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 | Bertha Faye | WWF | 2150 | 75 | 22-33 |
| 2 | Bull Nakano | WWF | 2142 | 62 | 19-3 |
| 3 | Aja Kong | AJW | 2018 | 86 | 27-3 |
| 4 | Alundra Blayze | WWF | 2008 | 50 | 36-36 |
| 5 | Kyoko Inoue | AJW | 1979 | 74 | 34-3-2 |
| 6 | Shinobu Kandori | LLPW-X | 1922 | 110 | 8-1 |
| 7 | Yumiko Hotta | AJW | 1915 | 63 | 37-4 |
| 8 | Manami Toyota | AJW | 1907 | 62 | 43-3-2 |
| 9 | Noriyo Tateno | LLPW-X | 1893 | 101 | 9-3 |
| 10 | Combat Toyoda | FMW | 1884 | 105 | 36-2 |
| 11 | Dynamite Kansai | JWP | 1877 | 100 | 5-3 |
| 12 | Cynthia Moreno | International Wrestling Association Japan | 1850 | 164 | 16-1-1 |
| 13 | Eagle Sawai | LLPW-X | 1842 | 90 | 9-3 |
| 14 | Megumi Kudo | FMW | 1840 | 121 | 14-2-1 |
| 15 | Shark Tsuchiya | FMW | 1820 | 150 | 5-3 |
| 16 | Rumi Kazama | LLPW-X | 1802 | 117 | 7-2 |
| 17 | Reggie Bennett | AJW | 1784 | 97 | 21-5-1 |
| 18 | Toshiyo Yamada | AJW | 1723 | 63 | 21-11 |
| 19 | Bison Kimura | AJW | 1700 | 103 | 11-5-2 |
| 20 | Harley Saito | LLPW-X | 1674 | 93 | 9-5 |
| 21 | Takako Inoue | AJW | 1642 | 62 | 19-9-1 |
| 22 | Miki Handa | LLPW-X | 1611 | 103 | 4-4 |
| 23 | Debbie Combs | Freelancer (USA) | 1611 | 157 | 7-2-1 |
| 24 | Suzuka Minami | AJW | 1597 | 69 | 8-10 |
| 25 | Jen Yukari | LLPW-X | 1594 | 87 | 11-7 |
| 26 | Mima Shimoda | AJW | 1548 | 54 | 17-28-2 |
| 27 | Etsuko Mita | AJW | 1529 | 52 | 16-26 |
| 28 | Bad Nurse Nakamura | FMW | 1510 | 97 | 14-8 |
| 29 | Bomber Hikari | GAEA | 1493 | 139 | 6-4 |
| 30 | Kaoru Kanayama | AJW | 1481 | 108 | 5-4 |
| 31 | Yasha Kurenai | LLPW-X | 1475 | 92 | 8-9 |
| 32 | Mariko Yoshida | AJW | 1464 | 50 | 24-30 |
| 33 | Sonoko Kato | GAEA | 1462 | 141 | 5-4-1 |
| 34 | Kaoru Ito | AJW | 1461 | 52 | 18-31 |
| 35 | Chikayo Nagashima | GAEA | 1434 | 131 | 6-4-2 |
| 36 | Toshie Uematsu | GAEA | 1423 | 136 | 5-4-2 |
| 37 | Sakie Hasegawa | AJW | 1402 | 60 | 7-22 |
| 38 | Mina Taniyama | AJW | 1387 | 60 | 43-18-1 |
| 39 | Nobue Endo | AJW | 1366 | 45 | 59-32-2 |
| 40 | Toshie Sato | GAEA | 1364 | 156 | 4-4 |
| 41 | Tomoko Watanabe | AJW | 1356 | 49 | 13-44 |
| 42 | Yoshiko Tamura | AJW | 1352 | 46 | 49-41-4 |
| 43 | Carol Midori | LLPW-X | 1345 | 89 | 3-11 |
| 44 | Mikiko Futagami | LLPW-X | 1340 | 83 | 8-10 |
| 45 | Chaparita ASARI | AJW | 1334 | 48 | 12-28 |
| 46 | Misae Watanabe | AJW | 1330 | 42 | 69-41-1 |
| 47 | Mizuki Endo | LLPW-X | 1326 | 81 | 7-9 |
| 48 | Yuka Shiina | AJW | 1310 | 50 | 49-33-5 |
| 49 | Kumiko Maekawa | AJW | 1295 | 50 | 14-21 |
| 50 | Meiko Satomura | GAEA | 1289 | 134 | 7-4-1 |
| 51 | Yukie Nabeno | FMW | 1268 | 139 | 6-10 |
| 52 | Yoko Takahashi | AJW | 1265 | 84 | 13-14 |
| 53 | Kiyoko Ichiki | International Wrestling Association Japan | 1254 | 68 | 46-18-1 |
| 54 | Rie Tamada | AJW | 1236 | 49 | 9-36-3 |
| 55 | Tomoe Araya | International Wrestling Association Japan | 1194 | 73 | 13-28 |
| 56 | Michiko Nagashima | LLPW-X | 1184 | 94 | 7-11 |
| 57 | Peggy Lee Leather | Freelancer (USA) | 1161 | 116 | 2-6 |
| 58 | Miwa Sato | FMW | 1160 | 116 | 4-16 |
| 59 | Michiko Omukai | LLPW-X | 1146 | 92 | 9-8 |
| 60 | Leo Kitamura | LLPW-X | 1133 | 115 | 3-7 |
| 61 | Chihiro Nakano | GAEA | 1123 | 120 | 4-10 |
| 62 | Kaori Nakayama | FMW | 1070 | 114 | 7-22-1 |
| 63 | Yukari Ishikura | FMW | 1044 | 90 | 11-22-2 |
| 64 | Mari Mogami | AJW | 1028 | 99 | 15-14 |
| 65 | Naomi Kato | AJW | 984 | 72 | 7-39 |
| 66 | Yumi Fujimoto | AJW | 977 | 75 | 6-36 |
| 67 | Yumi Fukawa | AJW | 977 | 65 | 9-56-2 |
| 68 | Kayo Noumi | AJW | 739 | 108 | 0-30 |
| 69 | Aki Kambayashi | FMW | 561 | 160 | 0-15 |
| 70 | Emi Motokawa | International Wrestling Association Japan | 516 | 160 | 0-29 |
| 71 | Keiko Aono | LLPW-X | 491 | 220 | 0-13 |