Overview
- PWI published the 2026 Women’s 250 on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, and placed Stephanie Vaquer at No. 1 in its annual ranking.
- Vaquer was credited with two WWE Women’s World Championship reigns during the Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026 evaluation window that added up to 237 days and included a title win in Chile.
- The list’s top 10 mixes talent from WWE, AEW, Stardom and CMLL, with Willow Nightingale second, Thekla third and Mercedes Moné fourth.
- Coverage noted AEW’s title changes during the period — Thekla’s roughly 165-day run, Nightingale’s 35-day reign and Moné’s multi-month run — and flagged those sequences as a point of comparison to Vaquer’s WWE credentials.
- PWI’s stated criteria were In-Ring Achievement, Influence, Technical Ability, Competition and Activity, and reaction to the ranking has centered on how selectors weighed Vaquer’s visibility and historic Chilean title win against missed time and shorter title defenses.