Paul Heyman has assessed the current WWE women’s division, naming one star in particular that he’s a “huge fan” of.
Currently seen on screen as a member of The Vision, Paul Heyman’s WWE history has seen him involved in a number of behind-the-scenes roles.
While he may be a mentor to the likes of Bron Breakker, Heyman also has an interest in the WWE women’s division and has praised Jordynne Grace in particular.
Speaking to The Sportster, Heyman said he had “no objection” when 2K approached him with the idea of having him be in the corner of Grace in WWE 2K26’s MyRise story mode.
“I had absolutely no objection because I am a huge fan of Jordynne Grace, not only of where she is right now, but of her trajectory being towards the top of the women’s division of WWE.”
His praise would continue as he assessed the status of that very women’s division, going on to state:
“We have, in my opinion, the most stacked women’s division in the history, not just of WWE, but in all of professional wrestling, sports entertainment, or even mixed martial arts.
“I can run down the names on this roster. It would take me too long, and God forbid I leave someone out and slight them, not because I’m afraid of the ramifications, but because I wouldn’t want to be disrespectful to the enormity of the talent that comes from the women’s roster in 2026 in WWE. But suffice to say; Wow, what a roster.
“Any of these women, be it Rhea Ripley, be it Jade Cargill, be it AJ Lee, be it Becky Lynch, be it Bayley, be it Nattie, be it Maxxine Dupri. Again, me trying to name them all, just the list goes on and on and on and on. Nia Jax, Lash Legend. Bella Twins. You can’t go wrong.
“So when 2K said to me, we’re suggesting Jordynne Grace, great. What a talent. What a box office attraction she’s going to be and already is. She’s perfect for this game because she is damn near flawless inside the ring.”
The Women’s Evolution Continues
With the so-called Women’s Evolution in WWE approaching its eleventh year since its 2015 inception, the division has continued to show its pivotal role in proceedings.
In 2015, that year’s Payback marked the first time a WWE Premium Live Event had three women’s matches on one pay-per-view, with WrestleMania 35, four years later, being the first to have an all-women main event as Becky Lynch defeated Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair for both the Raw & SmackDown Women’s Championship.
Many of the top female stars in WWE have come through the NXT system, which had an early focus on something other than women wrestlers as Divas, crowning the first NXT Women’s Champion in 2013 in the form of Paige, while the Divas Championship would continue to feature on the main roster until 2016.
It would be a former NXT Women’s Champion who would be the inaugural WWE Women’s Champion following the deactivation of its Divas predecessor, with a ‘pre-Flair’ era Charlotte taking the title at WrestleMania 32, defeating Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks, all three being members of the Four Horsewomen, alongside Bayley.
While it’s far from true to say that all the current women’s roster came through NXT, the redirection of the division away from what was seen during past eras on Raw & SmackDown has arguably presented them as being as impactful to WWE as their male counterparts.
One such star could be seen as Maxxine Dupri, who has transitioned from her role as a valet on the main roster to an in-ring star in her own right, and former Women’s Intercontinental Champion, feuding with Becky Lynch and Nattie/Natalya as part of that particular evolution, with a recent tease suggesting that The Vision may come calling.
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