10 key women’s matches that have led to the first ever women’s main event at WrestleMania

#2 Ronda Rousey Vs. Nikki Bella - Raw Women's Championship Match (Evolution, October 2018)

Ronda Rousey celebrating with other female wrestlers for the success of their first ever all women's pay-per-view

When WWE announced their first ever all women’s pay-per-view last year, it was clear that the main event had to involve one of the WWE Women’s Championships. Whilst there are solid arguments that Becky Lynch and Charlotte should have been the main event (considering they were key wrestlers of the Revolution), there is also a plausible argument for it to be Ronda Rousey and Nikki Bella.

On paper, Ronda Rousey and Nikki Bella are different in every single way. Nikki Bella was a glamorous looking wrestler that was predominately part of the Divas era, whilst Ronda Rousey joined during the women’s revolution even though she had already had an accomplished career in mixed martial arts, including becoming UFC Champion.

This was clearly defined on the 15th October 2018 episode of Raw when they were comparing careers where the Bellas was more focused about the exposure they got as celebrities, where Ronda Rousey said she was knocking down doors in a number of different mixed martial arts promotions, without the need for looking glamorous.

The match itself was of a solid standard, but it was the fact that Ronda Rousey won the match that is more important. This is because it showed that a key wrestler from the Women’s Revolution defeated one of the key wrestlers from the Divas Era, showing that the Divas Era was truly buried and the women’s revolution was continuing to grow, ultimately leading to the first ever women’s main event at WrestleMania.