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 June 21-27, 2026 — Raw, NXT, Evolve, Dynamite, Impact, ROH on HonorClub, SmackDown, WWE Night of Champions, 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.
Keeping the dream alive…
- WWE’s Very Nice, Very Evil mad scientist rode his Knicks fame to nine more points after last week’s win.
- He finished in front of three folks who won or guest referee-d their way into big Night of Champions matches, that SPOILERS they all won.
- The inspiration of last week’s winner, and her Owen Hart Cup finals opponent, finished sixth.
- WWE’s luchadors accepted his apology, which allowed him to grab the spot immediately ahead of the new World of Stardom champ.
- AEW’s Women’s World champ is war with Stardom, which put her in ninth right in front of the AEW-hating new IWGP Heavyweight champ.
The CCWR: 2026-27, Week 9
1. Maya World
2. Danhausen
3. IYO SKY
4. Sami Zayn
5. Oba Femi
6. Mercedes Moné
7. Chad Gable
8. Suzu Suzuki
9. Thekla
10. Yota Tsuji
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 the gap-hausen between #1 and everyone else widened, but there’s a long way to go. A couple names in the Top Five picked up big wins last week, and could be on the cusp of even bigger ones in the week ahead. Plus, the new WWE champ is lurking just outside the Top Ten, and is the 11th name etched on our Cup…
The Cageside Cup Performer of the Year Standings – through the Week ending June 20
1. Danhausen – 68
2. Darby Allin – 39
3. Oba Femi – 31
4. Jacob Fatu – 25
5. IYO SKY – 24.5
6. Chad Gable – 23
7. Penta – 19.5
8. Jacy Jayne – 19
8. Konosuke Takeshita – 15
9. Maya World – 14
10. Asuka – 13.5
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!
