Wrestling Power Rankings 5/26/18

In the last power rankings, I talked about EVOLVE 104 and some of the talents on the show. This week, I want to talk about EVOLVE 105. It was one of the best wrestling shows I've seen recently and was an absolute blast. If you didn't watch it, go out of your way to check it out. I truly believe that this show contained a number of future wrestling stars such as Myron Reed, Austin Theory, and James Drake.

But there was more wrestling this week than just EVOLVE. And that's what we're here to cover. Let's get started.

Raw: 

10. The B-Team (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- If you don't love the B-Team, then we can't be friends.

9. Ember Moon (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)

8. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)

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

6. Ronda Rousey 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 5)

5. Finn Balor 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 44, Peak: 2)- Balor and Strowman had an excellent match to main event Raw and though Balor lost, he looked like he could actually beat the big man.

4. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 1)

3. The Deleters of Worlds 3/1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 12/7, Peak: 3)

2. Braun Strowman 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 49, Peak: 1)

1. Seth Rollins 13 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 1)

SD

10. New Day (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)

9. Jeff Hardy 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 7)

8. Rusev Day (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)

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

6. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 28, Peak: 6)

5. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 4)

4. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 1)

3. The Miz 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 3)- MizTV with New Day was extremely entertaining, as was the ensuing match. Miz is already proving himself to be one of Smackdown's weekly MVPs. 

2. Daniel Bryan 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 2)- I really enjoyed the Bryan/Hardy match, as I'm sure most of you did as well. 

1. Shinsuke Nakamura 5 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 1)

205 Live: 

10. Akira Tozawa 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 1)

9. TJP 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9)- TJP continues to quietly be one of the highlights of 205 Live on a regular basis. 

8. Drew Gulak 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 8)

7. Buddy Murphy 3 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 6)

6. Gran Metalik 3 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 5)

5. Hideo Itami 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 27, Peak: 3)- Itami wins his first Wrestler of the Week for that sensational match against Akira Tozawa. Itami came across as a true heel and looked like a worldbeater. 

4. Kalisto 6 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 34, Peak: 1)

3. Mustafa Ali 4 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 1)

2. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 2)

1. Cedric Alexander 10 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

NXT: The NXT and New Japan rankings are always the hardest to do. A wrestler or team can keep putting up wins, but if they have no storylines or feuds, it usually won't be enough to keep them in the top ten. That's through no fault of their own, there are just too many viable candidates. Take War Raiders for example. They've racked up a number of wins over the last number of weeks but haven't been involved in any serious rivalries. Thus, they make way for Lars Sullivan. 

10. Velveteen Dream 1( Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 10)

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

8. Lars Sullivan (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 6)- Sullivan looked like a monster in that handicap match against Dream and Ricochet. 

7. Tommaso Ciampa 3 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 7)- Ciampa is such a glorious heel. You hate him, but at the same time, you grudgingly respect how despicable he is (if that makes any sense). 

6. Ricochet 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 5)

5. Pete Dunne 4 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 5)

4. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 5)

3. The Undisputed Era 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 41, Peak: 1)

2. Johnny Gargano 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 25, Peak: 2)

1. Aleister Black 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 1)

Impact: Since Johnny Impact does not return until Slammiversary (congrats on the wedding btw), he falls off the rankings. 

10. Z & E 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)

9. Kongo Kong 2 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 109, Peak: 8)

8. Matt Sydal 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 8)

7. Allie (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 7) 

6. MOOSE 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 6)- MOOSE gets the nod for beating Kongo Kong in Impact's main event. Kong had been on a monster run ever since joining forces with Jimmy Jacobs so it was a little surprising to see him fall here.

5. oVe 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 40, Peak: 2)

4. Eli Drake 6 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 41, Peak: 1)

3. Brian Cage 1(Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 3)

2. Austin Aries 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 1)

1. Pentagon 2 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 1)

ROH: 

10. Sumie Sakai (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 9)

9. Motor City Machine Guns 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9)

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

7. Jay Lethal 6 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 3)

6. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 1)

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

4. Dalton Castle 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 24, Peak: 1)

3. Marty Scurll 5 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 2)- You might have missed it, but Scurll and KUSHIDA had a very good match in the Best of the Super Juniors tournament.

2. The Briscoes 2 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 565, Peak: 1)

1. Cody 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 48, Peak: 1)

NJPW: 

10. Hiromu Takahashi 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Hiromu earns the nod here for an underrated match against El Desperado (even though he lost) and for vanquishing former foe Marty Scurll.

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

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

7. Will Ospreay 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 6)

6. Golden Lovers 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 2)

5. Minoru Suzuki 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 2)

4. EVIL & SANADA 4 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 28, Peak: 4)

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

2. Kazuchika Okada 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 1)

1. Tetsuya Naito 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 1)

Thanks for reading everyone.