Mercedes Mone takes the top spot in Pro Wrestling Illustrated Women’s 250 list for 2025
AEW stars Mercedes Mone and “Timeless” Toni Storm have taken the top two spots in the 2025 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Women’s 250, ranking #1 and #2 respectively. Both women are featured on this year’s cover.
PWI stated the following…
MAKING THE “WOMEN’S 250”
For the 18th consecutive year, Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents its ranking of the top performers from the wide world of women’s wrestling. The second in our annual triad of ranked lists -along with the flagship “PW1500” and “Tag Team 100” — the “Women’s 250” began life in 2008 as the “Female 50” and has since expanded to encompass the many talented performers competing in women’s divisions and promotions.
EVALUATION PERIOD:
October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025
CRITERIA:
IN-RING ACHIEVEMENT-Win-loss records, championships, tournaments won.
INFLUENCE Visibility and prestige within a promotion and/or the industry.
TECHNICAL ABILITY -Variety of moves, quality of matches, and in-ring storytelling.
COMPETITION-Success against the most varied and highest-quality opponents.
ACTIVITY-Minimum 10 singles (non-tag) matches total; or, barring this, six such matches in separate months.
PWI Women's Top 250:
1. Mercedes Moné
2. Toni Stormthe full list comes out tomorrow pic.twitter.com/jfFsRlFK2e
— AIR (@AIRGold_) November 11, 2025