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Lists the various female wrestlers and personalities throughout WWWF, WWF, and WWE. Please limit associated tropes to that wrestler's time in the WWE.
open/close all folders Debuted in the WWWF Era (1963-1984) The Fabulous Moolah (Mary Lillian Ellison) 1955-1987,1998-2007 Judy Martin (Judy Hardee) 1981, 1985-1990 Velvet McIntyre 1982, 1984-1990 Wendi Richter 1982, 1983-1985 Winona Littleheart (Winona Barkley) late 1970s- mid 1980s Debuted in the Rock 'N' Wrestling Era (1984-1993) Leilani Kai (Patricia Schroeder) 1985-1990, 1994 Miss Elizabeth (Elizabeth Ann Hulette) 1985-1992 Rockin' Robin (Robin Denise Smith) 1987-1990 Sherri (Sherri Schrull, born Sherri Russell) 1987-1993- Alliterative Name
- Christmas Cake: Especially when she managed a young Shawn Michaels.
- Combat Stilettos: Sherri's stiletto boots, which she used to kick the shit out of her opponents.
- Shawn claims that a few times, when one of the boys went too rough on him in the ring, she told him to throw them out there, and they got certain areas kicked by her boots.
- Do It Yourself Theme Tune: Helped Shawn with his and sung a solo version. Both are supposed to be bad but became fan favorites.
- Iconic Diva
- Love to Hate: The audience made it audible that they hated to see Sherri win. Seeing Sherri get embarrassed got good pops though. She was also a very popular manager and valet. Also, her solo of sexy boy, meant to be grating, is a fan favorite.
- Red Baron: "Sensational", "Scary", and "Queen". "Sistah" when she managed Harlem Heat in WCW.
- Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
Debuted in the New Generation Era (1993-1997) Alundra Blayze (Debra Ann Miceli) 1993-1995 Bertha Faye (Rhonda Singh f.k.a. "Monster Ripper") 1995-1996 Bull Nakano (ブルなかの, Nakano Keiko) 1994-1995 Luna Vachon 1993-1994, 1997-2000- Arch-Enemy: Sensational Sherri when she first debuted, and later Sable, who she blamed for enforcing society's idea of what an ideal woman should look like.
- Chewing the Scenery: Went very over-the-top in her promos.
- Dark Action Girl
- Faux Action Girl: Against Sable, sadly.
- Guttural Growler: She always spoke like this.
- Hollywood Homely: She certainly didn't look like most divas, but hardly the ugly monster they made her out to be.
- Improbable Hairstyle: Hair down to her hips, but shaved off on the sides of her head.
- Mean Character, Nice Actor: Taken Up to Eleven. Watch any promo and then note that she was one of the most, if not, the most accessible and friendly WWF Divas, and very popular with fans at conventions and public appearances.
- Romance on the Set: With Gangrel, which became Real Life Writes the Plot in kayfabe shortly before she left the WWF.
- Strawman Has a Point: In her feud with Sable.
- Wrestling Family: The adopted daughter of Butcher Vachon and adopted niece of Mad Dog and Vivian Vachon.
Terri Runnels (Terri Lynne Boatright Runnels) 1996-2004 Debuted in the Attitude Era (1997-2001) Chyna (Joan Marie "Joanie" Laurer) 1997-2001 Ivory (Lisa Moretti) 1999-2005- Action Girl
- Cool Teacher: As a trainer on the show Tough Enough.
- Undermined By Reality: Was a notorious bitch to train with in OVW. According to Krissy Vaine on the first day of training Ivory called all the pretty girls up to the front row and said "sluts like you sleep your way to the top".
- Dress Code: Everyone in Right To Censor wore a white suit with black pants and a tie.
- Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have: Wasn't first hired until she was in her late thirties (as opposed to the early twenties of most Divas), and is unbelievably turning 50!
- Light is Not Good: Right to Censor had an all white shirt dress code.
- Moral Guardian: In Right To Censor.
- Universal Poison: Her finishing move, Poison Ivory.
Jacqueline (Jacqueline DeLois Moore a.k.a. Ms. Tennessee) 1998-2004 Lita (Amy Christine Dumas) 1999-2006 Mae Young (Johnnie Mae Young) 1999-2000, 2003-- The Alcoholic
- Body Horror / Fetus Terrible: The hand which Mark Henry sired.
- Dirty Old Woman: So, so much.
- I Was Quite a Looker: I mean, damn!
- Nausea Fuel Station Attendant
- Never Mess with Granny: How many 80-year old women do you know that are not only willing, but eager to be put through tables?
- Not only did she want to go through the table, but when Bubba Ray Dudley tried to soften her landing and lessen the force he used on the throw, she walked up to him, slapped him across the face, and told him "throw me through the table, asshole".
- It's been said that, when Bubba wanted to rehearse going through the table, she ran up and put herself through the table.
- Screw Politeness, I'm A Senior!: See below for a good example.
