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Lists the various female wrestlers and personalities throughout the history of WWE. Please limit associated tropes to that wrestler's time in WWE.
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Debuted in the WWWF Era (1963-1984)
The Fabulous Moolah (Mary Lillian Ellison) 1955-1987, 1998-2007
Winona Littleheart (Winona Barkley) late 1970s - mid 1980s
- Badass Native
- Braids of Action
- Captain Ethnic
- Girlish Pigtails
- Leotard of Power
- Wrestling Family: Her father was wrestler/booker "Dirty" Dick Barkley
Judy Martin (Judy Hardee) 1981, 1985-1990
- Alliterative Name: Her tag team name, the Glamour Girls.
- Arch-Enemy: Desiree Petersen
- Dark Action Girl
- Finishing Move: Judy Drop (Fireman's carry powerslam), Powerbomb
- Leotard of Power
- Tag Team: With Leilani Kai as part of the Glamour Girls.
Velvet McIntyre 1982, 1984-1990
- Action Girl: To pin Moolah, you had to be action something.
- Cute Bruiser: Albeit, she was capable of all kinds of She-Fu maneuvers but wrestled a fairly conservative style during her time in the WWF.
- Darkhorse Victory: Mostly known for ending a Fabulous Moolah title reign. Moolah got the belt back in six days.
- Fiery Redhead: More like strawberry blond.
- Finishing Move: McIntyre Roll
- Ireland: She's from Dublin.
- Leotard of Power
- Sexy Backless Outfit
Desiree Petersen 1984–1985, 1988
- Action Girl
- Arch-Enemy: Judy Martin
- Denmark
- I Have Many Names: Melissa Doll would be one of them.
- Leotard of Power
- Pretty in Mink
- Tag Team: with Velvet McIntyre
Princess Victoria (Vicki Otis) 1983-1984
- Action Girl
- Badass Native
- Braids of Action
- Captain Ethnic
- Girlish Pigtails
- Leotard of Power
- Tag Team: With Velvet McIntyre
Wendi Richter 1982, 1983-1985
Debuted in the Rock 'N' Wrestling Era (1984-1993)
Jumping Bomb Angels - Noriyo Tateno (立野 記代), Itsuki Yamazaki
Leilani Kai (Patricia Schroeder) 1985-1990, 1994
Miss Elizabeth (Elizabeth Ann Hulette) 1985-1992
See also: The Mega Powers.Rockin' Robin (Robin Denise Smith) 1987-1990
- Alliterative Name
- Animal Theme Naming
- Boring, but Practical: Was somehow able to turn the side headlock into a pin; no one else could.
- Finishing Move: Bulldog, crossbody.
- Leotard of Power
- Offscreen Moment of Awesome: Defeated Sherri for the title at a house show (non-televised event) in Paris, France.
- Wrestling Family: Sister to wrestlers Sam Houston and Jake "The Snake" Roberts.
Sherri (Sherri Schrull, born Sherri Russell) 1987-1993
Debuted in the New Generation Era (1993-1997)
Alundra Blayze (Debra Ann Miceli) 1993-1995, 2018
Bertha Faye (Rhonda Ann Sing f.k.a. "Monster Ripper") 1995-1996
- Cute Bruiser
- Fat Comic Relief: About all she was good for in Vince Russo's WCW. While in poor taste, she still decimated the waifish Nitro Girls.
- Finishing Move: Powerbomb.
- The Giant: She was not any taller than Alundra Blayze or Bull Nakano but was much heavier and very difficult to move
- Plucky Comic Relief: When not beating up other wrestlers.
- Stout Strength.
- Villain Decay: Someone on the booking team decided that she should not be allowed to use the same power moves male wrestlers were using. She couldn't come up with enough not-taken moves to really command matches anymore, reducing Bertha from dominant villain into a Joke Character.
Marlena/Terri Runnels (Terri Lynne Boatright Runnels) 1996-2004
Bull Nakano (ブルなかの, Nakano Keiko) 1994-1995
Sable (Rena Mero Lesnar, born Rena Greek) 1996-1999, 2003-2004
Sunny (Tamara Lynn Sytch) 1994-1998, 2009
Luna Vachon 1993-1994, 1997-2000
Debuted in the Attitude Era (1997-2001)
Nicole Bass (Nicole Bass-Fuchs) 1999
- Amazon Chaser: A somewhat twisted Real Life case. She filed a lawsuit against WWF and claimed she was sexually harassed by Steve Lombardi backstage. The suit was eventually dismissed however.
- Arch-Enemy: Debra.
- Brawn Hilda: A female bodybuilder, though not one of the typical Amazonian Beauty,variety.
- Charles Atlas Superpower: As a female bodybuilder, she was pretty strong.
- Fan Disservice: She and Chyna participated in a bikini contest. Whether or not the disservice was intentional or not is up for debate.
- The Dragon: Became the bodyguard to Sable following her 1999 heel turn.
- Finishing Move: A chokeslam or a powerbomb.
- Put on a Bus: Disappeared only months after she debuted.
Barbara Bush/B.B. (Katherine Dingman) 1999-2000
- Alliterative Name: At first.
- Arch-Enemy: For the short time she was there, Ivory.
- Bigger Is Better: In hyping the Miss Royal Rumble Swimsuit Competition, she asked Lawler if he thought the fans might want to see a "bigger show."
- Clothing Damage: This was part of her debut, though before she was officially named. Jacqueline had defeated Ivory in a "Gravy Bowl Match" with Miss Kitty as the referee on the 1999 Thanksgiving Episode of SmackDown!. Kitty had something lodged in her throat and BB came down to giver her the Heimlich maneuver. Ivory attacked BB, tore her top open, so she was there in her bra, and threw her into the gravy.
- Ivory ripped BB's shirt off again that following Monday on Raw.
- Emergency Services: Her gimmick was of an EMT.
- Non-Action Girl: Other than her appearance in the Evening Gown in a Pool match at WWF Armageddon 99, she was not used in an in-ring capacity.
- Only Known by Initials: She was first introduced as Barbara Bush, but from that point on she became known as BB.
- Wounded Gazelle Gambit: Not her, but Bubba Ray Dudley used one to set up the above item. Edge and Christian had defeated the Dudleys, and Bubba acted like he was injured, which naturally brought out BB. Cue tablebomb.
Chyna (Chyna, born Joan Marie "Joanie" Laurer) 1997-2001
See also: D-Generation X and The CorporationDebra (Debra Gale Marshall) 1998-2002
Molly Holly (Nora Kristina Greenwald) 2000-2005, 2009, 2018, 2022
Ivory (Lisa Mary Moretti) 1999-2005, 2018, 2022
See also: Right to CensorJacqueline (Jacqueline DeLois Moore) 1998-2004, 2018
Lita (Amy Christine Dumas) 2000-2006, 2018, 2022
Miss Kitty/The Kat (Stacy Carter) 1999-2001
Ryan Shamrock (Alicia Nicole Webb) 1999
- Big Brother Instinct: Ken didn't take to kindly to Val Venis and Billy Gunn flirting with her at ringside and he gave both men a beating.
- Girl Posse: PMS, with Jacqueline and Terri Runnels
- Human Sacrifice: The Ministry of Darkness tied her to the Undertaker's "Symbol."
- Non-Action Girl: She wasn't there to wrestle.
