Strongest WWE Women

Throughout WWE history, we have seen countless female wrestlers in the ring; some are technical, some are agile and some are downright strong. In fact, there have been some women who have really surprised us with their extraordinary strength.

It would not be crazy to think that some of these women are even stronger than some male wrestlers and that they could defeat them in an arm wrestling contest. Each of these women spent many, many hours in the gym, and it has really paid off, as they are the strongest in the history of the company.

UPDATE: 2024/04/24 17:30 EST BY BENJAMIN VIEIRA

WWE has seen some truly phenomenal feats of strength, many of which have come from the company’s women’s division. In recent years, WWE has finally given women the ability to showcase their power and strength in ways that they could not have prior. While there is still work to be done, a lot has been accomplished. Names such as Bianca Belair, Chyna, Rhea Ripley, Shayna Baszler, and more have shown their strength in tremendous ways. They have made major impacts in countless ways.

18 Ivy Nile Is Extremely Strong

She Has A MMA Background

• Nile debuted for WWE in 2020.
• She was a part of the Diamond Mine.
• She has been associated with The Creed Brothers.

There have been many wrestlers with MMA backgrounds that have stepped into the squared circle. Oftentimes, that means that they will have a great amount of strength. For Ivy Nile, she is no exception. She had a background in MMA prior to signing with WWE. She also has an extensive fitness background. At only 32 years old, Nile still has a long way to go in WWE.

17 Zoey Stark Is Just Getting Started

She Was A Great Enforcer For Trish Stratus

• Stark has been with WWE since 2021.
• She formerly competed on the indies.
• She is a former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion.

It takes a lot for someone to be able to go toe-to-toe with Rhea Ripley, who is a tremendous powerhouse in her own right. However, when it came to Zoey Stark, she showed that she was certainly able to do so. While Stark may not be the most accomplished superstar on the WWE roster at the moment, she has always showed her potential. Stark has shown that she posses a lot of strength in her own right, which hopefully will be shown sooner rather than later.

16 Jade Cargill Has Tremendous Strength

She Has Already Made A Major Impact In WWE

• Jade Cargill debuted at the 2024 Royal Rumble.
• She competed for AEW prior.
• Cargill was the first AEW TBS Champion.

While Jade Cargill may have only been with WWE for a little bit, she has already proven that she is one of the strongest competitors in the company’s history. She has a tremendous physique and had displayed that time and time again throughout her career. During the 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble, Cargill made a impact by picking up and eliminating Nia Jax. With so many careers left in her career, Cargill has even more strength to show.

15 Rhea Ripley Towers Over The Modern WWE Roster

The Current WWE Women’s World Champion Has Been Dominant

• Rhea Ripley has won championship gold in NXT and on the main roster.
• Ripley is one of the members of WWE’s dominant Judgment Day faction.
• In addition to wrestling, she also is involved in swimming, rugby, and karate.

When a wrestler comes out to “This Is My Brutality,” those words are not to be taken lightly. Rhea Ripley is a legitimate powerhouse, riding her athleticism and brute strength to championship gold, having won the NXT Women’s Championship, RAW Women’s Championship, and Women’s World Champion.

Besides her chiseled physique that would make any man blush, Rhea Ripley practices swimming, rugby and karate, making her an all-around athlete capable of epic feats of strength.

14 Bull Nakano’s Fearsome Haircut Matched Her Physique

The Former Women’s Champion Was A Trailblazer In Professional Wrestling

• Bull Nakano was a multi-time champion, winning titles in WWE, AJPW, and CMLL.
• Nakano’s career began when she started wrestling at 15 years old.
• Her submission finisher, the Scorpion Crosslock, was later adopted by Saraya as the PTO.

Bull Nakano may not have had an extended stay in WWE, but she definitely left her mark with her awesome feud against Alundra Blayze in the mid ’90s. The Japanese wrestler was a force to be reckoned with, displaying her incredible strength and size advantage over Blayze.

Nakano, terrifying look and all, would defeat Blayze and win the Women’s Championship, holding the title for 134 days. Very few women were capable of womanhandling her competitors like she would, literally stretching them in ways the human body shouldn’t. Her finisher would later be adopted by Paige in WWE.

13 Tamina Is Rarely Used, But Still A Physical Threat

The Second Generation Star Has Displayed Incredible Power

• Tamina debuted in WWE in 2010 and has been with the company ever since.
• She is a one-time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion with Natalya and a nine-time 24/7 Champion.
• She is a second-generation wrestler and the daughter of Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka.

The daughter of Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, Tamina is a WWE veteran who is a former Women’s Tag Team Champion alongside Natalya.

