Everybody who comes to Cageside Seats has an opinion about what’s going on in pro wrestling — Wrestler Rankings are where YOU let us know YOURS.
Cast a vote in the comments. Give us the five performers you think entertained or impressed the most in the last week, and feel free to talk about why.
We also have the outcome of last week’s voting, the results of which make up our annual competition for the Cageside Cup, given to our Performer of the Year.
This week, we’re voting on nationally televised and
internet streaming pro wrestling shows that took place May 17-23, 2026 — Raw, NXT, Evolve, Dynamite, Impact, ROH on HonorClub, SmackDown, Collision, Saturday Night’s Main Event, New Japan’s BoSJ shows, AAA & CMLL’s weekend shows, and everything else I’m no doubt forgetting.
But first, here’s the outcome of last week’s voting, and how those results changed our annual competition for the Cageside Cup.
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- During the previous voting period, he had two of the week’s best when he also successfully defended Sammy Guevara on Collision.
- Ring of Honor’s forever champ reminded us why, and took second, by retaining over five challengers in a PPV Elimination match. The Alpha took third for being the World champ’s Dynamite dance partner.
- The Genius of the Sky revealed her marriage to a wrestler who just signed with WWE, got her mentor’s respect, and took fourth. Said mentor grabbed seventh before saying goodbye for a while.
- A surprising X-Division title change gave folks a chance to vote for someone who’s consistently putting on great matches for years. That former associate of MVP’s finished fifth, followed by SmackDown’s Samoan Werewolf, for his latest pre-Tribal Combat rampage.
- Knicks fans’ favorite WWE comedy act had his lowest finish of the still fresh year, then we closed things out with The Ruler and the Men’s United States champ.
The CCWR: 2026-27, Week 4
1. Darby Allin
2. Athena
3. Konosuke Takeshita
4. IYO SKY
5. Cedric Alexander
6. Jacob Fatu
7. Asuka
8. Danhausen
9. Oba Femi
10. Trick Williams
Points in our weekly Rankings determine the ongoing annual one — which will determine who wins the Cageside Cup next April. Full details on rules and scoring HERE.
Where those 10 points put the Sting’s favorite tag partner in the lead for the Cup, with a looooong way to go…
The CCWR: 2026-27, Week 4
1. Darby Allin – 30
2. Danhausen – 27
3. Jacob Fatu – 25
4. Jacy Jayne – 19
5. IYO SKY – 16.5
6. Oba Femi – 15 .5
7. Asuka – 13
8. Athena – 9
9. Konosuke Takeshita – 8
10. Kevin Knight – 7
Ready to do it again? You can always check the “how to” here if you need to, or ask a question in the comments. The main things you need to know are you have five spots on your ballot, you can’t put the same person in two of them, but you can split a single or multiple spots between multiple wrestlers. Now…
Let’s have those ballots! We’ll take it from there, and see you back here in a week for the results and another vote!