- Parallel Porn Titles She and Val Venis made a Kayfabe porno called Shaving Ryan's Privates.
- Put on a Bus: She left the company only five months after her debut, because she wasn't interested in signing a five-year deal.
- The Three Faces of Eve: She was the Child to Terri Runnels' Seductress and Jacqueline's Wife.
- Unrelated Sister: To Ken Shamrock.
Trish Stratus (Patricia Anne Stratigias) 2000-2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2018, 2019
Tori (Terri Poch) 1998-2001
See also: D-Generation XVictoria (Lisa Marie Varon, née Sole) 2000-2009, 2021
Mae Young (Johnnie Mae Young) 1999-2000, 2003-2014
Debuted in the InVasion Era (2001-2002)
Jazz (Carlene Denise Moore-Begnaud) 2001-2004, 2006-2007
Stacy Keibler (Stacy Ann-Marie Keibler) 2001-2006
Nidia (Nidia Guenard) 2001-2004
Sara (Sara Chirie Frank, formerly Calaway) 2001, 2002
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: She was the Tiny Girl to The Undertaker's Huge Guy.
- Statuesque Stunner: She's 174 cm/5'8½".
- Violently Protective Girlfriend: More like Violently Protective Wife. While Sara was no wrestler herself, she wasn't afraid to defend Undertaker when he was being attacked, such as when she pick fights with Diamond Dallas Page whenever he attacks him in her presence. She even struck Shane McMahon with kendo sticks when he made a Face–Heel Turn and helped DDP beat Taker down. All of those instances didn't end well for her with her kendo stick attack resulting in her receiving a Diamond Cutter from DDP.
- Wrestling Family: The second wife of The Undertaker, their marriage lasting from 2000 to 2007.
Queen Sharmell (Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman) 2001, 2005-2007, 2013
- Alpha Bitch: As Queen Sharmell.
- Career-Ending Injury: Suffered one while training at OVW that forced her to retire from in-ring action.
- Morality Pet: To Booker T when she's was a face and not Queen Sharmell.
- Ms. Fanservice: She's a former Nitro Girl.
- Power Stable: The Queen of King Booker's Court.
- Sassy Black Woman: Definitely.
- "Take That!" Kiss: She was the recipient of one from the Boogeyman, who had a mouth full of worms at the time. She understandably freaks out.
- Unholy Matrimony: Queen Sharmell with King Booker.
- Upper-Class Twit: The "Queen" to her husband King Booker.
- Wrestling Family: Wife to Booker T and Sister-in-Law to Stevie Ray.
Torrie Wilson (Torrie Anne Wilson) 2001-2008, 2009, 2018, 2021, 2022
Debuted in the Ruthless Aggression Era (2002-2008)
Brooke Adams (Brooke Nichole Adams) 2006-2007
Ariel (Shelly Leonor Martinez) 2006-2007
- Ambiguously Brown: She's Latina, but her heritage was never mentioned and began wearing makeup to appear pale once the vampire thing started.
- Arch-Enemy: Kelly Kelly.
- Cat Fight: Her debut match was an "Extreme Catfight" with Francine.
- Fortune Teller: Was this until she became Kevin Thorn's valet.
- For Halloween, I Am Going as Myself: She participated in a Halloween costume contest with Kelly Kelly and Trinity...wearing the same vampire getup that she always did. That combined with Kelly's
Fetish Retardant CM Punk-tribute attire more or less guaranteed Trinity's victory. - Minidress of Power: Her trademark outfit.
- Ms. Fanservice: If vampires are your thing.
- Put on a Bus: Was released after getting into a backstage altercation with Batista.
- Our Vampires Are Different: The New Breed was one strange bunch.
- Power Stable: The New Breed.
Ashley (Ashley Marie Massaro) 2005-2008
Cherry (Kara Elizabeth Drew) 2007-2008
Francine (Francine Fournier) 2006
Jackie Gayda (Jacquelyn Gayda-Haas) 2002-2005, 2009.
Joy Giovanni 2004-2005, 2009
- Arch-Enemy: Amy Weber would probably be the biggest. She also had brief feuds with Torrie Wilson, Dawn Marie and Melina.
- The Bus Came Back: Participated in the Miss WrestleMania Battle Royal at WrestleMania 25.
- Cat Fight: Got into one with Amy Weber.
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: She served as Big Show's on-screen girlfriend and was the Tiny Girl to his Huge Guy.
- Ms. Fanservice: Like most Diva Search participants. She participated in a bikini contest against Torrie Wilson and was fond of shaking her assets for the fans.
- Put on a Bus: Released in 2005 due to "budget cuts".
Jillian Hall (Jillian Faye Hall, born Jillian Faye Fletcher) 2005-2010, 2021
Christy Hemme (Christina Lee "Christy" Hemme) 2004-2005
Mickie James (Mickie Laree James-Aldis) 2005-2010, 2016-2021, 2022
Lauren Jones (Lauren Lorraine Jones) 2004-2005
- Ms. Fanservice: She, Michelle McCool, and Joy Giovanni interrupted a bikini contest to take part in it themselves and before that, they, along with Rochelle Loewen, took part in the only SmackDown Rookie of the Year contest at No Way Out.
- Put on the Bus: She requested and was granted her release so that she can pursue other activities.
Rochelle Loewen (Rochelle Nicole Loewen) 2003, 2004-2005
- Ms. Fanservice: She was a contestant in the only SmackDown Rookie of the Year contest at No Way Out.
- Put on the Bus: She departed in 2005.
Maria Kanellis (Maria Louise Kanellis-Bennett) 2004-2010, 2017-2020
Kelly Kelly (Barbara Jean Blank-Souray) 2006-2012, 2018, 2022
Gail Kim (Gail Kim-Irvine) 2002-2004, 2009-2011
Layla (Layla El-Young) 2006-2015
See also: LayCoolDawn Marie (Dawn Marie Psaltis) 2002-2005
Kristal Marshall 2005-2007
- Action Girl: She had some believable victories over Jillian(before her jobber period, that is) not long after coming in on Smackdown. On the other hand, this lead Kristal to feud with Ashley, whom she believed herself to be more talented than.
- Beauty Contest: She was a beauty queen and a model before joining the company.
- Green-Eyed Monster: Toward Ashley Massaro after she lost the diva search, setting up a Face–Heel Turn in the process.
- May–December Romance: With Theodore Long, with the two set to have a Kayfabe wedding, only for Teddy to have a Kayfabe heart attack during it.
- Ms. Fanservice: She participated in many bikini contests and even the odd bra-and-panties match.
- Put on a Bus: Kristal was quietly released after the Teddy Long incident.
Maryse (Maryse Mizanin, née Ouellet) 2006-2011, 2016-
Michelle McCool (Michelle Leigh Calaway, née McCool) 2004-2011, 2018, 2022, 2023
See also: LayCoolBeulah McGillicutty (Trisa Laughlin, née Hayes) 2006, 2007
Melina (Melina Nava Perez) 2004-2011, 2022
Candice Michelle (Candice Michelle Beckman-Ehrlich) 2004–2009
Beth Phoenix (Elizabeth Kocanski Copeland. neé Carolan) 2006-2012, 2018, 2019-
Shaniqua (Linda Miles) 2002-2004
- Abhorrent Admirer: Teased with Benoit.