- Took a Level in Badass: She was always badass, but her recent confrontation with LayCool at "Old School Raw", calling them "bitches" and "sluts" (in WWE's "PG-Era", no less), was a welcome level for her.
Molly Holly (Nora Kristina Greenwald) 2000-2005 Sable (Rena Mero Lesnar, born Rena Greek) 1996-1999, 2003-2004 Sunny (Tamara Lynn Sytch) 1995-1998 Tori (Terri Poch) 1998-2001 Trish Stratus (Patricia Anne Stratigias) 2000-2006 Victoria (Lisa Marie Varon) 2000-2009 Debuted in the In Vasion (2001) Jazz (Carlene Denise Moore-Begnaud) 2001-2004- Amazonian Beauty
- Arch-Enemy: Arguably Trish Stratus, although it was more due to Trish being the Women's Champion and Jazz determined to get the title for herself, rather than anything really personal against Trish.
- Boobs of Steel: Inverted, she had the smallest rack of any of the wrestlers but was obviously stronger than all of her competitors with the only possible exception being the much larger Victoria. Even then, she was the strongest pound for pound.
- Demoted to Extra: And it was sad.
- Kick the Dog: Jazz liked to attack people who had just had a match and were too tired to fight back.
- Sassy Black Woman: Back in the old ECW.
- Scary Black Woman: Her WWE persona was rather cold-blooded, and her brutal tactics (as noted under Kick the Dog, above) only reinforced this perception.
- Ted Baxter
- This Is for Emphasis, Bitch!: The elevated double chicken wing became the bitch clamp and that was just the start.
Stacy Keibler (Stacy Ann Keibler) 2001-2006 Torrie Wilson (Torrie Anne Wilson) 2001-2008 Debuted in the Brand Extension Era (2002-2011) AJ (April Jeannette Mendez) 2010-- Ambiguously Brown: Part Puerto Rican.
- Berserk Button: DANIEL BRYAN.
- Cute Bruiser
- Ensemble Darkhorse: For NXT Season 3, when she she got eliminated her fans were pissed. Unfortunately they were in the minority, since NXT is fan voted.
- Fragile Speedster
- Genki Girl: Super hyper. Usually.
- Girl Next Door: How she describes herself. Also how most of the other characters in the WWE describe her since she's a very atypical diva in terms of physique. That said, considering her looks, it's more of a Hollywood Homely sort of vibe.
- I Have the High Ground
- Lovely Angels: The Chickbusters with Kaitlyn.
- Mad Love: Her relationship with Daniel Bryan, especially after he lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Sheamus at Wrestlemania 28. It's led to fans comparing her to Harley Quinn, appropriate since both her and Bryan are comic book fans.
- Narm Charm: Her theme.
 It fits her perfectly but is very, very cheesy. - One of Us: Beyond her love of Wrestling, she's an Anime and Video Game fan.
- Petite Pride: Mentioned quite a few times that she isn't the bustiest in the world, but she's proud of being different.
- Promoted Fangirl: A major point to her character, she's a gigantic fan of Professional Wrestling that finally got her chance to wrestle.
- Proud To Be The Geek Goddess
- Shocking Elimination: She was one of the favourites to win NXT.
- The Bus Came Back: Recently debuted on Smackdown with Kaitlyn after being off of the radar since NXT 3.
Aksana (Zivile Raudonienne) 2010- Alicia Fox (Victoria Elizabeth Crawford) 2008- The Bella Twins - Nikki Bella, Brie Bella (Stephanie Monique Garcia, Brianna Monique Garcia) 2008-2012 Beth Phoenix (Elizabeth Kocanski Carolan) 2006- Gail Kim 2002-2004, 2008-2011 Jillian Hall (Jillian Faye Fletcher) 2005-2010 Kaitlyn (Celeste Beryl Bonin) 2011- Kelly Kelly (Barbara Jean Blank) 2006- Layla (Layla El) 2006- Maria (Maria Louise Kanellis) 2004-2010- Genius Ditz: On one hand, she can accidentally say the wrong thing, but on the other hand...
- Brainy Brunette: Subverted due to her role as a ditzy interviewer, but if provoked, it plays straight.
- Break the Cutie: Eric Bischoff put her in matches against Kurt Angle and Umaga.
- Cloud Cuckoolander: Chris Masters assumed she just made a mistake when she called him 'The Masterbate' but it stands to reason she actually heard people saying that and didn't realize why it was derogatory.
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Seriously. Girl can't remember who the President is, but she can spout of a stream of perfect legalese during the Bischoff Trial arc in a fabulous Take That to everyone who was stereotyping her as a ditz.
