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 Oct. 19-25, 2025 — Raw, NXT, Evolve, Dynamite, Impact, ROH on HonorClub, SmackDown, Collision, NXT’s Halloween Havoc PLE, 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.
That’s how we felt after a Mad Dragon (and his gold-guaranteeing neck tat) answered the now-former WWE United States champion’s Open Challenge on the SmackDown under consideration last week…
- The new WWE United States champion was followed by the new IWGP World Heavyweight champion and the new TNA World champion.
- Paul Heyman’s remaining Visionaries were split by someone who’s now a champ, but at the time was just a somewhat surprising #1 contender.
- AEW took us the rest of the way, with three of WrestleDream’s big winners tied for seventh, and another grabbing our last point of the week.
The CCWR: 2025-26, Week 27
1. Ilja Dragunov
2. Konosuke Takeshita
3. Mike Santana
4. Bron Breakker
5. Tatum Paxley
6. Bronson Reed
7. (tie) Darby Allin
7. (tie) Mercedes Moné
7. (tie) Kris Statlander
10. Kyle Fletcher
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 a Bronson broke into the Top Ten…
The Cageside Cup Performer of the Year Standings – through the Week ending Oct. 18
1. Toni Storm – 96
2. Stephanie Vaquer – 55.5
3. Seth Rollins – 52
4. Naomi – 49
5. John Cena – 47.5
6. Hangman Page – 46
7. CM Punk – 39
8. Gunther – 34
9. Jacob Fatu – 32.5
10. (tie) Bron Breakker – 30.75
10. (tie) Sami Zayn – 30.75
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!
