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Stephanie Vaquer Tops 2026 PWI Women’s 250

ByLewis Lawes-Cole
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Stephanie Vaquer has topped this year’s PWI 250.

Each year, Pro Wrestling Illustrated release their list of the top 500 men and 250 women across the world of wrestling. What makes the ranking unique is that, even in the modern day, wrestlers are judged largely on their kayfabe achievements, such as title wins and overall success. For that reason, it’s largely debated online, and we now know the winner of the 2026 Women’s 250, alongside the top 10.

Earlier today, it was revealed by PWI that Stephanie Vaquer was this year’s Women’s 250 winner, with their next cover shared below.

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It should be clarified that the window for this Women’s 250 was October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026. As such, Vaquer was Women’s World Champion when the assessment period began, having a 210-day reign at the top of RAW’s women’s division, including walking into WrestleMania with the title before her loss to Liv Morgan on “The Show Of Shows”.

Not just that, Vaquer also reclaimed the Women’s World Title right before the cut off point when she shocked the world at a WWE live event in Chile on September 12. Despite her second stint lasting only around a month, her success further solidified her ranking at the top.

For a reminder of this year’s PWI Men’s 500 winner, you can click here.

Below is a list of the full top 10:

  1. Stephanie Vaquer
  2. Willow Nightingale
  3. Thekla
  4. Mercedes Moné
  5. Saya Kamitani
  6. Liv Morgan
  7. Persephone
  8. Syuri
  9. Rhea Ripley
  10. Kris Statlander

As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on the PWI Women’s 250 as soon as we hear more.