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Everybody who comes to Cageside Seats has an opinion about what's going on in pro wrestling - The Smark's Shoot Standings (S3) are where YOU let us know YOURS.
Cast a vote in the comments. Give us the four performers you think entertained or impressed the most in the last week, and feel free to talk about why. And/or vote for your top performer in our poll.
We also have the outcome of last week's voting, the results of which make up our annual competition for Performer of the Year.
Remember, the Standings are for the previous week's nationally televised and internet streaming pro wrestling shows - notably the April 21th episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, Tuesday night's Main Event, the Thursday, April 24th edition of TNA Impact, WWE NXT and ROH TV, and the WWE SmackDown that aired on April 25th.
Make YOUR mark, smarks!
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Everybody from Meltzer to Cain A. Knight to Woody from Toy Story's been saying it:
- Don't know if he's worn out his welcome yet, but he hadn't as of last week. You're still pretty high on his newest client, too, even if he can't get his advocate to mention his name a whole lot.
- You're so impressed with the new Divas champ that she came within a few points of becoming the first female in over a year to win a weekly Standings. The dance partner that helped her look so good on Raw in her first defense got a lot of love, too.
- What did Seth Rollins ever do to you, smarks!?!? Seriously, the architect of The Shield wasn't the only guy who missed the cut during our new, busier than ever S3 voting!
- Bobby Roode is here because he's Bobby Roode. Jeff Hardy is here because his new character is better than a plastic skeleton, I guess? The TNA champ? See: Rollins, Seth.
- The Game and The Eater of Worlds prove that heels can lose and still get a healthy dose of smark love.
The S3: 2014-15, Week 2
1. Paul Heyman
2. Paige
3. Cesaro
4. Roman Reigns
5. Alicia Fox
6. Triple H
7. Bobby Roode
8. Dean Ambrose
9. Bray Wyatt
10. Willow
Points in our weekly Standings determine our annual list - full details on rules and scoring HERE.
It's still early, but Heyman has been a strong presence in both of the first two years of our Standings. Could this be the year he breaks through and becomes the first non-wrestler to win an annual S3?
The S3 Performer of the Year - through the Week Ending April 19
1. Paul Heyman - 20 points
2. Cesaro - 17
3. Paige - 16
4. Roman Reigns - 11
5. (tie) Daniel Bryan - 8
5. (tie) Dean Ambrose - 8
7. (tie) Alicia Fox - 6
7. (tie) Eric Young - 6
9. Triple H - 5
10. (tie) Bobby Roode - 4
10. (tie) Bray Wyatt - 4
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Kind of a lull after the post-Mania mania, but there's still plenty to catch-up on - do it cSs's sections for Raw, Main Event, NXT, Smackdown, and Impact...you're kind of on your own with Ring of Honor, but the show under consideration is still available for free on their website if you'r interested.
Thanks for the record-setting levels of support. Keep voting and we'll keep counting and compiling!