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 March 1-7, 2026 — Raw, NXT, Dynamite, Impact, ROH on HonorClub, SmackDown, Collision, NXT Vengeance Day, CMLL and AAA’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.
Seems that comeback was worth it…
- The first former Divas champ to claim the Women’s Intercontinental title beat out the Elimination Chamber winner who will challenge for the WWE Women’s belt at WrestleMania.
- A middling debut didn’t curse the Very Nice, Very Evil first Ranking as a member of the WWE roster.
- The Legend Killer-turned-Legend who won the right to challenge the WWE champ at ‘Mania was next.
- He was followed by one half of the new WWE Women’s Tag champs (her teammate hasn’t always been the most popular with internet fans, and finished ninth).
- The new NWJP Strong Openweight champ started the back-half of our latest Top Ten, followed by a tie between a successful homecoming for the WWE’s Chicago Made World Heavyweight champ and New Japan’s new Television champion.
- Our final point went to an AEW and NJPW-contracted guy who came up short in an IWGP Global title bout in New Jersey, but got a few numbers while he was there anyway.
The CCWR: 2025-26, Week 45
1. AJ Lee
2. Rhea Ripley
3. Danhausen
4. Randy Orton
5. Lash Legend
6. Oleg Boltin
7. (tie) CM Punk
7. (tie) Konosuke Takeshita
9. Nia Jax
10. Andrade El Ídolo
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 Punk edged in front of a nemesis, but that was the only change in this Top Ten…
The Cageside Cup Performer of the Year Standings – through the Week ending Feb. 28
1. Toni Storm – 134
2. Gunther – 69
3. (tie) John Cena – 67.5
3. (tie) Stephanie Vaquer – 67.5
5. Hangman Page – 56
6. CM Punk – 54.5
7. Seth Rollins – 52
8. Naomi – 49
9. Je’Von Evans – 43.5
10. Sami Zayn – 41.25
Ready to do it again? You can always check the “how to” here if you need it, 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!
