Over the past several years, WWE has shown more of an interest in booking strong women’s wrestling, with a number of stars truly breaking out as some of the most popular WWE Superstars regardless of gender.
2022 would not be a great year for women’s wrestling within WWE, thanks to a number of issues including inconsistent booking, a depleted roster for much of the year thanks to releases, injuries, and the exits of Naomi & Sasha Banks. With a smaller roster on hand for the main roster women of WWE, these would be the 10 best women’s wrestlers in WWE for 2022.
5. Alexa Bliss
Returning to the ring after an extended hiatus at the 2022 Elimination Chamber, the first half of Alexa Bliss’ 2022 would see her wandering up and down the card as a part of the Monday Night Raw roster without any real purpose.
During the year, Alexa would fail to accomplish anything of real note aside from a brief run as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion alongside Asuka.
4. Ronda Rousey
Making a surprise return in the 2022 Women’s Royal Rumble, Ronda Rousey would win the match, one of the worst-rated WWE Matches of the year, before challenging Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 38. The Baddest Woman on the Planet would fail to win the match at Mania, one that was a bit polarizing to fans, though she would capture the belt at WrestleMania: Backlash.
3. Dakota Kai
After being released in early 2022, Dakota Kai would make a genuinely shocking return to the company at SummerSlam, a move directly made by Triple H following his rise to power backstage. Kai would join Bayley & IYO SKY to form the Damage Control faction on Monday Nights, and would also capture the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship twice alongside SKY.
Dakota would take part in the first-ever main roster WarGames match as well, wrestling the majority of the match as one of the most experienced WarGames.
2. Asuka
Always a popular name within WWE, Asuka would have a strong year in terms of in-ring performances within WWE, though her storylines would mostly fall flat or be nonexistent. Tending to be used as a side character, Asuka would feature in one very strong PPV Championship Challenge, as she would wrestle Bianca Belair & Becky Lynch inside of Hell in a Cell.
Towards the end of the year, Asuka would begin teasing a return to a more serious character, something that she used during her time in Japan before joining WWE, so there is a chance that her 2023 will be a major turn for someone who has deserved much more over the past few years.
1. Liv Morgan
After having a rise to superstardom in 2021, Liv Morgan would become an even bigger star in 2022. Kicking off her year by continuing a feud with Becky Lynch, Liv would eventually form a brief team with Rhea Ripley that saw the two vying for tag team gold on the main roster.
Following Ripley’s not-so-shocking heel turn against Liv, the young babyface would align with AJ Styles and Finn Balor for a brief feud with the Judgment Day, eventually ending with Balor turning heel and taking over the faction.