- Amazonian Beauty: She was considered ugly by some but most, especially the wrestlers she managed and Tazz, thought she was fine.
- Dominatrix: While managing the Bashams, she even had a whip (but not of the bullwhip variety).
- The Giant: Though she's most known for managing Shelton Benjamin and the Basham Bros this was how she was in the ring when she started on SmackDown and was beating up Torrie Wilson, Dawn Marie, Nidia and Scotty 2 Hotty. Turned around on her against Rikishi.
- Statuesque Stunner: She was the tallest woman on Smackdown and was the second tallest woman to be on the main roster after Nicole Bass.
- Voodoo Shark: She was "mistaken" for Shelton Benjamin, attacked by Bradshaw and removed from WWE television. The logical conclusion was to sell the injury she got even though WWE really took her off to get a boob job. When she returned WWE insisted on drawing attention to them by claiming it was due to swelling caused by Bradshaw's attack, which was so unconvincing it killed all the heat fans gave to the APA/Basham feud and lead to Shaniqua's release not long after. Worse, the increase wasn't as drastic as others in the past, like General Manager Stephanie McMahon's!
- We Used to Be Friends: To Shelton Benjamin when she moved on to the Bashams and he was in the world's greatest tag team and Jackie Gayda, who betrayed her for Ivory and Molly Holly.
Eve Torres (Eve Torres Gracie, born Eve Marie Torres) 2007-2013
Trinity (Stephanie Finochio) 2006-2007
- Amazonian Beauty: Claimed to have the best biceps in the business, and they were pretty impressive.
- Ms. Fanservice: She was "dressing" in police tape before Orlando Jordan made it (in)famous...though she never did it quite to the extent he did and mostly limited it to photo shoots. She even won a costume contest for it, and considering that she was against Kelly Kelly,note that's saying something.
- Power Stable: Managed The Full Blooded Italians.
- Retired Badass: Retired to focus on her stunt work.
- Signature Move: A standing shooting star press.
- Wrestling Doesn't Pay: A wrestling stunt woman, this was not just a gimmick either, she really worked in both professions at once, being a stunt double for the likes of Jennifer Garner.
Krissy Vaine (Kristin Eubanks) 2007
- Alpha Bitch: Her heel character in developmental.
- Identical Stranger: Did not get signed for ages because she was told she looked too similar to Torrie Wilson. She darkened her hair and was immediately signed.
- Mean Character, Nice Actor: Krissy Vaine was a prissy Alpha Bitch. Kristin Eubanks is a lovely person.
- Southern Belle
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Was last seen talking to Vickie Guerrero in a backstage segment before disappearing into the night forever.
Amy Weber (Amy Marie Weber) 2004-2005
Lena Yada 2007-2008
- Alpha Bitch: Turned heel in ECW and joined forces with Layla to beat up Kelly Kelly.
- Ms. Fanservice: A former model.
- Neutral Female: The first and only match thst she did have was a tag match that she was never tagged in for.
- Ninja: Dressed as one for a costume contest at Cyber Sunday 2008.
- Non Action Girl: Competed in the 2007 Diva Search contest. Once hired, she mostly served as a backstage interviewer and valet. Once she finally did have a match (which was a tag match that she was never tagged in to), she was subsequently let go.
- Put on a Bus: Was released at the end of 2008, shortly after her in-ring debut, which was a tag match that she was never tagged in to.
Debuted in the WWE Universe Era (2008-2011)
Aksana (Živilė Raudonienė) 2010-2014
Brie Bella (Brianna Monique Danielson; née Garcia-Colace) 2008-2012, 2013-2016, 2018-2019, 2022
Nikki Bella (Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace) 2008-2012, 2013-2019, 2022
Katie Lea Burchill (Katarina Leigh Waters) 2008-2010
Serena Mancini/Serena Deeb 2009-2010, 2017
- Finishing Move: A fireman's carry gutbuster and a spear. The former was an adaptation of CM Punk's GTS, the latter was a thing she already did for years.
- Power Stable: The Straight Edge Society, with CM Punk, Luke Gallows and Joey Mercury.
- Purple Is Powerful: Wore purple in the Mae Young Classic, and her skills, while not too shabby to begin with, had noticeably improved to match.
- Put on a Bus: She was released on August 20 of 2010 for
public drunkenness despite playing a Straight Edge character on TV. - The Bus Came Back: She returned for the first and second rounds of the Mae Young Classic Tournament in 2017, later signing a new deal for NXT.
- The Smurfette Principle: Was the lone female among the Straight Edge Society.
Alicia Fox (Victoria Elizabeth Crawford) 2008-2019, 2021, 2022
Kaitlyn (Celeste Beryl Bonin) 2010-2014, 2018-2019
See also: Chick BustersA.J. Lee (April Jeannette Brooks, née Mendez) 2010-2015
See also: Chick BustersMaxine (Karlee Lelani Perez) 2010-2012
Rosa Mendes (Milena Leticia Roucka) 2008-2017
Naomi (Trinity Fatu, née McCray) 2010-2022, 2024-
See also: The FunkadactylsNatalya (Natalie "Nattie" Katherine Neidhart-Wilson) 2008-
Tamina Snuka (Sarona Polamalu, born Sarona Moana-Marie Reiher) 2010-
Tiffany (Taryn Nicole Dryden, née Terrell) 2008-2010
Debuted in the WWE, Inc. Era (2011-2014)
Cameron (Ariane Nicole Andrew) 2011-2016, 2022
See also: The FunkadactylsKharma (Kia Stevens) 2011-2012
Eva Marie (Natalie Marie Coyle; née Nelson) 2013-2017, 2021
Summer Rae (Danielle Moinet) 2013-2017, 2022
Debuted in the Reality Era (2014-2016)
Sasha Banks (Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado) 2015-2022
Charlotte Flair (Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr) 2015-
Emma (Tenille Dashwood) 2014-2017, 2022-2023
Lana (Catherine Joy "C.J." Perry) 2014-2021
Becky Lynch (Rebecca Quin) 2015-
Paige (Saraya-Jade Bevis) 2014-2018
Debuted in the New Era (2016-2023)
Aliyah (Nhooph Al-Areebi) 2021-2023
Asuka (Kanako Urai) 2017-
See also: Damage CTRLShayna Baszler (Shayna Andrea Baszler) 2020-
Bayley (Pamela Martinez) 2016-
See also: Damage CTRLBianca Bel Air (Bianca Crawford, née Blair) 2020-
Shotzi Blackheart/Shotzi (Ashley Urbanski) 2021-
- Aerith and Bob: "Shotzi" is a very unconventional first name. It's probably a variant on "Schatzi" (German for "Dear"), which would also be very rare as a given name.
- But Not Too Foreign: She's part Filipino.
- Cool Helmet: She wears a horned helmet in her entrances.
- Death or Glory Attack: Building a reputation for extremely risky spots. It's arguably part of her appeal, but it's also caused her to take some really nasty bumps.
- Early-Bird Cameo: She was originally one of the prospective contestants in season 6 of WWE Tough Enough, but was cut from the final lineup due to an underlying heart condition.
- Foreshadowing: WWE dedicated a short video to her receiving an NXT contract
months before she debuted on NXT TV, which wasn't typical for new NXT recruits and probably an early indication of her later featured role on television. - One-Steve Limit: Blackheart was used as a Red Baron by both the late Owen Hart and Tommaso Ciampa.
