Birthplace: USA
Years Active: 1944-1964
Net Worth: $100,000*
June Byers was another woman to kick-off the entrance of women into the wrestling world. Byers was born in Houston, Texas, and was raised in a family involved in wrestling. She had a two-decade career, spanning the 1940s, 50s, and 60s and was trained by Mae Young and Billy Wolf. Byers was determined, and while competing professionally in Baltimore, she defeated thirteen other female contestants to win the belt.
Byer gained notoriety during her time in the Women’s World circuits and also appeared on a couple of game shows including “What’s My Line?” as well as “I’ve Got a Secret.” In 2017, Byers was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Mia Yim
Birthplace: USA
Years Active: 2009-Present
Net Worth: $1-5 Million
Stephanie Hym Bell, who took the stage name Mia Yim, was a childhood fan of pro wrestling and began her training at the age of 18. She entered the independent circuit, debuting for Shimmer Women Athletes and Full Impact Pro in 2013, and later won the TNA Knockouts Championship in 2016.
She entered the WWE’s Mae Young Classic (which she won) and officially signed with the franchise in 2018. Yim was then placed under NXT which she continues to appear on regularly today.
Naomi
Birthplace: USA
Years Active: 2009-Present
Net Worth: $500,000*
Naomi (birth name, Trinity McCray) was born in Florida and signed with WWE in 2009. After wrestling in Florida for a time and becoming a Divas Champion, she competed in NXT in 2010. In 2012, Naomi became a part of WWE’s main roster and became part of a tag team called The Funkadactyls. She has also gained fame from appearing on the reality TV series, Total Divas, since 2014.
Naomi married into a family of wrestlers when she married Johnathan Fatu, a member of the Anoia’i wrestling family. Notably, she was the first Black woman to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
Shayna Baszler
Birthplace: USA
Years Active: 2015-Present
Net Worth: $1 Million
Shayna Baszler had a Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu background that prepared her well to enter the ring. Her wrestling career officially began in 2007 when she entered the Quintessential Pro Wrestling and won in her first match against Nicole Matthews.
In 2016 she went independent to Shimmer Women Athletes and had multiple wins. Baszler then entered the Japanese promotion market (World Wonder Ring Stardom) a couple of times and finally signed with WWE in 2017.
Mickie James
Birthplace: USA
Years Active: 1999-Present
Net Worth: $4 million*
Mickie James was born in Virginia in 1979 and debuted as a wrestler at the tender age of twenty. James worked as a valet on the indie circuit, under the name Alexis Lee. While she was there, she was unsatisfied with her current skill set, so she entered hardcore training in camp until she reached her goals.
She joined TNA in 2002 and there gained national fame for her skills. She then joined the stable known as The Gathering, and from here she won title after title with TNA. In 2010 she left TNA and signed with the WWE SmackDown brand. And at the age of forty-one, she is still in the WWE!