2026 Nomination Thread

[Kadaveri]

Mio Momono

The best pure babyface of her era and even just that doesn't quite do her justice. From very early on in her career she'd developed a distinct personality that she incorporated into her matches brilliantly. She's an over-energetic little pest who does things like screaming her opponent's face to throw them off. Done by almost anyone else her gimmick would just be annoying but she pulls it off and makes you think it's just her real personality. She's also an incredibly athletic cardio machine despite not looking like one and takes some incredible bumps. Her feud with Mayumi Ozaki in 2023-24 came closer than anyone to the visceral and emotional vibe of the Chigusa Nagayo vs. Dump Matsumoto feud.

vs. Maruko Nagasaki - SEAdLINNNG 5/5/17

vs. Takumi Iroha - Marvelous 11/3/19

w/ Yumi Ohka vs. Hibiki & Sareee - WAVE 12/27/20

w/ Mei Hoshizuki & Rin Kadokura vs. Chihiro Hashimoto, DASH Chisako & Mika Iwata (Elimination) - GAEA 6/13/21

vs. Miyuki Takase vs. Sakura Hirota (Tomoe Battle Rules) - WAVE 6/29/21

vs. Chikayo Nagashima - Marvelous 5/3/23

vs. Mayumi Ozaki - Marvelous 8/7/23

vs. Mayumi Ozaki - Oz Academy 4/28/24

 

[Grimmas]

UPDATED!!!

[club]

Brian Maxine

 

I find it quite hard to put into words what I love about Brian Maxine, but here goes. We all know someone who’s an arrogant prick right? Someone who is clearly talented, but also clearly not the  genius they make themselves out to be? The type you’re just waiting to fall flat on his annoying face? Brian “Gold Belt” Maxine is the best wrestling personification of this type. Everything he does just screams so well with this, from his wrestling style, to his crown and robe, to his patronising handshake. The WoS environment is perfect for this type of heel to thrive. Maxine’s generally wrestling in front of an audience that views letting success go to your head as a cardinal sin. The whole thing is cartoonishly absurd yet completely relatable.

 

Recommended matches:

 

Brian Maxine vs Steve Wright, 2nd December 1972

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VOn44x3Oso

 

Brian Maxine vs Ivan Penzecoff, 15th Feb 1975

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDwpfwLhhtA

 

Brian Maxine vs Robby Barron, 5th March 1977

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecwJaLJDfAI

[HowtobeaMark]

Dick the Bruiser

I can see this nomination getting a negative response and I do understand why. But honestly, I do think he warrants consideration. I think Dick showed he could be effective in a variety of roles whether it be bar room/every man brawler (w/ Bruno vs Ernie Ladd and Baron Von Raschke), a fun comedic worker (w/ The Crusher and Little Bruiser vs The Blackjacks & Bobby Heenan), a bumping and stooging heel (w/Karl Karlsson vs Verne Gagne and Wilbur Snyder) or a vicious heel (vs Giant Baba). I think he knew how to get the best out of what he had and was incredibly over with the fans and could evoke huge reactions. Was a master of super expressive big wrestling knew how to play to every seat in the house.

Matches to Watch

W/Karl Karlsson vs Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder – Chicago 17/7/59

Vs Giant Baba – JWA 28/2/68

w/The Crusher & Little Bruiser vs Bobby Heenan & The Blackjacks – WWA 16/9/72

w/Bruno Sammartino vs Ernie Ladd & Baron Von Raschke – WWA 25/8/73

[Ricky Jackson]

Would also add 1975 vs Baba for Bruiser. Awesome match

Fuck yeah, I'll vote for him

[HeadCheese]

Shuji Ishikawa
The Big Dog, a great overdog that has a really interesting variety of wrestling. Really good presence. 
He is a wrestler I'm hoping look more into. Good at comedy, tag team wrestling, big singles, bloody wrestling, and more.
Being the top champion for AJPW, BJW, DDT, and Kyushu Pro is very impressive.
vs. Kazusada Higuchi (DDT, 9/25/2016)
vs. HARASHIMA (DDT, 12/4/2016)
vs. Suwama (AJPW, 7/17/2017)
vs. Kento Miyahara (AJPW, 7/27/2017)
w/ Suwama vs. Kento Miyahara & Yoshitatsu (AJPW, 12/12/17)
w/ Suwama vs. Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (AJPW, 6/17/2023).

