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 Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2026 — AEW’s All In London PPV, AAA’s Ola de Calor & NXT’s Heatwave PLEs, Raw, NXT, Evolve, Dynamite, Impact, ROH on HonorClub, SmackDown, MLW Fusion, Collision, 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.
Solo Dolo back-to-back?
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- In fact, our second place finisher was also back-to-back in the spot.
- Third and fourth went to luchadors: a masked WWE one who advanced to faced his Lucha Bro in Raw’s #1 contender touranment and defended his AAA title during the week under consideration, and an unmasked AEW one who was driving MJF nuts at the time.
- Our last non-tie was fka Powerhouse Hobbs in fifth. Out the Mud joined him in their then-unnamed stable, and were the second of three ties to close out our latest weekly Top “Ten”.
- A pair of Brits split sixth, one for advancing to another match at Wembley after everyone thought your career was over, the other for the final run-up to his All In coronation.
- Last and I suppose, as far as these rankings go, least — the TNA brother act who beat the other, more legendary TNA brother act at Lockdown.
The CCWR: 2026-27, Week 19
1. Solo Sikoa
2. Sami Zayn
3. Rey Fenix
4. Andrade El Ídolo
5. Royce Keys
6. (tie) Nigel McGuinness
6. (tie) Will Ospreay
8. (tie) Bronco Nima
8. (tie) Lucien Price
10. (tie) Nic Nemeth
10 (tie) Ryan Nemeth
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 the Last Real Good Guy moved past the reformed former Grande Americano Oscuro, and we’ve got a pair of former lovebirds tied for the last spot in the Top Ten…
The Cageside Cup Performer of the Year Standings – through the Week ending Aug. 29
1. Danhausen – 127
2. Oba Femi – 53
3. Sami Zayn – 49
4. Chad Gable – 48
5. Darby Allin – 39
6. (tie) Chelsea Green – 33
6. (tie) IYO SKY – 33
8. Andrade El Ídolo – 31.5
9. Jacy Jayne – 29
10. (tie) Jacob Fatu – 25
10. (tie) Solo Sikoa – 25
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!
