4 WWE Female Superstars whose careers have peaked and 4 whose haven't

A superstar's career in WWE is a cyclical thing. There will be warm and cold periods, but some are kept warmer or cooler than others. Some get so hot that their careers peak at a certain period of time, and will never get as hot again.

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Even Stone Cold Steve Austin couldn't equal the work he did between 1997 and 1999. The Rock never got as hot as he was in 1999 and 2000, and Triple H's reign of terror was so infuriating to so many fans because he had long passed his career peak in 2000 and 2001.

Some of today's superstars are already in the territory of their peaks or have passed them. Today, we'll focus on some big names in the women's division. They're being kept at varying temperatures and can be warmed and cooled as needed, but some have already peaked. Some may get hotter from here...but who?

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Has peaked: Asuka

The Empress' tomorrows will never be as bright as her yesterdays

Asuka's handling on the main roster since WrestleMania has been one of the most abominable stories of 2018, but even if she had continued with her undefeated streak, won the title, and avoided the Carmella and Ellsworth feud, she would never have been hotter than her run had brought her to.

Undefeated in NXT for two years and with the longest title reign of the past 25 years at 510 days, Asuka capped her yellow brand run by going undefeated for six months on Raw en route to winning the first ever women's Royal Rumble match, an achievement that no amount of bad booking can take away from her. There's only one first.

Asuka's streak could have and should have ended in a more dramatic and meaningful fashion, but she had reached her ceiling. She might yet still become champion and give us great memories whenever WWE wants to take her out of the cryo chamber, but nothing she does will ever equal her undefeated run.

Hasn't peaked: Becky Lynch

Becky is better than ever

In a stunt that unfortunately proved that WWE can warm and cool people whenever it wants to, Becky Lynch got the world buzzing with her turn on Charlotte at SummerSlam.

But this was probably inevitable at some point. Becky Lynch always had more in the tank than her brief 2016 title reign showed, and her feud with Charlotte has seen her heat up in a mere few weeks to a temperature hotter than that run ever got.

Becky might not win the title right away, but Charlotte will need to drop it prior to the Royal Rumble (you'll soon see why), and there's no one more obvious than for her to drop it to. Becky could potentially go on a run that far surpasses her first reign, and if it isn't this cycle, something probably is waiting in the future.

Has peaked: Alexa Bliss

While she'll certainly get more runs with the gold, they won't be new

Alexa Bliss has been pushed on top for so long that there's really nothing more that can be done with her. She already defeated the stalwarts of the "women's revolution" and she is now embroiled in a feud with Ronda Rousey, which is obviously her ceiling.

Whenever Ronda Rousey moves on, Alexa Bliss will fill part of the void, but her push reached its ceiling long ago, and there's no new ground to possibly cover. It's one of the reasons why her long tenure on top became exhausting.

Hasn't peaked: Mandy Rose

She won't be gone forever

Mandy Rose might be invisible at the moment, but so was Carmella even when she had the briefcase.

If you don't think a woman who looks like her won't eventually be pushed, you haven't been watching WWE for very long. She was built to tick all of Vince McMahon's, Kevin Dunn's, and John Laurinitis' boxes.

It might not come for a while yet, but it will happen. She was called up early from NXT for a reason.

One imagines that WWE would like her promo abilities to improve first, but whenever they do, she'll get pushed fast.

Has peaked: Nia Jax

Where's Nia?

Nia Jax has been missing from Raw programming for the past couple of months, but few people have noticed.

Her title reign was a flop, a fact which was as predictable as the sun rising in the east, and while it's definitely possible she'll hold gold again, it won't come from a big WrestleMania program or involve a feud with Ronda Rousey.

Nia Jax will settle back into her role as the Big Show of the women's division, and for her own sake, turning back into a heel would be advisable.

Hasn't peaked: Carmella

Intermission

While WWE seems to have realized the error of its ways with Nia Jax, Carmella is still going to be around. To give her credit, her matches did improve as the end of her reign came near, and that might give her and WWE a starting point for a future run.

There's still a lot of potential ground to cover for Carmella, and it certainly isn't out of the question that Charlotte will drop the title back to her at some point, probably in a multi-woman match.

After next year's superstar shakeup, Carmella might have different competitors to feud with, and if her matches keep improving, a subsequent reign might not be as dismal as her first one. It's probable she will get at least one more reign, so we can only hope that she continues to improve before that time comes.

Has peaked: Ronda Rousey

Her golden moment.

It might seem counterintuitive, but when Ronda Rousey smashed Alexa Bliss in mere minutes at SummerSlam, she achieved what the Ancient Greeks would call aristeia - her finest and most glorious moment.

Alexa Bliss had outsmarted, demeaned, and survived her competition in a nearly unbroken cycle for close to two years, and she was decimated by Rousey.

Ronda Rousey is never going to be hotter in her WWE career than she is now. Her destruction of Bliss and her subsequent title reign, undoubtedly into WrestleMania, will be impossible for her to match, especially with her likely to get the glory of sharing the main event spot alongside the next woman.

Hasn't peaked: Charlotte Flair

Charlotte's

aristeia

is still to come.

For all the glory Charlotte Flair has already amassed, more is still to come. Tying Trish Stratus' record number of title reigns and breaking Asuka's undefeated streak were all mere previews for an even greater triumph.

She might be the queen of Tuesday nights for now, but she won't stay that way for long. She's almost certain to win the second women's Royal Rumble match, and from there, challenge Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania. There, in what will certainly be the main event, Charlotte will beat Ronda Rousey and become a record-breaking women's champion.

Is Charlotte overpushed? Yes, but that doesn't change the fact that her career still hasn't peaked. That will come on April 7th, 2019, and in its aftermath.