[HeadCheese]

Big Daddy V / Mabel / Viscera
A wrestler I really enjoy watching. Fun bumps, spinning wheel kicks, and looking super cool/menacing. The Big Daddy V look is an all time wrestling look. He rules so much. Very fun to watch! 

The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) vs. Men On A Mission (Mabel & Mo) (w/Oscar) (WWF Wrestlemania 10, 3/20/94)

Mabel vs. Yokozuna (WWF Action Zone, Aired 11/6/94)
https://youtu.be/rcTfq4d50_E?si=zL4wkuP8ke60loh0

Viscera vs. Kurt Angle (WWF Raw, 12/20/99)
https://youtu.be/qVk_NjyQM-4?si=bln8CoPGNzSq0WHH

Batista vs. Viscera (WWE Raw, 1/17/05)

John Cena vs. Viscera (WWE Raw, 8/7/2006)

Big Daddy V vs. Brandon Gatson, Jeff Michaels & John Mason (WWE ECW, 7/31/07)

Big Daddy V vs. Colin Delaney (WWE ECW, Aired 1/1/08)

Big Daddy Voodoo vs. Ryota Hama (AJPW, 7/2/10)
https://youtu.be/3KFQ5Z4UXHE?si=3nQqICwbsWAz3IpE

Big Daddy V vs. Blue Demon Jr (WWL Dream Matches Tour, 7/7/13)
https://youtu.be/S5LeE2Sa-nY?si=I4SmMNrvju5O_Nwx

[HeadCheese]

Crazy Crusher 
A super bump freak. Nominated mostly from having the craziest ladder match on tape with Hellstorm from EWR in 2004. One of the most 2004 playing action figures, watching TLC, and  endorphin wrestling matches ever! He has also has really good crowd connection outside of the spots and really cool other matches.

vs. AJ Styles vs. El Generico (EWR, 9/4/04)
https://youtu.be/WCn-QpdLZxg?si=1CTnpO1SYahur2is
vs. Hellstorm (EWR, 11/6/04)
https://youtu.be/jIorRNuQ1Bo?si=AJ6q2Cucno_KC5aE
vs. Hellstorm, THE LADDER MATCH (EWR, 12/19/04)
https://youtu.be/KNiC2VkSOHQ?si=fAMNE0m-o_kA0Rnd

Here's a playlist of him
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqb8lKBlP4tPbB9I6Yh60PR1kzhvS0d-8&si=-TgNMYh9YTj7zF36

[HeadCheese]

Sakura Hirota
One of the best comedy wrestlers I have seen, there's a so much charm and enthusiasm in her work. Her work as self does follow a formula but it's still fun. Her stuff with the giant HHH champion is fun.
Her impression and cosplay wrestler work is amazing. She might be the best at that kind of gimmick. She is so good at finding the manurisms and quirks of who she is portraying.
She is also such a great underdog and fighter from underneath especially in GAEA.

Match recs
vs. Devil Masami (GAEA, 1/9/97)
https://youtu.be/dSLte9W5KqY?si=OVH6HK0Lm1SDzq1D
vs. Chigusa Nagayo (GAEA, 1/12/97)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=xtKbs2jkMKU&pp=ygUWR2FlYSBjaGlndXNhIGhpcm90YSA5Nw%3D%3D
vs. Dynamite Kansei (GAEA, 5/14/00)
https://youtu.be/uLFid3GC7u8?si=JRunJwgGBQsnnpIN
w/ Lioness Asuka vs. KAORU and Mayumi Ozaki (GAEA, 6/17/01)
https://youtu.be/A5wsrJrPnYg?si=seJ08YMrQ4fCWDEd
vs. KAROU (GAEA, 7/14/02)
https://youtu.be/NL93QDL8xtI?si=EqiFPHJos1bgp1Zf
vs. Mima Shimoda (GAEA, 4/3/05)
https://youtu.be/cpa9jUHKy5E?si=nNGVQm4Py5M8bgUh
vs. Antonio Honda (DDT, 7/29/19)
w/ Chihiro Hashimoto, and Yuu vs. DASH Chisako, Meiko Satomura and Syuri (Sendai Girls, 3/28/20)
https://youtu.be/EdxRCoIv5EE?si=ynYgGFrLGrTOhqNr
vs. Mio Momono (Marvelous, 2/26/21)
https://youtu.be/JpU6S00V13A?si=f9uD2gUXciALnjvk
vs. Miyuki Takase (WAVE, 3/12/23)
https://youtu.be/_sCwJR6PTHo
Battle Royal (Sendai Girls, 1/12/24)
https://youtu.be/554dVDbsDOE?si=PRwqyvKm7uyq9PsF
vs. Aiger (Sendai Girls)
https://youtu.be/Sv_pPty3t0Q?si=7TjDdrBXBNz0mvNz
vs. Aiger (Sendai Girls)
https://youtu.be/k7g5aCt1ey8?si=GdD3fhho2MJIt95w

