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 Dec. 31 episode of Monday Night Raw, SmackDown on Tues, Jan. 1, NXT UK, 205 Live, NXT & ROH TV from Wednesday, Thursday's Impact Wrestling, New Japan’s Wrestle Kingdom 13 & New Year’s Dash!! pay-per-view (PPV)s and any other internet streaming wrestling that aired from Dec. 30, 2018 - Jan. 5, 2019.
Make YOUR mark, smarks!
It was the most wonderful time of the year...
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- Christmas was his day, and you rewarded the new U.S. champ with lots of votes.
- The blue brand’s Dec. 25 also brought a sleigh full of votes to the newest member of that roster for a win over a former NXT champ, and an angle where the former WWE champ punched and yelled at the Chairman.
- She wasn’t on TV, but such is the allure of The Man - and her social media prowess - that she places anyway.
- On Boxing Day, The EST became the #1 contender to NXT’s Women’s title.
- Twas the night before Xmas, and several Raw Superstars were stirring up votes. By doing things like swinging a cello & dumping egg nog on a manager, winning a Triple Threat, and delivering a compelling, called-on-the-fly main event.
The S3: 2018 - 19, Week 38
1. Rusev
2. Mustafa Ali
3. Finn Bálor
4. Bianca Belair
5. AJ Styles
6. Natalya
7. Becky Lynch
8. Ronda Rousey
9. (tie) Elias
9. (tie) Vince McMahon
Points in our weekly Standings determine our annual list - full details on rules and scoring HERE.
Where the Extraordinary Man leaped over two men into the top five, and SmackDown’s hot new act made Asuka’s stay in the ten spot a brief one...
The S3 Performer of the Year - through the Week Ending Dec. 29
1. Becky Lynch - 229
2. Seth Rollins - 101.5
3. Daniel Bryan - 79.5
4. Finn Bálor - 70.5
5. Tommaso Ciampa - 66.5
6. Shinsuke Nakamura - 64
7. Drew McIntyre - 56.5
8. Ricochet - 54
9. Samoa Joe - 50.5
10. Mustafa Ali - 44
Lots of action from Tokyo gives us a larger than average poll. Before you dive into that or comment voting, make sure you didn’t forget any of the action from the first week of 2019 with our sections on Raw, Smackdown, NXT, Impact, New Japan and the wide world of indies wrestling (where Sermon on the Mat is especially useful).
Then click and type as you see fit. We’ll count it all up and see you again next Sunday!
Poll
Which performer had the best week, Dec. 30, 2018 - Jan. 5, 2019?
This poll is closed
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4%
Drew McIntyre
(18 votes) -
1%
Finn Bálor
(6 votes) -
3%
Seth Rollins
(13 votes) -
0%
Triple H
(2 votes) -
5%
Apollo Crews
(20 votes) -
0%
Natalya
(0 votes) -
1%
Elias
(7 votes) -
0%
Sasha Banks
(3 votes) -
0%
Bayley
(1 vote) -
0%
Ember Moon
(0 votes) -
0%
Bobby Lashley
(3 votes) -
0%
Jinder Mahal
(1 vote) -
0%
Sunil Singh
(2 votes) -
0%
Samir Singh
(0 votes) -
0%
Dean Ambrose
(1 vote) -
0%
Alexa Bliss
(2 votes) -
1%
Ronda Rousey
(5 votes) -
1%
Big E
(4 votes) -
0%
Xavier Woods
(0 votes) -
0%
Kofi Kingston
(0 votes) -
0%
Samoa Joe
(1 vote) -
0%
Vince McMahon
(2 votes) -
0%
Shane McMahon
(0 votes) -
7%
AJ Styles
(28 votes) -
6%
Rusev
(25 votes) -
0%
Shinsuke Nakamura
(1 vote) -
1%
Mandy Rose
(6 votes) -
0%
Sonya Deville
(0 votes) -
1%
John Cena
(6 votes) -
29%
Becky Lynch
(109 votes) -
0%
The Miz
(3 votes) -
1%
Asuka
(6 votes) -
1%
Mustafa Ali
(5 votes) -
0%
Willie Mack
(0 votes) -
0%
Rich Swann
(0 votes) -
0%
Trey Miguel
(0 votes) -
0%
Dezmond Xavier
(0 votes) -
0%
Zach Wentz
(0 votes) -
0%
Sami Callihan
(0 votes) -
0%
Tommy Dreamer
(0 votes) -
0%
Raven
(0 votes) -
0%
KM
(0 votes) -
0%
Fallah Bahh
(0 votes) -
0%
Scarlett Bordeaux
(1 vote) -
0%
Dark Allie
(0 votes) -
0%
Su Yung
(0 votes) -
0%
Jordynne Grace
(1 vote) -
0%
Killer Kross
(1 vote) -
0%
Pentagon Jr.
(1 vote) -
0%
Fenix
(0 votes) -
0%
Johnny Impact
(0 votes) -
0%
Brian Cage
(2 votes) -
0%
Ryusuke Taguchi
(0 votes) -
0%
Togi Makabe
(0 votes) -
0%
Toru Yano
(0 votes) -
1%
Will Ospreay
(5 votes) -
0%
Kota Ibushi
(2 votes) -
0%
BUSHI
(0 votes) -
0%
Shingo Takagi
(0 votes) -
0%
Zack Sabre, Jr.
(0 votes) -
0%
EVIL
(0 votes) -
0%
SANADA
(0 votes) -
0%
Matt Jackson
(0 votes) -
0%
Nick Jackson
(0 votes) -
1%
Cody Rhodes
(6 votes) -
0%
Juice Robinson
(0 votes) -
0%
Taiji Ishimori
(0 votes) -
2%
Jay White
(10 votes) -
1%
Tetsuya Naito
(4 votes) -
10%
Hiroshi Tanahashi
(38 votes) -
4%
Kenny Omega
(15 votes) -
0%
Tama Tonga
(0 votes) -
0%
Tanga Loa
(1 vote) -
0%
Chase Owens
(1 vote) -
0%
Yujiro Takahashi
(1 vote)