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You know that feeling we all get when WWE is totally awesome?

Ooh, yeah!

That feeling of fun, nostalgia, the memories that made you a lifelong fan.

Like the most awesome women's matches in WWE history.

From the groundbreaking... Asuka is going to WrestleMania!

To the status -making... Oh, no!

Legendary rivalries...

A matchup of former best friends turned bitter enemies.

And iconic battles.

These are the instant classics.

Oh my God!

That bring us to our feet.

I'm so crazy!

To champ in unison.

This is awesome.

Welcome to This is Awesome, the only show that celebrates the most awesome

everything. Then, now, forever, and together.

I'm your host, Greg Miller, at GameOverGreggy on Instagram and Threads,

today we celebrate the most awesome women's matches in WWE history.

WWE's women's division has seen tremendous growth over the past few

Gone are the days of turkey bowls and catfights, and in are Hell in a Cell,

Royal Rumbles, and WrestleMania main events.

It's been a long journey, and the success the division enjoys today is

the strong foundation of great women's matches from the past to the present. An

evolution that shows no signs of slowing down.

The women's division was never really a big focus.

There was a lot of bathroom breaks that happened during our matches.

We weren't given much time initially. There was a lot of hair pulling. There

catfights, etc.

But I remember thinking, we can do more.

Time to work.

It's amazing how far women have come and have really taken over the business.

A Hall of Famer and a trailblazer in the women's evolution.

My God, what an effort by both women.

I'm getting goosebumps thinking about matches with the women.

Little girls could be at the arena and look on and say, oh my God, that was

incredible.

Bianca from the top row, 450.

What a match.

Four horsewomen.

Becky, Charlotte, Bayley, Sasha, those four women made a huge difference in

women's wrestling.

The Four Horsewomen have completely changed the game.

Sasha, Bayley, the Ironman match they had.

That's how you make a statement, like a boss.

That thing had me, like, glued to the screen.

Bayley to Bayley!

Bayley's the women's champion!

Man, winning the Raw Women's title on Raw.

As a performer, that is just a bucket list thing, a dream come true.

Charlotte and Sasha step it up inside the Hell in a Bell, the most dangerous

match in the WWE.

Fly it through the air and right into the cell.

So WrestleMania 32 comes along, and dare I say we have the match of the night

and steal the show.

We've worked.

So the Jumping Bomb Angels were a team I remember

for sure.

Survivor Series 2003 against Lita was probably one of my favorite matches.

We were getting up on the top rope and I saw my peripheral, everybody standing

up behind us.

And I knew it was special.

Everybody's on the top.

That was the women's division in NXT.

I got my moment.

And it's definitely going to be a memory of mine for the rest of my life.

WrestleMania 37, I had the opportunity to main event with Sasha Banks.

For the first time ever, two black women have a title match in the main event at

WrestleMania.

To this day, it's still probably one of my proudest calls.

Just that image was so powerful, the representation that it showed for women

women of color.

When you feel like you have the fans in the palm of your hand, you wouldn't want

to trade it for anything else.

There's a certain feeling when you go all out and you have this match, you

this amazing moment, you put everything into it.

It's indescribable.

Like I felt the energy from the crowd.

We've got them.

The whole crowd started chanting back.

It was amazing.

To be able to have this front row seat to all this history is pretty freaking

amazing.

Pretty freaking amazing is right. There's no denying the strides women

in WWE, perhaps none of which would have been possible without the ones who

first sparked the revolution in 1994.

Alundra Blaze, also known as Medusa, and Japanese legend Bull Nakano. The two

made history by having the first ever women's title match in SummerSlam

a bout that would ignite a new and higher standard for women in WWE.

The first women who really stood out to me as a fan were Bull Nakano and Alundra

Blaze. Look at the size of Bull Nakano. She is a major superstar in the land of

the rising sun.

She was just different. She came out with, you know, the hair up and the

makeup, and she was just strong and tough.

This is a very powerful athlete.

It's a Blaze for sure.

When you see the Blaze, you're going to feel the heat.

Alundra Blaze is such an impressive competitor.

that she captured so much attention that the title became credible again.

