Wrestling Power Rankings 4/28/18
So, as it turns out, I'm much more behind on wrestling than I thought. I'm currently watching Night 1 of Dontaku and have not even thought about Backlash yet. Catching up by Sunday is now beginning to feel like a pipe dream. But hey, a guy can dream right? Let's get started.
Raw:
10. Elias (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Elias takes Roode's spot by beating him on Raw.
9. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)
8. Nia Jax (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)
7. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)- I thought for sure Reigns would win the Universal Championship at GRR.
6. Ronda Rousey 2 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 6)
5. Finn Balor 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 40, Peak: 2)
4. Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt 3/1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8/3, Peak: 4)
3. Seth Rollins 11 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)- The ending to the Intercontinental Championship match in Saudi Arabia was very cool and something we haven't seen in WWE before.
2. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
1. Braun Strowman 6 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 45, Peak: 1)- Strowman gets the nod here for winning the Greatest Royal Rumble match and winning some green title belt that we'll almost certainly never see again.
SD:
10. Big Cass (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Cass's promo skills have certainly improved since we last saw him.
9. Carmella (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)
2. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
1. Shinsuke Nakamura 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
205 Live:
10. Gentleman Jack Gallagher (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 44, Peak: 4)
9. Drew Gulak (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)
8. Buddy Murphy 2 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 6)
7. Akira Tozawa 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
6. Gran Metalik 3 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 6)
5. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 5)
4. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 3)
3. Kalisto 6 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 30, Peak: 1)- Kalisto may have failed to win the Cruiserweight Championship in Saudi Arabia but he was definitely the star of the match. His high-flying moves wowed the crowd and made the entire cruiserweight division proud.
2. Mustafa Ali 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
1. Cedric Alexander 10 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 49, Peak: 1)
10. Lars Sullivan (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)
9. EC3 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)
8. Tommaso Ciampa 1(Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)- Ciampa delivered a hellacious beatdown to his former tag team partner and cost him his opportunity for the NXT Tag Team Championship. On a side note, who else is hoping for a Hell in a Cell match between these two?
3. Johnny Gargano 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 2)
2. Aleister Black 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)- Black took out all three members of SAnitY by himself. In a normal week, that would have been enough to win Wrestler of the Week. On another note, I'm very much looking forward to a match between Black and Ciampa.
1. The Undisputed Era 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)
10. Kongo Kong 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 9)
9. Matt Sydal 2 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 8)- Sydal successfully retained his X-Division Championship against Petey Williams at Redemption.
8. LAX 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
7. Allie (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 7)- Allie had two successful title defenses this week, one against Su Yung and one against Taya Valkyrie.
6. Johnny Impact 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 34, Peak: 4)
5. Brian Cage 1(Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 5)
4. oVe 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 2)- To my surprise, I'm actually enjoying this rivalry between oVe and Eddie Edwards.
3. Austin Aries 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 1)
2. Pentagon 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 2)- Pentagon was the biggest star at Redemption as he shockingly broke Austin Aries's arm and pinned him to become the new World champ.
1. Eli Drake & Scott Steiner 6/0 (Last Week: 1/NR, Weeks in Rankings: 37/1, Peak: 1/1)- This was one of the most surprising title wins in recent Impact history.
10. Sumie Sakai (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)
9. So Cal Uncensored (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 7)
8. Jay Lethal 6 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 3)- Neither of the Bound by Honor shows were great, but the best segment of either show was Jay Lethal and Lanny Poffo. I missed Black Machismo.
7. Silas Young (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 7)
6. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
5. Young Bucks 7 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
4. Marty Scurll 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 2)
3. Cody 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 44, Peak: 1)
2. The Briscoes 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 2)
1. Dalton Castle 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 1)
10. Jay White (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)
8. Will Ospreay 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 6)
7. Evil & SANADA 4 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 5)- Out of the four champions who retained this week, I think Evil & SANADA were the most likely to drop the belts.
6. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 6)
5. Golden Lovers 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 2)
4. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 4)
3. Minoru Suzuki 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 2)
2. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
1. Kazuchika Okada 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
Raw:
10. Elias (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Elias takes Roode's spot by beating him on Raw.
9. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)
8. Nia Jax (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)
7. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)- I thought for sure Reigns would win the Universal Championship at GRR.
