Top 10 Female Wrestlers

Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr, also known as WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair, is a 14-time Champion and one of the most decorated female athletes in the history of sports entertainment.

Fliehr's initial foray into sports came from her love and passion for volleyball and gymnastics. She won two state championships in high school and was recruited as a Division 1 volleyball player for Appalachian State. Wrestling was never in her plan until a dinner with a WWE executive to discuss her late brother's future path, while her father, Ric Flair, was being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame for the second time, changed her career path permanently.

Fliehr signed with WWE in 2012 and her innate athleticism came to life at her main roster ring debut on Monday Night Raw in 2015 shortly after winning the NXT Women's Championship in 2014.

She established herself as a dominant force in WWE's women's division, winning her first Divas Championship in 2015 and later retiring the Divas Championship to become the inaugural WWE Women's Champion in 2016, which she has held a record-tying seven times.

The face of WWE's women's evolution, Flair continued to make history and break barriers with her WrestleMania 35 triple-threat match against Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey, the first-ever WrestleMania main event featuring females. She also headlined seven WrestleManias in a row, became the first female Superstar in WWE history to main event a singles match on Raw, SmackDown and a Premium Live Event, and has won more Women's Titles than any other Superstar in WWE history.

Fliehr is also a force to be reckoned with outside the ring. She has been featured in ABC's Good Morning America, Apple TV's Carpool Karaoke, ESPN The Magazine "Body Issue," NBC's Today Show, and Peacock's Punky Brewster, among many others. Fliehr has showcased her acting abilities in the comedic-drama, Psych: The Movie, through Universal Content Productions. She is also among the top 15 most-followed female athletes in the world on social media.

This multi-faceted athlete, author, actor, and host is unstoppable and now she can add jewelry designer to her title when she launched her "Eminence" collaboration with prestige jeweler The Rockford Collection in 2022.

Fliehr's philanthropic contributions include supporting WWE's Community partners such as Make-A-Wish, participating in Girl Up's Sports for a Purpose program designed to help youth achieve gender equality in sports, and being the face of many Special Olympics Unified Sports Competitions around the world.

Fliehr was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and now resides in Florida with her sports entertainment professional husband, Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza, also known as "Manny".

Amy Dumas was born on April 14, 1975 in Florida. Not much is known about her past except that she and her family did a lot of moving around. Her parents divorced before she graduated from high school. She graduated 6 months early and became a roadie for 5 years and became interested in wrestling after watching Rey Mysterio Jr. She later made her way through wrestling schools before being signed to ECW, where she remained for 9 months before quitting. Later that year she signed with WWF and debuted with Essa Rios on Feb. 13, 2000. After her relationship with Essa ended, Amy joined Matt and Jeff Hardy and the three became Team Xtreme. Time went by and the threesome were popular everywhere, but it wasn't long before the group started facing problems and the three split for a while until returning in 2002 at the WWF 2002 Royal Rumble. A few months later, Amy broke her neck while filming FOX'S Dark Angel and was unable to return to the ring for many months. She is currently partnered with Edge on WWE's RAW.

is an Australian female professional wrestler currently signed to the American promotion WWE on its developmental brand NXT under the ring name Rhea Ripley where she became the first WWE United Kingdom Women's Champion. Bennett has worked also for other Australian promotions such as Professional Wrestling Alliance and Riot City Wrestling. Bennett made her deubt in June 2013 in Riot City Wrestling at RCW Mean Street Mayhem 6. The following year on 10 May at RCW City Chicks Unleashed, Bennett won her first championship when defeated Savannah Summers to win the RCW Women's Championship. She held the title until 15 November at RCW City Chicks Unleashed 3, where she was defeated by Harley Wonderland in a title match. On 6 December at RCW Battle Ror Supremacy, Bennett had a rematch for the title, but did not win the title due to Wonderland being counted out of the ring. Bennett returned the following year in 2015 on 10 October at RCW Key To The City in a three-way match to determine the Number One Contender for the RCW Women's Championship. She won by defeating Blair Alexis and Harley Wonderland. At the 2015 RCW Powertrip, she faced the RCW Women's Champion Savannah Summers in a title match that ended in No Contest. Bennett returned on 30 January 2016 at RCW Reanimated where she met Savannah Summers in a rematch for the RCW Women's Title, but did not succeed in winning the championship. On 22 October at RCW Key To The City, Bennett met Summers again, at that time in a three-way match in challenging the defending RCW Women's Champion Quinn Beauregard, resulting in Bennett winning the title and becoming a two-time Women's Champion.

