Wrestling Power Rankings 5/5/18
The big stories of this week all came from New Japan's Dontaku shows. We got the debut of a new Bullet Club member, two thrilling title matches, and much more. In WWE, we also had our one and only week of Backlash, the return of Buddy Murphy, and
Raw: Special shoutout to Ruby Riott and Sasha Banks who surprisingly had a very good match on Raw.
10. Elias (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)
9. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)
8. Nia Jax (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)
7. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)- My god that Montreal crowd hated Reigns.
6. Finn Balor 3 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 41, Peak: 2)- Balor may have lost his Intercontinental title match to Seth Rollins but he was the star of the match. The Falcon Arrow spot in particular was excellent.
5. Ronda Rousey 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 5)
4. Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt 3/1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 9/4, Peak: 4)
3. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
2. Seth Rollins 11 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
1. Braun Strowman 6 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 46, Peak: 1)
SD:
10. Big Cass (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)- That segment with Cass and was absolutely horrible. And here I was last week praising his mic skills.
9. Carmella (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)
5. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 4)
4. Randy Orton 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 2)- Orton was incredibly over with the live crowd and he impressed in the ring as well. I'm a little surprised that this is his first Wrestler of the Week.
3. Daniel Bryan 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 3)
2. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
1. Shinsuke Nakamura 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)- Nakamura running around and giving guys low blows will never get old.
205 Live:
10. Gentleman Jack Gallagher (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 45, Peak: 4)
9. Akira Tozawa 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
8. Drew Gulak 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)- Gulak was an incredible heel in his match with Kalisto as he stretched him into submission and tried to rip his mask off. Gulak is up there with guys like Samoa Joe, The Miz, and Shinsuke Nakamura as one of the best heels in all of WWE.
7. Buddy Murphy 2 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 6)
6. Gran Metalik 3 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 6)
5. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 24, Peak: 3)
4. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 4)
3. Kalisto 6 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 31, Peak: 1)
2. Mustafa Ali 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
1. Cedric Alexander 10 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 50, Peak: 1)
10. TM-61 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Are these guys turning heel?
9. EC3 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)
8. Tommaso Ciampa 1(Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)
7. War Raiders 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 6)
6. Pete Dunne 4 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 6)- Pete Dunne absolutely brutalized Roderick Strong. He's not exactly a face yet but he's got the entire NXT Universe cheering for him.
3. Johnny Gargano 4 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 2)
2. The Undisputed Era 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 38, Peak: 1)
1. Aleister Black 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
10. Kongo Kong 2 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 9)
9. LAX 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
8. Matt Sydal 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 8)
7. Allie (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 7)
6. Johnny Impact 4 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 35, Peak: 4)
5. Brian Cage 1(Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 5)
4. Austin Aries 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 1)
3. oVe 4 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 2)- I genuinely cannot remember the last time the Crist brothers won a match.
2. Pentagon 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 2)
1. Eli Drake & Scott Steiner 6/0 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 38/2, Peak: 1)
10. So Cal Uncensored (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 7)
9. Sumie Sakai (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 9)
8. Jay Lethal 6 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 3)
7. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
6. Silas Young (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 6)- Young successfully defended his TV title against Flip Gordon.
5. Young Bucks 7 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
4. Marty Scurll 4 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 2)- Scurll attempting to slam Bad Luck Fale was one of the most entertaining parts of this entire week.
3. Cody 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 45, Peak: 1)
2. The Briscoes 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 2)
1. Dalton Castle 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 1)
7. Will Ospreay 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 6)
6. EVIL & SANADA 4 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 25, Peak: 5)
5. Minoru Suzuki 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 2)
4. Golden Lovers 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 2)
3. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 4)
2. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
1. Kazuchika Okada 2 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)- You could really award Wrestler of the Week to any of the four men in the two big matches on the second day of Dontaku. I'm going to go with Okada because he was absolutely magnificent in his match with Tanahashi. The crowd was completely behind Tana so Okada heeled it up beautifully. If you didn't watch this match, please check it out. It really was one of the year's best.
Raw: Special shoutout to Ruby Riott and Sasha Banks who surprisingly had a very good match on Raw.
