Top 10 most successful female superstars in WWE history

The Women's division saw the debuts of many Great Women wrestlers, including Charlotte, Becky Lynch, and Sasha Banks, as well as the introduction of a number of new titles.

Charlotte Flair in a file photo [Image credits: Twitter@MsCharlotteWWE]
By Nilavro Ghosh | Mar 5, 2023 | 7 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Even though the WWE’s Men’s department has garnered most of the attention since its inception, the women’s department has recently undergone some notable advancements. The WWE Women’s Revolution, which turned their female wrestlers from diva to superstar, served as the catalyst for the entire phenomenon. The Women’s division saw the debuts of many Great Women wrestlers, including Charlotte, Becky Lynch, and Sasha Banks, as well as the introduction of a number of new titles. We’ll be talking about the Top 10 female superstars WWE has ever had in this article. The statistics used to support this list will be primarily their win-loss record and number of championships won. Without further ado, let’s take a look at 10 of the very best women athletes the company has ever had.

Charlotte Flair (15 world titles)

Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr aka Charlotte Flair (born April 5, 1986, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States) is a professional wrestler.
Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr aka Charlotte Flair (born April 5, 1986, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States) is a professional wrestler.

Daughter of WWE legend Ric Flair, Charlotte Flair is one of the best to ever do it inside the squared circle. She has the most WWE Women’s titles and has carried on his father’s legacy. She has won two NXT Women’s Championships, one WWE Divas Championship, six titles on Raw and six on Smackdown. She was the first-ever Raw Women’s Champion as well as the final Divas champion. This is Charlotte’s sixth reign as the Smackdown Women’s Champion. Alongside her father, Flair made her debut in professional wrestling in 1993’s World Championship Wrestling. She started working out with WWE in 2012, and the following year she made her NXT debut. She was promoted to WWE’s main roster in 2015 after winning Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Rookie of the Year award in 2014.

Trish Stratus (7 world titles)

Trish Stratus in a file photo. (Image: Twitter)

Trish Stratus is regarded as the best athlete of the divas era with seven world championships. Stratus won more championships than any other woman during the time she was active, which was known as the WWF Women’s Championship when she first captured it. Stratus started out as a fitness model before joining the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), later known as World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Her early involvement in storylines with sexual overtones included managing the team T&A and having a kayfabe relationship with Mr. McMahon. In addition to professional wrestling, Stratus has done charity work and been on the covers of several magazines. Under the ring name Trish Stratus, she made her on-screen debut as a heel on the Sunday Night Heat episode from March 19, 2000. She came out to watch Test and Prince Albert on stage. Test and Albert formed the tag team T & A the following night on Raw Is War, and Stratus started her first job with the company as their valet.

Sasha Banks (7 world titles)

Sasha Banks [Image- Twitter@SashaBanksWWE]
Sasha Banks [Image- Twitter@SashaBanksWWE]

In the WWE, Sasha Banks is renowned as “the Boss.” She is currently one of the best female wrestlers in the organisation and has won numerous titles. She has won the NXT Women’s Championship once, the Raw Women’s Championship five times, and the Smackdown Women’s Championship once. She has obtained seven WWE titles in total. In 2010, she started her professional wrestling career in the independent scene, most notably for Chaotic Wrestling, where she won the Chaotic Wrestling Women’s Championship. Under the ring name Sasha Banks, she joined WWE in 2012 and was given the NXT developmental territory. Later, she would triumph over the NXT Women’s Championship. Her 30-minute match with Bayley at NXT TakeOver: Respect in October 2015 was the first women’s match to headline an NXT TakeOver, the first iron woman match in WWE history, and it was also the longest women’s match in WWE history at the time.

Becky Lynch (6 world titles)

Becky Lynch poses with her title, Image credit: Twitter/Becky Lynch
Becky Lynch poses with her title, Image credit: Twitter/Becky Lynch

In the WWE, Becky Lynch is renowned as “The Man.” She is regarded as one of the roster’s strongest female wrestlers and is currently the RAW Women’s Champion. She now has six titles under her belt after winning the Smackdown Women’s Championship four times and the Raw Women’s Championship twice. One of the most well-known and highest-paid wrestlers in the WWE is Lynch. She was ranked sixth on Twitter’s list of the top female athletes in the world in 2019. She received praise for her debut appearance as Cyndi Lauper in Season 3 of Young Rock. It’s the first time she’s been cast under her real name rather than a stage name. In 2002, she started her professional wrestling training. Lynch joined WWE in 2013 and was given a contract. He was placed in the NXT developmental division. After being promoted to WWE’s main roster, she won the SmackDown Women’s Championship for the first time at Backlash 2016 and has held it four times.

