Wrestling Power Rankings 6/23/18

I believe it will take me at least two weeks to catch up on the power rankings and in wrestling in general. Can I meet that goal? Tune in to find out. Let's get started.

Raw: Despite Ronda Rousey absolutely killing it this week, we had to drop her from the rankings due to her month-long suspension. Any extended time away from the product means we have to drop the wrestler. Sorry folks, that's just how it works.

10. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Thank god that Lashley/Zayn feud is finally over.

9. Nia Jax (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 6)

8. Alexa Bliss (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 8)- Alexa had a great promo on Raw. Plus, her cash-in moment was genuinely great.

7. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 7)- In an absolute shocker of a moment, Ziggler is the new IC champ.

6. Finn Balor 4 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 48, Peak: 2)

5. Roman Reigns 7 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 1)

4. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 1)

3. Seth Rollins 14 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 1)- Rollins started off the week by successfully defending his Intercontinental Championship against Elias at Money in the Bank. It was a great match that was Elias's best ever. Unfortunately, on Raw, Rollins lost that same title to Dolph Ziggler. Still, on match quality alone, Rollins deserves his 14th Wrestler of the Week. 

2. The Deleters of Worlds 3/1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 165/11, Peak: 2)

1. Braun Strowman 9 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

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

9. Jeff Hardy 1 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 7)- This has nothing to do with the rankings but the 24 special on the Hardys was excellent and make me want to root for them all the more. 

8. Rusev (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1. Peak: 8)- I'm so here for main event Rusev.

7. New Day 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 6)- Though they went 0-2 for this week, New Day only drops a spot because of their hilarious segment with KO at Money in the Bank and Big E's great performance in the gauntlet match on Smackdown. It's time for Big E to be pushed as a serious singles star with Kofi and Woods at his side. 

6. Carmella (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 6)

5. The Miz 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 3)

4. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 4)

3. Shinsuke Nakamura 5 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 1)

2. Daniel Bryan 4 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 2)- The match with Big Cass was better than I expected and he put in an excellent performance in Tuesday's gauntlet match. The opening match with Big E was one of the best of the week. 


1. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 1)

205 Live: 

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

9. Buddy Murphy 4 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 6)

8. TJP 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)

7. Gran Metalik 3 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 5)

6. Kalisto 6 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

5. Drew Gulak 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 5)

4. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 2)

3. Mustafa Ali 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 1)- Ali may have been the one pinned in the main event of 205 Live, but once again he was the most impressive competitor. Check out that Spanish Fly on Buddy Murphy from the announce table.

2. Hideo Itami 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 30, Peak: 2)- Itami's win over Ali and Murphy was easily the biggest of his nascent main roster career.

1. Cedric Alexander 10 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)

NXT: The future of NXT UK is strong. 

10. EC3 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 8)

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

8. Moustache Mountain 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 8)- Moustache Mountain were on the winning side of the two best wrestling matches of the week. On top of that, they won the NXT Tag Team Championship. 

7. Tommaso Ciampa 3 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 7)

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

5. The Undisputed Era 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 45, Peak: 1)

4. Pete Dunne 4 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 26, Peak: 4)

3. Johnny Gargano 4 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 29, Peak: 1)

2. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 25, Peak: 2)

1. Aleister Black (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 1)

Impact: Scott Steiner looked absolutely dreadful but KM, who I've recently realized is one of Impact's hidden gems, sold really well for him.

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. oVe 4 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 44, Peak: 2)- I really disliked the main event match of Impact. The Crist brothers looked like they were sleepwalking through the entire match and that just completely took me out of it.

7. Su Yung (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 7)

6. Matt Sydal 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 6)

5. Eli Drake 7 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 45, Peak: 1)

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

3. Brian Cage 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 1)

2. Pentagon 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 1)

1. Austin Aries 6 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 1)- As weird as it is, the most entertaining part of Impact this week was Aries at the Slammiversary press conference.

ROH: 

10. Shane Taylor (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Taylor defeated Josh Woods and ended their little mini-feud.

9. Sumie Sakai (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 9)

8. Jay Lethal 6 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 3)

7. Silas Young (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 6)

6. Dalton Castle 3 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 28, Peak: 1)

5. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 1)

4. The Briscoes 3 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 1)

3. Young Bucks 10 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 1)- This was a completely forgettable episode of ROH TV, but if anyone stood out at all, it was the Bucks.

2. Marty Scurll 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 2)

1. Cody 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 52, Peak: 1)

NJPW: 

10. Michael Elgin (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)

9. EVIL 4 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 33, Peak: 4)

8. Chris Jericho (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 6)

7. Hirooki Goto 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 7)- Goto regaining the NEVER Openweight Championship was a total surprise.

6. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 6)

5. Minoru Suzuki 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 2)

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

3. Kazuchika Okada 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 1)

2. Tetsuya Naito 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 1)

1. Kenny Omega 7 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 1)

Thanks for reading everyone.