DILLSTER'S BIG BOARD: Road to SummerSlam Picks 1-5
When you’re gearing up for your draft, there’s one thing you better have locked in before you’re on the clock. Your untouchables.
These are your franchise players. Your cornerstones. The ones you look at your roster and say, “I don’t care what offer comes across my desk… you AIN’T getting this guy.”
These are your DUDES.
They carry your squad. They headline shows. They put up points like it’s second nature. Champions, contenders, main event magnets, these are the names that define your season. If they don’t have gold right now, don’t worry, they are circling it. These are the stars that live in the title picture.
So with the Road to SummerSlam heating up, here are your Top 5 Franchise Players. The ones you build everything around.
1. Cody Rhodes
It does not matter what happens at WrestleMania. Title or no title, Cody Rhodes is QB1. Period.
Over the last two years, nobody has put up more fantasy points. Nobody. Love him or hate him, you cannot deny the numbers and you cannot deny the spotlight. Cody is number one all time in points and still sitting near the top in 2026.
If he is on the board when you draft, you do not think twice.
You do not hesitate.
You do not get cute.
You draft Cody Rhodes.
2. Rhea Ripley
Now this is where things get interesting.
Rhea Ripley is gearing up for a monster run into SummerSlam, and it feels like a foregone conclusion she walks out of WrestleMania with gold. In fantasy, championships mean points. Title defenses mean even more points.
That is where Rhea separates herself.
She is dominant. She is active. And right now, there are not many challengers who feel like a real threat to The Eradicator. Strap that title on her and you are looking at a long, profitable reign straight through SummerSlam.
3. CM Punk
The self proclaimed Best in the World lands at number three, and you could argue he belongs even higher.
Punk is built for fantasy wrestling. He shows up in the biggest moments, headlines Raw, dominates premium live events, and the crowd reaction is still massive.
Since the start of 2025, he has racked up 215 premium live event points, accounting for a huge chunk of his production. That is clutch performance when it matters most.
He is top three all time in points over the last two years and still near the top in 2026.
He is 47, but do not let that fool you. He still has gas in the tank. And in fantasy, that gas equals points.
4. Oba Femi
This one is simple.
It is not if Oba Femi becomes a world champion. It is when.
Oba is the future. The presence, the aura, the reaction, it is all there. If his collision course with Brock Lesnar hits at WrestleMania, that is the kind of moment that creates superstars.
Win or lose, he is coming out of that feud elevated.
Win, he is in the title picture immediately.
Lose, you are getting a marquee rivalry that can headline any show on the Road to SummerSlam.
Only six matches in 2026 so far, but he has already proven he can deliver anywhere, anytime.
This is a long term investment with main event returns.
5. Seth Rollins
Before the injury, Seth Rollins was on track to have one of the biggest WrestleMania builds of anyone on the roster. Then everything hit pause.
Now he is back.
And when Seth Rollins is active, he is inevitable.
Even missing time, he still sits top five in all time fantasy points, and his 12.3 points per match proves one thing. He shows up in the biggest spots and delivers.
You do not question Seth’s star power. You do not question his role. You definitely do not question his upside.
With a clean bill of health, expect him to be right back in the main event scene and back in the title picture sooner rather than later.
Final Word
These are your franchise guys. Your foundation. Your ride or die picks for the Road to SummerSlam.
You hit on these names, you are not just competing. You are contending.
And if you play it right, you are walking out of SummerSlam with gold around your waist.