The first half of 2021 was refreshing for fans of women’s wrestling. Many fans have been able to get out to see an event, whether it’s from a major promotion or a local indy show. There continues to be a whole lot of wrestling to watch on TV and the internet. The midyear mark is a good time to reflect back on the first half of the year and rank the competitors in several promotions. After major events like WrestleMania and Double or Nothing it’s time to see where your favorite women’s wrestlers stack up compared to where they were after the first quarter of the year. Let me know if you agree with these rankings on Twitter @WWTRankingsDude.
WWE Women’s Wrestling Rankings
These rankings are for all WWE promotions combined. Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and NXT UK women have been grouped together. The WWE women’s wrestling rankings include the Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, Fastlane, WrestleMania, Backlash, Hell in a Cell, NXT Takeovers, and all the weekly television shows leading up to WrestleMania.
#1 Bianca Belair
Bleacher Report
Previous Ranking: #4
WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion
Won the Royal Rumble and defeated Sasha Banks to win the title at WrestleMania
#2 Rhea Ripley
TalkSPORT
Previous Ranking: Unranked
WWE Raw Women’s Champion
Won the title from Asuka at WrestleMania
#3 Alexa Bliss
CBS Sports
Previous Ranking: #6
Should have received a title shot at WrestleMania
Defeated Randy Orton, Asuka, Shayna Baszler, Nia Jax, and Nikki Cross
#4 Charlotte Flair
New York Post
Previous Ranking: #8
Defeated Rhea Ripley by DQ at Hell in a Cell in WWE Raw Women’s Championship match
Wrestled 25+ matches in first half of 2021
#5 Raquel Gonzalez
Media Referee
Previous Ranking: #10
Won the NXT Women’s Championship from Io Shirai at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver
Defended her title against Mercedes Martinez and Ember Moon
#6 Sasha Banks
Wrestling-Edge
Previous Ranking: #1
Lost WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship to Bianca Belair at WrestleMania
Did not wrestle in May or June after losing her title
#7 Natalya
Channel Guide Mag
Previous Ranking: Unranked
One half of WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions with Tamina
Defeated Mandy Rose and Shayna Baszler in singles competition
#8 Meiko Satomura
Sportzwiki
Previous Ranking: #9
NXT UK Women’s Champion
Defeated Kay Lee Ray for title in June
#9 Io Shirai
Daily DDT
Previous Ranking: #3
Lost NXT Women’s Championship to Raquel Gonzalez
Began teaming with Zoey Stark
#10 Xia Li
Previous Ranking: #7
Remained undefeated for the first half of 2021
Part of the faction Tian Sha
AEW Women’s Wrestling Rankings
All Elite Wrestling continues to produce tons of content in 2021 with their Revolution and Double or Nothing pay per views, AEW Dynamite, AEW Dark, and AEW Dark: Elevation. With more than 60 women competing and multiple ladies going undefeated, this continues to be the strongest women’s division in wrestling.
#1 Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.
Wrestling Inc
Previous Ranking: #8
Won the AEW Women’s World Championship from Hikaru Shida at Double or Nothing
Had an epic Lights Out match with Thunder Rosa
#2 Hikaru Shida
Pro Wrestling News Hub
Previous Ranking: #1
Lost AEW Women’s World Championship to Britt Baker at Double or Nothing
Deserves a rematch against Baker
#3 Thunder Rosa
Previous Ranking: #2
Went 12-0-1 in singles competition in 2nd quarter of 2021
Defeated Baker in Lights Out match and had time limit draw with Kamille in NWA; deserves a shot at both titles
#4 Big Swole
ringsidenews
Previous Ranking: #9
Undefeated in singles competition in AEW in 2021
Formed a successful partnership with Red Velvet and KiLynn King
#5 Jade Cargill
Wrestling Inc
Previous Ranking: #7
Debuted teaming with Shaq in a win over Red Velvet and Cody
Undefeated with 8 wins in first half of 2021
#6 Kris Statlander
Wrestling Inc
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Joined Best Friends after returning from injury
Undefeated with 9 wins in first half of 2021
#7 Tay Conti
Wrestling News
Previous Ranking: #3
20 wins in first half of 2021
Only loss in 2nd quarter of 2021 was to Shida for title
#8 Nyla Rose
Comic Book
Previous Ranking: #10
Got her career back on track thanks to Vickie Guerrero
Decisive wins over indy standouts Delmi Exo, Holidead, and Megan Bayne
#9 Red Velvet
sportskeeda
Previous Ranking: #4
Lost to Serena Deeb for NWA title and La Rosa Negra for MPW title
Stirring it up successfully with Big Swole and KiLynn King
#10 Abadon
Ringside News
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Undefeated in 2nd quarter of 2021 with 6 wins
Only loss of 2021 was in title match against Shida
Impact Wrestling Women’s Rankings
Impact Wrestling has a competitive women’s division with some mainstays combined with a rotating cast. These rankings include the weekly programming, Impact Plus specials, and the PPVs Hard to Kill, Rebellion, and Against All Odds.
