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 Nov. 16-22, 2025 — Raw, NXT, Evolve, Dynamite, Impact, ROH on HonorClub, SmackDown, Collision, AEW Full Gear, 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.
What Punk said (for our purposes, you can fast-forward past stuff about MSG)…
- It wasn’t quite the same as a Punk promo, but the new TNA World champ got a lot of support online — including from staffer who’s been following his journey for a long time.
- The Kabuki Warriors are three-time WWE Women’s Tag champs, but they didn’t tie for third… perhaps because the Pirate Princess is a little more sympathetic in their current storyline.
- Bouncing back from a Blood & Guts loss with a great Collision performance landed AEW’s startling starlet in fifth, while getting bloody in a Blood & Guts win put one of that match’s breakout stars in the next spot.
- Tapping out Mox for what would turn out to be just the first time this month put a Kool Kat in seventh.
- Woo Woo Woo, You Know we wouldn’t leave Matt Cardona out of the Top Ten after his return to WWE.
- Things were going so well for AEW’s Cowboy heading into Full Gear, and landed him in ninth.
- Just ahead of a Babe of Wrath who was in Blood & Guts and an ROH Women’s title match during the week in question.
The CCWR: 2025-26, Week 30
1. John Cena
2. Frankie Kazarian
3. Asuka
4. Kairi Sane
5. Toni Storm
6. Skye Blue
7. Kyle O’Reilly
8. Zack Ryder
9. Hangman Page
10. Harley Cameron
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 some names have been moved around in the Top Ten, but first place remains comfortably Timeless…
The Cageside Cup Performer of the Year Standings – through the Week ending Nov. 15
1. Toni Storm – 102
2. John Cena – 57.5
3. Stephanie Vaquer – 55.5
4. Seth Rollins – 52
5. Hangman Page – 50
6. (tie) Naomi – 49
6. (tie) CM Punk – 49
8. Gunther – 34
9. Jacob Fatu – 32.5
10. Dominik Mysterio – 31.08
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!
