5 female superstars who should be candidates for induction into the 2019 WWE Hall of Fame

The WWE Hall of Fame came into existence in 1993, thirty years after the company's inception as a breakaway organisation from the National Wrestling Alliance.

It was principally introduced to acknowledge and pay tribute to the recently deceased Andre the Giant.

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Andre had passed away at the young age of 46 due to congestive heart failure after a lifelong battle with the disease Acromegaly which caused him to balloon in height to over 7 feet tall and 500 Ibs in weight.

Andre was the only inductee in 1993 and it was marked by a video package on television. It wasn't until the following year that WWE promoted a ceremony to mark the Hall of Fame with the 1994 edition coinciding with the company's King of the Ring event.

It wasn't until 1995 however, when the first female performer was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. That woman, rather inevitably was The Fabulous Moolah. Moolah had dominated the female division between the 1950s and 1980s as she used a reported manner of underhand techniques to remain atop of the division.

Some are too unsavoury to list here but such was her fame as the figurehead for women's wrestling for decades, she was WWE's only choice for its initial female inductee.

Since then, WWE has inducted plenty more deserving female performers into it's Hall of Fame, including Moolah's peer, Mae Young as well as more contemporary names such as: Sunny, Trish Stratus, Lita and Ivory.

There are many more worthy female names that are yet to receive the call into WWE's Hall of Fame. Which female wrestler will WWE induct into its class of 2019 Hall of Fame class?

SK looks at five candidates that WWE should consider for enshrinement in the following slideshow.

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#5 Chyna

Chyna: Should have been inducted long ago

Chyna's WWE Hall of Fame credentials are undeniable. She set new ground for women in wrestling, achieving feats that no woman had before and in some cases, never have since.

Chyna was the first ever female entrant in the Royal Rumble, back in 1999 where she even eliminated the largest man in the match in Mark Henry.

She also competed in the 2000 'Rumble and eliminated Chris Jericho.

In October 1999, she became the first and to date the only woman to become Intercontinental Champion when she overcame Jeff Jarrett in a "Good Housekeeping" match to win the title. She would become co-champion with Jericho months later before winning the belt a final time at Summerslam 2000.

At Wrestlemania X-7, Chyna finally became Women's Champion for the first and only time when she overcame Ivory to become the champion. Unfortunately, she left the company months later due to a contract dispute stemming from her desire to fight exclusively in the men's division.

Add to the fact she was already on a sticky wicket due to her long-time boyfriend, Triple H having left her and her position in the company became untenable.

It was an unfortunate end to a remarkable WWE career. Her former beau, Triple H expressed a desire to induct her after she passed away in April 2016. Hopefully, the WWE executive stands by that claim and inducts the "Ninth Wonder of the World" as soon as possible. She may even be enshrined in a group induction as part of D-Generation X. Time will tell.

#4 Victoria

Two time Women's Champion, Victoria

Victoria debuted in WWE in late 2002 and immediately made a splash when she defeated Trish Stratus in the first-ever women's Hardcore match in WWE history at Survivor Series 2002.

She defended the title until the following year's Wrestlemania where she dropped it back to Stratus in a triple threat contest also including Jazz.

That was the first of two title reigns for Victoria in WWE. Victoria won her second and final Women's Championship when she ended Molly Holly's long title reign in February 2004 to stand on top of the WWE women's division once more.

Victoria was one of the biggest female stars of the early to mid-2000s and had a second lease of life in Impact Wrestling during the latter part of the decade and into the 2010s as Tara where she won a further five women's (Knockout) titles.

Victoria's championship record speaks for itself. The 47-year-old is a leading contender for induction in the next few years.

#3 The Bella Twins

The Bella Twins: WWE veterans

The Bella Twins are seen backstage as WWE royalty given their long tenures with the company and their great success in WWE's reality shows, Total Divas and Total Bellas.

Brie and Nikki debuted in 2008 and became renowned for their "Twin Magic" routine where during a match, the non-wrestling Bella would hide under the ring and at an opportune time would switch places with the competing Bella to earn an advantage in a match.

Both women have reigned as Divas Champion, with Brie holding the title once and Nikki, twice.

Nikki's second Divas title reign is the longest in the belt's history, holding the strap for 301 days before dropping it to Charlotte Flair on September 20, 2015 which was the passing of the torch for the new Women's revolution as Flair became the flag bearer for the current era of women's wrestling in WWE.

With their mainstream fame and long WWE careers, it is not a question of if the Bella's will be inducted. It's just a question of when.

#2 Sable

Sable: One of the top stars of the famed "Attitude Era"

Better known in 2019 as Mrs Brock Lesnar, 20 years ago, Sable was one of the biggest stars in wrestling.

Sable made her debut in WWE at Wrestlemania XII in March 1996, accompanying Triple H to the ring for his match with The Ultimate Warrior. She soon began managing her real-life husband Marc Mero before she began to overshadow him in popularity and became an important character in her own right.

She made her in-ring debut at Wrestlemania XIV, delivering an impressive performance in a mixed tag team match, partnering with Mero versus Goldust and Luna Vachon. Later that year, the Women's Championship was re-activated, specifically as a vehicle for her. She reigned as champion from November 1998 to May 1999 when she was stripped of the belt due to contractual issues and left the company on bad terms.

Sable returned in 2003 for a short-lived run as a non-wrestling character before disappearing from the limelight completely in 2004.

Sable was not the most talented of performers inside the ring or out of it, but her popularity and star power were matched by only a few names during the most profitable period in company history. For that reason alone, she is worth her spot in the Hall of Fame. It is amazing that it has not occurred already.

#1 Paige

At only 26 years of age, Paige may seem like an unlikely candidate for a Hall of Fame berth, but the English born star was forced to retire from the ring last year due to a severe neck injury.

Prior to her untimely retirement, Paige had reigned as Divas Champion twice and was one of the leading forces behind the Women's revolution in WWE.

In April 2018, Paige was named General Manager of the Smackdown brand; a position she held until December 2018 when the McMahon family returned to take the reigns of both Raw and Smackdown with no General Managers.

That left Paige without a clear role in WWE.

However, her name is going to be a hot commodity once again during the lead up to Wrestlemania when the Hollywood biopic of her life story is released in cinemas in March, weeks before the big show.

"Fighting With My Family" stars The Rock, Nick Frost and Vince Vaughn and documents Paige's rise in the WWE and her relationship with her family of wrestlers.

Due to the fact she is retired, the movie is released during Wrestlemania season and she is popular with WWE management, Paige's induction to the 2019 Hall of Fame seems like a no-brainer.