10 female stars who have pinned top male stars
For over half a century, professional wrestling was considered to be a man’s sport. While there were a handful of female wrestlers - including the likes of Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young, the business was indeed dominated by men.
With the illusion surrounding the industry - a cloak of misconception if you will, where people believed that the business was a legitimate competition between strongmen, not many thought that women deserved a spot among the grizzly and daunting wrestlers.
However, over the past two decades, those misapprehensions have been curtailed. The women in WWE have shown the world that they are just as good as their male counterparts. In fact, there was a time when women stole the show; not too long ago, Lita and Trish Stratus had the honour of closing RAW.
It is safe to say that the women have come a long way from where they were 50 years ago. During this time, the female Superstars have competed against top male stars. Furthermore, there have been instances when the women defeated the top male talent in the company.
Today, we take a look at ten female stars who have pinned top male stars in their respective organisations.
#10 Molly Holly
There are certain performers that aren’t meant to be in the wrestling business, not because they aren’t talented, but because they are ‘too nice’ to step on toes and ruffle a few feathers. Molly Holly’s name falls in that category.
During her recent Hall of Fame induction speech, Beth Phoenix talked about how Molly Holly paid for her training and helped her when she couldn’t turn to anyone else. Molly wasn’t just a good person; she was also a phenomenal wrestler.
Molly won the WWE Women’s Championship twice, and also got her hands on the WWE Hardcore Championship. Molly took on all and at one point, was involved in a feud with one of the greatest technical wrestlers of all time, Lance Storm.
Not only did Molly pin Storm, but she also pinned former cruiserweight champion, and her on-screen cousin, Crash Holly!
#9 Candice Le Rae
When we talk about women who faced their male counterparts, we have to talk about one of the best female wrestlers on the planet, Candice Le Rae. Candice has faced numerous top talents on the independent scene – both male and female. Candice made her NXT debut a couple of weeks ago, during the battle royal to determine the number one contender for Asuka’s NXT Women’s Championship.
Candice is also the wife of NXT Superstar, Johnny Gargano. On the independent scene, she teams up with Joey Ryan, with the duo aptly called “The World’s Cutest Tag Team”. Candice has never shied away from competition, be it against Adam Cole, or even her own husband!
Candice has also pinned Johnny Gargano during one of their matches for AIW (Absolute Intense Wrestling). However, arguably her most famous match was against The Young Bucks, where she teamed up with Joey Ryan for PWG Tag Team Championship.
During the bout, Candice bled profusely, and in the end, pinned one of the Bucks to pick up the victory.
#8 Sable
Sable has been one of the most vivacious divas in professional wrestling history. However, when she came to WWE, it wasn’t Sable that was supposed to be the star. In fact, Sable acted as Hunter Hearst Helmsley’s (later changed to Triple H) valet, but then sided with her real life husband, Marc Mero.
Mero competed in WCW as Johnny B. Badd and was built as the company’s next breakthrough star. Mero won the WCW TV title thrice, before jumping ships to WWE. Mero won the WWE Intercontinental Championship in WWE, and defeated the likes of Steve Austin and Owen Hart in the process!
However, an injury kept Mero off television, while Sable became a fan favourite.
This resulted in WWE taking the decision to split the duo. According to multiple reports, Mero was scheduled to fight Steve Austin. However, the week prior to their match, Mero was power bombed by Sable, and Austin refused to be involved with someone he thought was “weak”.
Sable pinned Mero at SummerSlam in a mixed tag team match, where Mero teamed up with Jacqueline to take on Edge and Sable.