- Only One Name: Blackheart was dropped after she go to the main roster.
- Parts Unknown: Billed from the Black Lagoon.
- Tag Team: In NXT with Ember Moon, in Smackdown with Tegan Nox.
- Tank Goodness: She makes an entrance by riding on a miniature tank. In fact, she seems to have a fascination with tanks in general.
- Use Your Head: She sometimes uses headbutts and a combo of jawbreakers, most notably leveling Candice LeRae with a headbutt at NXT Takeover: Wargames (2020) before delivering a senton off the ladder.
- Wicked Heart Symbol: Has a heart and crossbones symbol on the back of her jacket.
Alexa Bliss (Alexis "Lexi" Kaufman) 2016-
Dana Brooke (Ashley Mae Sebera) 2016-2023
Carmella (Leah Van Dale) 2016-
Nikki Cross/Nikki A.S.H (Nicola Glencross) 2019-
See also: SAnitYSonya Deville (Daria Berenato) 2017-
Jessamyn Duke (2020-2021)
- Amazonian Beauty: A Statuesque Stunner and regarded as the most conventionally beautiful of the MMA Horsewomen.
- Co-Dragons: She and Marina Shafir are Shayna Baszler's cronies.
- Satellite Character: The only Horsewomen who isn't characterized outside of being a member of the group. Shayna is The Leader and most decorated member, as she is the first two-time NXT Women's Champion and the runner-up of the inaugural WWE Mae Young Classic beforehand. Meanwhile, Shafir is at least known for being Roderick Strong's wife and was involved in her husband's pre-Undisputed Era storylines.
- Statuesque Stunner: Stands 5'11". That's an inch taller than Charlotte Flair, who easily towers over most of her contemporaries in the main roster's Women's Division.
Doudrop/Piper Niven (Kimberly Benson) 2021-
- Acrofatic
- Big Beautiful Woman: Renowned for her good looks as she is for her Acrofatic tendencies.
- Red Baron: She's also known as "Viper" (Randy Orton doesn't seem to mind).
- Stout Strength: One of the larger women on the roster and presented as one of the most physically powerful.
- Tournament Arc: Competed in the first Mae Young Classic.
Maxxine Dupri (Sydney Zmrzel) 2022-
- Incompletely Trained/Reality Subtext: Maxxine was in NXT very briefly under the name Sofia Cromwell and didn't get the chance to do much of any in-ring work on television before her shock callup in 2022 to act as a manager to the Maximum Male Models. When she joined the Alpha Academy and began wrestling, her real-life inexperience and status of having to learn on the job was incorporated into storyline, with Chad Gable being cast as her trainer onscreen trying to get her prepared for her very first match.
- Power Stable: She's the current manager of Maximum Male Models. Later left to join the Alpha Academy.
- Took a Level in Badass: Initially strictly a manager for Maximum Male Models and later Alpha Academy, she would also become an in-ring competitor in 2023.
Lacey Evans (Macey Estrella) 2019-2023
Raquel Gonzalez/Rodriguez (Victoria Gonzalez) 2022-
- Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: Her being a Perpetual Frowner was a telling sign that she wasn't approachable in the beginning unless someone earned her trust.
- Alliterative Name: As Raquel Rodriguez.
- Amazonian Beauty: Tall, beautiful, and built and wrestles like a brute. Her entrance in fact focuses a lot on her having a massive, muscular back.
- Big Guy, Little Guy: With Dakota Kai. Then again with Liv Morgan.
- The Brute: She has a brutal smashmouth style of wrestling and enjoys brutalizing other women.
- Distaff Counterpart:
- She's also been compared to Diesel during his run as Shawn Michaels' heavy, with Mauro Ranallo even bestowing on her the nickname "Big Mama Cool" to reflect this.note Other similarities include her height relative to the rest of her division and her usage of an elevated powerbomb as a finisher.
- The explanation for her joining a smaller heel wrestler, because she empathized with her, is very close to Erick Rowan joining Daniel Bryan.
- Finishing Move: The "Chingona Bomb", a one-handed powerbomb. It was renamed the "Texana Bomb" shortly after her move to the main roster.
- Getting Crap Past the Radar: Via Bilingual Bonus.
- In Mexican Spanish, "chingón"/"chingona" roughly means "the greatest", but is also considered vulgar in Spanish to the point of being considered a curse word (akin to "badass"). WWE, while famously PG, has its programming in English, and as such has no problem using it. It was finally averted once she moved to the main roster though; while "chingona" was uncensored in her first match, it was censored for her second. Her finisher was renamed the "Texana Bomb" afterwards.
- During a promo where she was confronted by Franky Monet, Raquel threatened to shove Franky's poodle pet "up [Franky's] culo". "Culo" means "ass" or "asshole" in Spanish, but once again, no problem being used in English-speaking WWE.
- Heel–Face Turn: Turned babyface just shortly after winning the NXT Women's Championship, when her former partner, Dakota Kai, turned her back on Raquel, eyeing up the championship for herself.
- Hell-Bent for Leather: Like her former rival and WarGames 2021 partner Io Shirai, she's very fond of leather pants.
- The Giant: She's 6 feet tall, causing her to tower over the rest of her division.
- Phrase Catcher: "Who's 'we'?" after announcing that "they" (not "she") wants to reclaim the Women's Tag Team Championships that they never lost.
- Red Baron: La Chingona, Big Mami Cool.
- Sudden Name Change: Upon joining the main roster, her last name became Rodriguez. This is due to Chelsea Green and Keith Lee's legal disputes with WWE over merchandise money caused Vince McMahon to reharden his stance against newly called-up or signed talent using their real or preexisting names.
- Statuesque Stunner: She's 6 feet tall and an Amazonian Beauty.
- Took a Level in Badass: In 2020-2021, going from Dakota's heavy to a dominant singles star in her own right, culminating with her winning the NXT Women's Championship.
- Villainous Friendship: With Dakota Kai. She views helping her as an act of solidarity with a kindred spirit downtrodden and abandoned by the rest of the NXT Women's Division.
- We Used to Be Friends: With Dakota Kai since Raquel's Heel–Face Turn after her winning the NXT Women's Championship.
Chelsea Green (Chelsea Anne Cardona) 2020-2021, 2023-
- Alpha Bitch: Returned in 2023 with an obnoxious 'Karen' gimmick.
- Chekhov's Gunman: She was a contestant on WWE Tough Enough Season 6, placing 4th for the females.
- Fatal Flaw: Tends to get her wrist injured, which is the reason her main event run didn't go well as expected.
- Happily Married: To Matt Cardona.
- Ms. Fanservice: Beautiful and her wrestling gear accentuates her figure.
- You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Had several months with Robert Stone as manager, which saw her rise quickly up the NXT card. Moments after winning a match where she got to team with Charlotte Flair, she unceremoniously fired Stone, citing this trope.
Xia Li (Zhao Xia) 2021-2024
- Ascended Extra: Downplayed, but Xia was one of several NXT wrestlers who showed up for the 2019 Women's Royal Rumble match, and since then has gradually moved up the card after primarily working house shows for most of her time with the company.
- Beware the Nice Ones: She is respectful to both allies and opponents so long as they do not disrespect her. Notably, she opened her fights during the Mae Young Classic by bowing to her opponents. But insult or slap her and she'll remind you that she's a highly-trained martial artist whose kicks pack a punch.
