Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s annual “Female 50″ ranking of female pro wrestlers will be included in the February 2015 edition of the magazine. Subscribers of PWI’s digital magazine got the issue early, and the list includes WWE Divas Paige, AJ Lee and Natalya, NXT stand-out Charlotte, TNA Knockouts Gail Kim and Angelina Love, and many others.
The top 10 is featured below, and you can subscribe to the digital edition now for just $19.95 per year.
1. Paige
2. AJ Lee
3. Gail Kim
4. Cheerleader Melissa
5. LuFisto
6. Angelina Love
7. Ivellisse
8. Courtney Rush
9. Natalya
10. Charlotte
This year, PWI has said the list may be more controversial than usual, as women’s wrestling has been more popular than ever due to the rise of WWE’s reality series Total Divas. Paige, who made her debut after WrestleMania XXX earlier this year, topped the list and beat out Divas Champion AJ Lee. It seems her run as NXT Women’s Champion, debut and instant leap to the top of the WWE women’s division was enough to give her Paige the edge.
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Paige & AJ Lee Lead the 2014 PWI “Female 50″
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Rumor Mill - WWE Staying Away From ANY Recent TNA Talent Including Ric Flair
Alex Shelley, Velvet Sky, Devon, Angelina Love & Ric Flair have been names that are linked to going to the WWE in recent weeks. According to the Wrestling Observer, WWE is "steering clear of any and all recently affiliated TNA Wrestling talent while the two grappling organizations do battle in court."
This is all stemming back from the recent TNA-WWE lawsuit still going on regarding TNA's contract information & WWE's use of it.
A good example of this is through Matt Morgan who decided to appear at a TNA house show on Saturday which appears as though WWE didn't rehire Morgan.
"Nobody is talking about Shelley and they won't even officially talk to Flair even though his non-compete is up," said Dave Meltzer on the official Wrestling Observer website.
TNA is also looking for cost cutting measures by "restructuring talent contracts" when they expired. This is what is said to be behind the departures of Devon and Velvet Sky.
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PWI Female 50 2010
1) Michelle McCool
2) Angelina Love
3) Mercedes Martinez
4) Cheerleader Melissa
5) Eve Torres
6) Madison Rayne
7) Beth Phoenix
8) Mickie James
9) MsChif
10) Maryse
11) Tara
12) Sara Del Rey
13) Gail Kim
14) Awesome Kong
15) Madison Eagles
16) Sarita
17) Alicia Fox
18) Taylor Wilde
19) Daffney
20) Hamada
Click here for 21-50.
There is also a ‘One to Watch’ feature on Washington, DC's own Mia Yim.
