Natalya
Birthplace: Canada
Years Active: 2000-Present
Net Worth: $5 million*
Canadian-born Natalya Neidhart was the first woman to be a third-generation wrestler. Natalya was trained as a wrestler by her uncles, Bruce and Ross Hart, and debuted for Stampede in 2003. After competing independently for a few years, she wrestled in Japan and England before returning to America.
Natalya won two championships in 2005 and 2006, and shortly after, she received a contract offer from the WWE. While in the WWE, Natalya won the SmackDown Women’s Championship at SummerSlam in 2017. Today she is currently a member of Total Divas.
Mickie James
Birthplace: USA
Years Active: 1999-Present
Net Worth: $4 million*
Mickie James was born in Virginia in 1979 and debuted as a wrestler at the tender age of twenty. James worked as a valet on the indie circuit, under the name Alexis Lee. While she was there, she was unsatisfied with her current skill set, so she entered hardcore training in camp until she reached her goals.
She joined TNA in 2002 and there gained national fame for her skills. She then joined the stable known as The Gathering, and from here she won title after title with TNA. In 2010 she left TNA and signed with the WWE SmackDown brand. And at the age of forty-one, she is still in the WWE!
Trish Stratus
Birthplace: USA
Years Active: 2000-Present
Net Worth: $8 million*
Trish Stratus first became a recognizable face as a fitness model. She eventually made her way over to WWE and entered the ring. Stratus made a name for herself as a technical wrestler, but she really drew attention when she took the Diva of the Decade Award. Stratus became a mainstay of the WWE franchise as well as a trainer for a WWE spin-off show, called Tough Enough.
In 2013 she was inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame. Stratus is married to a bodybuilder, Ron Fisico, and, at age forty-four, is still involved in the WWE.
Becky Lynch
Birthplace: Ireland
Years Active: 2010-Present
Net Worth: $4 million*
Irish wrestler, Becky Lynch (birth name, Rebecca Quin) began wrestling as a teenager and entered the independent market in 2005. She became a part of SuperGirls Wrestling in Canada and eventually went to Shimmer Women Athletes in 2006. After suffering a serious head injury in 2006, Lynch took a six-year break from wrestling (appearing only a few times to perform) to focus on her health. She returned full-time in 2013, signed a contract with WWE.
She was the first female to be drafted to the SmackDown brand in 2016 and defeated Natalya in the first match. In 2019, she became the first woman to win the Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Most Popular Wrestler of the Year. As of May 2020, Lynch is on maternity leave.
Awesome Kong/Kharma
Birthplace: USA
Years Active: 2002-Present
Net Worth: $6.67 million*
Awesome Kong, also known as Kharma, was born in 1977 as Kia Stevens in California. She is well-known for her career with TNA and is a two-time Knockouts Champ. Stevens debuted in 2002 after appearing on a reality TV show and immediately stood out among her competitors for her tall, formidable frame.
She wrestled in Japan for five years and later in the U.S. on TNA. Currently, Stevens stars on the Netflix show GLOW.