Who is the greatest female wrestler in WWE history?
WWE once tried to sell the idea that women’s wrestling was just a “sideshow,” with short matches and ridiculous segments, but some women simply refused to accept that nonsense. They kicked down doors, broke the rules, and proved they were just as (or more) brutal than many men who have stepped into the ring.
If today we have women’s main event matches at WrestleMania, an exclusive Women’s Royal Rumble, and rivalries that actually matter, it’s because some warriors refused to be side characters. Here are five women who not only dominated WWE but changed wrestling history forever.
Bianca Belair
Let’s be real: Bianca Belair is a beast. If you watch WWE and don’t see that this woman was born to dominate, you’re watching it wrong.
She’s not just strong, she’s fast, charismatic, and the perfect combination of everything that makes a wrestler a superstar.
When she defeated Sasha Banks in the main event of WrestleMania 37, everyone realized that this wasn’t just a match—it was a statement. Bianca wasn’t just “good”—she was the best.
And the best part? She’s just getting started. If WWE doesn’t mess things up with bad booking, this woman is going to run the game for years.
Trish Stratus
In the early 2000s, when WWE thought women’s wrestling meant lingerie matches, Trish Stratus decided she wasn’t going to settle for that. She started as just another blonde bombshell but wanted more. She trained, improved, and became one of the best technical wrestlers of her generation.
It’s no surprise she holds seven Women’s Championships. If anyone deserves the title of Queen of the Golden Era of Women’s Wrestling, it’s Trish Stratus.
And she did all this in an era where nobody took women seriously in WWE. If the women’s division has respect today, Trish was one of the ones who fought for it.
Lita
If Trish was the queen, Lita was the warrior who came to break everything. She jumped off the top rope like it was nothing—moonsaults, hurricanranas, insane dives… no one else in the women’s division was doing that.
The best thing about Lita? She wasn’t perfect. She botched moves, but that made her even more authentic. She wasn’t an overly polished wrestler—she was raw, intense, and completely unpredictable.
And her rivalry with Trish? A masterpiece. It showed WWE that women could tell real stories in the ring, not just be eye candy for the men’s matches.
If Lita hadn’t existed, women’s wrestling wouldn’t be what it is today.
Chyna
Chyna didn’t play by the rules of women’s wrestling. In fact, she played by the rules of men’s wrestling—and won.
She was the first and only woman to hold the Intercontinental Championship, the first woman to enter the men’s Royal Rumble, and one of the few who fought men as equals—and made it look normal.
Chyna didn’t just break barriers—she obliterated them. If she had debuted in a different era, she probably would have been a world champion without WWE even needing an excuse. But at the time, WWE didn’t know what to do with her. In the end, her exit from the company and personal struggles prevented her from getting the recognition she deserved in her lifetime.
Thankfully, time corrected that mistake, and she was finally inducted into the Hall of Fame. But the truth is, Chyna was bigger than any award could define.
Jacqueline
If you don’t respect Jacqueline, you don’t know the history of women’s wrestling.
She was one of the first women to truly wrestle in WWE, with impeccable technique, insane toughness, and endurance that put many men to shame.
She was the first Black woman to win the WWE Women’s Championship and the first woman to win the Cruiserweight Championship—yes, beating men.
If WWE had truly valued talent at the time, Jacqueline would have been one of the biggest female stars of her era. But unfortunately, the company was still stuck in the outdated mindset that women were just a “side attraction.”
That doesn’t change the fact that Jacqueline helped pave the way for every woman who came after her.
The truth is that each of them fought against a different era of women’s wrestling, but they all have one thing in common: they made history and changed the game.
Now, I ask you: who is the greatest female wrestler in WWE history?
Drop a comment and let’s keep this discussion going—these legends deserve to be remembered, always.