- Boyish Short Hair: She has a short bob cut and throws a mean kick.
- Combat Hand Fan: She walks to the ring with such a fan, although she's never used it as a weapon.
- Face–Heel Turn: After a losing streak she snapped, went through Training from Hell with Boa, and came back a ruthless warrior who brutally dismantled her opponents in the ring and often continued to beat on them even after winning at the direction of Mei Ying.
- Finishing Move: A cyclone kick.
- Friendly Rivalry: With Taynara Conti, another female NXT wrestler whose gimmick incorporates martial arts (judo, in her case). They have fought together and opposite each other, and gotten along fairly well each time.
- I Know Karate: As the announcers never hesitate to remind you, she knows kung fu, taekwondo and other martial arts. She incorporates such moves into her fighting style.
- Kick Chick: Uses kicks a lot in her moveset, with some variation of a kick usually functioning as her Finishing Move.
- Minidress of Power: Generally wears one as part of her ring gear.
- Red Baron: "The Protector", since joining the main roster.
Nia Jax (Savelina Fanene) 2016-2021, 2023-
Dakota Kai (Cheree Crowley) 2022-
- Arch-Enemy: Dakota has been tormented by Shayna Baszler since the start of 2018, being Shayna's first victim in her NXT debut match. Following encounters had Shayna intimidating Dakota to the point she couldn't do anything. During a title match against Shayna a few months later, Dakota was too scared to fight and lost the match without putting up much offense. The feud eventually has Dakota allying with fellow Shayna rivals Io Shirai and Kairi Sane, and Taking a Level in Badass by the time of their third match (she still lost, but put Baszler through a lot more punishment along the way).
- Breaking the Fellowship: One of three ladies, the other two being her Team Kick partner Tegan Nox and Candice LeRae, who shared a friendship so close they likened it more to a sisterhood. When she chose to violently assault and betray Tegan and abandon Candice and Rhea Ripley to a 2-on-4 disadvantage in their WarGames match, Candice was in visible shock.
- Break the Cutie:
- Dakota's entire ordeal of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of Shayna Baszler, culminating in a spirited but unambiguous defeat at Baszler's hands. Bianca Belair seems to be stepping into the role of Kai's next tormentor.
- After spending nearly the whole of 2019 recovering from a torn ACL, Dakota returns hoping to capture the NXT Women's Championship, only for her return to be overshadowed by her friend Tegan Nox, who also returned from a long injury. When the first women's WarGames was announced, Dakota was hoping to be one of Rhea Ripley's team only for Mia Yim to be called in instead, especially after she lost to Shayna for the fourth time. It took an attack on Mia Yim the night of the event for Ripley to finally insert Dakota into the match… but by that time she was already broken. See below…
- Cavalry Betrayal: At NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2019. She was drafted to Rhea Ripley's WarGames team after a mystery assailant took out Mia Yim before the PPV started. But after she was let out of the cage, she turned back and attacked her friend Tegan Nox, leaving her unable to compete, and left Ripley and Candice LeRae to face a four-on-two numbers disadvantage. And then she later revealed (confirmed, really) that she was the one who took out Mia so she could get herself into position for this.
- Creepy Souvenir: Since becoming a heel she has taken to coming to the ring with Tegan Nox's knee brace, which she ripped off her leg at WarGames.
- Disproportionate Retribution: Her heel turn was motivated by being left out of Rhea Ripley's WarGames team, which is understandable but doesn't justify the lengths she went to for revenge, or what she did to Mia Yim and Tegan Nox.
- Distaff Counterpart:
- The suddenness and vicious physicality of her Face–Heel Turn, as well as her post-betrayal behavior (including said betrayal being symbolically represented in part by a knee brace), is taking some obvious cues from the now-infamous heel turn of Tommaso Ciampa on Johnny Gargano a couple years earlier.
- Besides the sudden and vicious nature of her turn against a established teammate, the fact that she would afterwards take credit for the success of the team via putting a twist on a Red Baron she had during her run with said team ("The Captain of Team Kick"), recalls Seth Rollins's infamous turn on The Shield, and how afterwards he would use the nickname he was given during his run with the stable, "The Architect of the Shield", to take credit for its success.
- Her use of a much larger wrestler as an enforcer after said larger wrestler helped her win a match recalls Daniel Bryan during his Planet's Champion phase.
- Her being joined by a larger wrestler is also the latest in a long line of acts very reminiscent of Shawn Michaels during the time he adopted Diesel as his heavy. And going back to the Face–Heel Turn against a tag team partner, Michaels of course made the mother of all turns against Marty Jannetty.
- Dude, Where's My Respect?: A key factor of her Face–Heel Turn in 2019. Despite the hype of her return, she immediately becomes The Chew Toy again which include getting her face sprayed by Asuka's green mist. Then, when Rhea Ripley is finding members for the upcoming WarGames match, both Tegan Nox and Candice LeRae were immediately chosen while she needs to compete in a match against Shayna Baszler in order to prove herself. Not only did she lose the match, but Rhea chose Mia Yim to be the final member of the team while Dakota was told straight to her face that "she's just not cut out for it".
- Evil Costume Switch: Went from very colorful outfits to wearing a lot more black after her Face–Heel Turn.
- Evil Wears Black: Her Evil Costume Switch above saw her ditch her colorful wrestling gears in favor of darker and muted colors.
- Expository Hairstyle Change: Perhaps not coincidentally, her hair is styled very differently during the night of her Face–Heel Turn, and has kept it that way since.
- Face–Heel Turn: Viciously attacking her friend Tegan for seemingly no reason, including removing her knee brace to attack her surgically-repaired leg. The commentary team were aghast. And that was after she hospitalized Mia Yim so she could take her place on Team Ripley, specifically to set herself up for the attack on Tegan.
- Finishing Move: The Kairopractor (a sunset flip into a double knee backbreaker). She previously used a double foot stomp from the top rope. After returning from injury, she adopted a finisher called "Go To Kick" which is similar to the GTS but involves her kicking with her foot instead of her knee.
- Hard Head: During her Progress Wrestling Chapter 71 match, Jinny delivered several headbutts to Dakota, only for them to hurt Jinny more. Dakota shouted "I'm Samoan!" before dropping Jinny with a headbutt of her own. She delivered one in a similar fashion to Vanessa Borne in NXT.
- Heel–Face Turn: On the 2/9/24 episode of SmackDown, she sides with Bayley against the rest of Damage CTRL, who have all decided to kick the latter out, departing from the stable and turning face after over four years as a heel in Bayley's case. Sadly, this turned out to be a cruel ruse on Dakota's part as she would revert back to a heel on the 3/1/24 episode of Smackdown, refusing to tag Bayley in their match with Asuka and Kairi Sane proving to be The Mole for Damage CTRL in a heartbreaking betrayal, though given Dakota's past, it was suspected by everyone...except Bayley in a particularly brutal Hope Crusher betrayal as Bayley was desperate to find someone she could trust...
- Jobber: Her first appearance in NXT was being squashed by Nia Jax in 2015 before signing in 2017.
- Kick Chick: Her offense includes a ton of kicks, to the point where she is called the Captain of Team Kick.Corey Graves: You talk about superstars that have educated feet; Dakota Kai's got a PhD.
