This ranking is produced using the Glicko2 rating system, which evaluates wrestlers based on their match outcomes and the ratings of their opponents. It uses only one-on-one matches from CageMatch, and doesn't take into account any multi-person matches (tag teams, battle royales, triple-threats, etc).
The rating is "seeded" using data from the previous year to provide a starting point for the Glicko2 calculations, so rather than being a single-year snapshot, it's more of a rolling two-year ranking with emphasis on the more recent year.
The "RD" column indicates the rating deviation, which reflects the uncertainty in a wrestler's rating. A lower RD means more confidence in the accuracy of the rating. Wrestlers with fewer matches will typically have a higher RD.
Data is sourced from Cagematch. Only wrestlers with 8 or more singles matches during the rating year are included in the output.
| Rank | Name | Promotion | Rating | RD | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mildred Burke | NWA | 2185 | 174 | 16-0 |
| 2 | Violet Viann | NWA | 1543 | 131 | 5-4 |
| 3 | Dot Dotson | NWA | 1525 | 147 | 5-5 |
| 4 | Mars Bennett | NWA | 1495 | 137 | 10-3 |
| 5 | Carol Cook | NWA | 1474 | 136 | 4-5 |
| 6 | Nell Stewart | NWA | 1451 | 96 | 11-7 |
| 7 | Mae Weston | NWA | 1425 | 113 | 6-13 |
| 8 | June Byers | NWA | 1413 | 97 | 4-11 |
| 9 | Mae Young | NWA | 1205 | 132 | 3-9-1 |