Wrestling Power Rankings 4/14/18

WrestleMania weekend was quite possibly the craziest wrestling weekends in history. In this post, we're going to cover the last day of that as well as the ensuing week after that. Also, it has been a year since we started these power rankings. In honor of this anniversary, I'm going to designate a wrestler of the year by putting them at the top of the headings. It won't count as a wrestler of the week, it's just an extra little something. Let's get started.

Raw: Seth Rollins

10. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Lashley returned to a huge pop on the Raw after Wrestlemania.

9. Nia Jax (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 9)- It took a little longer than people expected, but Nia Jax is finally a champion.

8. Ronda Rousey 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 8)- It's absolutely insane to think about but Rousey was the biggest star over the entire weekend. The mixed tag match was arguably the best match of WrestleMania and Rousey came off looking like a genuine megastar. Jim Ross and other wrestling luminaries have gushed all over Rousey's debut and it's hard to disagree.

7. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)

6. Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt 1/0 (Last Week: 7/NR, Weeks in Rankings: 6/1, Peak: 6)- I'm already loving this pairing between Matt and Bray.

5. Finn Balor 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 38, Peak: 2)

4. Seth Rollins 11 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)

3. Asuka 2 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 1)

2. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)- What was more shocking, Asuka losing or Brock winning?

1. Braun Strowman 5 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 43, Peak: 1)- Only Strowman could make a pairing with a literal child work. 

SD: AJ Styles 

10. Jinder Mahal (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- How deflating was Mahal's title win at Wrestlemania. 

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

8. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 6)

7. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 7)- Harper & Rowan mowed through the competition to capture the Smackdown tag titles. 

6. The Usos 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 49, Peak: 3)

5. Bobby Roode 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 28, Peak: 3)

4. Randy Orton (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 2)

3. Daniel Bryan 1(Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 3)- It's so weird (yet awesome) to see Bryan as a full-time competitor again. 

2. Shinsuke Nakamura 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)- Yes, he may have lost the WWE title match on Sunday but Nakamura has been incredible as a heel thus far. He deserves the title right now. 

1. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)

205 Live: Mustafa Ali

10. Drew Gulak (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Gulak beat Andrews and took his spot in our power rankings. 

9. Gentleman Jack Gallagher (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 42, Peak: 4)

8. Gran Metalik 2 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 7)

7. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 5)

6. Buddy Murphy 2 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 6)

5. Akira Tozawa 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)

4. Kalisto 5 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 28, Peak: 1)

3. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 3)

2. Mustafa Ali 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)

1. Cedric Alexander 10 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 47, Peak: 1)- Alexander beat Mustafa Ali in a very good match to win his first title in a major promotion. 

NXT:

10. Kairi Sane (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

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

8. EC3 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)

7. War Raiders 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 7)- The team formerly known as War Machine made a very impactful debut this week by taking out two other tag teams. 

6. Pete Dunne 3 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 6)

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

4. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 5)

3. Johnny Gargano 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 3)

2. Aleister Black 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)

1. The Undisputed Era 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 35, Peak: 1)

Impact: Eli Drake

10. Kongo Kong 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 10)

9. Matt Sydal 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 8)

8. Allie (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 7)

7. Cult of Lee (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 4)

6. Brian Cage 1(Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 6)

5. LAX 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)

4. Johnny Impact 4 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 32, Peak: 4)

3. oVe 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 34, Peak: 2)

2. Austin Aries 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 1)

1. Eli Drake 6 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 35, Peak: 1)

ROH: Young Bucks; The real standout of this episode was Matt Taven, but since The Kingdom isn't ranked, there will be no ROH Wrestler of the Week this week. 

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

9. Jay Lethal 4 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 3)

8. Silas Young (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 8)

7. So Cal Uncensored (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 7)

6. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)

5. Young Bucks 7 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)

4. Marty Scurll 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 20)

3. The Briscoes 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 2)

2. Cody 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 42, Peak: 1)

1. Dalton Castle 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)

NJPW: 

10. Hiroshi Tanahashi 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)

9. Killer Elite Squad (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)

8. Evil & SANADA 3 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 5)

7. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 7)

6. Will Ospreay 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 6)

5. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 4)

4. Golden Lovers 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 2)

3. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)

2. Minoru Suzuki 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 2)- Suzuki and Suzuki-gun have easily become one of wrestling's hottest factions over the few months.

1. Kazuchika Okada 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)

Thanks for reading everyone.