Some of my favorite wrestling matches involved these two

women. Under the guidance of the devious Luna Vachon, Nakano would set her

sights on the women's championship held by Alundra Blake.

And it would all come to a head at SummerSlam 1994.

And come to Chicago to make history.

She's dominating

Alundra Blaze.

They were beating the holy hell out of each other. Everything was brutal on a

level that most of the men weren't doing.

The greatest threat that Alundra Blaze had ever faced.

Just when you thought you could count her out of this matchup, she's right

in it.

Alundra Blaze all day. I wish that I could have seen more.

Alundra and Bull feeling the show. Here we are decades later, and people still

go back and watch those matches.

A moment that has undoubtedly stood the test of time. A flashpoint of sorts

where two trailblazers provided a glimpse of what female athletes are

when given the opportunity to shine. Now, another eye -opening moment would

in 2002 when Trish Stratus... and Victoria clashed at Survivor Series in a

brutal, hardcore match from a sold -out Madison Square Garden.

The action was hard -hitting and was a true display of both competitors'

toughness and grit.

Personal stories will always make the best rivalries. Always.

You talk about animosity.

Trish Stratus and Victoria had some time before WWE as fitness models.

And in 2002, Victoria...

wasn't at the height of Trish Stratus.

Victoria had accused Trish of holding her back.

There's something personal here.

To get some revenge, some beatings had to take place.

Women's wrestling in this era, it was never really violent.

Trish and Victoria went out to show the world that they were on the same level

as anyone else.

They took that into Survivor Series 2002 in a hardcore match.

No disqualifications, and Trish's women's title on the line.

Seeing women in hardcore matches wasn't something that we necessarily got a lot

at all at the time.

It's been over three years since the WWE sanctioned a hardcore rules women's

title match.

It came from such a past where you're like, surely this match isn't going to

like super, you know, hardcore.

And it was.

Oh, no! Oh,

gosh! This is about as undiva -esque as any match that I've seen.

Seeing them beat on each other with kendo sticks.

Here we go!

Oh, my gosh!

With trash can legs.

Oh, God almighty!

Bring in a fire extinguisher.

Oh, man! This is an amazing testament to the will to win by both these women.

Snap suplex, the hook of the leg.

Did she get it? She got it! You've got to be kidding me!

Watching her and Trish go at it, it was just something that was really, really

fun to me.

Victoria is the new women's champion.

Bloody nose and all.

This was one of those moments in women's wrestling where we're like, yes!

They are letting us have these opportunities and these moments to

women can do.

Damn right!

In an era where female superstars rarely had the opportunity to showcase their

intensity, these two women held the crowd captive, letting to rest any

women could compete on such a rigorous level.

Now, for Trish, this was the first in a trifecta of matches that would continue

to drive female superstars to new heights.

Four years later, at WrestleMania 22, the women's champ would meet an obsessed

and dangerous Mickie James in a match that would be remembered.

Forever.

I'm Mickie James. Mickie James.

This woman is a psychopath. She may be the most dangerous, dangerous diva we've

ever seen. Mickie James.

Psychopath. I'm Raw's newest diva.

Do you love me now, Trish Stratus?

It was Kathy Bates in Misery Vibes right away from Mickie James.

I'm like your biggest fan. I mean, I've written you like a gazillion times.

As the weeks went on, we started to see that Mickie James wasn't just a

supporter of Trish Stratus. Mickie James was obsessed with Trish Stratus. I love

you.

It got wacky. Like, there was some crazy stuff that we were doing, and the fans

were like, what the heck is going on here?

I remember watching with Mom, there was this one scene where Trish was, like, in

the shower, and Mickie came up with a towel.

Wow, Trish.

My mom was not happy about it.

Mickie is getting crazier and crazier and crazier.

You and I, we just need some time apart, all right? Until finally, Mickie James

couldn't take it anymore and just kicks her in the face.

Oh! Mickie James just tick -ticked Trish Stratus' head off!

You got me now!

Each week was something different, and it built up to our big WrestleMania

match.

The following contest is for the WWE Women's... It was one of the main

attractions of that WrestleMania, and with good reason.

That's the only reason I bought that Mania that year.

Trish has been in the ring with the greatest female competitors in the WWE,

no one as unpredictable as Mickie James.

