Ranking every SmackDown Women's Champion in the SmackDown Live era from worst to best

#7 Carmella

Carmella defeated the likes of Asuka and Charlotte Flair during her stay at the helm of the division

The Princess of Staten Island, Carmella had made her main roster debut on the first episode of SmackDown Live and she has evolved as a Superstar ever since. In 2017, Carmella emerged as the winner of the first ever women’s Money in the Bank ladder match and later, she successfully cashed in her contract on SmackDown Live right after WrestleMania 34 to pick up her first SmackDown Women’s Championship.

As she had pinned Charlotte Flair to win the title, she had had a brief conflict with 'The Queen' for the Championship. In a stunning decision, WWE allowed her to beat Charlotte at the Backlash pay-per-view.

Asuka challenged Carmella next for the championship. This feud had a lot of potential but the creative team’s decision to bring James Ellsworth back ruined Carmella’s title reign. Though she attracted a portion of heel heat, she could not prove herself enough inside the ring because of Ellsworth’s presence.

She defeated Asuka twice but, she could not retain her title at SummerSlam 2017 when she was pitted against Charlotte and Becky Lynch in a triple threat match. This bout ended with Charlotte securing the title and Lynch finally turning heel. Amidst all this, a little attention was paid to the former Ms. Money in the Bank.