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 | June Byers | NWA | 2091 | 135 | 16-0 |
| 2 | Ada Ash | NWA | 1939 | 174 | 7-1 |
| 3 | Mars Bennett | NWA | 1676 | 161 | 5-5-1 |
| 4 | Penny Banner | NWA | 1605 | 130 | 5-7 |
| 5 | Lorraine Johnson | NWA | 1319 | 180 | 3-5 |