A lot of these fans are actually identifying with Mickie James.

It was real emotion. People really felt one way or the other, to the point where

some people weren't hearing me, which was, what is happening here?

Quite frankly, there is a sizable portion of the male population in this

who, how do I say it, dig crazy shit.

Oh! Oh!

Oh, my God!

Her eyes, I felt like we could see stuff happening in her head. And now Nikki.

Nikki James, maybe the new champ.

Will it be enough?

Yes, it is. She's got a new champion.

For Nikki James to walk away with the win, I think it's just a perfect little

bookend to a story.

The match just kind of opened my eyes about what two talented performers can

I mean, I don't want to brag, but I think we blew the roof off the team.

For me to win the Women's Championship at my first ever WrestleMania was a

come true.

Mickey's dream to annihilate the champion was certainly Trish's nightmare

realized. It wasn't just a great culmination of their road to

an astonishing show of in -ring ability that rivaled any of the men's matches

that night and deserves its place in history.

Now. I don't know what it is about Trish, besides being one of the ghosts,

just five months later in her hometown, she would find herself in another epic

battle, this time with long -standing arch -rival Lita. Now, these two had

fair share of all -out grudge matches, and with the women's title on the line

and Trish set to retire, they would push each other to the limit one last time.

Frick. And Lita raised the stakes to take a women's feud to new heights. Both

are fan favorites, but they've got a real competitive rivalry.

So the thing about Trish Stratus and the Lita characters is they're so

different. There was Trish fans and there were Lita fans.

You had Trish who had like the look. She was like the poster girl. And then Lita

was the perfect alternative.

Two people perceived at the top of their era.

Going against each other, we always brought out the best from each other

day one.

We're pretty much at the highest point we've been ever in women's wrestling.

my mom got sick, so I made a decision to retire.

Yes, it's true that Trish is indeed going to retire from WWE.

Thank you for coming on this.

Amazing, awesome ride.

We had such a long, long history culminating in Trisha's last match.

One last time, one last match, Trisha and Lita, for the Women's Championship.

What do you say?

Okay, so Unforgiven in your hometown.

It's on.

We welcome you, ladies and gentlemen, live.

To Toronto, Canada, for the ninth annual extravaganza known as Unforgiven.

Toronto freaking loves Trish, as they should.

What an amazing ovation. A standing ovation from over 16 ,000 fans

for Trish Stratus' last match.

Having Trish's last match in Toronto was very...

sad. I remember crying a little bit because these two women inspired me as

Going out there every week and just getting better and better and better and

better. It was like you didn't want that to end because you didn't really know

what was next.

Trish can break the record and become the first ever seven time champion.

That would be a Hollywood type ending. That would be something that movies are

made of. That night we get to go out there and remind ourselves why we do

And those are the moments that I just sit back and really have to, like, let

soak in.

These two women have had a love -hate relationship since they first crossed

paths in 2000.

Amazing match between Trish Stratus and Lita, back and forth.

They were taking some risks, and they were, like, doing things that it was

crazy to see.

Hammering each other. Wow.

You're in a real precarious position.

Oh, my God.

This is a slugfest. Oh, this is great.

What a match this is.

And then, next thing you know, Trish Stratus being Trish Stratus, finding a

to put on a sharpshooter. Wait a minute, J .R., look at this. You've got to be,

wait a minute here.

J .R., sharpshooter, sharpshooter.

The crowd's on their feet.

The crowd's going crazy.

The sharpshooter.

Trish has got the sharpshooter of the champion.

Lena's desperately trying to get to the rope to save herself.

Trish hasn't locked in. That hole is as Canadian as Canadian can get. It's over.

It's over.

And Trish wins.

Here is your winner by submission and the new WWE Women's Champion,

Trish Stratus.

I'll never forget the emotion of that moment and holding my title up and just,

you know, it's bittersweet. It was my retirement match, so I was leaving,

was not a great thing.

But it ended up being one of my most prized moments in the ring.

What an ovation!

And rightfully so in her last match!

That was the way it had to end, with Trish Stratus putting Lita in the

sharpshooter to win the title and walk away to never be heard from again.

