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 | 2087 | 125 | 24-0 |
| 2 | Gloria Barattini | NWA | 1809 | 111 | 18-3-1 |
| 3 | Nell Stewart | NWA | 1724 | 87 | 9-5-1 |
| 4 | Carol Cook | NWA | 1692 | 103 | 8-3 |
| 5 | Mars Bennett | NWA | 1580 | 105 | 7-5 |
| 6 | Cora Combs | NWA | 1524 | 130 | 6-4 |
| 7 | Ella Waldek | NWA | 1521 | 149 | 5-5 |
| 8 | June Byers | NWA | 1420 | 132 | 1-7 |
| 9 | Dot Dotson | NWA | 1383 | 96 | 3-12 |
| 10 | Mae Young | NWA | 1330 | 103 | 5-17 |
| 11 | Millie Stafford | NWA | 1309 | 126 | 2-9 |
| 12 | Ann Laverne | NWA | 1195 | 158 | 2-11 |