Original thread updated for MAY 2026!

A lot of new names inserted into the middle of the crowd sees names on the lower side of things possibly get unfairly bumped down. As always, this is a constant revision of trying to find a 'true' ranking when no true ranking can ever actually exist. Time changes everything and what has become clear is the fastest ways to increase your ranking are: win big events, win on PPV, win titles, win main events. Also... losing multi-mans doesn't sting as bad as losing singles. Which leads me into...

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• Dickie Watson - Number 1
  Back at number one for the third time is a bit of a bittersweet pill for Dickie Watson. Since the Top 4 all took losses at Leap of Faith, and the gap between 4 and 5 before the event was a bit too much to rise higher, it becomes a mixture of "who lost less than the others?" which brings Dickie and Game Girl - losers of a multi-man - to the forefront, as well as "who had more previous momentum" which sees the nod for this month go to Dickie. With this, they also become number 4 on the 'Most Separate Reigns at Number 1' list, tied with Sebastian Duke. The last active name in the 2000s, and with 4 in the 1900s, we'll see what next month brings!

Biggest rankings increase

• Isaiah King - +6
  A dominant performance in the huge Warfare 3 v 3 v 3 main event led Isaiah King straight into winning the Leap of Faith and climbing back into the Top 10. How quickly fates can change, eh? Isaiah has no doubt reminded everyone who he's a two-time Universal Champion. Slump officially over. Now with his partner holding the Big Gold, will Isaiah make it 3?

Highest debut/return

• Miss Furry - 11
  A lot of new names in the list this month, and its a shame they all can't get a nod. The pick of the litter, based on my bastardised math, is the champion of the blue brand, Miss Furry. Micheal Graves's (allegedly? or allegedly allegedly?) most successful student has been damn near unstoppable since stepping in for Graves himself when the Dark Warrior won the Universal Championship in March. Would Furry perhaps consider going the same direction?

Keep your eyes on

• Sebastian Everett-Bryce
  How could I not mention the new Universal Champion? SEB is the first person to win three Universal Championships all post-2012. And I think about the 8th person to win 3 across all of XWF history. In my mind, that should put him amongst the greatest XWF stars of all time.
• Micheal Graves and Kristoffer Arroyo
  I genuinely don't know who is going to be able to beat The Midnight Stalkers. Graves is a former Universal Champion. Arroyo is the man who I watch most intently in these ratings to understand why they're not higher so that I can improve the system as a whole. These guys individually are the cream of the crop. Together? Insane.
• Remi Storm
  Right behind Miss Furry in terms of new names, is the new Television Champion. Remi Storm has taken the XWF by stormthe reigns and shows no signs of slowing. She's got a huge challenge coming up on Warfare, but the sky is the limit for the newcomer!