1. Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair (WrestleMania 39)
Coming off her historic 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble victory, where she won after entering as the first contestant, Rhea Ripley opted to settle a past score. She chose to challenge SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair, seeking to avenge her loss from three years prior.
The match lived up to the hype of the build-up as the two showed off their brutal athleticism. One particular moment where this was on display was when Ripley landed a dangerous German suplex, resulting in Flair landing on her face.
The ending saw Ripley accomplish what she had failed to achieve three years earlier, delivering a massive Avalanche Riptide from the second rope to secure the victory and become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion.
This win also marked a historic milestone for Ripley as she became just the seventh woman to become a Grand Slam Champion, having won the NXT, Raw, SmackDown, and WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.
Throughout her six WrestleMania appearances, Rhea Ripley hasn’t just climbed her own version of Mount Rushmore; she has carved it in her own image. While these contests showcase just how dominant she is, the most exciting element is the fact that she’s only getting started.
Her next matchup carries incredible potential and could easily catapult its way up this list, as Ripley looks to achieve another WrestleMania career milestone by defeating Jade Cargill for the WWE Women’s Championship.
