Wrestling Power Rankings 12/23/17

LET'S GOOOOOOO

Raw:

10. The Revival 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- This was a rather meh episode of Raw, so we'll give the nod to the returning Revival.

9. Jason Jordan (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 5)

8. Matt Hardy 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)

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

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

5. Brock Lesnar (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

4. Finn Balor 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 4)

3. The Shield 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

2. Samoa Joe 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 2)

1. Braun Strowman 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 27, Peak: 1)

SD:

10. Baron Corbin (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 7)

9. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 8)- That Lumberjack match with Natalya at Clash of Champions was atrocious.

8. Bobby Roode 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 7)

7. Mojo Rawley 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 7)- Rawley quietly had a very good match with Zack Ryder on the Clash of Champions Kickoff Show.

6. Randy Orton (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 2)

5. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn 5 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 5)

4. Jinder Mahal (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

3. The Usos 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 33, Peak: 3)

2. Shinsuke Nakamura 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

1. AJ Styles 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

205 Live:

10. Tony Nese (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)

9. Gran Metalik (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 8)

8. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)

7. Drew Gulak 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 6)

6. The Brian Kendrick & Gentleman Jack Gallagher (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 26, Peak: 4)

5. Kalisto 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 1)

4. Mustafa Ali 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

3. Akira Tozawa 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

2. Enzo Amore 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 2)

1. Cedric Alexander 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 31, Peak: 1)- With his win over Drew Gulak on Raw, Alexander became the #1 Contender to the Cruiserweight Championship.

NXT:

10. Johnny Gargano 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)

9. Velveteen Dream 3 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 7)

8. Pete Dunne 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 8)- Is Pete Dunne a true member of the NXT roster? It doesn't matter, as that UK Championship match with Tyler Bate was one of the year's best.

7. SAnitY 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 25, Peak: 3)

6. Authors of Pain (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 3)

5. Lars Sullivan (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 5)

4. Ember Moon (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 4)

3. Andrade "Cien" Almas 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 3)

2. Aleister Black 2 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

1. The Undisputed Era 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 1)- Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish are the new NXT Tag Team Champions.

Impact: This week's episode of Impact was just a year-in-review, so not much to look at here.

10. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

9. Taiji Ishimori 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)

8. Laurel Van Ness 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 8)

7. Johnny Impact 3 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 6)

6. Trevor Lee 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 3)

5. Alberto El Patron (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 5)

4. Ethan Carter III (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 2)

3. oVe 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 2)

2. LAX (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

1. Eli Drake 5 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 1)

ROH:

10. Silas Young 2 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Motor City Machine Guns (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 7)

8. So Cal Uncensored 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

7. War Machine 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 2)

6. The Briscoes 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 2)

5. Jay Lethal 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 3)- Castle may have won the ROH World Championship at Final Battle, but Lethal stole the show thanks to his instant minor classic with The Villain. 

4. Marty Scurll (Last Week: 3 Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 2)

3. Cody 2 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 27, Peak: 1)

2. Dalton Castle 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 2)

1. Hung Bucks 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

NJPW:

10. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 10)

9. Roppongi 3K 2 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 6)

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

7. Killer Elite Squad 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 6)

6. Evil & SANADA 3 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 5)

5. KUSHIDA 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 30, Peak: 1)

4. Hiroshi Tanahashi 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 34, Peak: 3)

3. Kazuchika Okada 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

2. Kenny Omega 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)- You might have missed it but The Elite had a superb tag match against Rocky Romero and Best Friends on the 12/20 episode of ROH. 

1. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

Thanks for reading everyone.