing to be crowned as the inaugural NXT Women's Champion in a knockout system format.