Just kidding. She is definitively back.

Back in, dare I say, better than ever. For over 20 years, Trish has been the

face of the women's division and one of the most vocal advocates for female

superstars. I think I speak for the entire WWE universe when I say, thank

Trish. Now, on to a match widely regarded as a watershed moment in

wrestling. Sasha Banks vs. Bayley at NXT TakeOver in 2015. It was a masterclass

of storytelling and a spectacular showcase of athleticism that tore the

a sold -out Barclays center.

To say it was a game -changer would be putting it lightly.

Take a look.

NXT TakeOver in Brooklyn.

We all knew something special was going to happen that night.

We didn't know it was going to be arguably the greatest women's match of

time. Bayley and Sasha are both part of WWE's original four horsewomen. Sasha,

Becky, Bayley, and Charlotte.

We knew how bad each of us wanted it, but it was like, but I want it more.

Sasha, Charlotte, and Becky at that time were the chosen three.

I feel like Bayley gets left out of this equation, but the...

Spotlight plays out funny in life.

Bailey was telling a story of somebody who had been left behind, of somebody

had to prove herself, even to the people that she came up with.

Bailey reverses, shoulders down, and that's it.

And Sasha was telling the story of somebody who was sitting in the throat

unwilling to give up that seat.

Nearly 16 ,000 rabid NXT fans have packed the Barclays Center in Brooklyn,

York.

Now it is all about the NXT Women's Championship.

Sasha Banks doing it the only way she knows how. Like a boss.

It wasn't just two friends trying to see who was better. It was personal, and it

was war.

Bailey's still with that hand brace on. She broke her hand, was out of action

for two months.

Oh, no!

That match was brutal.

The things those two women put their bodies through to kind of say, hey, we

good, and we're as good as anyone else.

Oh!

Springboard elbow drop!

The official keeping Sasha Banks. Oh, wait a minute. What a plunge over the

rope. Watch this again. Oh, my God.

The physicality was just on another level.

Oh. So many risks were taken. Both of those ladies really brought it. Oh, my

goodness. Look at the leg. Sasha gets a retain.

Kick out by Bayley.

I just remember watching Sasha stomp the hand of Bayley while she's trying to

lock in her finisher.

No, no. She rolled.

Wait, wait, wait.

Reversal. Reversal. How did she do that?

Bailey reversed it. She reversed. Oh, no.

It's a scary spot for both these ladies.

What does Bailey have in mind?

There was an eruption in Brooklyn when Bayley finally beat Sasha Banks.

Bayley's your new NXT Women's Champion.

To see somebody who in unison, everybody watching goes, man, did they

earn that.

It was just so emotional, and I think that happens when you take two best

friends and you put them in the ring together and have a long, extended feud.

Magic happens.

They kicked the door down to the main roster and said, this is the new

Keep up or get left behind.

They wanted to change the game in their own way, and they went out there and hit

an absolute grand slam.

Harold did.

As the greatest women's match up until that point, it arguably still holds that

honor today. And I'd even say it was one of the very best overall matches in WWE

history. Truly groundbreaking.

Just like our next headliner, the first ever women's Royal Rumble match.

For years, the men, and only a handful of women, Chyna, Santina, to name a

couple, got to enjoy competing in WWE's most fun and exciting match.

But in 2018, the women's division would no longer be denied and finally got in

on the action.

The result was a wild rumble that was plenty worth the wait.

Three years ago, a revolution started in the WWE.

What do you say, ladies?

You make history once again.

We will have, for the very first time in all women's Royal Rumble match.

2018 was the first ever all -women's Royal Rumble.

I remember hearing about that thinking, oh my gosh, that's huge.

The Royal Rumble is a pay -per -view that fans wait for all year round.

And to find out we were going to have an all -women's one was sick.

I was excited for that.

This is the moment that, as a woman, we've been waiting for.

These women have been working.

for this kind of recognition, for this moment, for this opportunity.

I mean, just to give them a chance.

In my mind, I was like, anything could happen.

Up next is history.

For the first time ever, 30 women will compete in a Royal Rumble match.

I remember specifically being so nervous for that Royal Rumble match. I feel

like my hands were cutting out.

Imagine the nerves, the butterflies.