- Oh, Crap!: She is clearly scared out of her mind whenever Shayna Baszler appears, as Shayna had previously attempted to break her arm during a match that kept her sidelined for weeks.
- Power Trio: Currently, she's one-third of Damage CTRL with Bayley and IYO SKY.
- Precision F-Strike: After her Face–Heel Turn. Production truck cut that, but after viciously attacking Tegan Nox, Kai called Rhea Ripley and Candice LeRae"filthy cunts".
- Red Baron: The Captain of Team Kick.
- Shovel Strike: Starting at NXT: Halloween Havoc 2021, she started using a shovel as part of her deranged, banshee-like persona.
- Signature Move: A pair of running Big Boots to a cornered opponent. One while the opponent is standing, followed by another while the opponent is sitting.
- Sudden Sequel Heel Syndrome: Debuted in the main roster in 2022 as part of an evil Power Trio with Bayley and IYO SKY, being a Face in her last appearance in NXT months prior. Notably, she just pulled a Heel–Face Turn then after being a Heel for over two years.
- Use Your Head: Even though the majority of her striking arsenal consists of kicks, she sometimes favors the use of headbutts in her matches.
- Villainous Friendship: With Raquel Gonzalez. She views her as her only true friend in the division, until Dakota betrays her on July 27th, 2021.
- Waif-Fu: As one of the smallest women in WWE, her opponents nearly always have a size advantage on her. Needless to say, that doesn't prevent Dakota from kicking the crap out of them.
- Yank the Dog's Chain: After a controversial ending for the Women's Tag Team Championship, William Regal introduces the NXT counterpart for the title and awards Dakota and Raquel as the inagural champions, finally giving Dakota her first title in six years. However, their reign is short lived as they lost the championship to Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart on the same night.
Billie Kay (Jessica McKay) 2018-2021
Candice Lerae (Candice LeRae Gargano, née Dawson) 2022-
Sarah Logan/Valhalla (Sarah Rowe, née Bridges) 2017-2020, 2022-
See The Riott Squad.Mercedes Martinez/Retaliation (Jazmin Benitez) 2020-2021
Ember Moon (Adrienne Reese) 2018-2021
Liv Morgan (Gionna Daddio) 2017-
See also The Riott Squad.Tegan Nox (Steffanie Newell) 2021, 2022-
- Et Tu, Brute?: Was viciously beat down by her friend Dakota Kai and left unable to compete at WarGames. The sheer pain as a result of it left her screaming bloody murder and openly weeping, to the point she was unable to compete. And yet according to a tweet she made a day or two later, the emotional pain of it was worse than the physical.
- Finishing Move: The Shiniest Wizard, a shining wizard attack using her leg with the titanium knee brace. This move is a holdover from her earlier identity as Nixon Newell at Fight Club: Pro.
- Game-Breaking Injury: Has had serious issues with her knees, where consecutive freak injuries in the Mae Young Classic kept her out of the ring for the better part of two years. (Invariably, this gets worked into Kayfabe where Heel opponents will always go after her knees.) Dakota Kai exploited this for huge heat during her Face–Heel Turn, which basically consisted of a few attacks followed by about 30 seconds of Kai rapid-fire-slamming a cage door onto Nox's knee in a frenzy. Unfortunately, 2020 would see her suffer yet another legitimate injury to her ACL, which would result in her missing most of that year.
- A Shared Suffering: She and Dakota Kai had knee injuries within a few months of each other and did rehab training together, sparking up a friendship.
- Tag Team: Returned as part of one with Dakota Kai in NXT before Dakota's Face–Heel Turn. On Smackdown she's teamed up with Shotzi.
- Use Your Head: She is likely to do this at least once per match.
- Whole Costume Reference: Has started modeling her ring gear on the outfit of Carol Danvers as seen in Captain Marvel (2019), complete with airforce bomber jacket.
Ruby Riott (Dori Prange) 2017-2021
See also The Riott Squad.Rhea Ripley (Demi Bennett) 2021-
See also: The Judgment DayMandy Rose (Amanda Rose Saccomanno) 2017-2022
Ronda Rousey (Ronda Jean Rousey) 2018-2019, 2022-2023
Peyton Royce (Cassandra McIntosh) 2018-2021
Kairi Sane (Kaori Housako) 2019-2020, 2023-
- The Ace: According to Dave Meltzer from Wrestling Observer Newsletter, she, along with Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani, are three best female wrestlers in the world. Kairi does not boast a very wide arsenal or exceptional strength, but her charismatic persona has her captivating every audience she performs for, and what moves she does, she does so well it can be watched on repeat forever and looks as devastating as if a 300lb shredded man did it.
- Amazonian Beauty: Kairi's been working on her legs and biceps for a while now, and she shows progress.
- Arch-Enemy: Shayna Baszler, a rivalry that began since the Mae Young Classic in 2017 in which Kairi defeated Shayna in the Finals. When Baszler debuted at NXT, the first thing she did was attacked Kairi from behind. In February 2018, the two had a match in which Shayna won. Fast forward a few months later, Shayna is the reigning NXT Women's Championship and belittled Kairi for not accomplishing anything since the Mae Young Classic. For the latter half of 2018, the two continue their rivalry with the NXT Women's Championship on the line, with Kairi winning it on NXT TakeOver Brookyln IV but dropping it a few months later at Evolution and failing to reclaim it at TakeOver WarGames II. The feud intensified when Shayna brought in her MMA buddies to interfere in their matches while Kairi is aided by Io Shirai and Dakota Kai and ultimately ended when Kairi Sane was called up to the main roster, but not before getting brutalized by Baszler and the Horsewomen.
- Badass Adorable: Her cute face belies a ferocious competitor who's not to be taken lightly. Applies in Real Life as well since she's no less amiable a person as is the character she portrays, and as any other wrestler, she's not the person you'd want to pick a fight with.
- Bash Brothers: Or sister; on NXT she teamed up with Io Shirai as a tag team called the Sky Pirates, while on the main roster she's been paired with Asuka as a tag team called the Kabuki Warriors.
- Break the Cutie: Quite literally, courtesy of Shayna Baszler and her squad, who injured Kairi's arm on various occasions. On the last NXT show before Kairi was called up to the main roster, not only did they beat Kairi up and kayfabe break her arm, but forced Io Shirai to watch it for bonus points.
- The Corrupter: Her and Asuka managed to get Iyo Sky to turn against Bayley.
- Easily Forgiven: Kairi joins Damage CTRL immediately upon returning to WWE, despite its leader Bayley being the very reason she was absent for three years. For at least a few months.
- Evil Makeover: After she and Asuka turned heel she began gradually changing up her appearance and gear, ditching her pirate garb for gear that resembled a Japanese noblewoman's and abandoning her wheel and telescope for a parasol. She also got whisker-like warpaint on her face, and a lot of her ring gear was turned black and gold.
- Face–Heel Turn: At Hell in a Cell 2019 the Kabuki Warriors turned heel after Asuka sprayed green mist from her mouth into Nikki Cross's eyes (a long-standing traditional heel tactic in Japanese wrestling) and kicked her in the face. This allowed them to win the Women's Tag Team Championship belts.
- Finishing Move: A diving elbow drop known as the "Insane Elbow". She also uses a Cross-Legged Boston Crab known as "The Anchor".
- Giggling Villain: As a heel she spends a LOT of time chortling, guffawing or cackling. She practically doubles as Asuka's laugh track.
