Wrestling Power Rankings 6/30/18

Finally, the last power rankings of June 2018. I'm going to do my very best to finish all of the July posts by this time next week. Let's get started.

Raw: The best part of this episode of Raw was Bayley finally snapping and attacking Sasha Banks, however that momentum immediately dissipated once Kurt Angle disciplined her. Between this and the Braun/KO feud, Angle has been absolutely awful as a GM (in kayfabe of course).

10. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)

9. Alexa Bliss (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 8)

8. The B Team (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 8)

7. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre 1/0(Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 7)- With Ziggler being absolutely irrelevant for more than a year, we've forgotten just how talented he is in the ring. The two-time World Heavyweight Champion gave us all a reminder with that dazzling performance against Seth Rollins in a match that went about half an hour.

6. Finn Balor 4 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 49, Peak: 2)

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

4. Seth Rollins 14 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 63, Peak: 1)

3. The Deleters of Worlds 3/1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 17/12, Peak: 2)

2. Brock Lesnar 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 63, Peak: 1)

1. Braun Strowman 9 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)- Strowman is easily the best part of Monday nights. 

SD: I actually enjoyed the Becky Lynch/Sonya Deville match, even though the carry job by Lynch was evident. 

10. Asuka (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)

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

8. Jeff Hardy 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 7)

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

6. Carmella (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 6)

5. The Miz 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 3)- If you don't think The Miz is Smackdown's MVP, then I don't know what show you've been watching. His MizTV segment with the Bludgeon Brothers was the best part of the show and furthered his feud with D-Bry. 

4. Bludgeon Brothers (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 4)

3. Shinsuke Nakamura 5 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 63, Peak: 1)

2. Daniel Bryan 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 2)- As random as the Team Hell No reunion was, it was a ton of fun. 

1. AJ Styles 6 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 63, Peak: 1)


205 Live: Lio Rush drips with swagger and is so fluid in the ring.

10. The Brian Kendrick (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 10)

9. Buddy Murphy 4 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 6)

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

7. Gran Metalik 3 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 24, Peak: 5)

6. Kalisto 6 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 38, Peak: 1)

5. Lince Dorado 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 2)

4. Drew Gulak 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 5)- Gulak was the unquestioned star of the eliminator match on 205 Live as he eliminated both Lince Dorado and Kalisto.

3. Mustafa Ali 6 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 63, Peak: 1)

2. Hideo Itami 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 31, Peak: 2)

1. Cedric Alexander 10 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)

NXT:  

10. EC3 (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 8)

9. Moustache Mountain 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 8)

8. War Raiders (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)

7. Ricochet 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 5)

6. Tommaso Ciampa 3 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 6)

5. Pete Dunne 4 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 27, Peak: 4)

4. The Undisputed Era 5 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 46, Peak: 1)- The trio of NXT's baddest boys picked up a big win over Ricochet and Moustache Mountain.

3. Johnny Gargano 4 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 30, Peak: 1)

2. Shayna Baszler 2 (Last Week: 2 Weeks in Rankings: 26, Peak: 2)

1. Aleister Black (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 63, Peak: 1)

Impact: 

10. Desi Hit Squad (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Kongo Kong 2 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 8)

8. oVe 4 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 45, Peak: 2)

7. Su Yung (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 7)

6. Eli Drake 7 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 46, Peak: 1)

5. Matt Sydal 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 5)- I really enjoyed the Sydal/Xavier match.

4. Brian Cage 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 1)

3. MOOSE 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 3)

2. Pentagon 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 1)

1. Austin Aries 6 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 1)

ROH: Castle dips off the rankings after dropping the ROH title and finally taking some time to heal up. Though his reign was well-deserved, it was completely overshadowed by the Bullet Club Civil War and All In. Here's hoping that he gets another chance at a World title reign. 

10. Silas Young (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 6)

9. Sumie Sakai (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 9)

8. Adam Page 5 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 63, Peak: 1)

7. The Kingdom (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 7)

6. Punishment Martinez (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 6)- Even though Silas's time with the TV belt was disappointing, it's nice to see Martinez with the belt. 

5. Young Bucks 10 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 63, Peak: 1)

4. Marty Scurll 6 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 63, Peak: 2)

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

2. Cody 3 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

1. Jay Lethal 6 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 63, Peak: 1)- Lethal had the two best ROH matches of the week: the singles match against KUSHIDA at Best in the World and the Fatal 4-Way which won him the World title.

NJPW: 

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

9. EVIL 4 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 34, Peak: 4)

8. Chris Jericho (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 6)

7. Hirooki Goto 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 7)

6. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 6)

5. Minoru Suzuki 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 2)

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

3. Kazuchika Okada 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 63, Peak: 1)

2. Tetsuya Naito 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 63, Peak: 1)

1. Kenny Omega 8 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 63, Peak: 1)- Omega gets Wrestler of the Week not just for wrestling at When Worlds Collide but also for organizing the event.

Thanks for reading everyone. 

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