Her various cosplays in GAEA
https://youtu.be/oiyiL1kHh-E?si=wB923tdMMZvEzhBH

[HeadCheese]

 

Andreza Giant Panda / Andre The Giant Panda
Probably going to make somewhere in my 99-100. From New Nemuro Pro Wrestling and N2W with Samson Miyamoto and various other friends as his manager Andreza Giant Panda! An great party wrestling gimmick. I have so many Andreza Giant Panda matches and moments over the past 8 years and it's still fun. It's a character. Andreza has even had matches against a parody Hulk Hogan and Stan Kobayashi.
Inflatable Panda headbutts and body splashes energy. My go to wrestler when I'm showing my someone wrestling.

Yuruchara Brawl (Rampage Big Brawl, 5/8/2018)
https://youtu.be/xsXSzqEofaY?si=xtcoLayz2KTcMWAW
vs. Batten Blabla (Kyushu Pro, 7/7/2018)
https://youtu.be/EIQc4tlzUnc?si=bbeBt82HlV3k4Zow
vs. Super Sasadango Machine (DDT, 10/21/2018)
w/ Saki Akai vs. Akito & Kazuki Hirata (DDT, 6/17/2023)
vs. Pokotan (DDT, 6/18/2023)
w/ Kaya Toribami vs. Pom Harajuku and Raku (TJPW, 3/31/2024)
https://youtu.be/Un7brCj49Mw?si=-lQN4uyPzVrPW9P2

Here's an Andreza Giant Panda playlist.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlM1-WJ2N9UeYaJa44AqJ9T-76i9m56cI&si=TIjcN4RQuz1oD6a3

[Ma Stump Puller]

Don Leo Jonathan

Kinda shocking that he wasn't a official nomination earlier. Don Leo has been held in great regard for decades as one of the best giants of his time, his terrific atheticism, and capability to play a strong babyface but a especially strong gift for being a heel, being probably one of the greatest big-man bumpers ever. Was also gifted enough technically that he could wrestle 30/40 minute matches without it ever seeming boring or out of touch, especially impressive since this was a guy wrestling in a time when dropkicks were considered a novelty.

50s discoveries have also further established his case since they show him in his prime having incredible showings with some of the best to do it, so we have even more reason to consider his case beyond some AJPW tours. 

vs "Tiger" Jack Moore (10/22/1954)

vs Roy McClarity (01/24/1955)

vs Verne Gagne (04/15/1955)

w/ Hans Schnabel vs Argentina Rocca & Roy McClarity (06/10/1955)

vs Lou Thesz (10/28/1955)

vs Strong Kobayashi (05/02/1972)

vs Mr. Wrestling (12/09/1975)

vs Dory Funk Jr. (12/17/1975)

vs Otto Wanz (07/12/1980)

 

 

[HeadCheese]

Kazuki Hirata 

TOKYO GO! A contender for best comedy wrestler I have ever seen. He's for sure best comedy/avant garde wrestler in DDT history. He constantly makes me smile. The Tokyo Go glasses gimmick is always so fun.

He's so good at making other wrestlers look great whether that wrestler is animate or inanimate (Kazuki Hirata is best vs. Yoshihiko wrestler ever) or anyone. Toru Owashi and him have such a great dynamic. Fun when he gets serious too. He's amazing! I think he might make the 80-95 region of my list. 

 

Match Recs

Kazuki Hirata, Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi vs. Makoto Oishi, MAO & Shunma Katsumata (DDT, 1/28/13)

Kazuki Hirata vs. Usaburo Kokeshi, Daruma Takasaki & Yutaka Yoshie (DDT, 5/12/19)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCu6Xe8SebA

Jun Akiyama & Yoshihiko Vs HARASHIMA & Kazuki Hirata (DDT, 9/26/2021)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_ubHk83Yhw

Kazuki Hirata vs. Yoshihiko (DDT, 10/12/21)

https://youtu.be/lyPx8or6ams?si=iqL9RIDOiyWvO8H0

Konosuke Takeshita & Yuki Ueno Vs Shuji Kondo & Kazuki Hirata (DDT, 1/30/22)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTWYfaUVblQ

MAO Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Yoshihiko (DDT, 6/25/23)

Kazuki Hirata vs. Hiromu Takahashi (DDT, 11/12/23)

Hiromu Takahashi, Kazuki Hirata, and Keisuke Ishii vs. Kenshin Chikano, Soma Takao, and YO-HEY (DDT, 3/12/25)

Any rumble Peter Pan Rumble he has been in

[HeadCheese]

Kazusada Higuchi

He's been pretty much at the good+ and above level since since I first saw him DDT DNA proabably 11 years ago. 

