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Finally, we've reached 'Mania weekend. Let's get started. Raw:  10. John Cena 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9) 9. Ronda Rousey 1(Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8) 8. The Bar (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 6) 7. Matt Hardy 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 7) 6. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1) 5.  Seth Rollins  11 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1)- Rollins and Finn Balor had Raw's Match of the Night just six days before 'Mania. 4. Finn Balor 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 2) 3. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1) 2. Braun Strowman 5 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 42, Peak: 1) 1. Asuka 2 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 1) SD:  After 50 weeks in the power rankings, we must finally bid adieu to Jinder Mahal.  10. Rusev (Last We...

Of course, we're playing catch-up again. Let's get started. Raw: Honorable mention goes to The Miz as MizTV was the best part of this Raw episode. 10. John Cena 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9) 9. Matt Hardy 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9) 8. Ronda Rousey 1(Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8) 7. The Bar (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 6) 6. Seth Rollins 10 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 50, Peak: 1) 5. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 50, Peak: 1) 4. Brock Lesnar  1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 50, Peak: 1)- Lesnar wins his first Wrestler of the Week for brutalizing Roman Reigns in the opening segment of Raw. 3. Finn Balor 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 2) 2. Braun Strowman 5 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 41, Peak: 1) 1. Asuka 2 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 1) SD:  10. Jind...

Yes, WrestleMania weekend has come and gone, but in the world of our power rankings, we're still a few days away. Let's get started. Raw: 10. John Cena 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9) 9. Matt Hardy  1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)- Was the Ultimate Deletion as good as the Final Deletion? No, but it was still super campy and tons of fun. For that. Matt Hardy is Raw's Wrestler of the Week. 8. Ronda Rousey 1(Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8) 7. Seth Rollins 10 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 49, Peak: 1)- Seth was excellent on MizTV and for once, came across as a smart and clever babyface. 6. The Bar (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 6) 5. Brock Lesnar (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 49, Peak: 1) 4. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 49, Peak: 1) 3. Finn Balor 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 35, Peak: 2) 2. Braun Strowman 5 (Last Week: 2, W...

IT'S WRESTLEMANIA WEEKEND (in real life, not at the time of the power rankings of course). Let's get started. Raw: 10. Matt Hardy (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10) 9. John Cena 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 9)- Sometimes, Cena cuts a promo that reminds us why he's regarded as one of the top wrestlers of all-time. His promo calling out 'Taker was excellent and made me actually look forward to a match that I had otherwise been dreading. 8. Ronda Rousey 1(Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 8) 7. Seth Rollins 10 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 48, Peak: 1) 6. The Bar (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 6) 5. Brock Lesnar (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 48, Peak: 1) 4. Finn Balor 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 34, Peak: 2) 3. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 48, Peak: 1) 2. Braun Strowman 5 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 39, Peak: 1) 1. Asuka...

We've predicted Supercard of Honor and TakeOver: New Orleans. Now, it's time to take a look at the biggest show of them all: WrestleMania. This year's spectacle has a great card and is jam-packed with matches. Yes, it's probably going to be tremendously long, but hopefully, it will all be worth it. Let's get started. Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Superstars already announced for this match include The Revival, Sin Cara, Mike Kanellis, Elias, Curt Hawkins, Kane, R-Truth, Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin, Heath Slater & Rhyno, and Titus Worldwide. It's really hard to pick a winner for this match, especially since we don't even know all of the entrants. I'm sure we'll see some entrants from NXT and 205 Live such as Hideo Itami and Roderick Strong. I'll just go on a limb and pick a returning Big Cass to win. However, I would love to see Elias get the win. He's been excellent on the main roster thus far and a win in this match wo...

It's time for our second predictions post of Wrestlemania weekend. It's time for us to take a look at what potentially could be one of the biggest TakeOver shows in NXT history. We have matches for all three NXT titles, a ladder match for a new title, and a match dealing with one of the best feuds in NXT history. Let's get started. Unsanctioned Match- If Gargano wins he is reinstated, if Ciampa wins Gargano is banned from NXT Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa If you're reading this article, you're almost certainly aware of the history between these two so I won't go into detail here. If you're not familiar with this story, just know that this is potentially the best feud in NXT history. It's extremely personal between these two and these two should put on a great match. The stipulation of Gargano's job on the line makes this a little obvious. They can't have Gargano lose and then just bring this story to an abrupt end. However, it would giv...

Wrestlemania weekend is by far the best time to be a wrestling fan. The best wrestlers from all around the world converge in one location for all sorts of promotions. This year we shall see wrestlers such as Brock Lesnar, Keith Lee, Ricochet, David Starr, WALTER, Matt Riddle, Asuka, Kenny Omega, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Austin Aries compete for promotions such as WWN, NXT, PROGRESS, ROH, and of course, WWE. The three biggest shows this weekend are Wrestlemania 34, NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, and ROH Supercard of Honor XII. In a series of blog posts, I'm going to break down each of these shows and predict all of them. In this post, we're going to look at the ROH show. While the main storyline revolves around Bullet Club, there's a lot more going on. We have a World title match, two other title matches, the culmination of a tournament to crown the inaugural WOH Champion, and much more. Let's get started. Women of Honor Championship Tournament Semifinal: Kelly Klein v...