10 Biggest Moments In WWE Women’s Wrestling History

10. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

With almost as much mainstream attention as Hulk Hogan and Mr T garnered in the showbiz build-up to the inaugural WrestleMania, Wendi Richter was the female icon for the show as she prepared to tackle Women's Champion Leilani Kai in a rematch from their controversial clash at 1984's Brawl To End It All.

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Embroiled in the MTV/Rock 'N' Wrestling movement, Richter was the muscle behind singing sensation Cyndi Lauper's fearless moxie as she raged on Rowdy Roddy Piper and the other overblown villains of the day.

The semi-main event of the first ever 'Show Of Shows' and one of the only other matches with a hot storyline leading in to the iconic Madison Square Garden supercard, Richter and Champion Kai's match was bouyed by the incredible heat generated by the entranced New York crowd.

The match was decidedly below average, but a contest's quality had barely mattered ever mattered less. Soundtracked by Lauper's blockbuster 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' hit, the sight of the pair's wild celebratory dance remains one of the original 'WrestleMania Moments'.

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