The best female wrestler WWE History is a hot topic of discussion. Some of the best female wrestlers in WWE history have successful careers in many championship reigns. However, some were pioneers and were able to pave the way for successful people. Women’s wrestling in WWE has not always been taken seriously, but in 2015 it has changed with the introduction of women’s evolution.
Women are treated equally like male counterparts, as headlines are no longer a surprise raw, smack downor a premium live event. Nevertheless, when it becomes the greatest of all time, there is a breakdown when it comes to skills in the ring, microphone skills and lingering influence on women’s wrestling.
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Life Morgan
Best WWE Female Wrestlers of 2024
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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6/8/1994 | Gionna Daddio |
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Liv Morgan was originally a member of Riott Squad and was not the main focus of the group, making him unsuccessful overnight. Nevertheless, patience preserved for Liv after not defeating Becky Lynch at the Raw Women’s Championship in 2022. She won women’s money in a bankradar match in 2022, and was fearless as she defeated Ronda Laussy the same night.
Although her title reign was not the best, she was ready for her second Women’s World Championship run in 2024. She defeated Becky Lynch for the title and went on to the heels. Liv’s 2024 was outstanding and she was undoubtedly the best female wrestler at WWE of the Year. Dominic Mysterio as her on-screen boyfriend considered the pair one of the most hated duos in WWE history. Liv deserves her flower, and the runner-up for two women’s Royal Rumble matches was the second longest time for the Rumble women in history, which was achieved in 2025, of one and seven minutes. Valkyria. However, that won’t last long as the pair will regain tag team money in a rematch on Raw the following night.
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Near Jacks
Attractive power has become Queen of the Ring
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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5/29/1984 | Savelina Fanene |
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Another female wrestler who had the 2024 star was Nia Jacks. The charming power is because she was one of the most hated female wrestlers in WWE history and had a reputation for being reckless in the ring. However, Jax was put into a hard yard and she improved dramatically with a square circle. Jacks was in Hot Streak as he lost Lila Valkyria to become Queen of the Ring, and she won the second WWE Women’s Championship when she easily overwhelmed Bailey Summer Slam.
Jax is at her best when she is on the heel and she has overcome two torn ACLs throughout her career. It is a testament to her professionalism, and she held the women’s championships she was perfectly worthy of for the rest of 2024. Jax is a two-time WWE women’s tag team champion along with Shayna Baszler, improving her work in the ring, but she wasn’t too bad at the microphone. Unfortunately, Nia Jax has been snuggled from WrestleMania 41 to the strongest year, for the second year in a row, failing to make an impression on WWE’s most epic stage.
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And sky
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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5/8/1990 | The smelly mass |
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Bell to Bell Aiyo Sky is one of the best ring female performers currently on the WWE roster. Sky Genius is a proud member of Damage CTRL, and she has won the Dakotaka Kai and the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship twice. Because Sky’s one Women’s World Championship victory is a championship that is missing from her resume, since solidifying her legacy as a Grand Slam champion.
Sky won the WWE Women’s Championship in 2023 in a bankradar match and cashed it on a Summer Slam deal. Sky has proven she can stick to the main names in the women’s division and is trusted to compete in high-level wrestling matches. In 2025, Iyo Sky made history at WWE, won the Women’s World Championships and became the first woman to hold a new iteration of the Women’s World and WWE Women’s Championships at Triple H. At WrestleMania 41, Iyo Sky became the first female wrestler to win a match at Wrestlemania, making Realipley and Bianca Bel Air one of the best openers in WrestleMania history.
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Jacqueline
Jacqueline became the first black WWE women’s champion
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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January 6, 1964 | Jacqueline Derois Moore |
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Jacqueline has a reputation for being one unsmashed woman and one of the most powerful women in the locker room. Jacqueline won the WWE Women’s Championship twice during her attitude era and became the first black woman to hold the championship.
Her feud with Sable at the 1998 Women’s Championship was intriguing because Jacqueline was an excellent in-ring competitor, but fans loved Sable. Before Jacqueline’s six-year stint was cut in WWE in 2004, he defeated Chavo Guerrero at the WWE Cruiserweight Championship and won a legitimate place at the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Nikki Bella
Nikki is the longest-running WWE Diva Champion ever
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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11/21/1983 | Stephanie Nicole Chigvintsev |
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Nikki Bella has had detractors throughout her WWE career, but all the injuries and adversity she faces have made her credit for carving out a successful career. Alongside her twin sister Brie, Nikki is featured on reality TV shows, Total Diva.