I think everyone was just so excited to see what it would produce.

No eliminations yet as we await entry number five.

The best part of the Royal Rumble is always seeing the return.

That's the amazing women that we have now mixed it up with the greats of the

past. To see everyone who was involved in that match, it was so fun.

It's like a reunion.

Molly! Holly!

Molly, go around!

Oh, my Lord!

Michelle McCool. And Michelle McCool! There goes Liv Morgan!

Beth Phoenix.

Beth Phoenix with the eye off on her shoulders!

Tori Wilson knocked my throat out of my face.

Oh!

Got the

coveted spot

of number 30. This is awesome.

Perhaps the greatest of all time.

Women of the past, present, and everybody that has dreamed about this,

were all getting to be a part of it.

That was wonderful.

When it came down to...

who was actually going to win the match, everyone was on the edge of their seat.

We're down to Asuka.

Nikki Bella.

Asuka 11 -8, Nikki Bella.

Asuka is a history maker.

Asuka deserves all the praise.

She's one of the best performers that I've ever seen in person, male or

So I couldn't think of someone more fitting to win the first moment.

What an incredible night. What an incredible match.

They made a statement that, like, this isn't just a one -shot deal. This is

here. This is how women are going to be featured.

Indeed, Asuka and the 29 other superstars put the world on notice that

Women could and would continue to headline major WWE events.

And soon enough...

They would host Evolution, WWE's first all -women pay -per -view, with Becky

Lynch and Charlotte Flair squaring off in the first -ever last -woman standing

match. It was a battle befitting the occasion, brutal and intense from the

opening bell, with the man and the queen pushing their bodies to the brink in an

unforgettable showdown.

It's incredible news.

Becky Lynch defends her title in the first ever last -woman standing match

against Charlotte Flair. We knew how close Charlotte and Becky were, their

friendship, their story. And then to see them just turn heads on each other.

Oh, Becky!

I thought that's your best friend!

Was the best friend.

It felt real, I think, to everyone.

These two former best friends intend on destroying one another.

Our relationship is a little frayed now because, you know, there has been

personal things that I want to be the top dog.

She wants to be the top dog.

But we have that friction there.

Those two coming together to have a last woman standing match. I mean, I know

I'm going to do the cliche of that. That's awesome.

The following contest is a last woman standing match for the

SmackDown Women's Championship.

A matchup of former best friends turned bitter enemies.

I just remember we both had so much pressure on ourselves.

There are no pitfalls. There are no submissions.

There are no countouts. There's qualifications.

You win this match when your opponent cannot get up for a count of ten.

Becky and Charlotte, who have amazing in -ring chemistry with each other,

probably like one of their best matches.

Charlotte's going to... Oh, my God!

Are you kidding me?

They had a last woman standing match. So here's weapons and they're beating the

snot out of each other. They gave it everything, putting their bodies through

hell to show that women belong on a stage like this.

Becky Lynch is going up top.

Somebody stop Becky Lynch.

Leg drop off the ladder. Bruce Charlotte through the table.

Becky is so hardcore. The way she's just so willing to sacrifice herself, it's

inspiring, but it's also insane. She's crazy a little bit.

Becky back to her feet.

Charlotte Flair's in trouble.

Becky Lynch.

Oh, Bob!

Through the table!

I'll always find a way to win, and if it's one thing that I can do, it's

survive.

Charlotte back to her knees.

It's over.

Becky Lynch.

Becky Lynch retains the title.

Standing ovation for the WWE fans here tonight for these two women who made

history. When I think of the women's evolution, two names that come to mind

Becky and Charlotte.

What an incredible match.

The first ever last woman standing match in WWE.

Becky and Charlotte just stepped up to the plate. They beat the crap out of

other. It was personal. And if you were a casual fan watching this, Had it

bought into women's wrestling at that point, I think after that match, you

sold.

Oh, 100 % sold. And just fascinating to witness the evolution, which started

slowly, but is now bulldozing its way into the squared circle, led by female

powerhouses like Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair. The latter of which

follow up her performance at Evolution.

by competing in a dream matchup with the baddest woman on the planet, Ronda

Rousey, at Survivor Series in Los Angeles.

