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 July 26-Aug. 1, 2026 — AEW’s Redemption PPV, Raw, NXT, Evolve, Dynamite, Impact, ROH on HonorClub, SmackDown, MLW Fusion, Collision, Night One of SummerSlam, AAA & CMLL’s weekly shows, New Japan’s G1 36, 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.
Triple H hasn’t said a lot fans online agree with lately, but we couldn’t argue with this quote from WWE Unreal season three:
“Chelsea Green is at the top of the list of somebody that takes anything you give her, no matter how long, how short, how brief. She will turn that into something that you remember. There will be a moment in that match where you go, ‘Did you see when Chelsea Green did this?’”
The CCWR: 2026-27, Week 14
1. Chelsea Green
2. Danhausen
3. Finn Bálor
4. Kevin Knight
5. Thekla
6. (tie) La Hiedra
6. (tie) Laredo Kid
8. Oba Femi
9. (tie) Nick Aldis
9. (tie) Tony D’Angelo
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 leaders added points and it’s lopsided but not over…
The Cageside Cup Performer of the Year Standings – through the Week ending July 25
1. Danhausen – 107
2. Oba Femi – 43
3. Darby Allin – 39
4. IYO SKY – 33
5. Chad Gable – 32
6. Sami Zayn – 31
7. Jacob Fatu – 25
8. Penta – 19.5
8. Jacy Jayne – 19
9. Konosuke Takeshita – 18.5
10. Mercedes Moné – 18
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!
