10 times female wrestlers competed against men

#7. Beth Phoenix

Santino Marella is beside himself at who answered his open challenge--Beth Phoenix, the Glamazon.

Oh, Beth Phoenix, our beloved Glamazon. If only you'd been born about five years later, you could have been part of the Women's Evolution and had matches against the likes of Charlotte, Asuka, and Bayley.

Alas, she was not. Beth Phoenix joined the WWE at a time when bra and panties matches, fulfil your fantasy dress-up battle royals, and hog slop matches were the norm for women. While you can give Phoenix a lot of credit as a trailblazer, and for changing the way that female wrestlers are seen and booked, there's no doubt she was way ahead of her time.

Perhaps that's why she made such a good opponent for Santino Marella, answering his open challenge--and defeating him. Of course, WWE ruined what could have been a great feud by putting them into a romantic storyline together, but at least we have this match to remember.

Santino can feature in this list either as himself or his twin sister Santina.