Wrestling Power Rankings 8/19/17

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Raw:

10. Roman Reigns (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 7)

9. Finn Balor (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)

8. The Hardy Boyz (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 3)

7. Big Cass (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 6)

6. The Miz (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 3)

5. Jason Jordan (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 5)

4. Braun Strowman (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 4)

3. Samoa Joe (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)

2. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 2)

1. Brock Lesnar (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)


SD:

10. Kevin Owens (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)

9. Baron Corbin (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 4)- Corbin, along with John Cena and Damien Sandow, is only the third person to ever unsuccessfully cash in Money in the Bank.

8. Naomi (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 6)

7. The New Day (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 5)

6. John Cena (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 6)

5. The Usos (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 5)

4. Randy Orton (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 2)

3. AJ Styles (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)

2. Jinder Mahal (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)

1. Shinsuke Nakamura (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)

205 Live:

10. Drew Gulak (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 3)

9. Ariya Daivari (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 9)

8. TJP (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 7)

7. Cedric Alexander (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 5)

6. The Brian Kendrick (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 5)

5. Tony Nese (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 5)

4. Mustafa Ali (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 2)

3. Gentleman Jack Gallagher (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 3)

2. Neville (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)

1. Akira Tozawa (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)

NXT;

10. Roderick Strong (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 7)

9. Andrade "Cien" Almas (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9)- Almas beat Johnny Gargano in Brooklyn.

8. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 4)

7. Authors of Pain (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 3)

6. Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, & Bobby Fish (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 6)- Cole's NXT debut was one of the biggest in NXT history, right up there with Samoa Joe and Shinsuke Nakamura.

5. SAnitY (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 5)- EY and Alexander Wolfe are the new NXT Tag Team Champions.

4. Bobby Roode (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)

3. Asuka (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)- Against all odds, Asuka retained her title against Ember Moon in Brooklyn.

2. Drew McIntyre (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 2)- McIntyre is the new NXT Champion.

1. Aleister Black (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)- Black knocked off Hideo Itami in a great, physical match in Brooklyn.

GFW

10. Trevor Lee (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 8)

9. Moose (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 5)

8. Kongo Kong (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 7)

7. Matt Sydal (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 7)- Sydal beat Bobby Lashley in the main event of Destination X.

6. Dezmond Xavier (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1. Peak: 6)

5. Sonjay Dutt (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 2)- Dutt successfully retained his championship against Trevor Lee in a ladder match.

4. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)

3. Sienna (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 3)- Thanks to Taryn Terrell, Sienna turned back the challenge of Gail Kim.

2. Ethan Carter III (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 2)

1. LAX (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)

ROH:

10. Silas Young (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 6)

9. Kenny King (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 9)- It seems like King will be the next ROH TV Champion.

8. The Addiction (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)- Is Frankie Kazarian now a heel?

7. Jay Lethal (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 3)

6. Dalton Castle & The Boys (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 7)

5. War Machine (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 4)

4. Marty Scurll (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 2)

3. Young Bucks (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)- The Young Bucks lost their IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Titles to Funky Future.

2. The Briscoes & Bully Ray (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 2)

1. Cody (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 1)- It looks like Cody's next challenger is Dalton Castle.

NJPW:

10. Killer Elite Squad (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)-

9. EVIL (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)

8. Funky Future (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 8)- Ryusuke Taguchi and Ricochet are the new IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.

7. Hiroshi Tanahashi (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 4)

6. Zack Sabre Jr. (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 6)

5. Minoru Suzuki (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 2)- Suzuki-gun now has three entries in the Top 10.

4. Kazuchika Okada (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)

3. Kenny Omega (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)

2. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)- Niato is now a two-time winner of the G1.

1. KUSHIDA (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 1)- Let's be honest, we didn't think KUSHIDA would be ROH TV Champion for this long right?

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