Tamina was always bigger and stronger than her counterparts, displaying a nasty edge that allowed her to carve out a “hoss” role among the women in her division. Her Samoan Drops are brutal – she even managed to pick up and drop Nia Jax, proving that her strength is practically unmatched among her peers.

12 Shayna Baszler Believably Dominated NXT

The Former UFC Fighter Has Consistently Displayed Her Dominance

• Baszler began her career in MMA in 2006 and went on to fight in Elite XC, Strikeforce, Invicta Fighting Championship, and UFC.
• She is close friends with Ronda Rousey.
• Before signing with WWE, she wrestled in World Wonder Ring Stardom. She then went on to wrestle in NXT before joining the main roster.

When you’re a former UFC competitor, it’s not hard to make the list of strongest women in WWE history. Shayna Baszler has been dominant ever since she joined WWE, first destroying her competition in NXT on route to the Women’s title, and then showing her abilities on the main roster, winning tag team gold in the process.

If Shayna gets her submission in, it’s basically game over for her victim, since there’s no way of them to escape her deadly and powerful clutches.

The Former NXT Women’s Champion Has Taken On All

• Raquel Rodriguez is one of the tallest members of WWE’s Women’s roster.
• She wrestled one match outside WWE for RCW in 2016.
• Rodriguez had a dominant run in NXT as Women’s Champion, defeating Dakota Kai, Taya Valkyrie, and Mercedes Martinez.

Standing 6 feet tall and weighing 180 pounds, Raquel Gonzalez not only towers her female competitors, but she’s also bigger and stronger than many of her male counterparts. The former NXT Women’s Champion is a force nobody wants to mess with.

Gonzalez made her NXT debut as Dakota Kai’s muscle, and with good reason: she was a massive competitor with incredible strength, capable of destroying anyone on her path. She did just that, ending Io Shirai’s incredible 300+ day reign as NXT Women’s Champion at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver. Her matches with Rhea Ripley in 2023 showed, however, that others can stand up to her power.

10 Kaitlyn Was A Powerhouse In An Era Of Divas

Her Strength Led To A WWE Divas Title Reign

• Kaitlyn started off in WWE on the NXT reality show.
• She is a former WWE Divas Champion and held the title for 153 days.
• Kaitlyn was one of the most powerful women of her era in WWE.

Kaitlyn debuted in WWE in 2010, and the truth is that at that time she had nothing special, she was an ordinary Diva. But Kaitlyn worked very hard and improved in all aspects, agility, selling and most of all strength, obviously her performances improved a lot and that led her to win the WWE Divas Title in 2013.

Kaitlyn hasn’t been in the ring since 2019, but she’s 37 and in good shape, so her return to WWE isn’t entirely out of the question.

9 Charlotte Flair Is A Queen Who Towers Over Her Opponents

She Is The Most Decorated Woman In WWE History

• “The Queen” has held gold in WWE a record 17 times.
• She joined WWE in 2012 and became a dominant force on the NXT roster.
• Flair was involved in the first-ever women’s main event at WrestleMania in WrestleMania 35’s triple threat match.

The woman with the most accolades in WWE history could not be missing from this list. “The Queen” Charlotte Flair has a physical shape that many women wish they had, she is strong, slim, tough and athletic at the same time, a fantastic combination, which allows her to put on incredible matches.

Many detractors believe that her success is due to her lineage, but actually she has worked so hard to be at the top of the Women’s Division, and it looks like she will stay up there for a few more years at the very least.

8 Jazz Could Crush Any Opponent

Her Talent And Skills Led To Two WWE Women’s Title Reigns

• Jazz is a highly decorated wrestler, having held titles in WWE, NWA, and various other promotions.
• She battled Trish Stratus and Victoria for the WWE Women’s Title at WrestleMania 19.
• Since 2021, Jazz has not been seen in professional wrestling ring.

It’s a real shame that Jazz only spent five years in WWE, as she was very talented and the company needed women like her, with charisma, attitude, and excellent wrestling skills.

Despite the fact that she is a two-time WWE Women’s Champion, she was underused, as she had everything it takes to be a Superstar for many years, instead. She left WWE twice and continued her career in different promotions.

7 Ronda Rousey Brought UFC Strength To WWE

The Former WWE & UFC Star Is One Of The Best In The Business

• Rousey entered WWE with a dominant UFC career, having made six successful defenses of her UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship.
• She had a tremendous breakout year in WWE, teaming with Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 31 against Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.
• She left WWE in 2023, and has made appearances in ROH.

Without a doubt, former multi-time Women’s Champion and UFC star Ronda Rousey is one of the toughest women in history. Despite the fact that Rowdy was a beast in UFC, she managed to adapt very quickly to wrestling in WWE. She had amazing performances and only lost two matches in her professional wrestling career.