- Happily Married: She's announced her marriage on her Twitter and Instagram.
- Heel–Face Turn: After she's congratulating Becky Lynch and celebrate Asuka's championship victory before interrupt by Nia Jax.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Io Shirai and Asuka.
- Meaningful Name: Her in-ring name 'Kairi' means "ocean village", derived from the Japanese 'kai' for "sea/ocean" - perfect for a Pirate Princess.
- Older Than They Look: Look at that face. Would you believe for a second that she's 30?
- Pintsized Powerhouse: She may be a rather short woman, but her elbow drop is absolutely deadly.
- Pirate Girl: Her longstanding entrance gear evoked a pirate captain's outfit. Subverted after she abandoned the pirate gimmick once she and Asuka were heels.
- Precision F-Strike: In a PG show no less, she delivered one to Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair while interrupting a Miz TV session on the October 7, 2019 edition of Raw. Ironically, she and Asuka weren't speaking English so most people couldn't tell.Kairi: (in Japanese) You [Charlotte and Becky] look tired...so tonight, we're going to...BEAT THE SHIT...out of you.
- Red Baron: "The Pirate Princess".
- Signature Move: The Sliding D, a sliding elbow strike to a cornered opponent. The Interceptor, a striking Spear.
- Sky Pirate: When teaming with the "Genius of the Sky" Io Shirai, they are called the "Sky Pirates".
- Sudden Sequel Heel Syndrome: Kairi returned to WWE after a three-year absence as a Heel joining Damage CTRL, despite leaving as a Face - recently turned at that. Notably, the Face turn happened in the first place due to Kairi and Asuka feuding with Sasha Banks and Damage CTRL's future leader Bayley.
- Tournament Arc: Debuted during the inaugural Mae Young Classic (2017) and was its first winner.
- Use Your Head: Whenever she is on the top rope or on the apron, chances are she is going to knock her opponent down with a headbutt. This is usually followed by her signature elbow drop.
Scarlett (Elizabeth Chihaia) 2022-
Marina Shafir (2020-2021)
- Action Mom: She has a son with Roderick Strong.
- Amazonian Beauty: She's easy on the eyes, something both Bobby Roode and The Velveteen Dream have acknowledged to taunt her husband.
- Co-Dragons: She and Jessamyn Duke are Shayna Baszler's cronies.
- Face–Heel Turn: Along with Jessamyn Duke, they help Shayna recapture the NXT Women's Championship from Kairi Sane during Evolution in 2018. A year before that, she frequently appeared during her husband's feud with Bobby Roode for the NXT Championship, clearly as a Face.
- Happily Married: To Roderick Strong.
Io Shirai/IYO SKY (Masami Odate) 2022-
See also: Damage CTRLToni Storm (Toni Rossall) 2021
Zelina Vega (Thea Megan Trinidad Budgen) 2018-2020, 2021-
Mia Yim/Reckoning/Michin (Stephanie Hym Lee, née Bell) 2020-2021, 2022-
- Anti-Hero: Her feud with Shayna Baszler saw her evolve into a Combat Pragmatist often seen using the same brutal sneak attack tactics employed by heels. In her case, though, it's partly out of necessity as Shayna's Girl Posse tends to get involved in her matches, and she was very concerned with standing up for the trainees and other wrestlers Shayna was bullying all the time.
- Attack Hello: Has snuck up on Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke like this. In Duke's case, she didn't even see Mia until after the latter slammed her arm in a gym locker.
- Battle Couple: Her Real Life relationship with Keith Lee made it to the screen in 2020, as an angle on NXT pitted them against the heel-turned Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae.
- The Bus Came Back: After being absent for several months following the disbandment of Retribution, she returns on November 7 episode of Raw, aiding The O.C. against The Judgement Day.
- Cool Mask: As a part of Retribution.
- Finishing Move: An arm-trap variation of the Overdrive, she's dubbed "Protect Ya Neck."
- Previously she used an inverted stomp facebreaker which has been called "Seoul Food" and "Eat Defeat." She's since used it as a signature move.
- In-Series Nickname: Much like Pete Dunne as Butch, The OC began publicly coining the nickname "Michin" for Mia, meaning "crazy" in Korean, which WWE toyed with applying as a new ring name. Subverted in that this was her idea, as when The OC approached her about needing a nickname she told them how her Korean mother would call her crazy whenever she did something mischievous as a child. Still, after enough fan backlash, it was decided that she would keep the Mia Yim name, announced to the ring as "Michin" Mia Yim.
- Power Stable:
- Retribution as Reckoning with Mustafa Ali, T-Bar, Mace and Slapjack.
- The O.C. with AJ Styles, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows.
- Precision F-Strike:
- After her Attack Hello on Jessamyn Duke mentioned above and shown on an NXT episode, she dropped a "Surprise, motherfucker!" (Albeit bleeped.)
- Also doubles as a Shout-Out to an infamous meme from Dexter.
- Red Baron: The HBIC, or "Head Baddie In Charge". Also Blasian Baddie.
- Signature Move: Code Blue (a delayed sunset flip powerbomb).
- Slobs Versus Snobs: Mia has a lot of urban, inner-city affect about her, such as her baseball cap and scarf entrance gear and speech manmerisms, and expresses pride in her background by calling herself "the rose that grew from concrete". On the flipside, some of the heels in the NXT women's locker room (namely Vanessa Borne and Aliyah and Shayna Baszler) look down on her for it and call her a street rat or some such.
- Sudden Sequel Heel Syndrome: She debuted as a heel on the main roster in RAW as a member of Retribution and change ring name to Reckoning despite being face in NXT.
- Tomboyish Baseball Cap: Wears one as part of her entrance.
- Tournament Arc: Debuted in the 2017 Mae Young Classic. Came back in 2018 for a return tour shortly before signing to NXT as a full-time competitor.
Debuted in the TKO Era (2023-present)
Jade Cargill 2023-
- Amazonian Beauty: Tall and extremely toned.
- Ms. Fanservice: Jade is a fitness model/personal trainer, and loves to flaunt her physique/looks, even bragging about her ass during promos. Jade was definitely not lacking in confidence.
- Significant White Hair, Dark Skin
- Squash Match: After Wrestlemania XL, Jade has a match against Chelsea Green and defeated Green less than ten seconds.
Kayden Carter (Allyssa "Lacey" Lane)
- Life of the Party: She and Kacy "Katana Chance" Catanzaro started taking up the party animal lifestyle in late 2021.
- Tag Team: Frequently pairs together with Kacy Catanzaro as Team Ninja.
- We Used to Be Friends: With Xia Li after she joined Tian Sha and Kayden and Kacy failed to bring her back to being a Face.
Kacy Catanzaro/Katana Chance (Kacy Catanzaro)
- Life of the Party: She and Kayden Carter started taking up the party animal lifestyle in late 2021, which wound up playing nicely into her Sudden Name Change as Katana Chance when an edict came down in April 2022 stamping out non-WWE-created ring names for developmental talent and new call-ups.
- Meaningful Name: Katana Chance bears the same initials as both her real name of Kacy Catanzaro and her tag team partner's ring name of Kayden Carter, not to mention having the exact same amount of letters and syllables as her partner's name. In addition, it evokes both her American Ninja Warrior background and her party animal persona.
