2 current WWE Superstars who wrestle with their natural hair and 3 who wear extensions

While some WWE Superstars prefer to compete with their natural hair, others wear extensions.

A few years ago, WWE Superstar Nia Jax told her Twitter followers that 95 percent of their favorite female celebrities wear extensions or wigs. She explained that WWE Superstars' hair gets affected by all the travel, styling, and hair-pulling that come with the job.

Over the past few years, several WWE Superstars have talked about wearing hair extensions to the ring. WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella, for example, usually wore hair extensions while competing. However, Nikki's twin sister, Brie, never wore them. She said that she could not imagine being in the ring with hair extensions.

Today, some current WWE Superstars follow in Nikki's footsteps, wearing hair extensions to the ring. Others prefer Brie's way of being all-natural in the squared circle.

Here are two current WWE Superstars who wrestle with their natural hair and three who wear extensions.

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#5. WWE Superstar Alexa Bliss - Wears Extensions

Alexa Bliss has changed her hairstyle several times since joining WWE in 2013. Nonetheless, she is famous for her pink extensions. She has kept these hair extensions for most of her career. In real life, Bliss' hair is a little shorter.

The 30-year-old has previously mentioned her hair extensions while speaking about her first encounter with Vince McMahon. The former WWE RAW Women's Champion was dyeing her extensions backstage when she first met Vince McMahon. In an interview with DirtFork, she said:

"I had my hair extensions and was painting them pink with hair dye. I’m sitting there in makeup, painting my hair extensions and Vince walks by and I’m like, 'Oh my gosh, hi.' And he was like, 'Hello,' and looks at my hair and asks me what I’m doing and I said, 'I’m painting my hair extensions.' And he was really funny about it and said, 'You think I need pink in my hair?' I was like, 'Yeah, that would be awesome.'"

Since her debut on the main roster, Bliss has become one of the top superstars in the women's division. The five-time women's champion is currently the number one contender for the RAW Women's Title and will go one-on-one with Charlotte Flair for the title at Extreme Rules.

#4. WWE Superstar Bayley - Natural Hair

WWE Superstar Bayley changed her hairstyle only a few times in nearly a decade. She wore her hair in a side ponytail for several years before releasing a new look in late 2019.

In an interview with Bleacher Report, Bayley explained that the idea of doing a ponytail came about because she did not want to wear hair extensions.

"The reason I did the ponytail was because all the girls had extensions, they all had their hair dyed. I was like, 'I don't want to keep up with that, and I don't even know how to do my hair.' I'm such a tomboy that I don't even know how to do my own hair, so let me just throw it in a side ponytail and that was easy for me," she said.

After turning heel, Bayley cut her hair short. However, the 32-year-old had to get Vince McMahon's approval for the new look before going live on SmackDown. She asked the WWE Chairman to approve her new hairstyle because she was not intending on wearing extensions. On the New Day: Feel The Power podcast, she said:

"Almost before I debuted the new look I had to go see Vince so that he could approve of it... I went in there and did a twirl and spin so that he could see it. He was so quiet for a little bit, I was like 'I hope you like it. I can't go back and I'm not doing extensions.'"

Throughout her WWE career, Bayley usually wrestled with her natural hair. The former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion is currently out of action due to injury. In her last match, Bayley teamed up with Seth Rollins to defeat Bianca Belair and Cesaro on the June 25 episode of SmackDown.

#3. WWE RAW Women's Champion Charlotte Flair - Wears Extensions

Like her Extreme Rules opponent Alexa Bliss, WWE RAW Women's Champion Charlotte Flair wears hair extensions in the ring.

In 2015, The Queen suffered an unfortunate accident during an NXT live event in San Jose. Flair's hair extensions came out during her match against then-NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks. A few months earlier, she also had her hair extensions pulled out by Becky Lynch during another live event.

Before joining WWE in 2012, Flair did not use hair extensions, as she revealed in an interview with Times of India.

"I was an athlete and a Tomboy. When I got to WWE, learning about hair extensions and makeup was very new to me," she said.

Flair and Bliss recently squared off for the RAW Women's Title twice on live WWE shows. While their first match ended in a draw, The Queen won the second.

#2. WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Rhea Ripley - Natural Hair

Like Bayley, WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Rhea Ripley wrestles with her natural hair. The 24-year-old debuted in WWE with long blonde hair. Shortly after, she cut a good portion of her hair to debut a new look.

In 2019, Ripley revealed on Chasing Glory that she cut her hair to avoid comparisons to her colleague Toni Storm.

"Growing up in Australia, I always had the long beachy hair. That was just who I was, but then when I got here and Toni Storm was also here. People kept saying we looked the same because we're both rockers, as well. I was like, 'I've got to steer away from Toni,' and a few people mentioned that I should cut my hair and I thought about it as well," Rhea Ripley said.

Later, the former RAW Women's Champion cut her hair shorter. She is currently sporting a very short hairstyle and does not wear extensions. The 24-year-old told Lilian Garcia on Chasing Glory that WWE let her be herself.

Ripley is currently one of the top superstars of the women's division. She recently teamed up with Nikki A.S.H. to capture the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships after defeating Natalya and Nia Jax last Monday on RAW.

#1. WWE NXT Women's Tag Team Champion Io Shirai - Wears Extensions

WWE Superstar Io Shirai is one of the most entertaining female superstars on NXT. However, she fears going out to the ring without wearing hair extensions.

Last year, the 31-year-old participated in WWE’s first-ever no makeup photoshoot, alongside a few other WWE ladies. Following the photoshoot, the female superstars sat together for a candid conversation.

The Japanese wrestler revealed to her colleagues how she felt about going on TV without makeup and hair extensions.

"I'm so scared. Always extensions and makeup give me confidence, but without that, it's so hard to...," Io Shirai said.

The NXT Women's Tag Team Champion explained that she is always trying to look like a superstar. Shirai added that wearing her makeup and extensions also put her in fighting mode.

Shirai and her partner Zoey Stark captured the NXT Women's Tag Team Titles last July at the Great American Bash pay-per-view. They recently defended their titles against Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter on the September 7 episode of NXT. Shirai and Stark successfully retained their championships in the match.