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 - the Mar. 19 episode of Monday Night Raw, Tuesday's SmackDown, Mixed Match Challenge and 205 Live, NXT from Wednesday, ROH TV #339, Thursday’s Impact Wrestling, New Japan’s New Japan Cup shows, and any other internet streaming wrestling that aired from Mar. 18 - 24, 2018.
Make YOUR mark, smarks!
He won’t get to be tag champs by himself, but...
- Aside from The Monster Among Men, it was a very blue week in The Standings thanks to SmackDown having a pay-per-view (PPV).
- That was particularly good for the guy who retained the WWE title, the lady who showed up to challenge for the Women’s title and the dude who won U.S. championship.
- Even though they all lost at Fastlane, it also worked out pretty well for the fellas who would go on to send the commissioner to the hospital. And the man who lost three matches on three shows during the week in question, all on the holiday named after him, too.
- He only lost one match, but The Messiah of the Backbreaker impressed in his second appearance of the week by virtue of the UK champ not rejecting his assist.
- Nice week for Brits, too, with their Heavyweight Champion and their Messiah doing big things in Japan and Germany, respectively.
The S3: 2017 - 18, Week 50
1. Braun Strowman
2. AJ Styles
3. Asuka
4. Sami Zayn
5. (tie) Kevin Owens
5. (tie) Roderick Strong
7. Rusev
8. (tie) Randy Orton
8. (tie) Timothy Thatcher
8. (tie) Zack Sabre, Jr.
Points in our weekly Standings determine our annual list - full details on rules and scoring HERE.
Where a rare week without Roman or Sasha solidifies second place. The race might get interesting if there weren’t just four votes left in the season. Meanwhile, I’m very angry y’all ruined the immature giggle I had each week typing in AJ’s old point total, and it is in fact Rusev Day, as he jumps into the annual list, displacing Kenny Omega.
The S3 Performer of the Year - through the Week Ending Mar. 17
1. Roman Reigns - 224
2. Braun Strowman - 176.5
3. Sasha Banks - 156.5
4. Kevin Owens - 81
5. AJ Styles - 78
6. The Miz - 64
7. Samoa Joe - 63.33
8. Rusev - 62
9. Johnny Gargano - 61.5
10. Fandango - 60
Much to consider as the calendar stays packed all the way to April 8. Let us know what you thought about what you saw on last week’s Raw, Smackdown, 205 Live, NXT, Impact, ROH, and New Japan shows (or anything else you found online - provided it was freshly streamed this past week so it’s eligible for comment votes), then we’ll see you back here next Sunday.
Poll
Which performer had the best week, Mar. 18 - 24?
This poll is closed
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1%
Kurt Angle
(4 votes) -
6%
Roman Reigns
(22 votes) -
3%
Brock Lesnar
(14 votes) -
0%
Paul Heyman
(0 votes) -
3%
Asuka
(12 votes) -
3%
Alexa Bliss
(12 votes) -
0%
Mickie James
(0 votes) -
0%
Nia Jax
(3 votes) -
18%
Braun Strowman
(67 votes) -
0%
Dash Wilder
(0 votes) -
0%
Scott Dawson
(0 votes) -
0%
Mark Henry
(2 votes) -
3%
Sasha Banks
(13 votes) -
0%
Bayley
(1 vote) -
0%
Sonya Deville
(1 vote) -
0%
Mandy Rose
(2 votes) -
1%
John Cena
(4 votes) -
0%
Kane
(2 votes) -
1%
The Miz
(4 votes) -
0%
Finn Bálor
(0 votes) -
0%
Karl Anderson
(1 vote) -
0%
Luke Gallows
(1 vote) -
0%
Seth Rollins
(3 votes) -
0%
Ronda Rousey
(0 votes) -
0%
Bray Wyatt
(1 vote) -
12%
Matt Hardy
(46 votes) -
1%
Señor Benjamin
(7 votes) -
28%
Daniel Bryan
(102 votes) -
0%
Rusev
(1 vote) -
0%
Shinsuke Nakamura
(2 votes) -
1%
AJ Styles
(5 votes) -
0%
Baron Corbin
(0 votes) -
0%
Natalya
(1 vote) -
0%
Harper
(0 votes) -
0%
Jinder Mahal
(2 votes) -
1%
Randy Orton
(6 votes) -
0%
Bobby Roode
(0 votes) -
0%
Becky Lynch
(1 vote) -
0%
Naomi
(0 votes) -
1%
Kevin Owens
(5 votes) -
0%
Sami Zayn
(3 votes) -
0%
Austin Aries
(1 vote) -
0%
Alberto El Patron
(1 vote) -
0%
Trevor Lee
(0 votes) -
0%
Matt Sydal
(0 votes) -
0%
Allie
(0 votes) -
0%
Su Yung
(1 vote) -
0%
EC3
(3 votes) -
0%
Eddie Edwards
(0 votes) -
0%
Sami Callihan
(0 votes) -
0%
Kongo Kong
(1 vote) -
0%
Brian Cage
(0 votes)