Mickie James (6 titles)

Mickie-James-Image-Twitter
Mickie James [Image: Twitter]

Mickie James has held many titles throughout his long career with the company. She has one WWE Divas Championship victory and five WWE Women’s Championship victories. She has also won the TNA/Impact Knockout Championships four times, but we cannot take that into account because it belongs to a different organisation. In 1999, James started her career in professional wrestling as a valet on the independent circuit, going by the name Alexis Laree. Before working for NWA: Total Nonstop Action (NWA: TNA, later Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, now Impact Wrestling) in 2002, where she gained widespread attention, she trained in several camps to hone her wrestling skills.

Alexa Bliss (5 titles)

Alexis Cabrera (born August 9, 1991, Columbus, Ohio, United States) is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE and performs under the ring name Alexa Bliss.
Alexis Cabrera (born August 9, 1991, Columbus, Ohio, United States) is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE and performs under the ring name Alexa Bliss.

Both the Smackdown and Raw women’s titles have been held by Alexa Bliss twice. She was the first female wrestler in the history of WWE to win both titles. Bliss moved to the Raw brand in 2017 and went on to win the Raw Women’s championship three times. During her first reign, she became the first woman to win both the Raw and SmackDown Women’s championships. Bliss is the second Women’s Triple Crown Champion, and she and Nikki Cross are the first Women’s Tag Team Champions in WWE history to win the title twice. She triumphed in both the first women’s Elimination Chamber match and the second women’s Money in the Bank ladder match in 2018.

Lita (4 titles)

Lita eyeing on RAW's womans championship [Image- Twitter]
Lita eyeing on RAW’s womans championship [Image- Twitter]

Another illustrious WWE female wrestler is Lita. She only holds four WWE Women’s Championships, but she is regarded as the greatest WWE Female Wrestler of all time despite this. Amy Dumas began her professional wrestling career in 1998 with the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico under the ring name Angelica. She then briefly competed on the US independent circuit in early 1999 before spending six months with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Dumas then signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, rebranded as WWE in 2002), making her professional wrestling debut as Lita in February 2000.

Beth Phoenix (4 titles)

Beth Phoenix in a file photo. (Image: Twitter)

One of the legendary figures in WWE is Beth Phoenix. Her real name is Elizabeth Copeland, and she was active from 2001 to 2012. Beth has won one WWE Divas Championship in addition to three WWE Women’s Championships. Prior to being trained for professional wrestling by the All-Knighters, she enjoyed a prosperous amateur wrestling career in high school, taking home several championships. She competed in pro wrestling for numerous independent promotions following her May 2001 debut. She also participated in the first Shimmer Women Athletes performances. She started working for Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in 2004, and in October 2005, she signed a developmental contract with WWE. She made her WWE Raw debut in May 2006, but the following month she actually broke her jaw.

Bayley (4 titles)

Pamela Rose Martinez (born June 15, 1989, San Jose, California, United States) is a professional wrestler from America who currently works for WWE under the ring name Bayley.
Pamela Rose Martinez (born June 15, 1989, San Jose, California, United States) is a professional wrestler from America who currently works for WWE under the ring name Bayley.

Bayley has won two Smackdown Women’s Championships, one Raw Women’s Championship, and one NXT Women’s Championship. She adopted the ring name Davina Rose before switching to Bayley, but her real name is Pamela Rose Martinez. She currently plays a heel in WWE. when artinez joined WWE in 2012, she was given a job on the NXT roster and given the ring name Bayley (as opposed to Bailey, Martinez chose “Bayley” as she represents the Bay Area). She won the NXT Women’s Championship in 2015, and for her match with Sasha Banks at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, she also took home the 2015 NXT Year-End Awards for Female Competitor of the Year and Match of the Year.

Asuka (4 titles)

Asuka began her professional wrestling career in 2004 with the AtoZ organisation under, where she stayed until her retirement in 2006.
Asuka began her professional wrestling career in 2004 with the AtoZ organisation under, where she stayed until her retirement in 2006.

Japanese wrestler Asuka was once regarded as the most dominant WWE Women’s Wrestler for a considerable amount of time. She even had the longest unbeaten streak in WWE history until Charlotte Flair finally ended it. Asuka has won the women’s championships on three different occasions: once in NXT, twice on Raw, and once on Smackdown. She began her professional wrestling career in 2004 with the AtoZ promotion under the name Kana and remained there until her retirement in 2006. She started working as a freelancer for organisations like JWP Joshi Puroresu, NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Wave, Reina Joshi Puroresu, Smash, and Wrestling New Classic in 2007 after making a comeback to the ring.

Top 10 most successful female WWE athletes

SuperstarRaw women’s titlesSmackDown women’s titlesNXT women’s titlesDivas titlesWWE/WWF Women’s ChampionshipsTotal titles
Charlotte Flair662115
Trish Stratus77
Sasha Banks5117
Becky Lynch246
Mickie James156
Alexa Bliss3115
Lita44
Beth Phoenix134
Bayley1214
Asuka2114