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 | Chiyo Obata | International Wrestling Enterprise | 2092 | 217 | 12-0 |
| 2 | The Fabulous Moolah | International Wrestling Enterprise | 1893 | 128 | 9-2 |
| 3 | Jumbo Miyamoto | AJW | 1847 | 147 | 8-2 |
| 4 | Jean Antone | NWA | 1801 | 102 | 6-1-2 |
| 5 | Darling Dagmar | NWA | 1759 | 189 | 10-1 |
| 6 | Susan Green | NWA | 1739 | 116 | 8-1-2 |
| 7 | Terumi Sakura | International Wrestling Enterprise | 1675 | 120 | 13-3-2 |
| 8 | Betty Niccoli | NWA | 1652 | 79 | 5-10-2 |
| 9 | Sandy Parker | International Wrestling Enterprise | 1554 | 86 | 1-8 |
| 10 | Joyce Grable | NWA | 1483 | 134 | 9-2 |
| 11 | Vicki Williams | International Wrestling Enterprise | 1477 | 144 | 4-15-1 |
| 12 | Donna Christianello | International Wrestling Enterprise | 1400 | 131 | 3-8-1 |
| 13 | Paula Kaye | International Wrestling Enterprise | 1333 | 176 | 0-7-2 |
| 14 | Diamond Lil | NWA | 1241 | 189 | 1-10 |
| 15 | Peggy Patterson | WWWF | 848 | 178 | 0-11 |