Wrestling Power Rankings 4/7/18

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 Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Daniel Bryan 1(Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)

8. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 7)

7. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 6)

6. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn 6/5 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 30, Peak: 2)

5. The Usos 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 48, Peak: 3)

4. Bobby Roode 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 27, Peak: 3)

3. Randy Orton (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 2)

2. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1)- Last week, we gave Shinsuke Nakamura for his great feigning of hitting Styles with the Kinshasa. So, it only seems fair that we reward Styles for doing pretty much the same thing (and just as well) this week. 

1. Shinsuke Nakamura 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1)

205 Live:

10. Mark Andrews (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Gentleman Jack Gallagher (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 41, Peak: 4)

8. Gran Metalik 2 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 7)


7. Buddy Murphy 2 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 7)- Murphy and Kalisto had an excellent match in this week's main event of 205 Live.

6. Kalisto 5 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 27, Peak: 1)

5. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 5)

4. Akira Tozawa 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1)

3. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 3)

2. Cedric Alexander 9 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 46, Peak: 1)

1. Mustafa Ali 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1)

NXT:

10. Tommaso Ciampa (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- He may have lost to Gargano in New Orleans, but Ciampa gave one of the best heel performances I've ever seen. 

9. EC3 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9)

8. SAnitY 2 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 39, Peak: 3)

7. Pete Dunne 3 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 7)

6. Ricochet 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 6)- There were worries that WWE would force the former Prince Puma to tone down his insane high-flying style.

5. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 5)- Baszler looked incredible in her New Orleans bout with Ember Moon and walked away with the NXT Women's Championship. She deserves a top five spot based on that shoulder spot alone. 

4. Andrade "Cien" Almas 4 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 35, Peak: 2)

3. Johnny Gargano 3 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 3)- Gargano incredibly had his second five-star match in a span of three months. Kenny Omega's status as the Best Bout Machine is most definitely in jeopardy. 

2. Aleister Black 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1)

1. The Undisputed Era 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 34, Peak: 1)- As great as Gargano and Ciampa's match was, we have to give Wrestler of the Week to NXT's most dominant stable. Adam Cole won a five-star ladder match to become the inaugural NXT North American Champion. Later, in the night, Roderick Strong betrayed his tag team partner Pete Dunne to join the group and help them retain the NXT tag titles. 

Impact: 

10. Kongo Kong 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 10)

9. Matt Sydal 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 8)

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

7. Brian Cage 1(Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 7)

6. Cult of Lee (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 4)

5. LAX 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1)

4. Johnny Impact 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 31, Peak: 4)

3. oVe 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 33, Peak: 2)

2. Austin Aries 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 1)

1. Eli Drake 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 34, Peak: 1)- Drake picked up a shocking win over Moose and in the process became the first wrestler to ever hold two Feast or Fired briefcases at the same time.

ROH: 

10. Jay Lethal 4 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 50, Peak: 3)

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

8. Silas Young (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 8)- Young is now on a very short list of men who have held the ROH TV title multiple times.

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

6. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1)

5. Young Bucks 7 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1)- The Bucks, along with Flip Gordon and So Cal Uncensored, had the best match of Supercard of Honor. They also beat the Bullet Club team of Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens at Sakura Genesis.

4. Marty Scurll 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 20)- In one week, Scurll failed to capture both the ROH Championship and the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship.

3. The Briscoes 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 2)

2. Dalton Castle 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 1)

1. Cody 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 41, Peak: 1)

NJPW: 

10. Hiroshi Tanahashi 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)

9. Killer Elite Squad (Last Week: 90, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)

8. Evil & SANADA 3 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 5)

7. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 7)- In an absolute shocker, the Suzuki-gun defeated two other teams to win the IWGP Jr. Tag titles.

6. Will Ospreay 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 6)- Ospreay and Scurll had an instant classic for the Jr. Heavyweight title.

5. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 4)

4. Golden Lovers 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 2)

3. Minoru Suzuki 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 3)

2. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1)

1. Kazuchika Okada 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1)- After Okada successfully defended his title against ZSJ, he was immediately challenged by former rival Hiroshi Tanahashi. Words cannot express how excited for that match I am. 

Thanks for reading everyone.