Mercedes Mone Tops 2025 PWI Top Women’s 250 List

Pro Wrestling Illustrated announced that Mercedes Mone took their top spot for this year’s PWI Women’s 250 List. This was the second time in Mone’s career that she took the top honor in PWI’s Top Women’s ranked list, following the first in 2015.

WWE had the most wrestlers ranked in PWI’s Top 10 at five, followed by AEW/ROH at three, and Stardom and freelancer at one each.

#andNEW: Congratulations to @AEW stars @MercedesVarnado and #ToniStorm for ranking #1 and #2, respectively, in the 2025 PWI #Womens250!

Check out our Holiday 250 issue—available now for print preorder and INSTANT digital delivery—to find out who else ranked where (and why).… pic.twitter.com/pUZmnOKBFp

— PWI (Pro Wrestling Illustrated) (@OfficialPWI) November 11, 2025

Mone reflected on Twitter about taking PWI’s top Women’s award this year.

#1
🤑#CEO#UltimoMoné pic.twitter.com/iA45W0wXZT

— Último Moné (@MercedesVarnado) November 11, 2025

PWI’s Women’s Top 10 of 2025:

1. Mercedes Mone
2. “Timeless” Toni Storm
3. Saya Kamitani
4. Tiffany Stratton
5. Stephanie Vaquer
6. IYO SKY
7. Athena
8. Sareee
9. Naomi
10. Rhea Ripley

This year’s rankings covered the time period between October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025 and wrestlers were ranked based on a criteria of in-ring achievement, influence on the sport/promotion, technical ability, quality of competition, and activity.