- Put on a Bus: Requested her release from WWE at one point and even retired for a time because of injuries and doubts about continuing in the wrestling business. The Bus Came Back several months later and she has been heavily involved on television ever since.
- Tag Team: Frequently pairs together with Kayden Carter as Team Ninja.
- Waif-Fu: Most of Kacy's offense. Listed at 5' tall and 95 lbs., she is likely the smallest in-ring competitor in WWE, full stop, and is a former gymnast.
- We Used to Be Friends: With Xia Li after she joined Tian Sha and Kacy and Kayden failed to bring her back to being a Face.
Isla Dawn (Courtney Stewart) 2023-present
- Cool Teacher: Was trained by Aleister Black. Which isn't really brought up much on programming, but may also explain quite a bit about her onscreen character (see Dark Is Not Evil).
- The Corrupter: Isla, a former face in NXT UK who debuted as a heel on the main NXT, got into the head of Alba Fyre, a former heel in NXT UK who turned face on the main NXT, and turned her back over to the dark side in more ways than one to form a deadly alliance.
- Dark Is Evil: Plays a "witch" character with occultist overtones, and her first course of action on NXT 2.0 was to antagonize and corrupt Alba Fyre back into a heel.
- Dark Is Not Evil: Despite her interest in the occult, she operated as a face in the UK.
- Hot Witch: Dresses like a provocative heel wrestler, has her share of sensuous mannerisms, and routinely partakes in backstage vignettes involving hexes, spirits, and rituals.
- Sudden Sequel Heel Syndrome: Established herself on the stateside version of NXT by costing Alba Fyre the NXT Championship and antagonizing her for months.
Alba Fyre (Kayleigh Rae) 2023-present
- Batter Up!: Alba Fyre is typically carrying a baseball bat. A flaming baseball bat. And can and will use it in the right context.
- The Corrupter:
- When she tortured Toni Storm in an I Quit match for the NXT UK Women's championship. It resulted in Toni's first Face–Heel Turn on the November 25th, 2021 edition of WWE NXT.
- Was placed on the other end of this by Isla Dawn in late 2022 into early 2023, resulting in her first Face–Heel Turn since becoming Alba Fyre.
- Evil Redhead: She has dyed red hair and is mostly a Heel.
- Face–Heel Turn: Her brief face run on NXT culminated in a feud with Isla Dawn which turned out to be Isla's means of getting into Alba's head, initiating her into Isla's occultic ways as they joined together in a heel duo.
- Heel–Face Turn: Right after saving Io Shirai from the attacks of Toxic Attraction, and since then, she's now an Anti-Hero and later an outright Face as Alba Fyre.
- Manipulative Bitch: An expert at psychological warfare.
- Meaningful Rename: After years of being known as Kay Lee Ray, she turned up in a vignette using the new WWE-ordered ring name Alba Fyre in 2022, where she talked about retracing her past to unlock her true self. The name also matches well with her red hair and daredevil nature.
- Red Baron: The Scottish Daredevil, or The Scary Queen of Scots.
- Odd Friendship: With Io Shirai, who barely showed any kind of empathy to anyone, even her former tag partner Zoey Stark. Resulted in a sort of Heel–Face Turn for her.
- Use Your Head: Staying true to her Scottish heritage, she often precedes her finishing move with a Glasgow Kiss.
- Villainous Cheekbones: A prominent Heel known for her distinct cheekbones.
- We Used to Be Friends: With Toni Storm.
Indi Hartwell (Samantha De Martin) 2023-present
- All Girls Want Bad Boys: Harboring a crush on Dexter Lumis, to Johnny and Candice's horror.
- Bratty Teenage Daughter: She plays this role in the Gargano household.
- Heel–Face Turn: Her relationship with Dexter eventually turned her face, with the rest of The Way following soon after.
- Like a Daughter to Me: Johnny and Candice treat her like their child.
- Official Couple: With Dexter Lumis after being married in the first episode of NXT 2.0. Even started going by "Indianapolis Lumis" on Twitter.
- Statuesque Stunner: Stands 5'10". It especially stands out in The Way, where she's visibly taller than Johnny Gargano and towers over the petite Candice LeRae.
- Tag Team: Worked with Candice as a team under The Way's banner. Later, with Candice on leave, Indi teamed up with her best friend Persia Pirotta.
Kiana James (Kayla Inlay) 2024-present
- Meganekko: In her first NXT appearances, she wore glasses fitting for her secretary gimmick.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: With Fallon Henley during their pursuit to become the NXT Women's Tag Team champions.
Elektra Lopez (Karissa Rivera) 2024-present
- The Smurfette Principle: Commentary notes that Santos sought out Elektra to join Legado del Fantasma both to even the odds against Hit Row and branch the faction out for greater dominance of NXT.
- Wrestling Family: Her father was the professional wrestler Jose Rivera, better known in the WWE as Steve King.
Zoey Stark (Theresa Serrano) 2023-present
- Face–Heel Turn: After failing to win the tag titles from Katana Chance and Kayden Carter on the November 8, 2022 edition of NXT, Zoey turned on Nikkita Lyons by hitting her with one of the tag team titles and finishing off the attack with a sliding kick for good measure.
- Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: After she unable to help her mentor inside the steel cage at Payback against Becky Lynch, Trish berates her and gets a slap to the face for her trouble. This would be the last straw when Zoey knocks the Hall of Famer out with a knee to the face.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: When she teamed up with Io to take the tag titles from The Way, Zoey tried to get along with Io after they became champions, but they were too different and did not become friends. However, they respected each other and worked well enough together in the ring to defend the titles for several months.
Tiffany Stratton (Jessica Woynilko) 2024-present
- Battle Couple: For a while, she got a program with her on-screen boyfriend Grayson Waller.
- Belly Flop Crushing: Her finishing move is a spinning corner slingshot splash followed up by a Flatliner. Later changed it to the corner splash being just one of her regular while using an absolutely BEAUTIFUL moonsault as her finish.
- Meaningful Name: She bears the first name of a former ECW General Manager as well as a very similar naming structure to Trish Stratus. All three women were beautiful, sculpted blondes who came to WWF/E with non-wrestling athletic backgrounds, and daddy's girl introducing herself by her lifestyle before bringing up her athletic talents matches how the previous Tiffany and Stratus both started out on TV with non-wrestling roles before transitioning to the ring.
- Spoiled Brat: Her character is that of daddy's little rich girl. Prior to her debut, it has been established that her father paid for everything she wanted. Always getting what she wanted greatly shaped her personality into adulthood. She was later retooled into more of an Alpha Bitch character with fewer of the 'trust fund baby' implications - reportedly because WWE wanted the rich dad to be an onscreen character and couldn't find anybody to fit the role.
- Statuesque Stunner: Her 5'7", 143-pound, solidly muscular figure being the one visible constant in all her introductory vignettes was an early tell that, despite being spoiled rotten and proud to tell the tale, she put a lot of work in and was given the best training available to be conditioned and ready for NXT. And that was before her real-life Olympic gymnast background was included as part of that story.
- That Wasn't a Request: Not being used to rejection, when Sarray politely refused her offer of giving her a new necklace to replace the one she received from her grandmother, Tiffany responded by attacking Sarray.
- Use Your Head: During a match against Sarray, Tiffany countered a waistlock by slamming the back of her head into Sarray's face. This knocked her out long enough for Tiffany to execute her finishing move.
