Wrestling Power Rankings 4/21/18

I'm making a commitment to catch up by this Sunday. Seeing as I'm only behind by a few posts, I believe that's very doable. Let's get started.

Raw: 

10. Bobby Roode (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Yes, Roode lasted more than half a year on the Smackdown top 10 but that means nothing to the Raw power rankings.

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

8. Nia Jax (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 8)

7. Ronda Rousey 2 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 7)

6. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

5. Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt 3/1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 7/2, Peak: 5)- Hardy and Wyatt have suddenly become one of the company's most interesting tag team thanks to their zany antics and an excellent finisher.

4. Finn Balor 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 39, Peak: 2)

3. Seth Rollins 11 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

2. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

1. Braun Strowman 5 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 44, Peak: 1)

SD: 

10. Samoa Joe (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

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

8. Jeff Hardy 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 8)- In a surprising turn of events, Hardy defeated Jinder Mahal on Raw to win the United States Championship and then moved to Smackdown. 

7. The Usos 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 50, Peak: 3)

6. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 6)

5. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 5)

4. Randy Orton (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 2)

3. Daniel Bryan 1(Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 3)

2. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

1. Shinsuke Nakamura 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

205 Live: 

10. Drew Gulak (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)

9. Gentleman Jack Gallagher (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 43, Peak: 4)

8. Buddy Murphy 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 6)

7. Akira Tozawa 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

6. Gran Metalik 3 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 6)- Gran Metalik was 1/4 of a spectacular tag team main event but his high-flying, death-defying manuevers stole the show. 

5. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 5)

4. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 3)

3. Kalisto 5 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 29, Peak: 1)

2. Cedric Alexander 10 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 48, Peak: 1)

1. Mustafa Ali 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

NXT:

10. Lars Sullivan (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Tommaso Ciampa (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)

8. EC3 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)

7. Pete Dunne 3 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 6)

6. War Raiders 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 7)- Hanson and Rowe looked very impressive in their debut match against the Metro Brothers. 

5. Ricochet 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 5)

4. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 5)

3. Aleister Black 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

2. Johnny Gargano 4 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 2)- Johnny Wrestling may not be known as a great talker but he cut a very good promo at the beginning of the episode. The crowd response highlighted just how over he is.

1. The Undisputed Era 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

Impact: 

10. Matt Sydal 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 8)

9. Kongo Kong 2 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 9)- Kong earns Wrestler of the Week for his brutal assault on Johnny Impact.

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

7. Cult of Lee (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 4)

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

5. Johnny Impact 4 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 33, Peak: 4)

4. LAX 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

3. oVe 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 35, Peak: 2)

2. Austin Aries 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 1)

1. Eli Drake 6 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

ROH: 

10. Sumie Sakai (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)

9. Jay Lethal 5 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 3)- Lethal and Jonathan Gresham had a fantastic match at Masters of the Craft.

8. So Cal Uncensored (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 7)

7. Silas Young (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 7)

6. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

5. Young Bucks 7 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

4. Marty Scurll 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 2)

3. Cody 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 43, Peak: 1)

2. The Briscoes 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 2)

1. Dalton Castle 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 1)

NJPW: 

10. Hiroshi Tanahashi 3 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 8)- Tana won all five of his matches over the last week.

9. Killer Elite Squad (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 9)

8. Evil & SANADA 3 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 5)

7. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 7)

6. Will Ospreay 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 6)

5. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 4)

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

3. Minoru Suzuki 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 2)

2. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

1. Kazuchika Okada 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

Thanks for reading everyone. 

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