Overview
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated named AEW’s Mercedes Moné No. 1 in its 2025 Women’s 250, with Toni Storm second and the full top ten released.
- The ranking period ran from Oct. 1, 2024 to Sept. 30, 2025, with judges weighing in‑ring achievement, influence, technical ability, quality of competition, and activity.
- The top ten lists Mercedes Moné, Toni Storm, Saya Kamitani, Tiffany Stratton, Stephanie Vaquer, IYO SKY, Athena, Sareee, Naomi, and Rhea Ripley.
- Moné’s case featured a busy, title‑heavy year that included retaining the AEW TBS Championship, winning the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament, capturing the CMLL Women’s Title, and securing additional championships in Poland and Italy.
- No WWE name appears in the top three for the first time since 2013, with WWE’s first placement at No. 4, and the top ten is evenly split between WWE and non‑WWE talent.