The Many Shades of 11 Top Women in the WWE

The popularity of female superstars in the WWE has been growing daily with many fans even considering the women's wrestling addition to the WWE as one of the best things to happen in sports entertainment.

This popularity of the female superstars has enabled the WWE to launch the WWE women’s revolution which is currently doing extremely well. It may even lead the women to headline WrestleMania soon.

These women are extremely skilled when it comes to in-ring competition and have evolved into complete wrestlers rather than just being eye candy. But that’s not all, as they have acted, written books, and won numerous fitness titles while finding the perfect balance between real-life challenges as well as one in professional wrestling.

If you are a WWE fan and love the female wrestling division, you are going to see many familiar faces here. So here is your inside look at the most popular wrestlers in WWE and everything that you need to know about them.

#1 Charlotte

Real Name: Ashley Elizabeth Flieher

Born: April 5, 1986

Charlotte is the daughter of the renowned WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair. Her talent runs not only in the wrestling arena but also outside the arena with her abilities spanning out as not only just an athlete but also as an actress and author.

Flair is an overall eight-time women's champion in WWE. Her accomplishments in the wrestling arena include being a former NXT Women's Champion, the final Divas Champion, the first and four-time Raw Women's Champion and a two-time SmackDown Women's Champion.

She is the first and only wrestler to hold all four championships in WWE as well as being the longest-reigning SmackDown Women's Champion in WWE history to-date.

Charlotte is extremely talented outside the ring as well, as she has co-authored Second Nature: The Legacy of Ric Flair and the Rise of Charlotte, and acted in Psych: The Movie as the character of Heather Rockrear.

In June 2018, Flair was one of the featured stars in the ESPN Body 10 magazine and she appeared in the January 2016 issue of Muscle & Fitness. She ranked 29th out of 50 in the 2017 Sports Illustrated fittest woman athletes of the year.

#2 Renee Young

Real Name: Renee Jane Paquette

Born: September 19, 1985

Renee Young is currently an on-air personality with WWE where she appears for both the Raw and SmackDown brands and performs interviewing and commentating duties.

Renee joined the WWE in 2012 and made her on-screen debut in March 2013 in which she interviewed superstars like Randy Orton, Big Show and Sheamus. She has come far since then as she became the first woman to call an entire episode for RAW for August 13, 2018, in Greensboro.

Her appointment to the Raw commentary booth was made permanent via an announcement on WWE.com on September 10.

You probably won’t know that she began modeling as a child, even went to college and trained in improvisational comedy. She also starred in Kelly Clarkson's hit song video, ‘Behind These Hazel Eyes’ as well as a Tom Green music video and a TV commercial for Oxy.

She also worked for BiteTv where she presented a show about extreme sports and music called Rippin' It-N-Lippin'.

#3 Sasha Banks

Real Name: Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado

Born: January 26, 1992

Sasha Banks was famous before joining WWE on the independent circuit mostly for Chaotic Wrestling, where she held the title for Chaotic Wrestling Women's Championship. She has 4 championship reigns—being a record-tying four-time Raw Women's Champion.

Her match against Bayley at NXT TakeOver: Respect on October 7, 2015, was the first women's match to ever headline a major WWE event, the first women's Iron Man match, and the longest women's match in WWE history at the time with a length of 30 minutes. Their match was voted by Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) as the Match of the Year.

Her talent is obvious as Banks was also voted as the Woman of the Year in 2015.

One surprising thing you may not know is that there’s a song written on Sasha’s childhood and her accomplishments from being a child and watching wrestling to becoming a talented young woman and pro wrestler herself. It was performed by the Mountain Goats and called ‘Song for Sasha Banks’.

#4 Kairi Sane

Kairi Sane is one of WWE's best overseas wrestler

Real Name: Hōsako Kaori

Born: September 23, 1988

Kairi Sane is not only a talented wrestler, but she also has a background of having a Bachelor’s degree in Japanese literature. It was her keen interest in acting that led her to become a wrestler as she played the part of professional wrestling villain and decided that she loved the idea of professional wrestling.

Sane won the NXT Women's Championship on August 18, 2018 from Shayna Baszler, and lost it after a 71-day reign at the WWE Evolution to Baszler. She is currently in her quest to get her hands on the Womens's title once again.

#5 Lana

Real Name: Catherine Joy Perry

Born: March 24, 1985

Lana is a beautiful and multitalented woman who is not only a professional wrestler and manager in the WWE but also an actress, dancer, model and singer. I mean, is there anything this girl can’t do? Sure doesn’t seem so looking at this list!

She was Rusev's manager when she signed for the WWE in 2013 till 2017 when he took a break from the WWE because of a shoulder injury after which she started in ring competitions. In her first match, Lana was defeated by Naomi at Money in the Bank and then again twice on SmackDown Live on June 27 and July 4. Her first victory was in the WWE Mixed Match Challenge with Rusev against Elias and Bayley

She married fellow WWE wrestler Miroslav Barnyashev, better known by his ring name Rusev, on July 29, 2016, and was also awarded Best Gimmick in 2014 by the Wrestling Observer.