#1 Deonna Purrazzo
Mandatory
Previous Ranking: #1
Impact Wrestling Women’s Champion
16-3 in first half of 2021
#2 Tenille Dashwood
Bell to Belles
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Lost to Purrazzo for title
Beat Ellering, Grace, and Hogan
#3 Rachael Ellering
Impact Wrestling
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Briefly held Impact Women’s Tag Team titles with Jordynne Grace
Lost to Penelope Ford on AEW Dark
#4 Jordynne Grace
Sportskeeda
Previous Ranking: #3
Briefly held Impact Women’s Tag Team titles with Ellering
Won Zelo Pro Women’s title
#5 Rosemary
Previous Ranking: #2
Lost to Purrazzo for title
Defeated Havok and Hogan
Independent Women’s Wrestling Rankings
2021 has been a great year for independent women’s wrestling after many promotions have battled back from COVID-19. There are so many independent women’s wrestlers out there working hard every week that it’s difficult to limit them to just the top 10. The NWA and ROH have been ramping up their women’s divisions and there are promotions in just about every state.
#1 La Rosa Negra
411 Mania
Previous Ranking: #1
Mission Pro Wrestling Champion
Undefeated in 2021 at 6-0, defeated Red Velvet, Masha Slamovich, Skye Blue, Madi Wrenkowski, and others
#2 Kamille
f4wonline
Previous Ranking: #12
NWA Women’s Champion after defeating Serena Deeb
Undefeated in 2021 going 4-0-1 with draw against Thunder Rosa
#3 Ivelisse
Previous Ranking: #2
Shine and Ladies Night Out Champions
Lost to Christi Jaynes for SWE Women’s Championship
#4 Christi Jaynes
Pro Sports Extra
Previous Ranking: #5
SWE and RCW Phoenix Women’s Champions
14-2 in 2021, beat Haley J by DQ in OVW title match
#5 Vicious Vicki
Previous Ranking: #8
TCW Goddess Champion
Won Invictus title tournament, 10-4 record in 2021
#6 Su Yung
Previous Ranking #6
FSPW, ICW, and ARW Champion
Bad win-loss record mostly due to difficulty in Impact Wrestling
#7 Haley J
Previous Ranking: #3
OVW Women’s Champion
Over 20 wins, lost IWA Women’s title
#8 Kasey Catal
Flickr
Previous Ranking: Unranked
Empower Women’s Champion and WSU Tag Team Champion
Won Cannabis Cub over Masha Slamovich
#9 Angelina Love
Mandatory
Previous Ranking: Unranked
3-0 in 2021, defeating Mazzerati, Allie Recks, and Quinn McKay
One of the favorites for ROH Women’s Championship tournament
#10 Skye Blue
Pro Wrestling Wiki
Previous Ranking: #13
ZERO1 USA and CSW Women’s Champions
20 wins in 2021, competed in war games match
Women’s Tag Team Rankings
With two women’s tag team championships in the WWE and one in Impact, women’s tag teams are battling it out to reign supreme. Many teams like Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon, Big Swole and KiLynn King, Big Swole and Red Velvet, Diamante and Ivelisse, and Jordynne Grace and Rachael Ellering narrowly missed out on a top five spot.
#1 Natalya & Tamina
Cageside Seats
Previous Ranking: Unranked
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions
Ended long reign of Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler
#2 Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz
Sportskeeda
Previous Ranking: #2
Impact Women’s Tag Team Champions
Lost titles to Grace & Ellering before regaining them
#3 Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell
Wrestling Inc
Previous Ranking: Unranked
NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions
Won titles from Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart
#4 Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler
DNA India
Previous Ranking: #1
Held WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships for most of the year
Lost titles to Natalya & Tamina
#5 Team Sea Stars Delmi Exo & Ashley Vox
Amino Apps
Previous Ranking: Unranked
SHIMMER & BCP Tag Team Champions
8-2 record in 2021
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