For the longest time, mainstream women’s wrestling in the likes of WWE wasn’t about who was the biggest and most imposing like it was with the men’s, as the focus was more on stereotypical forms of what the higher ups deemed as “beauty”. Thankfully, time has moved on, and those with muscular physiques are becoming stars in women’s wrestling, and that is also the case in AEW.
Not everyone has an incredibly muscular physique, relying more on technical or high-flying offense, though there are still those in the company who are more impressive than others from a physical standpoint. Throughout AEW history, there have been a fair few individuals who make the cut of being the most muscular since day one.
10 Paige VanZant
Paige VanZant has done very little in AEW, but her main positive trait has been the presence she has managed to create around herself whilst doing very little. She looks like a star, and a big part of that is due to how muscular she is.
The former MMA fighter came into the company with one of the best physiques and dangerous auras. She has only had one match in the promotion thus far, coming all the way back at Double or Nothing 2022.
9 Athena
Athena is currently wrestling in Ring Of Honor, reigning as the company’s Women’s World Champion, but she competed a fair bit in AEW before moving over to their sister company.
She may not be the tallest of wrestlers but she is still absolutely jacked. For someone who is quite stocky she can move around the ring with remarkable ease - delivering her Eclipse finisher is no easy feat.
8 Big Swole
Big Swole was never one of the tallest or biggest wrestlers on the roster, but there is no coincidence that she has the name ‘swole’. She has an incredible physique, and when she flexes, it is as though there is a football inside her arm.
Pound for pound, Swole was one of the strongest in AEW history, and it is a shame that not more was done with her as a performer before she parted ways with the promotion back in 2021.
7 Leyla Hirsch
Much like Big Swole, Leyla Hirsch is someone who packs a lot of muscle into a much shorter body. Despite Hirsch having the size disadvantage when compared to pretty much every other wrestler in AEW, she has a strength advantage due to being very muscular.
If it weren’t for an ill-timed injury, Hirsch would likely be making big strides in AEW as she was beginning to procure some momentum amidst her strong in-ring performances in the company.
6 Taya Valkyrie
Taya Valkyrie is one of the newest AEW signings, being brought into the promotion this year as a foe for Jade Cargill. Valkyrie posed the biggest threat to date to Cargill for the simple fact that she was someone who could match the size, strength and presence of the former TBS Champion.
Valkyrie has massive arms full of muscle, with her able to woman-handle almost any of the opponents she has come up against over the years within her successful professional wrestling career.
5 Awesome Kong
Whilst Awesome Kong was in the back end of her career when she signed with AEW back in 2019 as one of the first real surprise appearances in the company, she still retained the incredible physical presence which made her stand out as a star in the likes of TNA.
She failed to really do much in AEW following the horror that was the Nightmare Collective faction, and would be among the first to leave AEW.
4 Kris Statlander
Kris Statlander is the reigning TBS Championship after returning from injury, and if it weren’t for a myriad of maladies then she would likely have even more gold due to the fact that she is one of the most impressive all-round in-ring performers in the company.
She is very muscular with an impressive physique to match almost everyone else in the AEW women’s division, with her managing to retain great agility too. She’s strong, fast and looks like a star.
3 Mercedes Martinez
Mercedes Martinez has mostly wrestled in ROH and AEW Dark since her affiliation with Tony Khan’s promotions began, but despite not being heavily featured on AEW programming, one thing's for sure - she is among the most physically impressive women on the roster.
Even at over 40 years of age at this point, Martinez has kept in top top condition throughout her career. For years she has been looked upon as one of the most imposing figures in women’s wrestling with a brilliant physique and muscles for days.
2 Jamie Hayter
Jamie Hayter is an absolute powerhouse, with her dominant style in the ring gaining her a natural connection to the audience which has made her the biggest face in the division and the (now former) AEW Women’s World Champion.
Her physique is very impressive, with her having bigger arms than most people’s heads. She is someone who could realistically stand toe-to-toe with any other women in the world of professional wrestling, and it is all down to how muscular she is.
1 Jade Cargill
There is no one in either the men’s or women’s divisions in AEW who demand attention quite like Jade Cargill, and a big part of that is due to her being one of the most muscular and physically impressive wrestlers in the world.
It would be fair to assume that she is carved from stone, looking a million bucks any time she walks out in front of an audience. Despite only still being fairly new to the wrestling business, she already has the longest reign of a championship in AEW history, with an incredible undefeated streak that stretched to 60 victories.
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