In ancient times, fighting was considered something that only men can do but that's not the case in the modern era. This reflects in the biggest wrestling championship on the planet - WWE. Today, WWE is no longer dominated by bulky and aggressive men. The sassy, powerful women on WWE have more fan following than all of the men combined. This is largely due to social media and female wrestlers’ presence online. The craze of women in the wrestling scenario brings us to the question of the day – Who are the top 5 WWE female wrestlers in 2022?
Well, we were intrigued too and therefore we went online and did some research to find out the top 5 ladies in the WWE battleground. Turns out, a lot of different websites use different parameters to rank wrestlers, and as a result, it can be confusing to find the legitimate top rankers. Therefore, a sportsbook bettingnews88 has decided to rank wrestlers according to different parameters in one place. We decided to populate our list on the basis of popularity. Let's get started without the list of the top 5 female wrestlers in WWE (2022 edition).
5. Bianca Belair
Coming in at number 5 is Bianca, the first-ever African-American woman to win the Royal Rumble match in 2021. She goes by the ring name of Binky Blair who debuted in 2016 after having a successful career as a track and field athlete.
She’s a WWE SmackDown women’s champion. She won it at WrestleMania 37. She was even named the no.1 female wrestler by Pro Wrestling Illustrated but, in our list, she ranks at number 5. Relentless and aggressive, Bianca is one of the top superstars of WWE.
4. Ronda Rousey
Next up, we have Ronda, who is a former judoka, mixed martial artist, and actress. She is known for her gifted skillset and sheer power within the ring and outside, her fans know her for her aggressive looks.
Rousey is a former UFC fighter and the majority of her fan base was created while she was in the UFC. She retired from UFC in 2016.
She is famously nicknamed "Rowdy" because of her killing angry looks. She is the only woman to have won both UFC and WWE championships. She is the longest-reigning Raw Women's champion and even won the 2022 women's royal rumble. Currently, she wrestles in the SmackDown brand.
3. Charlotte Flair
Coming in at number 3 is Charlotte Flair, the daughter of WWE hall of fame, the nature boy, Ric Flair. She made her debut in NXT in 2013 and won the NXT championship twice.
In 2015, she was promoted to Raw’s main roster. She has won the Divas Championship and Raw's women's championship. She has won the women's smackdown a whopping six times. She won the women's tag team championship and became a triple crown champion.
Flair has inherited her father's talent, skills, and charisma. In 2021, she was drafted as a Raw women's champion in SmackDown.
2. Sasha Banks
Our runner-up for the top female wrestler in WWE goes to Sasha banks. She made her debut in 2011 in WWE under the brand name of NXT and became a one-time NXT women's champion. She made her debut on the main roster in 2015.
Previously, she wrestled in the independent circuit and after her debut in 2015, she has held the WWE Raw women's championship five times. She has also won the SmackDown and WWE women's tag team championship two times.
At WrestleMania 37, she and Bianca Blair became the first black woman to headline the WrestleMania jointly.
1. Becky Lynch
Topping out the list of top 5 female wrestlers in WWE in 2022 is Becky lynch. She is an Irish wrestler and her real name is Rebecca Quin. She is currently drafted into the main roster of WWE.
She is the current Raw women’s champion and one of the highest-paid WWE wrestlers even when compared with her male counterparts. She started her training as early as 2002 as a professional wrestler and signed to WWE in 2013 under the brand name NXT.
She made her main roster debut in 2015, and since then, she has won four Smackdown championships. Overall, she is the top female wrestler in WWE in 2022 and tops our list.