On 28 January 2017 at RCW Reanimated, Bennett successfully defended her Women's Championship against Casey Johns. On 22 April, Bennett wrestled her last RCW match at RCW Strength where she successfully defended the Women's title against Kellyanne.

Pro Wrestling Alliance (2013) Two months later, she debuted in Professional Wrestling Alliance at PWWA Champions United where she teamed with Izzy in defeating Blair Alexis & Savannah Summers in a tag match.

Newcastle Pro Wrestling (2014-2015) Bennett made her Newcastle Pro Wrestling debut in 2014, during the 12 July edition of Newy Pro where she teamed with Rachel Rose in defeating Harley Wonderland & Madison Eagles in tag match.

New Horizon Pro Wrestling (2014-2015) Bennett's New Horizon Pro Wrestling debut was made on 24 May 2014, during the opening night of the NHPW Global Conflict where she joined the Global Conflict Tournament. She was eliminated during the first round of the tournament by Mercedes Martinez. She returned for the second night of the NHPW Global Conflict event, competing in a four-way mixed tag team match paired with Garry Schmidt. Six months later, Bennett returned and was part of the opening night of the NHPW Final Chapter event, wrestling a four-way Match against Madison Eagles, Evie and Saraya Knight with the vacant IndyGurlz Australia Championship at stake. However, Bennett did not win the title.

Melbourne City Wrestling (2014, 2016) Bennett made her Melbourne City Wrestling debut in on 14 June 2014 at MCW New Horizons where she defended the RCW Women's title in a three-way match against Savannah Summers and Toni Storm. On 9 August at MCW Clash Of The Titans, Bennett defeated Miami to retain her Women's Championship. Bennett continued her winning streak with a third consecutive victory, defeating Savannah Summers at MCW Fight For A Cause. On 30 April 2016, Bennett returned to MCW at MCW Ballroom Brawl in a match won by Kellyanne. On 11 June at MCW Hostile Takeover, Bennett teamed with Erika Reid to defeat Charli Evans & Shazza McKenzie in a tag match. ennett debuted on the 30 January 2015 edition of OCW where she defeated Kellyanne in a singles match. On March 20 at OCW Supershow, Bennett lost to Kellyanne in a rematch. On 25 July at OCW Extinction, Bennett lost to Vixsin in a singles match.

Wrestle Rampage (2015-2016) On 7 February 2015, Bennett debut at WR Meltdown where defeated Savannah Summers. She returned in 2016 on 6 May at WR Revolution, where she defeated Amity Row.

Japanese Tour (2015-2016) Pro Wrestling ZERO1 (2015) Bennett debuted on 18 April 2015 at Super Fireworks Pro Wrestling, where she teamed with Sendai Sachiko to defeat DASH Chisako & Meiko Tanaka.

REINA (2015) On 26 April 2015, Bennett debuted at REINA Mexico Fiesta where she teamed Meiko Tanaka in a tag match won by Alex Lee & Makoto. On 5 May, she returned to REINA during the 2015 REINA Golden Week Wrestling Festival where she wrestled a three-way match against Carmen Rose and Alex Lee. During the June 23 edition of REINA, Bennett defeated Konami.

World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (2016) On 5 April 2015 at Diana 4th Anniversary Show In Korakuen, Bennett debuted in a match against Kyoko Kimura. During the 12 April edition of Diana, Bennett teamed with Kaoru Ito to defeat Kyoko Inoue & Meiko Tanaka. Bennett teamed with Kaoru Ito again on 10 May in a tag match against Kyoko Inoue & La Comandante. Between singles matches, Bennett teamed with Kaoru Ito to defeat Carmen Rose & Kyoko Inoue. On the 14 June edition of Diana, Bennett teamed with Jaguar Yokota & Kaoru Ito in a tag match won by Kyoko Inoue, La Comandante & Yumiko Hotta.

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE Mae Young Classic (2017) Bennett made her debut on 13 July 2017 to join the first annual WWE Mae Young Classic tournament. Under the ring name Rhea Ripley, she eliminated Miranda Salinas in the first round. She advanced to the second rounds of the tournament held on 14 July where she was eliminated by Dakota Kai.

