Wrestling Power Rankings 6/9/18
And just like that, we're a month behind again. BUT NOT FOR LONG. Let's get started.
Raw:
10. Ember Moon (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 9)
9. Elias (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9)
8. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
7. Ronda Rousey 2 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 5)- I honestly don't know what to make of this Rousey/Jax feud. Is Nia a heel again?
6. Nia Jax (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 6)
5. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
4. Finn Balor 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 46, Peak: 2)
3. The Deleters of Worlds 3/1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 14/9, Peak: 3)
2. Seth Rollins 13 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
1. Braun Strowman 8 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1)- Strowman wins his second consecutive Wrestler of the Week for making mincemeat out of Bobby Roode and that ladder.
SD
10. Asuka (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)
9. Jeff Hardy 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 7)
8. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 30, Peak: 6)
7. New Day 2 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 7)- Not only did they have a hilarious backstage segment with The Miz, but they also won a six-man tag match against Samoa Joe, Rusev, and Miz.
6. Carmella (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 6)- I really enjoyed Carmella's promo to kick off the show. Her mic skills have definitely improved.
5. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 4)- Harper was surprisingly knocked off by Karl Anderson this week.
4. The Miz 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 3)
3. Daniel Bryan 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 2)
2. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
1. Shinsuke Nakamura 5 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)- Nakamura was excellent during the contract signing. It looks like he really had gotten into his rival's head.
205 Live: Side note: I really liked the Lio Rush vignette. His character will be something new to 205 Live and it should be a lot of fun.
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)- In one segment, Itami established himself as a main event wrestler and championship contender. That's enough to win Wrestler of the Week.
3. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 2)
2. Mustafa Ali 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
1. Cedric Alexander 10 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
10. Nikki Cross (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)
9. EC3 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 8)
8. Tommaso Ciampa 3 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 7)
7. Lars Sullivan (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 7)
6. Pete Dunne 4 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 24, Peak: 5)
5. Ricochet 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 5)
4. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 3)
3. The Undisputed Era 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 43, Peak: 1)
2. Aleister Black 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
1. Johnny Gargano 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 27, Peak: 1)- This. This is why Gargano is the best babyface in wrestling today. (In case you didn't realize, I'm talking about the final segment on this week's episode of NXT).
10. Kongo Kong 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 8)
9. Z & E 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)
8. Su Yung (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 8)
7. Matt Sydal 2 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 8)
6. MOOSE 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 6)
5. oVe 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 42, Peak: 2)
4. Pentagon Jr. 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 1)
3. Eli Drake 7 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 43, Peak: 1)- Drake earns his seventh Wrestler of the Week for that sensational Facts of Life segment.
2. Austin Aries 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 1)
1. Brian Cage 1(Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 1)
10. Tenille Dashwood (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Tenille has quietly been racking up wins consistently.
9. Sumie Sakai (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 9)
8. Jay Lethal 6 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 3)
7. Silas Young (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 6)
6. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
5. Dalton Castle 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 26, Peak: 1)
4. The Briscoes 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 1)
3. Young Bucks 9 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)- The newest heavyweight tag team in New Japan are now tag champs.
2. Marty Scurll 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 2)
1. Cody 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 50, Peak: 1)
10. Kota Ibushi 2 (Last Week: 7. Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 2)
9. EVIL 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 31, Peak: 4)- It looks like EVIL will be Jericho's first title challenger.
8. Michael Elgin (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 8)- I really thought Taichi was going to win at Dominion. At no time did I even consider Elgin a potential winner.
7. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 6)- Against all odds, the Suzuki-gun duo retained their titles against Roppongi 3K.
6. Chris Jericho (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 6)- In an utter shock, Jericho defeated Naito to become the new IC champ.
5. Hiromu Takahashi 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 5)- Takahashi is runner-up for Wrestler of the Week. The crowd absolutely loves him, he had two incredible matches with Will Ospreay and Taiji Ishimori, won Best of the Super Juniors, won the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship, was shown respect by his stable leader Tetsuya Naito, and delivered the most vicious double underhook piledriver I've ever seen.
4. Minoru Suzuki 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 2)- I really like the tag team of Suzuki and ZSJ. I'm calling it now: this duo will win World Tag League this year and unseat Young Bucks for the Heavyweight tag titles at Wrestle Kingdom 13.
3. Kazuchika Okada 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
2. Tetsuya Naito 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
1. Kenny Omega 7 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)- How could Wrestler of the Week be anyone besides Omega? He gave a masterclass in selling and his match with Okada is arguably the greatest of all-time.
