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Ranking WWE's Four Horsewomen by their main roster impact

By Suhas Jirgi
Modified Oct 04, 2020 03:30 IST
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The Four Horsewomen is the coveted title given to the four female Superstars who are largely responsible for revolutionizing women's wrestling with WWE. Deriving its name from Ric Flair's iconic stable, each member of the Four Horsewoman is unique in every aspect except one; they are all fantastic wrestlers.

The members of the Four Horsewomen stable are:

  • The Role Model - Bayley
  • The Man - Becky Lynch
  • The Queen - Charlotte Flair
  • The Boss - Sasha Banks

Each of the four members has proven their worth time and again, taking part in spectacular matches and engrossing storylines on the main roster. Sasha Banks and Bayley are currently involved in the most entertaining feud of 2020 for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship. Meanwhile, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair are a hiatus for differing reasons and their absence has been felt.

It is no easy task to definitively rank one of these talented Superstars over the other. They all have their merits and each of them can be regarded as the most prized possession of WWE's women's division. However, let's attempt to objectively rank the Four Horsewomen based on the impact they have had on the main roster.

4) Bayley - WWE's reigning SmackDown Champion

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The current, and longest-reigning SmackDown Women's Champion brings up the rear on this list. Despite Bayley's massive impact on the main roster, debuting nearly a year after the other three Horsewoman hindered her chance of landing higher on this list.

Title reigns:

  • Women's championship reigns: 4
  • Women's tag team championship reigns: 2 (one-half of the inaugural champions)

While her fellow Horsewomen debuted in July 2015, Bayley officially joined the main roster on Aug. 22, 2016. Still, Bayley has earned quite a few accolades since. The Role Model has won the WWE SmackDown, RAW, NXT, and Women's Tag Team Championships—making her he first WWE women's grand slam champion.

Bayley also won the women's Money in the Bank ladder match in 2019. She later cashed in her contract to win the SmackDown Women's Championship from Charlotte Flair on the same night.

Bayley's biggest strength, however, is her ability to portray characters on the opposite ends of the spectrum. For a large chunk of her career, she was a lovable babyface whose gimmick was to distribute hugs. She pulled it off effortlessly and was beloved by the WWE Universe.

At that time, it was almost impossible to imagine her as a scheming, villainous heel, but that is exactly who she is right now. Bayley is the top heel in WWE's women division.

3) Sasha Banks - WWE's resident Boss

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If this list ranked the Four Horsewomen of WWE on swagger and charisma alone, Sasha Banks would be untouchable. She perfectly embodies the spirit of her hero, the unpredictable WWE legend—Eddie Guerrero.

Title reigns:

  • Women's championship reigns: 5
  • Women's tag team hampionship reigns: 2 (one-half of the inaugural champions)

Sasha Banks is the youngest of the Four Horsewoman at just 28 years old (Bayley is the second youngest at 31). Her first major adversary on the main roster was Paige, who was at the top of the women's division in 2016. The two former NXT Women's Champions put on extraordinary matches that elevated the women's division matches.

Her most prominent rivalry was with Charlotte Flair. Their feud over the RAW Women's Championship even led to the first women's Hell in a Cell match in October 2016. The Hell in a Cell pay-per-view also made headlines the first WWE pay-per-view to be headlined by women.

Sasha Banks has a pattern of winning the title on television before dropping it at the next pay-per-view. This has somewhat tarnished her legacy over the years. Sasha Banks is currently chasing Bayley for the SmackDown Championship. A win will make her the third WWE women's grand slam champion.

2) Charlotte Flair - The Queen of WWE

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As the daughter of Ric Flair, the 16-time World Champion and 2-time WWE Hall of Famer, expectations were sky-high for Charlotte Flair. It is a testament to her ability as a WWE Superstar that she has surpassed the lofty expectations placed on her.

Title Reigns:

  • Women's championship reigns: 12 (was the inaugural Raw Women's Champion)

In addition to the staggering number of women's title reign, Charlotte Flair has some impressive accolades under her belt. She was the 2020 women's Royal Rumble winner and the first woman to headline a WWE pay-per-view with Sasha Banks.

Later, Charlotte took it one step further as the first woman to compete in the main event of WrestleMania against Ronda Rousey and the final woman on this list.

Charlotte Flair is a tremendously talented in-ring competitor. Aptly nicknamed The Queen, Charlotte Flair has an aura about her that makes her appear effortlessly elite. Charlotte's Flair's moonsault is arguably the most visually spellbinding move in all of WWE. Although some might argue her finisher, the Figure 8 Leg Lock, deserves that distinction. Charlotte Flair is gifted with impeccable speed, power, and technique, making her wrestling capabilities almost too good to be true.

1) Becky Lynch - WWE's first Dual Women's Champion

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The rise of The Man is possibly WWE's greatest underdog story. Becky Lynch didn't have the same wrestling pedigree as Charlotte Flair, the massive following Bayley enjoys, and natural charisma like Sasha Banks. However, The Man persevered reinvented herself and adapted until she made her way to the top of the WWE roster.

Title reigns:

  • Women's championship reigns: 4 (the inaugural SmackDown Women's Championship)

While her number of championship wins may seem underwhelming, the quality of these reigns is what propels Becky Lynch to the top of this list. She headlined WrestleMania 35 after she won the 2019 women's Royal Rumble match. At the Showcase of the Immortals, she pinned Ronda Rousey to win both the WWE RAW and SmackDown Championships.

Lynch held on to the Raw Women's Championship for a record 399 days in which she was absolutely dominant. The Man never seemed to be in danger of dropping the title. In fact, she ultimately relinquished it of her own volition when she announced she was pregnant.

The story of Becky Lynch, who was once the afterthought among the Four Horsewomen, becoming the top draw in WWE is truly magical. In 2018, she introduced a more serious side her laid back character, calling herself The Man. Lynch never looked back as she stepped up to every challenge and overcame insurmountable odds as the WWE Universe soon recognized her exceptional value.

WWE could not deny it either, booking her as a champion who was almost untouchable. Even among the elite group of the Four Horsewoman, Becky Lynch ensured she is in a class of her own.

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