Obviously, her training is different from the others, and that is why there’s a notable difference between Ronda Rousey’s physique and that of the others female wrestlers.

6 Beth Phoenix Showed She Could Wrestle With Men In The Royal Rumble

“The Firebird” Was A Multi-Time Champion

• Beth Phoenix debuted for WWE in 2006.
• She is a former WWE Divas Champion, with a 206-day reign to her name.
• Phoenix was the second woman to ever enter into a Royal Rumble match.

Beth Phoenix is ​​one of the best female wrestlers ever, there is no doubt that she inspired many women to become wrestlers because the work she has done in the ring is admirable. At the prime of her in-ring career, Beth Phoenix had power, athleticism, ability, she had it all.

“Firebird” won the WWE Women’s Championship three times, had a magnificent 204-day Divas Title reign and as if that were not enough, she managed to eliminate The Great Khali in the 2010 Men’s Royal Rumble. There is nothing more to add to her excellent career.

5 Bianca Belair Has Competed In Fitness Competitions

“The EST Of WWE” Has Done It All And More

• Bianca Belair had no experience in professional wrestling prior to WWE.
• In a short time, she became a highly decorated champion, winning both the RAW and SmackDown Women’s Titles.
• Belair has displayed her athleticism and strength on countless occasions in WWE.

She is the toughest, the roughest, the quickest, the greatest, the strongest, she is the EST of WWE. Bianca Belair crushed Bayley in an obstacle course, in which Belair demonstrated her speed, athleticism and extraordinary strength by lifting none other than Otis, who weighs about 330 pounds.

Since her debut, she has not stopped to impress fans with her great skills. There may be no one on the current WWE roster who is in better physical shape than Bianca Belair. She proved that when she became the longest reigning WWE Women’s Champion in history.

4 Nia Jax Is One Of The Biggest Women In WWE History

She Has Proven Her Strength And Power In The Ring

• Nia Jax started off her WWE career as a member of the NXT roster.
• She returned to WWE in 2023 during the Women’s Royal Rumble match.
• She is a former, one-time RAW Women’s Champion.

Certainly, no woman is in better physical shape than Bianca Belair, but when it comes to strength, “The Irresistible Force” Nia Jax is second to none today. She takes advantage of her enormous body to develop strength, what Nia Jax is capable of is amazing.

Nia Jax’s strength is the main reason why she is in WWE. However, she has yet to learn how to control that strength, as she had put her coworkers at risk, which is unacceptable.

3 Chyna’s Physique Was Absolute Shocking In The Attitude Era

She Was A History Maker For Women In Professional Wrestling

• Chyna’s WWE career began as the enforcer for Triple H. Quickly, however, she developed her own distinct character and was a trailblazer in women’s wrestling.
• She is a former WWE Intercontinental Champion.
• Chyna was often involved in intergender feuds, where she often showcased her tremendous strength and showed that could stand toe-to-toe with WWE’s best.

Chyna was one of the pioneers of women’s wrestling in WWE, the simple fact that she wrestled against men is worthy of a standing ovation.

She gave her all and just reached another level for women’s wrestling. Perhaps Chyna was not the best worker in the ring, and her mic work was not very good either, but her strength was more than enough to put on a great show, such as when she eliminated Mark Henry at Royal Rumble 1999 or her incredible matches against Chris Jericho.

2 Kharma Didn’t Live Up To Her WWE Potential

A Short Run, But A Major Impact

• Kharma had a very short-lived run as a member of the WWE roster.
• She competed in TNA and AEW as Awesome Kong.
• In TNA, she was a two-time Knockouts World Champion.

Kharma followed Chyna’s lead and was also encouraged to participate in the men’s Royal Rumble and managed to score an elimination too, by the way.

Unfortunately, Kharma was underused in WWE, since she only had one official match. She is extremely talented with great ring skills and extraordinary strength, and it would have been great to see her compete with the other women, but you don’t always get what you want.

1 Nicole Bass Had An Impressive Physique And Nothing Else

She Stood Out During Her Time In WWE

• Nicole Bass trained in ECW before joining WWE in 1999.
• She was involved in rivalries against Debra and Jeff Jarrett.
• She was a former bodybuilder before entering the professional wrestling business.

The bodybuilder Nicole Bass had a short wrestling career. She involved herself in 21 matches, four of them in WWE.

The truth is that her time in WWE was a real failure, since she lacked wrestling skills. But during her short stint in the company, she appeared to be arguably the strongest woman ever to be employed by WWE. It is unusual to see such an incredibly muscular woman in WWE and that’s what made Nicole Bass really stand out in wrestling.