Wrestling Power Rankings 6/10/17

It was an interesting week for wrestling. Samoa Joe become the #1 Contender to Brock Lesnar's Universal Championship, Impact went to Bollywood, Neville broke off his partnership with TJP, Lars Sullivan made his presence known, Adam Cole had his last televised ROH match, Dario Cueto introduced the Cueto Cup, and KUSHIDA earned another shot at Hiromu Takahashi's title. But how does that all stack up in our power rankings? Let's get started.

Raw:

10. Sheamus and Cesaro (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Sheamus and Cesaro are now two-time Raw Tag Team Champions.

9. Dean Ambrose (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 8)

8. Bray Wyatt (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 6)- It looks like Wyatt is moving on to a feud with Seth Rollins.

7. Roman Reigns (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 6)- Reigns beat Bray Wyatt cleanly on Raw. Why? I haven't the slightest idea.

6. The Miz (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 6)

5. Seth Rollins (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 2)- Rollins lost to Samoa Joe in the main event of Raw.

4. The Hardy Boyz (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 3)

3. Alexa Bliss (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 3)

2. Brock Lesnar (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 1)

1. Samoa Joe (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 1)- Joe has taken the top spot from Lesnar here. Can he also take Lesnar's Universal Championship?

SD:

10. Carmella (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 10)- Carmella was on the winning side of a six-woman tag match this week.

9. The New Day (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 9)

8. Sami Zayn (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 7)- Zayn continues to get walloped by the much bigger Baron Corbin.

7. The Usos (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 7)- The Usos have been on fire ever since they turned heel late last year.

6. Tye Dillinger (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 6)- Dillinger has been missing ever since  Backlash.

5. Kevin Owens (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 1)- Three episodes of Smackdown, three losses to Shinsuke Nakamura.

4. AJ Styles (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 1)- Styles beat Dolph Ziggler this week, getting his win back from last week.

3. Randy Orton (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 2)

2. Shinsuke Nakamura (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 2)

1. Jinder Mahal (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 1)

205 Live:

10. Noam Dar (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 7)- Dar lost both of this feuds this week.

9. Rich Swann (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 7)

8. Cedric Alexander (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)

7. Mustafa Ali (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 5)- Even with interference this week, Ali beat a jobber on 205 Live this week.

6. TJP (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 3)- TJP came up short in his title match with Neville on 205 Live.

5. Gentleman Jack Gallagher (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 4)

4. Drew Gulak (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 4)

3. Austin Aries (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 2)

2. Akira Tozawa (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 2)- Is Tozawa the next challenger for Neville's title?

1. Neville (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 1)- Neville had two successful title defenses this week: against Austin Aries at Extreme Rules in a Submission Match and against his former partner TJP on 205 Live.

NXT:

10. Heavy Machinery (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- It looks like Tucker Knight and Otis Dozovic will face Authors of Pain for the tag titles at Brooklyn.

9. The Velveteen Dream (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)

8. Kassius Ohno (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 7)

7. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 4)- After a few weeks of teasing it, Itami finally turned heel.

6. Roderick Strong (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 7)

5. Drew McIntyre (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 5)- McIntyre will be in action next week.

4. Aleister Black (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 4)

3. Authors of Pain (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 3)

2. Bobby Roode (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 1)- Roode cut a great heel promo on Roderick Strong this week.

1. Asuka (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 1)

Impact:

10. Sonjay Dutt (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Dutt has an X-Division title shot next week in India.

9. Sienna (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 7)

8. Rosemary (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 8)- Rosemary successfully her belt against Laurel Van Ness.

7. Moose (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 5)

6. Davey Richards (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 5)

5. Ethan Carter III (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 2)

4. Low-Ki (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 4)- Low-Ki beat Caleb Konley with his title on the line.

3. LAX (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 2)

2. Alberto El Patron (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 2)

1. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 1)- Lashley beat Grand Champion Moose to retain his Impact World Heavyweight Championship.

ROH:

10. Punishment Martinez (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)- Another week, another Punishment Martinez vignette.

9. Dalton Castle (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)- To the disappointment of WWE fans everywhere, Castle (who is 31 years old) resigned with ROH.

8. Silas Young (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)

7. Jay Lethal (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 3)

6. Hangman Page (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 6)- Page beat Cole in the latter's last televised match with ROH.

5. The Briscoes & Bully Ray (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 4)

4. War Machine (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 4)- Hanson and Rowe beat Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara this week.

3. Marty Scurll (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 2)

2. Young Bucks (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 2)

1. Christopher Daniels (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 1)

NJPW:

9. Guerillas of Destiny (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)

9. Will Ospreay (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 7)- Despite a very spirited effort, Ospreay fell to KUSHIDA in the BOSJ finals.

8. KUSHIDA (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 8)- KUSHIDA has yet another shot at Hiromu Takahashi and his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.

7. Hiroshi Tanahashi (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 7)

6. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 4)

5. Hiromu Takahashi (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 3)

4. Minoru Suzuki (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 4)

3. Kenny Omega (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 3)- I'm definitely not the only person who thinks that Omega will become the Heavyweight champ at Dominion right?

2. Kazuchika Okada (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 1)

1. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 1)

Thanks for reading everyone. 

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