#6 Nikki and Brie Bella

Real Name: Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace & Brianna Monique Danielson

Born: November 21, 1983

The Bella Twins are both bold and beautiful, and have risen to fame because of their unique twin wrestler status, killer wrestling moves, and flawless looks.

They are both former Divas Champions, with Nikki having held the title twice and Brie once. In November 2015, Nikki was ranked No. 1 in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Female 50 in 2015.

The twins have won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Female Athlete in 2016. They also received the Diva of the Year 2013 by the WWE.

If you are impressed by their WWE accomplishments, you need to know that these ladies are running a YouTube channel which features daily fashion, beauty, travel, fitness, relationship, and health videos along with daily video blogs and they have also launched Birdiebee, a lifestyle intimate and activewear brand.

On top of all this, they even have their own wine label called Belle Radici!

#7 Becky Lynch

Real Name: Rebecca Quinn

Born: January 30, 1987

Becky joined the WWE in 2013 after a long break from wrestling due to a head injury in Germany during September 2006. She suffered the head injury during a match in Germany and was diagnosed with possible damage to her eighth cranial nerve.

She returned to wrestling in late 2012 and signed a contract with WWE in 2013. During this time period she only fought in 3 matches and she defeated Summer Rae in her debut match. Lynch is now a two-time Smackdown Women’s Champion.

What you may not know about Becky is that during her time away from wrestling, she worked as an actress and was cast in numerous plays in 2011 and 2012. This talented beauty has graduated with a degree in acting from the Dublin Institute of Technology and has attended Columbia College Chicago and the Gaiety School of Acting.

Not only does she know how to act and wrestle, but she also worked as a flight attendant with Aer Lingus for two and a half years as well as performed stunts for a 2013 episode of Vikings.

#8 Carmella

Real Name: Leah Van Dale

Born: October 23, 1987

Carmella has played the roles of manager and wrestler for the WWE, as well as worked as a model and a dancer, which may be lesser known to the WWE fans. Carmella was the SmackDown woman’s champion from 2017-2018 after which she lost the title to Charlotte. She was Ranked No. 7 of the top 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2018.

Carmella won the Money in the Bank ladder match for the first time at Money in the Bank, however, because of a controversial finish at the event she was stripped of the briefcase only two days after winning it.

A rematch was scheduled for June 27th episode of SmackDown Live, where Carmella won, officially becoming the inaugural winner of the women's Money in the Bank ladder match. The interesting fact to note is that WWE recognizes Carmella as a two-time Money in the Bank winner.

Apart from the ring, Carmella is also known for her many accomplishments in dancing. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2010 and was a cheerleader for the New England Patriots for three seasons, ending in 2010.

She successfully auditioned for the Los Angeles Lakers dance team, appearing as a Laker Girl during the 2010–2011 season.

#9 Paige

Real Name: Saraya-Jade Bevis

Born: August 17, 1992

Paige is a retired professional wrestler, an actress and currently the general manager for SmackDown.

In her debut match on the main roster, she won the Divas Championship, becoming the youngest champion in the title's history at the age of 21. She was a successful wrestler on the European Independent circuit and proved her worth when she joined WWE as well by winning the NXT Women’s Championship once, WWE Divas Championship twice and NXT Women’s Championship tournament 2013.

She retired from in-ring competition due to a neck injury and just a day after announcing her retirement on RAW, Shane McMahon announced Paige as the new general manager of SmackDown on the April 10 edition of the show.

Paige's story is not only limited to wrestling, but she also launched an online clothing store under her real name, Saraya. Later she opened a physical store called The Saraya Store and introduced a makeup line called Saraya Jade Cosmetics.

A documentary about her and her family titled The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family is being turned into a film by writer Stephan Merchant titled Fighting with My Family.

#10 Alexa Bliss

Real Name: Alexis Kaufman

Born: August 9, 1991

Alexa Bliss makes it to the list because of her allure both in the ring and outside it. She was the first the female wrestler to win both Raw and SmackDown titles as well as being the first ever Women's Elimination Chamber Match winner.

She also won the 2018 Money in the Bank ladder match and cashed in the contract to win her third Raw championship, becoming a 5-time overall champion.

Outside the ring, Alexa has been involved in sports like softball, kickboxing and gymnastics, and cheerleading. She also took part in Arnold Classic for bodybuilding, and claims she suffered from an eating disorder which was cured by bodybuilding, how is that for an inspiring woman?

Alexa is currently in a managerial role as she has suffered a few injuries. There are rumors that she may be replacing Baron Corbin as the General Manager of RAW, bringing a nice Paige vs Alexa rivalry to the screens.

That was our guide to the hottest female wrestlers in the WWE, drop down your comments below and share your favorites!