Nikki won the WWE Diva Championship twice. Her second reign was significant as she broke AJ Lee’s record as the longest supporting diva champion in history. Nikki held a record-breaking diva championship for 301 days, and while her challenger may not have been the strongest, she was able to beat what was before her, and her in-ring skills improved.
Nikki was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame along with her twin sister Brie in 2021, becoming twin sister Brie for the first time in three years, and Nikki returned to WWE as the 30th participant in the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble Match.
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Merina
Melina has been a successful wrestler and manager
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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11/21/1983 | Melina Nava Perez |
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Melina is one of the most underrated female wrestlers in WWE history. Originally starting out as manager of MNM’s Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury, she transitioned to a great singles rival. Melina rebutted the WWE Women’s Championships with Mickey James, Beth Phoenix and Michelle McCool.
The injury bug hit Melina several times throughout her WWE career, but that didn’t stop her from winning the women’s championship and the diva championship twice. Melina was an incredible heel and an integral part of the women’s division during a ruthless attack era.
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Michelle McCool
McCool became the first ever Divas champion
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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1/25/1980 | Michelle Lee Caraway |
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Without a doubt, Michelle McCool is one of the best heels in WWE history. McCool is the four-time WWE Women’s Championship and became the first woman to win the Divas Championship and Women’s Championship. McCool and Layla were the perfect double acts as LayCool, co-hosting with WWE Women’s and Divas Championships.
McCool has received a lot of unfair criticism as she is married to The Undertaker. McCool worked hard to achieve her success and is a future WWE Hall of Fame. She was one of the top female competitors at the end of a ruthless offensive era at the beginning of a PG era that recurred with things like Mickey James, Melina and Beth Phoenix. 2025 was a very remarkable year for Michelle McCool, and she was recognized in the Hall of Fame Induction. The Hall of Fame Women’s Wings are reserved for only a select few, and McCool is currently one of those thought to be among the elites of the history of women’s wrestling in WWE.
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I’m Lee
AJ retired from professional wrestling in 2015
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable achievements |
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3/19/1987 | April Janet Mendes | 2009-2015 |
The women’s division was not the strongest during AJ Lee’s horror reign. AJ was strangled at the WWE Divas Championship, but she could only beat the opposition party that was in front of her. AJ was a competitor in the ring, and her black widow finisher was a devastating finisher.
AJ won the Divas Championship three times and was the longest-serving Divas champion in history in 296 days. However, her record was broken by Nikki Bella, who sarcastically ended AJ’s third final diva championship reign at Survivor Series 2014. With her husband’s commercial punk returning to WWE, there has been a lot of talk about the prospect of AJ Lee returning to WWE. She hasn’t resurfaced yet, but if so, hopefully her legacy will grow even further.
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Molly Holly
Molly Holly selflessly put her hair on the line of WrestleMania20
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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9/7/1977 | Nora Christina Bensorf |
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Molly Holly is one of the most underrated female wrestlers to adorn the WWE ring. She joined WWE in 2000 along with storyline cousins Crush and Hardcore Holly. Molly ventured on her own, and after her romance with Spike Dudley was over, Molly was on a glorious heel, and she defeated Trish Stratus for her first WWE Women’s Championship reign at King of the Rings 2002.
Molly’s second run as a female champion was even more impressive as she was the 209-day champion. Her second reign was cut by Victoria, but when Molly saw that Molly did not feature the WWE Women’s Championship Match, she selflessly placed her hair in a women’s championship match with Victoria, which guaranteed there would be a women’s championship match on the cards. Molly won a legitimate place in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021 for her efforts in the Women’s Division.
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ivory
Ivory won her third women’s championship as a member of the rights of censorship
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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11/26/1961 | Lisa Mary Moretty |
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Women’s wrestling was a stock of laughing in the era of attitude, with some overwhelming WWE women’s champions. Thankfully, Ivory defeated Debra in June 1999, winning her first women’s championship rule. Unlike some of her counterparts, Ivory was a sophisticated in-ring wrestler.
Ivory won two women’s championships in 1999, but after an undirected start until 2000, Ivory again turned his heel and joined the right to censorship. This was undoubtedly the best job of Ivory’s WWE career as she won her third reign as a women’s champion in the 2001 WWE Women’s Championship match and defeated Chyna. Royal Rumble. Chyna ends Ivory’s 149-day WWE Women’s Championship rule, though WrestleMania 17Ivory did a good job of raising the women’s championship and gaining lots of heat as an unlikely heel.