What ensued was a grueling, rage -filled match that had every person in the

arena on the edge of their seat.

What a collision is in store at Survivor Series.

Champion versus champion, Lynch versus Rousey. Going into Survivor Series 2018,

Becky Lynch is riding a wave of momentum like we maybe have never seen in the

WWE women's division on her way to the biggest match of her career against

Rousey. But before she gets there, she ends up with a broken nose.

Becky Lynch all busted up.

That one hit from Nia Jax altered the fate of Survivor Series.

Unfortunately, the medical team will not clear me to fight on Sunday.

Now I gotta pick my replacement for Survivor Series.

Someone who I know can get the job done.

You.

Go beat Ronda the way I was gonna beat Ronda.

Becky Lynch hand selects the queen.

And in comes Charlotte Flair, ready to take the challenge to the baddest woman

on the planet.

We welcome you to WWE Survivor Series.

You know, we're talking about Ronda Rousey, somebody who's got a crazy

accolades before she came into WWE.

And now she's in the ring against Charlotte Flair, who is one of the best

women's wrestlers of all time.

Tonight it's about the elite facing the elite to determine who truly is the

best. Despite what happened to Becky Lynch, this in and of itself is a dream

match. The queen isn't afraid to throw hands.

No kind of backstory or anything, and so it really put the pressure on us to

create the story in the match itself.

And look at Ronda Rousey, going to wrap up Charlotte in the top rope. The two of

them together is just blockbuster greatness.

This is where she gets rowdy.

The chemistry between the two, there's this sort of like mutual respect.

I know you're going to hit me, so I expect that you're not going to complain

when I hit you.

Charlotte Flair from out of nowhere almost had her two and a half.

A collision of two behemoths within women's wrestling.

These are the two best in the world at what they do.

The great thing about that match is you got to see a different side of Charlotte

Flair because she's someone who's proved that that can each made the right

decision by making her the replacement.

This may be the most physical match Ronda's been involved in here.

This was a really brutal match, particularly for Ronda Rousey, who got

than she bargained for.

And meanwhile, Ronda Rousey and Charlotte with a kendo stick!

Why on...

Charlotte Flair's not done.

I don't get this. The match is over. Charlotte Flair is disqualified.

She decided to beat her with everything else she could possibly find.

Charlotte Flair with a steel chair in hand now.

Oh, my God!

Green's defending her kingdom from the baddest woman on the planet.

And Ronda Rousey is still helpless. She's still defenseless. She's been

up by Charlotte.

Oh, wait, she's back.

She's back.

A natural selection right out of a steel chair.

That's all we can ask for as wrestling fans is just to be in situations where

we're just sitting there with that excitement thinking something good is

to happen here, and it did.

The queen has snapped.

Yeah, remind me never to get on the Queen's bad side. Ouch.

Their grit and fortitude gained both women the respect of the entire WWE

Universe and was another step forward for women.

Now, how about we take a leap forward?

Our next matchup did just that when Natalya and Lacey Evans made history,

becoming the first female superstars to compete in a match in the Kingdom of

Saudi Arabia.

It was a contest and a night filled with hope and aspirations.

which could be seen on the face of every person present.

There's a lot of talk of groundbreaking and trailblazers when it comes to

women's wrestling.

Crown Jewel 2019.

It was Natalia, it was Lacey Evans, and it was the first time we ever saw two

women have a match in Saudi Arabia.

When I heard it was Natty and Lacey, I was like, this is going to be so epic.

Both of them being able to go over there and represent.

the strength and independence that we are as women in this company, I thought

was incredible.

I can't even imagine the amount of butterflies that Lacey and Natalia

had to deal with before that match.

We were breaking barriers.

Ladies and gentlemen, you cannot overstate the importance of this matchup

tonight. It is the first time there has ever been a women's match in Saudi

Arabia.

I mean, I don't think people to this day understand how important that moment

was. This was freaking incredible.

I was just very excited to see that there was lots of little girls and women

were looking at those two in the ring changing.

the way that people view women's wrestling.

To see women competing in a WWE ring, that opened up a whole new spectrum of

dreams for a lot of little girls who may have never in a million years thought

it was possible, but seeing it happen right there in front of them, I think

offered a lot of hope.

