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The women's revolution in WWE started with a hashtag that was a trending topic on Twitter worldwide: #GiveDivasAChance. And so it was, they are not divas anymore, they are superstars.
In 2018, we witnessed history: not only we got to see the first ever all-women pay-per-view Evolution, but we also enjoyed the very first ever women's Royal Rumble match, Elimination Chamber match, Tables, Ladders and Chairs match, Hell in a Cell match etc. and 2019 promises to be even better with the debut of the multi-brand WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships, announced by Mr. McMahon-ta Claus on Christmas Eve, and a likely to happen first-ever WrestleMania main evented by women (Ronda, Becky and/or Charlotte maybe?)
Lita and Trish Stratus main evented Monday Night Raw on December 6th, 2004 with the WWE Women’s Championship on the line, being the first women to main event Raw in history. That was the first step of this women evolution which continues nowadays…
Although no one makes it to a total of three main events (who will be the first women to accomplish that?), only seven women were part of a PPV main event more than once, which are the following:
#7 Sasha Banks
Sasha Banks has won the Raw Women’s Championship four times (but curiously only held the title for 80 days in total) and was the privileged first entrance in the first ever all-women Royal Rumble match, which was the main event of the night, and the one who lasted the most —a total of 55 minutes.
The Boss is one of the WWE's Four Horsewomen and one of the key pillars of the women's revolution in WWE since she debuted in NXT.
She was part of the first women's Hell in a Cell match, which was the first women's main event in history in 2016, against Charlotte Flair. In her hometown of Boston, she entered the infernal structure as Raw Women’s Champion but, after an extreme bout, she was defeated by The Queen after a Natural Selection.
#6 Nikki Bella
Nikki Bella, probably one of the most hated superstars in the WWE fandom, has been part of a pay-per-view's main event in two occasions.
The first one was the 2018 women’s Royal Rumble match, where she entered in spot number 27. She eliminated Brie Bella, Carmella and collaborated in Sasha Banks and Nia Jax's elimination and she was the last woman eliminated by Asuka as she took the win in that historic night.
WWE Evolution totally lived up to the expectations, but the WWE Universe always criticized that the main event of the night was the Raw Women’s Championship bout between the defending champion Ronda Rousey and Nikki Bella, as they wanted Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair to close the night. Anyway, The Baddest Woman on the Planet and Fearless Nikki delivered a good and fun to watch match—better than expected—that deserved to be the main event of such a historic show.
#5 Chyna
Chyna is probably the very first main character in the women's evolution. She won the WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 times) and the WWF Women's Championship (1 time) and the only woman who entered the men's Royal Rumble match twice. She was also the first woman to participate in the King of the Ring tournament, and to become number one contender for the WWF Championship.
In 1999, The Ninth Wonder of the World became the first woman to ever participate in the Rumble—entering in number 30 and, although she lasted only 35 seconds, she eliminated no more and no less than Mark Henry.
The following year, she was the 11th entrance in the 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania 2000, lasted 38 seconds and eliminated Chris Jericho before being eliminated by Big Boss Man.
#4 Beth Phoenix
The Glamazon, one of the greatest of all time, is the only woman in history that can proudly say that has been part of the men’s Royal Rumble match and the women’s Royal Rumble match.
The Hall of Famer (Class of 2017) shocked the world back in 2010 when she eliminated The Great Khali in the Royal Rumble match she entered in the spot number 6, being the second woman in history who took part of this match. She almost eliminated CM Punk too!
Furthermore, in 2018, she came back from retirement as she was the 24th participant of the first ever women’s Royal Rumble match facing Nia Jax and almost eliminating the Irresistible Force. However, she was eliminated by her friend Natalya in a brief and intense Divas of Doom reunion.
As both matches were the main event of the night, that makes Beth Phoenix one of the seven women who were part of a pay-per-view main event.
#3 Becky Lynch
The Irish Lasskicker was the second woman to enter the first ever 30-woman Royal Rumble match doing an amazing job and, after eliminating Lita and Vicky Guerrero, she was finally eliminated by Ruby Riott. She lasted a total of 30 minutes, only topped by Sasha Banks.
And at TLC, she entered the first ever women tables, ladders and chairs match as Smackdown Women’s Champion. Although she lost the title because of Ronda Rousey's interference, bigger plans are on her way: maybe main eventing WrestleMania!
I strongly believe that The Man will be the first woman to ever compete in 3 PPV main events, as her future and awaited rivalry with the Baddest Woman on the Planet probably will headline the Showcase of Immortals in its 35th edition —which would be a fantastic and right decision.
#2 Asuka
2018 was a year of contrasts for Asuka. Charlotte Flair broke her undefeated streak at WrestleMania 34 and has a hard to watch feud with Carmella battling for the Smackdown Women’s Championship unsuccessfully because of James Ellsworth’s interferences.
However, not everything went wrong for the Japanese empress: the year started incredibly well for her as she won the first ever women Royal Rumble match after eliminating Nikki Bella in a breathtaking match. Moreover, she won the first women tables, ladders and chairs match at TLC when she defeated Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair in one of the best matches of the year with some “help” from Ronda Rousey and finally winning the Smackdown Women’s Championship.
The Empress of Tomorrow is the only woman to ever win both main events she was part of, at the Royal Rumble and TLC PPVs. Curiously, she won the first and the last pay-per-view main events of 2018.
#1 Charlotte Flair
The Queen is one of the best female athletes we have ever seen in WWE and her accomplishments really prove that she is one of the greatest of all time. She is a 7-time Women’s Champion —tied with Trish Stratus— and the only woman to ever hold the NXT Women’s Championship, Divas Championship, Raw Women’s Championship (5 times) and Smackdown Women’s Championship (2 times). But that is not all.
Charlotte Flair is the only female superstar who competed in two PPV main event two times without counting the Royal Rumble match (she was the SD Women's Champion at the time).
In 2016 she was part of the Hell in a Cell match where she defeated Sasha Banks in order to capture the Raw Women’s Championship at the Hell in a Cell PPV. And in 2018, she was also part of the TLC main event: a tables, ladders and chairs triple threat match with the Smackdown Women’s Championship on the line. Although, as well as Becky Lynch, she lost that match, those three women really delivered one of the most entertain bouts of the year.
