We’ve arrived on the high 20 matches of Diva Dust’s countdown of the highest 40 WWE ladies’s matches of 2025. At this stage, each match represents one thing significant from a yr the place the division delivered throughout the board.
Each girl left her mark in a technique or one other, and at this time’s entries spotlight a mixture of traditional rivals, former associates, and world-class skills. From private grudges to assertion wins, the highest 20 kicks off with three unsung matches that helped outline what made 2025 such a standout yr.
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19. Iyo Sky vs. Kairi Sane — Uncooked (October 6, 2025)
Iyo and Kairi are longtime allies, showing collectively as a crew worldwide in numerous promotions. However with Asuka because the puppet grasp, this yr they lastly grew to become opponents. Their second assembly throughout the ring in WWE (and first in singles) was a robust, fiery, character-driven match that showcased a particular form of chemistry you solely get from two joshi wrestlers. They fought onerous and so they fought quick, buying and selling sensible counters and wily strikes all through. Kairi made jaws drop with a brutal Alabama Slam on the ring apron. And with Asuka’s assist, Kairi was capable of rating presumably her largest win on the primary roster thus far as her proud accomplice watched on.
18. Blake Monroe vs. Jordynne Grace — NXT Heatwave
Blake Monroe arrived in WWE a little bit softer and a little bit extra directionless than she was in AEW. However questions on whether or not she may reside as much as her potential began to fade with this grudge match in opposition to Jordynne Grace at Battleground. The 2 of them threw down — onerous strikes and tough edges from starting to finish — and Blake emerged as a crafty heel whereas nonetheless highlighting Grace’s energy. Blake’s artful use of the uncovered turnbuckle match her new character completely, and Jordynne nonetheless managed to look highly effective in defeat. Girls who gained expertise in numerous promotions like Blake and Jordynne introduced an actual edge to WWE in 2025, and this match is an ideal instance of that.
17. Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bayley — Girls’s Intercontinental Championship — Uncooked (June 23, 2025)
A powerful, old-school wrestling match between two of the best to ever step within the ring. When any mixture of the 4 Horsewomen meet, it feels particular, and this match could be Becky and Bayley’s greatest singles outing from a technical standpoint. The physicality was on level, the depth by no means dipped, and the storytelling particulars have been spot-on. Bayley sporting the gear she had deliberate for Mania earlier than Becky stole her alternative added an ideal emotional layer, and Becky concentrating on the arm she beforehand injured tied the entire thing collectively. To not point out the truth that this Horsewoman conflict was for the Girls’s Intercontinental Championship, giving the brand new title instantaneous status and legitimacy. The DQ end might have been a buzzkill, nevertheless it set the stage completely for the implausible triple risk between Becky, Bayley, and Lyra at Evolution…
Test again in tomorrow as we proceed working our means via the highest 20 with Nos. 16 — 14!