To know that there are little girls in Saudi Arabia, just like my little

who get to experience that and get to watch women look up to them, it means

world to me.

It really showed that the fans respect and want what the women are doing, and

they want it to be a part of the fabric of the show.

Looking for the sharpshooter submission.

Can Natalya step through? She does! Center of the ring, Natalya with Lacey

the sharpshooter. Can Lacey make it to the bottom rope to force a break here?

Natalia's got it locked in. Lacey Evans, is she going to tap? Is she going to

tap? She does.

Natalia makes history.

When we watched it at home, it was something that we held really close to

hearts because we knew that it was history -making, but it was also

that they're going to remember forever.

The women's evolution takes another step tonight.

I'm so glad that people like me and like my sisters who come from there or live

there can witness that in our lifetime.

It makes me very proud, and it makes me very happy to see that kind of progress.

Talk about barrier -breaking, an emotional match that truly transcended

world of sports entertainment.

Now, you might notice a common theme here.

One of relentless perseverance and determination by WWE's female

desire to give their all and be the best.

Which brings us to the ESP. Bianca Belair and big time Becky Lynch.

Two alphas whose journey to WrestleMania 38 told two stories. One of resolve and

one of redemption.

Becky Bianca at WrestleMania 38 was such a cool pinnacle to a longer story.

Becky Lynch is taking care of business with a manhandle slam cover on Belair.

Lynch wins the title.

A manhandle slam put Bianca Belair away in 26 seconds, and Belair is stunned.

Unfortunately, my first fight with Becky Lynch was at SummerSlam when she popped

up and took the SmackDown Lynch Championship for me in 26 seconds.

Jaws are on the floor!

That moment really changed the whole trajectory of my career.

People thought that was kind of the end of Bianca Belair, but it wasn't. It was

really the beginning of Bianca Belair. It became a redemption story.

Bianca Belair is going to WrestleMania!

Big time Becky Lynch versus a resurgent Bianca Belair. She's looking to overcome

the humiliation of SummerSlam.

WrestleMania is the most important event of the year.

There's not another feeling like it.

Becky coming out in the big white Escalade was just oozing that big time

energy. Nobody enters in style quite like Becky Lynch.

And then we've got Bianca coming out to that marching band.

I think the ESPN is trying to show that she can pull off the grandest entrance.

Right

now,

Becky Lynch looks unfazed.

Bianca Belair looks extremely confident. Who wants it more is the question.

Right from the start.

Becky tried to do her slam just like she did a few months prior where Bianca

lost in 26 seconds.

Oh, history will not repeat itself here tonight.

Becky will scratch and claw, that is for sure. That was a very aggressive match.

A series of brutal Beck's floater suplexes.

It's an offensive blitz from the Raw Women's Champion, Becky Lynch.

Oh!

They need so many different moves to try to take me out.

Becky Lynch, she's done everything to keep Bianca Belair out of this match,

not able to put her away. That has to be a little bit frustrating.

The place is just losing its mind, and I am losing my mind.

It's about the emotions of wanting to win. That's what we're seeing.

Becky actually hit one of my Loki favorite moves in wrestling, the Molly

round.

But in doing that,

ends up hitting Bianca Belair in the face.

Worst Molly Garone I've ever seen.

Bianca Belair has her eye swollen shut.

I just remember thinking, if anybody can finish a match with one eye,

Bianca was going to be the one to do it.

Belair back with a fury spinebuster.

Becky was able to pull something out of me that a lot of people hadn't seen yet.

You can see the wheels spinning in Belair's head.

Unique offense from the challenger.

Backflip escape!

Belair, high soft flip!

KOD!

Shoulders down, one, two, three, and we have a new champion!

Bianca Belair earned that title that night at WrestleMania 38.

In my opinion, that's the greatest women's match in the history of

Humiliation at SummerSlam, redemption at WrestleMania.

That moment was so powerful, the representation that it showed for women.

know that generations are going to come behind us and they're going to use that

match as inspiration.

I'm so honored to be a part of that moment.

An inspirational and eye -popping moment indeed.

