WWE WrestleMania: Every Women's Championship Match Ranked From Worst To Best

Ranking the best of the best at WrestleMania for WWE's women's championship contests.

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In order to fully comprehend a list like this, you have to remember that, in the grand scale of things, it was only recently that WWE actually started to give their female wrestlers the time and effort they were deserving of.

This became abundantly clear whenever it came to WrestleMania season each year.

All it takes is a simple look at the 'Mania statistics: despite this year being the 38th WrestleMania produced, there have only been a total of 23 women's-based championships defended at 'The Showcase of the Immortals'. Of those, every 'Mania since 2017 has had at least two women's titles up for grabs. Last year's event, for example, had four matches contested for women's championships, two on each 'Mania.

Because of the lack of title defences for the women pre-'Mania 33, though, it meant that some of WWE's greatest ever women's champions missed out on defending their strap on the biggest platform possible. Seriously, did we genuinely need The Bella Twins vs. AJ Lee and Paige at WrestleMania 31 over a title defence from Nikki?

No. No, we didn't.

As for the champions who did defend their titles at WrestleMania?

23. Melina (c) Vs. Ashley - WWE Women's Championship (WrestleMania 23)

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No disrespect intended to the late Ashley Massaro here, but her only singles match at WrestleMania was f*cking abysmal. She challenged Melina for the Women's Championship at 'Mania 23 in a Lumberill Match, with the entire build of the match surrounding the defending champion being jealous of Ashley landing the cover of Playboy.

That'll put butts in seats!

Look, it was exactly what you'd expect of WWE's women at the time. They were never allowed to do anything major, and were always deemed the p*ss break portion of a show by those live in attendance.

It didn't help that Ashley was nowhere near ready enough for a singles match on the biggest wrestling show of the year, whereas Melina, while one of WWE's all-time most underrated females, wasn't at the level she needed to be at in order to carry a match. They were given a measly three minutes to work with - meaning the entrances combined were longer than the match itself - but they did their best.

Only, their best wasn't nearly good enough to be put on WrestleMania. It merely acted as a bridge between the Battle of the Billionaires attraction and the John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels main event.

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