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 Dec. 21-27, 2025 — Raw, NXT, Evolve, Dynamite, Impact, ROH on HonorClub, SmackDown, Collision, AEW Worlds End, 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.
You sure did…
- It apparently wasn’t in the script, but now it’s in the history books. It shot a Chase U alum to the top of our latest Rankings.
- That allowed NXT’s new Women’s North American champ to beat out a pack that included WWE’s new big bad, TNA’s latest hope to win more NXT gold, and the British mum who took one of The CEO’s babies.
- She still had ten belts when you last voted, so Ultimo placed herself… right after the Jet who made noise in the C2’s Gold League.
- He hadn’t canonically won it yet, but WWE’s new Men’s United States champion beat out an interesting three-way tie in eighth.
The CCWR: 2025-26, Week 35
1. Thea Hail
2. Gunther
3. Leon Slater
4. Alex Windsor
5. Kevin Knight
6. Mercedes Moné
7. Carmelo Hayes
8. (tie) MJF
8. (tie) CM Punk
8. (tie) Cody Rhodes
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 we have no ties in the annual Top Ten …
The Cageside Cup Performer of the Year Standings – through the Week ending Dec. 20
1. Toni Storm – 107
2. John Cena – 67.5
3. Stephanie Vaquer – 61.5
4. Gunther – 60
5. Seth Rollins – 52
6. CM Punk – 51
7. Hangman Page – 50
8. Naomi – 49
9. Dominik Mysterio – 41.08
10. Bron Breakker – 39.75
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!
