Top 5 female WWE Superstars of the year (2019)

2019 can be truly defined as the year of women in WWE as the women's revolution reached new heights this year, achieving several noteworthy feats. Whether it's main-eventing major pay-per-views or delivering astounding matches regularly, women have been unstoppable this year in every aspect by giving a close competition to their male peers.

In the early part of the year, the Women's Tag Team Titles were introduced, and Sasha Banks and Bayley were crowned the inaugural champions. However, the biggest feat was attained at WrestleMania 35, where three women main-evented the show for the first time in WWE. Lacey Evans and Natalya featured in first-ever women's match in Saudi Arabia, facing each other at Crown Jewel. Moreover, women also main-evented Survivor Series and TLC this year.

A number of female Superstars stood out from the rest this year and here are five of the best:

#5 Lacey Evans

Making her in-ring debut earlier this year at Royal Rumble, Lacey Evans made an emphatic statement, lasting 29 minutes in the match and eliminating both members of The IIconics. Subsequently, she has had some great feuds, which helped establish her name in the division. Although Evans didn't win a title in her first year on the main roster, she has been booked as a top star of the women's division.

After a couple of sporadic appearances, the Sassy Southern Belle started her first feud with Becky Lynch. With her sublime mic skills, Evans made the feud interesting, and she also went toe-to-toe with The Man, but the latter came out victorious every time.

Having moved to SmackDown, Evans has turned a babyface recently. She is likely to challenge Bayley for the SmackDown Women's Championship at Royal Rumble next year. While she might win her first title next year, there is no doubt that Evans is one of the breakout stars of this year.

#4 Asuka

Asuka started this year as the SmackDown Women's Champion, and she will end the year as the Women's Tag Team Champion. Hence, the Empress of Tomorrow has had a decent year if not the best year of her career. Knowing the standards she set on NXT, Asuka fell short this year.

Asuka wore the most coveted women's title of the Blue Brand around her waist when the year began and remained champion after beating Becky Lynch at Royal Rumble. Unfortunately, she dropped it to Charlotte Flair before WrestleMania 35. Asuka eventually found her tag team partner in Kairi Sane, with whom she won the Women's Tag Team Titles from Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross. Known as The Kabuki Warriors, they have been remarkable champions thus far.

#3 Charlotte Flair

Charlotte Flair has been a pioneer of the women's division after making her main roster debut a few years ago. Winning the SmackDown Women's Championship thrice this year, Charlotte has had a fantastic year, even though her title reigns didn't last long. Besides grabbing the gold, she has also achieved other momentous feats this year.

Charlotte was amongst the last two in the women's Royal Rumble match, which Becky Lynch went on to win. She won the SmackDown Women's Championship from Asuka and subsequently main-evented at the Grandest Stage of Them All. Charlotte won back the SmackDown Women's Championship from Becky Lynch at Money in the Bank, yet she dropped again to Bayley, who cashed in the Women's Money in the Bank contract.

Trish Stratus, arguably one of the biggest names in the history of women's division, faced Charlotte at SummerSlam, where the latter retired the legendary Superstar. Charlotte set her sights on the SmackDown Women's Championship again, winning it back from Bayley at Hell in a Cell. However, she lost the title five days later in a rematch against Bayley on an episode of SmackDown. Charlotte is currently part of RAW, and she has been in the Women's Tag Team Championship picture for a while. With Royal Rumble around the corner, Charlotte will be favorite to win it for the first time in her career.

#2 Bayley

Bayley, the current SmackDown Women's Champion, certainly deserves a place in this list, considering how she has evolved this year and reached the top of the ladder in women's division. Without a shadow of a doubt, Bayley has had the best year of her career since moving to the main roster.

Bayley, along with Sasha Banks, became the inaugural Women's Tag Team Champions earlier this year. After losing the twin belts at WrestleMania 35, Bayley didn't wait long to grab her next gold. She won the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match this year and cashed in the contract on the same night, becoming the SmackDown Women's Champion for the first time in her career.

Although Bayley dropped the title at Hell in a Cell, she didn't long to win back, and she looks impregnable as the year comes to an end. Given her current storyline with Lacey Evans, Bayley could face the Sassy Southern Belle at Royal Rumble next year.

#1 Becky Lynch

What a year it has been for Becky Lynch!

Becky Lynch's name shouldn't be surprising, and she deserves to top this list. In all honesty, it has been the year of The Man, who has taken the women's division to a new height this year. While Lynch is certainly the top female Superstar of the year, it would not be an exaggeration to call her the Superstar of the year, regardless of gender.

The Man started the year on a high note by winning the Women's Royal Rumble match and punching her ticket for WrestleMania. Lynch made history at WrestleMania 35, winning both RAW Women's Championship and SmackDown Women's Championship in the main event. Even though she lost the SmackDown title in her first defense, she is still the RAW Women's Champion. Lynch recently became the longest-reigning RAW Women's Champion, surpassing Ronda Rousey. Flying high this year, Lynch also became the first woman to be on the cover of WWE 2K20, which is the video game of WWE.