40 Most Popular Female Wrestlers

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40. Tamina
> WWE debut: 2010
> WWE appearances: 233
> Daily avg. Wikipedia page views: 1,091
> Pro Wrestling Illustrated “Woman of the Year” awards: 0

Tamina, or Sarona Moana-Marie Reiher Snuka-Polamalu, performs with the SmackDown brand. She is of Japanese, Fijian, and Samoan ancestry and was born in Vancouver, Washington. Wrestling is in her blood — she is the daughter of Hall of Famer Jimmy Snuka, and her brother was also a professional wrestler.

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39. Layla
> WWE debut: 2006
> WWE appearances: 298
> Daily avg. Wikipedia page views: 657
> Pro Wrestling Illustrated “Woman of the Year” awards: 0

Layla El Barrami, who was born in England and has Moroccan ancestry, performed with the SmackDown brand and retired from wrestling in 2015. She has also had careers as a model and dancer. She danced for the National Basketball Association’s Miami Heat franchise and performed at the MTV Video Music Awards. At 5 feet 1 inch tall she is one of the smallest wrestlers on our list.

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38. Mandy Rose
> WWE debut: 2015
> WWE appearances: 35
> Daily avg. Wikipedia page views: 2,519
> Pro Wrestling Illustrated “Woman of the Year” awards: 0

Born Amanda Rose Saccomano in Westchester, New York, Mandy Rose only went professional in 2015, but she was already a champion — the 2014 World Beauty Fitness & Fashion Bikini Champion. She has been featured in many fitness publications and has a huge social media following.

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37. Melina
> WWE debut: 2004
> WWE appearances: 234
> Daily avg. Wikipedia page views: 933
> Pro Wrestling Illustrated “Woman of the Year” awards: 1

Melina Nava Perez started out as a model and began her wrestling career in 2002. She teamed with Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro to form a trio known as MNM. Melina was a WWE Women’s Champion three times and a WWE Divas Champion twice.

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36. Sable
> WWE debut: 1996
> WWE appearances: 116
> Daily avg. Wikipedia page views: 2,283
> Pro Wrestling Illustrated “Woman of the Year” awards: 0

Rena Marlette Lesnar, who performed as Sable, had a successful career as a model before entering the world of wrestling in 1996. In 1999, Sable filed a $110 million lawsuit against the WWF, alleging sexual harassment and unsafe working conditions. The case was settled out of court. Sable was one of the first WWE Divas and appeared on the cover of Playboy. She appeared three times before retiring in 2007.