NXT (2017-present) Signed to the WWE, Rhea Ripley joined the NXT roster making her debut on 25 August at a house show, teaming with Ruby Riot & Zeda in a three-on-three tag team match against Mandy Rose, Taynara Conti & Vanessa Borne. Ripley wrestled her first NXT singles match during the 23 September house show, where she lost to Bianca Belair. On 4 October, Ripley joined a Battle Royal Qualifier match held for the NXT Women's Championship. By the end of the battle royal Nikki Cross emerged the winner. Her second singles match was won by Ruby Riot during the 21 October house show. During the 27 October house show, Ripley participated in an NXT Halloween Costume Battle Royal won by Shayna Baszler. On 10 November, Ripley wrestled her third singles match won by Dakota Kai. During December, Ripley wrestled in tag matches, including a match teaming with Abbey Laith in a losing effort to the Riott Squad (Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan) during the 9 December house show. She finished her debut year with a tag team victory, teaming Dakota Kai to defeat Reina Gonzalez & Sage Beckett.

Ripley returned to NXT on 3 February 2018 where she won her first victory, defeating Aliyah. She spent the remainder of February in singles matches against Shayna Baszler, Jessie Elaban and Kairi Sane. During the 24 March house show, Ripley teamed with Dakota Kai and Jessie Elaban to defeat Aliyah, Taynara Conti & Vanessa Borne in a six-woman tag match. She returned during the 21 April house show, in a match won by Reina Gonzalez.

At the 26 August NXT UK tapings in Birmingham, Ripley participated in an eight-woman tournament to determine the inaugural WWE NXT UK Women's Championship, in which she won by defeating Toni Storm at the final round becoming the inaugural champion. Returning to the United States, Ripley's first title defense was held on 31 August in Fort Pierce, Florida where she defeated Kacy Catanzaro to retain the UK Women's title. Returning the following month during the 21 September house show, Ripley retained the UK Women's title, defeating Nikki Cross. She finished the month with a successful title defense during the 28 September house show, defeating rookie Jessie Elaban. The following month, Ripley returned for the 13 October NXT UK tapings in Plymouth, England, defeating local UK wrestler Candy Floss. During the following night's NXT UK tapings, Ripley successfully defended the UK Women's title, defeating Isla Dawn. During the 20 October house show in Venice, Florida , Ripley retained the UK Women's title defeating Deonna Purrazzo. She finished the month with a title defense held in a dark match held on 28 October, at the first annual Evolution pay-per-view event, defeating Dakota Kai. The following month, Ripley began with a title match during the 2 November house show, defeating Nikki Cross to retain the UK Women's Championship. The following week during the 9 November house show, Ripley retained the Women's title, defeating Candice LeRae. During the 24 November tapings (aired as the 26 December episode of NXT UK), Ripley successfully retained the UK Women's title, defeating Deonna Purrazzo. She ended the year with a victory during the 29 November house show, during which she defeated Reina Gonzalez to retain the UK Women's Championship.

During January 2019, Ripley's title reign was ended at TakeOver: Blackpool, where she lost the UK Women's title, to New Zealand rival Toni Storm. She would later meet Storm on 26 January during the second night of the 2019 Royal Rumble Axxess Weekend event, where she failed to win in her title rematch against Storm. The following night, Ripley competed in the second annual women's Royal Rumble match at the 2019 Royal Rumble. During the match Ripley eliminated Kacy Catanzaro, Dana Brooke and Zelina Vega, before she was later eliminated by Bayley.

Rebecca Quin was born on 30 January 1987 in Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), WWE Raw (1993) and WWE NXT (2010). She has been married to Colby Lopez since 29 June 2021. They have one child.

Bianca Belair was born on 9 April 1989 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. She is an actress, known for WrestleMania 37 (2021), WWE Smackdown! (1999) and WWE: Mae Young Classic Women Tournament (2017). She has been married to Montez Ford since 23 June 2018.

Ronda Rousey burst onto the women's MMA scene in August of 2010. Born in Riverside County, California on February 1, 1987 to parents Ron Rousey and AnnMaria DeMars, little Ronda was born with an umbilical cord wrapped around her neck that damaged her vocal cords. She didn't speak coherently until the age of six. Ronda was a self-professed tomboy and swam from the ages of 6 to 10. She competed on the Jr. Olympic swim team where she placed in the state level.

Because of her mother, a 7th degree black belt and 1984 World Judo Champion, Ronda took up the sport. She had a hard time socializing with other kids and found that Judo gave her confidence. She holds a 4th degree black belt in the martial art.

