Another honor for ROH’s Forever champion

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 Dec. 17-23 — Raw, NXT, Powerrr, Dynamite, Impact, Fusion, SmackDown, Rampage, Level Up, Collision, 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.

She could have won for the entrance gear alone…

• The ROH Women’s champion’s incredible run continued as she & Billie Starkz paid off one of the brand’s best stories at Final Battle.
• Our second through fourth place finishers all know a thing or two about that particular show, but only one worked this year’s edition… and he’s here for his Continental Classic match in addition to that memorable Fight Without Honor. The other two are here for their memorable promo exchange on Raw.
• Collision’s cosplaying Texas Street Fight winners alternate the next four spots with New Japan’s reigning heavyweight Tag champs, who won World Tag League for the third year in a row.
• A Phenomenal return rounded out the list, tying with HIM who HBK sent to SmackDown’s US title #1 contender tournament.

The CCWR: 2023-24, Week 37

1. Athena
2. CM Punk
3. Bryan Danielson
4. Seth Rollins
5. Willow NIghtingale
6. Hirooki Goto
7. Kris Statlander
8. YOSHI-HASHI
9. (tie) AJ Styles
9. (tie) Carmelo Hayes

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 whole back-end of the Top Ten got remodeled…

The Cageside Cup Performer of the Year Standings – through the Week ending Dec. 16

1. Orange Cassidy – 123.5
2. IYO SKY – 62.5
3. MJF – 57.5
4. Jey Uso – 57
5. LA Knight – 56.5
6. CM Punk – 51
7. Gunther – 38
8. (tie) Bryan Danielson – 37.5
8. (tie) Willow Nightingale – 37.5
10. Seth Rollins – 37

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Ready to do it again? You can always check the “how to” here if you need it, 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!