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 Aug. 16-22, 2026 — New Japan’s G1 36 Final, Raw, NXT, Evolve, Dynamite, Impact, ROH on HonorClub, SmackDown, ROH’s Death Before Dishonor PPV, MLW Fusion, Collision, AAA & CMLL’s weekly 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.
That whole celebrating the new WWE Women’s champ thing? The new WWE Women’s United States champ says it’s time wrap that shiz up…
machobusta’s tumblr" />
- Those two beat out the man representing the people (okay, me) in the WWE Men’s title program, and the Sons of Haku, aka the new WWE Men’s Tag champs.
- The Very Not-As-(seemingly)Universally-Beloved-As-He-Was-A-Few-Months-Ago leader in our Cup race padded his lead with five points, followed by the Don’t-Acronym-Me-Bro One True (AEW World) champion.
- “Pew Pew!” That was your warning shot from our still-Dolo eighth place finisher.
- The Real Latino Man will start the Casino Gauntlet, which allowed him to edge out the loud lad of lucha libre, who gave AAA’s Cruiserweight champion Lucha Bro a run for his… title.
The CCWR: 2026-27, Week 17
1. Jacy Jayne
2. Chelsea Green
3. Kevin Owens
4. Tama Tonga
5. Talla Tonga
6. Danhausen
7. MJF
8. Solo Sikoa
9. Andrade El Ídolo
10. Noisy Man
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 SmackDown’s Women’s titleholders moved up, and moved The Alpha out…
The Cageside Cup Performer of the Year Standings – through the Week ending Aug. 15
1. Danhausen – 121
2. Oba Femi – 53
3. Chad Gable – 40
4. Darby Allin – 39
5. IYO SKY – 33
6. Sami Zayn – 31
7. Chelsea Green – 30
8. Jacy Jayne – 29
8. Jacob Fatu – 25
9. Andrade El Ídolo – 24.5
10. Penta – 19.5
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!