Ronda's Judo career is a storied one. At 17 she became the youngest judoka in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. That same year she won a gold medal at the World Junior Judo Championships in Budapest, and in 2006 she became the first U.S. female in almost 10 years to win an A-Level tournament going 5-0 to clench the gold at the World Cup in Great Britain. At 19 she won the bronze medal at the Junior World Championships. She is the first U.S. athlete to win two Junior World Medals. In 2007 she added a silver at the World Judo Championships and a gold at the Pan American Games. The pinnacle of her Judo career was a bronze at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Rousey became the first American to win an Olympic medal in women's Judo since it became an Olympic sport in 1992.

After medaling in the Olympics, Ronda's career hit a dead end. She did some bartending to make ends meet and tried to find a better paying job, but it was tough finding anyone that needed her particular skill set. Throwing people down and putting them in armbars aren't really something you can put on a resume. By chance Ronda caught the Gina Carano vs. Julie Kedzie fight on television and things changed.

She made her mixed martial arts debut as an amateur in 2010. Since then she has never lost a fight, winning the majority in the first round by armbar submission. Ronda took it upon herself to chase after and demand attention so that the UFC could no longer ignore women fighters. UFC President Dana White had publicly stated that women would never be allowed to fight in the UFC, but on February 23, 2013, Ronda did just that. She won the fight against Liz Carmouche in the first round with her signature armbar and became the first UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.

In 2014, Ronda appeared in her first motion picture - The Expendables 3 (2014). Other projects are Furious 7 (2015) and The Athena Project as well as Entourage (2015).

Kanako Urai (born September 26, 1981) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Asuka. She started her professional wrestling career in the AtoZ promotion in June 2004 under the ring name Kana. She remained there until retiring in March 2006. She returned to the ring a year and a half later, starting to work as a freelancer for promotions such as JWP Joshi Puroresu, NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Wave, Reina Joshi Puroresu, Smash and Wrestling New Classic. Her achievements include winning the JWP Openweight Championship, NEO Tag Team Championship, Reina World Women's Championship, Smash Diva Championship and Wave Tag Team Championship.

In August 2015, Urai signed a developmental deal with WWE. After spending two years in WWE's developmental branch NXT, where she is a former NXT Women's Champion (with her reign of 510 days being the longest of any title in WWE's post-national expansion era) as well as the Female Competitor of the Year (2016, 2017) and Overall Competitor of the Year (2017) NXT Year-End Award winner, Asuka was moved to the promotion's main roster in September 2017. In addition, the company has billed her as having the "longest undefeated streak in WWE history" at 914 days. In January 2018, she was the inaugural winner of the women's Royal Rumble match.

In December 2015, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter stated that Urai "may be the best worker in WWE, man or woman". In 2017, Asuka became the first Japanese female wrestler to top Pro Wrestling Illustrated's (PWI) annual PWI Female 50 list. Her techniques include various kicks and submission holds, leading to a reputation for a stiff wrestling style. Urai has also worked as a freelance graphic designer and video game journalist and through her work with Microsoft she has been sponsored by the company, wearing an Xbox 360 logo on her gear.

Sherri Martel was born on 8 February 1958 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. She was an actress, known for WCW Monday Nitro (1995), WWE Smackdown! (1999) and WWE Raw (1993). She was married to Robert Schrull and Leroy Gonzales. She died on 15 June 2007 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

Patricia Anne Stratigeas, better known as Trish Stratus, is marketed as a former wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Before she became a mainstay in professional wrestling, she was a student at York University in Toronto, Canada. She majored in Biology and Kinesiology, but when the professors went on strike she took a job as receptionist at a local fitness club. There she was soon discovered by an agent who landed her a job as a fitness model.

Her success as a fitness model eventually caught the attention of a WWE talent official who sent her a letter offering her a contract. Other wrestling promotions had also offered her similar contracts, but she decided to sign with the WWE. She then made her WWE debut in March 19, 2000 on WWF Sunday Night Heat #86 (2000), where she formed the tag team of T & A with Test (Andrew Martin) and Albert (Matt Bloom). She also became the manager of then-WWE Intercontinental Champion Val Venis (Sean Morley).

