The WWE roster for Raw and SmackDown wrestlers, despite how it may not seem like it at times, is in fact a hierarchy of importance. The higher up on the ladder you are, the more valuable you are to the company, the better treated you are, the more credible your character is and so forth, with the bottom rungs being the wrestlers who lose the most often and never quite seem to be worth all that much. This is my attempt at creating a perpetual WWE roster depth chart.
NOTE: The following is my best guess as to how WWE management views each particular talent, NOT how I would rank them myself. This list also does not include the women's division, NXT, or other separate entities with a more malleable roster, as their hierarchies are not as well established and defined in comparison. Many Superstars in those divisions fluctuate quite a bit.
WWE ROSTER DEPTH CHARTLast Updated: 8/21/2026
[SPECIALTY]
Randy Orton, Roman Reigns
MAIN EVENT
HIGH-TIER
CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Gunther, Seth Rollins
MID-TIER
Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens
LOW-TIER
Bron Breakker, Jey Uso, Oba Femi, Sami Zayn
UPPER MIDCARD
Damian Priest, Jacob Fatu, Jimmy Uso, LA Knight, Rey Mysterio, Solo Sikoa
MIDCARD
HIGH-TIER
Austin Theory, Baron Corbin, Big Cass, Carmelo Hayes, Chad Gable, Dominik Mysterio, Dragon Lee, Finn Balor, Je'Von Evans, Penta, Rey Fenix, Rusev, Trick Williams
MID-TIER
Danhausen, Ethan Page, Joe Hendry, The Miz, Ricky Saints, Royce Keys, Shinsuke Nakamura, The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford), The MFTs (Talla Tonga & Tama Tonga), The War Raiders (Erik & Ivar)
LOW-TIER
Fraxiom (Axiom & Nathan Frazer), JD McDonagh, Matt Cardona, Otis, R-Truth
JOBBER
Akira Tozawa, Kit Wilson
[STATUS UNKNOWN / SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT]
RAW / SMACKDOWN STATUS UNKNOWN
Brutus Creed, Johnny Gargano, Julius Creed, Los Americanos (Bravo Americano & Rayo Americano)
PRIMARILY FEATURED ON AAA
El Grande Americano, Legado del Fantasma (Angel & Berto), LWO (Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde), Omos
These wrestlers remain associated with WWE but are currently featured more prominently on AAA programming than within the regular Raw or SmackDown hierarchy.[INJURED / INACTIVE]
Bronson Reed, Elton Prince, Logan Paul
RANKING DEFINITIONS
SPECIALTY: These are the guys that take precedence over everyone else, for the most part. They're perpetually at the main event level even if they don't show up that often.
MAIN EVENT: High-Tier are always in the main event and never lower than the top of the card, relatively speaking, and seem to only get pushed aside if it comes to them against a specialty act. Mid-Tier are established world champions who regularly go back and forth at the top of the card. Low-Tier are wrestlers who have won a world title at least once but are not consistently treated as top main-eventers, or rising names being booked damn near at that level without having established that history yet.
UPPER MIDCARD: These guys are in limbo between the main event and midcard scene. They may have won world titles but don't stay at the top that often or they are close to getting to that level, but haven't quite reached it yet.
MIDCARD: High-Tier are those that are in contention for the Intercontinental and United States championships at any time; Mid-Tier are not quite that level yet but still may challenge and could possibly be at the top of the tag team division; Low-Tier midcarders are used primarily as filler and rarely win any match unless it's on Main Event.
JOBBER: Generally speaking, these guys can't even make it on Main Event and if you do see them, you know for a fact they're going to lose and stand no chance.
STATUS UNKNOWN / SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: These wrestlers currently do not have a clear place within the Raw or SmackDown hierarchy. This may include wrestlers with little recent main roster activity as well as WWE talent currently being featured primarily on AAA programming.
INJURED / INACTIVE: These wrestlers are currently unavailable or otherwise removed from regular in-ring competition and therefore do not have an active ranking.
