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, because it’s our year-end edition we’re
actually voting on eight-days of nationally televised and internet streaming pro wrestling shows that took place April 12-19, 2026 — AEW’s Dynasty PPV, Raw, NXT, Dynamite, Impact, ROH on HonorClub, Collision, SmackDown, the 5.3 kajillion shows in Vegas this week, and of course, both nights of WrestleMania 42.
It’s a crazy week, but it’s hard to stand out for long at this time of year.
But first, here’s the outcome of last week’s voting, and how those results changed our annual competition for the Cageside Cup.
Not many predicted what we got last night after Elimination Chamber, but a few wondered. The little demon-man himself?
Love that little demon-man.
- TNA’s new International champ was next, just in front of a tie between the Best in the World and the Lemon Pepper Stepper, both of whom put themselves in good position heading into WrestleMania that week.
- Two United Empire leaders reunited in AEW, and shared fifth place in our Rankings.
- Only one member of The Dogs made the Top Ten for their brief AEW Trios title run, and was followed by La Primera for sending a message that sent Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez to concussion protocol.
- Congrats to the newest TNA Tag champs, who shared our last two point-grabbing spots.
The CCWR: 2025-26, Week 51
1. Danhausen
2. Mustafa Ali
3. (tie) CM Punk
3. (tie) Trick Williams
5. (tie) Callum Newman
5. (tie) Will Ospreay
7. Clark Connors
8. Stephanie Vaquer
9. (tie) Brian Myers
9. (tie) Bear Bronson
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… you know what? I’m not gonna tell ya right now. That’ll build suspense for the full 25-26 Rankings later this week, which is good since regulars already know who won the Cup. And we don’t have a moment to spare — because this is the final Rankings vote of our Raw After WrestleMania – WrestleMania season!
The vote will be open for less than 24 hours (until April 20’s Raw after WrestleMania starts streaming on Netflix), and close out our 14th(!) year. That full list with everyone who made a weekly Top Ten in the past year, along with a closer look at the Cup winner and the rest of the annual Top Ten (and maybe more) is coming later this week. Then on Sunday, we start our 15th(!!) year.
So let’s have those ballots! We’ll take it from there!
