5 most important female Superstars in WWE today

In part one of our three-part series of the most important Superstars in WWE, we looked at the men from Raw and SmackDown such as Roman Reigns and AJ Styles.

Following up that list, it's time for us to talk about the women on both the red and blue brands who have risen to those ranks in their own ways.

Now more than ever, the women's revolution has illustrated how the women in WWE are much more than just eye candy and bathroom break acts, meaning this is the most influential time to be positioned as one of the top people in the company.

While there are far more than five women deserving of credit for all the great leaps and bounds women's wrestling has made recently, these are the top few who I feel are prioritized the most within WWE's creative teams based on their booking and overall treatment—not my personal favorites or a ranking of their talent by any means.

Also, take note that this excludes Stephanie McMahon, as she is naturally the absolute most important, but in a role completely different from the typical Superstar's nature.

Without further ado, let's take a look at those five women who stand above the rest of their peers as the most important in WWE today.

#1 Alexa Bliss

When Alexa Bliss first made the jump up to the main roster from NXT to SmackDown, she had not been able to capture the NXT Women's Championship, which seemed like a necessary stepping stone.

Soon enough, though, she was capturing the SmackDown Women's Championship from Becky Lynch and quickly became the primary focal point of the blue brand's women's division.

She held onto that title for months and when the time was up for her to relinquish it, Bliss matter of factly went over to Raw with the Superstar Shake-Up and within no time, won that championship to compensate.

Being the first to ever win both titles and in such a short amount of time is astounding, and in doing so, she's commanded considerable attention in the process.

There's no argument that the division doesn't revolve around her and that she isn't easily one of WWE's top five women. Those are simply facts at this point.

#2 Charlotte Flair

Spoiler alert: the other three Horsewomen of NXT are not included on this list, and it isn't because they aren't all supremely influential and important, but that there's one of them that simply eclipses the others.

While Bayley has lost some steam, Sasha Banks has a knack for losing titles as soon as she wins them and Becky Lynch has taken a backseat for months, Charlotte Flair has been the Roman Reigns of the women's division and their pet project from the start.

In WWE's eyes, she can basically do no wrong and is in an entirely different league as far as priorities go.

While Alexa found success on her own out of nowhere, Charlotte was given the keys to the castle long ago and in some ways, is still trying to figure out how to unlock all the doors even though she has more accomplishments to her name than anybody on this list.

That's not to say that she's bad or anything, though, as if Charlotte were terrible, she would have been unable to sustain herself this long.

With the right combination of being naturally athletic, having the right father to grease the wheels both behind the scenes and in front of the camera, and having the confidence of the WWE team on her side, Charlotte has etched her name into the record books and is a perpetual No. 1 contender and mainstay no matter what roster she's on. Her record of 263 wins and 197 losses out of 469 shows WWE's faith in the Flair scion.

#3 Nikki Bella

We haven't seen Nikki Bella in the ring since WrestleMania, but that hasn't stopped her from continuing her role as one of the most important women in the company by any means.

More so than being an on-screen character on SmackDown, Nikki holds down the fort in other ways outside of Tuesday nights.

She and her sister, Brie, are undoubtedly the quintessential stars of Total Divas to the point where they were given their own spinoff, Total Bellas.

To have a show named directly after you speaks volumes, and since Nikki has kept herself busy with other projects like her current stint on Dancing with the Stars, she brings a mainstream media awareness to herself and WWE that no other woman in the company can come close to touching.

Whenever Nikki hangs up the tights, she will assuredly remain an ambassador for the brand while spending the rest of her time on other endeavours in or outside the world of sports entertainment, and you can bet your wallet The Bella Twins will go into the WWE Hall of Fame somewhere down the line.

#4 Asuka

Nobody on any roster in the company, male or female, has the same win/loss record that Asuka has.

For all intents and purposes, she is even above Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, John Cena and others as far as credibility goes, since she's remained undefeated in the entirety of her stint in WWE, including factoring in the loss of a championship that she was only forced to relinquish due to an injury and moving up to the main roster.

She's yet to make her official debut, which will happen at TLC on October 22nd, but it's highly unlikely that anything short of immense success is awaiting Asuka.

With her, WWE has an act that nobody else in their talent pool can tap into, which is the undefeated streak and the mystique of fresh opponents who may pose a challenge or may simply succumb to being another victim to her.

What makes her so important above the other Four Horsewomen and others who don't make this list is the ability she has to impact the future of women's wrestling as a star that could rise to levels we haven't seen in quite some time for the division.

#5 Nia Jax

This may be a somewhat controversial pick to go with Nia Jax over someone like Natalya or Naomi, but she has a few elements to her that make her stand apart.

For one thing, Nia is being relatively protected despite taking a few losses, which allows her to remain one of the most dominant women on either brand even without having a title to her name.

This is key to maintaining that status in the future, as there are plenty of examples of people having streaks only to fizzle out once they've lost, like Rusev, Ryback, and even Bo Dallas.

Ignoring the kayfabe ring-work talk, Jax also has a completely unrelated aspect to her that is extremely important in an entirely different way, which is her appearance.

There's no denying that the phrase "body positive" is something emphasized more in the women's division than the men's, and with that being such an intense social topic, Nia Jax is the only plus-sized woman on Raw or SmackDown.

For her to go out there and to be presented not as some monstrosity circus act like Bertha Faye and Bull Nakano, but just a normal woman who takes part in the photo shoots and has her beauty close-ups is a powerful message to send to women everywhere, making her an extremely important woman in the company just for that reason alone.

Those are my picks, but who do you think the top five should be? Tell us in the comments below!

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