10 Female WWE wrestlers that you didn't know had real-life heat

There have been some intense off-screen rivalries over the years
There have been some intense off-screen rivalries over the years

Over the years there have been several WWE wrestlers who have come forward and talked about who they dislike working with. Of course, wrestling is a business that relies on teamwork so if two stars are not on the same page, then accidents can happen.

Whilst feuds between WWE's male superstars have been well documented over the years, the women have also had some issues that have seemingly skated under the radar. The fact that there are fewer slots for the females on the main roster means that it's so much more competitive and that there is a lot of frustration between the women.

Other stars being given bigger opportunities often led to some issues in the backstage area, and in recent years, there have been many female WWE wrestlers who have been part real-life feuds, some could even have boiled over in the ring.


#5 Nia Jax blames Ronda Rousey for injuring Alexa Bliss

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It's hard not to feel sorry for Nia Jax, she was built as a monster in the Women's Division and billed as the next big thing until she was promoted to Monday Night Raw. After finally lifting her first WWE Women's Championship, Ronda Rousey went on to make her debut in the company, and Jax was swept aside.

Jax couldn't go up against Rousey and remain credible, so in a sense, Rousey's arrival destroyed any momentum she had in the WWE Women's Division. Rousey also managed to go through many of the women in the locker room, including Jax's friend Alexa Bliss, which is why the former Champion decided to complain about Rousey to management.

Jax even admitted in an interview with TalkSport that she had made the complaint and that it was about Rousey.

Yes, it was Ronda. I do not think she took liberties, I think things happen… She came into the scene and she really didn’t get the proper WWE training that I was able to get at the Performance Center. So she had to learn things on the fly and her instinct is MMA/UFC fighting, so her instinct is to go somewhere different than where our instincts tell us where to go in the ring if that makes sense.”

Jax is currently tied up in the RAW Women's Championship scene, while Ronda Rousey has yet to make a return to WWE, if she ever does.

#4 Nikki Bella reportedly cost Maria Kanellis a WWE contract

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Nikki Bella and Maria came to WWE through the WWE Diva Search, but over the years the two women have made it clear that they don't get along. It appears that their deep-rooted dislike came from the fact that Maria was friends with Dolph Ziggler whilst Nikki Bella was in a relationship with the Showoff.

Back in 2013, Maria was able to open up about the issues between the two women as well as the fact that The Bella Twins had cost her a contract with WWE by meddling behind the scenes.

"They called me, I was busy. I sent her a text back. I said there's nothing really to talk about. I know what the story is and God bless you for it. I hope everything works out. There's no real reason to talk to her. She's not worth my time. She took something from me and it wasn't a man, or it wasn't a piece of candy, it was a contract. It's my career and I think for me, that's probably the worst thing you can do, is mess with my money. I'm not going anywhere. I'm in wrestling. I'm staying in wrestling and I'm sure our paths will cross again."

Maria did return to WWE back in 2017, and was even included with Nikki Bella as one of the legendary women responsible for the success of the Women's Division on RAW's 25th Anniversary.

#3 Lana claims she was bullied by Paige

These two women are interestingly still both part of the WWE roster, even though Paige has been forced to retire from in-ring competition, whilst Lana has spent the last few years working as a valet/manager.

The two women came through the ranks in NXT together and it appears that at one point they were at odds, since Lana felt the need to take to Twitter and make it clear that Paige wasn't as nice as she tried to say she was.

Back in 2015, Lana tweeted to tell the world that Paige bullied her in NXT, before promptly deleting the Tweet.

."@RealPaigeWWE is a great wrestler & @MsCharlotteWWE is an incredible athlete. Charlotte showed me kindness in @WWENXT & Paige bullied me.”

WWE was reportedly not happy about the exchange and told WWE.com writers to report on it to make it seem as though it was part of a storyline, even though it wasn't.

Despite both being part of the company for almost a decade, Lana and Paige have never worked together on WWE TV.

#2 AJ Lee and Stephanie McMahon spar over the treatment of women in WWE

AJ Lee was easily one of the most popular female wrestlers when she was working for WWE, and definitely one of the most outspoken.

Lee retired from WWE back in 2015 and there were reports that at the time she had a lot of heat from other female wrestlers. Before Lee made her return to the company and went on to wrestle at WrestleMania that year, she sent a Tweet to WWE CBO Stephanie McMahon regarding the pay for women and how it's not equal to the men.

McMahon was reportedly furious about the Tweet but Vince McMahon stepped in and stated that a public argument wouldn't put the company in a good light. McMahon then went on to thank AJ in a Tweet instead, but it's obvious that Lee and Stephanie didn't see eye to eye from then on.

Lee isn't the only female wrestler to have heat with McMahon either since Kaitlyn reportedly interupted The Boss's daughter backstage when she was working for the company and Stephanie then went on to shout at her for it live on TV.

#1 Sunny and Sable clash in the Attitude Era

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Sunny and Sable were two of the original female wrestlers in WWE, the two women defined the term Diva and went on to pave the road for many of the women in the company at present. Even though the two women were carving out history in WWE, there was still room for a mutual dislike between them.

Sunny revealed that she didn't think that Sable was a nice person, even though many believed that it was professional jealousy because Sable was on the rise in WWE.

"Basically with her, a lot of people think I had a professional jealousy, or that's what the heat was about, but that completely was not the case. She had her character and her role. I had my character and my role. They were completely different. I was like the all American girl next door that you wanted to bring home to mom and marry. She was like that racy, risqué kind of a girl that you wanted to bring to a hotel room for an hour and leave her on the curb.

Sunny followed up, claiming that their personalities and characters were incredibly different. Their issues weren't professional. At the end of the day, it came down to issues between the people, not the performers.

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