Wrestling Power Rankings 5/19/18

Although I do not rank indy promotions, I would like to give a special shoutout to EVOLVE 104. While the next day's event was better, wrestlers such as Keith Lee, James Drake, and Shane Strickland deserve commendation. Let's get started.

Raw: 

10. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 9)

9. Ember Moon (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9)

8. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)- What kind of asshole repeatedly costs someone a big opportunity? And Vince wonders why fans don't love Roman.

7. Nia Jax (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 7)- Of all the ways to set up a Jax/Rousey title match at MITB, that was one of them.

6. Ronda Rousey 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 5)

5. Finn Balor 3 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 43, Peak: 2)

4. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)

3. The Deleters of Worlds 3/1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 11/6, Peak: 3)

2. Braun Strowman 6 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 48, Peak: 1)

1. Seth Rollins 13 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)- Rollins picks up yet another Wrestler of the Week after yet another sublime defense of his IC title. 

SD

10. New Day (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Rusev Day (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9)- I'm really glad they're not separating Rusev and Aiden English. And now that they've added Lana, this group could really regain their status as one of WWE's most entertaining acts. 

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

7. Jeff Hardy 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 7)

6. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 27, Peak: 6)

5. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 4)

4. The Miz 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 4)

3. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)

2. Daniel Bryan 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 2)

1. Shinsuke Nakamura 5 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)- Nakamura finally beat AJ Styles this week (though it was not the cleanest of victories) in Smackdown's match of the night. 

205 Live: 

10. TJP 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- TJP may have lost on 205 Live (and come up on the losing end of his mini-feud with Tyler Bate) but his match was a ton of fun and his submission work on multiple opponents simultaneously was the easy highlight. 

9. Drew Gulak 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 8)

8. Akira Tozawa 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)

7. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 26, Peak: 3)

6. Buddy Murphy 3 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 6)

5. Gran Metalik 3 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 5)

4. Kalisto 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 33, Peak: 1)

3. Mustafa Ali 4 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)

2. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 2)

1. Cedric Alexander 10 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)

NXT:

10. Velveteen Dream 1( Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)

9. EC3 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 8)

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

7. Tommaso Ciampa 2 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 7)- Ciampa is quite easily one of the two best heels in wrestling today, the other being Cody. His segment to open NXT was a ton of fun and his interactions with Candice LeRae were great.

6. Pete Dunne 4 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 6)

5. Ricochet 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 5)

4. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 5)

3. The Undisputed Era 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 40, Peak: 1)

2. Johnny Gargano 4 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 24, Peak: 2)

1. Aleister Black 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)

Impact: 

10. Z & E 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Despite having a super unoriginal team name, DJ Z and Andrew Everett are the new tag team champions. Z also had a great match with Austin Theory for the WWN Championship over at EVOLVE.

9. Matt Sydal 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 8)

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

7. Allie (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 7) 

6. Johnny Impact 4 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 4)

5. oVe 4 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 39, Peak: 2)

4. Eli Drake & Scott Steiner 6/0 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 40/4, Peak: 1)

3. Brian Cage 1(Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 3)

2. Austin Aries 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 1)

1. Pentagon 2 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 1)

ROH: 

10. Motor City Machine Guns 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: NR)- Chris Sabin won three matches this week, including a BOSJ match against KUSHIDA on Day 1. The Detroit duo also won a tag match against The Dawgs on ROH.

9. Sumie Sakai (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 9)

8. Jay Lethal 6 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 3)

7. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)

6. Silas Young (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 6)

5. Young Bucks 8 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)

4. Marty Scurll 4 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 2)

3. Dalton Castle 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 1)

2. Cody 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 47, Peak: 1)

1. The Briscoes 2 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)

NJPW: 

10. Taiji Ishimori 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- The newest Bullet Club member had a stellar start to his BOSJ as he beat reigning Jr. Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay in his first match.

9. Jay White (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)

8. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 6)

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

6. Minoru Suzuki 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 2)

5. Golden Lovers 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 2)

4. EVIL & SANADA 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 27, Peak: 4)

3. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 24, Peak: 3)

2. Kazuchika Okada 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)

1. Tetsuya Naito 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)

Thanks for reading everyone.