10 times female wrestlers competed against men

#5. Lita

Lita faces off against the man of 1000 holds, Dean Malenko

During her run with the WWE in the early 2000s, Lita turned a lot of heads for her dare devil high flying, toughness, and ability to wrestle.

She spent time first as the manager to Essa Rios and then was paired with the Hardy Boys to form Team Extreme. In the course of her relationship with the Hardys, she often found herself facing off against men like Rhyno, Edge, and Christian.

Lita never backed down an inch, not even when the Man of 1000 holds developed a very, very creepy interest in her. In an angle that would never be done in the #metoo era, Malenko would stalk Lita for weeks, and even attacked her physically.

During their feud, Lita actually wrestled Dean in a match. The fans were amazed that she was able to take powerbombs and top rope maneuvers and still come back fighting. The angle isn't spoken about much on television anymore, probably because it would be quite controversial in today's environment, but Lita certainly stood her ground against a decorated international wrestling champion.