He carries great presence and confidence. Not sure if he'll make my list but, I think hes one of current DDT more consistent wrestlers especially in main events.

 

Match Recs

vs. HARASHIMA (DDT, 4/26/16)

vs. Shuji Ishikawa (DDT, 9/25/16)

vs. Konosuke Takeshita (DDT, 1/7/17)

vs. HARASHIMA (DDT, 11/3/21)

37KAMIINA/ShunMAO (MAO and Shunma Katsumata) vs. Chihiro Hashimoto and Kazusada Higuchi (DDT Super Encounter! Episode 4, 2022)

His DDT King Of DDT 2022 (7/3/22) and 2023 (5/21/23)

vs. Konosuke Takeshita (DDT, 9/25/22)

Eruption (Hideki Okatani, Saki Akai, and Yukio Sakaguchi) vs. Harimao (Kazusada Higuchi, Ryota Nakatsu, and Yuki Ishida) (DDT, 7/23/23)

vs. Masahiro Takanashi (Baka Gaijin abd Friends 9, 10/31/23)

vs. Shinya Aoki (DDT,5/6/25)

 

[Mantaur Rodeo Clown]

Jay White

Inexplicably does not have a nomination yet despite being a fairly prominent wrestler over the past 10 years or so. Jay White exemplifies a minimalism that clashes strongly with current North American wrestling's obsession with maximalist. More spots, more near falls, more finishes, more crowd chants, more stipulations, more everything. Jay White has a less-is-more attitude that makes him stand apart from his peers, but ultimately makes him mismatched from his current booking and overlooked.

A tremendous look, a good promo, a solid base for different styles of wrestling and an endless gas tank that makes him versatile as wrestler. He may simply just be too young still (32 at time of posting) to rank in the top 100, but he is certainly putting together a very good resume.

Matches

Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood vs Jay White & Juice Robinson - AEW Collision, 07.15.2023

To my mind, the best tag team match of the decade so far. Everything is picture perfect, every wrestler working in concert and combining beyond the sum of their parts. As Salieri says, move one note and there would be diminishment. Jay White is stellar in this match, phenomenally selling the fatigue of the match and getting the stipulation over. The visual of Juice dragging Jay back to a corner after a fall, and Jay selling like death in his lap is absolute gold.

Jay White vs Adam Page - AEW Wrestledream, 10.12.2024

Any of their matches together are very good, and veer away from the trend of AEW matches in this period. They don't go for diminishing returns with endless kickouts. They don't trade momentum back and forth endlessly until any throughline is lost. Good, solid legwork leading up to a spectacular finish. Jay's smoothness in the ring is clear in the match, as is his ability to read a crowd and adjust.

Jay White vs Kota Ibushi - NJPW G1 Climax 2019 - 08.12.2019

Just a wonderful, bombastic performance in the NJPW style, at the tale end of the era for this sort of match. Wonderful heel work throughout by Jay, probably the career performance up to that point for him.

Jay White vs Juice Robinson - NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco, 07.07.2018.

The match is great, but for me, this is all about the one spot where Jay White suplexes Juice into the barricade, knocking Jim Ross over. Apparently, JR had voiced his concerns earlier in the day about it. Before you know it, Josh Barnett is acting like a mega-mark, storming the ring to protect the honor of his commentary partner. Is it a work? Is it a shoot? I don't know. Either way, Jay White's reaction (planned or improvised) is pure heel genius.

[HeadCheese]

Arik Royal

Yay, yay! One of the best wrestlers of the 2010s and still really good when getting opportunity in the 2020s. Great confidence in his movements. Great at being the overdog but, also great at being vunderable. A good face from what I seen) and a great heel. He's so good at finding the strengths helping accentuating the strengths of his tag team partners and opponets.

CWF Mid Atlantic was my go to promotion of the mid-late 2010s because alot in part because of Arik Royal.

