Wrestling Power Rankings 5/12/18

I don't really have an excuse for being so behind. There's just been so much wrestling recently that I'm having a hard time catching up. As I write this I'm watching Evolve 104 and have a ton of shows to catch up on, including Raw, Best of the Super Juniors, and more. Let's get started.

Raw: 

10. Ember Moon (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Moon makes her debut on the Raw rankings by qualifying for the Money in the Bank ladder match.

9. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 9)

8. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)- I can't even begin to describe how poor that Reigns/Joe match at Backlash was. It went on far too long, should not have main evented the show, and was dominated by restholds. What was WWE thinking?

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

6. Ronda Rousey 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 5)

5. Finn Balor 3 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 42, Peak: 2)

4. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)

3. The Deleters of Worlds 3/1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 10/5, Peak: 3)

2. Seth Rollins 12 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)- Rollins and Miz put on quite possibly WWE's best match of the year at Backlash.

1. Braun Strowman 6 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 47, Peak: 1)- Strowman was exceptionally entertaining in his match against Kevin Owens. 

SD: For the first time ever, Randy Orton is not ranked. The reason: knee surgery. 

10. Rusev Day (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Whoever thought Rusev would have been the guy to give Bryan his first clean loss since his return?

9. The Usos 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 3)- The Usos better start doing something if they want to stay ranked. 

8. Carmella (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)

7. Jeff Hardy 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 7)- Hardy and Orton quietly had a solid match at Backlash. 

6. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 26, Peak: 6)

5. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 4)

4. The Miz 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 4)- The Miz was in both of WWE's two best matches this week. The first was against Seth Rollins at Raw and the second was against Jeff Hardy on Smackdown.

3. Daniel Bryan 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 3)

2. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)

1. Shinsuke Nakamura 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)

205 Live: 

10. Tony Nese (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Akira Tozawa 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)

8. Drew Gulak 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)

7. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 25, Peak: 3)

6. Buddy Murphy 3 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 6)- Murphy and Mustafa Ali had another noteworthy match on 205 Live. Murphy continues to prove himself one of the brighest new stars in the entire company. 

5. Gran Metalik 3 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 5)

4. Mustafa Ali 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)

3. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 3)

2. Kalisto 6 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 32, Peak: 1)

1. Cedric Alexander 10 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1)

NXT:

10. Velveteen Dream 1( Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Dream and Ricochet had an absolutely electric opening segment this week. The former Tough Enough continues to prove he is one of the best talkers and most charismatic guys in the entire company. 

9. EC3 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 8)

8. Tommaso Ciampa 1(Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 8)- Ciampa and Kassius Ohno had a very enjoyable match in the main event. 

7. Pete Dunne 4 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 6)

6. War Raiders 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 6)

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

4. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 5)

3. Johnny Gargano 4 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 2)

2. The Undisputed Era 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 39, Peak: 1)

1. Aleister Black 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)

Impact: 

10. LAX 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)

9. Kongo Kong 2 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 9)

8. Matt Sydal 2 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 8)- Sydal's next challenger is El Hijo del Fantasma.

7. Allie (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 7) 

6. Johnny Impact 4 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 4)

5. Brian Cage 1(Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 5)- I really like the idea of Cage touring the world and just running through guys.

4. Austin Aries 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 1)

3. oVe 4 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 38, Peak: 2)

2. Eli Drake & Scott Steiner 6/0 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 39/3, Peak: 1)

1. Pentagon 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 1)- Pentagon successfully defended his World title against former champ Eli Drake.

ROH: 

10. The Kingdom (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- The Kingdom is now two-time ROH tag team champions.

9. Sumie Sakai (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 9)

8. Jay Lethal 6 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 3)

7. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)

6. Silas Young (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 6)

5. Young Bucks 8 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)- The Bucks and Super Smash Bros. had the best match of the entire War of the Worlds tour.

4. Marty Scurll 4 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 2)

3. Dalton Castle 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 1)

2. Cody 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 46, Peak: 1)

1. The Briscoes 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)

NJPW: 

10. Ryusuke Taguchi (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)

9. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 6)

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

7. Will Ospreay 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 6)

6. Minoru Suzuki 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 2)

5. EVIL & SANADA 4 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 26, Peak: 5)

4. Golden Lovers 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 2)

3. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 4)

2. Kazuchika Okada 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)

1. Tetsuya Naito 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)- Naito was extremely popular during the entire War of the Worlds tour and was exceptionally entertaining. I'm amazed this is his first Wrestler of the Week.

Thanks for reading everyone.