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 May 4-16, 2026 — Raw, NXT, Evolve, Dynamite, Impact, ROH on HonorClub, SmackDown, Collision, ROH’s Supercard of Honor event, AAA & CMLL’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.
From Kana and the Shirai sisters in Triple Tails…
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… to Backlash show-stealers.
- All of that history between them made their match at last weekend’s PLE even more special, and earned them an appropriate tie atop our Rankings.
- The Minihausens couldn’t quite get into the Top Ten with another full “ballot box”, but the future Hall of Famer who cloned himself to make them landed in third for the third straight week!
- AEW’s fighting World champ has made Dynamite and Collision better during his reign
- A Samoan Werewolf stalks the Tribal Chief, and there’s no security Adam Peace can hire that’s stop him. The same can be said of the second-generation badass stalking The Visionary.
- The new AEW National, the new and now two-time Knockouts, and the new IWGP Global champions took spots 7-9.
- You weren’t the only one who thought the Gingerbread Man was a “good piece of business”, Sam.
The CCWR: 2026-27, Week 3
1. (tie) Asuka
1. (tie) IYO SKY
3. Danhausen
4. Darby Allin
5. Jacob Fatu
6. Bron Breakker
7. Mark Davis
8. Lei Ying Lee
9. Andrade El Ídolo
10. Sami Zayn
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 all those Very Nice,Very Evil thirds add up!
The Cageside Cup Performer of the Year Standings – through the Week ending May 3
1. Danhausen – 24
2. (tie) Darby Allin – 20
2. (tie) Jacob Fatu – 20
4. Jacy Jayne – 19
5. Oba Femi – 13
6. (tie) Aduka – 9.5
6. (tie) IYO SKY – 9.5
8. Kevin Knight – 7
9. Tiffany Stratton – 6
10. (tie) Bron Breakker – 5
10. (tie) Shane Haste – 5
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!
