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 I am just as pleasantly surprised as you are that I made it to Week 2 of this new endeavor. For the first time, we will be looking at a non-PPV week. Instead, the changes in this week's rankings are based on the latest episode of Impact. Let's get started.  Men: 1. Moose (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 1): Last week, I wrote that Moose was the self-proclaimed TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Now, not only is Moose recognized as an official World Champion, but he successfully defended the title against Jake Something.  2. Rich Swann (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 2): It was announced on Impact that Swann would be defending his Impact World title against Moose at Sacrifice on March 13th. These two men have been on fire recently, and I'm excited for this match.  3. TJP (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 3): I can't tell what match I would rather see: TJP vs. Black Tauros or TJP vs. Ace Austin.  4. Ace Austin (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Ra...

 Guess who's back, back again. I don't know what it is, but for some reason, I'm back with some power rankings. What can I say, I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff. This time, we're going to try something a little different. Here, we'll be focusing solely on Impact Wrestling and breaking down the rankings into three divisions: men's, knockouts, and tag teams. Let's get started.  Men: 1. Moose (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 1): The self-proclaimed TNA World Heavyweight Champion was the man standing tall at the end of No Surrender. His upcoming title match with Rich Swann has been built up well and should be an easy MOTN contender. 2. Rich Swann (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 2): Swann successfully defended the World title against Tommy Dreamer in the main event of No Surrender, but it was a forgettable match that existed solely as a stopgap feud.  3. TJP (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 3): TJP had two great title defe...

Welcome to the inaugural ROH 25. It's a simple concept: identifying the 25 best wrestlers in a certain promotion for a year (in this case, Ring of Honor). Now, best is obviously a subjective term. For our purposes, we are taking into account the following factors: in-ring work, placement on the card, influence on the promotion, achievements, notable matches and feuds, visibility on the program, and overall importance to the promotion. Some of these factors are also subjective, but hopefully we can agree on most of them. Ring of Honor did not have the best 2019. Their live event attendance was abysmal, they got a lot of negative media attention, and their performance at Madison Square Garden was mixed at best. But, we're here to focus on the positives here. Let's look at the inaugural ROH 25. Angelina Love (Notable Accomplishment: Women of Honor Champion) This one may seem a little questionable, but keep in mind that Love was the Women of Honor division's top h...

By the time you read this post, the 2018 Wrestling Examiner awards should finally be out. Now, we can fully focus on these power rankings. Raw 11:  10. Elias (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8) 9. Samoan Slaughterhouse (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 9)- As much as I detest this duo, I can't deny the upward momentum they were gaining at this time.  8. Finn Balor (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 70, Peak: 2) 7. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 6) 6. Dean Ambrose 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 5) 5. Seth Rollins 3 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 84, Peak: 1)- The Rollins/ Nakamura match at Survivor Series got overshadowed by bigger matches but was still one of the night's best.  4. Dolph Ziggler 1 & Drew McIntyre 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 25, Peak: 3) 3. Ronda Rousey (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 1)- Rousey took a...

Welcome everyone for the fifth annual Wrestling Examiner awards, where we take a look at the best wrestling across the globe in 2018. We'll give special focus to the big promotions: WWE, NXT (which includes NXT UK), ROH, Impact, and New Japan. We've changed up the awards slightly this year, as we put more focus on the overall category and try to streamline the awards for each promotion. Before we hand out some virtual hardware, I wanted to do something different this year and highlight some of my favorites from the past year. I don't really get to talk about my favorite things in wrestling, so this seems like the perfect place to do it. Favorite Male Wrestlers: WWE- Shinsuke Nakamura & Seth Rollins/ Non-WWE: Zack Sabre Jr. & WALTER Favorite Female Wrestlers: WWE- Becky Lynch & Jinny (though mainly for her non-WWE work)/Non-WWE: Tessa Blanchard & Tenille Dashwood Favorite Matches: WWE- 2018 Men's Royal Rumble & Andrade "Cien" Almas vs...