10. Elias (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)
9. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)
8. Nia Jax (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)
7. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)- My god that Montreal crowd hated Reigns.
6. Finn Balor 3 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 41, Peak: 2)- Balor may have lost his Intercontinental title match to Seth Rollins but he was the star of the match. The Falcon Arrow spot in particular was excellent.
5. Ronda Rousey 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 5)
4. Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt 3/1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 9/4, Peak: 4)
3. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
2. Seth Rollins 11 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
1. Braun Strowman 6 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 46, Peak: 1)
SD:
10. Big Cass (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)- That segment with Cass and was absolutely horrible. And here I was last week praising his mic skills.
9. Carmella (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)
8. The Usos 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 3)
7. Jeff Hardy 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 7)
6. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 25, Peak: 6)
7. Jeff Hardy 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 7)
6. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 25, Peak: 6)
5. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 4)
4. Randy Orton 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 2)- Orton was incredibly over with the live crowd and he impressed in the ring as well. I'm a little surprised that this is his first Wrestler of the Week.
3. Daniel Bryan 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 3)
2. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
1. Shinsuke Nakamura 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)- Nakamura running around and giving guys low blows will never get old.
205 Live:
10. Gentleman Jack Gallagher (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 45, Peak: 4)
9. Akira Tozawa 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
8. Drew Gulak 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)- Gulak was an incredible heel in his match with Kalisto as he stretched him into submission and tried to rip his mask off. Gulak is up there with guys like Samoa Joe, The Miz, and Shinsuke Nakamura as one of the best heels in all of WWE.
7. Buddy Murphy 2 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 6)
6. Gran Metalik 3 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 6)
5. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 24, Peak: 3)
4. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 4)
3. Kalisto 6 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 31, Peak: 1)
2. Mustafa Ali 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
1. Cedric Alexander 10 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 50, Peak: 1)
NXT:
10. TM-61 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Are these guys turning heel?
9. EC3 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)
8. Tommaso Ciampa 1(Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)
7. War Raiders 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 6)
6. Pete Dunne 4 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 6)- Pete Dunne absolutely brutalized Roderick Strong. He's not exactly a face yet but he's got the entire NXT Universe cheering for him.
5. Ricochet 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 5)
4. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 5)
4. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 5)
3. Johnny Gargano 4 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 2)
2. The Undisputed Era 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 38, Peak: 1)
1. Aleister Black 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
Impact:
10. Kongo Kong 2 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 9)
9. LAX 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
8. Matt Sydal 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 8)
7. Allie (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 7)
6. Johnny Impact 4 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 35, Peak: 4)
5. Brian Cage 1(Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 5)
4. Austin Aries 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 1)
3. oVe 4 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 2)- I genuinely cannot remember the last time the Crist brothers won a match.
2. Pentagon 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 2)
1. Eli Drake & Scott Steiner 6/0 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 38/2, Peak: 1)
ROH:
10. So Cal Uncensored (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 7)
9. Sumie Sakai (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 9)
8. Jay Lethal 6 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 3)
7. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
6. Silas Young (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 6)- Young successfully defended his TV title against Flip Gordon.
5. Young Bucks 7 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
4. Marty Scurll 4 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 2)- Scurll attempting to slam Bad Luck Fale was one of the most entertaining parts of this entire week.
3. Cody 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 45, Peak: 1)
2. The Briscoes 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 2)
1. Dalton Castle 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 1)
NJPW:
10. Ryusuke Taguchi (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Taguchi is really heating up just in time for Best of the Super Juniors.
9. Jay White (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9)
8. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 6)
9. Jay White (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9)
8. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 6)
7. Will Ospreay 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 6)
6. EVIL & SANADA 4 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 25, Peak: 5)
5. Minoru Suzuki 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 2)
4. Golden Lovers 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 2)
3. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 4)
2. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
1. Kazuchika Okada 2 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)- You could really award Wrestler of the Week to any of the four men in the two big matches on the second day of Dontaku. I'm going to go with Okada because he was absolutely magnificent in his match with Tanahashi. The crowd was completely behind Tana so Okada heeled it up beautifully. If you didn't watch this match, please check it out. It really was one of the year's best.
Thanks for reading everyone.
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