Pro Wrestling Illustrated have announced that WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley has been ranked #1 in the 2023 PWI Women’s 250, a massive jump from being ranked #42 in 2022.
The evaluation period for the 2023 PWI Women’s 250 took place from October 1st, 2022 to September 15th, 2023 with the criteria for ranking including in-ring achievement, influence on the sport/promotion, technical ability, quality of competition and activity.
The top 10 in order are as follows:
1.) Rhea Ripley
2.) Giulia
3.) Bianca Belair
4.) Jamie Hayter
5.) Tam Nakano
6.) Athena
7.) Deonna Purrazzo
8.) Willow Nightingale
9.) Kamille
10.) Jordynne Grace
STARDOM’s Syuri was ranked #1 in 2022.
#andNEW: Congratulations to @RheaRipley_WWE for being ranked #1 in the 2023 PWI #Womens250! To see the full list and all the analysis that comes with, pick up your copy of the latest issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated (digital edition or print preorder) at https://t.co/ylNeV87zar pic.twitter.com/cXGtWVIyga
— PWI (Pro Wrestling Illustrated) (@OfficialPWI) October 18, 2023