 

Match Recs

vs. Trevor Lee (CWF Mid Atlantic Battlecade, 12/28/13)

w/  Ray Kandrack vs. Andrew Everett & Jesse Adler (CWF MA, 3/12/16)

vs. Nick Richards (CWF MA Weaver Cup Finals, 8/13/16)

vs. Andrew Everett (CWF MA Battlecade, 12/30/16)

vs. Trevor Lee (CWF MA, 9/7/17)

vs. Chet Sterling (10/8/17)

vs. Snooty Foxx, Brass Knuckles On A Poll (CWF MA, 9/30/17)

vs. Snooty Foxx, Chappel Hill Street Fight (CWF Mid Atlantic, 3/10/18

vs. Daniel Makabe (SCI, 8/7/21)

vs. Daniel Makabe (ACTION, 12/13/21)

vs. Kevin Ku (ACTION, 3/4/22)

[HeadCheese]

Mei Suruga

I think she might be a better a better contender for a GWE list down the line or someone to put in the lower 90s. With she brings a sense of fun enthusiasm and creativity constantly. She is ball of charisma. I think since started she has gotten wrestling and made it her on (she debuted in 2018 and I think she's had a special charm to her work since 2019). In the 7 years of her career so far she has been put in so many roles and done well (great excited rookie, underdog, generational class rival, trainer, and ace of a promotion)

Another part of her charm is despite having most of her matches in the Ichigaya Chocolate Square (no ring dentist office sized venue) she to well in so many places. Her time in CMLL to during the Womans Grand Prix in Arena Mexico stands out.

I think something that kind of holds her back is she sometimes try to go to forced epic or had difficulties playing the overdog in a match. I think this year she has become better at that. I think its really impressive and performances how many great matches she has had so far.

The Mei Saint Michel where teams up with Sakisama (Saki Akai) in NEO Biishiki-gun run is also very, very fun.

Mei Suruga vs. Kaori Yoneyama (Gatoh Move, 8/17/19)

Black Menso-re & Pink Menso-re vs. Hikaru Sato & Natsu Sumire (AJPW, 2/26/20)

 

Mei Suruga vs. Ryo Mizunami - Falls Count Anywhere (Gatoh Move ChocoPro, 10/4/20)

Maki Itoh & Miyu Yamashita vs. NEO Biishiki-gun (Mei Saint-Michel & Sakisama) (TJPW Positive Chain, 2/11/21)

Magical Sugar Rabbits (Mizuki & Yuka Sakazaki) vs. NEO Biishiki-gun (Mei Saint-Michel & Sakisama) (TJPW Wrestle Princess 2, 10/9/21)

AZM vs. Mei Suruga (STARDOM Cinderella Tournament 2022 Final, 4/29/22)

Mei Suruga vs. Yuna Mizumori (Gatoh Move 10th Anniversary, 9/15/22)

Team Mexico (Dalys, Faby, La Amapola, La Jarochita, Lluvia, Marcela, Princesa Sugehit & Reyna Isis) vs. Team World (Alex Gracia, Avispa Dorada, Hikari Shimizu, Ivelisse, Lady Frost, Mei Suruga, Stephanie Vaquer & Tae Honma) (CMLL International Women's Grand Prix, 10/28/22)

Emi Sakura vs. Mei Suruga (Gatoh Move For The Future, 8/31/24)

Emi Sakura & Masahiro Takanashi vs. BestBros (Baliyan Akki & Mei Suruga) (ChocoPro #422, 1/13/25)

Chie Koishikawa vs. Mei Suruga (ChocoPro, 3/30/25)

 

[ohheylook]

How do we get these people added? There hasn't been an update since February. I second all nominations if that helps.

[Ricky Jackson]

I think the person responsible for updating nominees is a pretty infrequent visitor to this site these days, but eventually it does get updated 

[Grimmas]

On 5/15/2025 at 4:24 PM, Ricky Jackson said:

I think the person responsible for updating nominees is a pretty infrequent visitor to this site these days, but eventually it does get updated 

Thanks, yes.

UPDATED!!

[ohheylook]

Thanks Grimmas!

[HeadCheese]

Thank you Grimmas!!

[SegundaCuerda]

Nicole Matthews

Surprised that she has not been nominated because Madison Eagles it's in, and she's her best rival, Joseph Montecillo has a really good video essay about their feud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LqK6NZn8Vw. Also, her tag with Portia Perez, Canadian Ninjas was amazing. I think she can also add to her resume that she had been consistently having good to great matches after SHIMMER.

