Wrestling Power Rankings 6/16/18

Thanks to shows like Money in the Bank, Takeover Chicago II, and State of the Art, this was a big week for wrestling. Let's get started.

Raw: 

10. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

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

8. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 1)

7. Nia Jax (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 6)

6. Ronda Rousey 2 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 5)

5. Finn Balor 4 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 47, Peak: 2)

4. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 1)

3. The Deleters of Worlds 3/1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 15/10, Peak: 3)

2. Seth Rollins 13 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 1)

1. Braun Strowman 9 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)- Thanks to his win in the main event, Strowman becomes the first wrestler to ever win Wrestler of the Week three times in a row. 

SD

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

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

8. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 31, Peak: 6)

7. Carmella (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 6)

6. New Day 2 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 6)

5. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 4)

4. The Miz 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 3)

3. Daniel Bryan 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 2)- Bryan and Shelton Benjamin had a great match out of nowhere. 

2. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 1)

1. Shinsuke Nakamura 5 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 1)- It wasn't as good as the Bryan/Benjamin match, but I still enjoyed the Nakamura/Hardy match. 

205 Live: 

10. The Brian Kendrick (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)

9. TJP 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)

8. Buddy Murphy 4 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 6)

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

6. Gran Metalik 3 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 5)

5. Kalisto 6 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 1)

4. Hideo Itami 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 29, Peak: 3)

3. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 2)

2. Mustafa Ali 5 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)- Ali won yet another main event match as he defeated Tony Nese on this week's episode of 205 Live.

1. Cedric Alexander 10 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)

NXT: Chicago II was another excellent TakeOver show that overshadowed the following day's PPV. Side note: Pat McAfee has been a very welcome addition to the pre-show panels, a normally totally skippable part of the shows. He almost (almost) makes them watchable and nearly makes up for the awful Sam Roberts and absolutely dreadful Peter Rosenberg. 

10. War Raiders (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Lars Sullivan (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 7)

8. EC3 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 8)

7. Tommaso Ciampa 3 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 7)- Ciampa/Gargano II was an excellent match but suffered from the wobbly last segment. 

6. Pete Dunne 4 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 25, Peak: 5)

5. Ricochet 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 5)- Ricochet and Dream had an excellent match at Chicago that was rife with storytelling and great action.

4. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 24, Peak: 3)

3. Johnny Gargano 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 28, Peak: 1)

2. The Undisputed Era 4 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 44, Peak: 1)- The tag title match at Takeover was quite possibly one of the best WWE matches of the year so far. Although Oney Lorcan was the star of the match, the Chicago crowd was more in love with Undisputed Era than Toronto with Hulk Hogan back in 20002. I also want to give some love to the UK title match between Pete Dunne and Kyle O'Reilly. It was a sneaky great match which saw O'Reilly give an electric performance that helped people remember how good he really is.

1. Aleister Black (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 1)- Botched Black Mass aside, Black looked good in his match against Sullivan. 

Impact: I take a lot of pot shots at Impact, so it's only fair I give them credit when they get something right. The whole mysterious X assassin angle has been excellent and the company has handled the slow burn extremely well. That being said, I'm completely over this Eddie Edwards/ Tommy Dreamer feud. 

10. Z & E 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 9)

9. Kongo Kong 2 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 8)

8. Su Yung (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 8)

7. oVe 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 43, Peak: 2)

6. Matt Sydal 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 6)- Sydal retained his X-Division title twice this week, once against Brian Cage and once against Dezmond Xavier.

5. Eli Drake 7 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 44, Peak: 1)- Drake continues to be one of the best talkers in all of wrestling.

4. MOOSE 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 4)

3. Pentagon 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 1)

2. Brian Cage 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 1)

1. Austin Aries 5 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 1)- Sometimes we forget just how talented a wrestler Austin Aries is. He's one of the most fluid wrestlers I've ever seen and he was phenomenal in the ONO match against a debuting Rich Swann.

ROH: 

10. Flip Gordon (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Sumie Sakai (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 9)

8. Jay Lethal 6 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 3)

7. Silas Young (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 6)

6. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 1)

5. Dalton Castle 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 27, Peak: 1)

4. Young Bucks 9 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 1)

3. The Briscoes 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 59, Peak: 1)- The Briscoes successfully defended their ROH tag titles against Roppongi 3K in a very fun match.

2. Marty Scurll 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 2)

1. Cody 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1)

NJPW: Lion's Gate events are usually totally skippable but I decided to go ahead and watch the show that took place on June 13th, and I'm glad I did. It was a fun little event that showcased the future of NJPW and I came away really impressed with Toa Henare. He doesn't get a lot of time to shine in normal New Japan events, so it was nice to really see what he can do. He was the only real standout this week, so there will be no New Japan Wrestler of the Week this week.

10. Kota Ibushi 2 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 2)

9. EVIL 4 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 32, Peak: 4)

8. Michael Elgin (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 8)

7. Chris Jericho (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 6)

6. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 6)

5. Hiromu Takahashi 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 5)

4. Minoru Suzuki 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 2)

3. Kazuchika Okada 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 1)

2. Tetsuya Naito 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 1)

1. Kenny Omega 7 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 1)

Thanks for reading everyone.