Bianca Starr burned bright in Dallas that night, but all props to Becky Lynch

too. Beginning to end, this was a match that lived up to the hype. And one year

later, in Los Angeles, it was Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley's turn to shine on

the WrestleMania stage.

One, a veteran champion looking to surpass a bar she herself had set. And

other, a challenger.

Hungry to dethrone the queen, and with drama, emotion, and daring feats at

turn, it was a fight truly fit for Hollywood.

This is my brutality!

In wrestling, there's no one that can touch Bia Ripley right now, just because

she's at the top of her game.

I came in here at number one and outlasted 29 other women to win the

Royal Rumble match.

Who will Rhea Ripley be facing at WrestleMania?

Charlotte Flair, I choose you.

So, WrestleMania 36 was an interesting time.

The first time Rhea and Charlotte wrestled at WrestleMania was during the

pandemic, so there was no fans, and she really didn't get to fully enjoy that

moment, which was always frustrating.

And Rhea Ripley, no choice but to tap.

Three years ago, she put me in my place.

She was young, she was green, and she wasn't ready.

She felt seemingly lost in the shuffle for a majority of that time during those

three years.

Three years ago, Rhea Ripley couldn't go through me, and today she can't go

through me.

You had this unbeatable queen in Charlotte Flair, and you had the popular

-and -coming star in Rhea Ripley.

And Rhea was only going to make it to the next level by getting through the

queen. I don't only want to be a star, but I bloody need to be a star.

This was Rhea Ripley's redemption story.

Rhea Ripley needs this moment to become a star.

You had women that were hungry with real talent, legitimate female athletes that

could steal the show.

To see these two women who are pretty similar in size and strength and

go at it, it was just like, yes, this is what we need.

So hard to pick a favorite coming into this.

That match was insane, intense, and they beat the hell out of each other.

Rhea, thinking about Riptide!

Charlotte countered into a DDT.

What a move for the win.

Rhea kicks it too.

The crowd was so into the match, everything about it. It was just such a

atmosphere.

Oh, my God.

When she threw Charlotte Flair on her face, that was awesome.

Cover for the championship.

Charlotte's still in the match.

How the hell did Charlotte kick out?

I have no earthly idea, nor does Rhea Ripley.

They had everybody in the stadium on their feet, gasping at every kickoff.

You gotta be kidding me!

Look at the face of Charlotte! The look of what do I need to do?

It's all right here. This is all the story.

Just like that grittiness of neither one of them wanted to give up and just

staring at each other with that face.

This is incredible.

Charlotte and Rhea at stage, he blows.

The intensity was just there. The passion for wanting to be the best. She

to be the best. I want to be the best.

These two women leaving it all in the ring for the right to be the women's

champion.

It was one of the greatest WrestleMania matches I've ever seen.

Notice I didn't put the word women in that title.

Charlotte Flair, what's she going to try to do up there?

No! Charlotte, face first off the post. She may be out, Corey.

26 years. That is one of the most incredible championship matches I've

witnessed. To see my best friend achieve something that she's been wanting for

so long in that scenario, WrestleMania over Charlotte, couldn't have been

prouder. But even Charlotte Flair pointed back to Rhea Ripley and said,

earned it tonight because it is the eradicator's time.

It's not put on. It's not fake.

She pushes me and I hope I push her.

Rhea Ripley's homeland of Australia. That was what happened when Rhea Ripley

knocked off the queen.

Little girl from Adelaide, South Australia.

WrestleMania. Doesn't get much better than that.

For me.

The enduring image of that match is when Charlotte points to Rhea. It's an

awesome show of respect and admiration that truly pays homage to the path of

just these two superstars, but all the women before them who have kicked down

doors and smashed glass ceilings, proving there is no such thing as limits

that boundaries are meant to be pushed.

We hope you've enjoyed this look back at the most awesome women's matches in WWE

history. I'm your host, Greg Miller. It's been my pleasure to serve you.

On the next This is Awesome, the most awesome villain in WWE history.

From the cold -blooded and cunning to the

ruthless and cruel.

These are the scoundrels and villains.

whose devious ways have disrupted, deceived, and dominated WWE.

Hey, this ain't staying along with the champ.

Only on the net. This is awesome.

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