Wrestling Power Rankings 6/2/18

I'm too tired to write an intro. Let's get started.

Raw: Although I gave Elias the final spot in this week's rankings, it could have gone to any number of performers, including Sasha Banks, Kevin Owens, and Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler. This is one of those times I consider ranking 15 wrestlers, but that would make the rankings feel less special. So, the number of wrestlers ranked will stay unchanged for the time being.

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

9. Ember Moon (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)

8. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 59, Peak: 1)

7. Ronda Rousey 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 5)- Rousey should never be allowed to do commentary again.

6. Nia Jax (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 6)

5. Finn Balor 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 45, Peak: 2)

4. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 59, Peak: 1)

3. The Deleters of Worlds 3/1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 13/8, Peak: 3)

2. Braun Strowman 7 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 50, Peak: 1)- Strowman looked like an absolute monster as he took out KO.

1. Seth Rollins 13 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 59, Peak: 1)

SD

10. Rusev Day (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)

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

8. New Day 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)- Even though they've been a group since 2014, New Day is still insanely over and were a ton of fun this week. Rumors continue to persist that Big E is earmarked for a big singles push and no one can deny he deserves it. 

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

6. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 29, Peak: 6)

5. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 4)

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

3. Daniel Bryan 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 2)

2. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 59, Peak: 1)

1. Shinsuke Nakamura 5 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 59, Peak: 1)

205 Live: 

10. The Brian Kendrick (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. TJP 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)

8. Buddy Murphy 4 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 6)- These power rankings are based mostly on wins. Match quality does play a factor, but winning is the most important thing. If it wasn't, Buddy Murphy would be far higher up this list. The Australian and Cedric Alexander had one of WWE's best matches of the year so far and Murphy looked incredible. He sold brilliantly for his opponent and was the perfect foil for the hometown hero.

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

6. Gran Metalik 3 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 5)

5. Kalisto 6 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 35, Peak: 1)

4. Hideo Itami 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 28, Peak: 3

3. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 2)

2. Mustafa Ali 4 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 59, Peak: 1)

1. Cedric Alexander 10 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 1)

NXT: 

10. Nikki Cross (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

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

8. Tommaso Ciampa 3 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 7)

7. Lars Sullivan (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 7)

6. Pete Dunne 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 5)

5. Ricochet 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 5)

4. The Undisputed Era 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 42, Peak: 1)

3. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 3)

2. Aleister Black 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 59, Peak: 1)

1. Johnny Gargano 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 26, Peak: 1)

Impact: On the whole, Impact's Under Pressure was a good show. The real highlight was demon bunny Allie, which was a very welcome change from her normally timid personality. 

10. Z & E 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 10)

9. Kongo Kong 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 8)

8. Su Yung (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 8)

7. Matt Sydal 2 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 8)

6. MOOSE 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 6)

5. oVe 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 41, Peak: 2)

4. Eli Drake 6 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 42, Peak: 1)

3. Pentagon Jr. 2 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 1)

2. Brian Cage 1(Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 2)

1. Austin Aries 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 1)- The title match with Pentagon Jr. would have been a lot better without all of the shenanigans but it was still a very good match.

ROH: 

9. Motor City Machine Guns 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)

9. Sumie Sakai (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 9)- This week saw the first ever title defense for the Women of Honor title as Sakai defeated Jenny Rose.

8. Silas Young (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 6)

7. Jay Lethal 6 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 59, Peak: 3)

6. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 59, Peak: 1)

5. Young Bucks 8 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 59, Peak: 1)

4. Dalton Castle 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 25, Peak: 1)

3. The Briscoes 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)

2. Marty Scurll 6 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 59, Peak: 2)- Scurrl had a very good as he earned wins over Dragon Lee, El Desperado, and Ryusuke Taguchi in Best of the Super Juniors action.

1. Cody 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 49, Peak: 1)

NJPW: 

10. Jay White (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)

9. Hiromu Takahashi 2 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9)- Hiromu was an incredible 5-0 this week and earns his second consecutive Wrestler of the Week because of it.

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

7. Golden Lovers 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 2)

6. Will Ospreay 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 6)

5. EVIL & SANADA 4 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 30, Peak: 4)

4. Minoru Suzuki 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 2)

3. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 25, Peak: 3)

2. Kazuchika Okada 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 59, Peak: 1)

1. Tetsuya Naito 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 59, Peak: 1)- Naito was 4-0 this week.

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