6. Ronda Rousey 2 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 6)
5. Finn Balor 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 40, Peak: 2)
4. Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt 3/1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8/3, Peak: 4)
3. Seth Rollins 11 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)- The ending to the Intercontinental Championship match in Saudi Arabia was very cool and something we haven't seen in WWE before.
2. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
1. Braun Strowman 6 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 45, Peak: 1)- Strowman gets the nod here for winning the Greatest Royal Rumble match and winning some green title belt that we'll almost certainly never see again.
SD:
10. Big Cass (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Cass's promo skills have certainly improved since we last saw him.
9. Carmella (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)
8. The Usos 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 3)
7. Jeff Hardy 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 7)
6. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 24, Peak: 6)
7. Jeff Hardy 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 7)
6. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 24, Peak: 6)
5. Randy Orton (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 2)
4. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 4)
3. Daniel Bryan 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 3)- Bryan nearly went wire to wire in Jeddah.
4. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 4)
3. Daniel Bryan 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 3)- Bryan nearly went wire to wire in Jeddah.
2. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
1. Shinsuke Nakamura 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
205 Live:
10. Gentleman Jack Gallagher (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 44, Peak: 4)
9. Drew Gulak (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)
8. Buddy Murphy 2 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 6)
7. Akira Tozawa 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
6. Gran Metalik 3 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 6)
5. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 5)
4. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 3)
3. Kalisto 6 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 30, Peak: 1)- Kalisto may have failed to win the Cruiserweight Championship in Saudi Arabia but he was definitely the star of the match. His high-flying moves wowed the crowd and made the entire cruiserweight division proud.
2. Mustafa Ali 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
1. Cedric Alexander 10 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 49, Peak: 1)
NXT:
10. Lars Sullivan (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)
9. EC3 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)
8. Tommaso Ciampa 1(Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)- Ciampa delivered a hellacious beatdown to his former tag team partner and cost him his opportunity for the NXT Tag Team Championship. On a side note, who else is hoping for a Hell in a Cell match between these two?
7. Pete Dunne 3 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 6)
6. War Raiders 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 6)
6. War Raiders 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 6)
5. Ricochet 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 5)
4. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 5)
4. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 5)
3. Johnny Gargano 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 2)
2. Aleister Black 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)- Black took out all three members of SAnitY by himself. In a normal week, that would have been enough to win Wrestler of the Week. On another note, I'm very much looking forward to a match between Black and Ciampa.
1. The Undisputed Era 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)
Impact:
10. Kongo Kong 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 9)
9. Matt Sydal 2 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 8)- Sydal successfully retained his X-Division Championship against Petey Williams at Redemption.
8. LAX 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
7. Allie (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 7)- Allie had two successful title defenses this week, one against Su Yung and one against Taya Valkyrie.
6. Johnny Impact 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 34, Peak: 4)
5. Brian Cage 1(Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 5)
4. oVe 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 2)- To my surprise, I'm actually enjoying this rivalry between oVe and Eddie Edwards.
3. Austin Aries 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 1)
2. Pentagon 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 2)- Pentagon was the biggest star at Redemption as he shockingly broke Austin Aries's arm and pinned him to become the new World champ.
1. Eli Drake & Scott Steiner 6/0 (Last Week: 1/NR, Weeks in Rankings: 37/1, Peak: 1/1)- This was one of the most surprising title wins in recent Impact history.
ROH:
10. Sumie Sakai (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)
9. So Cal Uncensored (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 7)
8. Jay Lethal 6 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 3)- Neither of the Bound by Honor shows were great, but the best segment of either show was Jay Lethal and Lanny Poffo. I missed Black Machismo.
7. Silas Young (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 7)
6. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
5. Young Bucks 7 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
4. Marty Scurll 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 2)
3. Cody 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 44, Peak: 1)
2. The Briscoes 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 2)
1. Dalton Castle 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 1)
NJPW:
10. Jay White (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)
9. Hiroshi Tanahashi 3 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 8)
8. Will Ospreay 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 6)
7. Evil & SANADA 4 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 5)- Out of the four champions who retained this week, I think Evil & SANADA were the most likely to drop the belts.
6. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 6)
5. Golden Lovers 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 2)
4. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 4)
3. Minoru Suzuki 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 2)
2. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
1. Kazuchika Okada 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)
Thanks for reading everyone.
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