Wrestling Power Rankings 12/30/17

Time to close the book on 2017 officially. I hope you all enjoyed the 2017 Wrestling Examiner awards. Let's get started.

Raw:

10. The Revival 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

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

8. Matt Hardy 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)

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

6. Brock Lesnar (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

5. Finn Balor 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 4)

4. Samoa Joe 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 2)

3. Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan 6/0 (Last Week: 3/9, Weeks in Rankings: 37/23, Peak: 1,5)

2. Roman Reigns 6 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)- Reigns retained his Intercontinental Championship in a great match with Samoa Joe.

1. Braun Strowman 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 28, Peak: 1)

SD:

10. Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Gable & Benjamin beat New Day and Rusev Day to earn a shot at the Smackdown Tag Team titles.

9. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 8)

8. Mojo Rawley 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 7)

7. Bobby Roode 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 7)

6. Randy Orton (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 2)

5. The Usos 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 34, Peak: 3)

4. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn 5 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 4)

3. Jinder Mahal (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

2. AJ Styles 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

1. Shinsuke Nakamura 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

205 Live:

10. Gran Metalik (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)

9. Tony Nese (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 8)

8. Drew Gulak 2 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 6)

7. Gentleman Jack Gallagher (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 27, Peak: 4)

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

5. Kalisto 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 1)

4. Akira Tozawa 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

3. Mustafa Ali 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

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

1. Cedric Alexander 5 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 32, Peak: 1)- Alexander is doing an admirable job as the top babyface of 205 Live.

NXT:

10. Street Profits (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Pete Dunne 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 8)

8. SAnitY 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 26, Peak: 3)

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

6. Johnny Gargano 2 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 6)- Holy shit. What an incredible match that Fatal 4-Way was.

5. Authors of Pain (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 3)

4. Aleister Black 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

3. Andrade "Cien" Almas 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 3)

2. Ember Moon (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 2)

1. The Undisputed Era 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 1)

Impact: This week's episode was another year-end show, so no changes here.

10. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

9. Taiji Ishimori 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)

8. Laurel Van Ness 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)

7. Johnny Impact 3 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 6)

6. Trevor Lee 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 3)

5. Alberto El Patron (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 5)

4. Ethan Carter III (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 2)

3. oVe 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 2)

2. LAX (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

1. Eli Drake 5 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 1)

ROH:

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

9. Motor City Machine Guns (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 7)

8. So Cal Uncensored 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

7. The Briscoes 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 2)

6. War Machine 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 2)

5. Jay Lethal 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 3)

4. Marty Scurll (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 2)

3. Cody 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 28, Peak: 1)

2. Hung Bucks 2 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

1. Dalton Castle 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 1)- Castle led his five-man squad to victory over Cody's squad. 

NJPW: There were no New Japan events this week, so the rankings stay unchanged. 

10. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 10)

9. Roppongi 3K 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 6)

8. Hiromu Takahashi (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)

7. Killer Elite Squad 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 6)

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

5. KUSHIDA 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 31, Peak: 1)

4. Hiroshi Tanahashi 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 35, Peak: 3)

3. Kazuchika Okada 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

2. Kenny Omega 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

1. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

Thanks for reading everyone.