Cageside Community Wrestler Rankings, Season 13: Week 5 results & Week 6 vote

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 May 12-18, 2024 — Raw, NXT, Powerrr, Dynamite, Impact, Fusion, ROH on HonorClub, SmackDown, Level Up, Collision, Rampage, New Japan’s Best of the Super Jrs. 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’s how you cap off a two defense week...

... and secure a first place finish in these here Rankings.

• Beating Brody King and Kyle O’Reilly while managing to not completely succumb to Malakai Black’s mist/mind games allowed Adam Copeland to edge (last one, promise) out a win over two legendary foes who won King of the Ring Tournament matches during the same week.
• The new NJPW Strong champion followed that trio in our latest Rankings, finishing just in front of two men who’ve overcome serious injuries to return to the ring.
• We continue to be impressed by The Bloodline’s current boss, who finished in the back half of the Top Ten, along with the reigning, defending NJPW Strong Women’s champ fresh off her latest defense.
• The Mad Russian’s KotR dance partner and the AEW World champ rounded out our latest list.

The CCWR: 2024-25, Week 5

1. Adam Copeland
2. Ilja Dragunov
3. Gunther
4. Gabe Kidd
5. (tie) Bryan Danielson
5. (tie) Wes Lee
7. Solo Sikoa
8. Stephanie Vaquer
9. Ricochet
10. Swerve Strickland

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 top remains unchanged, but we have a new early season logjam at the other end of the Top Ten...

The Cageside Cup Performer of the Year Standings - through the Week ending May 11

1. Solo Sikoa - 22
2. Willow Nightingale - 16
3. Jon Moxley - 15.5
4. (tie) Trick Williams - 14
4. (tie) Bryan Danielson - 14
6. Cody Rhodes - 13
7. Tama Tonga - 12
8. Ilja Dragunov - 11
9. (tie) Sami Zayn - 10
9. (tie) Swerve Strickland - 10
9. (tie) Adam Copeland - 10

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!