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Victoria
As of 2025, Victoria has not been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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2/10/1971 | Lisa Marie Baron |
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Two-time WWE Women’s Champion Victoria is one of the most underrated women in WWE history. She made history with WrestleMania 20 As the first woman to defend the WWE Women’s Championships at consecutive WrestleMania. It is an impressive achievement in its own right.
Victoria has not yet been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, and while some of her counterparts in the ruthless offensive era have been introduced, there is no doubt that Victoria should be there. She is a fierce competitor and Victoria moves very well for her height. She was both heeled and babyfaced, and both her finisher, the widow peak, was one of the most devastating histories in wrestling history.
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Alexa Bliss
Alexa Bliss returns to WWE in the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble Match
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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August 9, 1991 | Alexis Cabrera |
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Alexa Bliss is a history maker. In 2017 she became the first woman to win the Raw and Smackdown women’s championships. The Goddess won the Raw Women’s Championship three times and the Smackdown Women’s Championship twice. She is the Triple Crown Champion three times in the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship, two times in Nikki Cross and one in Asuka. Winning women’s money in the 2018 bank ladder match was another highlight of her career.
Bliss is one of the shortest female wrestlers in WWE history, but she is above her height. The Goddess defended both the Raw at WrestleMania and the Smackdown Women’s Championship. This is another incredible feat she has achieved. She also showed the depth of her personality as she portrayed an evil version of her own dementia while in an alliance with the late Bray Wyatt.
Bliss returned to WWE for the first time in years while on maternity leave. She was a surprising participant in the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble Match. The five-time WWE Women’s Champion received a huge response, and it would be interesting to see what the next for the Goddess.
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Rhea Ripley
Ripley is one of WWE’s top baby faces
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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11/10/1996 | Demi Benet |
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Rhea Ripley defeated Charlotte Flair WrestleMania 39 She has no doubt been the best wrestling match of the year in 2023, becoming the new SmackDown Women’s Champion.
A few months after her victory, the title was renamed the Women’s World Championships. Ripley’s acclaim is nothing short of extraordinary as she is a Grand Slam champion and has won both the American and British versions of the NXT Women’s Championship. Ripley also became the first woman to win a women’s royal rumble match from an enviable number one position. Unfortunately, Ripley’s record 380-day reign was a heartbreaking woman’s world champion due to a shoulder injury.
Ripley turned her babyface after returning from her injuries, and Dominique Mysterio took her to quit her side with women’s world champion Liv Morgan. Despite this, Ripley ultimately regained the Women’s World Championships when she defeated LIV at Raw’s Netflix premiere on January 6, 2025. Ripley’s reign becomes a mysterious end to the hands of Iyo Sky until WrestleMania 41. WrestleMania 39 and 41.
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Bianca Bella
Bella is at the top of her game
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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April 9, 1989 | Bianca Blair Crawford |
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Bianca Belair is undoubtedly one of the most talented female wrestlers on WWE’s current roster. Bella defeated Becky Lynch WrestleMania 38 To become a new female champion. Bel Air broke the Lynch record as the longest live female champion in history in 419 days.
Belair’s resume is impressive as the WWE Women’s Champion twice and the former SmackDown Women’s Champion, who won the 2021 Women’s Royal Rumble Match. WWE’s EST was part of history as she defeated Sasha Banks in the Smackdown Women’s Championship at the first Wrestle Mania main event. WrestleMania 37. She is a triple crown champion as Belair is currently undefeated at Wrestle Mania and won the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship alongside Jade Cargill. As Cargill is on the sidelines, former two-time Smackdown women’s champion Naomi has replaced Cargill as Bel Air’s new tag team championship partner. Bianca Belair has always appeared when the spotlight is brightest, and has recently been stealing the show on WrestleMania 41 in a thrilling triple threat match involving Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky.
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Asuka
Tomorrow’s Empress joins Damage CTRL in 2023
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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9/26/1981 | Coral coral | It has been around since 2015 |
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“The Empress of Tomorrow” Asuka deserves many credits for her career she carved for herself in WWE. Asuka is one of the oldest female wrestlers on the main roster, but she continues to play outstanding matches.
Her matches with others such as Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch are some of the best women’s matches in WWE history. Asuka is a Grand Slam champion and finished as Bianca Belair’s longest WWE women’s champion (formerly the Raw Women’s Championship). Champion Night 2023, but her recent championship run ended by Bella Summer Slam In 2023, Iyo Sky swooped and cashed her money in a bank briefcase. Without a doubt, Asuka cemented her name in the early WWE history of her career through her stellar run at NXT throughout the 2010s.