- To everyone who doesn't know how it started, Bischoff forced her to fight against Kurt Angle when Maria was interviewing him. Maria got hit by a vicious Angle Slam and could've had the Ankle Lock on her had Cena not come in. Then when she's called for duty, she asks Mick Foley to bring out Mr. Socko so she can explain her opinion on Bischoff. Instead of being bubbly and sweet she turns serious and gives this answer:
Maria: Last week, Eric Bischoff abused his power in a way that was malicious and capricious. It is this rash discourse that has ultimately led the locker room into disdain and mutiny, and should be grounds for his immediate dismissal.
- Ensemble Darkhorse: She's always been extremely popular, and was voted 2009 Diva of the Year.
- Kind Hearted Cat Lover: She likes leopards, and she got a specially-designed leopard print outfit from Project Runway.
- Fiery Redhead: When she dyed her hair.
- In the Hood: Subverted - she's adorable and cute and blows kisses when she takes her hood off.
- Perky Female Minion: When she was Santino Marella's valet, then again with Dolph Ziggler
- Screwed By WWE Execs: Released by WWE at what appears to be a really head-scratch-inducing time; just as she's getting national television exposure on The Apprentice. Rumor has it that the WWE brass didn't want her pulling a Stacy Keibler and leaving wrestling once she got famous.
Maryse (Maryse Ouellet) 2006-2011 Maxine (Karlee Perez) 2010- Melina (Melina Nava Perez) 2004-2011- Action Girl
- Arch-Enemy: Trish Stratus, in Real Life. Although reports are unclear whether this applies to Melina or to her boyfriend John Morrison acting on her behalf, what they clearly do indicate is displeasure from that camp at Melina being left off the card at WrestleMania 27, and blame pointed at Trish for "taking her spot". This led to Morrison snubbing Trish at the end of the match, as well as turning down several of her ideas beforehand, which reportedly pissed off most of the roster. One wonders why they blame Trish, who is one of the most celebrated wrestlers of all time, and not Snooki, the reality-show contestant who's never been in a ring.
- Badass Decay: Set in at the begging of her face turn after being repeatedly brushed aside by Beth Phoenix, thankfully didn't last!
- Evil Costume Switch: Changed for purple and to black.
- Fetish Fuel Station Attendant
- Fur and Loathing
- Minor Injury Overreaction: Part of her heel character. Try not to pull the hair and don't break any of her nails unless you prefer to wrestle an angry Determinator over a cowardly competitor more worried about protecting her manicures than winning.
- Ms. Fanservice: Dear god, her ring entrance. She's so bendy.
- Pretty in Mink
- Put on a Bus
- Screaming Warrior:The Primal Scream. An artifact from her initial heel run, she always screamed before hitting her Finishing Move. After turning heel again, she's actually been yelling sentences, doing less raw screaming.
- Short, Dark, And Bishoujo
- Spicy Latina
- Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl: Her Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 character design plays with the "Stringy-Haired" part of this trope.
- Took a Level in Badass: Following in Trish's footsteps, she started as a manager/valet and ultimately became a wrestler.
- According to Bret Hart? Melina is the most talented performer - not "Diva", performer - in the WWE today.
Michelle McCool (Michelle Leigh McCool-Callaway) 2004-2011 Mickie James (Mickie Laree James) 2005-2010 Naomi Knight (Trinity McCray) 2010- Natalya (Natalie "Nattie" Katherine Neidhart) 2008- Tamina Snuka (Sarona Reiher) 2010- Bastard Girlfriend
- Beauty Is Bad: Because she's not in the same appearance as most of the divas and not conventially sexy she's often lumped with the wrestlers despite being visibly inexperienced in the ring. Kelly Kelly, Eve and the Bellas all have more experience than her.
- Charles Atlas Super Power
- Dark Action Girl
- Ensemble Darkhorse: She's been well-received since her recent push.
- Legacy Character: Of her father, she even uses the same finishing moves, the Superfly Kick and the Superfly Splash.
- Kuudere: Has shades of it. Isn't often seen with the other Divas and a WWE Exclusive interview has her eating lunch alone in what looks like a warehouse. When the interview starts, Tamina is very terse with her interviewer and spends most of it silent with an expression that says clearly "get that camera out of my face." And yet, she fell for Santino at one point.
- Odd Couple: Her and Santino, though maybe it's just that she has Hidden Depths.
- Screaming Warrior: Initially.
- Slasher Smile: Sports one occasionally...as a face.
- Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: With Santino Marella, in a reprise of Beth Phoenix's original gimmick.
- Took a Level in Badass: Went from something of an afterthought in the Divas division to being pushed as a truly dangerous competitor.
- The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter: See Wrestling Family, below.
- Warrior Princess: Got this nickname from Booker T recently.
- Wrestling Family: Part of the Anoa'i wrestling family. Her father is Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka; her brother James wrestled as "Deuce"; her uncles are the original Wild Samoans and Rikishi; and her cousins wrestle as the Usos, whom she once managed.
- You're Not My Father: Her attitude toward the Usos after they drifted apart
Debuted in the WWE, Inc. Era (2011-Present) Kharma (Kia Stevens) 2011
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