Recommended matches:

vs Madison Eagles (SHIMMER Vol. 58, 67 and 77)
vs Daniel Makabe (NEW 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdXaIJ6rBUQ
vs Nicole Savoy (SHIMMER The Summit 2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2LQxTZfAkM
vs Amira (BOOM 31 Dec. 2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw_KE2J0ln0

 

[SegundaCuerda]

Sarah Stock/Dark Angel

Great worker from Canada who made a big impact in Mexico and SHIMMER, she has an amazing cataloge of matches I think are worth a nomination.

vs Daize Hazee (SHIMMER Vol. 15) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-k5qu5LB1A
vs Marcela (CMLL Aniversario 72) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0ipCQi866s
vs Princesa Sugehit (CMLL Aniversario 82) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdzNMYMMPwA
vs Io Shirai (Stardom Appeal The Heat 2015)

 

[SegundaCuerda]

Marcela

She's always discussed as the best woman wrestler from Mexico in the last decades, great wrestler that had matches so good that bring up complains their should've been main events in the Arena Mexico.

Recommended Matches:

vs Amapola (CMLL 12/08/2007) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X50hv4FTnTI
vs Ayumi Kurihara (CMLL 03/09/2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5O08JiBOwY
vs Syuri (CMLL 17/04/2015)
vs Faby Apache (CMLL 01/01/2023)

[DMJ]

Somewhat surprised to see she hasn't been nominated yet, so here goes...

Rhea Ripley

2026 might be a bit too early for her, but if we're talking about peaks, Ripley is right up there with Roman Reigns and GUNTHER in terms of importance and consistency in the WWE landscape over the past 2-3 years. 

The storyline with Dominik Mysterio and Liv Morgan carried the Raw brand just as much as the Bloodline saga carried SmackDown, though obviously not for as long. The heat for their segments and interactions was tremendous and did wonders for Dom and Liv's respective careers. I'd even posit that Damien Priest gained popularity just by being associated with Ripley. She was and is that over.

Match-wise, Ripley has also been consistently delivering Match of the Night-caliber matches for a few years now. Her series with Charlotte in 2021 resulted in some good-to-excellent bouts and, over the next few years, despite injury, she continued to have some standout performances (including giving Zelina Vega her career match at Backlash 2023). Then, in 2024, she just dominated and had one of the best years that a woman has had since Becky Lynch. This year, she had the best match on the biggest stage of the year. If John Cena was known as "Big Match John," Ripley is on her way to becoming "Big Match Rhea." 

Speaking of Becky Lynch, though - I give massive credit to Lynch for what she accomplished and the glass ceiling she broke through. Becky Lynch proved that a female wrestler could be the top babyface of the entire company and be the "A" star. It wasn't the longest run, but for a time there, Lynch was the "must see" star of the show. But...there was always a question of whether that success could be replicated. Rhea Ripley may not have a WrestleMania main event on her resume, but her popularity is about as close to peak-Becky Lynch as any woman has got.

And, to be fair, Rhea Ripley's stellar 2023-2025 run coincided with not only The Bloodline saga, but also the return of Cody Rhodes and CM Punk, two guys who completely invigorated the WWE main event scene, as well as increasing on-screen presence by The Rock. Looking back at the WrestleMania XXXV card, The Man's competition for "top storyline" was an unmotivated Brock Lesnar in an uninspired feud with Seth Rollins, two old timers in Triple H and Batista reheating a rivalry from a decade+ prior, and the feel-good but relatively minor Kofimania story on the B-brand. Not to take anything away from Becky Lynch, but does she main event WrestleMania over Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns? Or close out Raw over a segment featuring The Rock? Does Lynch/Flair main event WrestleMania without Ronda Rousey's involvement? 

All of this is to say that, while I don't think Ripley is a real contender for a Top 50 spot, she's still a valid nominee for a 90-100 position, especially for voters, like myself, who tend to be a bit more focused on major US promotions of the past 30 years. 
 

Recommended Matches:

War Games Match (NXT Takeover XXXII)

vs. Charlotte Flair (WrestleMania XXXIX)

vs. Zelina Vega (Backlash 2023)

vs. Liv Morgan (SummerSlam 2024)

w/ Damien Priest vs. Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio (Bash in Berlin 2024)

vs. IYO SKY vs. Bianca Belair (WrestleMania XLI)