The drama shows that are professional wrestling continue to intrigue with new characters rising to put their names next to top stars in the world.
The runs of Bianca Belair and Roman Reigns have been historic, as both are on some of the longest reigns in the history of WWE. AEW’s tag team champions FTR are currently in their record-tying second reign in the promotion. They are the best in the business.
And yet, the list of wrestlers who would be considered must-see is gradually increasing, as a former champion (Mercedes Mone), a loudmouth (MJF) and best friends turned tag champs (Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn) are jamming their way onto the marquee.
With Night of Champions (WWE), Double or Nothing (AEW) and other marquee shows coming up over the next few months, the time was right to bring back ESPN’s pro wrestling rankings, as voted on by an internal panel.
Our top male stars, female stars and tag teams in the world are ranked below with analysis from ESPN’s wrestling correspondents Brandon Caldwell, Mike Coppinger and Marc Raimondi. This time, our writers will highlight stars who went from unranked in our September rankings to making our top five in May.