Raw:
10. Ember Moon (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 9)
9. Elias (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9)
8. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
7. Ronda Rousey 2 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 5)- I honestly don't know what to make of this Rousey/Jax feud. Is Nia a heel again?
6. Nia Jax (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 6)
5. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
4. Finn Balor 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 46, Peak: 2)
3. The Deleters of Worlds 3/1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 14/9, Peak: 3)
2. Seth Rollins 13 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
1. Braun Strowman 8 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 51, Peak: 1)- Strowman wins his second consecutive Wrestler of the Week for making mincemeat out of Bobby Roode and that ladder.
SD
10. Asuka (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)
9. Jeff Hardy 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 7)
8. Charlotte Flair 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 30, Peak: 6)
7. New Day 2 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 7)- Not only did they have a hilarious backstage segment with The Miz, but they also won a six-man tag match against Samoa Joe, Rusev, and Miz.
6. Carmella (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 6)- I really enjoyed Carmella's promo to kick off the show. Her mic skills have definitely improved.
5. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 4)- Harper was surprisingly knocked off by Karl Anderson this week.
4. The Miz 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 3)
3. Daniel Bryan 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 2)
2. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
1. Shinsuke Nakamura 5 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)- Nakamura was excellent during the contract signing. It looks like he really had gotten into his rival's head.
205 Live: Side note: I really liked the Lio Rush vignette. His character will be something new to 205 Live and it should be a lot of fun.
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)- In one segment, Itami established himself as a main event wrestler and championship contender. That's enough to win Wrestler of the Week.
3. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 2)
2. Mustafa Ali 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
1. Cedric Alexander 10 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
NXT:
10. Nikki Cross (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)
9. EC3 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 8)
8. Tommaso Ciampa 3 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 7)
7. Lars Sullivan (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 7)
6. Pete Dunne 4 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 24, Peak: 5)
5. Ricochet 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 5)
4. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 3)
3. The Undisputed Era 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 43, Peak: 1)
2. Aleister Black 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
1. Johnny Gargano 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 27, Peak: 1)- This. This is why Gargano is the best babyface in wrestling today. (In case you didn't realize, I'm talking about the final segment on this week's episode of NXT).
Impact:
10. Kongo Kong 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 8)
9. Z & E 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)
8. Su Yung (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 8)
7. Matt Sydal 2 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 8)
6. MOOSE 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 6)
5. oVe 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 42, Peak: 2)
4. Pentagon Jr. 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 1)
3. Eli Drake 7 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 43, Peak: 1)- Drake earns his seventh Wrestler of the Week for that sensational Facts of Life segment.
2. Austin Aries 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 1)
1. Brian Cage 1(Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 1)
ROH: Can someone please explain to me what the point of this Bully Ray heel turn is?
10. Tenille Dashwood (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Tenille has quietly been racking up wins consistently.
9. Sumie Sakai (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 9)
8. Jay Lethal 6 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 3)
7. Silas Young (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 6)
6. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
5. Dalton Castle 3 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 26, Peak: 1)
4. The Briscoes 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 1)
3. Young Bucks 9 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)- The newest heavyweight tag team in New Japan are now tag champs.
2. Marty Scurll 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 2)
1. Cody 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 50, Peak: 1)
NJPW:
10. Kota Ibushi 2 (Last Week: 7. Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 2)
9. EVIL 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 31, Peak: 4)- It looks like EVIL will be Jericho's first title challenger.
8. Michael Elgin (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 8)- I really thought Taichi was going to win at Dominion. At no time did I even consider Elgin a potential winner.
7. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 6)- Against all odds, the Suzuki-gun duo retained their titles against Roppongi 3K.
6. Chris Jericho (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 6)- In an utter shock, Jericho defeated Naito to become the new IC champ.
5. Hiromu Takahashi 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 5)- Takahashi is runner-up for Wrestler of the Week. The crowd absolutely loves him, he had two incredible matches with Will Ospreay and Taiji Ishimori, won Best of the Super Juniors, won the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship, was shown respect by his stable leader Tetsuya Naito, and delivered the most vicious double underhook piledriver I've ever seen.
4. Minoru Suzuki 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 2)- I really like the tag team of Suzuki and ZSJ. I'm calling it now: this duo will win World Tag League this year and unseat Young Bucks for the Heavyweight tag titles at Wrestle Kingdom 13.
3. Kazuchika Okada 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
2. Tetsuya Naito 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)
1. Kenny Omega 7 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)- How could Wrestler of the Week be anyone besides Omega? He gave a masterclass in selling and his match with Okada is arguably the greatest of all-time.
Thanks for reading everyone.
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