The Best Current Female Wrestlers Signed With AEW

Ranker Wrestling
Updated May 17, 2024 18 items
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Vote up all your current fav AEW women superstars

All Elite Wrestling is focused on giving pro wrestling fans an alternative to the WWE and has so far delivered in that regard. One thing that AEW has been criticized for during the infancy of the promotion is the handling of their women's division. However, like most businesses, professional wrestling is a marathon, not a sprint. And while the men’s roster has been stacked with top talent, the AEW female roster is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with.

Whether it's the veterans like Awesome Kong or Allie holding it down in the ring or the fresh faces who are new to North American pro wrestling audiences like Kris Stanlander, the AEW Women's division is finally taking shape and starting to develop some really interesting characters and putting on really great matches. Who’s your favorite AEW women wrester?

Vote up all the best female wrestlers currently signed to AEW so readers can see which wrestlers are the best faces, and which make great heels.

Latest additions: Thunder Rosa, Athena, WIllow Nightingale
Over 300 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Current Female Wrestlers Signed With AEW
  • Hikaru Shida
    Photo: All Elite Wrestling
    1
    192 VOTES

    Hikaru Shida

    • Pro Debut: July 20th, 2008
    • Finisher: Falcon Arrow
    • Real Name: Hikaru Shida

    Hikaru Shida is the quiet workhorse of the AEW women's division. While the division has faced some well-deserved criticism as it tries to find its footing, one thing most agree on is that Hikaru Shida has been involved in most of the division's best matches. That isn't a coincidence, and the audience has taken notice and seems to be behind her more and more with each passing week. 

    192 votes
  • Britt Baker
    Photo: All Elite Wrestling
    2
    207 VOTES

    Britt Baker

    • Pro Debut: August 1st, 2015
    • Finisher: Lockjaw
    • Real Name: Brittany Baker

    Britt Baker signed with AEW in January of 2019 and has been a prominent figure in their women's division ever since. Baker isn't just a professional wrestler; she works as a dentist in Orlando Florida on days she isn't traveling (and wrestling) with AEW. 

    207 votes
  • Kris Statlander
    Photo: All Elite Wrestling
    3
    180 VOTES

    Kris Statlander

    • Pro Debut: June 14th, 2017
    • Finisher: Big Bang Theory
    • Real Name: Kristen Statlander

    Kris Statlander has been wrestling for less than three years and is already making waves. AEW signed her in the fall of 2019 and she has been in the women's title picture for most of 2020. Before she signed with AEW, there were rumors alleging to the fact that WWE had been trying to sway her over their side.

    180 votes
  • Penelope Ford
    Photo: All Elite Wrestling
    4
    174 VOTES

    Penelope Ford

    • Pro Debut: December 17th, 2014
    • Finisher: Stunner
    • Real Name: Olivia Hasler

    Penelope Ford has been used sparingly in the ring since the start of her tenure with AEW. She has spent more of her screen time accompanying Superbad Kip Sabian to the ring. Before signing with AEW, Ford was a mainstay in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU).

    174 votes
  • Riho
    Photo: All Elite Wrestling
    5
    162 VOTES

    Riho

    • Pro Debut: May 29th, 2006
    • Finisher: Jumping Knee
    • Real Name: Riho Hime
    • AEW Championships: 1x AEW Women's World Champion (won on October 2nd, 2019)

    Riho was the first-ever AEW Women's World Champion, winning the title by defeating Nyla Rose on the premiere episode of AEW Dynamite in October of 2019. Riho began training and made her pro wrestling debut at the age of nine. She wrestled extensively in Japan and other parts of Asia before signing to AEW.  

    162 votes
  • Emi Sakura
    Photo: All Elite Wrestling
    6
    132 VOTES

    Emi Sakura

    • Pro Debut: August 17th, 1995
    • Finisher: Ice Driver
    • Real Name: Emi Motokawa

    Emi Sakura has been wreslting for more than three decades. The crafty veteran appears in AEW competing against the rest of the women's division, sort of as a player-coach when in tag and singles matches for the younger members of AEW's women's roster. She even received a title shot against her former student Riho at the AEW Full Gear event in November of 2019. 

    132 votes
  • Yuka Sakazaki
    Photo: All Elite Wrestling
    7
    127 VOTES

    Yuka Sakazaki

    • Pro Debut: December 1st, 2013
    • Finisher: Magic Girl Splash
    • Real Name: Yuki Sakazaki 

    Yuki Sakazaki splits time between AEW here in the States and Tokyo Joshi Pro in Japan. Yuki is a fan favorite in both promotions due to her high flying offense and we will hopefully see more of her in AEW in the near future. Her finisher, Magical Girl Splash, is a rotating splash from the top rope.

    127 votes
  • 8
    1 VOTES

    Julia Hart

    1 votes
  • 9
    1 VOTES

    Skye Blue

    1 votes
  • 10
    1 VOTES

    WIllow Nightingale

    WIllow Nightingale
    Photo: Willow Nightingale / Instagram
    1 votes
  • 11
    1 VOTES

    Thunder Rosa

    Thunder Rosa
    Photo: Mel Cervantes / Instagram
    1 votes
  • 12
    1 VOTES
    Ruby Riott
    Photo: Ruby Soho / Instagram
    1 votes
  • Nyla Rose
    Photo: All Elite Wrestling
    13
    140 VOTES

    Nyla Rose

    • Pro Debut: December 8th, 2012
    • Finisher: Beast Bomb
    • Real Name: Nyla Rose
    • AEW Women's Championships: 1x AEW Women's World Championship (won on February 12th, 2020)

    Nyla Rose is the first transgendered professional wrestler to sign with a major U.S. promotion. She has been with All Elite Wrestling since it's inception and beat Riho for their women's world champion in February 2020. 

    140 votes
  • 14
    0 VOTES

    Deonna Purrazzo

    0 votes
  • 15
    0 VOTES

    Toni Storm

    0 votes
  • 16
    0 VOTES

    Athena

    Athena
    Photo: Athena Palmer / Instagram
    0 votes
  • 17
    0 VOTES
    Mercedes Mone
    Photo: sashabankswwe / Instagram
    0 votes
  • 18
    0 VOTES
    Saraya
    Photo: Saraya / Instagram
    0 votes