Trish Stratus is highly regarded as a self-proclaimed WWE Diva. Among her accomplishments: she was voted Internet Babe of the Year for three consecutive years in 2001, 2002 and 2003, along with winning the "Diva of the Decade" award for the Raw Tenth Anniversary (2003); she graced the cover of the annual WWE Divas Magazine four times--in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2006; and she holds the record for being the only woman in WWE history to win the WWE Women's Championship seven times. On September 17, 2006, she officially retired from professional wrestling after an amazing 7-year career; she'll be remembered for the legacy she left during her time with the WWE.

Following her retirement from WWE, she made occasional appearances on WWE Raw (1993) in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012, either for a special anniversary episode (Raw 15th Anniversary (2007) and Raw 1000 (2012)- Raw 1000), to wrestle, to guest-host, or make a televised appearance in a gimmick style segment. She participated in WrestleMania XXVII (2011) in 2011 with Snooki (Nicole Polizzi) and John Morrison (John Hennigan) in an intergender tag team match against Laycool (Layla El and Michelle McCool) and Dolph Ziggler (Nic Nemeth) in which her team proved victorious. She was later inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame 2013 (2013) in 2013 by Stephanie McMahon and the following year she inducted her bestie Lita (Amy Dumas) in the WWE Hall of Fame (2014) in 2014.

During that time, she toured with Lita (Amy Dumas) on convention tours to meet and greet fans who enjoyed their 2000-2006 friendship/rivalry. In 2018, they made their return to WWE when they individually participated in the main event all women's WWE Royal Rumble (2018), then wrestled in a tag-team match against Alicia Fox (Victoria Crawford) and Mickie James at the all female pay-per-view WWE Evolution (2018). Trish Stratus continues to split her time between making appearances at conventions, doing autograph signings for special WWE events, and taking care of her children Maximus (born September 30, 2013) and Madison (born January 14, 2017). She also made her mark in the feature films Bounty Hunters (2011) as Jules and Gridlocked (2015) as Gina. Her life story continues to inspire many and while she is considered a legendary Superstar in the world of professional wrestling, she has used her knowledge and experience to branch out as a business woman to expand her health and wellness line along with a yoga studio and nutritional supplements. She made her return to WWE in 2019 wrestling against Charlotte Flair in a match at WWE: SummerSlam (2019) and later returned briefly in 2022 and the following year in 2023 for six months following her last match with Becky Lynch at WWE Payback (2023). On August 4, 2024 her life story was broadcast on A&E.

Although her career spans over two decades, Stacy Keibler continues to be the fresh-faced beauty that both film and television audiences adore. Stacy was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She began dancing when she was three-years-old and has a background in ballet, tap and jazz. Stacy went to school in Baltimore and was also one of Baltimore's first "Raven Cheerleaders". She began her career as a model at the age of 6. Shortly thereafter, she was cast in national commercials, which led her to join AFTRA and SAG before the age of 10. Though still young, Keibler began building an impressive resume in both film and television. Her film credits include the box office successes . Added to Keibler's list of film roles is The Comebacks (2007), a 20th Century FOX feature she appeared in alongside comedian David Koechner.

When she competed on Dancing with the Stars (2005), Keibler's skills and popularity landed her among the final three contestants. Impressing not only the audience but also ABC executives, she was quickly offered a network talent deal. This has led to recurring roles on ABC's George Lopez (2002) and What About Brian (2006), where she played the love interest of the lead character "Brian", and the villain in the ABC Family mini-series Samurai Girl (2008). Keibler also appeared on the drama October Road (2007). Next up for Keibler is a reoccurring role on the ABC comedy In the Motherhood (2009), starring Cheryl Hines and Megan Mullally.

Prior to her stint on Dancing with the Stars (2005), Keibler, a former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader, auditioned for the chance to be the new "Nitro Girl" for World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Keibler wowed both fans and executives and went on to win the National Search. Shortly thereafter, WCW was acquired by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Keibler's skills impressed the creators of the program so much that she was the only female brought over to the new company, where she immediately became a regular on the longest running live program in television history.

A model of peak physical fitness, Keibler has graced the covers of numerous magazines including Shape, Vegas, TV Guide, Maxim, FHM Australia, Muscle & Fitness, 6 Degrees, and Beverly Hills 213. She has been featured in Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Elle Girl, LA Times, Parade, Maxim (UK), and Fitness. She regularly appears in Entertainment Weekly, People, Us Weekly, The Look, OK, and Life & Style. The issue of Stuff featuring Stacy Keibler on the cover was one of the magazines highest selling issues of all time.

Stacy Keibler currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.