The Wrestling Examiner

This was a jam-packed week which included the go home show for Fastlane, New Japan's 46th Anniversary Show, the beginning of the New Japan Cup, etc. Let's get started. Raw: 10. Matt Hardy (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10) 9. Alex Bliss (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9) 8. Ronda Rousey  1(Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 8)- There were a lot of doubts as to how Rousey would perform as a WWE star and whether or not the fans would take to her. Although there are still reasonable doubts about her mic skills and in-ring ability, Rousey is already getting monster reactions and is very much over. 7. Seth Rollins 10 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 47, Peak: 1) 6. The Bar (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 6) 5. Brock Lesnar (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 47, Peak: 1) 4. Finn Balor 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 33, Peak: 2) 3. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 47, Peak: 1) ...

Well, that lasted long. Now it's time to play catchup again. Let's get started. Raw: 10. The Revival (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 7) 9. Alex Bliss (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 9)- Bliss won the first ever women's Elimination Chamber match. 8. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Ranking: 9, Peak: 7)- Gallows and Anderson knocked off the Miztourage on the EC kickoff show. 7. Seth Rollins 10 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 46, Peak: 1)- Despite losing at Elimination Chamber, Rollins remains one of the hottest acts in all of WWE. 6. The Bar (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 6) 5. Brock Lesnar (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 46, Peak: 1) 4. Finn Balor 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 32, Peak: 2) 3. Roman Reigns  7 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 46, Peak: 1)- Yeah, he won the Elimination Chamber match but this award is mainly for that fantastic promo he cut the night after on Raw....

The 14th ever New Japan Cup is taking place in March and the single-elimination tournament bracket was just released. The winner will get a title shot for either Kazuchika Okada's IWGP Heavyweight Championship, Minoru Suzuki's Intercontinental Championship, Jay White's US Championship, and Hirooki Goto's NEVER Openweight Championship. Last year's winner was Katsuyori Shibata and his ensuing title match with Okada tragically ended his career (although it was an incredible match). The other winners in chronological order: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Giant Bernard (now known as Matt Bloom), Yuji Nagata, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Hirooki Goto, Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kota Ibushi, and Tetsuya Naito. This year's field of 16 competitors includes a good variety of stars: the returning Hiroshi Tanahashi, the most recent challenger to Okada's title, tag team wrestlers such as Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer, and Taichi, the...

WE DID IT. WE CAUGHT UP. GLORIOUS. NO I WON'T GIVE IN 'TILL IM VICTORIOUS. Let's get started. Raw: 10. The Miz 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 9) 9. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Ranking: 8, Peak: 7) 8. The Bar (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 6) 7. The Revival (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 7) 6.  Seth Rollins 10 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 45, Peak: 1)- Rollins gave the performance of a lifetime on Raw's gauntlet match. He lasted about 64 minutes and beat both Roman Reigns and John Cena. 5. Roman Reigns 6 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 45, Peak: 1) 4. Brock Lesnar (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 45, Peak: 1) 3. Finn Balor 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 31, Peak: 2) 2. Asuka 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 1) 1. Braun Strowman 5 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1) SD: 10. New Day (Last Week: ...