The people most responsible for WWE's women's revolution

#3 Paige

The soil begins to yield fruit

On July 24th, 2013, Paige officially became the inaugural NXT Women's Champion. The title would go on to be the talisman of the women's revolution and is still the standard bearer in the company when it comes to actual, quality women's wrestling.

Though she wasn't a Triple H hire (she came into the company in 2011), Paige's NXT career was in fact the forerunner and early adopter of the improvements to come in the division. She took to calling herself the "anti-Diva." While the main roster was stuck in its usual ways, Paige's tenure rewrote the norms of the women's division. She was never an afterthought or treated as eye candy, but was a legitimate champion with lengthy, respectable matches.

After a reign that lasted for over 200 days, Paige was elevated to the main roster as an unbeaten champion, where her rivalry with the Divas champion she defeated would be another important turning point.