Tomorrow’s Empress has decided on the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship for the fourth time in her entire career and the second time with Kairi Sane. She has continued to have an incredible record of winning the championship every year in her WWE career since 2016.
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Mickey James
Mickey James’ feud with Trish Stratus solidified her spot as the top female wrestler
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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8/31/1979 | Mickey Larry James |
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Mickey James is one of the most underrated female wrestlers in WWE history. Mickey is a fierce competitor and she proves she can mix it with the best of the square circle. Mickey’s acclaim speaks to herself as she was a five-time WWE women’s champion and once won the Diva Championship.
Mickey was the second woman to win both the WWE Women’s Championship and the Diva Championship, after Michelle McCool. Mickey won her first women’s championship in the storyline with Trish Stratus in early 2006 WrestleMania 22 It was one of the major highlights of her WWE career.
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Beth Phoenix
Gramazon is inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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11/24/1980 | Elizabeth Copeland |
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WWE Hall of Fame Beth Phoenix is one of the strongest women in WWE history. Without a doubt, Glamazone’s best job was when she was dominant heels and strangled her at the WWE Women’s Championships.
Gramazon engaged in several outstanding feuds at the WWE Women’s Championships with Mickey James, Melina and Michelle McCall. Phoenix held the WWE Women’s Championships for most of 2008, winning three titles and one Diva Championship. Phoenix came out sporadically from retirement to compete in women’s royal rumble matches. She worked with her husband and fellow WWE Hall of Fame Edge in a mixtag team match.
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Alundra Blayze
Blayze has been blacklisted by WWE for 20 years
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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2/9/1963 | Debraan Mouse |
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The WWE Women’s Championships were revived in late 1993 after the title retired in 1990, with Alundra Blayze positioned as WWE’s top female wrestler. Unfortunately, the women’s division was not strong in the new generation era, but the Blazes were on the top of the tree.
Blayze won the WWE Women’s Championship three times, and has built a compelling rivalry with Bull Nakano, winning the title in Japan. Blayze’s departure from WWE at WCW in 1995 was controversial as she dropped the women’s championship Nitro In the trash can. Although relations with WWE deteriorated, 20 years later, the bridge was restored and acquired a legitimate location in the WWE Hall of Fame.
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Bailey
The role model is an unnamed hero from the women’s department.
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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6/15/1989 | Pamela Rose Martinez |
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Bailey is the fourth member of the four-horse women called to the main roster in 2016, and the role model has had many highs and low disappointment throughout her WWE career. Despite this, Bailey is a historic maker and she is the first women’s grand slam champion of an outstanding achievement.
The role model was two Smackdown Women’s Champion, and the second reign with Strap lasted 380 days. Bailey has suffered a retreat from his injury and torested the ACL in 2021, making him unable to take action for a year. Bailey is four-time WWE Women’s Champion and has two rulers as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion with Sasha Banks, but is hoping to add a title to the trophy cabinet before cutting the boots.
Bailey won the 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble Match. The longest time women spent in the Royal Rumble match, Aiyo Sky, Liv Morgan and Roxan Perez broke records in 2025, and role models abandoned CTRL. WrestleMania 40. Bailey’s stock lost favour at the top of the card last year and was snuggled by WWE again as WWE replaced her in a tag team title match at WrestleMania 41.
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Sasha Banks
The boss had a great match in WWE.
date of birth | Real name | WWE tenure | Notable WWE Results |
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6/15/1989 | Mercedes Justin Kestner Varnado |
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“Boss” Sasha Banks’ WWE career was a roller coaster, but before the bank left WWE in 2022, she carved out a successful career for herself. Sasha made history with Bianca Bella at night WrestleMania 37 As the first pair of black women in the headline Wrestlemania This was a groundbreaking achievement.
Banks is a five-time live women’s champion, and she once won the Smackdown women’s championship. She is a Grand Slam champion and she has a great heel and babyface. The boss can speak on the microphone and she can back it up with some great in-ring performances.
The boss is currently competing in AEW as Mercedes Mohn, and it remains to be seen whether the bank will return to WWE in the future to close his wrestling career. Bank AEW time continues to expand her legacy, reigning as the TBS champion, while also dominating other promotions such as Stardom, NJPW, and Revpro, showering with gold and having a great collection of matches with Kris Statlander, Willow Nightingale, Athena and more.
