Final Rankings Vote for the Cageside Cup
Every fan who visits Cageside Seats has a unique perspective on what’s happening in professional wrestling. The Wrestler Rankings are your chance to share your thoughts and let us know who you believe delivered the most entertaining or impressive performances in the past week. Cast your vote in the comments section and explain why you think certain wrestlers stood out.
We also have the results from last week’s voting, which contribute to our annual competition for the Cageside Cup — an award given to the Performer of the Year. This week marks our year-end edition, where we’re evaluating eight days of nationally televised and internet-streamed pro wrestling events that took place from April 12 to April 19, 2026. These include AEW’s Dynasty PPV, Raw, NXT, Dynamite, Impact, ROH on HonorClub, Collision, SmackDown, the numerous shows in Vegas this week, and both nights of WrestleMania 42.
It’s an intense week, but standing out is tough during this time of year. However, before diving into the latest rankings, here’s a look at the outcome of last week’s voting and how it impacted our annual competition for the Cageside Cup.
Not many expected what we saw after Elimination Chamber, but some were curious. The little demon-man himself? Love that little demon-man. TNA’s new International champion was next, just ahead of a tie between the Best in the World and the Lemon Pepper Stepper, both of whom positioned themselves well heading into WrestleMania.
Two leaders of United Empire 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. They were followed by La Primera for sending a message that resulted in Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez entering concussion protocol.
Congratulations to the newest TNA Tag champions, who secured the final two point-grabbing spots in our rankings.
CCWR: 2025-26, Week 51
- Danhausen
- Mustafa Ali
- (tie) CM Punk
- (tie) Trick Williams
- (tie) Callum Newman
- (tie) Will Ospreay
- Clark Connors
- Stephanie Vaquer
- (tie) Brian Myers
- (tie) Bear Bronson
Points earned in our weekly rankings determine the ongoing annual rankings, which will ultimately decide who wins the Cageside Cup next April. Full details on rules and scoring can be found [HERE].
Where… you know what? I’m not going to tell you 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 it will wrap up our 14th(!) year. The full list, including 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 get those ballots in! We’ll take it from there!
